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!
Melissa, Spokane –
Isaiah 43:19 (NIV) 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.
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
Becky, Pasco Washington: God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need you will abound in every good work.” 2 Cor 9:8
Christy, Orlando,FL
Hebrews 4:14-16 (KJV)
14 seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession
15 for we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin
16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find Grace to help in time of need.Â
Jackie, Little Rock: “I am creating something new. There it is! Do you see it? I have put roads in deserts, streams in thirsty lands.” Isa 43:19 CEV
Linda, Holts Summit,MO
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
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Romans 12:16
Geri Deer Park,TX
“You are my witnesses” declares the LORD, “And My servant whom I have chosen, in order that you may know and believe Me,and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, and there will be none after Me. I, even I, am the LORD; and there is no saviour besides Me.”
Isaiah 43:10,11 NASB
Lissie, London. “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” Colossians 2:6,7
Alicia, Columbus, OH ~ Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:16-17 (NKJV)
Diana, Bellefontaine, Ohio: “The Lord your God who goes before you will Himself fight on your behalf, just as He did for you in Egypt before your eyes”. Deut. 1:30 New American Standard Bible
That is from the ESV. I forgot that part.
Sara, Oklahoma City, OK: “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” James 4:10 NKJV
Abbey, Ponte Vedra, FL: “I will praise you, O Lord. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me.” Isaiah 12:1 NIV
Andreea, Lake Charles,LA: “Know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you;not one thing of them has failed.”~Joshua 23:14 (Amplified)
Olivia, Tennessee
Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. But be an example to all believers in the things that you say, the way that you live, your love, your faith, and your purity. 1 Timothy 4:12 NLT
Candy
Huntsville, AL
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.
Psalms 25:4&5 NIV
MacKenzie, St. Louis MO: Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. (NIV)
Maria, North Little Rock, AR “I am counting on the Lord, yes I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word. I long for the Lord more that sentries long for the dawn, yes more than sentries long for the dawn. O Isreal, hope in the Lord for with the Lord there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows” Psalm 130:5-7 NLT
Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.
Zechariah 9:12 (NIV)
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Rebecca from Birmingham
Seek the Kingdom of God, above all else, and live righteously,and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33 NLT
Kim D. from Knoxville, Tenn. – “Anything I wanted, I would take. I denied myself no pleasure. I even found great pleasure in hard work, a reward for all my labors.But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.” (Ecclesiastes 2:10-11: New Living Translation)
Pat, Littlefield, Tx: God…who has saved us and called us to a holy life–not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jeusus before the beginning of time.
MA,Colleyville,Tx: He is your constant source of stability; He abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; He gives all this to those who fear Him Isaiah 33:6 NET
Nancy, Perry, GA — You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. (NET)
TOO GOOD TO PASS UP…
Lorie,Rochester,MN: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Tim. 1:7 KJV
Starla, Parsons: Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. Psalm 141:3 NIV
Debbie, Alexandria, VA “Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” Psalm 90:1,2, NIV
Ashley from Colorado:
Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.
Leviticus 19:17, NLT
Debbie in Portland, Oregon
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7 ESV
Pat, Littlefield, Tx….I Timothy 1:8-9, NIV
Karin, Brandon, MS
You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance. Psalms 65:11 ESV
Pam, Tyler, TX: Who perceives his unintentional sins? Cleanse me from my hidden faults. Moreover, keep your servant from willful sins; do not let them rule over me. Then I will be innocent, and cleansed from blatant rebellion. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:12-14, Holman CSB (HCSB)
Joy, Byron Center MI: ““Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 – HCSB
Debbie,Calgary Alberta,Canada: “Look,I am about to do something new. Now it begins to happen!…” Isaiah 43:19a. NET Bible
“Restore Us,O God of Hosts,Cause your face to Shine and We Shall be Saved”Psalm 80:7,NKJV
Sarah, Ohio. Isaiah 43:18-19 the message. “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.
Gretta, Alabama: “Jesus said, “If? There are no ‘ifs’ among believers. Anything can happen.” Mark 9:23 (The Message)
Shannon, N. Webster, IN
“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirt of power, of love, and of self control”
2 Tim. 1:7 NIV
Nicole, Easley,SC
2 Corinthians 12:8-10 (English Standard Version)
8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9But 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 of my weaknesses, so that (the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 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.
Becky, Plantersville, TX – “But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”
John 4:14 NLT
Jordan, Monroe, WA: 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 Cor 12:9 NIV
Valerie, Ontario, OH: “But don’t just listen to God’s Word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.” James 2:22 NTL
my above reference should be James 1:2
“In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.” Jeremiah 29:12-13
Sorry, above scripture is New Living Translation
Amy; Granby, CT
“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.”
Isaiah 12: 2, NIV
Luain, Amarillo, TX
I Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
Be joyful always; pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Diona, Eldersburg, MD: Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Matthew 6:25 NIV
Sharon San Diego Lamentations 3:22 NKJV
Through the LORD’S Mercies we are not consumed because His compassions fail not.
Karman, Little Rock, AR…”but forget all that-it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.”. Isaiah 43:18-19 (NLT)
Vicky, Havelock, Ontario, Canada: “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing so some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.” Hebrews 13:2 (NIV)