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!
The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, O Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you. Psalm 9:9-10
Let us throw off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up, and let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
Hebrews 12:1-2
Valerie, Independence, KY: Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. 1 Corinthians 10:11-12, NASB
Judi, Topeka,KS. Psalms. 33:11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purpose of His heart through all generations. NIV
Karen, Orillia, Ontario,(Canada) 1 Cor. 1:8 He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. NIV
Kirbi, Norfolk, NE Joshua 1:8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from you 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. NIV
Sandy, New Braunfels, TX. Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. NIV
1 Timothy 6:11 “But you, man of God, flee from all this,and pursue righteousness, godliness,faith,love,endurance,and gentleness. (NIV)
Mary, Springfield
(Ephesians 4:23 NIV)
“to be made new in the attitude of your minds.”
I lift up my eyes to the hills, where does my strength come from? Psalm 121:1
Julie, Clever, MO: Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV. Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will set your path straight.
Lou Ann from Moultrie, GA – James 1:5 ESV
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
Psalm 37:24 (NIV)
Though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with His hand.
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 NIV
Jesus wept. John 11:35 NLT (Sugar Land, Texas)
Bette, Prior Lake, MN
They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings and with him will be his called, chosen, and faithful followers.
Revelation 17:14
Melanie, Norman, OK “You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake.” Psalm 65:11 NET
Christine from Raleigh, NC:
“Remember my words with your whole being.
Write them down and tie them to your hands as a sign;
tie them on your foreheads to remind you.”
~ Deuteronomy 11:18 (NCV)
Toni – Copperas Cove, TX
Psalm 118:24 KJV – This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
If God is for me, than who can be against me? Romans 8:31 American King James Version
” The Lord heals the brokenhearted and binds up there wounds ” Psalm 147:3
Jen from Willow Spring, NC “‘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
“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
~Luke 12:32 (English Standard Version)
Kendall from San Antonio:
“Whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him”
1 John 2:5 NKJ
Mary from Brunswick, Ohio
“Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. Eph. 6:10 NAS
For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Romans 8:13 NKJV
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:3-4 NIV
Laura, Waco, TX:
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
Isaiah 12:2 ESV
“I will praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous Your works, and that my soul knows very well.” Psalm 139:14 NJV
The Lord will fight for you, and you only have to be silent. Exodus 14:14 ESV
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus! 1 Timothy 2:5 KJV
Concetta, White Oak, Psalm 34:18 (ESV), “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”
Julie, Queen Creek, AZ “But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.” Job 23:10 NLT
James 1:6 (NASB)
6But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea,driven and tossed by the wind.
Rhonda, Townsend, TN (ESV)
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:7-8
Samantha ~ Menomonie, WI.
(NAS)-Psalm 119:105 “Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:6 (NIV)
But her delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law she meditates day and night. Psalm 1:2 (NKJ)
Psalm 34:8 (KJV) “O taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.”
Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he; before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Isaiah 43:10 KJV
Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong & courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” (NIV)
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. NKJV Proverbs 22:6
But by the grace of God I am what I am:
And his grace which was bestowed upon me
was not in vain.
I Corinthians 15:10a (KJV)
Lisa, Three Rivers
“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself, it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” John 15:4 NIV
Barbara, Avon Park: “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
Teresa-Denver, CO
For he orders his angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you with their hands to keep you from striking your foot on a stone
Psalms 91:11-12
Newport, TN
We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.
2 Corinthians 10:4 NLT
Isaiah 43:1
Fear not for I have redeemed you, I hae summoned you by name, you are mine.
North Fort Myers, FL
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, (2)when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.
I PETER 3: 1-2 NIV
God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 1John 1:5-6