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!
“For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:20
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 NIV
Dori, Jacksonville
Ginger from Midland, TX
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
Psalm 139:14
Debbie from Madison, Ohio
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28 NIV
Stephanie, Pawleys Island, SC:
All you children will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their peace. Isaiah 54:13 (NIV)
Mary Lisa, Glenwood, MN: Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Phil 2:2 NIV
“Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.” Proverbs 12:25 Holman CSB
I am just now beginning the verse memory challenge. I’ve never posted in this blog so I hope this works. I’m so needing to do this.
Name: Sandy
City: Deptford NJ
Verse: Psalm 40:8
“I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.”
I need to memorize some Scripture so His Law WILL be within my heart. That is my desire.
I am privileged to have both my daughters (Molly 15 and Elizabeth 10) and my mother joining me in the Siesta Scripture Memory Verse team.
My verse: Exodus 33:15- “Then Moses said to him (God), “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.”
Molly’s : Hebrews 11:1-“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
Elizabeth’s: Psalms 34:”Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.”
Pamela from San Marino, CA
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
Philippians 4:6 NIV
Sandra, Thompson’s Station, TN
“Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:10 NIV
Amberley – Pasco, WA
Philippians 4:6 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
NIV
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1 NIV
Sarah J/Melb. Florida
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)
Pam – Hatton, MO
Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began.
Psalm 139:16 HCSB
Andree, Houston, TX: “Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” Rom. 12:1-2, NASB
Candi from Springfield, VA
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in His presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.
1 John 3:18-20, NIV
This is the year for healing!
Angie, Chattanooga: The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the wilderness. There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place. Deut. 1:30-31 NIV
Sherri from Richmond, VA
“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.” Romans 12:2 (NIV)
Jill from Midland, TX
“Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men” Psalm 107:8
Lisa,Bakersville,NC
Jeremiah 29,v 11,12,13
11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Kristen from Dallas, TX: “And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right.” 2 Thessalonians 3:13
Martha, Birmingham, AL
“Yet this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope. Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, ‘The Lord is my portion, therefore I will wait for him.’ The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks him.” Lamentations 3:21-25 NIV
Janice, Tulsa: 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. Philippians 4:8 The NIV Bible
Psalm 27:14
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
Candice ~ Farmington, MN
The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 1:14 NIV
Syd, Hurst, TX
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things.
Phillippians 4:8 NET Bible
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17
“for if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and belive in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9 NLT
Nicole, Columbia, SC: “But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel, ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.'” Isaiah 43:1-2 NASB
Nancy, Gilford, NH
And so after waiting patiently, Abraham (Nancy) received what was promised.
Hebrews 6:15 NIV
Kim, Great Bend, KS: For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 NIV
Rachel, Tucson, AZ
Hebrews 4:16 NIV
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Mary from Candler, NC
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of the 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.
Romans 12:2 NIV
Kara, Ephrata Pennsylvania
“He replied, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.'” Luke 11:28 NIV
M.J. from Lovington, NM
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.” I Peter 4:8 NIV
Carrie Williams from Auburn, Alabama:
“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.”
Romans 8: 26 NIV
Emily, Louisville,KY: 1 Thess 5:16-18 (ESV)
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Rachel from Trenton, Ontario : You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. Psalm 65:11 The NET Bible
We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:5 The Message
Ellen M. Camden, DE
Lisa
Tuscaloosa, Al
Beloved,if God so loved us,we ought also to love one another.
1 John 4:11
King James
Tricia, Allen, TX: “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
“You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.”
Psalm 65:11 NIV
Heather, OK, “You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7 ESV
Jen, Erie, PA:
When I am afraid, I will trust you.
Psalm 56:3
Brenda, Blairsville, GA: ” We set our eyes not on what we see but what we cannot see. What we see will last only a short time, but what we cannot see will last forever.”
2Corinthians 4:18. (NCV)
Nancy, Tucson, AZ
“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
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:105
Tricia, Leland
Carol / Shelby Twp., MI
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
Colossians 3:17 NIV
Lindsay from Dallas
“Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!” Philippians 4:4-5 (The Message)
Accidentally posted this on the “information” post 🙂 I wondered why no one else’s comments had verses in them! ha!