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!
Karen, Clarksville, “I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NLT
Julia, Sterling: For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12, NASB
Stephanie, Austin: You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. Ps. 65:11 the NET Bible
Cindy, Lake City, FL
You crown the year with Your good blessings; and You leave abundance in Your wake. Psalms 65:11 NET
“But remember that the temptations that come into your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can’t stand up against it. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you will not give in to it.”
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)
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
Jennifer O. – Janesville, Wisconsin
“I have loved you with an ever-lasting love;
I have drawn you with loving-kindness…”
Jeremiah 31:3b
NIV [1984 version]
Please pray that this wonderful truth will truly become heart-felt to me, as I sure need to KNOW that I KNOW this fact !
Manchester TN. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. ” therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Tammie, Carlisle, PA
Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts. (Jeremiah 15:16 ESV)
Jaci
Cape Coral, FL
Psalm 112:7 NIV
He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
Jen R,Bixby, Moreover-let us also be full of joy now!Let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance. Romans 5:3,AMP
Heather, Woodstock, GA
“Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.” Psalm 116:7 (NAS)
Fullerton, CA
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
Psalm 3:8 I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. NIV
Vicki, Elizabethtown KY
“And he (the lawyer) answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.’ And He (Jesus) said to him, ‘You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.'”
Luke 10:27,28
ESV
DO THIS!! Not just know it and believe it…do it!! 🙂
Amber, Memphis (copying yours this time!): 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
Karen
Leonard, Tx
Ps.63:3 NIV
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
Rom 12:1 (NLT)
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I please with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice — the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him.
High Point, NC
For the word of the Lord is right and true; He is faithful in all he does.
Psalms 33:4
Lezlie, Eagan Minnesota
Psalm 65:11
“You crown the year with Your blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.” NET
“Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” -Ephesians 5:2
Danielle
Fort Smith, AR
Sheri Austin TX, Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path, Ps 119:105 NASB
In the beginning was was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
John 1:1,2
NKJ
Deming, NM
“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 desert and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19, NIV
Autumn from Brandon, MS
Julie
Broken Arrow, OK
But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here!”
Matthew 14:27 (NLT)
Port Huron, Michigan
“And all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land sparkling with happiness.” These are the promise of the Lord of Hosts.
Malachi 4:12, The Living Bible
Mandy, Lafayette IN
You will seek Me and find Me when you search with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 (NASB)
Laurie, Gibsonville, NC
My GOD is with me, whom shall I fear? My GOD is the Refuge and Stronghold of my life. I am not afraid! Psalm 27:1 AMP Bible
Linda, Carolina Beach, NC:
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 praise-worthy, think about such things. Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
Kristine in Edmond, OK: “The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deut. 31:8
Cindy, Arlington, TX
Lee from Western MI
NIV
Colossians 3:16
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.”
Valerie Clark, Lewisville NC
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Romans 15:4
Jessica
Birmingham, AL
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.
Isaiah 12:2, NIV
Cindy, Arlington, TX “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.” Proverbs 3:5 NRSV
Mansfield, Oh
Psalm 141:3 Set a guard over my mouth; O Lord, Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Lisa Day
Surprise, AZ
“But forget all that—it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.
For I am about to do something new.
See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?
I will make a pathway through the wilderness.
I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.”
Isaiah 43:18-19 (NLT)
Beth, Hartland. “But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God.” John 1:12 NLT
“May the God of all 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
Gina…Kosciusko, MS
Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough troubles of its own. Matthew 6:34 NIV
Di, Cowpens, SC
Proverbs 91:1
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.”
Carol, Pierre,Therefore, as the elect of God holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness long suffering; Col. 3:12 New King James
It’s Carla Bachand. Is it you, Carol Gengler? I would love to know somebody personally who is committing to this SSMT. Maybe we could practice scripture and be accountable to each other. I’ve told my family they will have to be my helpers and listeners. I’d love another sister to share this journey with. Let me know!
Jeremiah 29:11 “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.”
Tara, Dickinson, ND: Lamentations 3:21-22 Yet this I call to mind and therefore have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.-niv
Alyssa from Fort Worth, TX:
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 (NIV)
Michelle-Atlanta, Texas
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a treee planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season. Whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 1:2-3
holly::layton::She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. Proverbs 31:17 :: NIV
Carmen
Brookville
Isaiah 43:18-19 (ASV) Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Jennifer from Grovetown, Georgia: “He guidesthe humble in what is right and teaches them his way” Psalm 25:9 NIV
Psalm 25:4-5 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 .NASB