I am going to start posting a weekly "Worship Memory Verse"
There is power in hiding the Word of God in our hearts, What greater way is there to know God than to know His Word.
God's Word gives us several exhortations to commit the Scriptures to memory. Consider the following verses.
Psalm 119: 9, 11
How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your Word. Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I might not sin against You.
Scripture memory can help you get victory over sin. When temptations come along, you can call up a verse from memory that specifically addresses the temptation.
Deuteronomy 6:6
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart.
God's instructed the Jews to have His Words in their hearts. See also Deuteronomy 11:18-21. The same principle is also beneficial to us Christians. His Word is a powerful tool that should be at our disposal at all times.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;...
Having the Word of God memorized will greatly aid in fellowship, because if you have Christ's words in you, then the rest of the verse is a natural result of the memorization...
teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
As you can see it is for our benifit and His glory that we memorize His word.
My next post will be our first memory verse.
