WHAT???? The 20th verse???? You know what that means, don’t you? Those of you who have clocked in every single time so far have accumulated enough verses to qualify for the celebration! However! If you’ve gotten this far, you surely want to see it all the way to 24 and not just for the celebration but for the fortification and fruit of 2 dozen Scriptures in your darling head. Scripture memory has meant so much to me this year. Except for a full-on-crisis season of time when I promise you I would have lost my ever-loving mind without it, I have never sensed more of a harvest deep in my soul from the process. I so hope you can also testify that your year would have been altogether different without it.
I will get right to it because I am expecting a ton of family over to celebrate Amanda’s 32nd birthday and I have a Texas-size pot of chicken and dumplings to cook! Here’s mine:
Beth, Houston. But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess. Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you. 1 Peter 3:15-16 The NET Bible
Let’s hear it, Siestas! Hey, don’t be alarmed if it takes me a good while to moderate all the verses or even if it sits on zero for a little while. I’ll bring them in every couple of hours so I can still get the most out of a Saturday off. I hope you have some Sabbath time this weekend, too!
Talk to you very soon.
You’re a big deal around here.
Pam in Texas using the NIV
A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
Proverbs 25:11
Laura, Clay Center, KS
Psalm 121:5-8 (HCSB)
The Lord protects you;
the Lord is a shelter right by your side.
The sun will not strike you by day,
or the moon by night.
The Lord will protect you from all harm;
He will protect your life.
The Lord will protect your coming and going
both now and forever.
Lauren, Malvern, PA
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV)
Michelle, Houston, “Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.” 1 Peter 1:13
The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. Psalm 23 VS 1
Diane- Chesapeake,VA
“And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.”
Ezekiel 36:26 NLT
James 1 verse 5 niv
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.
Janet from St. Louis
1 Peter 1:4 (NIV)
and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade–kept in heaven for you,
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Col. 2:6 NIV
Mary in Austin: Psalm 139:11 – 12 (NIV).
If I say, âSurely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,â even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day,for darkness is as light to you.
Stacy B. Detroit, MI
Genesis 18:14a (NIV)
“Is anything too hard for the Lord?”
Stephanie; Ogden, Utah; But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love.; Psalm 33:18; NIV
Amy, Sweeny, TX
Now I, Amy, (Nebuchanezer) praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble. Daniel 4:37
Kristi–Gardner, KS
Proverbs 31:30 (NLT) Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord WILL BE greatly praised (emphasis mine).
Earlene, Trego NLT, Habakkuk 3:18 “Yet, I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation.”
Olathe, ks
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5 ESV)
James 1: 19 & 20
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for mans’ anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. NIV
Lisa
Jacksonville FL
Jonah 2:8
Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all Godâs mercies. (NLT)
Hollie, Mount Vernon
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”
James 5:16, NIV
Joy, Whitehouse, Texas
1 John 4:7 NIV
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Katrinna, Mandeville, LA “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 1 Corinthians 4:18 NIV
Carol
Albuquerque, NM
Psalm 3:3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you, bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
Psalm 3:3NIV
Tina, Chespeake, VA – “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives to you. Your heart must not be troubled or fearful.” John 14:27 (HCSB)
Robyn; Viola, KS “As for God, His way is perfect” Psalm 18:30
Fran, Stedman, NC
“My eyes are always on the Lord, for He rescues me from the traps of my enemies.”
Psalm 25:15 NLT
Melissa Clovis, CA “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christâto the glory and praise of God.” (Philippians 1:9-11, ESV)
job 3:18-19 “Captives also enjoy their ease they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout. The small and the great are there and the slave is freed from his master.”
Tatia, Elkridge, MD –
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my motherâs womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. ” Psalm 139:13,14 (NIV)
Mary Beth, St. Louis
2 Peter 1:5-7(NIV)
“For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.”
Susan, Dalton, GA:
“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
Hebrews 10:19-25 (NIV)
Joy, Salina
“May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever.” Amen.
Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV
RaeLeen in Greenwood;
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV)
Marla-Washington
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.Â
Romans 12:15-16 NET
Ruth. Providence, RI.
Jesus answered, âTruly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, âYou must be born from above.â The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.â
John 3:5-8, RSV
Deborah, New Brunswick, Canada: “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.” Luke 12:32 NLT
Olda, Huntsville âAbove all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without complaining. Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God. Whoever speaks, let it be with Godâs words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.â 1 Peter 4:8-11 (The NET Bible)
Erin
Chippewa Falls, WI
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.” Psalm 32:8 NASB
Suzy, Wheelersburg, OH “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42 NIV
Amy Toney, Houston TX: “May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.” (Col 1:11-12 ESV)
Cindy K, Rock Hill, SC
For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joint and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)
Bonnie, Seattle
“I continually look to the Lord for help, for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net”. Psalm 25:15
Tammy Paducah, KY. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always , to the very end of the age. Matthew 28: 19-20
Amy from Marion, VA “God did this so that men would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.”. Acts 17:27NIV
Juanita, Walker Louisiana
Faith means being sure of the things we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not see it.
-Hebrews 11:1 (NCV)
Three Rivers, MI. “The LORD is good. He protects those who trust him in times of trouble.” Nahum 1:7
Judy, Spokane, WA
“…to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:21 NIV
Heather, Lewiston, ID:
“He is your constant source of stability;
he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom;
he gives all this to those who fear him.”
Isaiah 33:6 (NET)
Ephesians 3:20,21 NCV
With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine. To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever. Amen.
Lois, Abilene, KS
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter:3. NIV
Leslie, Tulsa,OK, Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalms 55:22 ESV