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!
Angela/ Jacksonville, FL: “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 NIV
Elizabeth from Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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.
Beth, Cary, NC
Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”
Mark 9:24 NIV
Sabrina, Morristown, Tennessee. “When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said He would do.” Romans 4:18 The Message
Mable–Houston, Tx
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23 KJV
“Guide me in your truth and teach me,for you are God my Savior,and my hope is in you all day long.” Psalm 25:5
Nakeisha, Houston, TX
But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19
(KJV)
Mary
Chesapeake, VA
Hebrews 4:12
“For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edge sword, it pentetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. The judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
Brie, Hickory “If serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15/NIV
Sorry! I’m Getting a late start!
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. Psalms 65:11 The NET Bible
O Lord, You have searched me and known me. Psalm 139:1 NKJV
Sharon
Aubrey, TX
Ps. 91:1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
“Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel.” -Philippians 1:27 NIV
Maribeth,Spring. “But often Jesus withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” Luke 5:16 NIV
Stacey, Shreveport “For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you ‘Fear not, I will help you'” Isaiah 41:13/NIV
You’re my place of quiet retreat; I wait for our word to renew me. Psalm 119:114 The Message
Ephesians 6:10 Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Nicole- Kitchener, ON (Canada)
“Yet I am poor and needy
may the Lord think of me
you are my help and my deliverer
Oh my God, do not delay” -Psalm 40:17 NIV
(I should add this sounds kind of desparate but I memorized it bec I am up in the night a lot with a nursing baby and often need to callo on the Lord!:) )
Jeremiah 29:12
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. (NIV)
Flos/New Hartford, NY
starting late!
“You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.” the NET Bible
Julie: Springfield, IL
“I waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclined to me, and heard my cry.” Psalm 40:1
Yuh-Jen, Bakersfield, We live by faith, not by sight. 2 Cor 5:7 NIV
Tammerah – Fuquay Varina, NC
“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”
“A horse is a vain hope for deliverance, despite all its great strength it cannot save” Psalm 33:17 NIV
“Why so downcast O My Soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
For I will yet praise him,
My Savior and my God.”
Psalm 43:5, NIV
Prov.3:5-12
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
It will healing to your body
And refreshment to your bones.
Honor the Lord from your wealth
And from the first of all your produce:
So your barns will be filled with plenty
And your vats will overflow with new wine.
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
Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what He had promised. Romans 4:20-21 NIV
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in You.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV2010
Cindy, Oklahoma City, I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,the glorous father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelaton, so that you may know him better.
Katie
Frisco, Texas
“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
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature for I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 NAS
“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 1:9 NIV
…for I know whom I have believed and am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.
2 Timothy 1:12
Ryrie NASB
Jenn, Orlando, I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. Phil 3:10-11 NIV
Laura from Del Rio, TX Deuteronomy 7:9 “Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, He is a faithful God, keeping His covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commands.”
Melinda – Aledo, TX
…Fear not; stand still (firm, confident, undismayed) and see the salvation of the Lord which He will work for you today. For the Egyptians you have seen today you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest.
Exodus 14:13-14 Amplified
Late start, but excited about this challenge.
Shelley, Frisco, TX
Luke 12:22 (NET Bible)
Then Jesus said to his discoples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.”
I’m going to memorize verses 22-34 over the course of time.
Oh boy. Somebody hand me the Red Lantern Award for the first verse post!! (In the annual Iditarod Dog Sled Race from Anchorage to Nome, the Red Lantern Award is given to the last musher to cross the finish line. And I must be pretty close to being last with my verse. Alas! January hits me upside the head with birthdays and basketball. Every time I turn around it’s another cake to bake or tournament to cheer. Girls: I’ve been with you in spirit, however).
Here’s my verse: Isaiah 55:10-11 NIV
“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is My word that goes out from My mouth: It will not return to me (void – thank you, KJV), but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”
Warm in Alaska
(Carolyn in Palmer)
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. the life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Gal. 2:20 (NIV)
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Heb 11:6 (NIV)
Tammy, Delray Beach,FL:”For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not parish but might have eternal life.”John 3:16(NAB)
belton, tx
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled , nor let it be fearful
forgot to add–John 14:27 NAS
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, Hebrews 12:1(NIV)
Psalms 18:2 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
HEIDI,TOPEKA KS
In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.
Eph. 4:26 NIV
Nancy, Topeka, KS
James 1:2, NASB
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trails.
Carol – Topeka, KS
Phil 4:8 NIV
Finally, brothers, 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.
Shelby, Queen City TX Better in one day in your courts than a thousand elswhere; I would rather be a door keeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. Psalm 84:10 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 a hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
(niv)