Viscount Carteret, who was lord lieutenant of Ireland many years ago, had a wonderful memory. Some of our young readers have good memories too. But Viscount Carteret was one who used the wonderful gift God had given him in a way that brought glory and honor to Him and blessing to his own soul. He spent much of his spare time memorizing the Scriptures. He could repeat from memory the whole of the New Testament, from Matthew to Revelation. It was astonishing to hear him quote very long passages from it, with as much accuracy as if he were reading the Book itself.
Few are gifted with such a memory as this man had, but most of us when young have good memories and can learn well at school. Happy is the boy or girl who devotes some time committing to memory passages of the Bible. The holy Scriptures, stored up in the mind, are a priceless treasure... Who can say what God might do with such in years to come, or how great the blessing He may bring from those Scriptures learned in childhood long ago. May the Lord in His grace stir us up, both young and old, to spend more time reading the Word and committing more of it to memory.
ML 01/21/1968