2011 Siesta Scripture Memory Team: Verse 8!

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.

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  1. 1951
    Lisa says:

    Lisa
    Van Buren, AR
    Genesis, 4:6-7
    Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are your angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”
    NIV

  2. 1952
    Sedrone says:

    Sedronee, Arp, TX
    ‘My presence will go with you and I will give you rest.’ Ex 33:14 NIV

  3. 1953
    Wendy says:

    Thanks, Beth. This verse is perfect this month.
    Wendy, Glendora,CA
    “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

  4. 1954
    Megan says:

    Megan, Los Gatos. “Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.” Proverbs 30:5 NLT

  5. 1955
    Jenni K, Vero Beach FL says:

    “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those who are perishing.”
    -Proverbs 31:8
    (NLT)

  6. 1956
    Hayley says:

    Hayley – Seymour, TX

    AND Charlotte – Seymour, TX (I’m posting for her because she’s out of the country with no internet access and asked if I’d post for her! 🙂 )

    I Samuel 16:7 ESV
    “The Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

  7. 1957
    Shelly says:

    Houston, TX
    These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Deuteronomy 6:6 NIV

  8. 1958
    Gina says:

    Johnstown, CO
    These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Deuteronomy 6:6 NIV

  9. 1959
    Cindy Wessel says:

    Cindy, Rochester, MN Psalm 63:9-10 (AMP) But those who seek and demand my life to ruin and destroy it shall [themselves be destroyed and] go into the lower parts of the earth [into the underworld of the dead]. They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a prey for foxes and jackals.
    (memorizing the chapter)

  10. 1960
    Amy says:

    Amy, Hood River, OR

    Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws,
    we wait for you;
    your name and renown
    are the desire of our hearts.
    Isaiah 26:8, NIV

  11. 1961
    Deborah says:

    Deborah ~ Nashville, TN

    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. ~ Matthew 5:8 (NIV)

  12. 1962
    Donna says:

    Donna, Albuquerque, Isaiah 30:21
    “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying “This is the way; walk in it”. NIV

  13. 1963
    Rachel says:

    Rachel ~ Nashville, TN

    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

    ~ Matthew 5:8 (NIV)

  14. 1964
    Kathleen Atkinson says:

    Kathleen, Ashland.

    So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
    I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

    Isaiah 41:10 NIV

  15. 1965
    Kathy says:

    Kathy…College Station TX…You’re blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That’s when you discover who you really are, and your place in God’s family. Matt 5:9 The Message

  16. 1966
    Carmen Reynolds says:

    Carmen, Greensboro, NC

    You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

    Genesis 50:20 NIV

    I missed submitting #7 so here it is:

    Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s

    2Chronicles 20:15b NIV

  17. 1967
    Christie Garrett says:

    Christie, Los Gatos. “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

  18. 1968
    Bena (of the Pikeville Siestas) says:

    Bena ~ Pikeville, KY
    But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” –1 Peter 1:15-16

  19. 1969
    Christy T. says:

    Christy T.
    Hawthorne, CA

    “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

    Matthew 6:34 (NIV)

  20. 1970
    Natalie says:

    Natalie, Olympia WA

    And I have put my words in your mouth

    and hidden you safely in my hand.

    I stretched out the sky like a canopy

    and laid the foundations of the earth.

    I am the one who says to Israel,

    ‘You are my people!’”

    Isaiah 51:16

  21. 1971
    Karin Blackburn says:

    Karin, Johannesburg.
    Trust in the Lord and do good.
    Dwell in the land and feed on His faithfulness
    Delight yourself in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart
    Psalm 37:3-4 (NKJV)

  22. 1972
    Deena Forrester says:

    Deena, Corona,CA
    “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

  23. 1973
    Rayleigh Sun says:

    Rayleigh Sun Edmond, OK
    I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself to me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!
    Galatians 2:20-21 NIV

  24. 1974
    Robin, Scottsdale, AZ says:

    Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
    “I am crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.”

  25. 1975
    Elise says:

    Elise–Newark

    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. 1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV

  26. 1976
    Ashley says:

    “You did not chose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you”

    John 15:16 ESV

    Ashley, Lubbock

  27. 1977
    Tina says:

    Tina-Roanoke, AL “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

  28. 1978
    Sharon Jenkins says:

    Praise the LORD all you nations extol Him all you peoples For great is His love toward us and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever! Psalms 117 NIV
    My God is faithful!

  29. 1979
    Lisa Christopher says:

    Lisa, Olympia,WA

    “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in song.” (NIV) Psalm 28:7

  30. 1980
    Jo says:

    Jo, Fremont, CA
    “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.”
    1 Corinthians 13:4-5 NIV

  31. 1981
    Jody says:

    Jody, Mission Viejo, CA

    Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands you sinners and purify your hearts, you double minded.

    James 4:8 (New King James)

  32. 1982
    Michelle Weidemann says:

    Michelle W. Spokane,

    For the Lord is righteous, HE loves righteousness; The upright will behold His face.
    Psalm 11:7. NASB

  33. 1983
    Susan Chesser says:

    “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

  34. 1984
    mk says:

    MK – Gig Harbor
    “As for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my savior; my God will hear me.” Micah 7:7 NIV

  35. 1985
    Suzanne says:

    Suzanne-Pasadena, Texas
    I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and on Your wondrous works. Psalm 145:5 NKJV

  36. 1986
    Denise says:

    Denise Stillwater, Oklahoma
    New International Version Matthew 14:18
    “Bring them here to me,” he said.

  37. 1987
    De'Anna Sikes says:

    De’Anna, Bakersfield, CA

    Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
    Psalm 124:8 NIV

  38. 1988
    Susan Waldon says:

    Susan, Wake Forest, NC
    IICorinthians 4:16-18 NIV
    Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away,yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

  39. 1989
    Candice says:

    Candice
    Evanston, IL
    Isaiah 40:8
    The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.

  40. 1990
    Marilyn says:

    Marilyn, Amarillo: “We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you” 2 Chronicles 2:12b (NIV)

  41. 1991
    Susan says:

    Susan from Vilonia, AR
    “Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noonday.” Psalm 37:5,6 NASB

  42. 1992
    Kristin says:

    Kristin, Pottsboro, TX: He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
    -Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)

  43. 1993
    Devi says:

    Devi
    Geneva, Switzerland

    Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast. It is not arrogant or rude.
    1 Corinthians 13:4 (ESV)

  44. 1994
    Judy says:

    Judy, Virginia

    “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

  45. 1995
    Living4Him says:

    Janae – Riverside,PA – Psalm 117:1(Amplified) “O PRAISE the Lord, all you nations! Praise Him all you people!”

  46. 1996
    Kayla says:

    2 Tim 1:7

    For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

  47. 1997
    Carrie says:

    Carrie, Boston, MA
    “For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?” Luke 9:25, ESV

  48. 1998
    D'Anna says:

    D’Anna
    Philadelphia, PA.
    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!”

    Oh, praise that we can trust him with out lives!

  49. 1999
    Janifer says:

    Janifer, Glen Burnie, MD
    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

  50. 2000
    Cheryl, Austin says:

    And whatever you do, whether in word or deed,do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
    Colossians 3:17 NIV

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