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.
Jetta, Atlanta
And GOd is able to make all grace abound in you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all undeerstanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. NIV
Troy, OH
He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’
Luke 24:6-7 NIV
Maureen — Littleton, Colorado
Joshua 1:8 NIV
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; mediate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Ontario, OH
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. (NIV)
Jennifer, Charlotte NC
“Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.” Isaiah 64:4 NIV
Sharon
Hamburg, NY
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, 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)
Fenton, Ashburn, VA “You did not chosse Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.” John 15:16 NKJV
linda: colorado springs, co. it is god who arms me with strnegth and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33 (niv)
Marian
Blackshear, GA
There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies, and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers. Proverbs 6:16-19 NIV
Lorie, Columbia SC
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
Romans 8:26
Margalena, Atlanta
….Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
Isaiah 43:1
Mansfield, OH
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of this world. We have divine power to demolish strongholds…
2 Corinthians 10:4 NIV
Beth, Fountain Inn: I Chronicles 5:20 (NIV) They were helped in fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their hands, because they cried out to Him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in Him.
Ontario, OH
My address is Hebrews 11:6 NIV
Bethany, Atlanta, GA
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.
NIV
“Fools are undone by their big mouths; their souls are crushed by their words. Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you really want junk like that in your belly?”
Proverbs 18: 7,8 The message
Gen. 39:20 NIV
Whiel Joseph was there in prison, the Lord was with him.
Misty – Midland, tX
Barb St Cloud, MN “Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and gree, which is idolatry.”
Col 3:5 NIV
Rebecca, Chattanooga, TN
Psalm 73:25-26 NIV
Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Maggie, New Zealand
“I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your laws. I will hold fast to your statutes O Lord: do not let me be put to shame. I RUN in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart FREE.”
Ps. 119:30-32 NIV
Rebecca, Stamford, TX – Please listen, God, and answer my prayer! I feel hopeless, and I cry out to you from a faraway land. Lead me to the mighty rock high above me. You are a strong tower, where I am safe from my enemies. Let me live with you forever and find protection under your wings, my God. Psalm 61:1-4 CEV
Linda, Newark, DE
You have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. Hebrews 10:36
Vicky, Germantown, TN
“Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord God is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”
Isaiah 12:2 (ESV)
Jennifer, Prairie Grove, Arkansas
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 NIV
1 Peter 4:12-13 The Message:
Friends, when life gets really difficult, don’t jump to the conclusion that God isn’t on the job. Instead, be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner.
Marcia, Portland, OR
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
Thank you, I needed to hear this.
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess for He who promised is faithful!”
Hebrews 10:23 NIV
Casi
Woodway, Texas
Pam
Rochester,Mn
I’ve told you all this, so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured,deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties, but have confidence, I have overcome the world.
Jn.16:33
THE MESSAGE
Donna, Loganville, PA
Hebrews 11:6 NASB
And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is the rewarder of those who seek Him.
Cherie, Washington DC. “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
“If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”
Genesis 4:7 ESV
“How much more surely shall the blood of Christ, Who by virtue of [His] eternal Spirit [His own preexistent divine personality] has offered Himself as an unblemished sacrifice to God, purify our consciences from dead works and lifeless observances to serve the [ever] living God?
Hebrews 9:14
Julie
Ft. Wayne, IN
Joyce, Exeter, RI
“I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Psalms 34:1 (KJV)
Martha, Estero, FL
God’s power has given us everything we need to lead a godly life. 2Peter1:3 (NIrV)
I like that one, Martha — may be my next one!
Happy Day!
Kathie
Kate, Aurora CO
“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
ps…thx
Sherry
Indianapolis
Isaiah 63:9 (NIV)
“In all their distress he too was distressed,
and the angel of his presence saved them.
In his love and mercy he redeemed them;
he lifted them up and carried them
all the days of old.”
Diana in Waconia, Minn.
“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
Dianne
Moose Jaw
I will thank You and confide in You forever, because You have done it (delivered me and kept me safe). I will wait on, hope in and expect in Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your saints (your kind and pious ones). Ps. 52:9 Amplified Version
I never logged my April 1st verse, so here are both:
Amber, Pearland “He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.” -Psalm 91:15-16, NIV
Christy, Talking Rock, Georgia.
Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:4-5 NIV
Claiming this for one of my children!
They may come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap that holds them captive to do his will. (2 Timothy 2:26 Common English Version)
Carrie, Lee’s Summit So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12 NIV
Amy Sullins
Gadsden, AL
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
Hebrews 12:1 NLT
Kerri; Greenville, MS
Turn my life from worthless things, and give me life through your word.” Psalm 119:37
Ready to worship in Little Rock!
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things.” Philippians 4:8
Danielle
Cokato, Minnesota
LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
Psalm 8:1,3-4 KJV
Deidre
Hickory, NC
Shelley, Dallas
I tend to be a little (a lot!!) bit of a people pleaser…I’m gonna cling to this verse!
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.”
Colossians 3:23 NIV
All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion.For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help. Is. 30:18NLT