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.
Lyn Steriti
Littleton NH
“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
Beverly, Pearland, TX
Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” Luke 19:40(NIV)
James 5:13 “Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.” (NIV)
Isaiah 26:3 NLT You will keep in perfect peace, all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you.
Psalm 62:7
NIV
My salvation and my honor depend on God, he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
Diane, Killeen, TX: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9, TNIV
Joy, Fayette, AL
Who is like you among the gods, O LORD—
glorious in holiness,
awesome in splendor,
performing great wonders?
Exodus 15:11 (NLT)
San Marcos, TX
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Phillipians 4:8 King James Version
Lynette, Nashville: So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him . . . Genesis 12:4 NI
Sabrina, Bowling Green KY, 28
” Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.” Ps 119:36
Karla~Sedro-Woolley, WA~Romans 15:5~HCSB
“Now may the God of endurance and encouragement grant you agreement with one another, according to Christ Jesus, so that you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with a united mind and voice.”
Missy S, Winston-Salem, NC
“[For my determined purpose is] that I may know him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings, as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death.” ~ Philippians 3:10 (AMP)
Bridget~ Bloomington,IL
I am Your servant; give me discernment that I may understand Your statutes.
Psalm 119:125 NIV
Leanne
Mississippi
Some trust in chariots and some in horses but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. Psalm 20:7 NIV
Cassandra Hickory, NC
Psalm 27:10
“Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.” (NIV)
I don’t want to just memorize this verse, I want to believe it in my heart and apply it to my every day! Thanks for the encouragment, Beth! Praying for you!
“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.” Romans 15:13 NIV
Sahar, Gainesville, VA
You are worthy our Lord and God, to receive glory, and honor and power. For You created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being.
Rev. 4:11 NIV
Andrea,Cartersville,GA: “Then Jesus said, Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” John 11:40 NIV
Anita-Gardner, KS
“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 those who wait for Him.”
Is 30:18 (NIV)
Katie, Dayton OH
“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
Kate, Hillsboro, OR
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your consolations delight my soul.
Psalm 94:19 (NASB)
Kristy, Moore, Ok.
“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
Thanks Beth, just exactly the Word I needed!
Bridgett-Pell City, AL – And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God. Job 19:26 ESV
“Is not my word like fire,”
declares the Lord,
“and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?
Jeremiah 23:29
NIV
Charmaine, Miami. “I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.” Psalm 40:8 NKJV
from Cheney.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3 NIV
Jennifer, Chantilly…
“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
Mariel
Wake Forest, NC
“How great are your works, O LORD, how profound your thoughts!” Psalm 92:5 NIV
Kathy, Danvers
Psalm 86:10 NIV
For You are great and do marvelous deeds; You alone are God.
Jennifer, Danville, VA
“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.” I Cor. 15:58 NIV
Colleen, Mae Sot, Thailand
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come. Psalm 71:18 NIV
Sharon. Lakeway, TX
“Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people.
Colossians 3:23. New English Version
Vicki, Surprise AZ
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Terry, Abilene Kansas – We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. (Hebrews 6:12, NIV)
Susan, Dalton GA
“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!”
Psalm 150:6
Rose, Dallas
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain coneit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Phillipians 2:3-4, NIV
Wendi from Sulphur, LA
He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
Isaiah 40:29 NLT
Cynthia, Greenwood Arkansas
“And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness-secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.” Isaiah 45:3 NLT
Rebecca, Greenwood, IN
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 NIV
Marilyn, Seattle
Give thanks to the Lord and pray to him. Tell the nations what he has done. Sing to him; sing praises to him. Tell about all his miracles. Be glad that you are his; let those who seek the Lord be happy. Depend on the Lord and his strength; always go to him for help. Remember the miracles he has done; remember his wonders and decisions. Ps. 105:1-5 NCV
Trisha, Midland, TX: “Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. And do everything with love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, NLT
Tammy Monroe,Ga.
Romans 6:14 NASB
Your verse is not the one I chose but it IS the one I needed to hear this morning! Thank you
cheryl,tylertown, Romans 14:19 (NAS) So let us pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.
Pat, Littlefield, 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
Janell~Frisco~”But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Gal 5:22-23, NIV
David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: “Blessed are they whose trangressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.” Is this blessedness only for the circumcised or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness. Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised or before? It was not after, but before! Romans 4:6-10 NIV
Jenell, Springfield, MO ~ “In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.” Psalms 33:21 (NIV)
Jessica, San Diego, 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
My heart needed to hear this so bad this morning. Thank you Beth for sharing!
Kim Safina
Cayucos, California
Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you. Proverbs 2:11 NIV