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.
Kelley, Round Rock, Tx
But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving! Exodus 14:13-15 (NLT)
Tammy, Corona, CA: And 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
Sacramento, CA
Trust in him at all times,
O people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.
Psalm 62:8 (NIV)
Concetta, White Oak, 1 John 5:14-15 NASB, “This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.
Amanda, Boaz. “…March on, my soul; be strong!”
Judges 5:21
Conne, Angel Fire:
“For You are my hope; O Lord God, You are my trust from my youth and the source of my confidence.” Psalm 71:5 (Amplified)
Kayra, Hazlehurst MS
Romans 6:38 (NLT)
“and I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow- not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s Love”
“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in Him, for He shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between His shoulders.”
Deut 33:12 NIV
Wendy, Cody, Wy Isaiah 43:12 NAS “It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed, And there was no strange god among You; so you are My witnesses, declares the LORD,” And I AM God.
Mary, Satellite Beach, FL
“Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.
Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands;” ~ Isaiah 49:15b-16a NASB
Nancy from Sebring FL 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV) … if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
I love that verse, Nancy. Thanks for reminding me of it.
Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.
John 14:21, NIV
Emily, Olympia
“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)
Martha Pine Bluff, Ar.
See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. Isaiah 12:3 NLT
Correction:Isaiah 12:2
Marsha, Tucson, AZ
I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise You.
Psalm 63:5 NIV
Heather, Lancaster PA
Romans 6:6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slves to sin.
Kim, Ashland, VA
“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
Leslie
Alpharetta, GA
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!”
Judy from Lake Charles, LA- 2 Timothy 1:7 “For God did not give us a Spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.” (NIV)
Amy NC
Isaiah 8:18
Here I am with the children the Lord has given me to be signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of Hosts who dwells on Mount Zion.
Karen, Clarksville “Satisfy us in the morning with Your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:14 NIV
Ebony, Philadelphia PA
Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD?
Who may stand in his holy place?
The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not trust in an idol, or swear by a false god.
Psalm 24: 3-4 (NIV)
Amy, Wichita: “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, that He might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for Him; let us be glad and rejoice in His salvation.” Is. 25:9, NIV
Becky, Beaverton OR
For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him we cry, “Abba Father.” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
Romans 8:15-16 NIV
Stephanie
Corvallis OR
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness… 2Peter 1:3 NIV
“Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in you alone.”
Psalm 33:22 (NLT)
Erin
Denison, TX
Becky, St. Augustine,
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His benefits —
who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Psalm 103:1-5 NRSV
Betsy, Katy, TX; 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 NLT
Becky, Temecula, CA
Isaiah 41:13 NIV
“I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, Do not fear, I will help you.”
Tonya, Searcy, AR
It’s a familiar one, but it is the one I need right now!
Phil.4:13 NIV, 2011
“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
Mindy – McDonough, GA
Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.
Psalm 105:4 NIV
“Remember the things I have done in the past. For I alone am God! I am God and there is none like me.” Isaiah 46:9 NIV
Becky
Murfreesboro, TN
Jamie, Bothell, WA:
Establish my footsteps in Your word,
And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me. Psalm 119:133, NASB
These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deut. 6:6-9 (NIV)
Katherine, Atlanta, Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation Isaiah 12:2 NIV
Denise, Madison, Al.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1Cor 13:7 (NIV)
Shelli, Fort Worth, TX: “I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and glory.” Psalm 63:2, NIV
Andrea Hart Orlando, Fl “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 NIV
Joan, Fredericktown, OH NIV
Psalm 40:11
Do not withhold your mercy from me o Lord; May your love and your truth always protect me.
Betty, Wendell, NC
Daniel 18b-19 The NET Bible – For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, but because your compassion is abundant. O LOrd, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name. Daniel 18b-19 The NET Bible
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Ephesians 2:8 NKJV
Kathleen – Anahuac, TX
For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear; I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Marge, Chili WI
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 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)
BraydenandBodiesMama
Ruston, LA
Colossians 3:21
Parents, don’t come down too hard on your children or you’ll crush their spirits.
(The Message)
Anna, Little Elm, TX
“Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her. There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will sing as in the days of her youth, as in the days she came up out of Egypt.”
Hosea 2:14-15 (NIV)
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Jan
Bemus Point, NY
2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV)
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
And in French:
2 Corinthiens 4:16 (Colombe)
16C’est pourquoi nous ne perdons pas courage. Et même lorsque notre homme extérieur se détruit, notre homme intérieur se renouvelle de jour en jour.
Lisa, Rainbow City. Then He said to His disciples, ” The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest , therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field. Matthew 9:37-38 NIV
Katie, Madison, “Even to your old age I will be the same, and even to your graying years I will bear you! I have done it and I will carry you; and I will bear you; and I will deliver you.” Isaiah 46:4 NASB
Molly, Wilmington, DE
Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV)