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!
Denise – Asheville, NC
Isaiah 26:8 (NIV)
“Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; Your name and renown are the desire of our hearts”
Emmie, Athens, GA. “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10
My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;
In the morning I will direct it to You.
And I will look up. Psalm 5:3 NKJV
Becky, Whitehall, “You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.” The NET Bible
Lisa from Mooresburg, TN: Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit. Psalm 51:12 ASV
Pat in Sumter, SC: You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You because he trusts You. Is 26:3 ESV
Carmen, Lincoln, Alabama, Isaiah 42:9 (NIV) “See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.”
Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.
Psalm 37:5 (NLT)
Heather
Rossville,Ga
Julie, Detroit, MI: 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18 Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. NIV
Meredith, kelseyville, ca “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” hebrews 12 1-2 NIV
JennaB, Vancouver, WA
“So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Matt 10:31 NIV
Tara, North Platte, Nebraska: “You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.” The NET Bible
Deanna, Willmar, MN: “You crown the year with your good blessings, and You leave abundance in your wake.” Psalm 65:11 NET
Pam from Fort Wayne- Psalm 65:11-“You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.”
Mari, Raleigh, NC: Psalm 138:7 NIV “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life…”
Kim, Detroit, MI:
“Forget about what’s happened! Don’t keep going over old history. Be alert! Be present! I’m about to do something brand new. It’s bursting out. Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road in the desert and rivers in the badlands.” Isaiah 43:18-19 The Message
“The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.”
Isaiah 50:4 NIV
Heather
Vicksburg, Mi
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:9
Karen, Battle Creek:
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
Danielle, Chesapeake VA: “The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail.”
Lamintations 3:22 NASB
Bethany, Waco, TX
“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
Angie, Goshen, IN: “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.” Proverbs 22:1 NIV
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Matthew 6:24 NIV
I have just finished reading Eric Metaxas biography of Detrich Bonhoeffer and the power of this verse is very real to me at this time. Thanks Melissa for the recommendation.
Britney, Columbus,GA
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline.” 2Timothy 1:7 NLT
Heather,Dadeville,AL
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Proverbs 3:5-8 NIV
I am submitting for my small group. We are all in Houston
Carmen
“”Trust in the LORD, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
Delight yourself in the LORD,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him, and he will act.”
Psalm 37:3-5 ESV
Laurie
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight.”
Phillipians 1:9 NIV
Becca
“With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.”
James 3:9-10 NIV
Laura
“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
Ephesians 4:1-3 ESV
Bobbi, Kelowna, BC
“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
Arielle, Cincinnati, “The Lord your God is among you, a warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness. Â He will renew you with His love. He will delight in you with shouts of joy.” Zephaniah 3.17 (Holman Student)
Twila;Fayetteville, Ga.
Take on an entirely new way of life, a God Fashioned life, a life renewed from the inside and working itself into your conduct as God accurately reproduces his character in you. Ephesians 4: 23-24 The Message
Melissa, OKC, OK – I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for He is right beside me NO WONDER my heart is filled with joy and my mouth shouts his praises!! – Acts 2:25 NLT
Wilma, Knoxville, TN: 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
Madge, Marietta, GA: ‘Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.’ Heb 10:23
Stephanie, Clinton, MS: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. ” 2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV
Andrea, Elgin, IL – So, as those you have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on heart of compassion, kindness, gentleness, and patience; Colossians 3:12 NASB
Sierra, Vandalia, MO
But you belong to God, my children, and have defeated the false prophets, because the Spirit who is in you is more powerful than the spirit in those who belong to the world. 1 John 4:4 GNT
I know its late – we were travelling . . . but I love this one . . .
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
Aimee, Saskatchewan, Canada
Emy, Placentia, “Forget about what’s happened! Don’t keep going over old history. Be alert! Be present! I’m about to do something brand new. It’s bursting out. Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road in the desert and rivers in the badlands.” Isaiah 43:18-19 The Message
For it is God who works in you to will and act according to His good purpose. Phil.2:13
What a great way to start the New Year!!!
Christina, Elverta, CA:
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8 NIV
Gwen, Kennesaw, GA: Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’ This is the most important, the first on any list. Matthew 22:37 The Message
Peggy, Corbin, Kentucky “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)
Alexis
Roswell, GA
Deut. 7:9
Know, recognize, and understand therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, Who keeps covenant and steadfast love and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations,
Stephanie lewisville,tx
Refrain from anger and turn from wrath
Do not fret / it only causes harm
Psalm 37:8 niv
Casey from Henrietta, TX
You crown the year with a bountiful harvest;
Even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.
Psalm 65:11 NLT
Carla, Grove City, Ohio: You crown the year with your goodness, and richness overflows wherever you are. Psalm 65:11 God’s Word Translation
“The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Thy lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting; Do not forsake the works of Thy hands.” Ps. 138:8 NASB
Nikol, Birmingham, AL: The Lord replied,“Look around at the nations; look and be amazed! For I am doing something in your own day, something you wouldn’t believe even if someone told you about it.” Habakkuk 1:5 (NLT)
Tammy, Jacksonville, Florida Phillipians 3:13 NAS
Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,
For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13 (NIV)
Erin, Little Rock, AR; “Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” – Proverbs 31:25 ESV