I
discovered rather quickly that a young boy quoting Scripture in a children’s
program at church didn’t know much about the Bible. He was quoting Ephesians
6:17 from our study on spiritual armor: “Take . . . the sword of the
Spirit, which is the Word of God.”
When he
tried quoting the reference, he said, “I didn’t think I needed to memorize the
numbers, since that’s just the time of day.” That’s what he thought the numbers
meant since it was close to 6:17 p.m. at the time! I smiled, opened my Bible,
and showed him that the numbers refer to the chapter and verse.
While
knowing the Bible reference is helpful, hiding God’s Word in our hearts is what
is truly important (Ps. 119:11). Memorizing Scripture allows us to have it in mind
so we can ward off Satan’s attacks (Eph. 6:10-18).
For instance, when the devil tempted Jesus in the wilderness, Christ withstood
him by quoting the Scriptures (Matt. 4:1-11).
Likewise, when we are tempted to disobey God, we can recall what we’ve learned
and choose to obey. We can also share the teachings of the Word with others to
encourage them to trust Him too.
No matter
what time of day it is, we should always take the spiritual armor of the Word
of God with us.
No evil can penetrate the armor of God. (RBC)
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