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. 5501
    Nise' says:

    Nise’, Michigan

    How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty.
    My soul yearns, even faints for the courts of the LORD;
    My heart and flesh cry out for the living God.

    Psalm 84:1-2 (NIV)

  2. 5502
    Rachelle says:

    Rachelle from Greer, SC “All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work” 2 Tim 3:16-17

  3. 5503
    Sharon says:

    Sharon, Hamburg, NY: “Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:14 NIV

  4. 5504
    becomingmoreundignified says:

    Jeannette
    Land O Lakes, FL

    The LORD your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.
    He will take great delight in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
    but will rejoice over you with singing.

    Zeph 3:17

  5. 5505
    Mary beth says:

    Mary Beth, Abilene TX

    “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast,because he trusts in you.”

    Isaiah 26:3 NIV

  6. 5506
    Charleen says:

    Charleen, Nashville

    Jeremiah 29:12-13 (NLT) “In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.”

  7. 5507
    Pam Kozel says:

    Oops, NIV.

  8. 5508
    Patsy says:

    Patsy, Georgia: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:3 NIV

  9. 5509
    Kelly Dawn says:

    Kelly, Arab, AL ~ “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.” ~NIV~

  10. 5510
    Aubrey R says:

    Aubrey, Greeley, CO: Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Philippians 4:6 NLT

  11. 5511
    Kathy says:

    Cheer up, don’t be afraid. For the Lord your God has arrived to live among you. He is a mighty Savior. He will give you victory. He will rejoice over you with great gladness; he will love you and not accuse you. Is that a joyous choir I hear? No, it is the Lord himself exulting over you in happy song: I have gathered your wounded an taken away your reproach.

    Zeph. 3:17-18
    The Living Bible

  12. 5512
    Charr Lester says:

    Charr Absarokee Mt (Beth’s 1st scripture struck my heart) 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

  13. 5513
    cassie cunningham says:

    Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship

    Romans 12:1 NIV

  14. 5514
    Marla says:

    Marla – Paris, TX
    Psalm 68:19. Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.

  15. 5515
    Elise says:

    “But wisdom that is from the Lord is first pure, then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.”

    James 3:17-18

  16. 5516
    Melanie says:

    Melanie, Georgia
    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.

  17. 5517
    Sabrina says:

    Sabrina, Redding

    “But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.” Titus 3:4-5 (NIV)

  18. 5518
    Nitsa says:

    Nitsa, Eugene, OR.

    “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
    in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of
    the Holy Spirit.”
    Romans 15:13 NAS

  19. 5519
    Marcia says:

    Marcia, Parkesburg. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5, NIV

  20. 5520
    Joy says:

    Joy from Winters,
    If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.
    Isaiah 7:9

  21. 5521
    Karen white says:

    Karen, Panama City, FL: Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus as the chief cornerstone. Ephesians 2: 19-20 NIV

  22. 5522
    Shelley says:

    Shelley-Lakeland, Florida

    1 Peter 2:1-3 (NIV)

    Therefore rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy,envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies crave pure spiritual milk so that you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

  23. 5523
    Alyson says:

    Boulder, CO: 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.
    Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

  24. 5524
    Susan says:

    Lititz, Pa.

    May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Eph 3:19 (NLT)

  25. 5525
    Linda says:

    Linda Bulverde, TX
    “…and as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.”
    I Kings 19: 11-12 (NLT)

  26. 5526
    Deena Jefferson says:

    “The mind of man plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.”
    Proverbs 16.9
    Deena Jefferson
    Springboro, OH

  27. 5527
    Rebecca says:

    Rebecca Atlanta, GA

    Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

    Proverbs 29:25 NIV

  28. 5528
    seashellmom says:

    Shelly, Downey, CA
    “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” 2Tim 1:7 (NIV)

  29. 5529
    Patty Pierce says:

    Patty Pierce
    Searcy AR
    2 cor 12:9
    NIV

    But he siad to me”My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me

  30. 5530
    Mary says:

    Mary, Pierre, South Dakota: Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

    Matthew 19:26 NIV

  31. 5531
    bj says:

    BJ, Kansas City. “I pray that out of His glorious riches, He may strengthen you with power through His spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.” Ephesians 3:16-17A NIV

  32. 5532
    Angela says:

    Angela, Bonham, 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NKJ
    “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love.”.

  33. 5533
    Amy Hale says:

    Ooops…think I left mine under the wrong post last night!
    Amy, Rossville, TN…
    “Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.” ~Philippians 1:27 (NIV)

  34. 5534
    Jacqueline, CT says:

    In the morning Lord you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and waith with expectation. Ps 5:3 NIV

  35. 5535
    Jo-Anne, Alberta, Canada says:

    “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16, NIV

  36. 5536
    Brenda Fleshman says:

    “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
    Genesis 1:1 NIV

  37. 5537
    Linda says:

    Linda, Newark, DE

    But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; I Peter 2:9 NASB

  38. 5538
    Becky in Indy says:

    James 1:17 NASB

    Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow.

    Becky G.
    Indianapolis

  39. 5539
    all shall be well says:

    karen, Cheney, WA.

    “… : that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.”

    Ephesian 2:7
    (KJV)

  40. 5540
    Naomi says:

    Naomi, Monticello, MS: Jeremiah 29:11 NIV “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.”

  41. 5541
    Kimberly says:

    Kimberly, South Carolina, Philippians 4:8, Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things. NIV

  42. 5542
    Marcia says:

    Marcia, Farmington Hills, MI
    Psalms 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

  43. 5543
    Maggie says:

    Maggie, Sand Springs, OK You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake. Psalm 65:11

  44. 5544
    Chris Floyd says:

    Ack! I can’t believe I missed the first day!

    Chris (Kokomo, IN)

    And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.

    Revelation 19:14 (ESV)

  45. 5545
    Deb says:

    Deb, Pierre. SD
    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

  46. 5546
    Becky says:

    Becky Marietta, GA

    “Depend on God and keep at it because in the Lord God you have a sure thing” Isaiah 26:3 The Message

  47. 5547
    Darcie says:

    Darcie, Bethel, CT: “He has shown all you people what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 NIV

  48. 5548
    Melissa says:

    Melissa
    Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger. James 1:19 NIV

  49. 5549
    Julie says:

    Julie, Fort Worth: If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. James 1:5 NIV

  50. 5550
    Mary K Wallace says:

    Acts 4:12
    Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven, given among men by which we must be saved.

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