How many times do you repeat the verses you memorize? It takes more than a few repetitions to remember a verse for a day or two, and it took me usually several dozen before I was ready for a quiz meet. I've even read that 100 repetitions is best for performing quickly and accurately in a competition! And, as many quizzers find out, daily practice is more productive than a couple longer sessions a week.
But there are more important reasons for storing a verse in your long-term memory. How often do we actually have a Bible nearby when we need to witness to someone, or are tempted to sin?
Peter thought endless repetition was important for healthy Christian growth, too. He writes in 2 Peter 1, "So I will always remind you of these things even though you already know them . . . that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things" (2 Peter 1:12, 15, NIV). Peter give his fellow believers many instructions for godly living earlier in the chapter, but he sees no reason to stop. When we stop studying something, it slowly fades from our memory. And what things are more important to remember than God's instructions for living?
For those of you tired of studying the same old thing, remember: practice makes perfect (Matthew 5:48), and you are what you think about (Luke 6:45).
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