The Point of Memorization

Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you. —Colossians 3:16

The Bible contains many exhortations to memorize Scripture. We’re called to meditate on it day and night (Psalm 1:2), to let the word of Christ dwell in us richly (Col. 3:16), and to put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator (Col. 3:10). We even have an entire psalm—Psalm 119—dedicated to the celebration of God’s Word and its usefulness in our daily living and thinking. We’ll never outgrow our need for Scripture, and memorization helps us work God’s Word down deep into our hearts.

While you may never recite a passage before your church, recitation isn’t the point of memorization. Remembering is. The process of repeating and rehearsing Scripture throughout the day keeps God’s good, true, applicable words before our eyes so we don’t forget who He is, how He has sent Christ to pay for our sins at the cross, and how we are to live as loved, redeemed children of God. Scripture memorization helps us remember what’s true, tethering our thoughts to God and His Word.

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Glenna Marshall, “How Scripture Memorization Tethers You to Christ” ( ReviveOurHearts.com/blog)

Scripture taken from The CSB