| The task is simple. The rewards are profound.
"Personalizing Scripture" means taking God's Word and applying it to yourself
by re-phrasing it in the first person singular. (For you government-school graduates, "first
person singular" means using words like "I," "me," and "mine.")
Here is an easy example:
God's Word
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My Personalization
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| "Thou shalt not kill." |
"I will not kill." |
"Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him,
that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Rom 6:6 |
"Knowing this, that my old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin
might be destroyed, that from now on I should not be the slave of sin. |
More
examples are found here. |
A personalized verse is useful for creating prayers and vows. |