Hi fellow Steemians!
I invite you all to this 30-day Bible Literacy Challenge! The goal here is to improve the number of Bible verses we have memorized.
When I was in my 20's I was deeply impressed by a friend who could spout off Bible verses from memory. I was also deeply ashamed of myself. Although I had grown up in church, the only verse I'd memorized was John 3:16. I didn't want to have to try to explain to God why I only bothered to learn one thing He said to me my entire life.
That's when I decided to learn more. Lots more.
So I blew the dust of my Bible, sat down with a pen and notebook, and prayed. My prayer that day went something like this: "Dear Lord, please help me to memorize your Word. And as I read my Bible, please speak to me. And when you speak to me, I'm going to write that verse down; and when I write it down, please write it on my heart. Amen."
I now teach Old Testament and New Testament to college students, many of whom are starting right where I was that day.
Biblical literacy is a problem. It's a problem because if we are biblically-illiterate in an age where the Bible is so readily available to us, it is because we aren't pursuing God.
My goal with the Steemit 30-day Bible Literacy Challenge is to help you to memorize at least 1 Bible verse per day for 30 days.
It will take effort. Carry your verse with you. Let it be everywhere you look. Heed the words of Deuteronomy 1:8:
"You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."
Who's with me?
How to do it:
Resteem and upvote this post (if you'd like to).
Create a photo of a Bible verse you've written down or typed, along with the #bibleliteracychallenge tag and your Steemit name. For those who may need a little help, I use Canva to create the photos with text overlay.
Don't forget to add the title Bible Literacy Challenge and tag your post #bibleliteracychallenge
Somewhere on your post indicate which day you are on in your own personal challenge. For me, this post marks day 1:
Day 1
Don't forget to resteem and upvote to encourage biblical literacy!
