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!
1 Timothy 6:17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
Rose, Dallas TX
Princeton, Texas
Proverbs 3:5, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” NIV
Lorraine – Modesto, CA
They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Psalm 125:1, KJV
Laura, Morgantown, WV
“I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.”
-Song of Solomon 7:10 (NIV)
Sarah from West Richland, WA: 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
Katie, San Antonio: I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in HIS WORD I put my hope. Psalm 130:5 (NIV)
Pam from Marietta, GA. Psalm 73:25–26(NIV) “Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
Christi, Springdale, Ar Ps. 65:11 NET Bible: “You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.”
Katie, Owensboro, KY: “But the Lord has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.” Psalm 94:22, NIV
Nan: Greenville
For we are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 NIV
Lesley from Iowa
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. (James 1:27 NLT)
MK, Gig Harbor, WA
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Psalm 3:5-6 KJV
A familiar one, but one I need to read every day.
I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free. Psalm 119:32, NIV (1984) JennLee, Austin, TX
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, and 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.” Phi 4:6-7 NIV
Great verse!!
2 Chronicles 16:9
Hollie, Mount Vernon, OH “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
Kristi – Hillsboro,OR “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 NIV
Ashley, Knoxville, TN
Proverbs 2:6 ESV
“For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
Erin, Minden, LA: “What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” John 1:3b-5 NRSV
Carrie B from Mars, PA “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give unto you. Not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Therefore let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
Lisa, Pensacola, FL: So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV
Cathy, Dallas, “So do not throw away your confidence, it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.’ Hebrews 10:35-36 NIV
Debbie, Lincoln, AL- Psalm 65:11 NIV
You crown the year with your bounty,
and your carts overflow with abundance.
Lisa, Jacksonville FL
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-6
ESV
Traci from Lakewood, Washington:
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3: 5-6 NIV
Kristi – Rogersville, TN
1 Corinthians 10:13 NKJV
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
Karen Drennan from Hopkinsville KY; Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow for tomorrow will take care of itself. {Each} day has enough trouble of its own.NIV
If I take the wings of the morning and fly to the furthest part of the sea, even there thy hand will guide me. Thy right hand will take hold of me. Psalm 139:9-10. NAS.
Andrea – Overland Park, KS : “You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake.” Psalm 65:11 NET
Melanie ~ Elizabethton, TN:
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” ~ John 13:34-35 (NIV)
Stacy, Birmingham: Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? – Isaiah 53:1, NASB
Lori, NC: Psalm 28:7. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Philippians 4:8
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— THINGK about SUCH things.” 9b and the God of Peace will be with You.
Allison, Annapolis, MD “May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love; and may you be able to feel and understand as all God’s children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; and to experience this love for yourselves, though it is so great that you will never see the end of it or fully know or understand it. And so at last you will be filled up with God himself.” Eph. 1:7-8 Living.
Katie, Knoxville, TN: But test and prove all things [until you can recognize] what is good; [to that] hold fast. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Amplified
Melanie, Alabama “The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1, NIV
SusanD, Southern Illinois, But you O LORD are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. Psalm 3:3 NKJV
Dora, Birmingham, “Be an imitator of God, as a dearly loved child, and live a life of love, just as Christ loved me and gave Himself up as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” NIV
Kelly P., Houston, Tx.
John 6:35
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry. He who believes in me will never be thirsty.”
julie, hawaii
psalms 69:18
praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who daily bears our burdens!
Lisa from Little Elm:
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
Tammie, Cleveland, MS You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. Psalm 65:11 (NET)
Helen
Portland, Oregon
[For 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 more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [[a]which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death, [in the hope]
Phil. 3: 10
Amplified
Robin, Rockwall, TX
“Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.” Psalm 57:1 NIV
Jennifer, Urbandale. “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
Neita, red oak, tx. Psalms 34:3. Niv
Forgot the verse. “oh magnify the Lord with me. Let us exalt His name together”
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6 NIV
Kathryn from Louisville, KY
“God is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.”
Psalm 62:2 (NIV)
Maria – New York City
1 Cor 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
Heather, Mississippi Isaiah 43:19 KJV, Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.