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!
Be Strong and of good courage.
Do not fear nor be afraid…
For the Lord your God, He is the one who goes with you.
He will not leave you or forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Pam, San Jose, Costa Rica: Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare. Psalm 40:5, NIV
Carla, Pierre, SD
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
Rebecca, Louisa, VA: 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
Penne” Spokane, WA “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus”. 1 Thessalonians 5:16 NIV
Peggy, Peace River, Canada
Psalm 65:11
You crown the year with your good blessings and you leave abundance in your wake. The Net Bible.
Madison, Longmont CO
1st Corinthians 13:4 “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, does not boast, it is not proud.” NIV
Jessica, Houston, TX: “Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the man who does not work but trust God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as rightousness.” Romans 4:4-5 NIV
Mandy, Oxford, MS “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2Corinthians 5:17 NIV
Robin Pollitte from Morehead, Ky.
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.”
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NKJ
Barbara, Norphlet, Arkansas: “Do you not know that your body is the temmple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in you body and in your spirit, which are God’s” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Letty, Puyallup, “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.” Psalm 28:7 NASB
Heather, Lansing-MI
“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
Elizabeth, Rochester NH.
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; 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
Martha Ann, Natchez, MS
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalms 91:1 NIV
Judy, Amman, Jordan. “For I know their works and their thoughts; the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory.” Isaiah 66:18 NASB
Brittany, Parker CO
“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, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment such as braided hair and gold jewerly and fine clothes. Instead it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.”
1 Peter 3:1-6
Janet, Vancouver, BC, Canada (my 1st post ever!)
Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
Isaish 55:6-7 NIV
Billie, Kailua-Kona “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)
Kathy, West Milton, Ohio
Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. Psalm 63:7&8
Faith from Safford, AZ. “Forget about whats happend. Don’t keep going over old history. Be Alert, be Present. I am 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)
I love your verse! What a great verse to start in the New Year.
CRYSTAL,Mobile,AL:I can do everything through HIM who gives me strength.Philippians 4:13
Peggy, Florence
“Now unto Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy–to the only God our Savoior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jessus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen!
Jude 24-25, NIV
Melissa, Scarborough, ME: “When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” Psalm 94:19 ESV
Courtney, Lynchburg, VA
Psalm 34:4-5 (NASB)
“I sought the LORD, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant and their faces will never be ashamed.”
Jennifer, Fairfax VA
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
Susan,Silverhill,AL: Comfort for the New Year-“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deut.31:8 NIV
Lyndsay, New Castle, IN.: “You must make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. And the most important piece of clothing you must wear is love. Love is what binds us all together in perfect harmony.” Colossians 3:13-14, New Living Translation
Gillian, Oshawa, Canada “Ah, Sovereign LORD, you made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.”
Jeremiah 32:17 NIV
Annette, Maplewood, MN: “You are my portion, O Lord; I have promised to obey your words.” Psalm 119:57 NIV
Megan Joy, Calgary, Alberta, Canada: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid; do not be discouraged/dismayed, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NIV/NKJV
Sarah, Marshfield, MO “Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.” 1 Peter 1:13 NIV
Jen, Anacortes, WA – “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)
Tanya, Sierra Vista, AZ: “Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate, The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.” Psalm 116:5-6 NAS
Heidi, Litchfield Park: “Therefore I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship.” NIV
Amarillo, Tx
Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)
18 “Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
19 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.
Tammy Wingo,KY
Psalm 51:10 NKJV
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Heather, NS, Canada: Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:1-2 NIV
Saltillo, MS – “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.” II Peter 1:3 (NIV)
Kathy,Elyria… 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 NIV
Scarlett, Ruston, LA: “And David said to his son, Solomon, ‘Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God – my God – will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.'” I Chronicles 28.20 NKJV
JoLynn, Rocklin ..And as for you, brethren, do not become weary or lose heart in doing right (but continue in well doing without weakening). 2:Thess 3:13 Amplified bible
Marty, Mobile, AL
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
NKJV
Danni, Willard, MO: “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 NIV
Julie, Queen Creek, AZ: “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 NLT
Jenny
Brandon, MS
Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. Psalm 55:22 NASB
Wanda, Canton, Ohio
Then I thought, To this I will appeal: the years of the right hand of the Most High. I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes I will remember Your miracles of long ago. I will meditate on all Your works and consider all Your mighty deeds. Psalm 77:10-12
Cheryl, Austin: For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’, Isaiah 41:13, NKJV
Christy, Sherman: “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 NIV
Cathy, Brighton Colorado:
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)