Hey, my fellow Scripture-memory buddies!
It’s Tuesday and that means it’s Bible study day for us at LPM. I don’t get to tarry, but trust me when I tell you I wouldn’t forget you for anything. I think of you continually, especially when I’m practicing my verses. We’re on the 18th Scripture out of 24! I can’t believe it! I have chosen my verse this time based on our Tuesday lecture study of the Book of Revelation. I wish so much we were all going through this series together. I would so dearly love to look across that sanctuary and see the faces of women I’ve come to know by bloggerly terms of endearment
like…
Wisconsin Farmgirl
OK Chick
JesusChicky
Pathfromtheheadtotheheart
3girlsmom
Lovemy2Boys
Diginee
GA Peach
West Texas Girl
Warrior In Training
Roselawyer
Michellemabelle (I sing the song every time I see one of your comments. Btw, I know you are doing A Heart Like His and I want to apologize for my hair. It’s even too big for my taste and my bangs looks like I’m covering a long, diagonal scar on my forehead. I took over my own coiffing soon after that. Big hair is a delicate thing. A very personal thing. One can only do it herself and have confidence.)
Georgia Jan (whose personal friendship I’d never have known apart from Siestaville!)
And “mama”s of all sorts: Moose Mama, Longmeadow Mama, and Lemonade Making Mama, to name just a few. You, Big Mama, and Boomama inspired my own admittedly uncreative but joyfully descriptive name, Siesta Mama.
You may as well know that if you don’t have a picture and if I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting you face-to-face, I, visual person that I am, have conjured up my own snapshot of you based on your blogger name that pops into my head every time I see your ID. It’s a risk, is all I’m saying.
OK, I’m losing focus. You guys do that to me constantly. Back to my memory verse. I have chosen Revelation 17:14 because one of the commentators I’m studying, W. Hendriksen, Th.D., who wrote a 1939 classic called More Than Conquerors, says the entire Book of Revelation can be summed up in that one verse. I loved it and thought, even based on my non-scholarly experience with the Book, how right he is! As a result, I’ve challenged my whole class to memorize it, too. So, if you’re one of our Home Girls, this probably needs to be your verse! As for the rest of you, it’s a wonderful thing to know in advance and in these times in which we live, no matter how “they” make war against the Lamb, He WILL overcome. There is only one Lord of lords and King of kings.
Revelation 17:14 (NIV)
“They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings–and with Him will be His called, chosen and faithful followers.”
Take heart, Siestas! He has overcome the world!
Love, Beth
Totally fell of the scripture memory wagon over the summer,and boy did my harried summer and back to school life take a toll on my soul without it! I am back in out of sheer desperation for God's powerful truth! I love Beth's verse, but I had already chosen this:
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done,his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, O descendants of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
Psalm 105:4-6 NIV
Tiffany
Pella, IA
Diane
Hemet, CA
Romans 11:33-36 NIV
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!How unsearchable his judgements, and his paths beyond tracing out!
"Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has ever given to God that God should repay him?"
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
Genesis 50:20-21 (NIV)
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don't be afraid, I will provide for you and your children. And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
Pat
Flint, TX
Malaksalo mi tijelo i srce; okrilje srce moga, i bastino moja, o Boze, dovijeka! Psalmi 73,26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73,26 ESV
Jodi Zagreb
I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word. I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me. Psalms 119:101-102
Jennifer Brand
Estero, FL
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your site, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 (ESV)
Beverly Parrish
Jackson, MS
Sorry it's late. Have been working on memorizing it, just didn't get around to posting it.
"By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible." Heb 11:3 ESV
They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings–and with Him will be His called, chosen and faithful followers.
Revelation 17:14 (NIV)
Shelly
Brenham, TX
Revelation 17:14 (NIV)
"They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings–and with Him will be His called, chosen and faithful followers.
Mary S
Houston, TX
Galatians 5:1 NASB
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.
Jeana
Louisville, KY
"They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and king of kings – and with Him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers."
Rev. 17:14 NIV
Barb
Ontario, Canada
Katie Taylor,
Russellville, AL
1 Thess. 5:23-24 NIV
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
Do you think there's any chance we could get an "I'm a Siesta" button to put on our own blogs?
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)
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.
Jessica Williams
Dallas, Texas
I'm still working on Colossians 1:15-20. Please pray I will do this, not in a "get it done" sort of way but in a "fight satan with Divine Power" sort of way. These are the awesome verses that start out "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation…."
Tepi
Abilene, TX
Romans 8:35,37-39 (NIV)
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? …No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
"They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings–and with Him will be His called, chosen and faithful followers."
Revelation 17:14 NIV
Beverly
Brenham, TX
"I have resolved that my mouth will not sin." Psalm 17:3b NIV
"Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips." Psalm 141:3 NIV
Soozi, Houston, TX
The faithful love of the Lord never ends. His mercies never cease.
Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.
Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT
Judi
Lancaster, PA
Ephesians 6:4 NIV
Fathers do not exsperate you childern, instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Nicole Hudson
Sugar Land,TX
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5 NIV
Kim H.
McKinney, TX
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater that these.
Mark 12:30,31 – NIV
Diane – Dallas
"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
Amy
Kearney, NE
Psalm 37:7-9 NIV
7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret- it leads only to evil.
9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
C.Marshall/Midland
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
Maureen
Cambridge, MA
Daniel 2:20-21
Daniel answered and said:
"Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His.
And He changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and raises up kings;
He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding."
KJV
Luv 2 Praise
Lori Tremblay
Mapleville, RI
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given to you. This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be disciples.
John 15:7-8 NIV
Tammy
Dallas, TX
Daniel 2:22-23 HCSB
He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells in Him.
I offer thanks and praise to You, God of my fathers, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have let me know what we asked of You, for you have let us know the king's mystery.
Deborah
Bon Aqua, TN
Ps. 17:5 (NIV)
"Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings."
Linda
Wichita, KS
Philippians 3:18-19
18 For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.
Kim from Chatham
The mind of a sinful man is death, but the mind controlled byt the Spirit is life and peace.
Romans 8:6
NIV
Emily
Mechaniscsville, VA
Ps- sorry i am late.
1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Kristie
Groveton, NH
2 Cor. 8.11-12 (NIV)
"Finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to waht he does not have."
Carol
Grove City, PA
Psalm 116:15 (KJV)
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints."
Amy G
Addison, TX
Oops…I forgot to send my verse in.
Kathy
Tampa, FL
2 Cor. 2:14 (NIV)
Thanks be to God who leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
Psalm 86:11 NIV
Brooke Forsyth
Atlanta, GA
"May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us – yes, establish the work of our hands."
Ps. 90:17 NIV
Paula – Katy, TX
Eph. 3:16-17 NLT
I pray that from His gloriopus, unlimited resources He will give you mighty inner strength through His Holy Spirit. 17 And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in Him. May your roots go down deep in to the soil of God's marvelous love.
Susan
Bradenton,FL
(My computer died on the 14th then I was out of town so I hope it's not to late!)
Second one posted
Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Eph 5:15-16 NIV
Sandra
Wichita Falls, TX
Psalm 63:1 (NIV)
1 O God, you are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
LT in Apple Valley MN
Luke 1:46-50.
"Oh, how my soul praises the Lord.
How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me. He shows mercy from generation to generation
to all who fear him."
Kim
Knoxville, TN
Dear Beth Moore, from sister in Christ;Angels on the Wing,Susie. I love you so, when you speak the word of God,every time it directly has somehthing to do with something I am dealing with. I love a man that knows Christ, but has not lived for Christ, he is lost in drugs and alcohol, yet he is desperately seeking a way out of it, slow to learn, eager for a way out. He is a man that "still waters run deep" he often spends his time at a park near his home and it is his sancturay where he spends alot of time alone, and speaks to God there, he hopes he will be forgiven, he hopes that God will send him someone to help him find his way, hence, I saw in a dream all these demons opppressing him, and some possessing him, and the Lord warned me what I would be up against, yet that all I could be was an example of Christ, and pray for him and intercede that he would be dellivered, and let the Holy Spirit do the work within, and just continue living my life as a reflection of Christ, ;not preachy, or shoving it down his throat, but live by example, and not talk so much as to instead show by my living wittness, that he needs Jesus. This man is a very troubled man, yet very humble, very kind, and a good,tender hearted man, yet he was raped by many men, and tied to a tree as a young boy of 12, and it has scarred him all his life of 46 years, please Beth, tell me what to do , how can I help him, only thru prayer do I know that much I can do, i dearly love this man, in spite of his drug addiction and alcoholism, for I see his beauty of spirit, and his god given potential. I suggested a 12 step program, but he is afraid of how many people in our town will give him a hard time and judge him, he is like the prodical son, who is seeking a way home, but does not know how to get there, he needs something of Gods intervention, help me , please to know what is that I ,but not so much me, as what God can do for him, set him free, heal him, and bring him back home with Jesus, he is heavy on my heart, please Beth , I desire Gods will and guidance, I dont know if I am even suppose to be in his life, I just know I love him, care for him, and need the Savior to save this man,help me please as to know what to do, if i am not meant to be with this man, I need to know that too, and I dont, I am not sure, so please ,feedback from you or my siestas would certainly help me, as to which place in this rrealationship, I need to be for my loving mans Highest Good, If I am to leave him, or stay and pray and be a wittness for Christ, which is what i feel in my heart is where God wants me right now, however, I just do not know all the details of what or how to deal with all this, God please deliver him!!!!!!In Jesus name I ask, amen….Susie, angels on the wing!!!
Psalm 121: 1-2 (HCSB)
"I raise my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth."
Karen Payne
Hartselle, AL
The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
Psalm 103: 6-8
I just posted Psalm 103:6-8.
I forgot to say that it is from the ESV and I am Melissa from Waco, TX. 🙂
"And blessed {is} she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord." Luke 1:45 NASB
Emily
Rogue Valley OR
"I cry out to God Most high, to God who fulfills His purposes for me."
Ps 57:2
mk
Seattle
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Do not let unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Sheryl Harris
Fort Smith, AR
Ecc 8:1 The Message
There's nothing better than being wise, knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. Wisdom puts light in the eyes, and gives gentleness to words and manners.
Kimberly San Antonio, TX
Rev 17:14
"Thry will make war against the lamb, but the lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings-and with Him will be His called, chosen and faithful followers".
Beverly, Palm Harbor, Fl