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!
Ann Garden City, MI The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psa 23:1 KJV
Cindy, Spokane, WA: “Therefore my beloved as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;” Phillipians 2:12 NKJ
Susan, Holland, MI – “Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed. says the Lord, who has compassion on you.” Isaiah 54:10 NIV
Amy Ann, Tulsa, OK – “And be consistently renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude]” Ephesians 4:23 AMP
Shari, Dearing, GA
“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”
Colossians 3:16 NASB
Susan, San Antonio, TX: Don’t turn your back on wisdom for she will protect you. Love her, and she will guard you. Proverbs 4:6 NLV
Jill- Plano, Texas
Psalm 16:6 (New International Version, ©2010)
6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.
Sue, Pasadena, TX: “Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.” 1 Samuel 12:24 NASB
Leanne, Kimberley,South Africa. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory for ever and ever. 1 Timmothy 1:17 NKJ
Carol, Lubbock, TX
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.”
Ps. 103:1-5 NAS
Kim & Charis (mom & daughter), Signal Mountain, TN “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”John 8: 12, NIV
Kendall, Huntsville, AL: “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.
Rachel, Bellingham WA: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NIV
Lamentations 3: 22-23 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
Avondale, AZ
Lamentations 3:22-23
Through the Lords mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are renewed every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
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 NIV
Jodie, Clemmons, NC
I love you, O Lord, my strength.
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 18:1-2, NIV
Ginger, Austin: Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and on His law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:1-2 NIV
I love that passage, Ginger! Thank you for reminding me of it.
Ali, Dublin, CA:
“But forget all that- it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.” Isaiah 43:18 NLT
Ashley, Charlotte, NC: Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. Ephesians 5:1-2 NASB
Elaine, Marietta,GA ~ Deuteronomy 31:6 “I am strong, courageous, and firm; I fear not and am not in terror, for it is the Lord my God who goes with me; He will not fail me or forsake me.” NLT and Joyce Meyer’s emphasis
Lindsay, Mobile,Al- When troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. James 1:2-3 NLT
Tyler
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
But if you don’t want to worship the LORD, then choose right now! Will you worship the same idols your ancestors did? Or since you’re living on land that once belonged to the Amorites, maybe you’ll worship their gods. I won’t. My family and I are going to worship and obey the LORD!
~ Joshua 24:15 (CEV)
Chesney, Knoxville. “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.
Isaiah 43:18-19 The Message
Mary Lee, York, PA: You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. Psalm 65:11 The NET Bible
Eileen, Rice, WA: But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
Psalm 13:5 NIV
Melissa, Willisville: You are My refuge and My shield; I have put My hope in Your Word. Psalm 119:114 NIV
Evie, Cedar Creek
By wisdom a house is built; and through understanding it is established through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.
Proverbs 24:3-4
Amber, Waco, Texas
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. Psalm 13:5-6 NIV
Lindsay, Salisbury, NC: Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. Philippians 2:3-4 NLT
Melissa, Erie, PA: “Not by Might nor by Power, but by my Spirit, Says The LORD” ZECHARIAH 4:6
Jessica, Fort Worth, TX: “For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay.”
Habakkuk 2:3-new american standard Bible
Luann, Grand Junction
John 3:30 (New International Version)
“He must become greater; I must become less.”
Iris, Manitoba, Canada – Psalm 119:125 ESV “I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.”
Beth, Cleveland, OH
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 KJV
Linda, Mission Viejo, CA: “Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.” Proverbs 29:25 (NIV)
Lanie
Perry, GA
Isaiah 43:2 (NKJV)
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.
Amy, Monroe, NC
Isaiah 33:2 NIV “O Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.”
Abbey, Simsboro,LA: The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promises, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. 2 Peter 3:9 NLT
Yvonne
Louisville
But he said to me,”My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
The version is NIV
Suzette, Normangee, TX: “Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with you where every you go.” Joshua 1:9
What version is that?
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;” – Colossians 3:12 NKJV
But if you keep looking steadily into God’s perfect law-the law that sets you free- and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you’ve heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
James 1:25 – NLT
Jennifer – Loveland
Jen, Springfield, MO: “Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” Philippians 2:12-13 NLT
“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 desert and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 13:18-19 (NIV).
Heidi Tracht
Nampa, Idaho
Elizabeth, Dalton, 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. Romans 15:13 (NIV)
Melissa, Greer, SC: The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest. Exodus 14:14 (AMP)
I’m also in Greer! I’ll be praying for you! 🙂
danae | lafayette, in
“forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. it’s bursting out! don’t you see it? there it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.”
— isaiah 43:18-19 [msg]
Anne Marie, Woburn, MA
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14 NIV
Belinda, Jackson, LA – “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Romans 14:17 NIV
Sarah, New Palestine, IN: “Dear Children, Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth”. 1 John 3:18 NIV
Wendy, Orillia, Ontario, Canada – “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18 NIV
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.”
Aliso Viejo, CA