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!
Ashley, Huntsville, AL “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.” Romans 12: 10, NIV.
i love this! praying for you in sisterly love from Decatur!
Jen, El Segundo: “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” NIV
Shanna from Chandler, AZ
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 1:20 NIV
Laura from Savannah, GA
Deuteronomy 6:5-7 NIV
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”
Chelsea, Enterprise, Oregon
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eteranl glory that far outweighs them all.” 2 Cor. 4:16-17 (NIV)
Cheryl (Redlands CA) Lamentations 3:22-23:”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.” (NIV)
Becky, Attalla, AL
You have crowned the year with your bounty, and your paths drip with fatness. Psalm 65:11 NASB
Loribeth, Houston, TX (will be Rome, Italy in a few days!): The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. (Zephaniah 3:17 ESV)
Leah Beth, Pasadena
“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)
Alexis from Corvallis, OR:
“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.” Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV)
Pam Lewko, Vista, CA
I thrill to God’s word.
I chew on scripture day and night.
I am a tree replanted in Eden
bearing fresh fruit every month.
Never dropping a leaf.
Psalm 1, selected from the Message translation
Kelley, Russellville. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. John 11:25. KJV.
Darbi, Gainesville:
Proverbs 4:26
Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.
NIV Bible
“You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 (NKJV)
Derie, Odessa
Luke 6:45 “The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.”
Luke 6:45 NIV
I started as soon as I learned of this team!
Amy, Portland OR: “I am the Lord. The God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?
Jeremiah 32:27 NIV
Stella, L.A.: “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” 1 Peter 3:15 NIV
You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence. Acts 2:28 NIV
Valerie in West Texas
Lord, I have heard of Your fame; I stand in awe of Your deeds, Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy. Hab. 3:2 (NIV)
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Phil.4:19 RS
Kathy, St. Petersburg, FL, “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
Andrea – Camas, WA
May the God of hope fill you wiht 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
Wyndi, Topeka, KS: 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
Katie Rundell
St. Louis, MO
“And I am certain that God, who began the good work in you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” -Philippians 1:6 NLT
Diane, Spring: “You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.” Luke 11:13 The NET Bible
Stephanie
Birmingham, AL
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.
Carol = Irvine, CA
2 Cor. 9:8 NIV
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”
Kelly, Marina, 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. Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
LS from NC. . .
“Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.”
-Psalm 119:133 NIV
Chantel, Bellingham. Finally, brothers and sisters, 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. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9 NIV
Shawnee, West Linn OR
“I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.” Psalm 145:1 ESV
Elizabeth, El Paso, TX
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrated even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. NIV
Amie, Glendale, AZ: “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.” Matthew 6:34, The Message
Jillian, Laramie, Wy
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father from whom every family in Heaven and on earth is named. I pray that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man
Ephesians 3:14-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
(part 1)
Jillian,
My mom lives in Laramie…so that place has a special place in my heart. I will be praying for you over this year as well!
Kate, Aurora CO
“Teach me to do Your will,for You are my God; let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.” Psalm 143:10 NASB
Melissa, Hollister, CA: We depend on the Lord alone to save us. Only he can help us, protecting us like a shield.
Psalm 33:20 NLT
Megan, San Angelo, TX
One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. Psalm 24:7 NIV
Barrett, Plano: Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
Proverbs 13:10
Dianna, Montana: Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7
Julie, Goodyear: And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV
Michelle. Olathe, KS: For God is at work within you, helping you to want to obey Him, and then helping you to do what He wants.
Phil 2:13
Living Bible.
Prayers would be appreciated! Love you,
Michelle
Sheila – Stockton, California
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 43:19 NLT
Julie, Granbury, TX
“Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you;
therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the LORD is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him!”
Isaiah 30:18 NIV
Modesto, CA: Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. Galatians 6:9 NASB
Aimee- Paradise, California: The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17 ESV
AJ, Berkeley, California: It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. Deut 31:8
Mara Ridgefield, WA
You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake. Psalm 65:11 NET
Sorry so Late!
Courtney, Moses Lake, WA
Let perseverance finish it’s work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
James 1:4NIV
Also love the CEV, which says ‘You must learn to endure everything so that you may be completely mature and not lacking in anything’.
Tanya from Elkhart, IN
“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)
Theresa, Zionsville,
“Martha Martha (theresa theresa)you worry and fuss about a lot of things. There is only one thing you need. Mary has made the right choice and that one thing will not be taken from her.” Luke 10:41,42 (God’s Word to the Nations)