Hey, Darling Things! I am on my way to our Little Rock Living Proof Live with much joy, anxiousness, and anticipation and pure-dee desperation for Jesus to show up. He’s all we’ve got to offer. And, gloriously, He’s all we need.
Don’t even think of dropping out of our Scripture Memory Team! If you let the Word dwell in you richly, I promise you that, when this calendar year closes, you will have experienced a completely different 12 months than you would have if you’d let your own opinions, agendas, quandaries, fears, feelings, insecurities, and bondage dwell in you richly. God’s Word WORKS. He sends it forth with accomplishing power. Don’t just memorize the words. BELIEVE THEM. Take them all the way to your heart and apply them to your real, live experience.
My verse this time around is one I’ve loved for a long time, especially as it’s worded in the NIV, but I’ve never committed it to memory. You’re welcome to join me if you don’t have another one planned. Here goes:
Beth, Houston. “Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!” Isaiah 30:18 NIV
I love you guys. Stay with it, Sisters! Jesus is so worthy.
Shannon G., Jackson, MS- “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.” Psalm 19:7 NIV
Marsha Lee’s Summit MO
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Col 3:16 NKJ
Chris, Louisville, KY
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16, NKJV
Roxanne, Greenwood, LA, 2 Corinthians 4:1-7, KJV:
“Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”
julie,kentucky Your love,O LORD, reaches to the heavens,your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousnessis like the mighty moutains,your justice like the great deep.O LORD you preserve both man and beast.How priceless is your unfailing love! Psalm 36:5-7
Amy, Moncks Corner, SC. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9, ESV
Martha, Ashdown, AR
that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Colossians 1:10 (NKJV)
Jo Ann, Philadelphia suburbs. “For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” Phl 1:6 NAS
Lisha – Texas: “Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!” Isaiah 30:18 NIV
JennLee, Perfect Austin, 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:!3, NIV
Carla Ritz – Lock Haven, PA. “For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.” NASB
Cary, Celina, TX
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.
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
Karen, Vancleave, MS
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13 NAB (Catholic Edition)
Leslie Currie, NC NIV Is. 30:18
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you. He rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of Justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
ginger, Trussville: Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, foe the Lord your God is the One who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 (NAS)
Sallie, Tupelo, MS
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers,WHENEVER you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith develops perserverance.” James 1:2-3 NIV
madeleine,corrales, But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God,my savior, my God will hear me. Micah7:7 NIV
Kim, Louisville, KY
So he 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 Almighty. Zechariah 4:6, NIV
Christine, Phoenix: “For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” Romans 10:10 (NIV)
Diane – Chesapeake, VA.
“And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness – secret riches.
I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.”
Isaiah 45:3 NLT
Sharon, Riverside, Ca.
My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
Your face, Lord, I will seek.
Psalm 27:8 NIV
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6, NIV
Suzanne – Knoxville, TN: “Delight thyself also in the Lord: and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” – Psalm 37:4 KJV
Darcy from Navarre, FL
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility,, meekness, longsuffering, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another, even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
Colossians 3:12
NKJV
Jane, Normal IL
Jeremiah 17:7-8 (Amplified Bible)
7[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is. 8For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river; and it shall not see and fear when heat comes; but its leaf shall be green. It shall not be anxious and full of care in the year of drought, nor shall it cease yielding fruit.
Beth. Stillwater. 2 Timothy 2:22 (NASB) “Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.”
Jennifer, North Charleston – “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, NIV
Tiffany, ATL
“He delivered us from such deadly peril, and He will deliver us again. On Him we set our hope that will deliver us again. 1 Cor. 1:10 ESV
Mary Anne, Gilbert, LA. “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” James 1:19-20 HCSB NIV
Freida, Chatham, LA “And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not grow weary.” Galatians 6:9 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 (NIV)
Charissa – West Chester, OH
Luke 12:25 NIV Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?
Patty, Ada, OK
“Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.”
Proverbs 30:5 (NIV)
Kathy, Hendersonville.
“Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation–but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. Romans 8:12 NIV
Melissa, Decatur, TX: “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 NKJV
Carol, Gig Harbor “Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.” Romans 12:16 NIV
Cheryl, Vancouver BC. For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12 NLT
Patti, Northville “Study God and his strength,seek his presence day and night” ~ 1 Chronicles 16:11 (MSG)
Lynn, Springfield, MO – John 10:10 (Msg) “A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.”
Lisa, Plano, TX: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. Psalms 136:1 (NIV)
Emily from Washington, DC … “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.” Colossians 1:1-2 (The Message)
Philippians 4:6 (NASB)
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
karen, Cheney, WA
“The LORD bless thee and keep thee:
The LORD make His Face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
The LORD lift up His Countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.”
Numbers 6:24-26 (KJV) 🙂
Lyli, Fort Lauderdale:
“We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ” (Colossians 1:28, NIV).
Pam, Oregon.
Proberbs 18:8 NIV
“The wise in heart accept commands,
but a chattering fool comes to ruin.”
1 Oh LORD, you have searched me and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Psalm 139:1-3 NIV
“God is our refuge and strength. A very present help in trouble.” Ps 46:1
Need strength for wilderness season.
Deborah, Topeka, KS: Isaiah 41:10 “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” KJV
Erin, Lolo, MT “Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” Habakkuk 3:18 NIV
Pam, Birmingham. “Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!” Isaiah 30:18 NIV
I love this verse and how it relates to victims of human trafficking!!!