As of the 1st of January, 2011, some friends and I have taken it upon ourselves to memorise the book of Philippians. As part of an attempt to encourage Christians around the world to memorise Scripture, the Resurgence put this idea forward and I personally know a substantial amount of people taking part now.
As of February 8, I am up to verse 9 of chapter 2. It has been a very challenging experience but also very enjoyable. However, through a discussion with a friend recently, I realised an awful truth; simply seeing Scripture as a bunch of words that are solely stored in your memory banks, nullifies the entire point of Bible memorisation, and the fact of the Bible being, "profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16).
One of the marvelous truths that I let slip through my fingers is found in Philippians 1:27, where Paul is addressing the church, urging them to be living side-by-side for the faith of the gospel. The importance of living in gospel community is something very dear to me and I can't stress enough the importance and need of having godly people around you to encourage you in the faith, due to our tendencies to constantly fall short in our own unbelief. Were it not for my friend, I doubt that I would have picked up the importance of Paul's statement, despite my ability to recite it word for word.
My prayer is that we will all be taken captive by the Word of God, letting it dwell in us richly (Colossians 3:16), so it overflows out of us in prayer, worship, love for one another and a transformed life. Don't simply throw it into the storeroom of your mind, but engrave it on the tablet of your heart.
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