6 Tips for Memorizing Scripture

Continuing with last week’s theme of reading the Bible, today I’m going to talk about another essential part of your spiritual life: memorizing Scripture!

If you have God’s word hidden in your heart, it won’t matter if you have a Bible with you or not. Whenever you get into a frightening situation, it will be there to comfort you.

Here are some tips:

• Try working on Scripture memory right after you read your Bible so you don’t forget.
•  For ideas on what to memorize, try looking at the Bible studies I do every Monday for some of my favorite verses. You can also use a concordance to find verses on a specific topic, or check out a devotional book that might have featured verses every day.
• Try memorizing the reference, i.e. 1 Timothy 4:12, first. Then learn the rest of the verse a little at a time. Take as many days as you need on one verse; there’s no rush!
• When you first start memorizing a verse, write it out and put it somewhere you look every day, such as your mirror or somewhere on your phone. Whenever you see it, take the time to read over it silently.  
•  Say the verse over to yourself in bed, in the car, or whenever you’re sitting and doing nothing. 
• As you get better at learning short verses, try out longer and longer passages so you can better see the context behind some of the verses you are memorizing. Don’t always limit yourself to one verse at a time!

The work will pay off when you begin to remember and bring up Scriptures in everyday conversation and have them with you if you’re scared or upset!

Next Steps: Take a few minutes after you read your Bible to memorize a favorite Scripture passage. Experiment with different techniques to find what works for you.

What do you think? Do you already make Scripture memory a regular part of your routine? If you don’t, do you think it would benefit you to try? How has having Scripture memorized blessed your life?