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.
Lisa
Trout, LA
‘and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its creator. Colossians 3:10 NIV
Lisa, Bethany,OK
“Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.” Ephesians 4:14 NIV
Paula, Newark, Ohio
“Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim You, who walk in the light of Your presence, O Lord. They rejoice in Your name all day long; they exult in Your righteousness.”
Psalm 89:15-16 NIV
RaeLeen, Greenwood:
” I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world”.
John 16:33 (NIV)
No matter how rough the rapids are
God can provide a bridge.
Surrender your heart to God, turn to Him in prayer…
Your troubles will go away like water beneath a bridge.
Job 11:13 & 16
Dannel
Holtwood PA
Romans 8:11-12 (again)
And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. Therefore brothers, we have an obligation-but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it.
Jennifer, Monroe, GA
Be merciful to me, O GOD, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in you; and in the shadow of your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities have passed by. Psalm 57:1 NKJV
Ecc. 11:1 Give Generously for your gifts will return to you later…. NLT
Lori in Velma, Ok
As for God,his way is perfect,the word of the lord is flawless.He is a sheid for all who take refuge in Him. 11Samuel 22:31 NIV
Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Barb Hermitage, Pa
John 10:10 “My purpose is to give life in all its fullness”
Rhonda, Trenton Tx.
Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice !
Philippians 4:4. NIV
Seoul, Korea
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on the wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Kelly from Birmingham, AL:
“O Lord, be gracious to us; We long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.”
Lindsay ~ Bangor
“The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.”
~Psalm 16:6 (ESV)
Janet, Norman, OK
Mark 4:24-25 NIV
“Consider carefully what you hear,” He continued,”With the measure you use, it will be measured to you – and even more. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away.”
Jennifer, Denham Springs, LA
You shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins. Matthew 1:21, NKJV
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Proverbs 16:3 NIV
Jan, Littleton, CO,
“Help us, O God our Savior,
for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins
for your name’s sake.”
– Psalm 79:9 (NIV)
Katherine, Russell
“Not to us , O Lord, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness.” Psalm 115:1 (NLT)
Rhonda ~ Kalamazoo, Michigan
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a STRONGHOLD in times of trouble. Those who know your name will trust in YOU, for you LORD have NEVER forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 9:9-10 (NIV)
Kamilah – Houston
Isaiah 43: 1-3 (NIV)
Fear Not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
For May 15th – Romans 12:2 (NAS)
2) And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
Pam, Sioux Falls, SD
“I the LORD do not change. . .”
Malachi 3:6a
NIV
Austin, Tx
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Phillipians 4:13
(NIV)
“Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully know.” I Cor. 13:12, NIV
Sorry I’m late!
Pam H., Naperville, IL
“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
Lindsay, Wenatchee, WA
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Ephesians 6:10-11, NIV
Debra, Dahlgren, IL
I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken,
for he is right beside me.
Psalm 16:8 NLT
Donna, Norman, OK
Hebrews 12:12-13 NLT
“So take a new grip with your tired hands
and strengthen your weak knees.
Mark out a straight path for your feet
so that those who are weak and lame
will not fall but become strong.”
Alissa, Spring, TX
“Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!” Psalm 27:14 net
Brigid – Johannesburg (South Africa)
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.”
NIV Jeremiah 17:7
Emily, Seattle
“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. He understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength.”
Isaiah 40:28-29 (NKJ)
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10 NIV
kathy chang
bakersfield, CA
Karina, Recife -Brazil
” By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. ” Hebrews 11:8, NIV
Missy, Ocala FL
“….for You, Lord have never forsaken those who seek you. Ps. 9:106 NIV
“The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged.” Psalm 34:18 The NET Bible
Kathryn, Birmingham, AL
“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
Pam in Oregon
Matthew 24:36
“No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”
Sara, College Station, TX:
“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.”
James 3:17 (NIV)
” The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.” Psalm 118:14 NKJV
I’m so late logging in my verse this time, but I’m still memorizing them!
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. – PS. 27:13 NIV
Shannon, Houston
Valerie, Independence, KY:
“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.
And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.
And there are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons.
But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”
–1 Corinthians 12:4-7 (NAS)
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3 NIV
Joyce,
Dalton, GA
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. James 1:6 NKJV
Cathie – Jacksonville, Florida
And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 The NET
Amy, Colorado Springs:
“Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.” – Hebrews 12:14, NIV
Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. Jer. 32:17
Rebecca, Durham: “Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated. The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.” Psalm 36:1-3 (ESV)
Margo, Laramie, WY
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.”
John 4:34 NIV