**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.
Devi
Geneva, Switzerland
For when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.
1 Corinthians 13:10 (ESV)
Cindy, Spokane
“pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift your hands to him for the lives of your children.” Lamentations 2:19 NIV
Miquela, Knoxville, TN
“Have I not commanded you? 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
Lauren, Asheville, NC
“Have I not commanded you? 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
The prophet who has a dream may relate his dream, but let him who has My word speak My word in truth. What does straw have in common with grain?” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:28 (NASB)
This is a good reminder for me that God’s Word is supreme–what I feel/think/want isn’t truth. Only His word matters.
Lacie
Chesapeake, VA
Rhonda
Gilmer
James 4:11-12
New King James Version (NKJV)
Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?
MaryLisa, Glenwood, MN: Ephesians 1:4 (HCS)For He chose us, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight.
My soul clings to You. Your Right Hand supports me.
Psalm 63.8
monica and daughters Trinity (10) and Faith (8)
Toronto Canada
Andrea, Tulsa. It (love) is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. I Corinthians 13:5
Tracy, Spring, TX
I will praise the LORD, who counsels me;
even at night my heart instructs me.
Psalm 16:7 NIV
Deborah, Philadelphia, PA
Proverbs 15: 29-30 (NIV)
The LORD is far from the wicked but he hears the prayer of the righteous. A cheerful look brings joy to the heart and good news gives health to the bones.
Amy
Whiteman AFB, MO
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2 Cor. 4:17 NIV
Tracy, Edgewood.
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD! ~ Psalm 27:13-14 (NKJV)
Kim, Detroit
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.”
Romans 8:28 (NIV)
Anna Elkhart IN
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)
Colleen, O’Fallon, IL.
“But if we hope for what we do not yet have we wait for it patiently.”
Romans 8:25 NIV
Allison, Kalamazoo, MI
“Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his understanding has no limit.” Psalm 147:5 NIV
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me.” Psalms 51:10 (Amplified Bible)
Heidi ~ Lindale, TX
1 Cor. 13:13 NIV
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
Jessica, Toronto
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works within us.
Ephesians 3:20 (NASV)
Leslie G.- Warner Robins, GA
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”
Ezekiel 36:26 NAS
Diane, Gig Harbor, WA
For I delight I loyalty rather than sacrifice, and in the knowledge of God rather then burnt offerings. Hosea 6:6 NASB
Carrie, Burnsville, MN
John 2:5 (NIV)
Jesus’ mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells
you to do.”
I truly need to trust Him in all things.
Di, Cowpens, Sc
“But the Lord is faithful and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.”
II Thess. 3:3 NIV
Sharon – Glennville, GA
Ps 71:8 NIV
My mouth is filled with yYour praise
declaring Your splendor all day long.
“But blessed is the man who trusts me, God, the woman who sticks with God.”
Jeremiah 17:7 The Message
Karen H., Stephenville, TX
John 8:32 (NIV)
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
nancy – LPM
houston
“it’s crucial that we keep a firm grip on what we’ve heard so that we don’t drift off.” Hebrews 2:1 the message
Jeannette from Ellicott City, MD
“The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.”
II Samuel 8:6. HCS
Karen, Scottsdale
“Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, You who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.”
Isaiah 51:1 NKJV
Tammy, Hendersonville, Tn Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. Psalm 62:5
OOPS! I just realized I put in the wrong verses for this time! It should be Revelation 22:4-7 NIV
They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place. Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.”
This also applies to my daughters, Elizabeth Keeler and Hannah Keeler. I put in the wrong verses for them too! We’re all working on the same thing because these were the memory verses for our VBS program this year!
Anita, Chattanooga, TN
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under you care, serving as overseers-not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve.
I Peter 5:2 NIV
Jennifer, Highlands Ranch, CO
“I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.” Psalm 120:1 NLT
Sandy in Amarillo, Texas
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (The Shema) NIV
Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 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 door frames of your houses and on your gates.
Allison, Washington, DC
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 (ESV)
Theresa, Pace, Florida
Ephesians 1:17
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
NIV
Angela J., Grand Ridge, FL
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
sheri. Bolivar, MO.
I am so late this time 🙁 and I am adding on to what I’ve been learning…sorry for the tardiness. Here goes!
“…and to know this love that surpasses knowledge–that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:19 NIV
Victoria M., Conway AR
Galatians 5:22-23
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.
Karen K. in Houston, TX — Your vows are binding upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You. Ps 56:12 NASB
From Dallas:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Matt.6:21 KJV
Marie
Byhalia, MS
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NKJV
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
Debby, Ellicott City, MD “Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12 NIV
Philippians 4:13 NIV I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me therefore I will not fear
Inez barnes
Hamburg AR
Dedra Herod, Madison, AL
“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.” Psalm 34:8 NIV
Amber, Clarksville, TN
“In you anger, do not sin.” Ephesians 4:26 NIV
Laura, Jefferson, ME
Jeremiah 17:7, NIV: “Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.”
Yvonne, Riverside/Fairfield, CA
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
~Matthew 11:28-30 (NASB)~
Pikeville, TN — “To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to Him be glory and power forever and ever.” Revelation 1: 5-6