Saturated in Truth: The Power of Daily Memorization | Jess Travis

So is it required? Is it expected?

Is it commanded or just encouraged? Yeah.

So I think you're not going to see somewhere in scripture a command of thou shalt memorize this many verses a day or anything like that.

But I think what we see is the promises that are associated with it as promises I think it goes beyond encouragement of just like, hey, this might be a good idea.

But like, hey, here's really good things, right? So you see in Psalm 119, I've hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

Or other ones as well that I will think of.

But yeah, I think it's beyond just like, hey, this might be a nice thing to do if you have time.

But I don't think you're going to see it like on a thou shalt do this.

And if you don't, you're failing.

But what are your thoughts on that?

Yeah, I think it's similarly one where it doesn't say specifically you have to memorize a certain time of day.

But I think it is very clear that the Word of God is profitable for teaching, for reproof, and training in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully equipped for every good work.

And I just don't see how we can be fully equipped for every good work if we always have to be looking at our note cards to have it.

because when we're out working, it's not like we always have the word of God with us.

And even if you just think about the history of the church, so the vast majority of Christians throughout the ages were illiterate, meaning they did not have Bibles that they could read or apps on their phone that they could look to.

And so the way that they would have the word of God so that they would be thoroughly equipped for every good work would have been through catechesis and scripture memory so yeah I don't see it specifically commanded you shall do it a certain amount each day but I think it is pretty clear that we are to hide God's word in our heart and I don't know how you hide it without memorizing it yeah Yep.

I think we see in Psalm 19 where it talks about how the law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.

And it just goes through this whole list of blessings that come

from the Word of God and having the Word of God within us.

Yeah.

Yeah, I don't know why you'd want to miss out on that.

And it's like the Word of God, it's a way of protection to you.

Thinking about a verse I've memorized, but it's in Micah, the verse in Micah.

I think it's Micah 4, 5, and 6 where it says, But you man of God, what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, to walk humbly with your God? I love that verse, and I've memorized it out of context and just loved it.

And then this morning when I was dying on the treadmill, listening to my read through the Bible in a year, I was listening to that whole chapter in context, and the people of God had just gone away into absolute and complete sin.