After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision:

“Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.

Genesis 15:1

Have you ever noticed that it was “the word of the LORD” that came to Abram? It was the word of the LORD that said “I am your shield, your very great reward“. Genesis 15:1 is the first time that this phrase, “the word of the LORD came” is used in Scripture (according to the NASB). This exact phrase will be used at least one hundred two more times in Scripture. The word of the LORD came to Abram and to Samuel, Nathan, Gad, Solomon, an unnamed man of God from Judah to Jeroboam, Jehu, Elijah, Isaiah, David, Shemaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Jonah, Haggai, Zechariah, and then finally the word of the Lord came to us…

And the Word became flesh,

and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory,

glory as of the only begotten from the Father,

full of grace and truth.

John 1:14

The Word of God has been given to us in many ways… The heavens declare it, the prophets exclaimed it, Jesus fleshed it, the Spirit yields it, and God recorded it in written form through the pens and quills of men who obeyed it.

We have it. We have had it for thousands of years… and now in todays western world we have it everywhere.

These days, the Bible is more accessible than ever— both in print and online. Because it is often at our fingertips, we may overlook our need to internalize it. Why not consider finding a verse or phrase to memorize. Invite God’s voice to speak to you and through you by the power of His Word.

—Jennifer Benson Schuldt 

There was a day when I had tons of phone numbers memorized. I can still tell you my parents old number and my grandparents phone number… However, with todays technology of having a cell phone address book write at my fingertips… I must confess that I don’t even know my daughters cell numbers by memory. All I have to do is tap the letter of their first name and boom there they are… no need to waste brain files to commit the number to memory… right?

One of the ways we can begin to take things for granted or consider them lightly is when we have an abundance of it.

Here in America we have an abundance of the Word.

Oh, I don’t have to memorize Scripture… I have a Bible app…

Oh I don’t need to study… I have Biblegateway and Google…

If we are not careful our ability to memorize Scripture and its address will leave us as quickly as our ability to memorize our loved ones phone numbers. We cannot guarantee that our tech gadgets will always be with us… so I say let’s take Jennifer’s advice and choose today to find a verse or phrase to memorize. Invite God’s voice to speak to you and through you by the power of His Word.

Don’t let todays technology be a crutch that keeps you from learning to walk on your own.

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God

as a workman who does not need to be ashamed,

accurately handling the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15

 

Let us never forget the word of our LORD from the mouth of our LORD…

 

But He answered and said,

“It is written, ‘ MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE,

BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’”

Matthew 4:4