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!
Kristin from Dunmor, KY
A nagging wife is as annoying as the constant dripping on a rainy day.
Proverbs 27:15 (NLT)
Sheila, Bangkok, Thailand.
Romans 15:13 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. (NIV)
Moncks Corner
2 Corinthians 10:4 NKJV
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for pulling down of strongholds,…”
Stephanie/Martinez,GA
So do not throw away your confidence, it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
Hebrews 10:35-36 NIV
Betty,Copperas Cove says;
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skys proclaim the work of His hands. Psa.19:1 (NIV)
Amanda
Katy, TX
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV
The translation for Isaiah 41:10 is HCSB. Kelly, Atlanta
Anna, Houston, TX
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? There it is! I’m making a road in the desert and rivers in the badlands.
Isaiah 43: 18-19, The Message
Tina –> Cincinnati, OH: Romans 15:13 – 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. NIV
Shannon, Tuscaloosa, AL
“Having thus a fond affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.” 1 Thess 2:8
Sarah – Port St. Joe,FL
Isaiah 41:10, Holman
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with My righteous right hand.”
Paula, Olive Branch: Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. Isaiah 46:4 NIV
Tenille, Raleigh
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 NIV
Jennifer,Augusta,Georgia
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.John 10:10
Laura, Troy, Ohio
Romans 15:13 NIV
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.
Shannon, Nashville: 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? There it is! I’m making a road in the desert and rivers in the badlands. Isaiah 43:18-19 The Message
Christine, Longview “If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care – then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends.”
translation is The Message
Jennifer, Jacksonville, NC
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
2 Cor 5:17 (NIV)
Vonda, Waterford, MI
Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. Deuteronomy 4:9 {NIV}
Deborah
Katy, TX
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV
Christy, Burbank, CA.
“Therefore,since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Hebrews 12:1-2, NASB
Mariposa, Albuquerque, NM – Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The Lord your God who is going before you will fight for you as he did in Egypt before your very eyes. Dut. 1:29-30 NIV
Liz, Washington D.C.:
“Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness. Behold, we come to you,
for you are the Lord our God.” ESV
Mitzi A. Yukon, OK
Proverbs 31:11-12 NIV
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
Amy, Florence, MS
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.-Proverbs 19:21 NIV
Sheila,Oklahoma
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.
Psalm 65:11
The NET Bible
Jennifer, Auckland, NZ
“Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you.”
James 4:8 NLT
Janice, Springville, AL
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 NKJV
Shameka, Colorardo Springs, Co., As my life was slipping away, I remembered the LORD. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your Holy Temple. Jonah 2:7 NLT
Becky, Fairfax, VA:
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
Kara
Houston, TX
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV
Velma, Colbert, OK
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28 NIV
Margie, Allen,TX
God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; He does great things beyond our understanding. Job 37:5 NIV
Carol, Pekin, IL
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” Psalm 91:1-2 KJV
“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
James 1:5 NIV
Sharon, San Antonio, TX
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3 NIV
Cindy, Simpsonville, SC
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
Philippians 4:6
Deb, Lexington TX
“The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?”
Psalm 27:1 NIV
Lisa, Elmhurst
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
Nancy, Wichita, KS
But I turst in you, O Lord; I say “You are my God.”
Psalm 31:14 NIV
Tara Chatham, Atlanta, GA “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” John 15:7-8
Sandy- Cheney, WA
In your anger, do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
Ephesians 4: 26-27 NIV
Anne, Ralph…”So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 ESV
God put in my heart these words after suffering greatly after my fathers death..He instantly healed my heart and let me know He was greater than anything we experience on earth.
Truly, Truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. John 12:24 NKJV
Pam, Lebanon, IN “God is Spirit and those that worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24 NKJV
Megan Gentry Indianapolis, IN
Great peace have those that love Your law and nothing can make them stumble.
Psalm 119:165 NIV
Louisville, KY
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. – Jer. 29:12-13 NIV
Bekah (age 10)
Lithia, FL
When I am afraid, I will trust in You.
Psalm 56:3 NIV
Jana, Fresno
“…now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to Him. FOR THE LORD IS YOUR LIFE…”
Deut 30:19b-20a NIV
Lisa, Bartlett TN “Be kind and compassionate to one another,forgivingeach other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 NIV