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Review
“I will meditate in Thy precepts, and have respect unto Thy ways…I will delight myself in Thy statutes: I will not forget Thy Word” (Psalm 119:15-16).
In a world of cell phones and speed dialing, our ability to remember may be short-circuited by reliance on technological gadgets. A study on this subject concluded that, in the past, as we dialed numbers, the repetition slowly etched them into our long-term memory. I used to know many of the numbers of friends and family, but today all I need to do is press a button.
Letting a phone number slip our minds may be trivial, but keeping a mental grip on the Word of God is vital. Someone has said that the three principles of Scripture memory are, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! It is also good to memorize the reference with the text. That way, you will be able to find it when the need arises.
The goal of etching Scripture in our minds is to have it fill our hearts and motivate our actions. Memorizing opens the mental door to God’s Word. Review helps to give it a permanent home in our hearts.
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