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!
Wendy, Glendora, CA
“He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.”
Isaiah 33:6 NIV
Nicole, Waco, TX: For I know the plans I have for you…plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11. NIV Student Bible
Kim ~ Niceville, FL
Satisy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Psalm 90:14 (NIV)
Becky, Russellville, “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. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremia 29:11-13 NIV
Rachel, Orlando, FL
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourself.” Romans 12:9-10 NIV
Jenn, Lakeland Fl. Jeremiah 10:6 “All this is nothing compared to you, O God. You’re wondrously great, famously great.” The Message
Kayla, Ord
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 12:2 (NIV)
Anne, Conway, Ar
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my
Redeemer. Psalms 19:14 NIV
Shannon, Orange County:
“My heart and my flesh may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” –Psalm 73:26, NIV
Julie, Houston, TX ESV Romans 8:26
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Christine, Union, MO: “You crown the year with your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.” Psalm 65:11 NET
Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:11-12 (NIV)
Kellie Dallas Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that keep his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. KJV
Ann: Ft. Lauerdale, FL
“You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 NKJV
Allison, Tinley Park, IL
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 NIV
Debra from Arkansas: I Peter 24..All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever. NIV
Heather from Lawrence, KS
Isaiah 43:18-19 ESV
18Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
My determined purpose is that I may know Him, that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His person. Laura, Ozark, Phil. 3:10 AMP
Meggie, Winnipeg, MB
“God blesses those who are ppor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.” Matthew 5:3 (NLT)
Alisha, Milford, DE
and in the desert. There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.” Deut 1:31 NIV
Tanya, Madras And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Jesus Christ returns. Philippians 1:6 New Living Translation
Jayme; Marietta, GA:
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-8
NIV
Kristi
Arlington, TX
Because I will birth my first child this year!!!!
“God has presented me with a precious gift.” Gen 30:20 NIV
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.” Jeremiah 1:5 NIV
Kay Groce, Irving, Texas “God can do anything you know – far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams.” Ephesians 3:20 The Message.
Laura~Quincy~”May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” ~Romans 15:13 ~ ESV
Becky
Brentwood TN
Isa. 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 no perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
Sarah, Nashville,TN- Rejoice in the Lord always. I say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable– if anything is excellent or praiseworthy –think about such things. Philippians 4:4-8 NIV
11 You crown the year with Your goodness;
Your ways overflow with plenty
Psalms 65:11 (HCSB)
Justine, Johannesburg, South Africa: You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 (Doing a refresher in Breaking Free section on making my mind subject to Christ)
Tiffany from Enterprise, AL – “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10 NIV
Janice, Richmond: Wherefore laying aside all malice and all guile, and hypocrisies,and envies, and all evil speakings. As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. 1Peter2:1-2. KJV
April, Magnolia , TX
He who has my commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him. John 14:21 NKJV
Dana from Siloam Springs, AR “Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.” Isaiah 26:4 NLT
Teri (Romeo, MI)
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 2 Cor. 5:17 (NASB)
Joanna, Wimberley: Josh 1:8
8 Yes, keep this book of the Torah on your lips, and meditate on it day and night, so that you will take care to act according to everything written in it. Then your undertakings will prosper, and you will succeed.
CJB
Toni, Sugar Hill, GA
“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 wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV
Lynn Pflugerville,Tx: “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)
“But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and 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. 3:13-14 NIV
Leah
Asheville, NC
You are my hiding place. You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Psalm 32:7 NIV
Kim, Anchorage, AK: For I am the Lord your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’ Isaiah 41:13 Net Bible
Christy, Florida – “Your words were found and I ate them, and Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I have been called by Your name.” Jeremiah 15:16
Kristen, Fort Worth: Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the LORD. Psalm 119:1 (NLT)
Karen, Shelby Twp., Michigan,
Therefore I tell you her many sins have been forgiven for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little. (NIV)
Vicki, Dallas: “But Daniel determined in his heart that he would not defile himself by eating his portion of the kings rich and dainty food or by drinking the wine which he drank” Daniel 1:8a, AMP
Shelly, Pittsburgh, “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.”,
Prov. 31:25, NIV
“Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.” Psalm 43:3, NIV
Kathy
St. Louis, MO
Diane, Commerce Twp., MI
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 – King James
Heidi Syverson
Clearbrook, MN
“I am seeking You Lord, and You will answer me: You will deliver me from all my fears!” Psalm 34:4, NIV
Jennifer from Waco, Texas
Isaiah 43:19 NLT: “For I am about to do something NEW. See, I have already begun it! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.”
athens, alabama
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. (Matt.6:12-14)