Psalm 119: 11 "I have hidden your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You."
David admonished us to hide God's Word in our hearts to help us to not sin. I have attempted to memorize scripture throughout my life, but fall short when it comes to recalling exact, complete words and the reference. I'm amazed at people who are able to easily recall scripture with book, chapter and verse references. Scripture memory has been encouraged throughout my life in Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Girl's Auxiliary, Baptist Student Union, Bible studies, religious conferences and retreats, and even during systematic weight loss programs.
Beth Moore is a wonderful Bible teacher and has always included Scripture memory in her presentations. If you have never participated in a Beth Moore Bible study, I encourage you to check out her sound, Biblical presentations which include books, audio CDs and DVDs and downloads. These materials are available at Lifeway. Beth's ministry is available at Living Proof Ministries. I have enjoyed being involved with women's ministry in my church for many years and we studied Beth Moore material. Since moving to Possum Kingdom Lake, I have not found a group of ladies to participate in regular Bible study together, so I decided to study "Daniel" by myself. A dear friend had given me the study guide when she was participating in a study group at her church. I finally decided to download the videos (available from Lifeway) and discovered a wonderful journey of Bible study through the book of Daniel and it's relevance in my life today. It changed my life, but that's another story for another blog.
For 2011, Beth Moore has encouraged her Siesta's to join her in memorizing 24 scriptures in the coming year. For more information, check out her blog. Scroll down to the December 26, 2010 entry for the details of the Siesta Scripture Memory Team. I ordered the LPM spirals for this project, but any notecard spiral (available at office supplies or any discount store) will work. A friend of mine, decided to start her own accountability group with women from her church. Her group is called Moxie Memorizers; read her blog for a better explanation of how this system can work. Angel is an excellent writer/blogger, so be inspired by looking back at her posts and learning about the ministries in which she and her family are involved.
So in order to share this system with my circle of friends, I decided to start Sisters Sharing Scripture. If you would like to join me in this journey of scripture memorization, post your first name, city, scripture with reference, and translation. It is my prayer that we will all grow in our personal relationship with God through this scripture memory project. God will bless our efforts to hide His Word in our hearts.
SKay, Possum Kingdom Lake, "Be joyful always. Pray continually. Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5: 16 - 18, NIV
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