The Hand Illustration (from Navigators) show us 5 ways to get God’s Word into us! It can be said that these practices help us “get a grip” on scripture so it can haver a grip on our lives.
HEAR IT
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. Romans 10:17
READ IT
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. Revelation 1:3
STUDY IT
Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. Acts 7:11
MEMORIZE IT
How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word…I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalms 119:9,11
MEDITATE ON IT
but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither-whatever they do prospers. Psalms 1:2-3