READY? AIM! FIRE!
Happy New Year, my dear sisters in Jesus! Last night I wrote a letter to the Lord Jesus right before I went to sleep and recalled His faithfulness through a tumultuous year. Right before I turned out the light, I opened up Daily Light for the last Scripture reading for the year and it offered this verse:
The Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way you went until you came to this place. Deut. 1:31
I could have cried. Yes, He surely did. And He carried you, too. Tightly in His faithful arms.
Only God knows what this particular year has in store for us. He alone sees how the path will wind, and climb, and fall, and rise again. We do not have control over the future as we glance ahead to 2011 but make no mistake. He does and we, His lavishly loved daughters, can indeed prepare to live what He thoughtfully brings our way victoriously. On this first day of the new year, we are not victims. We are called to live as victors, holding up the Shield of Faith in one hand and the Sword of the Spirit in the other.We need BOTH.
It’s finally time to post your first memory verse of 24 in 2011! If you haven’t already read the instructions thoroughly, please look at the post on December 26th titled “Siesta Scripture Memory Instructions.” It will tell you everything you need to know. Just a quick refresher: Your comments will almost entirely consist of these entries:
First name, city, verse, reference, and version.
Please keep it limited to these facts so that the verses stand out prominently for us to behold. You can occasionally say something as brief as “I’m excited!” Or “I need prayer!” but nothing longer than that please. Let’s let the Scriptures themselves rise like we’re looking at them with our 3-D glasses on.
Here’s my first Scripture entry of 24 in 2011:
Beth, Houston: All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. James 1:17 The NET Bible
Be sure and hand write your verse in your spiral to help engrave it on your sweet mind. Also consider writing your contact information on the inside cover in case you leave it somewhere and God causes someone gracious to find it.
I love to claim Psalm 65:11 on the first day of the new year:
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. The NET Bible
Lord, I want an abundance of Your Holy Spirit! (See Luke 11:13!) Abba, go before us this year and leave the fragrance of Your very presence in Your wake!
OK, Siestas! Hit it! I’ve prayed for you and can’t wait to pursue the Lord Jesus Christ with you this year. If some of you don’t know which verse to use this time around, consider Psalm 65:11. It’s a great first round.
Remember to wait 24 hours from the time you post your comment until you assume it got lost and enter it again. So many comments come in at once on these Scripture memory posts that the server bogs down, causing it to take extra time.
I love you, Sisters! Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can do this! Remember, KEEP IT SIMPLE AND MEANINGFUL!
Shawna, Boise Idaho
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. Ephesians 3:17-18 TNIV
Angela, Germantown, TN
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of the Lord so that at the proper time he may exalt you”
1 Peter 5:6 ESV
Sarah, Bremen. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 NIV
Anastasia Remmes Littleton, CO Romans 8:3 NASB For what the Law could not do,weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,
Taking on all of Chater 8 this year!
Angie, Griffith, IN
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. Jeremiah 29:11-12 (NIV)
So be it.
Linda, Sonora, KY
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:10 NIV
Lamentation 3:22-24
The unfailing love of the LORD never ends!
By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction.Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day. I say to myself, “The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!” (NASB)
Nell, College Station, TX: “He will teach us his ways so we make walk in his paths.” Isaiah 2:3b NIV
Stacey,Cumming:But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;they shall mount up with wings as eagles,they shall run,and not be weary; and they shall walk,and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 KJV
Dawn, Jacksonville FL
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phillippians 4:13 NKJV
to remind me I CAN complete this and learn 24 verses this year
Linda
North Fort Myers, Florida 33917
He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8 NIV
Mare, San Antonio
Psalm 139:1 NLT Version:
“You have examined me and you know everything about me.”
Rachelle, Long Island, KS Isaiah 52:12 (ESV) “For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.”
II Tim 3:16 & 17-V16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: V17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. KJV
Melanie, Orlando, FL- Create in me a pure heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 NIV
Whitney, Memphis, Tn: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:8-10 (NLT)
Beth, San Francisco
1 Thessalonians 5:18Â NIV
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Heather, Liberty-TX
Psalm 65:11 You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. NET Bible
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 (NIV)
Lesia from Elizabethtown, KY
“For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined. You brought us into the net; You laid affliction on our backs. You have caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.”
Psalm 66:10-12 NKJV
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us.
Ephesians 3:20 NIV
Karon
Kingsland, Ga
Lacey Leonard TX
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
Psalms 63:3 NIV
Suzanne, Tacoma, WA
12) I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13) I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:12-13 NIV
ashley e
huntsville, al
Hosea 10:12 ESV
Sow for yourselves righteousness;
reap steadfast love;
break up your fallow ground,
for it is the time to seek the LORD,
that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
Renee, Cincinnati, Ohio
You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.
With your help I can advance against a troop;
with my God I can scale a wall. Psalm 18: 28-29 NIV
Ina. Lancaster, PA
And Mary said, “Behold the bond slave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word”.
Luke 1:38 NASB
Kathy / Fresno, CA
“If you keep your mouth shut, you will stay out of trouble.”
Provs. 21:23
I’m going to personalize it tho’…If I keep my mouth shut, I’ll stay out of trouble.” :>
For God so loved the world he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall nor perish but have eternal life John3:16 NIV
Taryn from Elizabethtown, KY
“He heals the brokenhearted, And binds up their wounds. He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name. Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.”
Psalm 147:3-5 NKJV
I love this one!
Shannon, Tustin, CA – “So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 NLT
Christine, Houston: When you go out to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots, an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them; for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 20:1 NRsV
Rice, WA
“I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.”
Psalm 120:1 NIV
Darl, Bakersfield, California “The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
Psalms 46:10 Let go [of your concerns]! Then you will know that I am God. I rule the nations. I rule the earth. God’s Word Translation
Morgen from Elizabethtown, KY
“But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “ Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior.”
Isaiah 43:1-3a
Andi, West Lafayette, IN
“Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
Your justice like the ocean depths.
You care for people and animals alike, O Lord.
How precious is Your unfailing love, O God!”
Psalm 36:5-7a NLT
Patty, Ada, OK: “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope,”. Romans 15:4 NIV
Emily, Fuquay-Varina, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18
Barbara, North Olmsted, Oh
Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Proverbs 4:7, NIV
I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Phil 4:13 NIV
Kim; Lakeland,FL
“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)
Bethany
Cartersville, GA
And I will lead the blind in a way they do not know, in paths they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I will not forsake them Isa 42:16
Psalm 37:4
“Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires.”
Let me hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning, for I trust in Thee, teach me the way in which I should walk; for to Thee I lift up my soul. NASB
Debbie in Indiana
“Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus…” Phillipians 2:5 NIV
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Matthew 7:7-8 NKJV
Kerry, Cape Coral, FL
Matthew 6:33 NLT
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Linda, Okla. City NIV Eccl. 4:9-10
9.) Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: 10.) If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!
Be Strong and Courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 NIV
Savannah, Bluffton
But the people you redeemed, you led in merciful love; You guided them under your protection to your holy pasture. The Message REMIX