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!
Ruth Sanger Psalm 140:23-24 NIV
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Lisa, Bethany, OK: “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you received.” Ephesians 4:1 NIV
Diana, Tulsa, OK:
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace
   those whose minds are steadfast,
   because they trust in you.
(NIV)
Julie
Corpus Christi
1 John 4:7: “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”
NIV
Sheri of Belmont :”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 NIV
Judy, Conway, SC
“In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait expectantly.” Psalm 5:3, NIV
Diane, Missoula, MT: “Wisdom begins with respect for the Lord, and understanding begins with knowing the Holy One.” Proverbs 9:10 NCV
Becky
Owasso OK
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
Woooo hooooo!!!!!!
Suzannah from Nashville: “And now, O Lord God, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. Now, therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever: for You, O Lord God, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever.” 2 Samuel 7:28-29 NKJV
Becky Jo
Chesterfield, MI
You’re all I want in heaven!
You’re all I want on earth!
When my skin sags and my bones get brittle,
God is ROCK-FRIM and FAITHFUL.
Psalm 73:25-26 Message
(I wanted to go to v.28, but didn’t want to be the example of how NOT to do it … again! giggle!!)
Mary Anne, Gilbert, LA: “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” 1 John 5:14, NIV
Lisa, Statesville: Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin, with leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? Romans 6:16, ESV
Jeri B, Battlefield, MO
“Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
Psalm 73:27,28 NIV
Stephanie, Youngstown, OH:
“Make me know Your ways, Oh LORD; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your Truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation. For You I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:4-5 NAS.
Devi, Singapore: If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John 14:14 KJV
Shannon, Chino, CA
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV
Esabelle
Louisville, Ky.
It is a trustworthy statement,
For is we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
If we endure, we will also reign with Him,
If we deny Him, He also will deny us;
If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
2 Timothy 2:11-13
NASB
Kristen, Houston :: “I’ll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you. I’ll remove the stone heart from your body and replace it with a heart that’s God-willed, not self-willed.” Ezekiel 36:26 The Message
Katie, Durham, NC: “But blessed is the woman who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. She will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out it’s roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8, NIV
Shanda, Tyler, TX: “My daughter, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them and health to the whole body. Above all elese, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:20-23 NIV
Misti, Belleville MI
Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD. Lamentations 3:40 NIV
Sharon,Nixa Psalm 1:1 NLT Oh,the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.
Patty from Vicksburg, Mississippi: “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.”
Psalm 25:4-5
Kay,Sheridan: Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 kjv
Candie, Gulfport, Ms:
fear not, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 ESV
Diana, Dallas, TX: For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. -2 Corinthians 13:10 ESV
Lindsey, Charleston, SC “You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake.” Psalm 65:11, NET Bible
Robyn, Edmond, OK
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.
Isaiah 33:6 NIV
Traci – Irvine, CA
“Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. 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 43:18-19 (NIV)
LISA, Nampa
Psalm 65:11
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. The NET Bible
My verse is:
The Lord says I will never leave you or forsake you. Therefore, I can boldly say that the Lord is my helper and I will not be afraid. Heb.13: 5&6 Holman Bible
Serena, Ft. Wayne, IN
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
Psalm 105:4 NIV
Jeannie, Vero Beach, Florida
Psalm 34:4 NIV
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
Susan
Meredith, NH
“Sell your possessions and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in Heaven that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” –Luke 12:33-34, ESV
Tina from Chesapeake, VA – “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Ps 139:23-24 NLT
Carolyn, Warwick, RI: Proverbs 31: 10-12 10 “A woman of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. 11 her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. 12 she brings him good not harm all the days of her life.
For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens, He is the God who formed the earth and made it. He established it and did not create it a waste place but formed it to be inhabited. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
Isaiah 45:18 NAS
Traci, Decatur, Alabama: “The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.” Lamentations 3:25 ESV
Ashley, San Angelo, TX: “…So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 NIV
Diane from Ontario, Canada
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”
James 1:17 NKJ
Lynette – Aurora, CO
1 Corinthians 6:12 (New International Version 1984, ©1984)
12 âEverything is permissible for meââbut not everything is beneficial. âEverything is permissible for meââbut I will not be mastered by anything.
Stephanie, Arlington, TX. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phil 4:6 NIV
Jane, Chesterfield
âForget the former things; do not dwell on the past.
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 43:18-19 (NIV)
Shelly, Lakeville, MN: “The Lord says, these people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.” Isaiah 29:13, NIV
Nancy. Westlake Village CA
Isaiah 43:18-19a. NASB. “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing.
Holly from Alpharetta, GA
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
Brenda, El Paso âDo Not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.â Isaiah 43:18-19. NASB
(Iâve got me some wilderness â GLORY!!)
Jill Bozeman
For my yoke is easy , and my burden is light.
Matt. 11:30 KJV
Jo Ann, Lincoln, Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding has no limits. Psalms 147:5 NIV
Martie ~ Indianapolis ~ Psalm 52:9 ~ “I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.” ~ NIV ~