Memorization

I have been reading in the book of Psalms lately and then I very clearly felt the Lord put the book of Philippians on my heart. I had no problem with that because my favorite verse is in that book and Paul delivers a very rich message to the Philippian church. One of the most exciting things about studying God’s Word, is when you know He wants you to stay in a certain section for some time. Sunday, I read chapter three. I could not finish the chapter before I knew that God wanted me to stay in that chapter and learn. I cannot count all the times I have heard about the wonderful verse fourteen from other Christians. Yet, I could not even reach verse fourteen without filled awe and joy at the previous verses. I read this passage and was just amazed: 

More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. Philippians 3:8-11 NASB

No matter how many times you may read the Bible, those same passages will become alive and fresh when God’s Spirit teaches us. It makes them seem almost as if they were recent additions. I realized that I have become slack in my memorization of Scripture. It was time for me to memorize this passage and ponder it over and over. Memorization enables us to be ready to give a defense at any time for what we believe and why we believe it (1 Peter 3:15).

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