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. 4451
    Melody Carr says:

    Augusta, GA

    Titus 2:3-5

    Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God. (NIV)

  2. 4452
    Carmen says:

    Carmen, Summersville, WV “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 NIV

  3. 4453
    Sarah Wilkie says:

    Sarah; Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada

    And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
    -Romans 12:2 (NASB)

  4. 4454
    Hope says:

    Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. Behold I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.-Isaiah 43: 18-19 NASB

  5. 4455
    Wendy Odom says:

    Wendy, Arley, Al.

    Behold, I will do a new thing,Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19. NKJV

  6. 4456
    Beth says:

    Beth~ Prescott, AZ
    “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” Zephaniah 3:17~ ESV

  7. 4457
    Megan says:

    Megan, Gladwin, MI

    “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we could ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”

    Ephesians 3:20

  8. 4458
    Diane says:

    Diane, Germantown, TN
    “However, as it is written: No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.” 1Corinthians 2:9 NIV

  9. 4459
    Keri says:

    Keri, Rhode Island
    Ephesians 5:8
    For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! NLT

  10. 4460
    Dawn Terpstra says:

    Dawn,Orland Park: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6

  11. 4461
    Deidre, Valdosta says:

    “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8 NIV

  12. 4462
    Sheryl, Jacksonville says:

    I will thank the LORD with all my heart; I will declare all Your wonderful works. I will rejoice and boast about You; I will sing about Your name, Most High. Psalm 9:1-2 HCSB

  13. 4463

    Lora, Mooresburg

    Psalm 126:5 NIV

    “Those who sow with tears will reap songs of joy.”

  14. 4464
    Jodi says:

    Jodi, Rancho Santa Margarita
    “Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you.” Philippians 2:14 & 15b (NLT)

  15. 4465
    Lynne, New Milford says:

    Matthew 22:37 “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” NIV

  16. 4466
    Janice B says:

    Janice, Grand Rapids, MI

    “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10

  17. 4467
    Tina says:

    Tina, Roxboro, NC,
    Let the kindness of the Lord our God be with us. Make us successful in everything we do. Yes, make us successful in everything we do.Psalm 90:17 (GOD’S WORD Translation)

  18. 4468
    Jamie, Pella, IA says:

    We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

    2 Corinthians 10:3-5

  19. 4469
    Mary Ellen says:

    Psalm 37:3
    “Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.”

  20. 4470
    Irene says:

    Irene, Clarksville, TN
    “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 (The Message)

  21. 4471
    Susan says:

    Susan, Rapid City, SD “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.’ Joshua 1:9 NIV

  22. 4472
    Brooke says:

    Brooke, Alabama: 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

  23. 4473
    Kristy says:

    Kristy, Mauriceville, TX

    “Be anxious for nothing, 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 minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4: 6-7 (NKJV)

  24. 4474
    Tracy says:

    Tracy, Spring, TX

    “LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.”

    1 Kings 8:23 NIV

  25. 4475
    Christine Wildman says:

    Christi, Katy, Tx,
    “Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.” Jude 24 & 25 KJV

  26. 4476
    Sarah says:

    Sarah, DeRidder

    Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, for in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You.

    Psalm 143:8, NKJV

  27. 4477
    Sarah says:

    Sarah, Wichita Falls: That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9. NIV

  28. 4478
    Lori, Sachse, Tx says:

    Psalm 37:7
    Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. (NLT)

  29. 4479
    Hilda Friesen says:

    Hilda, Winkler, Canada “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Colossians 1:15 NIV

  30. 4480
    Nikki says:

    Nikki, Wasilla, AK
    For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 ESV

  31. 4481
    Karen, Hendersonville, NC says:

    “you did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go out and bear fruit–fruit that will last.” John 15:16

  32. 4482
    Chris says:

    Chris, Glen Morgan,WV Teach me Your way, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name. Psalm 86:11 NIV

  33. 4483

    Joyce~Bison, SD

    The Lord is my Strength and my Song, and He has become my Salvation, this is my God and I will praise Him, my father’s God and I will exalt Him. Exodus 15:2 (Amplified)

  34. 4484
    Katie says:

    Katie–Danville, KY

    God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.

    John 4:24, New American Standard Bible

  35. 4485
    Kristin says:

    Palmyra, VA

    Isaiah 42:16 (MSG)

    “But I’ll take the hand of those who don’t know the way,
    who can’t see where they’re going.
    I’ll be a personal guide to them,
    directing them through unknown country.
    I’ll be right there to show them what roads to take,
    make sure they don’t fall into the ditch.
    These are the things I’ll be doing for them—
    sticking with them, not leaving them for a minute.”

  36. 4486
    Lydia says:

    Lydia, DeRidder

    “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.” –John 14:1 (New King James Version)

  37. 4487

    Larissa Simpson, Fort Worth,Tx

    “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

  38. 4488
    Lainie Thomas says:

    Lainie, Euless, TX
    I Thessalonians 5:24 The Message
    “The One who called you is completely dependable. If He said it, He will do it!”

  39. 4489
    Gina from Cypress, Tx says:

    Psalm 107:31 (Amplified Version)

    Oh, That men would praise (and confess to) the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness ad His wonderful works to the children of men!

  40. 4490
    Jeri Wallin says:

    Jeri, Milton, GA

    “I will stand on my guard post, and station myself on the rampart; and I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me, and how I may reply when I am reproved.” Hab. 2:1, NASB

  41. 4491
    Staci says:

    Staci/Waveland, MS
    John 8:36 NIV
    So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

  42. 4492
    Glenda says:

    “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matt. 11:28 NIV

  43. 4493
    ASH says:

    Abigail, cincinnati. “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.” John 15:4, NLT

  44. 4494
    Kara says:

    Kara,Littleton CO
    The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
    Zeph 3:17 NIV

  45. 4495

    Leah – Charlotte, NC
    For we are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God has prepared in advance for us to do.
    Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

  46. 4496
    Karen says:

    Karen, from Kentucky Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant will also be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. NIV

  47. 4497
    Ainslie says:

    Ainslie, Columbia
    “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
    1 Peter 1:3 NIV

  48. 4498
    Allie says:

    Allie, Sulphur: For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
    Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

  49. 4499
    Sarah says:

    Sarah, Montrose, CO

    Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day. Psalm 25:4-5 NKJV

  50. 4500
    Katie says:

    The LORD your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.
    He will take great delight in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
    but will rejoice over you with singing.
    Zephaniah 3:17 NIV

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