**Siesta Celebration is January 20-21, 2012**
Oh, my word, y’all! I didn’t realize it was the 15th until I woke up this morning! I’m speed writing!
I am continuing to memorize out of 2 Timothy. Here are mine this time around. They’re not complete without each other so I’m doing two.
Beth, Houston. “You, however, must continue in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know who taught you and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 3:14-15 The NET Bible
I started memorizing these a couple of days ago and they are already speaking to me right now for a specific reason: Sometimes beginning is a challenge and sometimes ending is a challenge but CONTINUING – day in, day out, in what you know to be right or what you know to be your present charge from God – now, THAT’S where the endurance comes. That’s where the enemy takes us down over and over.
Let’s be faithful, Siestas! CONTINUE IN THE THINGS YOU HAVE LEARNED!
I’m crazy about you.
Shelly
Amarillo, Texas
Deuteronomy 30:11, 14 (NIV)
Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. …No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.
Becky from Marietta, GA
“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 slaves to sin.”
Romans 6:6 NIV
Amy, Hood River. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me–the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace. Acts 20:24 NIV
The Lord says:
“These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me
is based on merely human rules they have been taught.
Isa. 29:13 (NIV)
Cindy, Fort Worth, TX
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 NAS
Marilyn, Fort Pierce, FL, For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
Jen Pipes from Russellville, AR
The Lord will work out his plans for my life – for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for yo made me. Psalm 138:8 NLT
Becky
Owasso OK
“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
John 3:14-15 NIV
Shelly, Lakeville
“If you love me, you will obey what I command.” John 14:15, NIV
Jana, San Angelo, TX
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 NIV
Barbara, North Tonawanda, NY- “Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.” John 6:27 (NIV)
Sue Carmel “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 NIV
My July 1 and 15 verse
Kim, Laguna Niguel, CA “The steps of a man are established by the Lord; and He delights in his way. When he falls, he shall not be hurled headlong; because the Lord is the One who holds his hand.” Psalm 37:23-24 NASB
Tina, Gahanna Ohio
He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things. Romans 8:32 NIV
The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17, ESV
Judy, Tehachapi, Psalm 139:5 You have hedged me behind and before,and laid Your hand upon me. NKJV
Hannah, Perry, MI
“It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.”
2 Samuel 22:33-34, NIV
Roxie, Jerseyville, Psalm 13:5-6 NLT
“But I trust in Your unfailing love. I will rejoice because You have rescued me. I will sing to the Lord because He has been so good to me.”
Kristen, Houston TX
“You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.” Psalm 139:3-4 NIV
Sara from Columbus, OH
Philippians 2:13
For it is God working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. (NLT)
Rachelle, Ankeny Iowa.
“Restore us, O’ God; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.” Psalm 80:3 NIV
Lily, Oklahoma — Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16, NIV.
Deb, Pelzer, SC
Psalm 119:102 “I have not departed from Your laws, for You Yourself have taught me.” (NIV)
2 Kings 6:16 ESV
He said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
Jill Z., Gulfport, MS – “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2 NLT
Ali, Pelzer, SC “You, however, must continue in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know who taught you and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 3:14-15 The NET Bible
Rose, Dallas
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NLT – Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
Kristy
Princeton, NC
“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.”
Kim and Abby, Missouri
Love each other deeply with all your heart. 1 Peter 1:22b (NLT)
Anna, Little Elm, TX
“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, b Ayer you know those from whom you learned it.”
2 Timothy 3:14
From Temecula, CA (moved from Fontana)
“This is love; not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” – 1 John 4:10-11 (NIV)
Elisabeth
Modesto, CA
“Don’t waste your energy striving for perishable food. Work for the food that sticks with you, food that nourishes your lasting life, food the Son of Man provides. He and what he does are guaranteed by God the Father to last.” (John 6:27 MSG)
Lisa, Seattle:
“So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.” James 1:21 (NLT)
Mindy – McDonough, GA
The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.
Psalm 145:18 NIV
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among he nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 NIV
Bartlesville,OK
Hebrews 5:7
During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
Carla – LaFayette,Al.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 NIV
Sharon
South Charleston, Ohio
I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I will glorify your name forever.
For great is your love toward me;
you have delivered me from the depths of the grave.
~ Psalm 86:12-13 (NIV)
Karin, Johannesburg,
Philippians 1:20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. NIV
Woodstock, Ga.
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips, meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Joshua 1:8 (TNIV)
Laura from Canton MI:
2 Timothy 2:25 The Message
You never know how or when God might sober them up with a change of heart and a turning to the truth, enabling them to escape the Devil’s trap, where they are caught and held captive, forced to run his errands.
Everything is possible for him who believes.
Mark 9:23, NIV
I so needed this one today. Thank you.
“You, however, must continue in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know who taught you and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 3:14-15 The NET Bible
Patty, Granite Bay, CA Philippians 4:6-7 NIV “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Deb, Topeka, KS
When I logged on and saw it was time for another verse I thought “Now what was that verse I saw that I thought I should memorize?” Then I saw it…it was the very first verse in the comments! I’ll take that as confirmation and thanks Kim for posting “my verse” for me!
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV
Rachelle, Gardner, KS–“…be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9, NIV
Barbara, Arcadia, CA
It ws for freedom that Christ set us frees; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 ESV
Robyn, Wichita, KS: “And He took the children in His arms, put His hands on them and blessed them.” Mark 10:16 NIV
At 7:59 am this morning my new granddaughter, Emaline Grace, came into the world! What a precious gift!
Romans 12:12 “Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. NLT
Victoria
Thomasville Nc
We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Romans 15:1 NRSV