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.
ginger, Trussville: But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. Micah 7:7 (NAS)
Richelle, Kingston, TN Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)
Laura ~ Saskatchewan,CAN
“My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.”
Psalm 45:1 (NIV)
Cameron – Richmond,VA
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 NIV
Hannah from Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.
Hebrews 12:12-13
(My dear Step-Dad was just diagnosed with cancer – please pray with me)
Molly, Macon, GA
“For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight.” Ephesians 1:4 NIV
Donna,Grosse Pointe Shores, MI: “Homes are made by the wisdom of women, but are destroyed by foolishness.” Proverbs 14:1 Good News Translation (GNT)
Lindsay Albion, IL “Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.” Isaiah 26:8 NIV
Kelli ~ Kalispell, MT
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:4-5 NKJV
Sandra
Wichita Falls, TX
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
Ps 37:21 NIV
Amber, Euless Texas
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27
8 weeks until the baby’s due. I did better with the verse this time. Thanks for your support.
Pamela Sue, Palm Bay, Florida 🙂
“I delight to do your will;
O my God;
Yes, your law is
within my heart.”
Psalm 40:8 Amplified Bible
Kim and Abby, Missouri
I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion, therefore I will wait for Him. Lam. 3:24 (NIV)
Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
John 1:12 NIV
Miss Kathleen
Bernardsville, NJ
LUKE 7:13 NIV
“When the LORD saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, dont cry.”
Brandy East Bend NC “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” Psalm 34:18 NIV
Do not be afraid of sudden terror, Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes; For the LORD will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught.
Proverbs 3:25-26 NKJV
PSA 118: 14
“The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.” NIV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your path.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Bonnie, Seattle,
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
2Cor 5:17 NLT
linda, colorado springs. “for no word from god will ever fail.” luke 1:37 (niv)
Kristy Dorminy, Woodstock, GA
Jeremiah 32:41 “I will rejoice over them to do them good and will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.”
Lisha – Visalia, CA
Philippians 4:8
Finally brothers, 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. (NIV)
Kelly- Chesterfield, Missouri.
” No weapon forged against you will prevail.” Isaiah 54:17 NIV
Breaking Free is impossible without the power of these scripture verses
in my mind. Praise you Jesus, your words are the TRUTH!
Debra, Ponte Vedra Beach- The Lord is near the broken- hearted; He delivers those who are discouraged. Psalm 34:18 – The NET Bible
Carrie, Jupiter, FL, Mark 10:44-45
And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be the servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many. KJV
Tammie, Cleveland, MS
The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged. Psalm 34:18 (NET)
Karen, Russellville, AR
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. I Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV 2010)
Marilyn, Amarillo: “My presence will go with you and I will give you rest” Exodus 33:14 NIV
Jeremiah 33:3 NIV
“Call to me and I will answer and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Shannon, Orange County, CA: “He brought me into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me.” –Psalm 18:19, NIV
Rachel, Frankfort, 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
I love this verse. My preacher used to say that every Sunday before he preached.
“Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress, be merciful to me and hear my prayer.” Psalm 4:1, NIV
Kathy
St. Louis, MO
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
Bonnie. Huntington, WV
Deut 29:29
The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.
Melissa, Greer, SC:
When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:7 ESV
katie g
knoxville, tn
“Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and the former rain to the earth.”
Hosea 6:3 NKJV
Blessings, I heart you all.
The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He delivers those who are discouraged. Psalm 34:18 NET Bible
Ginger, Columbus, GA: “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3 NKJV
Cindy, Gold Canyon, AZ. “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.” Psalm 32:9 NIV
People with understanding control their anger;
a hot temper shows great foolishness.
Proverbs 14:29 NLT
South Bend
” And who knows but that you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this and for this very occasion?”
Esther 4:14 Amplified
Dee, Muncie, IN
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
Kerry, Apple Creek, OH
Proverbs 24:16 (NLT)
The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
Gina, San Antonio, TX
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Luke 6:38, NIV
Margo, Burlington ON “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angles nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any pwers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to spearate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Rom 8:38,39 (NIV)
Lauren, Boston, MA: “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 (NIV)
Barb, Prescott Valley, AZ
“Everything in the heavens and earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as being in control of everything. Riches and honor come from you alone, and you are the Ruler of all mankind; your hand controls power and might and it is at your discretion that men are made great and given strength” 1 Chronicles 29: 11-12 TLB
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 (NASB)
Adrienne
Jasper, TN
The LORD is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made. Psalm 145:9 NIV