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!
LaRee – Tucson, AZ
“In my distress I called to the Lord, I called out to my God. From His temple He heard my voice; my cry came to His ears.
2Samuel 22:7
Marilyn/ Hazel Green, AL
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you, He will never leave you or forsake you.
Deut. 31:6 NIV
sue,savannah ga Isaiah 43: 18,19 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. NIV
Jessica from Houston, TX
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
NIV
Cory- Mills River, NC
“You were taught with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV
Ingrid, Columbus, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (NIV) 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
Stephanie, Mammoth Lakes, CA
“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” Phil 2:13 NLT
Sharon Lititz PA
Philippians 3:10-11 NIV
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Angela from Williamsport, PA
“He must become greater; I must become less.”
John 3:30 NIV
Desiree, Douglass, KS
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
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
Redford, MI
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:34 (NIV)
Stacey from Houston,TX
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
michelle byrne columbus,ohio Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble,and He saved them out of their distresses.He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,and brake their bands in sunder. kjv
Stephanie
Abilene, TX
Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.
Proverbs 3:3-4, ESV
Mindy
McDonough, GA
“Do not let any 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.”
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Psalms 62:8
“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.” Isaiah 43:1b & 2 (NLT – New Living Translation)
Carol, Phoenix, AZ: “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17, NIV
Darcie L. Sheridan,
Tell me in the morning about your love, because I trust you. Show me what I should do, because my prayers go up to you. Lord, save me from my enemies; I hide in you. Teach me to do what you want because you are my God. Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground. Psalm 143:8-10 NCV
Stephanie P, Columbus OH.
I Corinthians 10:31
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God ~ NKJV
K from Metro Detroit
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)
from Cincinnati, OH
“You alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. The boundary lines for me have fallen in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.”
Psalm 16:5-6 NIV
And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? Matthew 6:27
Beverly, Colorado Springs, CO
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 4:29 (ESV)
Liz
Tarzana, California
” ‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,’ says the LORD Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.’ ”
Malachi 3:10
The New International Version Bible
Heidi – Midland
Oh! Teach us to live well! Teach us to live wisely and well. Psalm 90:12 The Message
Just saw this and want to join in!
Erin, Fort Worth, TX, You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11, NIV
Shelley, Springfield, Missouri, “[G]iving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.” Ephesians 5:20-21 ESV
Crystal, Lineville AL, Psalm 51:10~ Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me~ KJV
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 KJV
Forgot- friendswood, tx.
“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
Kerri, Greenville, MS
He has told you what is good; and what does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
To slander no one to be peacable and considerate and to show true himilty toward all men.
Titus 3:2 NIV
Becky
Choctaw, OK
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 (NKJV)
Tamara
Upland, CA
Establish my footsteps in Thy Word, And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me.
Psalm 119:133 (NASB)
Eva, Colfax NC
“You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.”
Psalms 77:14(NIV)
Genoa, Illinois
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you” John 15:16
Paulette – Magnolia, MS
Ephesians 4:30
Don’t grieve God. Don’t break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don’t take such a gift for granted.
Philippians 4:12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
I need to stop thinking that the things I want are the things I need. I accept that I do not need a new iPod, no matter how much I want one.
Heather, Crystal Springs, MS “Treat me according to your constant love and teach me your commands. I am your servant; give me understanding so that I may know your teachings. Psalm 119:124-125, the Good News Bible
Susan McDonald, Greensburg PA,
Is: 43: 18,19.
“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.” NIV
Stephanie, Panama City, FL
Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)
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. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – His good, pleasing, and perfect will.
Happy New Years everyone!!
Kala, Overland Park, KS:
“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
Jeanne Manning, Valley Head, AL
Psalm 143:5-6,8 (NIV)
I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.
I spread out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
Deana from Palm City, FL: 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
Elisabeth Lexington, KY
I am reposting my verse because I didn’t see it post yesterday.
“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
Shannon from Charlottesville, VA
But by the grace of God, I am what I am.
1 Corinthians 15:10
Becky, Charlotte, NC “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9
Dawn — Falmouth, KY
Job 12:12. Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to the old. (NLT)