Hey Siestas!
Can you fathom that we are on our 10th memory verse??? Good grief! 2011 is almost halfway over! Amanda and Curtis just got Jackson’s preschool graduation pictures and we all nearly flipped. It is the cutest thing ever, especially with that missing front tooth. His ceremony is in a few days but the little blue cap and gown just about put all of us over the edge. We will have a kindergartener next year and a mighty fine one at that. It just sails by. And how well many of you know.
I am getting lots of questions about whether or not we’re having Siesta Summer Bible Study. I want to say yes so badly. I have tried to turn this puzzle piece every conceivable direction to see how it would fit on the table. Between SSMT every 1st and 15th, the summer Living Proof Lives, the final Deeper Still, and, probably the biggest factor of all, the complete James manuscript due date at the end of summer, I just can’t make it work and still be a wife, mom, and active Bibby. I also don’t have my faithful blog master, Amanda, here to assist me with all that summer Bible study entails right now. I am, however, presently thinking of some ways that we can hold one another accountable to stay in the Scriptures this summer and also give you the opportunity to connect with other Siestas who want to do some of the same studies. Stay tuned for that. For now, I’ll joyfully recommend to you two that I’ve done this Spring:
Duty or Delight by Tammie Head (Many of you will remember getting to know this brand new author in April through our blog video. She is dear to me and will no doubt become dear to many of you.)
Brave by Angela Thomas (Angela is a gifted teacher and writer and I try not to let anything she offers sit on the bookstore shelf for long before I bag it and read it. I’m almost finished with this study and have been tremendously blessed by it.)
Both of those women love Jesus and communicate His Word beautifully. And you know how I feel about Priscilla Shirer and everything God uses her to bring to the table. You’ll never miss on her. Man, I wish we could do one of their studies the traditional way in Siestaville this summer but sometimes we realize that even another good thing is perhaps the wrong thing for now. If the Lord is willing, we’ll definitely do a study our usual way next summer on the off year from SSMT.
OK, young ladies, how about that 10th verse?? NO DROP OUTS!!! This verse is trying to leap off the page at me this time around and not so much for my own plight right now but for some people I really love:
Beth, Houston, Texas. “The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18 The NET Bible
Praise You, Lord. You are so faithful. Close in on those who are brokenhearted and hold them in Your healing grasp. Deliver the discouraged in such dramatic ways that You alone get the credit. We exist here in this blog community to give You glory, Lord. Come and get it. Our eyes are to the skies.
Isaiah 7:9b If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand firm at all.
Holly, Glendale, AZ:
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
1 Peter 4:8 NIV
Late again.
Jess R, Katy, Tx
‘Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart.’
Psalms 37:4 NASB
But you came & that’s a good thing. 🙂
Linsey D from Huntington Beach. CA
Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.
Matthew 7:1 NLT
Allison-Randolph, MN
“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18 The NET Bible
Allie, South Pasadena CA
Psalm 27:14 (NET)
Rely on the Lord!
Be strong and confident!
Rely on the Lord!
Stacyjo
Spokane, WA
Psalms 27:1 NIV
The LORD is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?
Debbie, Rochester MN
Is 33:2 (NIV)
O LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
Kristy from Port Angeles, WA
“Give heed to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are too strong for me.”
Psalm 142:6
NASB
Jennifer, Colorado Springs CO- “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”Psalm 34;18 TNIV
Melissa Vevay IN Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace so that we may recieve mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 (NASB)
Linda W. O’Fallon, IL
I needed this today, Beth, as I didn’t have a verse, and this spoke directly to my circumstances…
The Lord is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged.
Psalm 34:18 NET
Kadie-Tinley Park Il
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 (NIV)
Stacey, Magnolia, John 8:32 If you hold to my teachings you are really my disciples, then you will know the truth& the truth will set you free. Amen
Robin, Aberdeen, SD
“For you have been called to live in freedom – not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Galatians 5:13 NLT
Song of Songs/Solomon 2:5
Strengthen me with raisins,
refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love.
Jessica, VT
Merrie – Texas
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
John 1:1,14 NIV
Alyssa, Fort Worth, TX:
Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked. Psalm 84:10 (NIV)
“These sterile & barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us,anymore than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don’t see what’s enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, & the more joyful our expectancy.”
Romans 8:23-25
(MESSAGE)
“But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently & CONFIDENTLY.”
Romans 8:25
(NLT)
Monica, NY.
http://youtu.be/GHpuTGGRCbY
I’m posting both May verses because I forgot last time.
May 1st
“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 (NIV)
May 15th
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” James 4:7(NIV)
Stephanie Techau
Cynthianam Ky.
Lisa and Annabelle in Montgomery, TX
Psalm 34:18 NET
The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.
Pam Hamilton, OH
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. Psalm 27:4
I Kings 18:38 (amplified)
Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust, and also licked up the water that was in the trench.
Misty – Midland TX
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: his praise endureth for ever. Psalm 111:10 (KJV)
Jodi Alley – Humble, TX “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
Carla, Coweta. “O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me”. Psalms 139:1 NLT
Linda, Johnstown, PA
Psalm 51:12 (NIV)
Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Isaiah 30:21 NIV
“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.”
Leanne
Billings, MT
Angela Garner, NC.
“You (God) created everything, and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created.” Revelation 4:11b (NLT)
Debbie Portland,OR
I repeat, be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.
Joshua 1:9 NET Bible
Susan, Buena Vista, GA. I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering. Isaiah 48:10. NLT.
Precious Beth,
Running a day late with the Siesta Scripture Memory ~
too much “51” Birthday celebrating in California! 🙂
Kim Safina “CaliKim”
California
The Lord speaks
‘Every knee shall bow to me; and every tongue shall confess to God.’ Romans 14:11
I’m glad our posting days don’t fall on Sunday again!
Kimberly, Ocoee Florida
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Psalm 51:10-12
Kelly
Ruston, LA
Romans 12:2
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind
NIV
Luke 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Kelly, New Cumberland, PA
Psalm 130:5-6 (ESV)
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in His word I hope;
my soul waits for the LORD more than watchmen wait for morning, more than watchmen wait for morning.
1 Samuel 12:24 (NASB)
Only fear the LORD and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.
Pam- Rochester MN
“And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with all knowledge and all discernment” Phil.1:9
Kay Chester VA
John 14:10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. NIV
I have to continue working on my previous one…just didn’t get it down all the way…hope that is okay…at least this time. Just felt this was what I should do.
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
Jennifer, OKC
Janet from St. Louis
“Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident. Rely on the Lord!” Ps. 27:14 (NET)
Ann, Austin TX “For the eyes of the Lord range throughtout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.” 2Chron 16:9 NIV
Rachelle, McAlister, NM
Preverbs 3:20 (living Bible)
“The deep fountains of the earth were broken open by his knowledge, and the skies poured down rain”.
Katie. Dallas,TX Philippians 3:12 (NIV)
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I PRESS ON to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
linde, dallas
Corinthians 10:13 (New Living Translation)
13 The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
Barbara Birmingham, AL
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Grace, Circleville OH: “The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18 The NET Bible
Kimberly, Circleville OH: “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I praise Him with my song.” Psalm 28:7 HCSB
Bev, Ironton OH: “Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.” Colossians 4:6 (NKJ)
Jamie, Fort Worth
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1 NIV
Michelle – North Little Rock, AR
“I will lead the blind by ways they have not known,
along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light before them
and make the rough places smooth.
These are the things I will do;
I will not forsake them. “ Isaiah 42:16
Shelly
Amarillo, TX
Colossians 1:29
To this end I labor, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me. (NIV)