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!
Karen, Chickasha,OK – For the Lord GOD will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed. Isaiah 50:7 NKJV
I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out – plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. Jeremiah 29:11 The Message
Hi Robin!! Glad to see you’re in on it again!!
Jennifer, Houston, TX: “You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 NKJV
Selena, Cincinnati: “To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.” 1 Timothy 1:17 (ESV)
Amy Swannanoa, NC “No eye has seen, no ear heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.” I Corinthians 2:9 my Daddy”s verse
Poe, Bremerton. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9, NIV
Amy, Fort Mill, SC: You shall give to him freely without begrudging it; because of this the Lord will bless you in all your work and in all you undertake. Deut 15:10 Amplified
Tracie, Huntsville, AL – “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” Matthew 11:28, The Message
You crown the year with your bounty, and your cart overflows with abundance. Psalm 65:11
Sacha Hasenyager, Missoula, MT
“who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Psalms 103:4-5 NIV
Say to the anxious of heart, “Be strong, fear not; Behold your God! Requital is coming, The recompense of God-He Himself is coming to give you triumph.” Tanakh-The Jewish Bible
Terryl, Temecula
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, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Eph 3:20,21 NIV
Marti, loganville,ga
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
psalm 65:11 NIV
Jen, Monore, Connecticut:”Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days” Psalm 90:14
Wanda, Laurel: “If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.” Romans 12:18 (NASB)
Kathy, Lexington He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted. Job 9:10 NIV
Melissa,Brackettville,Texas
Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy sight O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 RSV
Ashley, Huntsville, AL: “From everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear Him, and His righteousness with their children’s children.” Psalm 103:17 NIV
Kelly in Jackson, TN.
“Therefore, I urge you brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God-this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform 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)
Marsha, Great Mills,MD “You crown the year with your goodness, And your paths drip with abundance.” Psalm 65:11, NKJV
Cathy from Olympia WA. The Lord says, “I will make you wise and show you where to go. I will guide you and watch over you.” Psalm 32:8 New Century Version
Sharon Mclaughlin from Panama City Beach, FL
Psalm 139:23-24, NLT
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.
Brenda, Fort Worth, Tx: “You crown the year with Your good blessings and leave abundance in your wake.” Net bible, Ps 65:11.
Brenda
Towson MD
Psalm 119:18
Open my eyes that I may see wonderful thing in your law.
NIV
Jennifer Almont, This is what the Sovereign Lore, the Holy One of Israel says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength. (but you would have none of it.) Isaiah 30:15 NIV
Cindy, Dallas “For I know the plans I have for you delclares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Karen, Fruit Heights, Utah: Psalm 104:1-2
I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
May my meditation be pleasing to him,
as I rejoice in the Lord. NIV
Melissa, Concord, CA
Luke 2:19
But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. NIV
Lisa, Montgomery, AL
He will fill my mouth with laughter and my lips with joyful shouting.
Job 8:21 NIV
Kelly, Corona, CA
Psalm 65:11 NKJV
“You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance.”
But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law. Gal 5:22-23 NLT
Leanne
Billings, MT
Katy, Ft. Worth, Tx: “forgetting what is behind & straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Phil. 3:13b-14, NIV
Pam, Lakewood “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death” Romans 8: 1-2 NIV
Chris
Canton, NC
Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent, and they will recieve a reward that lasts forver.
Psalm 37:18 (NLT)
Libby, Dallas 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 NLT
Sandie, Manhattan, KS-“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
Jeannette in Ellicott City, MD
…Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. Zech 4:6 NAS
Melanie, Greenbrier, TN
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 (NASB)
Gidget, San Angelo,Tx — Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 (ESV)
Penney, Caribou ME
All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.
I Corinthians 6:12
NASB
Tisha
Pilot Mtn, NC
For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Stormy: Ephraim, Utah
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light”. -1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)
Susie, Tacoma, WA.
Do not merely listen to the word,
and so deceive yourselves.
Do what it says.
James 1:22 NIV
Sharon, Parma, Ohio: Psalm 5:3 (NIV) In the morning. O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.
Karin, Johannesburg. I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken for He is right beside me. Psalm 16vs8 NLT
Sandi
Wichita Falls, TX
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
1 Timothy 6:6
Kim Eshelman Lewisburg,PA
2 Timothy1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit if power, of love, and of self discipline.
“But I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more” Psalm 71;14 NKJV
Suzie, LaGrange, Ga: You crown the year with your bounty, and your cart overflows with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
“‘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