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!
Caryn, Fountain Valley, CA
“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!” (NIV)
Sarah, Millers Creek
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 up hold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Wendy, Blacksburg, VA
“You crown the year with Your goodness,
And Your paths drip with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 NKJV
Kelli, Anaheim CA
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 (NET)
Ann, Wheaton, IL
You will keep in perfect peace, him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal.
Isaiah 26:3-4 NIV
Terri, Powder Springs, GA
“But as for me, I will look to the Lord: I will wait for the God of my salvation” My God will hear me.” Micah 7:7 ESV
to be made new in the attitude of your minds Ephesians 4:23
oops! first time! Isaiah 30:18 (NIV)
Bridget, Atlanta: “Seek the kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” Matthew 6:33, the NLT Bible.
Sherri, Cary, NC: “For nothing is impossible with God.” Luke 1:37 (NIV)
“You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 NIV
aubrey, columbia, mo
Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:16-18
“For I know the thoughts I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV Heather, Leander, TX
Stefanie Grenada,Ms
Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe
Phil 2:14-15
Jen, Shreveport, LA NASB Psalm 145: 3-7
Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised,
And His greatness is unsearchable.
One generation shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty acts.
On the glorious splendor of Your majesty
And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts,
And I will tell of Your greatness.
They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness
What a rich harvest your goodness provides; Wherever you go there is plenty. Today’s English Version
Judi, Surrey, BC, Canada
Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light on my path. Psalm 119:105
Beverly, Glasgow, KY.
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19 NIV
Julie, Jackson, MS
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Matthew 10:29-31 NIV
Charlotte from Worsley, AB.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Ps. 73:26 NIV
Judy, Russellville, Arkansas
“You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.” Matthew 5:3 (The Message)
Geraldine, AL
What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee. Ps 56:3 KJV
Proverbs 31:11 NIV
Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.
Cora, Kennedale, Tx.
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
Heather C., Bartlesville, OK
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Lori, Rogers, AR
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6,7
Becky, Tuscaloosa
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, and without hypocrisy. James 3:17 NASV
Shreveport, LA
“You should be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.” – 1 Peter 3:4 (New Living Translation)
Kathy, Fort Knox, KY
“And this is my prayer; that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ-to the glory and praise of God.” Philippians 1:9-11 NIV
Wendy, Colorado Springs
“But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the LORD will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.” Isa. 52:12 (NIV)
In this New Year, He goes before me daily and has my back at all times! Blessings, Siestas!
Alicia, Evanston, IL:
“if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chron. 7:14,NIV
Jayne Patterson
Frisco, TX
John 15:5 NASB
“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.”
Kinney, MS just posted Psalm 51:10 just moved to Oxford, MS from Tupelo, MS- sorry!
Laura, Kenmore, Wa
1Cor 13:4 NIV “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it doesn not boast, it is not proud.”
Amy, Macon, GA
Esther 4:14, NRSV
‘For if you keep silence at sch a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another quarter, but you and your father’s family will perish.”
Stacy B., Gainesville, FL
Psalm 31:7-8 (NASB)
I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness,
Because You have seen my affliction;
You have known the troubles of my soul,
And You have not given me over into the hand of the enemy:
You have set my feet in a large place.
Summer
Cincinnati
“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 a hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Kim from Advance, NC ” Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!” 2 Corinthians 9:15 (NIV)
Launa, Crowley Lake: 1 Chronicles 16:31 (NIV)
Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!”
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 NIV
Abby, El Campo, Tx
The Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the ways you went until you reached this place. Deut 1:31
Laurie, Lubbock, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 HCSB
Lori, Sulphur: 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
Nightingale, Miami, FL:
“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 15:14 NIV
Ps. 37:3
“Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.”
Ta’Mara, Bristol, The Message, “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. 19 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. Isa 43:18-19
Darlene
Seattle, WA.
Jeremiah 17:5-8
“This is what the Lord says; Cursed are those who put their trust in humans who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord.”
Life Application Study Bible
Wanda Caye, Kennesaw, GA – Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Phil. 2:3 NIV
Sheila, Garner, NC
Hebrews 12:1
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, fixing our eyes on Jesus (NIV)
Selena, Campobello, SC
“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