Proverbs 16:16  "How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!"

Looking back over my 79 years, there is one discipline that stands out as the most important one in my life.

It is the primary way to get wisdom.

It is also the one that has demanded the most discipline.

And, unfortunately, it is not a discipline that is practiced much in our society today.

What is this discipline? It is memorizing and meditating on Scripture. This is powerful for several reasons.

First it is practically taking up the Sword of the Spirit in a way that I will always have it with me.

Second, I can now easily think God’s thoughts, which are very different than mine!

Third, as I pray through what I’ve memorized, new and deepf truths emerge. It is a way to powerfully partner with the Holy Spirit.

Fourth, the things I’ve memorized pop up in my prayers for others, which means God will certainly hear and answer them.

Fifth, out of this disciple flows much good. All my sermons, illustrations, teaching and books have come out of what I’ve memorize.

It is work. But, as someone said, it is like eating an elephant, just take one bite at a time.

So, with commitment to a simple system, it is not that hard:

Pick a passage

(for instance, Psalm 1, or 23 or 62)

Memorize one verse a day,

reviewing the verses from the previous days.

After you have 10 or so verses down,

take a week to recite them every day as a prayer.

If you persist in doing that, in a short time you can memorize a whole chapter, then go on  to doing a book!

And become the happy owner of wisdom.

Picture: The Word is a light giving wisdom and understanding.