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!
Orange City
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you. Psalm 9:10 (NIV)
Tina Marie, Gig Harbor, WA
1 Tim. 4:7-8
“But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness. For bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” NASB
Leslie
Alpharetta, GA
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 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 43:18-19 NIV
Nancy – Yorba Linda – California
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 NIV
“Blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly (following their advice, their plans and purposes), nor stands (submissive and inactive) in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down (to relax and rest) where the scornful (and the mockers) gather.” Psalm 1:1 AMP
Emily, Kalamazoo, Michigan
“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 The Message
Kristina (Charlotte, NC)
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
Amy, Gainesville, GA- Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NKJV.
Jana Tampa, FL Psalm 51:10 (NIV) “Create in me a pure heart Oh God and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Natalie, Roanoke
Psalm 25:5
“Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation,
For You I wait all the day.”
NASB
Amy, Osceola, AR
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the
Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NKJV
Taylor, Oklahoma City:
Seek, inquire of and for the Lord, and crave Him and His strength (His might and inflexibility to temptation); seek and require His face and His presence [continually] evermore. Psalm 105:4 AMP
Lenae, Prinsburg: 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
Brenda, Denton, Tx: “Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” Psalm 25:5 NIV
Martha fromAlbertville, Alabama: He satisfies me with the good things I long for. Then I feel young and strong again, just like an eagle.Psalm 103:5 New International Reader’s Version
“He tends His flock like a shepherd:He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young” Isaiah 40:11 NIV
Melissa; Sulphur, LA
Romans 1:17 (NIV)
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
Stephanie from Lewisburg,OH Pray also for me, that whenever I speak words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel…Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. Eph 6:19-20 NIV
Leigh, McDonough: By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. (John 15:8, ESV)
Should add that I’m in McDonough, GA. 🙂
Anne- Leawood, Ks
For whoever would preserve his life and save it will lose and destroy it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he will preserve and save it (from the penalty of eternal death).
Luke 9:24 Amplified
John 6:40 NIV
For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
McKinney, Texas
“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.” Jer 29:11 (NIV)
Connie, Shorewood,IL
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
“The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 2:14 NIV)
MaryD – Phoenix,AZ
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.
IS 43:19 ESV
Jacque, Texas
Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.
Psalm 112:3-5 (NIV)
Pam, Longwood, FL You crown the year with Your good blessing, and You leave abundance in Your wake. Psalm 65:11 (NET)
Laura, Houston
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 (ESV)
Charlotte, Hamilton, OH
Psalm 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” (NASB)
Shanna, Petal, MS ‘ He who humbles himself will be exalted and he who exalts himself will be humbled.’ Matthew 23: 12 NIV
Isaiah 54:4 nasb fear not for you will not be put to shame and do not feel humiliated for you will not be disgraced but you will forget the shame of your youth.
AmyLu, Evansville
“I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 1:18-19 (NLT)
Fullerton, CA
…give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV
Salena, Livonia, MI
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger. Proverbs 15:1 NLT
“For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than a double edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul & spirit, joints & marrow;
it judges the thoughts & attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all of creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.” Hebrews 4:12 NIV
Ephesians 3:20
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us…
Hilton Head Island, SC
I urge you brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God- this is your spiritual act of worship.
Romans 12:1 (NIV)
Lisbeth, Birmingham
Psalm 65:11 NET
“You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake”.
Perfect to claim in His name for the 2011!
Rebecca, Amarillo, Hear now, O Israel, the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
Deuteronomy 4:1 NIV
“Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Eph. 5:1-2 NIV
Michele, Hamilton, OH
Ray, Augusta “Do not let your hearts be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in me.” John 14:1 NIV
Cristin, Fort Campbell:
In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.
Proverbs 16:9, NIV
Whom have I in Heaven but you? And, besides you, I desire nothing on earth. Psalm 73:25 NASB
Cindy, Broken Arrow, OK
“You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 NIV
Carmen, Greensboro, NC
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139:14 NIV
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
Kelly Jo
Albany, Ky
Jeremiah 29:13, “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye search me with your whole heart.
Leslie, Hildebran NC
Tonya W (Palatka, FL)
James 1:5-6 (NIV)
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. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
Natalie Chicago Isaiah 43:18-19 (New Century Version)
18 The Lord says, “Forget what happened before,
and do not think about the past.
19 Look at the new thing I am going to do.
It is already happening. Don’t you see it?
I will make a road in the desert
and rivers in the dry land.