Becoming Like Jesus: Scripture MemorizationSample

His Holy Name

Pray…

Father, thank you for choosing me. I’m grateful to be a part of your family. Help me to show others how kind and merciful you are. Help me to live a holy life. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Read…

We wait in hope for the Lord ; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. May your unfailing love be with us, Lord , even as we put our hope in you. Psalms 33:20-22 NIV

Consider…

For those of us who have put our faith in Jesus, we have been adopted into God’s family and become citizens of heaven. God is our King, and we are His people. Like a good King, God wants to lead us, protect us, and take care of us. And as His people, we have been asked to trust Him, obey Him, and follow Him.

Do you trust that God is a good king? Do you trust that He knows what’s best for you? Or do you often find yourself going against what Scripture teaches? If so, would you consider asking God to show you how faithful and trustworthy He is? And would you consider choosing to trust and obey Him even when it’s hard?

Practice…

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.1 Peter 2:9-10 NIV

Write these verses down on a piece of paper, note card, or in a journal. As you do, say the words out loud. Then, after writing it all down, see how much of it you can remember without looking. It’s really unlikely you’ll be able to remember much at this point, and that’s totally okay. This exercise will help signal to your brain that these verses are worth remembering and will set you up for success for the rest of the week!

Listen…

Set a timer for five minutes.

Find a quiet place and get alone with God. Maybe it’s outside, in your bedroom, or in your car. Just be still and listen to what God may be saying to you.

Ask Him to speak.

When you get distracted from your listening, come back to Jesus by meditating on your memory verse. Ask the Holy Spirit to change you to look more like Jesus today.