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!
Terri Walker, Grand Rapids, MI
1 John 4:9 (NASB) By this the love of God was manifested in us that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
Amy, Moncks Corner, SC
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”
Ephesians 4:31-32, ESV
And the most important piece of clothing you must wear is love. LOVE is what binds us all together in perfect harmony.
Collossians 3:14 NLT
Sharie, Chillicothe. Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 NISB, NASB
Andrea, Poulsbo, WA “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now, it spring up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” Is. 43:18-19 NIV
Kristi, Fort Worth – 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 NIV
Amy, Charleston SC:āLet 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.ā
Ephesians 4:29, English Standard Version
Pamela Lexington S C,”For God, who said,”Let there be light in the darkness,”has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.”
2 Corinthians 4: 6 NLT
Angie, Old Town, Fl 1 Peter 1:8-9
“Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” NIV
“He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
– 1 Thessalonians 5:10-11
Sherry, Carmel, IN
Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverance of your lives.
I Peter 3:1-2
Faye Neighbors, Newan, Georgia
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. The NET Bible
Melissa, Kansas City
I’m asking God for one thing, only one thing: To live with Him in His house my whole life long. I’ll contemplate His beauty, I’ll study at His feet. Psalm 27:4; MSG
Brenda from Hilton Head, “I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstance.” NIV
Diane,juneau “Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing My Breathren these things ought not be this way.” James3:10nasb
Kim, McKinney, TX
Psalm 27:8, āMy heart says of you, āSeek his face!ā Your face, Lord, I will seek.ā (NIV)
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever increasing glory, which comes from the Lord who is the spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18
Carrie Hunter, Hindman KY
Can’t locate original post (posted on the 1st!) but think it had an error in it anyway! Going to repost here again. Sorry!
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2 KJV
Sonja, Rockford, NKJV, A hard-hearted woman needs to know Ezekiel 11:19 “Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh.”
Lynn Spokane, Wa
“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”
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Lisa Shepherd, Kingston Springs, TN
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2Cor. 10:5 (NIV)
You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.
Psalm 65:11 (NLT)
Amber, Houston
Jennifer from Bossier City, Louisiana
“Jesus answered It is written; Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God” Matthew 4:4 NIV
Diana, Arcadia, WI
Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.
1Peter 4:9 NIV
Janet, MA
Chronicles 20:21 NIV – Give thanks to the Lord for his love endures forever.
The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentence. II Peter 3:9. NASV Sorry it’s late.
Psalm 119:124-125 “Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees. I am your servant;give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.” (NIV)
Amy from Whiteman AFB, MO: For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light. Ephesians 5:8 NIV
Joyce, Churubusco, IN
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. -Psalm 150:6 NIV
Better late than never!
Dana, Bothell, WA
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.
Ps. 65:11 NET Bible
Katie from Texas City, Texas: “So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free.” James 2:12 NLT
Woohoo! 7001 Bible verses! Multiply that by 24 and by the end of the year we’ll have over 168,000 precious verses of God’s word being wielded and used. Praise God!
Beth from West Palm Beach
āForget 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.ā Is. 43:18-19 NIV
Holly, Aiblene, Tx. Psalms 1:1-3 “Blessed are those who do not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but who delight in the law day and night.” (NIV)
Amy
Los Angeles, CA
And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to her span of life?
Matt 6:27, ESV
La. Denver, Colorado: Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they were not divided; They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions. 2 Samuel 1:23
Lisa – Federal Way, WA- “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself is the eternal rock.”
Isaiah 26:3-4 NIV
“I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.”
Psalm 9: 1-2 (NIV)
Joy, Washington, DC: God can do anything you know – far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, His Spirit deeply and gently within us. Eph. 3:20 [The Message]
Kristen, Vancouver
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of Godās mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to Godāthis is your true and proper worship. Do not conform 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 Godās will isāhis good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:1-2, NIV.
Larissa, Albuquerque: “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and might things, which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 NJKV
Myia,Princeton, TX.
Let no debt remain outstanding, except for the continuing debt to love one another, for who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8 NIV
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 1Peter 1:3 (NIV)
Susie
Whitehouse, TX
Laurice, Atlanta
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. James 3:17 ESV
Alisa, Raleigh, NC
Colossians 3:12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
Sharon, San Diego, CA
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. Rom 15:13 NIV
Alisa, Raleigh, NC
Colossians 3:12 Put on then, as Godās chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience ESV
Amy, Kansas
You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in you. Is. 26:3 ESV
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” James 1:17 NKJV
Amanda, Douglasville, Georgia:
But I have this against you: You have lost your first love.
Remember, therefore, from where you have fallen, and repent, and do the deeds you did at first, or else I am coming to you, and I will remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
Revelation 2:4-5, NAS