I thought that this was a great comment from Ed Stetzer about his perspective on the importance of memorizing Scripture:
Memorizing Scripture allows people to properly handle temptation. But, it also shapes our life. I find that it teaches me to be more like Jesus. In a sense, memorizing Scripture is remapping my brain. Romans 12:1 commands, “Do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” I think my mind is being transformed and renewed the more I fill it with Scripture. And so I think that it matters deeply that I make memorizing Scripture a habit.
I really like that third sentence! I don’t know about you . . . but my brain could use some more remapping! Let’s invite the power of memorizing Scripture into our lives today!
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