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.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight”
NIV Proverbs 3:5-6
Sharon
South Charleston, OH
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)
Natalie
Little Rock
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Psalm 46:1 New American Standard
Marilyn, Mission Viejo, CA
Isaiah 53:5 NIV
But He was pierced for our(my) transgressions, He was crushed for our(my) iniquities; the punishment that brought us(me) peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are(I’m) healed.
Thank you, Jesus.
Harriett, St. Albert, Alberta
A heart at peace gives life to the body. But Envy rots the bones. NIV
Shane, Russellville,
Though He was God, He did not think of equality with God as something to be grasped. Instead He gave up His divine privileges; He took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When He appeared in human form… Philippians 2:6-7 NLT
Natasha, Omaha
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
Lori Lehrmann ~ Port Arthur, TX
Remember the things I have done in the past. For I alone am God! I am God, and there is none like me. Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish. ~Isaiah 46:9-10 (NLT)
April – Oviedo, FL
2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self control!
Amy; Middletown, DE
Psalms 81:10 – “I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.”
Christa, Kansas City, MO:
See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. Hebrews 12:15, NIV
Sheryl, Jacksonville, FL Psalm 62:5-7 NIV
“FIND REST, O MY SOUL IN GOD ALONE; MY HOPE COMES FROM HIM. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock my refuge.
Emily Z, Kalispell, MT
Deuteronomy 11:26-27
Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day. (KJV)
Cathy, Mountain Grove, MO
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then, you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-His good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Romans 12:2 (NIV)
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 NASB
Jill, Spring, TX. “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
Karessa, Peoria, IL: May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 NIV
Kaycee, Cabot, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 NIV
Karen, Denver. “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 30:17 NIV
Andrea Bishop Smackover, Arkansas
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
See you at the ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!
I am soooooo exited to hear GODS WORD !!!!!!
Kathy, South Bend, NIV, 2 Thessalonians 3:16, “May the Lord of peace grant you peace in every circumstance.”
Rene Claremore OK O LORD our God, as for all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name, it comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you. 1 Chron 29:16 (NIV)
Kadie- Tinley Park
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. 1Corinthians 4:20 (NIV)
Kimberly Ocoee, FL “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” James 1:3-5 KJV
Cassie, White House, TN “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
“This is my commandment that ye love on another , as I have loved you.” John 15:12 KJV
Deanna, Tavernier, FL:
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
Bambi, Houston, TX.
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.” Lamentations 3:22-24 ESV
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. Proverbs 14:30 NIV
Eva, Knoxville- The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the strength of my salvation, and my stronghold. Psalm 18:2
De Anna
Greenville SC
Psalm 18:11-12
10 He’s riding a winged creature, swift on wind-wings. 11 Now he’s wrapped himself in a trenchcoat of black-cloud darkness. 12 But his cloud-brightness bursts through, spraying hailstones and fireballs.
1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
“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.”
Diana, Surrey, BC
“The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The LORD is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made.” Psalm 145:8&9 NIV
Kathleen Marietta, GA
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
Salena, Livonia, MI
Ecclesiates 10:12 NLT
The words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious.
Jennifer – Lansing, MI
“Come close to God, and God will come close to you.” James 4:8
Ephesians 3:17-21
And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is. May you experience the love of Christ though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work in us he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope. May he be given glory in the church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever through endless ages. Amen
Lacey, Bath, PA
I have been young, and now and old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread. He is ever lending generously, and his children become a blessing.
Psalm 37:25-26, ESV
Brittany, Lynchburg VA
Galatians 5:16 (MSG)
My counsel is this: Live freely, animated and motivated by God’s Spirit. Then you won’t feed the compulsions of selfishness.
Cheryl, Loami, IL “Wait for the Lord, Be strong and let your heart take courage, yes wait for the Lord.” Ps. 27:14
Heather, Yankton,SD-
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 1 Peter 5:10 NIV
Nancy, Newport News, VA
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. I Peter 2:9 NIV
I totally forgot last week! Oops!
Sloan, Greensboro, GA
Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:9-10
Marybeth from Norcross
Then He said: “I hereby make a covenant. Before all your people I will perform marvels, such as have not been performed in all the earth or in any nation; and the people among whom you live shall see the work of the LORD; for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you.” Exodus 34:10 NRSV
Katie, Durham, NC: “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
Kim
Slinger
Col 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?……
Luke 6:46-49, NIV
Jennifer, Huntsville: 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
shelley – creswell
Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you;
therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the LORD is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him!
Is:30:18 NIV
Allison, Fort Worth
“Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
John 17:3 NIV