2011 Siesta Scripture Memory Team: Verse 1!

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!

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  1. 1051
    Ruth says:

    Ruth Sanger Psalm 140:23-24 NIV
    Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

  2. 1052
    Tack says:

    Lisa, Bethany, OK: “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you received.” Ephesians 4:1 NIV

  3. 1053
    Diana says:

    Diana, Tulsa, OK:
    Isaiah 26:3
    You will keep in perfect peace
       those whose minds are steadfast,
       because they trust in you.
    (NIV)

  4. 1054
    Julie says:

    Julie
    Corpus Christi

    1 John 4:7: “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”
    NIV

  5. 1055
    Sheri says:

    Sheri of Belmont :”See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19 NIV

  6. 1056
    Judy says:

    Judy, Conway, SC
    “In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice;
    in the morning I lay my requests before you
    and wait expectantly.” Psalm 5:3, NIV

  7. 1057
    Diane says:

    Diane, Missoula, MT: “Wisdom begins with respect for the Lord, and understanding begins with knowing the Holy One.” Proverbs 9:10 NCV

  8. 1058
    Redeemed says:

    Becky
    Owasso OK

    May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
    Romans 15:13 NIV

    Woooo hooooo!!!!!!

  9. 1059
    Suzannah says:

    Suzannah from Nashville: “And now, O Lord God, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. Now, therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever: for You, O Lord God, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever.” 2 Samuel 7:28-29 NKJV

  10. 1060
    beckyjomama says:

    Becky Jo
    Chesterfield, MI

    You’re all I want in heaven!
    You’re all I want on earth!
    When my skin sags and my bones get brittle,
    God is ROCK-FRIM and FAITHFUL.
    Psalm 73:25-26 Message

    (I wanted to go to v.28, but didn’t want to be the example of how NOT to do it … again! giggle!!)

  11. 1061
    Mary Anne says:

    Mary Anne, Gilbert, LA: “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” 1 John 5:14, NIV

  12. 1062
    Lisa Hutton says:

    Lisa, Statesville: Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin, with leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? Romans 6:16, ESV

  13. 1063
    Jeri Blakey says:

    Jeri B, Battlefield, MO
    “Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
    Psalm 73:27,28 NIV

  14. 1064
    Stephanie Cline says:

    Stephanie, Youngstown, OH:
    “Make me know Your ways, Oh LORD; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your Truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation. For You I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:4-5 NAS.

  15. 1065
    Devi says:

    Devi, Singapore: If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John 14:14 KJV

  16. 1066
    Shannon says:

    Shannon, Chino, CA

    “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV

  17. 1067
    Esabelle says:

    Esabelle
    Louisville, Ky.

    It is a trustworthy statement,
    For is we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
    If we endure, we will also reign with Him,
    If we deny Him, He also will deny us;
    If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

    2 Timothy 2:11-13
    NASB

  18. 1068
    Kristen says:

    Kristen, Houston :: “I’ll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you. I’ll remove the stone heart from your body and replace it with a heart that’s God-willed, not self-willed.” Ezekiel 36:26 The Message

  19. 1069
    Katie says:

    Katie, Durham, NC: “But blessed is the woman who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. She will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out it’s roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8, NIV

  20. 1070
    Shanda says:

    Shanda, Tyler, TX: “My daughter, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them and health to the whole body. Above all elese, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:20-23 NIV

  21. 1071
    Misti says:

    Misti, Belleville MI

    Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD. Lamentations 3:40 NIV

  22. 1072
    Sharon says:

    Sharon,Nixa Psalm 1:1 NLT Oh,the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.

  23. 1073
    Patty baldwin says:

    Patty from Vicksburg, Mississippi: “Show me Your ways, O Lord. Teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long.”
    Psalm 25:4-5

  24. 1074
    Kay says:

    Kay,Sheridan: Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 kjv

  25. 1075
    candie says:

    Candie, Gulfport, Ms:
    fear not, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 ESV

  26. 1076
    Diana says:

    Diana, Dallas, TX: For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. -2 Corinthians 13:10 ESV

  27. 1077
    Lindsey says:

    Lindsey, Charleston, SC “You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake.” Psalm 65:11, NET Bible

  28. 1078
    Robyn Smith says:

    Robyn, Edmond, OK
    He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.
    Isaiah 33:6 NIV

  29. 1079
    Traci Tyson says:

    Traci – Irvine, CA
    “Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up, do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)

  30. 1080
    Lisa says:

    LISA, Nampa
    Psalm 65:11
    You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. The NET Bible

  31. 1081
    Diane Johnson says:

    My verse is:
    The Lord says I will never leave you or forsake you. Therefore, I can boldly say that the Lord is my helper and I will not be afraid. Heb.13: 5&6 Holman Bible

  32. 1082
    Serena says:

    Serena, Ft. Wayne, IN
    Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
    Psalm 105:4 NIV

  33. 1083
    Jeannie says:

    Jeannie, Vero Beach, Florida
    Psalm 34:4 NIV
    I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.

  34. 1084
    Susan B. says:

    Susan
    Meredith, NH
    “Sell your possessions and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in Heaven that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” –Luke 12:33-34, ESV

  35. 1085
    Tina Harrell says:

    Tina from Chesapeake, VA – “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Ps 139:23-24 NLT

  36. 1086
    Carolyn says:

    Carolyn, Warwick, RI: Proverbs 31: 10-12 10 “A woman of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. 11 her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. 12 she brings him good not harm all the days of her life.

  37. 1087
    Kathy Gainesville says:

    For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens, He is the God who formed the earth and made it. He established it and did not create it a waste place but formed it to be inhabited. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
    Isaiah 45:18 NAS

  38. 1088
    Traci says:

    Traci, Decatur, Alabama: “The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.” Lamentations 3:25 ESV

  39. 1089
    Ashley Honea says:

    Ashley, San Angelo, TX: “…So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 NIV

  40. 1090
    Diane Couper says:

    Diane from Ontario, Canada
    “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”
    James 1:17 NKJ

  41. 1091
    Lynette says:

    Lynette – Aurora, CO
    1 Corinthians 6:12 (New International Version 1984, ©1984)

    12 “Everything is permissible for me”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me”—but I will not be mastered by anything.

  42. 1092
    Stephanie says:

    Stephanie, Arlington, TX. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phil 4:6 NIV

  43. 1093
    Jane says:

    Jane, Chesterfield
    “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.
    See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)

  44. 1094
    Shelly says:

    Shelly, Lakeville, MN: “The Lord says, these people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.” Isaiah 29:13, NIV

  45. 1095
    Namcy says:

    Nancy. Westlake Village CA
    Isaiah 43:18-19a. NASB. “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing.

  46. 1096
    Holly Moore says:

    Holly from Alpharetta, GA

    May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Rom. 15:13

  47. 1097
    Brenda/El Paso says:

    Brenda, El Paso “Do Not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19. NASB
    (I’ve got me some wilderness – GLORY!!)

  48. 1098
    Jill Melum says:

    Jill Bozeman
    For my yoke is easy , and my burden is light.
    Matt. 11:30 KJV

  49. 1099
    Jo Ann Roth says:

    Jo Ann, Lincoln, Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding has no limits. Psalms 147:5 NIV

  50. 1100
    Martie says:

    Martie ~ Indianapolis ~ Psalm 52:9 ~ “I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.” ~ NIV ~

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