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.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 (NIV)
9 Be not quick in your spirit to become angry,for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
I have been dealing with anger so much this week I think God used your verse to speak to me. I’m changing mine to this one.
Deb K., Sterling Hts:
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Colossians 4:5-6
Jennifer, OKC
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jer. 29:13 NIV
And let endurance have it’s perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1:4
Barb- Chiang Mai, Thailand
“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
Chrystie C.
Piedmont, SC
“Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death – that is, the devil – and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants. For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.”
Hebrews 2:14-18 NIV
Beth, Ft Collins, CO
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Col 3:23-24 (NIV)
I forgot to enter my verse for April 1st, so I have included it here.
Katie, LaGrange: “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” ~John 15:7, ESV~
“But let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.” ~1 Peter 3:4, ESV~
“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
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world:and this is the victory that overcometh the world,even our faith.IJohn 5:4 KJV
Jennifer H. Jonesboro ar.
Ephesians 3:20-21
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us to Him be the glory in te church and to Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever Amen.
Cynda
Newnan, GA
My dear brothers and sisters be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
I Corinthians 15:58 (NLT)
Dallas, GA
Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? But you have insulted the poor. Is it no the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? Are they not the ones who are slandering the noble name of him to whom you belong?
James 2:5-7
NIV
Jennifer H. Jonesboro ar.
Ephesians 3:20-21 NASB
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us to Him be the glory in te church and to Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever Amen.
Patty – Fairfax, VA Love this verse! Thanks Beth! – 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
Carol, Lubbock, TX
“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 NIV 2011
Sheila Armstrong, Union City, Indiana
Isaiah 58:13-14 NIV
“If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabboth a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, THEN you will find your joy in the Lord…”
Sharee from Sugar Land, TX
“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
Donna
Eldorado, Texas
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)
Denise – Meredith NH “Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts”. (NKJV)
Linda, Carolina Beach, NC
“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)
Birmingham, AL
“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.”
Psalm 73:25-26 NIV
“Commit to the Lord
Whatever you do,
And your plans will succeed.”
Proverbs 16:3
NIV
Linda, Ft. Collins, CO
Philippians 4:8
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.
( NIV)
Michelle-Bossier City
“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.” 1 Corinth. 13:7 (NLT)
Heather B, W. Lafayette, IN
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords,and King of kings, and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.Rev.17:14(KJSB) Twyla McAmis, Cleveland,Tennessee
“Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” John 14:21 NIV
Karen,Caledonia
May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you. Psalm 25:21 NIV
i had another verse in mind, but when i read this post beth’s verse spoke to me deeply so i’m going to be a copy cat 😉
LS, 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
Lisa from Waycross, GA
Donna from Albany, GA
“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
Mandy from Rockwall
“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and forever,” says the Lord. Isaiah 59:21 NIV
“But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.” (Deut. 4:29 NASB)
Mary, Pierre, SD
So reach out and welcome one another to God’s glory. Jesus did it; now you do it! Romans 15:7 (MSG)
Pattie, Converse, TX (San Antonio)
Psalm 70:4, NLT: But may all who search for you
be filled with joy and gladness in you.
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong.
Habakkuk 1:13
Monica ,trinity 9, faith 8, toronto
Lara-Greenville, KY
“Let us hold unswervingling to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 NIV
DeeDee
Houston, Tx
A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything – or destroy it!
James 3:5 the message
Kerry, Sheridan
Is. 56:8 different version ESV
The LORD GOD,
who gathers the outcast of Israel, declares,
“I will gather yet others to him
besides those already gathered.”
I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints and his incomparably great power for us who believe.
From Oil City, LA…Proverbs 16:9 “A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” (NIV)
Lauren, Arlington, TX: Isaiah 43:1 ESV
“But now thus says the LORD,
he who create you, O Jacob
he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
Linda H., West Des Moines, Iowa
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. – Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
Sarah, Leverett “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.” Titus 2:11 (NIV)
Lucia, Valdosta, Georgia
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
Laura, Lexington, KY
Let no debt remain outstanding except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.
Romans 13:8 NIV
Tammy/Siloam NC–The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it & are safe. Proverbs 18:10 NIV
Rene, Abilene “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
Beth, Ontario Canada
O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;
Nor do I involve myself in great matters, or in things too difficult for me.
Surely I have composed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child rests against his mother,
My soul is like a weaned child within me.
O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forever.
Psalm 131 NASB
Stephanie
Rome, GA
Proverbs 16:9 “A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” (NIV)
Awilda, College Station, TX
Romans 5:25, 26 (NIV, 1984)
God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, as the one who would turn aside His wrath, taking away sin through faith in His blood. He did this to demonstrate His justice, because in His forbearance He had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished– He did it to demonstrate His justice at the present time, so as to be just and the One who justifies the man who has faith in Jesus.