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!
Joy, Victoria TX.
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
James 3:17 (NLT)
Heather – Macclenny, FL
Phil 3:10 (Amp Version)
For my determined purpose is that I may know HIM, that I may progressively become more deeply & intimately acquainted with HIM, perceiving & recognizing & understanding the wonders of HIS person more strongly & more clearly.
Karla from Sheboygan: “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10, NIV
Wava, Oldsmar, FL
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13,NKJV
Kym, Kingsley, PA
His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” 2 Peter 1:3-4 NIV
Carry, Iowa – Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Colossians 3:16 (New King James Version)
Shauna, Horn Lake: “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.” Matthew 6:33, Holman Christian Standard Bible
Karen – Greer, SC: “Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation.” Colossians 1:15 (NLT)
Stephanie, Ft. Pierce,
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.
Carol, Hartley, Iowa
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight. NIV
Julie
Jacksonville, FL
“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.” Isaiah 43:19 (ESV)
Hailey, Oklahoma
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
Phillippians 4:13
New King James
Charity, Durham, NC
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Phil. 4:6-7 ESV
Dyane, Edmond, Oklahoma “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.” Isaiah 43:19 NLT
Ally, Edmonton, AB Canada
And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19 NLT
Cindy, Grand Rapids, “In order that you may not grow disinterested and become spiritual sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith (by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are now inheriting the promises.” Hebrews 6:12 AMP
Nicole, Tipp City, OH, “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter– when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?” Isaiah 58:6, NIV
Joyce, Big River, Saskatchewan, Canada
“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.”
Galatians 5:16 NKJV
Becky Grove City Since,then, you have been raised with Christ,set your hearts on things above,where Christ is seated at the right hand of God Colossians 3:1 NIV
Kathy, Bethel, NC Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Patti Rae, Saskatchewan, Canada
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 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 43:18-19 NIV
Paula, Moorefield, WV
Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-
Psalm 103: 1-2 NIV
Jodee, Lubbock TX
And he is before all things, and him Him all things hold together. Colossians 1:10 ESV
“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
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7
Charity, New Lebanon, Ohio
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1Peter 5:7 NIV
Nichole, Lexington, KY: “I Paul have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all things through Christ Jesus who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:11-13 NIV
Michelle in Huntsville, AL
“I will instuct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.” Psalm 32:8 NIV
Hope, Russellville AR, Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. Ephesians 4:25 NIV
Keep me safe, O God for in You I take refuge. I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, apart from You I have no good thing. Psalm 16: 1-2 NIV
Sharon, LP, MI.
The whole earth is filled with awe at Your wonders;
where morning dawns, and evening fades, You call forth songs of joy. Psalm 65:8 NIV
Jamie, Corbin, KY: “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” Psalm 100:4 (NIV)
Byram, Mississippi
Psalm 119:124-125 NIV84
Deal with your servant according to your love
and teach me your decrees.
I am your servant; give me discernment
that I may understand your statutes.
Psalm 119: 124-125
Miriam, Columbia
“How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of Heaven’s Armies. I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the LORD. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.” Psalm 84:1-2 NLT
Lena, Wilmore
“I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.”
Psalm 86:12 NIV
Caitlin, Omaha, NE:
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”
-1 John 4:18 ESV
Cresanna, Bible School Park, NY: “There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.” Deut 1:31; NIV
Beth, Kalamazoo, MI; “The Lord Himself will go before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you or forget you. Don’t be afraid and don’t worry.” Deut. 31:8 NCV
liz gladstone oregon
7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
for you saw my affliction
and knew the anguish of my soul.
8 You have not given me into the hands of the enemy
but have set my feet in a spacious place
NIV Psalm 31:7-8
Let us keep on running the race marked out for us.
Hebrews 12:1, NIV
Annabelle and Lisa Snyder
Montgomery, TX
Sandy – IL 1st Scripture in my new devotional book is now my 1st to memorize
I ask Him to strengthen you by His Spirit – not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength – the Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite Him in – Ephesians 3:16-17a (MSG)
Sheri, Collierville, TN:
“But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.”
Psalm 5:11 NIV
Chattanooga, Tn “May the God of Hope fill you with all Joy and peace as you trust in Him that you may overflow with Hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 (NIV)
Joni, Elgin, IL
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. NIV
Maggie, Corbin, KY: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV)
“Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit you way to the Lord, trust in him and he will do this.” Psalm 37:4-5 NIV
D.J. in San Dimas: “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
Beth, Lititz PA
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Katie, Ecuador: …Forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead. I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Phil 3: 13b-14 NASB
Linda/Augusta
“Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person” Colossians 4:6 ESV