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!
Isaiah 43:18,19 NIV “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.”
“Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.”
Hebrews 10:22
Heather
Mosinee, WI
Kristin Fresno, CA: “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” Ephesians 3:20 NIV
Sarah, Colorado Springs,
And Joshua said to the people, sanctify yourselves (that is separate yourselves for a special holy purpose) for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you. Joshua 3:5 Amplified version
Tylee from Zeeland, Michigan: “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” Mark 10:27 NIV
Angela, Frankfort, KY: “Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.” Psalm 55:22 NIV
Jeannie, Nashville, Tn.
“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
Stephanie, Tulsa, OK: “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NLT
Alison, Haubstadt IN – “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:26 NIV
Elizabeth, Mesquite, TX–The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes,came upon me to eat up my flesh , they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will be confident. Psalm 27:1-3 KJV
Catherine, Lees Summit, MO, : In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. Prov. 16:9, NIV
And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.
Ephesians 3:18 (NLT)
Cindy D.
Mosinee, WI
Had to change my scripture, this one spoke to me more – in my current situations. I’m nothing if not decisive!
For you are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. Of all the people on earth, the Lord your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.
Deut. 7:6 NLT
Staci, Gillette, WY: “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1, NIV
Tanya, Oxford, MI: You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord,
the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:3-4 (NIV)
Gayna, Fort Collins CO. 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.
Heidi–Lindale, Texas
“If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging symbol.”
1 Cor. 13: 1 NIV
Mary, Broken Arrow, OK: “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.”
Psalm 91:1 NIV
Julia, Kettering: 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
Melonie – Rogers,MN
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
Anna, New Haven
Show me your ways, O Lord,
teach me your paths
Psalm 25:4
Sarah, Abilene
“Joshua told the people,’Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.””
Joshua 3:5 NIV
Jeremiah 29:11-14a NIV
11 “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. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from captivity.”
Amanda, Kelowna, BC, Canada: “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:17-18 NIV
Sara in Knoxville, TN
Psalm 107:9 For he satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness. (NKJV)
Jill, Gulfport, MS – “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NLT
Lindsay, Kokomo,IN: “You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” Hebrews 10:36 NIV
Barbara, Clarence, NY Who may ascend to the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? (S)He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up (her) his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. Psalm 24:3&4 NIV
Eposi, Houston, TX
“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 NIV
Help me REALLY KNOW, Lord!
Beverly, Rock Hill, SC “Pleasant words are like an honeycomb, sweet to the soul and health to the bones”. Proverbs 16:24 KJV
Dana, Lexington, KY: I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes. Psalm 119:125 NIV
Diana Columbia, MO
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2Corinthians 12:9
Gay, White Oak, Texas: “God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, His merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning. How great Your faithfulness! I’m sticking with God (I say it over and over). He’s all I’ve got left.” Lamentations 3:22-24 The Message
Jennifer, Billings, MT; “The very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.” Luke 12:7 NLT
Joy, Alpharetta: We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5, MSG
Cheri, Lubbock TX
3 By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
4 by knowledge its rooms are filled
with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures.
Proverbs 24:3-4 (NET)
Adrienne, Canby OR: You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 (NLT)
Tanya from IN
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Eph. 4:2 NIV
Stephanie Burger, Sahuarita, AZ.- “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” Amen. (2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV)
Deanna – Nora Springs, Iowa
Grace, mercy and peace, which come from God the Fathere and from Jesus Christ – the Son of the Father – will continue to be with us who live in truth and love.
2 John 3 NLT
Judy, Selah, WA: “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 NKJ
Anne, Minneapolis
On the day I called, You answered me;
You made me bold in my soul with strength.
Psalm 138:3 ESV
Jennifer, Sun City, AZ- “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Cor. 5:17 NIV
Yes, He has and will carry us…Peggy, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico… “The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,” Isaiah 61:1 (NIV)Breaking Free
Patti, Clarksville, TN
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18, NIV
Carrie, Redding, CA: “It is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.”
Hebrews 6:18 NLT
Martha
Dickinson, ND
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
NIV
Sephanie, Newport Beach, CA: May the God of hope fill you will all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may ovrflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NIV
Pam, Midland, TX: 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 1:8 NIV
Dianne, Richland, MS
Psalm 139:23-24 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.
Tiffany Mobile, AL “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” Romans 8:18 NIV