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!