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!
Leigh, Grayson, GA You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on You! Is 26:3 NLT
Dana, Zachary: Show me Your was O Lord; Tech 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. Psalm 25:4-5. NKJ
Bet, Massachusetts
I will wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken. Ps. 62:1-2 NLT
Susan, Buena Vista, GA: Jesus replied, The most important commandment is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. The second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself. No other commandment is greater than these. Mark 12:29-31 NLT
Nicole Z. – Colorado “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Rom 8:38-39 NKJ
January 3, 2011
“A gentle answer will calm a person’s anger, but an unkind answer willcause more anger.”
Proverbs 15:1
New Century Version – Max Lucado
Nicole,Salem VA. Call unto me and I will answer you. Jeremiah 33:3 KJV
Deborah (Topeka, KS) “I sought the Lord and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” Ps. 34: 4 KJV
Shannon, Houston
You crown the year with Your good blessings and you leave abundance in Your wake. Psalm 65:11 NET
Gabriela/Dallas – 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 WOO HOO!
Debbie, St. Paul
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Ps. 143:8 NIV
Beth, Ridgeland, WI “I thank my God every time I remember you.” Philippians 1:3 NIV
Melanie Hawkins, Houston, TX:
Romans 15:13 NIV
“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.”
Nancy, Junction City, Ar., I will hope continually and will praise You yet more and more. Psalm 71:14 NKJ
Allison, Knoxville, TN: “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
Dawn, San Diego
No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you. Joshua 1:5 NLV
Tara, Charlottesville: Now choose life so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice and hold fast to Him. For the word is your life and He will give you many years in the land He swore to give your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Deut 30:19-20 NIV
Sarah, Portland, OR
Exodus 14:14 NIV
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Denise, Ocean Springs. But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. I Samuel 12:24 NIV
Cindi, Dallas “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.” Gal.5:1 NIV
Jennifer, Shenandoah Junction, WV
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”.
Tammi, Magnolia,Texas: “Do your part to live in peace with everyone as much as possible.” Romans 18. NLT.
Siesta OC
So Cal
“Daughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee whole. Go in Peace.” (KJV)
Also,
“Daughter, your faith has healed you, go in peace.” (NIV)
Rebecca, Durham: And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.” Isaiah 30:20-21 ESV
Melissa Sugg
Goldsboro, NC
Psalm 65:11 You crown the year with Your good blessing and You leave abundance in Your wake. Net Bible
Rachel, Knoxville, TN
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, 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.”
1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)
“Oh, how great is Your goodness,
Which You have laid up for those who fear You,
Which You have prepared for those who trust in You
In the presence of sons of men!” Psalm 31:19 NKJ
Lyndsey, La.- 1 cor. 2:9
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life – your sleeping, eating, going-to-work and walking-around life – and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for Him.” Romans 12:1 (Message)
Sarah, St. Paul, MN
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart” Proverbs 3:3 NIV
Robyn S.~ Dallas, Texas
Proverbs 3:3-4 English standard version
3-Let not stedfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4- So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.
Amy, Virginia Beach VA: “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin….”
Zechariah 4:10 NLT
20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Lisa W., MO- “Forget about what’s happened;
don’t keep going over old history.
Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.
It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it?
There it is! I’m making a road through the desert,
rivers in the badlands.
Is. 43:18
I “stole” one of Beth’s! 🙂
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.
-Phil.4:8 (NIV)
Sheryl – Clovis, 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
“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might He increases strength.” Isaiah 40:29,ESV
Susan,Canada
Kelly R.
Albuquerque NM
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” Ephesians 5:10-11 NIV
Kristin
Clearwater, FL
“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you.” Isaiah 26:2
Leah, Indianapolis, IN.
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.”
Romans 15:4 NIV
1 I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise.
Maria – Florida
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV) 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.”
Christy C., Clarksville, TN
“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 43:19
Jenni D., Vivian, LA “He is my constant source of stability, He abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; He gives all this to those who fear Him.” Isaiah 33:6 NET
Then He said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross DAILY and follow me.” Judy, Crawfordsville, IN
Rene, Claremore OK
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have because God has said
“Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5 (NIV)
Kari, Gatesville, 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)
Kari, Colorado Springs, CO
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I life up my soul.” Psalm 143:8
Shelly,Willmar. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. THis is the first and greatest commandment. THe second is like it, Love your neighbor as yourself. Matt 22:37 NIV