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!
Sheila, Sevierville, TN. Psalm 65:11 NET. You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.
Diana, Florence, SC
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:9-12 NIV
I’m a little bit late, but…
“You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.” Psalm 65:11
Jessica, Toronto: Therefore humble yourself under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you at the proper time.
1 Peter 5:6 NASB
Dedra psalm 65:11 You crown the year with Your good
blessing, You leave abundance in your
wake. The Net
Lauren, Dallas: Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you. -Psalm 9:10 NIV
Marlton, NJ
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Luke 6:37 NIV
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 (ESV)
Stephanie from Idaho
4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one!
5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
6 And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. (NKJV)
I forgot to put Deuteronomy, sorry, Deuteronomy 6:4-7.
Julie, Dallas: Psalm 3:3 But Thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Kristen, Greenville, NC
“As for me, I am in Your hands; do with me whatever you think is good and right.” Jeremiah 26:14 (NIV)
Renee, Indianapolis IN
“Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and let them enjoy abundant peace and security.” Jeremiah 33:6, NIV
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Psalm 51:10-12 NIV
Sherri,Ayden,Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. James 1:17 ESV
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. I Cor. 15:58, NIV
Mona, Birmingham, AL: Your words are so choice, so tasty; I prefer them to the best home cooking. Psalm 119:103 (The Message)
Camille from Keller, TX: Lord, may the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your eyes. You are my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 NIRV
Joan (Florida) You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance. Psalms 65:11 NKJV
I sent this Jan. 1 but don’t think it posted.
Whitney Decatur, AL
Isa 33: 2 and 6 (NIV and NET)
O Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every monring, our salvation in time of distress.
He is your constant source of stability, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure
Shelly,Rochester: I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” Psalm 16:2 NIV
Wendy, San Antonio: The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you; he will quiet you with his love; he will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3: 17 NIV
Hien – Knoxville TN
“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
Emily , Portsmouth England
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Ps 46 v10 NIV
He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
Psalm 103:10 NIV
Kelly, Houston, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:37 NIV
Emily, Fort Worth, TX
“I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:10-11 NIV
Kelsey, from Nobleboro, Maine:
“Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.”
I Peter 2:11 ESV
Pamela,Hudsonville: Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like the shifting shadows. James 1:17 NIV
Hannah, Houston
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life.
Lake Wylie, SC
John 17:23 (New Living Translation)
I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.
Nanette – Decatur, TX
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
Phil 1:20 NIV
(sorry I’m late)
Sara, Springfield Mo
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind.
Mary
Houston
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sins. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Psalm 51: 1 – 3
Kristi from Holabird, SD
Psalm 139:1 NIV
Oh Lord, you have searched me and you know me.
I’ll run the course you lay out for me if you’ll just show me how. Psalm 119:34 The Message
Erin, Fort Worth: Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Having your conversation honest amon the Gentiles: that , whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. – I Peter 2:11-12
Melissa, Edwardsburg
“See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” Isaiah 49:16 NIV
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Galations 5:1 NIV
Shareese,Maryland: Be Still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 KJV
Angie,Elizabethton, TN
“Train up a child inthe way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 NASB
Nichole, Nashville.
“And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity].” Psalm 1:3 (Amp)
Terri, Lake Charles
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
Psalms 65:11
NIV
Pam,Greensboro,NC- “Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” Joshua 1:8
Marta, Southlake, TX
Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you. Joshua 3:5
“Direct me in the path of your commands, for there i find delight. Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things, preserve my life according to your word.” Psalm 119:35-37 NIV
Kerrianne, Franklin, PA
Heather, Austin, “Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom. For judgement is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.” James 2:12-13, NET.
Amanda Fricks; Rome, Ga
Do not be anxious about anything but in everything,by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
Yvonne, Wisner,La In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. Isaiah 63:9 NIV
Michelle, Lebanon, IN, Romans 15:13 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 powere of the Holy Spirit. NIV
Annie, Alaska, “Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject or forsake me, O God my savior.” Psalm 27:9 NIV