7 Benefits of Memorizing Long Scripture Passages

Perhaps you’re not much of a reader, and this week’s contest announcement didn’t inspire you. Maybe you’re more interested in Scripture memory than Bible reading. If so, have you considered the benefits of memorizing long passages, even entire books, instead of select verses?

Chris Brauns suggests 7 benefits of systematic long-term Scripture memory, stretched over not only months but decades.

1. It allows you to follow the example of the ant.
2. Along with prayer, it offers the most immediate and intentional way to pursue sanctification.
3. It enables you to identify insights into Scripture that take years to see.
4. It teaches you what to pray.
5. It preserves memories of when God’s word was impressed on you.
6. It offers a tool for discipling others.
7. It makes you a more efficient reader of theology.

Brauns’s article explains these points with helpful examples. Check it out!