2011 Siesta Scripture Memory Team: Verse 1!

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!

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  1. 3001

    Rachel, Blaine: chosen because this post speaks directly to my heart:
    And you saw how the Lord your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. Now he has brought you to this place.’ Deut 1:31 NLT

  2. 3002
    Linda says:

    Linda/Burnsville, MN. “You crown the year with Your good blessings and You leave abundance in Your wake.” Psalm 65:11 NET

  3. 3003
    Anastasia Olson says:

    Anastasia: Saegertown, PA
    O God you are my God, earnestly I seek you, my soul thirsts for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
    Psalm 63:1, NIV

  4. 3004
    Cindy Howard says:

    Cindy, McDonough, GA
    January 1, 2011
    “And Whatever you do or say, let it be as a representative of the Lord Jesus, all the while giving thanks through Him to God the Father”. Col. 3:17 (NLT)

  5. 3005
    Crystal says:

    Crystal Calfy

    Norman, OK

    2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)
    We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

  6. 3006
    Amy says:

    Amy, Quincy, IL ‘We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.’ 2 Cor 10:5 NIV

  7. 3007
    Anne says:

    Anne; London, Ontario; May God be gracious to us and bless us, and make His face shine upon us; that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Psalm 67:1-2 NIV

  8. 3008
    ginny says:

    Ginny, Cape May, NJ
    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

  9. 3009
    Helen says:

    Helen, Cambridge UK: ‘You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.’ Psalm 65:11, NET

  10. 3010
    Lisa - Campobello, SC says:

    Thy words were found, and I ate them, and Thy words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I have been called by Thy name, O Lord God of hosts. – Jer 15:16 NAS

  11. 3011
    Brenda says:

    Brenda, Hudsonville, MI: The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.Psalm 24:1 NIV

  12. 3012
    Barbara says:

    Barbara, Tulsa: and a highway will be there;it will be called the Way of Holiness, the unclean will not journey on it; it will be for those who walk in that Way; wicked fools will not go about on it, Isaiah 35:3 NIV

  13. 3013
    Michelle says:

    “The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will bring me safely to his heavenly kindgdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.” 2 Timothy 4:18 (NASB)

  14. 3014
    Valerie says:

    “Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
    Ephesians 4:29
    NASB

  15. 3015
    Mary Ann says:

    Mary Ann, Summerville: “Do not be afraid. . . I am your shield, your very great reward.” Genesis 15:1b NIV

  16. 3016
    Dagmar says:

    Dagmar, Tyler TX

    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.

    Jer. 29:11 The Message

  17. 3017
    chris says:

    Chris, Virginia Beach, ‘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

  18. 3018
    Lisa says:

    Lisa, Bend, OR
    “Do not fear, for I am with you;
    Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God
    I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
    Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
    Isaiah 41:10-13 (New American Standard Bible)

  19. 3019
    Lisa N. says:

    Lisa/Lake Forest, CA/ Psalm 65:11 “You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.”

  20. 3020
    Barbara says:

    Barbara,Tulsa sorry Isaiah 35:8

  21. 3021
    Robynne says:

    “Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.” Titus 3:1-2

  22. 3022
    Kim says:

    Kim from Center, TX:
    “The Lord will work out His plans for my life–
    Your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.
    Don’t abandon me, for You made me.”
    Psalm 138:8 (NLT)

  23. 3023
    Kate Niermann says:

    Kate, Hoyleton: “For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.” Psalm 71:5 NIV

  24. 3024
    Edna says:

    “But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me.” Psalm 13:5 NLT

  25. 3025
    cheryl says:

    cheryl orange,texas

    john 15:5 iam the vine;you are the branches. if a man remains in me and i in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.niv

  26. 3026
    Cindy says:

    Cindy, Prairieville This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. Hebrews 6:19 NLT

  27. 3027
    Jan says:

    Jan,Loveland, CO: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 NIV

  28. 3028
    Tamela Ward says:

    Tamela, Piedmont, SC: “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”
    Colossians 3:2 KJV

  29. 3029
    Natalie says:

    Natalie from Lexington,KY

    And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.

    Isiah 58:10 NIV

  30. 3030
    Cassie says:

    As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. [Eph. 4:1 NIV]

  31. 3031
    Concetta says:

    Concetta, White Oak, Psalm 21:6 ESV, “For you make him most blessed forever, you make him glad with the joy of your presence.”

  32. 3032
    Lindsay says:

    Lindsay, Muncie: Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you. Hosea 10:12 NIV

  33. 3033
    Jennifer says:

    Jennifer, Kodak, TN

    He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. – Psalm 91:4 NIV

  34. 3034

    And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach.
    Mark 3:14 (NAS)

    Here’s to a year of being with Him!
    Kelli Dayton, Oh

  35. 3035
    Ashley N says:

    Ashley, El Dorado AR: “I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from Your commands. I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.” Psalm 119:10-11 NIV

  36. 3036
    Casey says:

    Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will become prosperous and successful. Joshua 1:8 NIV

  37. 3037
    suzie says:

    Suzie, Liberty: “And live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and a sacrifice to God.” Eph 5:2 NIV

  38. 3038
    Amber says:

    Amber, Castle Rock, CO: Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him and He will act. Psalm 37:5 ESV

  39. 3039
    La Vonne says:

    The Lord says, “Forget what happened before,
    and do not think about the past.
    Look at the new thing I am going to do.
    It is already happening. Don’t you see it?
    I will make a road in the desert
    and rivers in the dry land.”
    Isaiah 43:18-19 NCV

  40. 3040
    jenn says:

    jenn, cumming: “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?” Isaiah 43:16-18 The Message

  41. 3041
    Karen says:

    Karen, Sacramento: “Have not I commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
    —Joshua 1:9 (Amplified)

  42. 3042
    Krystle says:

    Krystle, Central Point
    “The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.”
    Psalm 28:7 NIV

  43. 3043
    Jill M. says:

    Jill, Houston: “You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake.”
    Psalm 65:11 The NET Bible

  44. 3044
    Stephanie says:

    Stephanie; Ogden, Utah: “It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.” Ephesians 1:11-12, The Message

  45. 3045
    in wonder says:

    Isaiah 41:13 ESV
    For I, the LORD your God,
    hold your right hand;
    it is I who say to you,
    “Fear not, I am the One who helps you.”

  46. 3046
    Kristi says:

    Kristi, Pocahontas, AR ” In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.” Proverbs 3:6 The Amplified Bible

  47. 3047
    Rebecca says:

    Rebecca, Columbia: “You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.” Psalm 139:5 (ESV)

  48. 3048
    Kathy says:

    Kathy, Bradford: “The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 NIV

  49. 3049
    Delora says:

    Delora, Granite City,IL: We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust His Holy name. Psalms 33:20-21 NLT

  50. 3050
    Kait says:

    Kait Pittsburgh, PA:
    Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. Hebrews 10:35-36 (ESV)

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