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!
Betty
Clarksville, TN
“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”
Romans 8:18 NIV
Beth,Marion
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Roman 15:13 NKJV
Donna, Whitesboro. Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall, Psalm 55:22 NIV
Lisa, Boerne: I was moving to a new home all weekend so just now able to post my verse — But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. 15:57
Auburn, AL
Jeremiah 29:11 (New Living Translation)
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
April
Jacksonville, Florida
Surely God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself is my strength and defense; he has become my salvation. Isaiah 12:2 NIV
Alicia, Kitchener, ON: Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 NLT
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Phil. 4:13 NKJV
Amy-Clear Lake, IA
Dana, Shelby,NC- He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. Psalm 40:2 ESV
Christine, San Antonio, TX
Psalm 25:4-5 (NKJV)
“Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.”
Kim; Poplar Bluff, MO
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2 NIV
Susan/Hillsboro, KS
Romans 11:33 “Oh, the depth of both the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgements and how unfathomless His ways!” NAS
Rebecca, Charlotte: God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I got my act together, he gave me a fresh start. Now I’m alert to God’s way; I don’t take God for granted. Every day I review the ways he works; I try not to miss a trick. Psalms 18:20-22 The Message.
He reached down from on high and tookhold of me; He drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes who were too strong for me.
Psalm 18:16-17
Michelle, KS
Hobe Sound, FL
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
“You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.” Psalm 65:11 The NET Bible
Ellen, Ludlow
” You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance.” Psaln 65:11 NIV
Deut. 30:20
“My Father, You are the Lord my God. I desire to love you, listen to your voice, and hold fast to you, for you, Lord, are my life.”
Courtney, Houston TX
You saw what he did in the wilderness, how God, your God, carried you as a father carries his child, carried you the whole way until you arrived here.
Deuteronomy 1:31
Tanya, Warren PA (NIV)
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the Heavenly lights who does not change like shifting shadows.
James 1:17
Jessie Martinez, Clayton, NC
Set your minds on things above, not on things that are on earth.
Colossians 3:2 NSAB
Anne, Lorton, VA
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.
Psalm 62:5 NIV
Hanni, Indiana:
The Lord is good. When trouble comes, He is a strong refuge. And He knows everyone who trusts in Him.
Nahum 1:7
Carol, Florence: 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
Sally
Columbus, OH
“O Lord, You have searched me and You know me.”
Psalm 139:1
NIV
Lissa, Greenville, SC
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
Psalm 56:3-4 (NIV)
Diann, Indiana:
“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
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. Psalm 65:11,NET
Queen City, TX
I am not ashamed of the Gospel, becuase it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes. Romans 1:16a TNIV
Elysha, Denver:
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.
Psalm 65:11 The NET Bible
Mary: Reading, PA
1 Peter 1:22
Now you can have sincere love for each other as brothers and sisters because you were cleansed from your sins when you accepted the truth of the Good News. So see to it that you really do love each other intensely with all your hearts. (NLT)
Melinda, Alabama Songs of Songs 2:10-13 ” Arise my darling, My beautiful and come with me. See! the winter is past; the rains are over and gone; flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come; the cooing of doves is heard in our land; The fig tree forms its early fruit, the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling, my beautiful one and come with me.” NIV
Rachel – Washington, DC
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” –Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)
Shannon, Richmond
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1 NIV
Johanna: Benton AR
May He grant you your hearts desire and fulfill all your plans. ESV
Judy, East Dhain, MN: “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
Brittany, Birmingham
“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, English Standard Version
Lois, Wausa, But I will sing of your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of your mercy in the morning; For you have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.
psalm 59:16 NKJV
I should have previewed my comment. It should read “East Chain, MN . Sorry about the typo!
“Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
Isa. 43:18-19 (KJV)
Donna, Valley, AL
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 (NIV)
Debbie, Bardstown, ESV, Isaiah 43:19
Peggy – Yorktown, Virginia
But I trust in you O Lord, I say, ‘you are my God.’ Ps 31:14 NRSV
Allison Mitchell
Hanover, WV
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing.
Psalm 34:8-9 NIV
Angie, Detroit, MI
“He along is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.”
~ Psalm 62:2 NIV
Mindy, New Providence, Pa
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21 NIV
They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings–and with him will be his called, chosen, and faithful followers.
Revelation 17:14.
Christal, Pikeville, KY; Isaiah 1:19 “Come, let us talk about these things, Though your sins are like scarlet, they can be as white as snow; Though your sins are deep red, they can be white like wool. (New Century Version)
Yay! Pikeville Siestas are doing this thing!!
Andrea, Dallas
He that listens to you listens to me; he that rejects you rejects me; but he that rejects me rejects him who sent me
Luke 10:16