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.
Lynn, Lake Villa, IL
Luke 6:38 NIV
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Sandy Bowers; Bryan, Ohio
Proverbs 18:24 (NIV)
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
(P.S. Beth, you should have Lindsee help you add a picture so we can see your sweet face when you talk to us on the blog! Bless you, how do you have time to moderate all of these???)
You are so right! I told K-Mac just a few days back that I need to get a picture back on here since there are lots of Beth among our Siestas. (And I am so glad there are!) The picture dropped off a while back and, for the life of me, I don’t know how to get one back on. Grin. Per your other question, Girlfriend, we MAKE TIME for Siestaville.
Sue. Groveport, OH. Hosea 2:15. NIV
“There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will sing as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.
He will not let your foot slip-he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Psalm 121: 3&4
Angela, Amarillo, TX
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:26 NIV
Jan, Tulsa
He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him. But to all who did receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.
John 1:11-13, HCSB
Kristin from Kentucky:
Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let hime sing songs of praise. James 5:13 NIV
Marie, Albuquerque, NM: He reveals deep and hidden things, he knows what lies in darkness and light dwells with him. I thank you and praise you, O God of my fathers. You have given me wisdom and power. You have made known to me what we have asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king. Daniel 2:22-23 (NIV)
“He will not let your foot slip-he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Isreal will neither slumber nor sleep.”. (Psalm 121: 3-4 NIV)
Renita, Woodstock GA
Hebrews 11:1
New Century Version (NCV)
1 Faith means being sure of the things we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not see it.
Karen, Lynnwood, WA – Colossians 3:12 NIV
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Jan, Marion IA, Ephesians 3:20-21a NASB
To Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according the the power that works within us, to Him be the glory,
Karen, Christy, Cheryl, “A Cord of Three Strands”
Jay, OK
“Pray that the LORD your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”
Jeremiah 42:3 NIV
Becky
Choctaw, OK
“Have this attitude in yourselves, which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bondservant, and being made in the likeness of men, And found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death on a cross.” Philippians 2:5-8
Melanie in Amherst, MA
“You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;”
Hebrews 12: 4 NASB
Beverly Pearland, TX
Psalm 92: 12-15 TNIV
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God; they will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in Him.
Susan, Longwood. If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself. Proverbs 15:32a NLT
(I am a brand new Siesta and this is my first SSMT, but I am excited to participate and see how scripture memorization will affect every part of my life.)
Susan,
I’m a newbie on here too! Been here about a month. Just started posting my memory verses. Still not sure if I can go back and post enough to qualify for the gathering…..but like you, would like to see how the scripts can enrich my life! Welcome to Siestaville. You’re gonna love it here.
Tisha, Pilot Mtn, NC
John 14:27(NIV1984)
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Aberdeen, SD. Luke 12:15 “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not found in the abundance of his possessions.”
Stephanie, Winder, GA
“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
Maxie, Montgomery,AL “So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.” Acts 12:5 (NIV)
Paige, Overland Park, KS – “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in His love.” John 15:10 (ESV)
Adrienne, Clarksville, TN
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”
Isaiah 44:1b (NIV)
Tammy/Siloam NC—If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. Isaiah 7:9b (NIV)
Adrienne, Clarksville, TN
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”
Isaiah 43:1b (NIV)
Linda, Lincoln NE: “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go…” Genesis 28:15 NIV
Larissa Simpson, Benbrook, Tx
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Tammy from Fort Myers, Florida: “Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.” Colossians 1:22 NLT
Crystal-Everett, Ontario: As for me, I am in your hands; do with me whatever you think is good and right. Jeremiah 26:14 (NIV)
Celeste, Land O Lakes,FL. 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
Misty, Marco Island. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Phil 4:6 NIV
He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. Daniel 2:21 NIV
Sandi H. (Holt, MO) – “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)
Jill H., Aurora, IL – I Corinthians 10:13 – 13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. NASB
Lisa D.
Van Buren, AR
Psalm 119:11
I have hidden Your word in my heart
that I might not sin against You.
NIV
Deborah, Marshall. Not by might, Not by power, but by
My Spirit, says the Lord Almighty. Zechariah 4:6 (NIV)
Dena’ Davis, Hindman, Ky ” In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.” John 1:1 NIV
This is my Oct 1 verse. My verse for today is ” The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 NIV
Nita, Corinth
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
2 Cor. 4:16 NKJV
Marrissa, Orlando
“The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself—that it begins and ends with faith. As the Scripture says, “But those who are right with God will live by faith.” Romans 1:17 new century version
Kay, Sheridan
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
Colleen, Mae Sot, Thailand
Two things I ask of you, O Lord; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Proverbs 30:7-8 NIV84
Jonda, Shakopee, MN
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.
– 1 Corinthians 2:9
Kyndra, Houston, TX “Be completely humble, and gentle, be patient bearing with one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2 NIV
LuAnn, Winfield, Psalm 18:2 NKJV The Lord is my rock and fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Judy from Lake Charles, LA
“Whatever you do, work at it with all
your heart, as working for the Lord,
not for men.” Colossians 3:23 (NIV)
Niccol, Wilmette
“My heart is not proud, LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content. Israel, put your hope in the LORD both now and forevermore.”
Psalm 131 (NIV)
Siobhan, Austen, AR “He gives power to the faint and to him who has no strength He increases strength.” Isaiah 40:29 ESV
Susan, Tucson, AZ. 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. James 1:5 NIV
Kelly~Hermiston, OR
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season. Whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 1:1-3
Heather from Florence, SC: “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.” Psalm 37:23 (NLT)