**Siesta Celebration is January 20-21, 2012**
Hey Sweet Things!
We’ve made it to September 1st! That is great news for those of us who live in 3-digit temperatures for most of August! It won’t be an eternity before cool breezes start blowing golden leaves off the trees. I love Autumn best of all seasons. Bring it on, Jesus! September 1st is also great news for those of us planning to attend our SSMT Grand Celebration in January! We’re getting closer and closer to our big weekend. I hope so much that many of you will be able to come. We at LPM are making big plans toward it. Travis will be there to lead us in worship and he and I talked last weekend in Salt Lake City about how we can hardly wait.
Since my last post went on…and on…and on…and on, I will keep this one short and sweet. I don’t think I’ve ever relished my memory work more than this year. God has caused the Scriptures in my bones to spring to life in my heart these last 8 months and I pray that the same is true for you. Here’s mine this time around:
Beth, Houston. “Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul, and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when He appears.” 1 Peter 2:11-12 The NET Bible.
I’m crazy about you guys! Keep hiding those Scriptures in your heart. THEY MATTER.
And you matter. You are so deeply loved by the Lord Jesus. May He reveal Himself to you this day.
Gizmo, Spring Branch, TX
“Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.”
Colossians 3:16 (NIV)
Pam Houston, Buena Park, CA.
“How precious are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them;” Psalms 139:17 NASB
Kay, Sheridan
Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say “This is the way you should go.” Whether to the right or to the left. Isaiah 30:21 NLT
Mary in Austin, Psalm 139:1-3 (NIV),
O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
Lisa Elmhurst, IL
Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.
I Peter 2:11 NIV
Psalm 3:3 “You oh Lord, are the shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.”
Melissa, St. Mary’s County, MD Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. 1 Peter 2:11-12 KJV
Melissa, Glasgow, KY. – “The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that trust in Him.” – Nahum 1:7, KJV
Barbara, North Olmsted
But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Eph 4:7 NASB
Kristina, Frisco, TX. ~ “If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” Galatians 3:29 NIV
Proverbs 12:15 NIV A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overloooks an insult.
Valerie, SC
He will cover you with his feathers.
He will shelter you with his wings.
His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
Psalm 91:4, NLT
Donna
Loganville,PA
Deuteronomy 32:4 NIV
He is the rock, his works are perfect and all his ways are just, a faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
Amy
Norfolk, MA
Evening and morning and noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.
Psalm 55:17
NKJ
Leanne
Mississippi
But seeks first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33
NIV
Nicole, Norman, OK
God can do anything, you know-far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.
Ephesians 3:20 (The Message)
Cindy, Fort Worth, TX
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!
Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV
Connie Windham
Trout, La
Ephesians 6:13 NASB
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Adrienne
Jasper, TN
“You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.”
Psalm 145:16 NIV
Jeri, Stillwater, ok
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
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 NIV
Ginger
Wetumpka, AL
Nichole C, Nashville, TN
“So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, ‘On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.’” Genesis 22:14 (NIV)
Diane – Spring, TX: “His great works are too marvelous to understand. He performs miracles without number.” (Job 9:10) NLT
So let us know, let press on to know the Lord.
His going forth is as certain as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth.
Hosea 6:3 NAS
Cindy K, Rock Hill, SC
Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, and Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You; If I would declare and speak of them, they would be too numerous to count. Psalm 40:5 (nas)
Kathie. Satsuma. NASB Proverbs 31:26 She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. 27 She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Crystal, Milford, IA
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32 (TNIV)
Marilyn…in Mississippi
I Corinthians 6:7 KJV
“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
Lisa, Baton Rouge, LA: “Even while these people were worshiping the LORD, they were serving their idols. To this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.” 2 Kings 17:41
Amy from Marion, VA
“The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.” Psalm 16:6 NIV
Vicksburg, MS
In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, “It is more blessed to give and than to receive.”
Acts 20:35
New American Standard
“Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.'” Haggai 1:5-6 (NIV)
Kathy
St.Louis, MO
Kathy, Shreveport, Louisiana
You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope
in your word. Psalm 119:114 NIV
John 8: 12 (b)
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
NIV
Freida, Chatham, LA, “But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don’t take yourself too seriously – take God seriously.” Micah 6:8 MSG
Kathy
Shattuck, OK
Psalm 150:2 (NIV)
“Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.”
Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Psalm 105:4 NIV
Jan, Rockwall, TX
Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Audrey, Rockwall, TX
Matthew 22:39b NIV
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Kristy from Port Angeles, WA
“Be be sure to fear the Lord and faithfully serve him. Think of all the wonderful things he has done for you.”
1 Samuel 12:24 NASB
Laura in SD – 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)
“I have said these things to you that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Johnn 16:33
Mary Ellen in Billings, MT.
“As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him; for He knows how we are formed, He remembers that we are dust.” Ps. 103:13-14
NIV
Fran, Stedman, NC
“Look to the Lord and His strength. Seek His face always.” I Chronicles 16:11
Fun to see you memorizing out of 1 Peter, Beth! I’ve been living in 1 Peter for the past few months and it’s become so dear. 🙂
“His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor His pleasure in the legs of a man,
but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him,
in those who hope in His steadfast love.”
Psalm 147:10-11 {esv}
Martha Helen
Asheville, NC
Laura, Southaven, MS:
Blessed is the woman who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. She will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; it’s leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NIV)
Amber, Lincolnton, NC
“The Lord is good. When trouble comes, He is a strong refuge. And He knows everyone who trusts Him.” – Nahum 1:7, NLT
Colleen, Mae Sot, Thailand
Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Psalm 37:3 ESV
Megan from San Diego
I Timothy 4:7b-8 NIV
“Train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.”
“Now it is high time to awake out of sleep….the night is far spent, the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armour of light…put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh.” Romans 13:11-14 KJ
Carla LaFayette,Al.
Your hearts must be fully committed to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey His commands, as at this time. IKings 8:61