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.
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Late again…but still memorizing
Connie, Shorewood, IL
“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” NIV
Crevolyn, Gainesville, GA: ” Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:1 NIV
Donna, Raleigh, NC
James 4:15 (New Living Translation)
What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”
Sorry for the delay!
Charlene, Houston:
“…but let him who glories, glory in this, that he understands and knows ME, that I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth, for in these I delight,” says the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:24 NKJ
Kate, Overland Park, 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 all who wait for Him!” Isaiah 30:18 NIV
I can’t remember if i posted this time so forgive me it’s double posted…
“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters. You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to get angry.” James 1:19
Lynchburg, VA
Exodus 14:13 (ESV)
And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again.
Abby, Warrenton, John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Carol, Warrenton, John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Debbie, Pittsburgh, PA:
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.’
Hebrews 12:1 NIV
Speak truth to one another. Zechariah 8:16
Victoria – Michigan
Lamentations 3:22-24 (NLT)
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!”
Nancy, Sanger, TX
Revelation 17:14(ESV)
“They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”
Deborah, Clearwater, FL
He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
Jamie, Corbin,Ky
Matthew 5:3 NIV Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Psalm 139:23-24 (NASB)
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts;
24 And see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.
Bartlesville, OK
You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive honor, glory and power. For you created everything and it is for your pleasure that they (I) exist and were (was) created. Rev. 4:11 NLT
1Peter5:7 NKJV casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
Sahsha’s Mummy, Spring, TX
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” -Colossians 4:6 (NIV)
Muscle Shoals, AL
“Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you. Surely I will uphold you with my righteous hand.” Isaiah 41:10
Sandy from 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
Judy, Houston
Col 3:12
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Melanie – San Antonio, TX
“For with you is the fountain of life, in your light we see light.” Psalm 36:9 (NIV)
Allyson, Tennessee: “Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” –Ephesians 6:11, NIV
Jeremiah 29:11
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.
Holly, Prairie City, IA
I Peter 5:6-7
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.
Gena-Elgin, Texas
“Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13 (NLT)
Andrea, Tulsa. “The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.” – II Timothy 4:18
Susan, Old Hickory, TN
Listen and hear my voice;
pay attention and hear what I say.
Isaiah 28:23 NIV
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2 NIV
Isa. 41:13
For I am the LORD your God, who upholds your right hand,
Who says to you, Do not fear, I will help you.
Heather F, Beaumont, 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. Isa 30:18 (NIV)
Cheri Neenah, WI
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 5:6 NIV
Leslie, Rochester, MN. (Sorry, I’m late!)
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21 NIV
Susan – Clever MO
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord thy God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Jenifer B.
Frisco, TX
“For in this hope we are saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.”
Romans 8:24-26 NIV
Lee, Leola, PA
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.”
2 Samuel 22:2, NIV
John 6:63
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing! The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
If I got up to the Heavens, you are there. If I make my bed in the depths, you are there. Psalm 139:8
*memorizing this whole chapter this year!*
Heather
Cleveland, GA
Valerie, Nashville,TN, Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him. Isaiah 30:18 (NASB)
But you O Lord are a shield that protects me; You are my glory and the one who restores me. To the Lord I cried out and he answered me from His holy hill. Psalm 3:3-4 NET
Tina, Odessa, NIV, 2 Samuel 22:29
You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light.
Amanda, Westfield, NC
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. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV)
Danville, CA
When they hurled their insults at him,
he did not retaliate;
when he suffered, he made no threats.
Instead, he entrusted himself
to him who judges justly.
1 Peter 2:23
Danville, CA
When they hurled their insults at him,
he did not retaliate;
when he suffered, he made no threats.
Instead, he entrusted himself
to him who judges justly.
1 Peter 2:23 NIV
Colossians 3:12 (New International Version, ©2011)
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Jennifer, Highlands Ranch, CO
“Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.” Proverbs 16:3 NLT
Tami
Platte, South Dakota
“Whom have I in heaven but You?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart my fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.”
Psalm 73:25,26 NIV
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Ephesians 6:10 NIV