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!
Ephesians 5:15-16 (NIV)
15 Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Cindy/Midland, TX
Kristen, Denver: “I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:13-14, NASB
Liz, Logansport: “…Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.” 2 Tim. 1:12 NIV
Jamye, Greenbrier, AR
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. Psalm 73:25-26 KJV
Paula: Mesquite: Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm 143:8 NIV
Susie from Columbus, Ohio : “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
Sheila, Bethesda, MD: Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NIV
Emily,
Seattle WA,
“Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as light, and your justice as the noonday.” Psalm 37:5-6
(New King James)
Lamentations 3:24-25 “The Lord is my portion or share, says my living being (my inner self): therefore will I hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him. The Lord is good to those who wait hopefully and expectantly for Him, to those who seek Him [inquire of and for Him and require Him by right of necessity and on the authority of God’s word]. (AMP)
Anne, Simpsonville, “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Colossians 4:6 NIV
Debbie, Starr, “But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 NIV
Dana, Pace, FL In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. Proverbs 16:5 NIV
Cathy, Umatilla, FL
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you,
Psalm 119:11 NIV
Allison, Columbia, SC
” Lord, when doubts fill my mind, when my heart is in turmoil, quiet me and give me renewed hope and cheer.” Psalm 94:19 Living Bible
Missi- Walker,LA: And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2 NKJV
Pamela,Mechanicsville,VA: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 NIV
Lindsey, Houston, TX “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12 NIV
Jolinda, Kearney Joshua 1:8
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.(NIV)
Karen, Lexington KY, For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a] made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. 2 Cor. 4:6 NIV
Fonda,Biloxi, MS: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, 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. Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
Karen
Tallahassee, FL
Rom. 12:1 – The Message
Take your everyday, ordinary life- your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life- and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for Him.
Sarah,
Seattle, WA
“A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.” Proverbs 16.9
(Kind James Version)
Betsy, Antwerp: Here’s to 2011!! Psa 65:11 “You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.” The NET Bible
Sherry, Denton: Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. Phil. 4:8 NAS
Heather, Phoenix:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
3 For I am the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
Isaiah 43:1-3 NIV
Lynn, Springfield, God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! I’m sticking with God (I say it over and over). He’s all I’ve got left.
Barb, Ann arbor, Mi
Is. 50:4 (NLT) “the Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I may know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will”
Pam, Naperville, IL Gal.5:17 “For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.” NIV
Susan, Crystal Springs, MS: Psalm 119:124-125 Today’s Enlgish Version, Good News Bible,” Treat me according to your constant love and teach me your commands. I am your servant; give me understanding so that I may know your teachings.”
Charlotte
Carthage, MO
Lord, you have searched me and known me.
Ps 139:1 HSCB
Debbie, MA
Phil. 4:6(NIV) Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests known to God.
Ashlee, Virginia . “O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.” Psalm 139:1 NIV
Brenda, greenville sc, But you are a shield around me O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head. Ps. 3:3 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.
II Corinthians 10:5
Mar Jo, The Woodlands, TX
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
Christy Clay Center, KS
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV
Diana, Seekonk, MA
However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” the things God has perpared for those who love him.
I Cor 2:9 NIV
Christal, Winston-Salem: I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. Ephesians 1:17 NIV
Mindy, Birmingham, Alabama
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
Kim, Boiling Springs, SC: “Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self control.” 1 Cor 7:5 NIV
“The LORD your God is your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
Zeph. 3:17
cindy, marshfield, MA–The Lord foils the plans of the nations, he thwarts the purposes of the people. But the plans of the Lord stood firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. Ps. 33:10 NIV
“being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 1:6 NIV
Susan
Elizabethtown PA
Holly, Huntsville, AL “Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You”. Psalm 119:11, NAS
Maegan
Liberty, SC
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24
Dani
Oklahoma City
“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do; forgetting what us 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.”
-Philippians 3:12-14, NIV
city, verse, reference, and version.
Lanie; Excel; My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. James 1:19-20; New Living Translation
Hillary, NC
“I said to the Lord, You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” Psalm 16:2 NIV
missy, ga
“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
Jordan, Knoxville- “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19 NIV
Diane, Clay Center, KS
Phil 4:11 NIV
I am not saying this b/c I am in need for I have learned to be content WHATEVER the circumstances (emphasis mine).