How to Get the Bible in Your Heart

Back in January I made a commitment to God to memorize Scripture more consistently in 2023.

So far, so good. By God’s grace I have memorized 26 passages over the past six months, one passage each week.

(For details on what passages I’ve been memorizing, click HERE.)

This has had a profound effect on me. I think about God more. I pray more. I spend less time watching my mind wander off aimlessly and unproductively. I have a better understanding of God’s truth. My faith is stronger and my desire to obey my Master is greater.

God is deeply concerned about what with do with our hearts and minds. Amen?

Proverbs 4:23
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” (NIV)
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.” (NASB)

Meditating on Scripture through consistent memorization has taken my love for God to a new level. I highly recommend it!

If the above words resonate with you at all, here’s an excellent book I read recently on this topic.

Word in Heart: The Life-Changing Discipline of Scripture Memory
by Cameron Frank

You can get the Kindle version for free HERE.

Cameron Frank is a wonderful writer. I love the way he explains biblical truth. You will, too!

Don’t let the brevity of this book fool you. I read it a few months ago and found it compelling. Then I started reading it again this morning and could not put it down. So I read it straight through in about an hour and a half. And I’m a slow reader.

Have you ever listened to a sermon and thought, “Wow. Everything he says is making so much sense.” You start nodding your head, and saying “Amen” over and over (maybe silently, maybe out loud).

That’s what happened to me when I read Word in Heart today.

With a Kindle, you can highlight sentences or paragraphs with your finger. (It’s a slick feature; then you can retrieve them later, all on one screen. I love my Kindle.) Well, I had highlighted many sentences and paragraphs the first time I read Cameron’s book. Today I realized, “You know, I could just highlight the whole book. Every sentence is resonating in my heart.”

It was cool.

Everything Cameron says in this book is exactly what I believe about the Bible and what God does for those who spend time reading, studying, and meditating on it. He has a profound description of Scripture memorization: “transformational discipline.” I love that phrase. There’s a boatload of truth there.

It takes time and effort. You know, work! It’s discipline.

But it’s worth it because the result is transformational. It is life-changing, sanctifying, and God-glorifying. I want that. I don’t want to stay the way I am. I want to be holy. I want to be like Christ. I want to love God with my heart and soul, hands and feet.

Don’t you?

I’m here to testify that God can use the consistent practice of Scripture memorization to change us.

If any of this resonates with you, let me know by leaving a comment below.