Get it...God rewarding me!! Rewarding me not with the trinkets of this world, but WITH HIMSELF. As I meditated up this verse, God made it clear that it would be of great benefit/reward for my soul to meditate and memorize Hebrews 11 and 12.
So, I am about 10 verses in and hopefully by the end of January I'll worked through chapter 11.
Important to note: Mere memorization is not the end goal or purpose. The Pharisees knew/memorized a lot of Scripture and they were hell-bound and hated people. Purpose of this is to Know Him, Love Him, Draw Near to Him, Treasure Him more than gold, fame, or knowledge.
We memorize what we love, cherish, appreciate, care about.
Men: Think about the sports you like/love. You know detailed statistics, you know records, you know players, history, etc. You might not think about it in terms of memorization, but it is. It isn't hard because you love it.
Ladies: Do you have to reference your favorite recipes? Probably not, not if you use them often enough. It gets en-grained in your heart and mind.
I am trying to learn how to better use a camera this year. I have no idea what the majority of functions are, what White Balance is, what M, Av, M mean in camera talk. But, I will learn them. WHY???
Because there is Desire!
May it be that my desire, my passion, my craving would be set ablaze this year for King Jesus and that He would use (I know He will) the memorization of Hebrews 11 and 12 for His glory and my eternal good.
I know there are countless tips and tricks out there on how to memorize Scripture...and I know they are helpful...but I think the bigger issue is a craving in your bones, a relentless stir in your soul to have more of Him and you will pursue it at all cost with great zeal. Make it so in my life King Jesus!
Hebrews 11:6 is a wonderful promise to start with!!!!!!
Dustin,
ReplyDeleteThat was a post that spoke to my heart. Looking forward to finding out what loving and desiring God in 2011 will mean in my own life. By the way, on a similar note, I was also convicted by an earlier post you had about desiring more $$$ cuz if I could be have more, I'd be more generous. I was convicted to be generous with the resources and talents the Lord has already given to me. Thanks for the reminders.
Jason
Thanks Jason. This blog really serves to get my thoughts on 'paper' and helps me articulate my thoughts. I am so jumbled in my thoughts and often have such difficulty saying a sentence with any sense of clarity. That is a big reason I write these down...and if it happens to benefit one other person out in the world...praise the Lord.
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