Hey, Sweet Things! I’m a mighty long way from home in Fresno, California and looking so forward to getting into the Scriptures and into some passionate praise and worship with these West-side women. I love knowing that Priscilla is in Florida this weekend serving at her first simulcast and we are on the opposite side of the continent with our Living Proof Live. You wouldn’t waste a prayer on either one of us.
This will be a record setting post – my shortest ever! Wish so much I could tarry here and visit with you but, Sister Girl, my hands are FULL. Oh, how I pray you are sticking with your Scripture memory. Don’t give up! God will bring a harvest if we persevere and see it all the way through. I love my selection this go round. If you don’t know what you want to memorize for Verse 7, you are welcome to share mine. Here goes!
Beth, Houston. Therefore, my dear brothers, 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 NIV
I love you like crazy. Stay in the Word!
I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed you can say to this mountain, move from there to here to there and it will move. Nothing is impossible to you.
Matthew 17:20
Gina Kosciusko, MS
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. James 3:17 NIV
Megan, Grants Pass
He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay; And He set my feet upon a rock making my footstops firm. Psalm 40:2 (NASB)
Aubyn, Corinth, TX “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 NIV
Cheryl, Port Angeles, WA: Colossians 3:1-2 MSG
So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective.
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”
~ 1 John 4:18 (NIV)
Beth, I’m taking you up on your offer. I’m choosing your verse. So…
DLynn, Amarillo.
Therefore, my dear brothers, 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 NIV
Debbie, Highland, MI
Be on guard, stand firm in the faith. Be courageous, be strong. And do everything in love.
I Cor. 16:13-14 NLT
Lynette, Nashville
How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! Psalm 133:1 NIV
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid. Psalm 27:1 KJV
Lanie Beth, Locust Grove, GA ‘He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.’ Psalm 15:32 NIV
Rhonda, Sulphur, LA – “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything that is in it. Then you will be prospeous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Josha 1:8-9 NIV
Brandy, San Angelo, TX “I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them.” 1 Timothy 2:1, NLT
Marsha, Tucson, AZ
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in Your Name I will lift up my hands.
Psalm 63:4 NIV
Jan,Loveland,CO
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. EPH 3:20 NIV
Sarah, Marshfield, MO “No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Joshua 1:5 NIV
Rebecca from Birmingham
For whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer. I Peter 3:10-12 (NIV)
I will proclaim the name of the LORD.
Oh, praise the greatness of our God!
He is the Rock, his works are perfect,
and all his ways are just.
A faithful God who does no wrong,
upright and just is he.
Deuteronomy 32:3-4 NIV
Thank you for this verse, Beth. It was a personal message to me this morning in answer to a prayer last night, so I will indeed use it as my own this week.
Tracy, Atlanta:
Therefore, my dear brothers, 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 NIV
Dianne, Fairfield, CA – “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is Gods’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Wendy, Rock Island, IL
2 “My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
Colossians 2:2-3 / NIV
Faran, Bald Knob, AR
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)
Rebecca, Arkansas
O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me, let them bring me to Your holy hill and to Your dwelling places. Psalm 43:3 (NASB)
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.
Ephesians 4:29
Nancy, West Virginia
Psalm 62: 11 & 12 NIV
11One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong,
12and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done.
Diane, Houston TX
Lamentations 3:24-26
I say to myself, the LORD is my portion therefore I will wait for Him.
The LORD is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks HIm.
It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD
Yolanda, Queen City, Texas
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
2 Corinthians 1:3 (NIV)
Psalm 130:5,6 (NIV)
5 I wait for the LORD, my whole being [soul] waits, and in His word I put my hope. 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
[Yes, it’s supposed to be repeated. :)]
Angie Cortes
Orlando, FL
Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be. Job 8:7 (NIV)
Kalonni, Van Meter, Iowa: “May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.” Psalm 20:3 NIV
Marie, Kenmore
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
James 1:2-4 (NKJV)
Judy Baggett, Irving, Texas
“You are the light of the world”
Matthew 5:14
Sacramento,CA
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
Psalm 27:14 (NIV)
Christy, Conifer, CO
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.
They cannot be numbered!
I can’t even count them;
they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up,
you are still with me!
Psalm 139:17-18 (NLT)
Also memorizing it in the 1984 NIV since the NLT is a paraphrase:
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand.
When I awake,
I am still with you.
Psalm 139:17-18 (NIV 1984)
Viola, Lubbock, TX, For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 NIV
Kay Groce, Dallas, Texas
“You are the light of the world”
Matthew 5:14
Meredith Smith, Gridley, CA
“Be on guard, stand firm in the faith. Be courageous, be strong. And do everything in love.” I Cor. 16:13-14 NLT
Pam H., Naperville, IL “…and to know this love that surpasses knowledge–that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Eph. 3:19 NIV
Liz, Logansport: “May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.” (Colossians 1:11, ESV)
Barbara, Arcadia, CA
With his love, he will calm all your fears. Zephaniah 3:17d
Christine Lissoy, Irvine CA: “Open my eyes, so that I may see the wonderful truths in your Law.” (Law in translated to Word in other translations).
Ps. 119:18 (NIV)
Becky
Brentwood TN
Ps 51:12 NIV
Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grand me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Emily, Kalispell, Mt.
Matthew 26:41 “Watch and Pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41 KJV
Karen, Clarksville “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. For, in just a very little while
‘He Who is coming will come and not delay. But My righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.’ But we
Siloam Springs, Ar. Proverbs 3:5 NIV Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Beth, Thanks for letting me share your verse today!
Our church (Valley Grove Baptist Church, Stephenville, TX) is participating in Priscilla’s simulcast this weekend and I get to be there!! So excited! Will pray for both of you girls.
Alicia, NE KY:
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11 NIV
Andrea, Smackover AR
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips Psalm 141:3 NIV
Valerie
Sparks, Nevada
“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.” Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
“There is no one holy like the LORD;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God. 1 Samuel 2:2