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.
Concetta, White Oak, Ephesians 4:2 NIV84, “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
Debbie Laureen, New Port Richey, Fl
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” 1 Corinthians 13:4, NIV
Sue In Grand Rapids, MI
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 ESV
Pam, Tyler, TX: “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.” Col. 3:1, ESV
Vicki,
Midlothian, VA
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somewhoat, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Phil 4:10,11 NIV
Hamburg, AR
“Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.”
Ephesians 3:20
NLT
Susan
Windsor, CA
I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. Psalm 69:30 NIV
Stacey, Albuquerque, NM And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7 NIV
Cathy, Richmond, VA
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV
Robin, Indialantic, Fl. Must share! I had to fly to St Louis to care for a family member, plane was taking off in a tropical storm, I got out my scripture notebook. Reading through my verses and remembering what was happening in my life each month filled me with peace!
Psalm 20:4-5 (NIV)
May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. [5] We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests.
My son do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity. Proverbs 3:1-2 NIV
Pamela, Mechanicsville,VA. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans15:13 NIV
John 1:1-2 “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” (NIV)
Jean, Carlisle PA
“Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. ” Philippians 4:5 (NIV)
“Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.” ~ Psalm 145:1, NIV 1984 Edition.
Laura, Marion, TX
Ezekiel 3:17
Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman to the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, warn them from Me.
NASB
Sue, Texarkana, “May your unfailing love come to me, O Lord, Your salvation according to Your promise; then I will answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in Your word.” Psalm 119:41-42 NIV
Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23
Tara N. Stevensville, MD Galatians 6:8 “Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.” NIV
The fruit of righteousness will be peace, the effect o f righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever. Is. 32:17
Katharine Lee Jonesboro, Ar
Proverbs 3:3-7
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the LORD and shun evil.”
“But they who wait for the Lord will renew their strength”
Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Deneen Pittsburgh,PA-
“My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God,namely,Christ,in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguements.” Colossians2:2-4 NIV
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”
Colossians 4:2. NIv
Carla, LaFayette, Al.
“The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” James 5:16b
Catching up a bit.
“Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you wille eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food and the body more important than clothes. Matt. 6:25, Niv
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet, your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matt. 6:26
Who of you by worrying can add a singnel our to his life? Matt. 6: 27 NIV
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen. Revelation 22:21
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”
Ephesians 4:32 ESV
Ruth, Westerville Ohio
Sing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth. (Psalm 96:1 NIV)
“Lord, There is none beside thee to help.” 2Chron14:11
Barb D. Lakeland, FL
He must become greater; I must become less. John 3:30 NIV
Meggie, Colorado Springs, CO
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 NIV
Cara – Fridley, MN
For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17 (NLT)
linda, colorado springs.
“i will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.”
jeremiah 31:25 (niv)
Jessica from Rockvale, TN
Lamentations 3:22-24 “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.”
This is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”
1 Corinthians 2:9, NLT
Courtney, Houma, LA
Colette, Mesa, AZ.
“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world,
and we can take nothing out of it.”
1Timothy 6: 6-7 NIV
Lori, Pine Island, MN
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NIV
Hope, Northport, AL
“Jesus looked at them and said ‘With man this is impossible, but with God, all things are possible.'”
Matthew 19:26 (NIV)
Johanna from Forsyth, MT
So that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependenet on anybody.
(1 Thes 4:12 NIV)
Carol, Santa Maria, NIV, Colossians 1:13-14, “For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.”~Proverbs 31:30 (NIV)
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find enjoyment in his work – this is the gift of God. (Eccles 3:11-13)
Angela
Lexington, KY
Lauren, Arlington, TX
Psalm 107:9 ESV
“For He satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul He fills with good things.”
Carrie, Piqua OH
Teach me to do Your will,for you are my God; May your good spirit lead me on level ground. Psalm 143:10 NIV
Rachel, Blairsville, Ga. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist. 2 Timothy 4:5, NIV
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. Psalm 25:9 NIV
Mary Jane, Troy KS and Cindy, King City, MO “Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy in His dwelling place.” 1 Chronicles 16:27 NIV
Vicki in Colleyville, TX “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13 NIV
Midland, TX
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3:21 (NIV)