**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.
Erin
Chippewa Falls, WI
“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.”
Eph 1:4 NIV
Laura K in Spearfish, SD
I John 4:18-19 ESV
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. We love because He first loved us.
Michelle, Waukesha, WI
“Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” Lamentations 3:22-24 NIV
Betty Murphrey, Wendell, NC
Proverbs 3:3 NCV
Don’t ever forget kindness and truth.
Wear them like a necklace.
Write them on your heart as if on a tablet.
Proverbs 3:3
Amy Storms
Santa Clarita, CA
“Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, O house of Israel?” Ezekiel 18:31, NIV
Chris, Seattle, WA
Isaiah 65:24 NIV
Before they call I will answer;
while the are still speaking I will hear.
Deidra – Waynesboro
I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
My meditation of Him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
Psalm 104:33,34 KJV
Houston, TX
Psalm 29:1-2
ASCRIBE to the LORD, O mighty ones,
ASCRIBE to the LORD glory and strength.
ASCRIBE to the LORD the glory due His name;
WORHSIP the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.
Rachel
Fullerton, CA
“In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.” Eph 1:11-12
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 b NAS
Amy; Milton, WA
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.”
Romans 15:4, NIV
They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is the Lord of lords and King of kings – and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.
Revelation 17:14 NIV
Stacey -Morocco,In
Psalm 27:4
New International Version (NIV)
One thing I ask from the LORD,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.
Shelli, Fort Worth: “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).
Jani-Agate, CO-Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 NASB
Kelly, Appleton, WI
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
Carrie, Fort Mill, SC
“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.” 2 Cor. 10:4-5 NKJV
God gave me one that really just spoke clearly to me and reminded me that I AM HIS!
Isaiah 43:10
“You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.”
Beth, Toronto: He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1 (NKJV)
Allyson, Winnsboro SC:
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV)
Debra, Sulphur Springs, Tx. this will be for Sept 1 and 15
“Say to them, may the Lord bless and protect you, may the Lord smile upon you and be gracious, may the Lord show you favor and give you His peace.” Numbers 6:23-26 KJV
“What does the Lord require of you? to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 KJV
I delight greatly in the Lord;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness.
Isaiah 61:10 (NIV)
Susan K., Tucson. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his masters business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father, I have made know to you. John 15:15 NIV
Jo Ann, Philadelphia area.
“One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the LORD
And to meditate in His temple.” Psalm 27:4 (New American Standard Bible)
Kosciusko, MS
“Only God gives inward peace, and I depend on him.”
Psalm 62:5
Rachael, South Riding
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he ewill not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6 NKJV
Ashley, Colorado
These trials will show you that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold–though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter1:7, NLT
Angela, Covington, GA
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV
Crystal, Munford, TN
Early in the morning they left for the desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.
2 Chronicles 20:20 NIV
Phyllis, Irvine, CA
“So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my elper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?'”
Hebrews 13:6 NIV
Julie dk in Casper, WY
In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.
Proverbs 16:9 NIV
“Then Job answered the Lord and said, I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.” Job 42:1-2 (NASB 95)
Lissa B, Greenville
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
Shiffra, Vicksburg, MI
“Show me your ways, O Lord,teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.”
Ps 25:4-5 NIV
Crystal. Whitefish, MT 1 Timothy 6:11-12 {AMP}
… aim at and pursue righteousness (right standing with God and true goodness), godliness (which is the loving fear of God and being Christlike), faith,love, steadfastness (patience), and gentleness of heart. Fight the good fight of the faith…
Delores O. Shoreline, WA
Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through Him!
Romans 5:9 NIV 1984
“But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God.”
Psalm 146:5, NLT
Casi
Woodway, TX
Buffy
Rogers
“With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by HIS POWER he may fufill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.”
2 Thess. 1:11
NIV
Mary Kay
Fulshear
“Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men.”
Romans 12:17
NASB
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.” Romans 12:12 KJV
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 NIV
Sarah Miller, New Palestine, Indiana
For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear, I will help you.
Isaiah 41.13 (NIV)
Lisa, West Des Moines, IA “Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.” Romans 12:12 (NLT)
Karen, Russellville, AR
He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”
John 9:25 (NIV)
Karene, Yorba Linda, CA
“Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it. Don’t indulge your ego at the expense of your soul.”
1 Peter 2:11 (The Message)
Lisa Wylie,TX
“Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life.”
James 1:12 MSG
Jane C., Irvine, CA
“Ask, and it will be given to you; Seek, and you will find; Knock, and it will be opened to you.”
Matthew 7:7, ESV
Sarah, Wichita Falls, TX
But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. Psalm 13:5 NLT
Lori Beaube, Hazlehurst, Ms.
But those who wait on the Lord, shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint Isaiah 40:31 NKJ
Becky, Temecula, CA
Psalm 145:5 NIV
“On the glorious splendor of your Majesty and on Your wonderful works I will meditate.”