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!
Cynthia, Russellville – Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. Colossians 3:23
Pamela, Colonial Heights, VA:
“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
Jane, Canton,
” Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 ESV
Lindsay, Wenatchee: Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore He exalts Himself to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him. Isaiah 30:18, ESV
Erin, Denver: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
-Philippians 4:6 NIV
Hamilton, OH
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up. James 4:10 KJV
Mary, Bolivar, MO
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths; but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
The Lord is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life -of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 NIV
Paula K * Muskegon, MI
But the one who looks into the perfect law,the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts,he will be blessed in his doing.
James 1:15 ESV
Anderson
Isaiah 43:19
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.NASB
Thanks! I needed to hear that one!
Janet from Madisonville, Ky “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 The Message
Dawn,Orland Park: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6, NIV
Paula
Atlanta, Texas
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye.
Psalm 32:8 NKJV
Sharon, Pontotoc, MS
Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Neh 8:10 (ESV)
Wichita, KS
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV 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.
Karen, from Kentucky – oops! The verse is John 12:26
Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8 (not sure of the version, found it on a blog today!)
Kathie
Aiken,SC
You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by.
Job 11:16 NIV
Jane, Hampstead: “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
San Antonio, Texas
Cast all you anxiety on Him because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Tracy, Fallbrook, CA, “I will be glad and rejoice in Your love, for You saw my affliction
and knew the anguish of my soul. You have not handed me over to the enemy but have
set my feet in a spacious place.” Ps. 31:7-8 (NIV)
Cassie, Germantown, TN: “I love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.” (Psalm 18:1-3 ESV)
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 NKJV
Lorraine, Smithfield, NC – Philippians 3:15 – The Message.
So let’s keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us. If any of you have something else in mind, something less than total commitment, God will clear your blurred vision – you’ll see it yet! Now that we’re on the right track, let’s stay on it.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Is 40:29 NIV
Yay! Pikeville Siestas…lets do this!!
Marrissa, Orlando FL
The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6 NIV
Jane, Hampstead: “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 NIV
Krista, Wenatchee, WA:
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
Kelly, Rockwall, TX
In Him was life, and that life was the light of all people. John 1:4 TNIV
Amy, St. Louis:
Don’t panic. I’m with you.
There’s no need to fear for I’m your God.
I’ll give you strength. I’ll help you.
I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you.
Isaiah 41:10, Message
Pistolgirl
Atlanta, Texas
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, my savior;
my God is my rock in whom I find protection.
2 Samuel 22: 2-3
Bobbie, Arlington, Texas
Psalm 55:22 – Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. (New American Standard Version)
Is. 43:18-19 The Message
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.
Ruth, Shawnee, KS
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me.
John 10:27-28 (New Living Translation)
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail.They are new every morning;great is your faithfulness.I say to myself,The Lord is my portion;therefore I will wait for Him. Lamentations 3:22-24
Jenna-Austin
Psalm 65:11
You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake.
NET Bible
Sarah Christen, Jasper, AL.:
” If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries, and all knowledge, and If I have a faith that can move mountains, cut have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind; It does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not selef-seeking, it is not easily angered. It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” I Corinthians 13:1-8 NIV
Kimberly Mandeville LA
Proverbs 15:18 (NIV)
A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel.
Melia, Loganville, GA
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 NIV
James 3:13
13 If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us
with all spiritual blessings in heavenly
places in Christ:” Ephesians 1:3, KJV
Teresa, Austin, TX
Fear the Lord your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.
Deuteronomy 10:20
Renee’, Marion, SC
“Break open your words, let the light shine out,let ordinary people see the meaning.” Psalm 119:30 The Message
Beth, Virginia. “For I know the plans I have for you” the Lords declaration, “Plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11
NKJV
Ola, Woodbridge VA
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. Psalm 65:11 NET
Jennifer, Acworth, GA
2 Corinthians 4:16 (Amplified Bible)
Therefore, we do not become discouraged (utterly spiritless, exhausted, and wearied out through fear). Though our outer man is [progressively] decaying and wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day after day.
Kelley, Willow Spring
My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.
Psalm 62:1
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
James 1:5 NIV
Melissa, Detroit, MI: Philippians 2:3-4 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests but to the interests of others”. NIV
alicia, chicago, il…
“love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. it is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. LOVE NEVER FAILS.” 1 corinthians 13:4-8a niv