Keeping track of your Scripture Memory verses

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If you’re going to memorize Scripture, you’re going to need to keep track of your verses. Here are the ways I’ve used.

 

 

Even if you memorize just one verse a week, as I suggest, they accumulate. Quickly. In a year, you’ll have 52 verses!

How do you keep track of them?

I’d like to share with you some ways that I’ve tried. I’ve tried a lot of ways, and they all work. All you have to do is figure out which method works for you.

 

PAPER CARDS

 

Paper cards are the simplest.

3 x 5 cards

One convenient way to write them out is on 3×5 cards.

I myself like the 3×5 cards. They’re big enough that I can read them while walking or running, yet they’re small enough to fit in a pocket.

Business Cards

Some people prefer a smaller card.

A standard business card is a very handy size. You can have an office supply store make a box of blanks.

A Box

There are plenty of boxes you can store your Scripture Memory cards in:

  • Recipe card box
  • Fishing tackle box
  • Business card box
  • Homemade box

It is great if your container has a lid that latches shut.

There’s nothing to match the dreadful feeling you get when you accidentally drop 1,000 Scripture Memory cards on the floor. And they scatter.

Everywhere.

Some containers have a slider-thing in the back. That way you can adjust it so your stack of cards fit nicely, without flopping around too much.

 

DIGITAL TEXT

 

Here are some ways I’ve used digital technology to keep track of my Scripture Memory verses:

  • Use text files that sync across all your devices.
  • Write them out in a word processing file such as Word, Pages, Google Docs or such.
  • Put them in a flashcard-type app, ideally one that works on both your regular computer and your smartphone and tablet. That way you have your verses with you everywhere you go.
  • Make your own ebook. There are software programs that can create an ebook for you.

 

AUDIO

 

With a bit of work, its possible to create your own audio file for each verse.

App

I myself have done that using Garage Band. Garage Band is a free app for Mac and iOS. Doubtless there are similar apps for Android and PCs.

Play around with the app, and you’ll soon be able to add musical background and cover art. Saving your recording in the smallest possible podcast format will keep your file size down.

Using It

If you’re working on a whole chapter at a time, you can combine your individual verse files into a whole chapter. That makes it simple to review the whole chapter at once.

By syncing your audio files into your smartphone, you can review your verses while you’re out walking or commuting.

That’s what I did for Scripture Memory work in 2 Peter 1. I made individual recordings of each verse, and then I made a combined recording of the whole chapter.

 

CONCLUSION

 

As you can see, there are many ways to keep track of your Scripture Memory verses.

I encourage you to pick one to start with, one that’s easy enough that it won’t take too much of your time.

Then as time goes on, and you grow in your skills, you might branch out and try a different way.

It won’t hurt to try a different system. Each time you try a new system, it makes for another opportunity for you to review all your verses!

 

RESOURCES

 

Unless otherwise noted, all Bible quotations on this page are from the World English Bible and the World Messianic Edition. These translations have no copyright restrictions. They are in the Public Domain.