Memorizing Scripture Is Not Just For Kids

Scripture memory is not just for kids or students who participate in Bible Drill, it is important for all of us, regardless of age. Through memorizing scripture, we grow deeper in our relationship with God. Among the many reasons for memorizing scripture, hiding God’s Word in our hearts, helps in times of fear, loss, difficulty, and temptation. It gives us direction. 

In the midst of the busyness of life and different life seasons, how do we make it a priority to memorize scripture? Here are some ideas on how to incorporate scripture memorization into our daily lives:

• The Bible Drill app
• Use Scripture verse cards or notes on your mirror.
• In the car and on the go. Keep an index card or sticky note with the verse you are memorizing on your dashboard and say it together as a family.
• Post-it Notes – On the  Brentwood Baptist Church blog, Jason Dukes, shares great ideas on how Post-it Notes can aide in scripture memory in his article 7 of the Best Ways to Memorize Scripture. He encourages for us to “write a verse you want to memorize on a Post-it note. Stick it to your mirror and read it and recite it while brushing your teeth for the recommended two minutes. Stick it on your laptop or iPad cover and read it every time you open your device. Stick it in a prominent place at work and read it each time your sit down at your desk.”
• Create a Verse Frame that you can write the current verse you are memorizing on and display it on your table so that you see it every day.
• Save a scripture verse image or meme to your phone and make it your lock screen wallpaper. Say it each time before you unlock your phone. 
• Scripture verses set to music. Seeds Family Worship and David Crain have some great scripture songs you can download.

Recently Baptist Press shared an article by Kurt Shiver sharing some ideas for scripture memory:

I put my verses on note cards and review them daily on my own, and weekly with students I am discipling and with an accountability partner. Two of the biggest pitfalls I have seen in Scripture memory are not having accountability with others and not having a plan to review old verses. If the habit of Scripture memory isn’t something you are used to, link it up with something you enjoy. A lady from my church reviews verses every day when she drinks her afternoon coffee!

A great thing about Scripture memory is that it doesn’t have to take much time out of your schedule. I read in an article that the average American spends 45 minutes every day simply waiting. These moments are a great opportunity to review verses we have memorized, thereby redeeming that time… even at the beach. (Read the entire article here.)

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What are your favorite scripture memorization tips?