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.
Dutchess of Winterville, NC Psalm 1:1-3 (KJV)
1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Colossians 4:5-6 NKJV
“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
Chris
Canton, NC
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
Debbie
Highland, MI
Melanie in Macon says:
Isaiah 30:18 NIV
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!
Nakeisha
Houston, TX
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay”, saith the Lord.
Romans 12:19 (KJV)
1 Cor 1:20 NIV
Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1 Cor 1:25 NIV
For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
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. (NIV)
Melisa, Roanoke
The one who guards his mouth protects his life; the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin. – Proverbs 13:3 CSB
Sarah Vancouver WA,
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Hebrews 12:1 NIV
Catrina, Plano, TX
“Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.”
Colossians 3:2 NLT
Allison, Burgaw, NC
I Corinthians 2:5 “That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” NIV
Cheryl – Concord, NC
“So walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.”
Colossians 1:10 ESV
My dear sisters I am so sorry I have not gotten to my verses this month! I am fighting the good fight of faith! I know God has a plan and purpose so I will press on.
Psalms 55:22
Give your burdens to the Lord, and He will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Psalms 23:4
Tea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Jenni Young, Spartanburg, SC ” God has made everything beautiful in it’s time He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiates 3:11
Karen, Deer Trail, CO
“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named” Ephesians 3:14-15 (ESV)
Angie
Albertville AL
It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things;
He knows what is in the darkness,
and the light swells with Him.
To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise,
For You have given me wisdom and power;
Even now You have made known to me what we requested of You,
For You have made known to us the king’s matter.
NASB Daniel 2:22-23 (continuing from 20-21 memorizing while doing Beth’s Daniel–LOVE it!)
Hannah; Maryland; “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)
Margo, Burlington, On “A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.” (Prov 12:4 NIV)
Brittney, San Angelo, TX “Finally brothers, 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 NIV
Sandy; Maryland; “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)
Deborah, Kennewick. “You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.” Isaiah 55:12 NIV
Mary Beth, St. Louis
Isaiah 55:8-9 (New International Version, ©2011)
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts. “
Diane Littleton, CO
Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:3 NIV
Ola Mae, Cedar Park, Philippians 4:4 NIV Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Roxboro, NC
“Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the Lord are right,And the righteous will walk in them, But transgressors will stumble in them.” Hosea 14:9 NAS
Teresa, Peoria, IL
Psalm 119:111-112, NIV: “Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.”
Bettie
Pasadena, TX
NIV
2 Samuel 22:29 “You are my lamp O Lord; the Lord turns my darkness into light.”
Ephesians 1:17 NIV
I keep asking that the God of our Jesus Christ, the Glorious father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
Jennifer, Garland,TX
Titus 3:5
He saved us not by works of righteousness that we have done but on the basis of His mercy, through the washing of the new birth and the renewing of the Holy Spirit, NET
Maria from North Dakota:
Isaiah 52:14
Just as there were many who were appalled at Him – His appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any man and His form marred beyond human likeness. (NIV)
Tracy, St. Louis, MO
He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.
Proverbs 21: 21 NIV
Vickie, Louisville, “Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in all the earth. Psalm 46:10 NIV
Isaiah 30:18 NIV “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.”
Linda
East Chain, MN
Mary Sue, Abilene
Psalms 37:4-5 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Natalie Austin, Tx
A wife of noble character who can find. She is worth far more than rubies.
Prov 31:10 Life Application Bible
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.” 1 Corinthians 4:20 NIV
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in you.”
Sue, Abilene, Kansas -Psalm 100:1-2 “Make a joyful shout to the Lord all you lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.”
Amber
Shrewsbury, UK
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Colossians 4:6 NIV
Callee from Houston, TX: “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that god desires.” James 1:20
Cindy, Tucson, AZ
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24 NIV
Yvonne
Fresno
Isaiah 55:10 & 11 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Ashley, Colorado
Confess you sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
James 5:16, NLT
Nicole, Portland OR: And God is able to bless you abundantly, 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
LuAnn, Port Huron, MI
Psalm 34:22 AMP The Lord redeems the lives of His servants, and none of those who take refuge and trust in Him shall be condemned or held guilty.
Valley Head, AL
Let yourgentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5
Psalm 51:12 (New Living Translation)
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.
Melanie & Kara Miller, Nampa, Idaho
M: Eph 1:10 NLT And this is his plan: at the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ–everything in heaven and on earth.
K: Ps 103:8 The Lord is tender and kind. He is gracious. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love.
Jamie in Katy, TX:
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
Psalm 57:2 ESV