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!
Corpus Christi Texas
Isaiah 54:10 (New American Standard)
“For the mountains may be removed
and the hills may shake,
But my lovingkindness will not
be removed from you,
And my covenant of peace will
not be shaken.”
Says the LORD who has
compassion on you.
Angela – Kirkland, WA
“But you will not leave in haste
or go in flight;
for the LORD will go before you,
the God of Israel will be your
rear guard.”
Isaiah 52:12 NIV
“It’s gonna be a GOOD GOOD year!!! How can it NOT!!!!!!!
Jana – Wilmington, Ohio
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:10 NIV
Sharon Clinton,NY Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own. Proverbs 3:5 NIVEdit | Delete Jan 1, 2011
Fiona, Brussels.
“Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1:6-7, New King James Version
(sorry I’m late – was in the car the last two days!)
Mary, Rhode Island. Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3, NIV
Faith Ann from West Baden, Indiana
<3 Call to me and I will answer you and tell your great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3 NIV<3
Jennifer, Charleston, SC: You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, NKV Psalm 30:11.
Sharoni from Houston, TX:
“..you are GOD’s child, and GOD will give you the blessing He promised because you are His child…” Galatians 4:7 NCV
I also love it in The Message:
“And if you are a child, you’re also an heir, with complete access to the inheritance.”
Denise,Bostic NC
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. Psalms 65:11
Ashley, Orlando, FL: “For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and a shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!
Psalm 84:10-12 ESV
Doris
Trussville, Alabama
PSALM 57:1 – Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in You my soul takes refuge; In the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge, Till the storms of destruction pass by. [ESV]
Becca, Pearl River, LA
Proverbs 3:26 “For the Lord is your confidence and will keep your feet from being snared.: NIV
P.S. So sorry I am late posting.
Carmen from Largo, FL
“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary and His understanding no one can fathom.” Isaiah 40:28 NIV
Search me O God and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Ps 139:23 NIV
Julie,Chesterland
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
Hebrews 10:35-36, ESV
Delaney, Allen TX – “Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.” Revelations 22:7 NIV
“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”
Romans 12:2 NLT
Danay’e – Spencer, Indiana
Whatever happens, conduct yourself in manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Phil. 1:27 NIV
Holly
Geita, Tanzania
“You can be sure that God will take care of everything you need, his generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from Jesus. Our God and Father abounds in glory that just pours out into eternity. Yes.”
Philippians 4:19-20
The Message
Lisa, Huntsville
I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.
Psalm 119:32
Rebecca, Grand Prairie
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Galations 5:1 NIV
Amy, Cordova, TN: “Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid; nor be dismayed; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 The New King James Version
Becky, Jacksonville: As a prisoner for the Lord, then I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:1-2 NIV
Robin, Mercer, TN: Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders, make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Colossians 4:5-6 NIV
Jeanie, Arkansas: The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
John 10:10
Cindy, Madrid, Spain “you crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.” Psalm 65:11, NIV Study Bible
Nicole, Tennessee -Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NIV
I am very excited to begin this journey on the lpm scripture memory team. I felt as if I should share a technique I use to memorize scripture. It seems to help my 46 year old brain retain the verse for longer than a week or two. I actually used this to memorize the passage in Isa. 61:1-4 that is in Beth’s book “Breaking Free” and, using this technique, can “almost” say it perfectly today, several years later. It is very simple. I write the verse in my notebook, simply drawing a very elementary picture for each word. I think it actually works because it gives your brain two ways to retrieve the information, almost like singing. May the Lord bless you as you sow the seed of His Word into the soil of your lives.
Anna, Elkhart
These will make war with the Lamb and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings and those who are with Him are called chosen and faithful.
Revelation 17:14 (NIV)
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 wilderness
and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV
Allison, Louisville, KY
For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. Psalm 107:9
Katie, St. Louis :o)
Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Take delight 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 do this:
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
Be still before the LORD
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.
For those who are evil will be destroyed,
but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
Psalm 37:3-9, NIV
Melissa
Asheville, NC
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”
Galatians 5:22-25
Julie,NC Holman Version – Psalm 37:7 “Be silent before the LORD and wait expectantly for Him; do not be agitated by one who prospers in His way, by the man who carries out evil plans.”
Carrie,Spring, TX
Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
Psalm 63:3, NIV
Sally, Mechanicsburg, PA
I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together.
Psalm 34:1 NIV
Molly, Wilmington, DE: However, as it is written: No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him-but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:7 (NIV)
Julie Eden, TX
Psalm 119:73 NLT You made me. You created me now give me the sense to follow Your commands.<
Lord, please help me become the woman You created me to be.
If you need wisdom, ask our Generous God and He will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. James 1:5 NLT
Neethu,Dubai “Fight the food fight of faith. Take hold of eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” 1 Thim 6:12 NIV
First time w/ SSMT, 2nd baby within days…here we go!
…”and in the wilderness where you saw how the Lord your God carried you, just as a man carries his son, in all the way which you have walked, until you came to this place.”
Deut 1:31 (NASB)
better late than never! I Corinthians 13:4
“love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, doesn’t have a swelled head” Message
Teresa, Texarkana, Arkansas
Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. Psalm 119:133 NIV
Lisa, St Cloud. “And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow Him. Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.” Colossians 2:6-7
Oops. NLT, sorry!
Gigi from West Milton, Ohio
Guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.
2 Timothy 1:14
“But the man (woman) who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedome, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it – he will be blessed in what he does.”
James 1:25 (NIV)
Tammy
Sugar Land, TX
Kirsten, Frederick, MD: Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.Psalm 16:5-6 NIV
Melissa from St. Mary’s County, MD:
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness,; and thy paths drop fatness.
Psalm 65:11 KJV
Angel from Pampa, TX
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 NIV