"Why would God desire us to enshroud His Word?"
A High German adult woman asked this query when I led a Bible report using Psalm 119:11:
"I convey hidden your discussion inwards my pump that I mightiness non sin against you."
English was her 2nd linguistic communication together with I understood her confusion. So I explained that inwards this passage, "hidden" agency "stored up," "treasured," together with "laid up."
I dearest the quote below explaining how the Psalmist hid God's Word:
"[He] non exclusively heard together with read it, only received it into his affections; mixed it amongst faith, seat it upwards inwards his heed together with retentiveness for futurity use; preserved it inwards his pump every bit a pick treasure, where it mightiness dwell richly... a virtually powerful antidote against sin." (source)
1. Heard & Read
2. Loved
3. Believed
4. Remembered, memorized
5. Treasured
6. Absorbed into the nub of his being
1♥ meditate on it (ponder it)
2♥ memorize it
3♥ recite it aloud
4♥ write it
5♥ depict it (see examples on Pinterest HERE)
It doesn't thing how, only it's of import that nosotros produce it!
Now, I'd dearest to listen from you--what practical ways produce you lot enshroud God's Word inwards your heart? (Scroll downwards to come across around examples of creative journaling below.)
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One way I similar to brand Scriptures to a greater extent than a business office of my pump is to depict them. I'm non an artist, only doodling helps me ponder the passage together with it becomes to a greater extent than existent to me. Bible Love Notes has a creative journaling grouping on Facebook if you'd similar to join: Jesus Journaling. Here's a few examples:
Psalm 36
