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!
Angie, Kingston
“At the time, discipline isn’t much fun. It always feels like it’s going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off handsomely, for it’s the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God.” Hebrews 12:11 The Message
Anne
Warrensburg, MO
1 Cor. 2:9 (NIV)
However, as it is written:
“No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him”
Judy, Lancaster, Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard; he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping. Psalm 66:8,9 NIV
Wendy-Rome, GA
Psalm 93:1
The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed in majesty and is armed with strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
NIV
Happy New Year!!!
Love you all
“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,”
Ephesians 3:20
“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,”
Ephesians 3:20
Kristi Stewart Knoxville, TN Joshua 1:8 ESV This Book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Tara, Mantorville
Colossians 2:9-10 NKJV For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
Julianne, St. Louis, MO: 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
“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
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 NIV
Christina, White Castle
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV
Christy, Elizabethton TN
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. – Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Linda, Richmond:You crown the year with Your blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. The NET Bible
Brandy Huntsville, AL
Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? Isaiah 43:18-19 NKJ
Jeannie Crossland
Brookneal VA
“Bring your full tithe to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don’t open up heaven itself and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams.”
Malachi 3:10 The Message
Kelly, Flower Mound TX
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
Judy, Plano: With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. James 3:8-10
Stephanie, Queen City, Texas: 5)Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
6)In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation. Psalm 68:19
Tricia, Wilson
So do not throw away your confidence, it will be richly rewarded. Hebrews 10:35 NIV
Rebekah-Brentwood, TN
Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known among the nations what He has done and proclaim that His name is exalted. Sing to the Lord, for He has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. Isaiah 12:4-5 NIV
Michele, Fairfax, VA Psalm 119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your Word. NIV
I can’t believe we’re almost to 4,000 comments. Wow.
Tori, Winston-Salem, NC
“Be merciful, just as Your Father is merciful.” -Luke 6:36, NIV
Patty Swinford from Gadsden, Alabama
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. 1Cr 15:58 NIV
Melisa, Roanoke
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
Clarice, Knoxville, Iowa
“Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.”
Colossians 3:2 NAS
Joyce, Greenville, SC Matthew 6:30 (NLT) And if GOD cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
Sherry
Indianapolis
“Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has NOTHING I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:25,26
NIV
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 – Because I NEED to believe this!
Michele, Lawrenceville, GA
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and wordly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. Titus 2:12 KJV
Shannon, North Little Rock, AR Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is- his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 NIV
Dawn, Overland Park, KS:
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
Proverbs 15:1 NIV
Deborah, Kennewick: The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 NIV
“know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.” Psalm 100:3
Dana, Lake Villa, IL: I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:12-13 English Standard Version.
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desire; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV)
Donna, Belton, SC
Hebrews 12:1 NIV Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Leighanne, Athens, GA : “Greed causes fighting; trusting the Lord leads to prosperity.” Proverbs 28:25 NLT
Kim, Richmond, TX: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 NAS
Stacey, Monument. “All my fresh springs shall be in Thee.” ~Psalm 87:7
Michelle, Sumterville,FL : I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippans 4:13 NIV
Sharon, Barrington, “I pray that the God who gives hope will fill you with much joy and peace while you trus in Him. Then your hope will overflow by the power of the Holy Spirit.”, Romans 15:13, NIV.
Blair, Dallas
We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope in you.
Psalms 33:20-22
Maryann – Avon Park Fl – Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) “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.
Brenda, High Point, NC: It is foolish to belittle one’s neighbor; a sensible person keeps quiet. A gossip goes around telling secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence. Proverbs 11:12-12 (NLT)
Nelli, Kingsport, TN
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
Mel,Raleigh:
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3: 5-6 NIV
Peggy, San Diego
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for He who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Romans 13:8 NIV
Ashlie, Dallas, GA: “For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living.” Ps. 116:8-9 NIV
Rebecca
Seneca, SC
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
~Psalm 37:4&5
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