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!
Gillian, St. Paul: But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. (1 Samuel 12:24 NIV)
Nakisha – Zeeland
“You crown the year with Your good blessings and You leave abundance in Your wake.” Psalm 65:11 NET
Michelle,Scottsdale, Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men. Colossians 3:23 NASB
Kendall, Visalia, CA
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 NIV
Beth from Emmalena, KY
Grisel, Riverview – Do not be afraid or discouraged for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you. Deuteronomy 31:8 NLT
Kelli, Fort Gratiot, MI: “The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.” Psalm 16:6 NIV
Amanda, Boaz: “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.”
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NKJV
Amanda;Rome;
Philippians 4:6-7
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
I’m Christ Jesus.
Melissa, Germantown
Psalm 78:6-7
So the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children . Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds, but keep his commands. NIV
Heather, Petal MS
“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
AGAIN!
Antoinette from Menomonee Falls, WI
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. Matthew 15:13 (NIV)
Beth – Emmalena, KY
And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2 KJV
Stephanie – Lufkin, TX “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 3:23-24 NIV
Rebecca, Kilgore
“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.”
Romans 8:15, KJV
Suzanne from Forney Texas
The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 18:2 NIV
Brothers and sisters, I myself don’t think I’ve reached it, but I do this one thing: I forget about the things behind me and reach out for the things ahead of me. The goal I pursue is the prize of God’s upward call in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14 (CEB)
Brittany
Lynchburg, VA
Susie, Longwood: “Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.” Psalm 119:133 NIV
Heidi in Whitefish, Montana
Lindsay, Warsaw, Indiana:
Proverbs 31: 10 – 12
Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his live. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases.” Psalm 103:1-3 NKJV
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
Jackie, Chester: Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:12-13. (NKJV)
Heidi in Whitefish, Montana
“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your hands, just as we told you…”
1 Thessalonians 4:11
NIV
Ginny,Cincinnati, “For I know the plans I have for you…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”-Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Jennifer, Oklahoma City, OK
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. 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
carolyn –
Jennifer, Ocala, Fl
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you: And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. Isaiah 43:2 NKJV
Ashley, Simpsonville,SC
The plans of the diligent lead to profit, as surely as haste leads to poverty. Prov 21:5
Joy, Greenville, NC
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.” Psalm 1:1-2 NKJV
mich
northwest indiana
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Be thankful to him, and bless his name.
Psalm 100:4
Karen, Russellville, AR: “Thy work have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” Psalm 119:11 KJV
Lisa- Lafayette, Louisiana
Isaiah 43: 19
Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.
Brandy, Houston: “The king is enthralled with your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.” Psalm 45:11, NIV.
Lynn SC
Psalm 139:23-24 NLT
“Search me, O God, and know my heart
test me and know my anxious heart,
Point out anything in me that offends you,
and lead me along the path of everlasting life.”
Brittany; Wellington, FL; “May He equip you with all you need for doing His will. May He produce in you through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to Him. All the glory to Him forever.” (Hebrews 13:21) NLT
Michelle, Marion, IA
Philippians 1:27 (NIV)
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit,[a] striving together as one for the faith of the gospel
Kim, Corning, NY: “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and then not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?” Numbers 23:19 (NIV)
Tracy, Charlotte, North Carolina
Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. Psalm 37:5 NASB
Tammy, Dallas
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. Lam 3:22-23 NIV
Grace
Gig Harbor, WA
And I said to you; you are my servant. I have chosen you and not forsaken you. Fear not, for I am with you.
Isaiah 41:9b & 10a
Hannah Grace, Piedmont: Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 NIV
Connie, Chariton, Proverbs 16:3 Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established.NKJ
“I keep asking thayt 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. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.” Ephesians 1:17-19 NIV
Robin
Aberdeen, SD
Robin, I comitted these verses to memory just two weeks ago! I’m almost complete with Ephesians 1, to the glory of God. Great way to start the year. Excellent verse choices!!
Maureen, Royal Oak
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 11: 28-30. NAB
I like Ann’s from Lakeville. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. NLT
Dawn, Denham Springs, La
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills where does my help come from? 2My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Ps 121:1-2 NIV
Set a guard over my mouth O Lord
Keep watch over the door of my lips
NIV
Natalie, Wilmington, NC
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. Psalm 65:11 NET
Mona, Illinois, Isaiah 43;18-19 ESV Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. 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.