Hello, I'm Sochiel Dixon. I explore the power of memorizing scripture in today's

our daily bread reading, sharing hope. As Emma shared how God helped her embrace her identity

as his beloved child, she weaved scripture into

our conversation. I could barely figure out where the high school student stopped speaking her

words and began quoting the words of God. When I commended her for being like a walking Bible,

her brow furrowed. She hadn't been intentionally reciting

scripture verses. Through daily reading of the Bible, the wisdom found in it had become a part of

Emma's everyday vocabulary. She rejoiced in God's constant presence and enjoyed every opportunity he provided to share his truth with others.

But Emma isn't the first young person God has used to inspire others to prayerfully read, memorize, and apply scripture?

When the Apostle Paul in First Timothy encouraged Timothy to step into leadership, he demonstrated confidence in this young man.

Paul acknowledged that Timothy was rooted in scripture from infancy.

Like Paul, Timothy faced doubters.

Still, both men lived as if they believed all scripture was God

breathed. They recognized scripture was useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training

in righteousness so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

When we hide God's wisdom in our hearts,

His truth and love can pour into our conversations naturally.

We can be like walking Bibles, sharing God's eternal hope wherever we go.

Music sharing God's eternal hope wherever we go. Today's our daily bread devotional scripture reading is from 2 Timothy chapter 3, verses 10 to 17.

You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose,

faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings. What kinds of things happen to me

in Antioch, Iconium, and Leistra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued

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