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!
Ashley Scott from Woodstock Ga and Ft. Knox Ky – Isaiah 41: 13-14
“For I the Lord you God hold your right hand and say to you: Do not fear, I will help you. Do not fear, you worm of Jacob, you men of Israel: I will help you – the Lord’s declaration. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.”
JoAnn from Jonesboro. Oh how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long. Psalm 119:97 NLT (2nd ed.)
Catherine, Ladson, SC: “Understand [this], my beloved brethern. Let every man be quick to hear [a ready listener], slow to speak, slow to take offense and to get angry. James 1:19 Amplified Bible
Isaiah 41:10 (New Living Translation)
10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
Jodi, St. Paul, MN
Caressa, Arlington
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
JUST A SUGGESTION that has really been beneficial for me…on the flip side of my index card I re-write the same verse in first person. This has really been helpful for me and really drives home the full impact of the verse/s. Love you Siestas!
great idea! i was praying them back in first person, but i like this ann!
Lauren, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 ESV
Kathryn, Atmore – “Don’t panic. Im with you. There’s no need to fear for I’m your God. I’ll give you strength. I’ll help you. I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you.” Isaiah 41:10 (The Message)
Okay I know I am really late but….better than never…huh!!!
Message Ps 138:8
Finish what you started in me, God. Your love is eternal–don’t quit on me now.
Excited some ladies in our leadership group at church is doing this together!!! woohoo
1 John 3:16 (NIV)
16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
Lauren, Williston ND, and now I will show you the most excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:1 NIV
Tiffany from Canton, MI – “One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple” Psalm 27:4 (NIV)
The Lord your God carried you,as a man carries his son, in all the way you went until you came to this place. Duet 1:31
Courtney, Lincoln NE: May the Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 NIV
“For though I am far away from you, my heart is with you.
And I rejoice that you are living as you should,
And that your faith in Christ is strong.”
Colossians 2:5 NLT
A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples on a silver tray. Proverbs 25:11 HCSB
Laurie,Spokane,WA
“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.” NASB
MARILYN, VAN BUREN, MO
SHOW ME YOUR WAYS, O LORD, TEACH ME YOUR PATHS, GUIDE ME IN YOUR TRUTH AND TEACH ME, FOR YOU ARE GOD MY SAVIOR, AND MY HOPE IS IN YOU ALL DAY LONG. REMEMBER O LORD, YOUR GREAT MERCY AND LOVE, FOR THEY ARE FROM OLD. REMEMBER NOT THE SINS OF MY YOUTH AND MY REBELLIOUS WAYS; ACCORDING TO YOUR LOVE REMEMBER ME, FOR YOU ARE GOOD, O LORD PASALM 25:4-7 NIV
Lauryn–Zionsville, Indiana
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 NIV
Terri – Ocala, FL
“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
“Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands for us.” Psalm 90:17/NKJV
“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 29:11NIV
Stephanie, Houston, TX: Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. Keep me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. Into your hands I commit my spirit. Deliver me, Lord, my faithful God. Psalm 31:3-5, NIV
Lisette, Largo FL
Hebrews 12;11 (NIV)
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have trained by it.
Isaiah 43:2- 3, NIV When you go through deep waters I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up, the flames will not consume you.
Psalms 46:10
He says “Be still and know that I am God;I will be exhalted among the Nations. I will be exalted in the earth.
rlh from erie, pa
“the fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of rightousness will be quietness and confidence forever. ” Is.32:17 NIV
Jeannie,Hickory “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
Late because I just found this. 🙂
Proverbs 28:26 He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe. NIV
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Runia, Silsbee TX, Psalms 118:24, New International version
Mindy, Van:
“But now, this is what you, the Lord, say – you who created me, you who formed me. Fear not, for I have redeemed you. I have summoned you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” Isaiah 43:1-2
Emily from Austin, TX: “You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.” Psalm 65:11
God has purchased our freedom with His blood and has forgiven all our sins. Colossians 1::14 NLT
Proverbs 31:26 (Amplified Bible)
She opens her mouth in skillful and godly Wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness [giving counsel and instruction].
Proverbs 31:26 (Amplified Bible)
She opens her mouth in skillful and godly Wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness [giving counsel and instruction].
Darcia
Nashville
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
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 NIV
The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in God protects you from that. Prov.29:25, The Message
“And now I will show you the most excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” 1 Corinthians 13:1 (NIV)
Beth, Bakersfield, CA: “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice.” (NIV)
Nancy, Wichita, Ks
“That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.”
Philippians 3:10
NASB
Melissa Nashoba,Ok.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
NKJV
Ola Mae Cedar Park TX- “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.” Philippians 4:8 NIV
Karen from San Antonio, TX:
“Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” – Matthew 7:9-11 (English Standard Version)
AngieB, Waynesboro/Laurel, MS
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, and in all your ways acknowledge HIM and HE will make your pathways straight. NIV
Kelly, Lewisville, TX
“I have not burdened you with grain offerings nor wearied you with demands for incense.”
Isaiah 43: 23 (partial) NIV
Tiffany, Tampa, FL “Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say Rejoice.” Phil 4:4 KJV
Pamela, Christoval TX – This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast… Hebrew 6:19 NKJV
Heather, Amarillo: You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. Psalm 65:11 The NET Bible
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Just got back from a cruise–first time with internet…
Jess, Columbia, MO: “He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.” Proverbs 21:23 NIV
Nancy, Woodstock, GA, Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. Galatians 6:9 (New American Standard Bible)
Sally Barrington “But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me.” NIV 1984
Forgot the ref…Psalm 13:5-6
Judy,Tyler, 2Chronicles 20:15,17 NIV
“This is what the Lord says to you:’ Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.’….You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your position; Stand firn and see the deliverance the LORD will give you…Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged Go out and face it tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.
Amen. For my 27 year old daughter-in-law battling breast cancer.