Guest Post on Psalm 8

Hi my name is Aaron Waite and I recently posted a video of me quoting Psalm 8 intermixed between English and Spanish. Since it was rather unusual, the members of this LWI (Living Word Initiative) thought I should record a video explanation. I hope it encourages you and sheds some light of the subject. Please make sure to watch both videos, especially if you haven't seen the quoting video before.

Background Video

The Scripture

In my explanation video I talk a lot about encouraging native Spanish speakers, primarily Mexicans to memorize scripture, but, I don't just want to encourage them. My vision, as is the vision of this group, is to see people all around the world quoting scripture in their native tongue. Living Word Initiative is by no means linked to any nationality. We want to encourage people of every nationality and language to memorize God's word and quote it. So, I very adamantly exhort those of you whose original language is other than English to memorize God’s word and quote it! Don’t let being shy or any fear you might have detour you! Scripture memorization is an amazingly excellent way of becoming more like Christ!

Gloria a Dios! (Praise be to God) 

Aaron

Evidence Not Seen

While surfing for material on scripture memorization, I read an off handed coment, which went something like this. Darlene Rose was glad she had memorized so much scripture. And that is all it said, well this peaked my "cat killing" curiosity and I Googled Darlene Deibler Rose. Up popped this book along with a half dozen other web sites. On some of the sites you can read excerpts of this book, which I did, weting my appeite for more. I promptly ordered the book on amazon, which I am really glad I did. This is an amazing story of a young missionary woman forced to endure the horriably ordeals of a Japanese World War II prisoner of war camp. Her faith being tested, almost beyond belief at the hands of a sadisticaly keeper. At 6'4" 250 lbs I have never been accussed of being whimpy, yet as I read this story the words blured on the page as I wept reading this faith strenghtening story.

Romans 8:17 says we are fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him, in order that we might be glorified with him. Glorified she is for the suffering she endured, altought Darlene suffered so much, she never lost sight of why she was there, to be a good solider for Christ. And a Solider she was, standing in front of the comander of the camp, a man who she had seen beat men and women to near death, who was breaking the news to her of her husbands death, who had died some three months prior, in a prisoner of war camp for the males. Mr, Yamaji consoled her by telling her she was still young and when the war was over, she would be able to remarry, and live a good life. Darlene asks Mr. Yamaji for premission to speak with him, being granted permission, she tells him about the hope she has in Christ, and that God put her there, in that camp,at that time to share Christ with him. The nugget of Gold, I was looking for, was when Darlene tells of when, her  Bible is taken away,  and how God uses the scripture she had memorized as a child, and even during her imprisonment, to give her spiritual food. Read this book, you won't be able to put it down.

How Busy People Memorize Scripture

I found this great website post about How busy people memorize scripture. This website is geared for women, but the advice given can be applied to men and women. I get the feeling many men, if not most think that scripture memorization is for Childern and women and that somehow they are given a pass. This is simply not true! As a member of the male species I believe it is important for men, the leaders of the church and family, to lead by example and listen to the good scriptural advice in this program, and lead your family in Bible Memorization.

Safely Home

How long could you feed on the scripture you remember, if you didn't have access to a Bible?