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    God's Breath: 100 Bible Verses to Commit to Memory
    God's Breath: 100 Bible Verses to Commit to Memory
    God's Breath: 100 Bible Verses to Commit to Memory
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    God's Breath: 100 Bible Verses to Commit to Memory

    By Richard P. Holland

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    The apostle Paul taught his protege, Timothy, "All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

    Committing scripture to memory does not prove that you are a good Christian. And not doing so is not a sign that you are a bad Christian. For me, this was a natural progression of deepening faith. Memorizing scripture was another way to abide with him. Throughout the Bible, we are encouraged to meditate on God's Word. The Psalmist wrote, "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you" (Psalm 119:11). Memorizing scripture is another way we can hide his words in our hearts.

    After the death of Moses, Joshua became the leader of the nation of Israel, and God fortified him with these words: "Keep this book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it" (Joshua 1:8). If it was important for the leader of God's people to do this, it is important for us too!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCovenant Books, Inc.
    Release dateNov 13, 2024
    ISBN9798891126527
    God's Breath: 100 Bible Verses to Commit to Memory

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      God's Breath - Richard P. Holland

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      God's Breath

      100 Bible Verses to Commit to Memory

      Richard P. Holland

      ISBN 979-8-89112-651-0 (Paperback)

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      Table of Contents

      Why Memorize Scripture?

      Memorable Verses from the Old Testament

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      Moses wrote this verse in the section of Leviticus which describes the punishments for our sin. In prescribing just punishments, God added this warning to perpetrators: I myself will set my face against him and I will cut him off from his people (Leviticus 20:3). This isn't just any judge. It is the holy, just, perfect, Lord God Almighty who is sovereign over all nations and all people.

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      Selected Bible Verses with Supporting Bible Verses

      About the Author

      Why Memorize Scripture?

      God's Word

      The sixty-six books of the Bible were written by forty authors over a span of 1,600 years. The continuity and agreement between men writing from different generations and cultures is astounding but not surprising. All the authors were moved by the same Holy Spirit to write the message that God wanted you and me to hear. They were heralds of God's message of love, grace, and redemption.

      The apostle Paul taught his protégé, Timothy, All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16–17).

      The Bible was written by men, but it is not a human book. These men had their own unique personal experiences with God and used their own words and style in the context of their culture and age, but the message they communicated is what God wanted them to write and us to hear.

      And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe. (1 Thessalonians 2:13)

      Read with Urgency

      Once in my life, my sadness was so deep that I just wanted to hide away. I didn't even care to eat. My only comfort was his Word, and it was there that I wanted to stay. I just wanted to crawl right into the Bible where I could hide under the shelter of his wings, where he could hold me and comfort me through his words of love, encouragement, and affirmation.

      I was so thirsty for him, and he quenched my desperate thirst, and since then, I spend time with him every day—first thing in the morning! I never want to feel that desperation again, but I plan to stay thirsty for his water of life (Revelation 21:6), which is always available to all who believe in him!

      Before you read his Word, pray for God to give you a thirst for his Word, a sense of urgency, a purposeful desperation, if you will. Start now. Don't wait until you experience great distress or despair because the Bible will illuminate some of those dark places you may experience, and then, maybe, they won't seem quite so dark! The author of Psalm 119 wrote, Your Word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path (Psalm 119:105).

      A History Book about Ancient People

      Is this just a book of ancient stories about ancient people? My experience is that it is not. While it is God's story of love for mankind and intervention in the lives of mankind throughout history, I believe he is speaking to me personally. When I was in the depth of sadness, I read of his love for me, and his message of love gave me the strength to endure. It revealed his great concern for me, and this gave me such wonder of God. His love was my reason to endure. If I could be sure of nothing else in the world, his Word reassured me of his love. If I could depend on nothing else in the world, his Word assured me that I could depend on him.

      If you treat the Bible as just a history book about ancient people and not the breath of God, it will remain just a book of ancient stories. You may discover some good moral teachings, but if your heart is not ready to hear the breath of God, you will not hear it. So what if you are like this, treating it as a bunch of ancient stories? Pray! Will you pray? Will you pray to ask God to prepare your heart to hear his voice? To teach you what he wants you to learn? I certainly think this is worth a try; otherwise, you probably will not draw closer to the One who loves you like no one else can love you.

      Those of us who do believe it is the breath of God must be careful to not to fall in love with the Bible and worship it as if it is God himself. It is not. The Bible reveals God's truth to us, but it is not to be worshipped. It is a means of bringing us closer to God, but he and only he is worthy of our worship. Tozer stated this well when he wrote, For it is not mere words that nourish the soul, but God himself (The Pursuit of God, p. 19).

      Memorizing Scripture

      Committing scripture to memory does not prove that you are a good Christian. And not doing so is not a sign that you are a bad Christian. Jesus said, Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? (Luke 6:46), and Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven (Matthew 7:21). The evidence of your salvation is your belief that Jesus is Lord and that God raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9). The evidence that you are a good" Christian is that you do what Jesus says and do the will of his Father in heaven.

      You can memorize scripture or not. Jesus loves you just the same. For me, this was a natural progression of deepening faith. Memorizing scripture was another way to abide with him. Throughout the Bible, we are encouraged to meditate on God's Word. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you (Psalm 119:11). Memorizing scripture is another way we can hide his Word in our hearts.

      After the death of Moses, Joshua becomes the leader of the nation of Israel, and God fortifies him with these words, Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it (Joshua 1:8). If it was important for the leader of God's people to do this, it is important for us too! The Bible was not written for a few select church leaders; it was written for us.

      Memorizing scripture is another avenue for studying and reflecting upon his Word. But it should not replace reading the entire Bible. Reading short devotionals is fine, but if that is all you do, you are missing a great deal of God's magnificent story. All the Bible was given to us so that we could know God and his story of love for us and his intervention in the lives of mankind. We should read the entire story—the beginning, the middle, and the ending.

      Memorable lines from our favorite movies are fun to know, but they do not substitute for watching the whole movie. The chorus of our favorite song may linger longer in our minds than the verses do, but the verses make those choruses meaningful.

      100 Bible Verses to Commit to Memory

      Every word breathed by God is precious. It stands to reason that every verse has meaning to it.

      These verses are only some of the verses that I have found meaningful. In Hopeful Messages from the Bible, Volumes 1 and 2, I highlighted over six hundred verses that have been meaningful to me. When I first drafted this book, I selected 211 Bible verses—a random number. I realized, however, that 211 might overwhelm someone who wants to begin memorizing scripture. So I pared that number down to 100, also a large number but not quite as impossibly large as 211. I picked one hundred because it is a nice round number that includes fifty verses from the Old Testament and fifty from the New Testament.

      You may read through these one hundred and wonder why other meaningful verses were not included. No doubt, you will find meaning in other scripture not included here. You may wonder why verses were not included from certain books of the Bible like Job or John's Revelation. Believe me, I wanted to include more, but these one hundred verses are enough for now. The important point about memorizing scripture is to draw closer to the heart of God by abiding with him and dwelling in his Word.

      Moses told the Israelite nation, These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up (Deuteronomy 6:6–7). Clearly, God thinks it is important for us to meditate on his Word for our benefit and the benefit of our children and family.

      The template provided—significance/questions/prayer—may help you think more deeply about each verse. Surrounding each verse is important text, and context, which reveals the significance of the verse. A word of caution is warranted: reflecting on inspiring verses is not

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