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.
Beth, Huntsville, AL
Colossians 3:16 ESV
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Karen. God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble. Psalms 46:1 HCSB
Janet, Wingate, NC
Every word of God proves true; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Proverbs 30:5 ESV
Dayla, Springfield, MO
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete and not lacking in anything. James 1:2-4 NIV
Cindy
Valdosta, GA
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10
NIV
Sue, Middletown, IN
Psalm 16:8-9 NIV
“I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices,
my body also will rest secure.”
“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.” Colossians 3:16 KJV
Amy, Louisville, “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
Angela Corbin,KY
In God, whose word I praise,
in the LORD, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can man do to me?
Psalm 56:10-11
Rachelle, Ankeny, Iowa
“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 NKJV
Martie ~ Indianapolis ~ NIV ~ Ps 65:3 ~
When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.
(meaningful as I prepare for mission trip to Utah to witness to Mormons)
Martie: I pray the Holy Spirit would speak through you. Also, ISA 52:16 He will put His words in your mouth and cover you with the shadow of His hand!
Lisa, Enterprise, AL
~ Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NIV)
veronica-Atlanta Georgia psalms 139:9 If I settle on the far side of the sea your hand will guide me your right hand will hold me fast.(NIV)
For the lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. Psalm 1:6 NIV
Alison, Grand Rapids, MI
However, each of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. ~Ephesians 5:33 NIV
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom. Col. 3:16 KJV
Michelle, Seattle: “May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thess 5:23 NIV
Jana, Quitaque, TX
Romans 15:13 NIV
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.
Pauline, Kearney NE
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 NKJV
Sarah Port Angeles, Washington Romans 8:6 (NASB) For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.
“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,”
Ephesians 3:20 NKJV
Salina Gibson, Hindman, KY “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
Heidi, Anchorage, AK
“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14 (NIV)
Jennifer, Avon Park, FL
Commit to the LORD whatever you do,
and he will establish your plans.
Proverbs 16:3 NIV
Lisa D., Alpharetta, GA
Ephesians 6:16 (NIV)
“In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.”
posting for my friend Sandy R., Eatonton, GA
Ephesians 6:16 (NIV)
“In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.”
Emily – Topeka, Kansas
May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.
Psalm 67:3-5 (NIV)
Julie, Waco
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!”
Isaiah 43:1. NASB
Emily – Des Moines, IA
Faithful is He Who is calling you [to Himself] and utterly trustworthy, and He will also do it [fulfill His call by hallowing and keeping you].
1 Thessalonians 5:24 AMP
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
Laurie, Lubbock, TX: Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives. Titus 3:14 (NIV)
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 NIV
Kim Arlington, VA
“Dear children, let us not love with words, but with actions and in truth.” John 10:9 (NIV)
Kari, Camarillo: My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. (Exodus 33:14)
Janice, Arcanum,OH
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD and whose trust is the LORD. For he will be like a tree planted by the water, that extends its roots by a stream and will not fear when the heat comes; but its leaves will be green, and it will not be anxious in a year of drought nor cease to yield fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NASB
Kim, Kansas City, “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” (I Tim. 6:12) NIV
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. 8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jer. 17:7-8 NIV
Crystal, Mullica Hill,NJ
2 Peter 1:8 ESV
For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Tracy, Tyler, TX
We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
Psalm 33:20-21 NIV
Diane, Commerce Twp., MI
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
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.
Birmingham, Al.
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. Nahum 1:7
God is our refuge and strength, A very present
help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 (NKJV)
For we are God’workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10 NIV
Three Rivers. “Plant the good seeds of righteousness and you will reap a crop of my love; plow the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower salvation upon you.” Hosea 10:12 TLB
Carla, Pierre, SD
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Exodus 14:14 NIV
Janet in Amarillo
Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
Beth, Toronto: Righteousness will go before Him, and shall make His footsteps our pathway. Psalm 85:13 NKJV
“Give your servant therefore a discerning mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern this your great people?” 1 Kings 3:9 (NRSV)
Anna, Lexington, SC: “Give your servant therefore a discerning mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern this your great people?” 1 Kings 3:9 (NRSV)
Anna Tyler, Texas
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 (NIV) …because I am reading Radical.
ALSO POSTING FOR MY DAUGHTER:
Ella Grace (8) Tyler, Texas
I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 (NIV)
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39
Jennifer, Houston
Psalm 16:8, NIV
I have set the LORD always before me.
Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
Gretchen, Thousand Oaks Ephesians 1:4 NLT Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes.