My dear, sweet wife often makes fun of the fact that I have the ability to remember the most insignificant details from the past but have a hard time remembering that garbage pickup in our neighborhood is Thursday (or is it Tuesday?).
Anyway, I recently took a trip down memory lane all the way back to my days at Redeemer Lutheran School in Tucson, Arizona. The first verse our 5th grade class memorized was Luke 11:28 - Blessed are they who hear the Word of God and obey it."
Our teacher, Mrs. Royer, told us that everything we learned during religion hour that year would be from the Word of God. She said, "Now I don't want God's Word to go in one ear and out the other! I want you to memorize God's Word and know it and keep it and obey it!"
The emphasis on the Greek word for "obey" is "to hold fast to, trust, cherish, keep on believing." Our Savior God takes up residence in our hearts through faith created by God's Word. The Holy Spirit continues throughout our lives to teach us the truth of the precious Word. As we hear and learn it more and more, we trust God for the forgiveness of our sins, hold fast to Christ, "the way and the truth and the life," and cherish how God speaks to us through His Word.
May God continue to bless you and you hear, read, study and pray over His Word and keep on trusting in His promises of grace!
