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It’s not every week that a first-time guest over the age of 60 stumbles into Arrowhead. Hard to believe, I know. So when a gentleman who looked to be around 90 asked to speak to me Sunday morning I was quick to get to him. He introduced himself to me as a pastor from Morristown and told me my grandmother had invited him, which was pretty cool in itself. He told me about his relationship with my grandfather, who passed away when I was 7, including how he used to help him prepare to teach his Sunday School lesson.

He also mentioned that he was legally blind. But, he said, “I still read my Bible.” I was puzzled, but he couldn’t even see well enough to see the look on my face. He said, “I just read it from memory.” Then he proceeded to quote enough of John 1 to give me the idea that he had the whole thing memorized. Then all of the Beatitudes and some of Matthew 6 and 7 to show that he had the whole Sermon on the Mount memorized. The man who brought him said he had the whole Bible memorized. He argued he didn’t. The other man said, “Well, most of it.” He didn’t argue with that. I also forgot to mention that he wept in several places as he quoted.

I’m not suggesting we must legalistically memorize Scripture or that it automatically makes us better Christians, but I am still in awe of a man who prioritized God’s Word and saw his cold heart transformed.

Question: Will my commitment to God’s Word today sustain me if He chooses to take my sight? Lord, help me.