October's Memory Verse

Last night my family read the devotion below. I thought it perfect for today.

Don't Be A Baby

"You have been Christians a long time now, and you ought to be teaching others. Instead you need someone to teach you again the basic things a beginner must learn about the Scriptures. You are like babies who drink only milk and cannot eat solid food. And a person who is living on milk isn't very far along in the Christian life and doesn't know much about doing what is right. Solid food is for those who are mature, who have trained themselves to recognize the difference between right and wrong and then do what is right." Hebrews 5:12-14

It was devotion time at the Ryan home. "Tonight," began Dad, "let's each quote a Bible verse. Choose one that has had special meaning to you recently."

Uh-oh, thought Andy. I haven't learned any new verses in weeks.

Andy listened to his big sister, Angela. "Psalm 119:97; 'Oh, how I love thy low! It is my meditation all the day,' " she quoted, "This verse reminds me to think about God's Word during the day."

"A good lesson for us all," said Dad. "How about you, Andy?"

"I like John 3:16," Andy replied. " 'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.' "

"You always say the same verse," fussed Angela, rolling her eyes. "Don't you ever learn any new ones?"

"It's an important verse," Mom assured him, "and I'm glad you like it. But it's also important to add new verses to our memory."

"Think of it this way," said Dad. "Mom gives Sarah baby food, right? But what if she gave all of us strained food?"

"Yuck!" Andy wrinkled his nose. "Baby food is for babies. We nee solid food so we can grow."

"Right," said Dad. "John 3:16 is an important verse - just like baby food is important for Sarah. But as we grow in our Christian lives, we need to add solid foods to our spiritual diet so we won't be spiritual weaklings."

"In that case," said Andy, "please pass the Bible. I don't want to be a baby."

How about you?: Have you learned any new verses lately? Are you adding new truths from the Bible to your spiritual life? It's important to remember verses we learned when we first became Christians, but we also should be learning new things so we can keep on growing.

Key: Learn a new verse.

Taken from Family Devotions, Volume 1


MEMORY VERSE FOR OCTOBER:

Proverbs 16:1-3

"The plans of the heart belong to man. But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, but the Lord weighs the motives. Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established."

Proverbs 16:1-3 (NASB - New American Standard Bible)


September's Memory Verse: Proverbs 17:9

Remember the key is to review review review. Always review the verses you've already memorized along with learning this month's verse. If you'd like, post a comment and let me know how it's going.