 Remember: You also can't diet, exercise, floss, read enough, nurture your wife enough, love your husband enough, pray as much as you'd like, witness enough...etc. Does this mean you don't do these things? For the rest of your life?  That is the direction most Christians go with Scripture memory. I can't do it. So, I don't. 854 of 1220 Christians admitted they knew 10 or less Scriptures in the Quizlet dated 9/99-10/99.It's a good thing that line of thinking isn't applied to the above list or we would all be obese, out of shape, without teeth, uneducated, unloved, possibly divorced, distant from God and never see anyone come to Christ! Just Do It!  I remember what I place a priority on...sports, hobby details. Anyone can memorize - we just can't remember! I must use (or review all my life) what I memorize or it's gone. Thus, the MemLok 5 minute review plan keeps you up with all your verses all your life! Pilots, teachers, physicians and even politician's who only have general (not specific, as in verses) knowledge aren't usually respected. To have a quality grasp of God's Word is tremendously beneficial to minister to others and to have specific answers from the Lord when we want them. Jesus, the Man, set the example. Follow Him. He quoted the Word of God he memorized as a youth. It's His Word(s) that are inspired. We need to know them. Men of Greatness have always led the way memorizing. What changes hearts/character? Curriculum changes minds, but at the root needs to be the specific Scriptures spoken to my heart by the Holy Spirit. What provides power over sin? Power to witness? Answers life's questions we and others ask? We must be men and women with answers under duress to stand firm. Anything wise usually requires work. What comforts a friend, defeats Satan, and provides wise counsel? God encourages it. Pro. 22:17,18, Ps. 119, Col. 3:16, Pro. 4:20,21, Ps. 19:7, Josh. 1:8, John 8:31,32, Rom. 12:2, Ps. 1:2,3, Heb. 4:12 and more. To determine what is and is not sin. Because we simply love His Words. To be authoritative teachers as parents and leaders. To emphasize God HAS answers. For prayer. Over 100 attributes of God are included within the 700 MemLok verses. Praising God for who He is is marvelous! When there ARE no Bibles, you need to be equipped! How can you meditate on His Word as He says to do if your mind is only filled with this world's clutter? To think like God!A man called his son to him & told him to go down to the river to get a basket of water. The boy went to the river and filled the basket but by the time he returned the house the water had run out. His father sent him back for another basket of water & the same thing happened. Finally the boy asked, "Why do you you keep sending me to fill the basket with water when it always runs out through the holes?" Even if the verse is memorized without much enthusiasm or a complete understanding of it's spiritual meaning, the basket it being cleaned. PORTRAIT OF AN ACHEIVER |