2011 Siesta Scripture Memory Team: Verse 2!

Hey, Sweet Things!

You guys are so much fun. Thanks for getting excited with us about the app. I’m just thinking about how this whole technology thing was in the mind of God centuries ago when He inscribed His words on the sacred page through the pens of men. Too much to wrap our minds around, isn’t it? He is the One who knows “the end from the beginning,” and “from ancient times, what is still to come.” He says, “My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.” (Isaiah 46:10)

At the moment I’m typing up this post, we have a whopping 9250 entries under Verse 1. Never in my wildest imagination did I picture this. I was pretty blown away by our strong and steady couple of thousand in 2009. Keep in mind that the 9250 is not an exact reflection of participants because there are some replies under comments, like, “I’m copying yours!” and “I’ve never even heard that verse!” I’m not going put a restriction on that because community in Christ is what makes Siestaville work. We do know, however, that way over 8000 are participating because that many women ordered spirals or downloaded the artwork. Others who are participating grabbed their own spirals the easier way from the store. I also want you to picture the many preadolescent girls we have on our team. Don’t you remember loving stickers and pens and school supplies when you were that age? I should have known they’d take to the spirals. Just close your eyes and imagine them reciting some of the verses dearest to your heart. Many of us have lived long enough to know by life experience what they are reciting by faith. It’s such a precious thought to me. They will find Jesus faithful just as we have. Yep, we have junior Siestas but we also have plenty of senior Siestas which delights me just as much. Our joy in standing shoulder-to-shoulder with this mighty band of women is indescribable. I wonder how many football fields we would stretch across. Whew. For just a split second I saw us all in my bright red college drill team uniforms. Scratch that thought.

OK, before I call for your second verses, many of you asked for the exact date of the SSMT celebration next January. I double-checked the weekend with Sabrina and it’s January 20-21, 2012 from Friday evening until Saturday noon. Of course, we’ll get you the proper information starting early next Fall but, if you think you might want to come, put it down on your calendar, start saving your expense money, and plan to memorize your darling little head off. The event itself is our gift to you and your ticket in is your well-used spiral (of either kind).

Are you ready for SSMT Verse 2? I’m giving you a heads-up that I plan to target a lot of James verses this year so, while I’m still going to tell you mine each time, I’ll also suggest a good alternative for those of you who could use an additional idea. Remember! Limit your comments to Name, City, Verse, and Translation. Here’s mine:

Beth, Houston. “My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.” James 2:1 The NET Bible

Here’s an alternative I really love and memorized a couple of years ago. My dear coworker, Diane, is memorizing it right now so it’s washing back over my mind:

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done. The things You planned for us no one can recount to You; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.” Psalm 40:5 NIV

And that, O Lord, is the gospel truth.

OK, Sisters! Bring on Verse 2!

I pray that Christ is so pleased. I feel in my soul that He is.

Have a great weekend!

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  1. 6701
    tracie says:

    Tracie, Fairfield
    Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and might things which you do not know.
    NIV

  2. 6702
    Jenny says:

    Jenny, Fort Mill, SC
    “Stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain,” 1 Corinthians 15:58

  3. 6703
    Jillian says:

    Jillian, Louisville, KY: Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. Ecclesiastes 5:2 NIV

  4. 6704
    Kristi says:

    Kristi, Puyallup: “Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.” Psalm 97:11 NIV

  5. 6705
    Megan says:

    Megan in Nolensville, TN. (Sorry I’m late – it’s a perpetual problem)

    Isaiah 45:23 – I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will breadk down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give yo the treasures of darness, riches stored in secret places so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.

  6. 6706
    Meg says:

    Meg, Oklahoma City, Ephesians 1:15-19 The Message

    I ask—ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength!

  7. 6707
    Amy in MN says:

    Amy Minnesota

    “Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice and hold fast to Him. For the Lord is your life.”

    Deuteronomy 30:19b-20 NIV

  8. 6708
    Kate Brodbeck says:

    Kate, Arvada. “Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it” 2 Corn 8:11 NIV

  9. 6709
    Gayla says:

    Galatians 6:9

    And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we sahll reap if we do not lose heart.
    NKJV

    Gayla Missouri

  10. 6710
    Nicole says:

    Nicole, Fairbanks, AK:
    Take my yoke upon you & learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” -Matthew 11:29-30 NIV

  11. 6711
    Jami Holland says:

    Jami Holland
    Fayetteville, NC

    Jeremiah 20:9 (NIV)
    “But if I say, I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name,’ his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.”

  12. 6712
    Shannon says:

    Shannon
    Richmond, KY
    Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. Everyone should look out not only for his own interests, but for the interests of others.

    Philippians 2:3-4
    Holman Christian Standard

  13. 6713
    padoots says:

    Pat from Bigfork, MT., says:

    “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, if there be any praise, think on these things.”

    Phil. 4:8
    KJV

  14. 6714
    Lisa says:

    Lisa from Chandler, Arizona
    Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
    1 Peter 5:7

  15. 6715
    Dianne says:

    Isaiah 40:31 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.

  16. 6716
    Tammy G says:

    Tammy , Greencastle, IN
    So don’t throw away your confidence, it will richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will recieve what He has promised. Hebrews 10:35-36 NIV

  17. 6717
    Jo Hannah says:

    Psalm 40:5 NIV
    Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders You have done. The things You have planned for us no one can recount to You; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.

  18. 6718
    Kalyn says:

    Kalyn, Binghamton, NY

    “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39 (NASB)

  19. 6719
    Suse says:

    Suse, Nashville
    Melinda, Memphis
    Cappie, Memphis

    Psalms 48: 13b/14

    That you may tell the next generation that this is God, our God forever and ever, He will guide us forever

  20. 6720
    Laurie Anderson says:

    Laurie, Spokane,
    “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God,”who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Rev.1:8 NASB

  21. 6721
    Maureen Merrifield says:

    Moe, Moose Jaw, SK, Can: “We are hardpressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed but not in despair; persecuted but not abandoned; struck down but not destroyed” 2 Corinths 4: 8 & 9

  22. 6722
    Kay says:

    Atlanta, GA
    ‘Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.’ Colossians 4:2 NIV

  23. 6723
    Natalie says:

    Natalie, Little Rock
    “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)

  24. 6724
    Kirsten says:

    Kirsten, Frederick, MD, NIV
    Isaiah 26:3-4
    You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast,because they trust in you.Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.

  25. 6725

    Nicole from Knoxville TN, “Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.” Psalm 42:7-8, NIV

  26. 6726
    Carol says:

    I was anxious for my daughter’s boyfriend to propose & this verse spoke to me.

    Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for Him. Isaiah 64:4

  27. 6727
    Megan says:

    Megan, Atlanta, GA

    6Therefore (Q)humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,

    7casting all your (R)anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

    1 Peter 5:6-7

  28. 6728
    Shunda says:

    Shunda, Houston: I love the LORD, for he heard my voice;
    he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. Ps 116:1-2 (TNIV)

  29. 6729
    Lori, Tyler, TX says:

    Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. Hebrews 11:1-2 NIV

  30. 6730
    Annaleise Mitchell says:

    Annaleise, Oklahoma City

    “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
    I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
    2 When you pass through the waters,
    I will be with you;
    and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
    When you walk through the fire,
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you ablaze.”
    Isaiah 43:1b-2

  31. 6731
    Emily says:

    Emily from Valparaiso, IN
    John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. NIV

  32. 6732
    Diane H. says:

    He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.
    Rev. 21:4 NIV

  33. 6733
    Megan says:

    Megan, East Africa:
    “My soul cleaves to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.” Psalm 119:25 NASB

  34. 6734
    Robin says:

    Robin – Thorndale, PA

    But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. – 1Peter 3:15 (NIV)

  35. 6735
    Kenslea Ray says:

    Kenslea Ray, Birmingham, Al

    Psalm 86:11 NIV
    Teach me your way, Lord,
    that I may rely on your faithfulness;
    give me an undivided heart,
    that I may fear your name.

  36. 6736
    Marla Hamm says:

    Marla, Mt. Juliet, TN
    “For I know the plan 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

  37. 6737

    Just getting caught up so I am posting 2 verses.
    For I know what I have planned for you, says the Lord. I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11 NET

  38. 6738
    Mary A says:

    Mary, Spring:

    The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
    because the LORD has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
    He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom for the captives
    and release from darkness for the prisoners

    Isaiah 61:1

    Just started Breaking Free 🙂

  39. 6739
    Lissa says:

    Lissa, Fort Worth
    Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
    Philippians 4:4-5 NIV

  40. 6740
    D'Lane says:

    D’Lane, Kyle, TX
    “Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done. The things You planned for us no one can recount to You; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.” Psalm 40:5

  41. 6741
    Theresa says:

    Theresa
    Newton, tx

    romans 8:1 King James

    There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

  42. 6742
    Leann Walker says:

    Leann of Gardendale, “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 6:1 [NAS]

  43. 6743
    Michelle B says:

    Michelle, Lutz FL
    I posted on 1/15/11 from my Iphone, but it must not have uploaded:

    2 Timothy 1:7 (New King James Version)

    7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

  44. 6744
    Laura says:

    Sorry it’s taken till today..was out of town…here’s mine… “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD, “they are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Laura, Ozark, MO.

  45. 6745
    Patti, Clemmons says:

    Matthew 17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they may know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. NIV

  46. 6746
    Katie posey says:

    Katie, hueytown :
    The Lord will guide you continually,
    giving you water when you are dry
    and restoring your strength.
    You will be like a well-watered garden,
    like an ever-flowing spring. Isaiah 58:11 NLT

  47. 6747
    Karen says:

    Karen, Chickasha, OK
    The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, And adds learning to his lips.
    Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
    Proverbs 16:23-24 NKJV

  48. 6748
    Lindsay Silveus says:

    Lindsay, Warsaw, Indiana
    I Timothy 2:1 – 3
    “I urge, then, first of all that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving be made for all people, for kings and those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good and pleases God our Savior.”

  49. 6749
    Christy says:

    Christy
    Vidor, TX

    Zechariah 4:6 (NKJ)

    So he answered and said to me: “ This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘ Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts.

  50. 6750
    Paulette Prescott says:

    Paulette-Magnolia-MS

    2 Corn. 8:11 NIV
    Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it.

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