Bible Memorization in 2009

I'm an Alumnus of a program called Journey to the Heart. I would describe The Journey as a refreshing, life changing, spiritual bath. A place where you can put aside all the distractions of the world and really meet with God. It's like a vacation with Jesus. (Highly, HIGHLY Recommended)

Living the Journey is challenging people to start off 2009 memorizing Scripture. I have decided to join them in memorizing 2 Timothy 2:1-26. (The whole chapter)

Yesterday I memorized verse one: “Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”
In this verse Paul starts out saying: You therefore. The word therefore means Paul is referring to something that he mentioned previously. So, I went back and read some of chapter one and found that Paul had been talking about persecution and suffering. So, this was Paul telling very young Timothy, to be strong in God's grace even in the bad times.

“Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;” - 2 Tim 1:8

Today, I am memorizing the verse two: “And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”

God's Blessing on you,
~ Andrew