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. 4351
    Susie says:

    Susie, Powder Springs, GA

    You crown the year with Your goodness; Your ways overflow with plenty. Psalms 65:11 HCSB

  2. 4352
    Dawn says:

    Dawn, Chambersburg, PA
    James 4:7 (NIV) “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

  3. 4353
    Vivian says:

    Vivian, Birmingham, AL

    “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 through the desert,
    rivers in the badlands.
    Isaiah 43:18-19

  4. 4354
    Laura says:

    James 1:19 NIV
    My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

  5. 4355
    Delores says:

    sorry left out Psalm 65:11

  6. 4356
    Martha Smith says:

    Martha Waco 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. Romans 15:13 NIV.

  7. 4357
    Cari says:

    Cari, Alexandria, LA: “She will open her mouth in wisdom and on her tongue is kindly counsel.” Proverbs 31: 26 NAB

  8. 4358
    Diana says:

    Diana from Shreveport, LA: “Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.” Prov. 4:26-27 NIV

  9. 4359
    Teresa Bond says:

    Teresa from Benton, Arkansas: “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

  10. 4360
    Dawn says:

    Dawn in Lake Charles, Louisiana
    “11 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. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from captivity.” Jeremiah 29:11-14a NIV

  11. 4361
    Bev says:

    Bev~Mpls, MN

    Proverbs 16:9
    We can make our plans,
    but the LORD determines our steps. (NLT)

  12. 4362
    Jennifer says:

    Jennifer, Danville: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” Phil 4:13, NKJ

  13. 4363
    Kate says:

    Kate, Portland, OR “Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.” Isaiah 30:21 NASB

  14. 4364
    Jodie says:

    Jodie, Kennard, Tx

    “..to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;”
    Colossians 1:9-10 NAS

  15. 4365
    Nancy says:

    10 Create in me a pure heart,O God,
    and renew a steadfast ( firm in belief, determination, or adherence ) spirit within me. Psalm 51.10 (emphasis mine)

  16. 4366
    His Kid says:

    Jeanne, Albuquerque: “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.” Psalm 100:1 (NIV)

  17. 4367
    Candace says:

    Candace, Kentucky
    The lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Isaiah 58:11 ( NIV)

  18. 4368
    Becky Harper says:

    Becky, Russellville AR “Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. Proverbs 3:7 NIV

  19. 4369
    KarriedbyHisLove says:

    Kari in Grand Rapids, MI

    Isaiah 52:12 Holman Christian Standard Bible

    For you will not leave in a hurry and you will not have to take flight
    because the LORD is going before you and the God of Israel is your rear guard.

  20. 4370
    Michelle says:

    Michelle, Chickasha,OK
    Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Heb 13:8 NIV

  21. 4371
    Sherry Snedden says:

    Sherry, Rocky Mount Va

    I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer. Psalm 17:6 NIV

  22. 4372
    Heather says:

    Heather, Houston, TX

    As God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
    Colossians 3:12 NIV

  23. 4373

    Rene, Overland Park, KS:
    For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. Ps 84:11 NASB

  24. 4374
    April says:

    April, San Angelo, TX
    Be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 ESV

  25. 4375
    Beth says:

    Beth, Mullica Hill, NJ

    You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11

  26. 4376
    Jaime says:

    Jaime/Lancaster, PA

    But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
    They will soar high on wings like eagles.
    They will run and not grow weary.
    They will walk and not faint.

    Isaiah 40:31 NLT

  27. 4377
    Anna Smith says:

    So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. — Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)

  28. 4378
    Tricia says:

    Tricia, Tucson
    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)

  29. 4379
    Kris says:

    Kris, Ridgetown

    1 Peter 1:7 (NIV) These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

  30. 4380
    Linda Harrelson says:

    Linda, Longview: Because you have these blessings, do your best to add these things to your lives: to your faith, add goodness; and to your goodness, add knowledge; and to your knowledge, add self-control; and to your self-control, add patience; and to your patience, add service for God; and to your service for God, add kindness for your brothers and sisters in Christ; and to this kindness, add love. II Peter 1:5-7 (New Century Version)

  31. 4381
    Tammy says:

    Tammy, Indianapolis IN

    Psalm 65:11 NET

    You crown the year with your good blessings,
    and you leave abundance in your wake.

  32. 4382
    Becky says:

    Becky from Vicksburg, MS

  33. 4383
    Mary Sue says:

    Mary Sue, Abilene, TX

    Colossians 4:6 “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” (NIV)

  34. 4384
    Pam Carrigan says:

    Pam, Greensboro, NC
    “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but of power, of love and of SELF DISICPLINE” 2 Timothy 1:7 NIV

    Exited to begin my journey in 2011 toward self discipline in the power of HIS MIGHTY WORD!

  35. 4385
    Jessica says:

    Jessica, Strasburg
    Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are MINE! Isaiah 43:1 NASB

  36. 4386
    Christy says:

    Cleveland, TN “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit.” Psalm 34:17-18 NKJV

  37. 4387
    Liz says:

    Liz from Lexington KY:

    So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
    I will strengthen you and help you;
    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
    Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)

  38. 4388
    Tristan says:

    “For the Word of our Lord is living and active.”
    Hebrews 4:12

  39. 4389
    Corynn Gilbert says:

    Ephesians 4:2

    Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make EVERY EFFORT (caps mine) to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
    (NIV Translation)
    Corynn, Coeur d’Alene
    “GOD HAS SPO-KANE”

  40. 4390
    Amy says:

    Amy, Huntsville: Isaiah 40:31 Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint. (NKJ)

  41. 4391
    Becky says:

    Becky from Vicksburg, MS
    You are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord turns my darkness into light. II Samuel 22:29 NIV

  42. 4392
    Jacquie says:

    Prosper, TX
    Ephesians 5:22-24: Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. NIV.

  43. 4393
    Kelli says:

    Kelli

    Southeastern Colorado

    …they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant but be afraid….

    Romans 11:20
    NIV

    Working on unbelief this year

  44. 4394
    Kinney says:

    Kinney, Tupelo, MS “God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Palm 51:10 HCSB

  45. 4395
    Tami says:

    Tami, Marlette:

    Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.
    Jeremiah 15:16 ESV

  46. 4396
    Cindy says:

    Cindy – Texas

    Romans 12:2 Do not conform 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. NIV

  47. 4397
    Tamara Cosby says:

    Tamara in Murfreesboro, TN “A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.”

  48. 4398
    adriennevancouverbc says:

    Adrienne
    North Vancouver, BC Canada
    Psalm 62:11-12 (NIV)
    One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
    that you, O God are strong,
    and that you, O Lord, are loving.
    Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done.

  49. 4399
    K says:

    Kelly, Jupiter, FL Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32 The Message

  50. 4400
    Katie says:

    Katie from Reston, Virginia: “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be ale to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 (NIV)

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