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!
Susie, Powder Springs, GA
You crown the year with Your goodness; Your ways overflow with plenty. Psalms 65:11 HCSB
Dawn, Chambersburg, PA
James 4:7 (NIV) “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
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
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.
sorry left out Psalm 65:11
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.
Cari, Alexandria, LA: “She will open her mouth in wisdom and on her tongue is kindly counsel.” Proverbs 31: 26 NAB
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
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
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
Bev~Mpls, MN
Proverbs 16:9
We can make our plans,
but the LORD determines our steps. (NLT)
Jennifer, Danville: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” Phil 4:13, NKJ
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
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
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)
Jeanne, Albuquerque: “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.” Psalm 100:1 (NIV)
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)
Becky, Russellville AR “Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. Proverbs 3:7 NIV
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.
Michelle, Chickasha,OK
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Heb 13:8 NIV
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
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
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
April, San Angelo, TX
Be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 ESV
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
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
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)
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)
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.
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)
Tammy, Indianapolis IN
Psalm 65:11 NET
You crown the year with your good blessings,
and you leave abundance in your wake.
Becky from Vicksburg, MS
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)
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!
Jessica, Strasburg
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are MINE! Isaiah 43:1 NASB
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
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)
“For the Word of our Lord is living and active.”
Hebrews 4:12
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”
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)
Becky from Vicksburg, MS
You are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord turns my darkness into light. II Samuel 22:29 NIV
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.
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
Kinney, Tupelo, MS “God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Palm 51:10 HCSB
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
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
Tamara in Murfreesboro, TN “A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.”
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.
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
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)