When Dr. Marryat, a gifted servant of Christ in days gone by, was a boy, he felt it was his duty to store his excellent memory with the words of holy Scripture. He is said to have committed to memory the Books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah, and all the Minor Prophets, as also the epistles of the New Testament; and, in order that he might retain this invaluable treasure, it was his practice to repeat them from memory, without a book, once a year.
It would be a rare thing to find a boy with such a remarkable memory as young Marryat had; nevertheless, it would be a wonderful blessing to boys and girls while still in their youth to commit to memory as many of the Scriptures as they are able. The Lord can turn them into joy and praise throughout one’s lifetime.
Dear young friends, while you are young and your memory is at its best, store up all you can of the words of Scripture.
ML 01/14/1968