Memorizing is a slow process for me. As I repeat a phrase over and over, I end up meditating on it. The discipline yields a double benefit. That is the case with Psalm 119:104. It says, “Through Your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.”

The word ‘false’ in Hebrew means deception. The devil’s only power is through deception. He seeks to pull us from the truth that keeps us free. We gain insights as we read God’s word for understanding so we can apply it.

James 1:21 says that the implanted word will save our soul. His word is implanted as we memorize and meditate. Verse 22 says, “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving ourselves.”

A person who is deceived does not know they have been trapped by the enemy. When we look into the mirror of God’s word, our hidden to us is revealed. Think of the word blindspot. I know that I have blindspots when I am driving. I have to compensate for them in order to drive safely.