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!
Tonja, Odessa- “But seek first His kingdom and His rightouness, and all things will be given to you as well”
Matthew 6:33 NIV
Nancy, Versailles, KY -working on my second A-Z scripture book with relevant verses to me (and a few letter requirements). Have A and B down, so starting here with C.
Commit to the Lord whatever you do and your plans will succeed -Prov 16:3 -NIV-84
Chris, Louisville: For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. II Timothy 1:7 NKJV
Axa, Orlando FL: 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)
Gigi,San Antonio: But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. Psalm 13:5 NLT
Amy 7634, SF Bay Area, CA: “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 in the desert and rivers in the badlands.” Isaiah 43:18-19 (The Message)
Linsey from Huntington Beach, CA.
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 NLT
Amy, Santa Clarita, CA:
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:18, NIV
Paula, Indianola
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. Psalm 65:11 The NET Bible
Cynda, Newnan, GA
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13 NKJV
Kay, Modesto, CA: Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3 NIV
Keli, Whitesboro, OK ~ A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance. John 10:10 hcsb
“Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Fran, Stedman; “You are my hiding place; You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7 NIV
Leigh, Carmi, Il., “See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.” Is. 42:9 NIV
Misty from Midland, TX
Proverbs 25:28 (NLT)
A person without self control is like a city with broken down walls.
April, San Antonio. Need prayer! “So do not lose the courage you had in the past, which has a great reward. You must hold on, so you can do what God wants and receive what He has promised.” Hebrews 10:35-36 New Century Version
Danielle, Johnstown,NY
1 Peter 5:7 Cast all of your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
LIFE APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE NIV
Diana, Valencia CA
He has showed you, O’man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8 NIV
Vicki from Waco–Isaiah 41:10: “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” NLT
Sherry, Taneyville,MO For me there is but one God, the Father, from whom all thing came and for whom I live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom I live. I Cor. 8:6 NIV
Amy, Vancouver, WA: Psalm 65:11 “You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.” NKJV
Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Jane
Boone, NC
Viola-Lubbock, TX–1 Corinthians 15:58–Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. NIV
Karen
Naples, FL
“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
NASB
Sue, Redford, MI: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” Eph 6:10-11 NIV
Megan from Grants Pass “Behold, it was for my peace that I had intense bitterness; but You have loved back my life from the pit of corruption and nothingness, for You have cast all my sins behind your back” Isaiah 38:17 (AMP)
Joyce~Sparta, New Jersey
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.”
James 1:2-3 (ESV)
Kate, Warsaw IN – Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. James 5:16 NKJV
Kirsten, Denver, Colorado
“I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t recieve the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
Mark 10:15, NLT
Erin, Augusta, GA: “Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” Colossians 3:16-17
Jess, Grand Forks, ND: I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called – his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.” Ephesians 1:18 NLT
Melissa, Black Creek,Ga
Isaiah 26:3-4 NLT
 You will keep in perfect peace
      all who trust in you,
      all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
Trust in the Lord always,
      for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.
Amy, Norfolk: “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Sarah – Sour Lake, TX
Matthew 28:19-20
Go, therefore making disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember I am with you always to the end of the age. (HSCB)
Karla, Athens,AL: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:11
New King James Version!
CORRECTION!! Philippians 4:6-7. Sorry!!
Mary Beth – Fenton, MO
Psalm 65:11 (New Living Translation)
“You crown the year with a bountiful harvest;
even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.”
Ginger, Pqaragould, AR
Psalm 139:1 NLT (I’ll be memorizing Psalm 139 this year)
O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.
Carrie Beth, Frankfort: You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3, NKJV
Wendy – Cheyenne, WY: Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 NIV
Annaleise, Oklahoma City, OK
Philippians 4:12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation. Whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
Christi – Colleyville, TX
Proverbs 31:27
“She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.”
Thanks Barbra (from PA, I think)
“Let the words of my mouth, and THE MEDITATION OF MY HEART, be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” (Psalm 19:14 New King James Version)
Psalm 65:11
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. The NET Bible
Donna, Tacoma wa
Allison, Charlotte, NC ~ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” Ephesians 1:3 (NIV)
Karen; Huntington Beach: “Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” Isaiah 53:1 NKJV
Judi/ Orillia, Canada – Through His divine power, we can all do this!!
2 Peter 1: 3 “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 grace” NIV
“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 4:8 NIV
oops, JEnna from Benton!
Jamie, Union Center, SD: 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
Diane, Cary NC and Naperville IL “You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance” Psalm 65:11 (NLT)