Memorization

It is becoming increasingly clear to me how vital it is to have God's word etched in your heart and your mind. Memorization is key here so that we can recall these verses at any given moment and it will hopefully lead us back into wisdom of doing what is right rather than falling into temptation. I have started working on this with our three year old, not really sure what to expect. He is doing great and has already memorized Ephesians 6:1, Psalm 116:1 and Acts 4:12. I have tried to explain to him in his terms what each one means and though he might not grasp them entirely it amazes me to think that he is already knowing the word of God better than I did up until several years ago! The other day we were drawing on his chalkboard, and I drew the three crosses and was telling him that the other two men who were crucified with Jesus had sinned but that Jesus had never sinned and he said to me, " but Jesus prayed to God that if He could to take His cross off of Him" He must have been told this in Sunday school because I had never went over that with him. It just amazed me that he remembered this and put it in the right context from just hearing it once in a Bible story at church! Oh how we should lead these little ones unto Him!

Hebrews 1 - 2:10

The Son Superior to Angels
1In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. 3The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
5For to which of the angels did God ever say,
"You are my Son;
today I have become your Father[a]"[b]?
Or again,
"I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son"[c]?
6And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says,
"Let all God's angels worship him."[d]
7In speaking of the angels he says,
"He makes his angels winds,
his servants flames of fire."[e]
8But about the Son he says,
"Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever,
and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.
9You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing you with the oil of joy."[f] 10He also says,
"In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
11They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
12You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end."[g]
13To which of the angels did God ever say,
"Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet"[h]?
14Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Hebrews 2
Warning to Pay Attention 1We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, 3how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. 4God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
Jesus Made Like His Brothers 5It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. 6But there is a place where someone has testified:
"What is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?
7You made him a little[i] lower than the angels;
you crowned him with glory and honor
8and put everything under his feet?[j]
In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subject to him. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him. 9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
10In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

I have never understood some people's obsession with angels. Reading this, I am even more baffled at how an angel gets such elevated to such a high status by so many people. How much more than should Christ be elevated, yet sadly it would seem that He is not elevated at all by many.