Lent 2: Scripture

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I've been talking with a few friends recently about the importance of memorizing Scripture. It's one of those things I think about doing but find it hard to get to. Back when I was a kid and attended a Thursday after-school Bible Club, I memorized new verses every week because I was motivated by the prizes I would receive for reciting Bible verses. But it is time to change things. The "prize" I receive when I memorize and then proclaim Scripture is much greater than a candy or a funky notepad. God's Word is a power weapon in our spiritual battle and aids our resistance to the devil and our pursuit of God's kingdom.

Look at the example of Jesus: Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus answered Satan's temptations with Scripture - even when Satan was using Scripture against Him (see verse 6). If this was Jesus' strategy, I think it is to be ours as well.

So, what are we to do? Psalm 119:11 says, "I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." Getting God's Word into our hearts involved meditating on it and a great way to do this is memorization. There are probably lots of memorizing techniques a person could use. You can figure that out for yourself. What I want to encourage you to do is to find one passage or one verse that you memorize this Lent and share it with one other person. You could even share it by writing it as a comment on this blog. It would be an encouragement to me and other readers.

(I will take up this challenge myself as well so expect to see a comment from me sometime later this week with a passage I'm currently working on.)

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  1. TracyMarch 11, 2012 at 10:29 PM

    Psalm 15
    Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? He whose walk is blameless and does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbour no wrong and casts no slur upon a fellowman, who despises a vile man but honours those who fear the Lord, who keeps an oath even when it hurts, who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

    Note: I did have to edit it a bit. Tracy

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  2. DebbieApril 5, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    Philippians 2:1-2
    If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

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