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!
Kimberly Lesmeister, Elk Mound, Wisconsin.
The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed toungue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.
Isaiah 50:4 NLT
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. ~James 4:7 ESV
Pam Smith – Smithfield, North Carolina
Hebrews 11:6 – Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that rewards those who earnestly seek Him. NIV
Amy, Birmingham: But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 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 15:57-58 The NIV
Katie – Evergreen,CO Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9 NIV)
“If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing Himself to the worst by sending His own Son, is there anything else He wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us?”
Romans 8:32 The Message
Abi, Apopka: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaish 55:8-9 NIV
updating original verse
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Isaiah 40:29 NIV
W.Richland, WA
Tami, OKC. 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 God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Rom. 12:2, NIV
Renee’~Nashville:
Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry; for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. James 1:19-20 NIV
Paula, Arvada, The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever. NIV
Late, but just found out about this! Psalm 19:14 (NLT) – “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to You o Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”
Michelle
New Smyrna Beach, FL
However the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you.
Deut 23:5, NIV
Heather, Greensburg, La
“Oh Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your Name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.” Ps. 8:1 NIV
Emily, Greensburg, La
“And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.” Matthew 18:5 NIV
Tami, Asheville, NC
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5&6 NIV
Jaime, Arlington, VA
“Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ.” Philippians 1:27 ESV
Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God. Therefore the would does not know us because it did not know Him.
1 John 3:1 NKJV Elizabeth Hudnall Jena La
Faith – Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Psalm 143:8 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 entrust my life.
Yay Faith! Welcome my siesta! 😉
Margarita,Twin Cities,Mn
O Israel put your hope in the Lord
both now and forevermore.
Psalm 131:3 (NIV)
Joy, from Manitoba, Canada ~ “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. In those days when you pray I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you, says the Lord.” Jeremiah 29: 11-14a NLT
You crown the year with your good blessings and you leave abundance in your wake. Psalm 65:11 NET Bible
Samantha, Twin City, GA :: “He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.” Deuteronomy 8:3 NIV
Valerie, Nashville: Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. James 1:17 NASB
See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power,
and his arm rules for Him.
See, His reward is with Him,
and His recompense accompanies Him. Isa.40:10 NIV
I’m here! No internet! Sorry it is so late, but I have it mostly memorized if that gives me points! Love you guys! 9,000 WOW
Kelly
Clarksville TN
Psalms 40:3 NIV
He has put a new song in my mouth,
praise be to our God.
Many will see it and fear
And they will trust in the Lord.
I’m so excited!
“In righteousness you will be extablished; Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you. If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing; whoever attacks you will surrender to you.” Isaiah 54:14-14 (NIV)
Sally, Grants, NM: And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23 ESV
Kate-Knoxville
‘A man’s heart plans his ways, but the Lord directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 NKJV
Molly Ashland,ky “The lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” psalm 34:18 NIV
Kasie-Cedar Park, Texas
The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way? Proverbs 20:24 NLT
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your GOD goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6, NIV
Melissa, Atlanta: You crown the year with Your good blessins, and You leave abundance in Your wake. Ps. 65:11, The Net Bible
Christy, Douglasville , GA. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalms 73:26.
Marie-Tallahassee, Florida. When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,it will become a place of refreshing springs where pools of blessing collect after the rains. Ps. 84:6, NLT.
“Consider it pure joy my brother, when you face trials of many kinds, because you know that testing of your faith develops perseverance.” James 1: 2-3 NIV
Spring, Texas- 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 may have hope. Romans 15:4 NIV
Kyla, Sioux Falls, SD
“Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in a desert.” Isaiah 43:19 Holman
Brandi in Fayetteville, Arkansas
3John 4 NIV I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Susan–Duluth,GA: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” Psalm 18:2 NIV
Psalm 16:9 (NIV)
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body will also rest secure
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21
Marie-New Boston, Michigan
For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, “Do not fear, I will help you.”
Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Psalm 25:15 (NIV)
My eyes are ever on the Lord,for only He will release my feet from the snare.
Beth, St. Joseph IL
Better late than never!
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” NIV
Jennifer, Atlanta: “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.” Proverbs 16:3 NIV
Ellen
Colorado Springs
“There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.”
Deut. 1:31 NIV (2010)
Kandi (Hillsborough, NC)
(NIV)
Psalm 63:1- O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
Casey Shostak- LaGrange, GA
“Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.”
Psalm 37:5-6 NLT
Sorry so late… Just found out about SSMT 🙂