May 19, 2026

#1,501: The Rewards for Memorizing Scripture

5 minutes

Imagine this! God promises stability, fruitfulness, and prosperity for memorizing and meditating on the Word of God. Here’s why. Scripture memorization keeps our hearts and minds set on God. When we are daily memorizing and meditating on scripture, our thoughts are on God. God’s Word transforms our thought process and as a result we make God honoring decisions with our lives.

Main Points:

1. Scripture memorization gives us the tools we need to fight temptation. In Luke chapter four, Jesus quoted scripture three times as he resisted Satan’s temptations. You and I can do the same thing.

2. When the topic of scripture memorization comes up, often people will tell me, “Loren, I just can’t memorize scripture. My memory isn’t what it used to be.” Some people are good at it, others are not.” But think about this. God will not ask us to do something that he will not also empower us to do. I believe the Holy Spirit will give us the strength and ability to memorize Bible verses, one at a time.

3. You can begin memorizing scripture right now. Select a verse that you find helpful and meaningful and begin to read it aloud, write it down, and quote it. Imagine memorizing a verse each week. In one year you would have 52 verses in your heart. I believe it would be life-changing.

Today’s Scripture Verses:

Psalm 1:2-3 - “Blessed is the person whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.”

Joshua 1:8 - “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”

Colossians 3:16 - "...let the word of Christ dwell in us richly.”

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