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.
Heather, Ontario, Canada
In righteousness you will be established; Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed, it will not come near you (Isaiah 54:14). NIV
Barb, Des Moines
Your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them! Psalm 139:16-17 NIV
Debbie, Fort Thomas, KY
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
Psalm 55:22 NIV
I forgot to add my Psalm–
I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it Psalm 81:10 NIV
Kimberly Orr–Zionsville, IN
Colleen, Cape Town, South Africa
In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble.If a woman cleanses herself from the latter, she will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.
2 Timothy 2:20-21, NIV.
Seoul,Korea
“Do not withhold your mercy from me, LORD;
may your love and faithfulness always protect me.”
Psalm 40:11 NIV
Debi, Alva, FL
Isaiah 58:11 NKJV
The LORD will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Alicia, Gulfport, MS
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. (Psalm 139:1 NIV)
Lala Ball Cooper in Ruston, Louisiana, says:
“He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.” 1 John 2:10 KJV
Rene, Abilene, TX “To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.” Romans 2:7 NIV
Cassie; Fulshear, TX:
“Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:14 (NIV)
Sue, Earlysville, Va
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you His peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord will be with you.
2Thessalonians 3:16. NLT
Krist, Rogersville TN
Galations 6:9 NIV
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
You are from God, little children, and you have conquered them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
1John 4:4
Holman Christian Study Bible
Suey, Houston, TX Ps. 84:11 The Lord God is a Sun and Shield
The Lord bestows favor and honor.
No good thing will HE withhold from those who walk
Uprightly KJV
Prov. 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation
Sharon, Geigertown, Pennsylvania
Matthew 10:42: “And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.” NLT
Barb ChiangMai,Thailand
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)
Ann – Sardis, AL
Rom 5:6 ESV You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Shirleen, Greenville, SC…Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise. Hebrews 13:15a
Those who sow in tears shall reap
with shouts of joy! Psalms 126:5 ESV
Linda, Delray Beach, FL
“For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
will be saved.” Romans 10:13 (ESV)
…..now i’ve competed the ‘roman road’:
Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 10:13!
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:!3
From Temecula, CA
“I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart your laws.” – Psalm 119:30 (NIV)
Brandy H, Kingwood, TX
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”
Romans 8:37 NIV
Jennifer, San Antonio – “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Phillipians 2:3-4 NIV
Sherry, Hillsboro, OR ~ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8,9 NIV
Laura, Englewood.
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you for the hope that you have. 1 Peter 3:15 (NIV)
God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear. Psalm 46:1-2a (NIV)
Linda/Augusta
Isaiah 30:21: “And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.”
Keep your servant also from willful sins, may they not rule over me. Psalm 19:13
Lacey, Keller TX:
Psalm 34:17
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from ALL their troubles.
NIV
Elaine, Brea, CA
Psalm 25:4 (NIV)
Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths.
Terri, Pleasant Hope, MO,
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 1:3 (NIV)
Sheri. Bolivar, MO.
“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 1:3
Late this week because we just had out Women’s retreat. We used the He Is DVD series for our curriculum!! 100 women and the Holy Spirit…wow!!!
Kim Arlington, VA
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
Lynette – Aurora, CO
Psalm 141:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
Take control of what I say, O Lord, and guard my lips.
Is anyone else amazed at the richness of the Lords words?
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.
I love the comforting words of Psalm 121! I memorized it some years ago and I pray it over my loved ones all the time!
Dianne, Moose Jaw
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob. whose hope is in the LORD his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them – the LORD, who remains faithful forever.
Psalms 146:5&6 NIV
Delta from Lakeland, Florida:
John 15:13
New International Version (NIV)
13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends
Deanna -Frisco: James 1:5 – 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.
Dixie, Santa Monica, California
Proverbs 4:18 KJV
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Diane, Missoula, MT: “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
Jennie, Glendale, CA
“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
I Thessalonians 5:16-18
NIV
Kelley, Russellville. “Look to the Lord and his strength, seek his face always. Remember the wonder he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced.”
I Chronicles 16:v 11 and 12.
Marie, Easley, SC
You are blessed when you are at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.
Matt. 5:3
The Message
Marsha, Lexington Park MD
They will be delivered over to the power of the sword;
They will be a prey for foxes.
Psalm 63:10 NAS
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. Ps. 118:8
Pamela / Bishop Ca. Romans 5:2
Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. ESV