Our brain is a powerful tool. It helps us to breathe, digest food, walk, and carry on a conversation. The brain, also, allows us to make connections with messages we receive so we can interpret the world around us. The more constructive messages we receive from the Word of God, the more we can be guided in the right direction.
As our children are young, we can use Scripture to teach them and to guide them. Taking time to memorize Scripture will allow God's words to stay with them in all that they do. I have chosen verses that can be great for teaching and encouraging our children, and they are ones that will stay with them all the days of their life.
I encourage you to take your calendar and write one verse at the top of the page for each month. Recite it daily with your kids. Once a week go back and review verses from the previous months. You will be amazed how much Scripture your child has remembered. I, also, encourage you to say these to a fun tune, or in a fun way, so that your kids enjoy learning wisdom from the Bible.
Here is a verse for every month of the year (plus 2 bonus Scriptures!)...
Psalm 86:11 "Lord, teach me how you want me to live. Do this so that I will depend on you (NIRV)."
Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Do not depend on your own understanding. In all your ways obey him. And he will make your paths smooth and straight (NIRV)."
Romans 10:9 "Confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe it in your heart that God raised him from the dead and you will be saved (NIV)."
2 Corinthians 7:1 "Let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God (NIV)."
John 3:17 "God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him (NIV)."
Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (NIV)."
Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose (NIV)."
Isaiah 40:30-31 "Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint (NIV)."
Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the earth (NIV)."
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 "Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus (NIV)."
Mark 12:30-31 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, with all your strength...Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these (NIV)."
Philippians 2:14-15 "Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure children of God without fault in a wicked and depraved generation, so that you will shine like stars in the universe (NIV)."
John 14:6 "Jesus answered, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me (NIV)."
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast. It is not proud, it is not rude. It is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails (NIV)."
When we memorize scripture, we can hear the words of God throughout our day, and our kids can learn to walk in His ways. "My son, keep your father's command, and do not forsake your mother's teaching. Bind them always on your heart, fasten them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you (Proverbs 6:20-22)."
I hope you enjoy memorizing these verses with your children, and thanks for reading!
~Melissa Seng
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