Canning the Word

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · May 23, 2023 · 5m

READ: PSALMS 1:2; 119:103-105; 2 TIMOTHY 3:14-17 Have you ever canned food? Throughout much of history, people have canned and preserved food—often in glass jars. This has been an important way for people to get nutrition, even in less-than-ideal times like winter or natural disasters. In a way, memorizing Scripture is like “canning” truth from God’s Word to store in our hearts so that we always have it with us. Memorizing words from the Bible is a spiritual practice that Christians have done for centuries. It provides us with the opportunity to feast on God’s Word, even when we don’t have…