22 in '22: Helping Us Think Better

Are you memorizing scripture with us this year?  As we are working on a few verses (Deuteronomy 6:5-6; Psalm 1:1-3; Colossians 1:15-18), one of the key things to remember about this discipline is that it is not about memorizing a list of verses, impressing yourself or impressing others with your spiritual skill set, rather it is all about helping us to think better thoughts. 

Philippians 4:8 reminds us that God is concerned with every aspect of our life – including our thought-life.  “Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy—dwell on these things.” 

​There is no better way to dwell these things than to think about our Lord as He reveals Himself in His Word.   This is the point of scripture memory.  Don’t be discouraged if you haven’t memorized any verses yet.  Perhaps you can find the time to read each of these passages and God may use something in one of them to encourage you.  That’s a great place to start!