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. 3501
    Gillian says:

    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)

  2. 3502
    Nakisha says:

    Nakisha – Zeeland
    “You crown the year with Your good blessings and You leave abundance in Your wake.” Psalm 65:11 NET

  3. 3503
    Michelle says:

    Michelle,Scottsdale, Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men. Colossians 3:23 NASB

  4. 3504
    Kendall says:

    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

  5. 3505
    Beth says:

    Beth from Emmalena, KY

  6. 3506
    Grisel Trinidad says:

    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

  7. 3507
    Kelli says:

    Kelli, Fort Gratiot, MI: “The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.” Psalm 16:6 NIV

  8. 3508
    Amanda says:

    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

  9. 3509
    Amanda says:

    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.

  10. 3510
    MelissaD says:

    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

  11. 3511
    Heather says:

    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!

  12. 3512
    Antoinette says:

    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)

  13. 3513
    Beth says:

    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

  14. 3514
    Stephanie says:

    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

  15. 3515
    Rebecca says:

    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

  16. 3516
    Suzanne Brooks says:

    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

  17. 3517
    Brittany says:

    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

  18. 3518
    Susie says:

    Susie, Longwood: “Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.” Psalm 119:133 NIV

  19. 3519
    Heidi says:

    Heidi in Whitefish, Montana

  20. 3520
    Lindsay Silveus says:

    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.

  21. 3521
    Mary Cha says:

    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

  22. 3522

    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

  23. 3523
    Jackie Lafferty says:

    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)

  24. 3524
    Heidi says:

    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

  25. 3525
    Ginny says:

    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)

  26. 3526
    Jennifer S. says:

    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

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  28. 3528
    Jennifer says:

    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

  29. 3529
    AshleyS says:

    Ashley, Simpsonville,SC
    The plans of the diligent lead to profit, as surely as haste leads to poverty. Prov 21:5

  30. 3530
    Joy says:

    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

  31. 3531

    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

  32. 3532
    Karen Kirtley says:

    Karen, Russellville, AR: “Thy work have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” Psalm 119:11 KJV

  33. 3533
    Lisa Clement says:

    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.

  34. 3534
    Brandy says:

    Brandy, Houston: “The king is enthralled with your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.” Psalm 45:11, NIV.

  35. 3535
    Lynn Polk says:

    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.”

  36. 3536

    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

  37. 3537
    Michelle says:

    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

  38. 3538
    Kim says:

    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)

  39. 3539
    Tracy says:

    Tracy, Charlotte, North Carolina
    Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. Psalm 37:5 NASB

  40. 3540
    Tammy says:

    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

  41. 3541
    Grace says:

    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

  42. 3542
    Hannah Grace Ward says:

    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

  43. 3543
    Connie says:

    Connie, Chariton, Proverbs 16:3 Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established.NKJ

  44. 3544
    Robin Moslander says:

    “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

    • 3544.1
      Jordan says:

      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!!

  45. 3545
    Maureen says:

    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

  46. 3546
    Joy, Griffin, GA says:

    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

  47. 3547
    Dawn says:

    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

  48. 3548
    Rachel says:

    Set a guard over my mouth O Lord
    Keep watch over the door of my lips
    NIV

  49. 3549
    rectorswife says:

    Natalie, Wilmington, NC

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

  50. 3550
    mona says:

    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.

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