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.
Allison, Annapolis, MD “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. I do not give you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 NIV
Mildred, Fayetteville AR
“He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” I John 4:4b RSV
Staci – Wichita, KS
Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.
2 Timothy 2:16 NIV
I like this! I’m using this one this time. 🙂
Bev in Bayou Vista, TX
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
New International Version (NIV)
23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.
Debby, Ellicott City, MD “May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.” 2 Thessalonians 3:5 NIV
Hannah, Chesterland, OH
“Look carefully at how you walk, not as unwise but as wise making the best use of the time because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of God is.”
Ephesians 5:15-17 (ESV)
Amber, Euless TX
1Peter 2:21
To this you were called, because Christ sufffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
Julie, Broken Arrow, OK
Ps. 54:4 (NIV)
Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.
Barbara, New Orleans
Psalm 51:12(NLT)
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,and make me willing to obey you.
Cathy S., Terra Ceia, FL
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 NIV
Delores, Columbia TN
1 Peter 3: 15-16
The NET Bible
But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts
and always be ready to give an answer to
anyone who ask 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.
Molly, Wilmington, DE:
“They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings–and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful follwers.” Revelation 17:14 (NIV)
Diane, Commerce Twp., MI
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
James 1:22 NIV
Michelle, Waco Texas
Psalm 40:11
“You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.”
NASB
Hey, Hawk!
Kristen, Houston TX ::
“My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:15-16 NIV
Tamela Ward, Piedmont, SC: Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:3230 NLT
Julia, Whidbey Island,WA: “You have heard of Job’s perseverance, and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.” James 5:11 NIV
Julie, Chesterland, OH
“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. But when he ask, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.” James 1:5-8 (ESV)
Courtney, LaPlata, MD
Colossians 4:10-18 (ESV)
10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—if he comes to you, welcome him),
11 and Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
13 For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.
14 Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.
15 Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house.
16 And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
17 And say to Archippus, “See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord.”
18 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
Emily Jordan
Virginia Beach, VA
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
John 10:27
Marcie, Frisco, TX
John 12:24 NIV- I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
Acts 17:26-28 NIV
From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth, and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. 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 of us. For in him we live and move and have our being… We are his offspring.
Jackie
Cypress, TX
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 NIV
Jana, Brenham, TX
Hebrews 6:10-12, NIV
“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.”
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever
Hebrews 13:8 NLT
Bridget, Portland, TX
“We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.” Romans 15:1 NKJV
Jesus died once for all.
Hebrews 7:27
Amberley, Pasco, WA
“Jesus answered, ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life’…”
“…You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.”
John 14:6, 8:32 NIV
1 O LORD, you have searched me
and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you know it completely, O LORD.
5 You hem me in—behind and before;
you have laid your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
Psalm 139:1-6 (NIV)
Psalm 23:1 “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want”.
Amy Storms
Santa Clarita, CA
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)
Laura – Morgantown, WV
“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, and my servant who 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.” – Isaiah 43:10 (NIV)
Vickie
Russellville
NIV
Col 4:2
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful
Erin in Euless, TX – Standing on this for my family
“‘No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment, You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,’ Says the LORD.”
Debra, Many, La
“Make Your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your ways.”
Psalm 25:4 HCSB
Christy, Summit, MS; “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 NIV
Tasha, Hickory, NC
Psalm 121:1-2 NIV
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
linde, dallas
Ephesians 4:29
New International Version (NIV)
29 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.
Lynn , Louisiville,
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:13 (NASB)
Nelly, Hickory, NC
Psalm 121:1-2 NIV
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Kadie-Tinley Park
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Colossians 3:23 KJV
Shelly
Amarillo, Texas
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Keep your eyes open, hold tight to your convictions, give it all you’ve got, be resolute, and love without stopping.
(The Message)
Karissa, Martinsburg, WV
Matthew 7:21 NIV “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”
“For now I have chosen and sanctified this house that My Name may be there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.
2Chronicles 7:16 Amplified
Carrie Hunter, Hindman, KY
3 John 1:4 KJV
I have no great joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
Martha, Catawba, NC
Psalm 63:1
O God, Thou art my God; I shall seek Thee earnestly;
My soul thirsts for Thee, my flesh yearns for Thee,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Kathy, Danvers
James 1:5 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.
My 20th verse is in honor of my husband who celebrated his 60th birthday today by running his 22nd Marathon….He ran his first marathon at age 50. I so admire his focus and determination to reach his goal. I want to finish this scripture memorization with the same passion and determination.
2 Timothy 4:7 NIV
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Linda Lexington, KY