Proverbs 2

Proverbs 2:1 "My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;"

...good things will happen.

But today lets talk about "hide my commandments with thee." I do not know what has happened to the church, but I do not see to much emphasis on scripture memory today.

"Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee." Where is that? Do you know? That, and John 3:16 were bedrock verses that we all had to know as a kid.

We had the Bible Memory Association, AWANA, Traning Union, Vacation Bible School, Sunday School, Wednesday night.. something... but I remember that any time we went to church there was always something to memorize. Along with the memorization there were award trinkets or ice cream suppers. It was very exciting.

I still remember so many of those verses that I learned as a child. They comfort me and (sometimes) keep me out of trouble.

What a shame it would be if my adult children were void of such comfort and wisdom hidden within their hearts.

We have them on a systematic plan for memorizing scripture, but I wonder if it is enough.

I want them to experience every blessing that God has for them.

One of those blessings comes from a richness of scripture buried within their hearts.

To obtain this blessing requires discipline and hard work.

Maybe that's why its not so prevalent in our church culture today.