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.Ā 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.
“As the Father has loved Me,
so have I loved you.
Now remain in My love.”
John 15:9, NIV
Linda,
Fort Collins, CO
Sherrie,
Spokane, WA
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:10 ESV
Caitlin, McKinney, TX
Psalm 20:7 “Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.”, NIV
Arlette, Cheney, WA
And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. “The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
Exodus 14:13-14, NKJV
Heather, Woodstock, GA
āPaul wrote, āIt is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. This life that I live now, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.ā ā (TEV)
Kim Wylie, TX
For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
Romans 8:13 NIV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understandings. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5,6
Psalm 27:8 (NLT)
My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “Lord. I am coming.”
Margo, Laramie WY
Yet I will exult in the LORD,
I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.
The Lord GOD is my strength,
And He has made my feet like hindsā feet,
And makes me walk on my high places.
Hab 3:18-19
Karen Orem, UT
I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Ephesians 3:16-17a NIV
Cheri, Lubbock TX
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith excellence, to excellence, knowledge; to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance, to perseverance, godliness; to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfish love.
2 Peter 1:5-7 (NET)
Janice, Bakersfield CA
I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 NIV
Robin, Tracy CA
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect… 1 Peter 3:15 NIV
christina, Plano- “But seek His kingdom, and these things will be provided for you. Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:31-32, HCSB).
(Happy birthday, Amanda!)
Caryn, Fort Worth, TX
“I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.” Matthew 18:19-20 (NLT)
Mary in Seymour, Tn
1 Thessalonians 5:18 NASB
in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 NASB
Marilyn, Fort Pierce, FL, I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. 28 Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God. Ezekiel 36:25-28 NIV
Charity
Cardiff, Wales
“But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth…” James 3:14
Amber, Clarksville, TN ~
Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too. Galations 6:1 The NET Bible
Julie Hodges San Angelo TX
1 Peter 5:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
Runia, Silsbee, “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!” – Psalm 100:1-2, NIV
Jasdeep, ON =]
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall guide your paths.
“Teach me your way, oh Lord, that I may walk in your truth, unite my heart to fear your name.” Ps 86:11 ESV
I need this to be my prayer each day as I study the Word.
Karen, San Antonio, Texas
“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.” James 1:19 NLT
Jennifer, Florida. “We are afflicte din every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down but not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
Doing the Daniel study, soo…
Stephanie, Lewisburg, OH “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever, wisdom and power are His.” Daniel 2:20 NIV
Linda From Rockwell NC KJV Philippians 2:11 “And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Laura, Houston, TX
“He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for My sake shall find it.” Matthew 10:39 (KJV)
Cheryl, Vancouver, BC: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 NIV
Jo Ann, Philadelphia. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 (NASB)
(From now to the end of December, I’m doing the first five verses in John 1!)
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what Godās will isāhis good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2
Fran Thomas, Jackson, TN
Karla, Sheboygan.
“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.” Colossians 2:6-17 (NIV)
Brook, Santa Monica
And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly as I should. Colossians 4.3-4
Bettie, Wendell, NC
1Thess 5:16,17,18 (NET) “Always rejoice, constantly pray, in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Amy; Middletown, DE
James 5:16 NIV – Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Gizmo, Spring Branch, Texas
“He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.”
Psalm 23:2 (NIV)
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matt 6:34 NASB
Letha. Mountain Home, Arkansas. Psalm 139:13-16 (NIV)
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my motherās womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;your works are wonderful,I know that full well.
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.
Sheilah, Melbourne, FL
Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Loribeth, San Marcos. So then it depends not on human will o exertion, but on God, who has mercy. Romans 9:16 ESV
Louisa, Austin
“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, on baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”
Ephesians 4:4-6 NIV
“Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.”
Leviticus 19:2
Lisa, Fredericktown
The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17, NIV
Becky, Scottsdale.
“Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it.” Ezra 10:4 NIV
The reverant fear and worshipful awe of the Lord includes the hatred of evil, pride, arrogance,the evil way, and perverted and twisted speech I hate Proverbs 8:13
Kathleen, Tallahassee, FL:
“Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on
you.
For the LORD is a God of justice;
How blessed are all those who long for Him.”
Isaiah 30:18 (NASB)
Teresa, Semmes, AL 2 Peter 2:9 HCSB The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment.
Catherine, Montgomery.
They should gently teach those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those peopleās hearts, and they will believe the truth.
2 Timothy 2:25 NLT
Robbyn, Dickinson, ND
Acts 20:24 (NIV)
“However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me-the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.”
Amy Hopper, Ardmore OK
“Set your mind on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth.”
Colossians 3:2 ESV