God's Word

Have you ever thought about how little, if any, of the Bible people memorize ? They memorize about as much as they witness, which is as little as possible.

Here's a good reason to memorize Scripture...

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Ps 119: 9, 11.

Having 200 verses memorized is a lot yet it isn't even 10% of His Word. Here are some interesting facts about the Bible.

• There are 66 chapters in the Biblical Canon
• 31, 031 verses
• 23,145 are in the OT
• 7,958 are in the NT
• It was writtein over a 1500 year span (from 1400 B.C to A.D. 100)
• It was written by over 40 authors from many walks of life (i.e. - kings, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, poets, statesmen, scholars)
• in different places (i.e. - wilderness, dungeon, palaces)
• at different times (i.e. - war, peace)
• in different moods (i.e. - heights of joy, depths of despair)
• on three continents (Asia, Africa, and Europe)
• in three languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek)

Every verse we know can be used to witness or improve our lives. The best sermons we can learn are by simply knowing God's Word. That means memorizing Scripture. What else do we need? God knows better that us and HIS Word will not return void.

If there's a resolution I'd suggest to somebody it would be to learn a verse or passage from God's Word every month. It's not hard and the rewards will be incredible.

A friend once asked, "Why can't it be Spiritual ?" Knowing God's Word is a great place to start.