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.
Kay Everett, Wa
I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night. Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings. I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely.
Psalm 63:6-8 NLT Bible
Donna Kirkland, Wa
Psalm 103:4-5
Who redeems your life from the pit; who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
I’m currently doing the Beth Moore DVD study of Revelation & I just wanted to say that I am learning so much & more than anything am falling more head over heels in love with Jesus. Thank you Beth, and the whole Living Proof Ministries team for sharing God’s Truth so beautifully & helping your fellow sisters in our Lord grow to love Him more. Bless you in all your precious work & lives. Have a great & blessed day! Dedra Chenault
from Houston,
And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory.”
– Isaiah 6:3 [NIV]
Suzanne, Decatur, Texas
“Be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy.”
Leviticus 19:2 NIV
Donna, Spring, TX: “Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14 (NASB)
Bunnie, Hume,CA
“On God my salvation and my glory rest; the Rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.” Psalm 62:7-8 NASB
Diane – Spring, TX:
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6) Holman Christian Standard Bible
Kristi, Scottsdale
“…pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord; lift up your hands to Him for the life of your little ones…” Lamentations 2:19 NASB
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 NIV
Ashley, Atlanta, GA
“You won’t have to lift a hand in this battle; just stand firm, Judah & Jerusalem, and watch God’s saving work for you take shape. Don’t be afraid, don’t waver. March out boldly tomorrow – God is with you.”
2 Chronicles 20:17
Psalm 91:15, 16 NLT Denise, Stillwater, Oklahoma
“When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.””
Susan, Longmont CO
Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. Romans 6:12 NLT
Lily, Chicago.
“The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7 (ESV)
So sorry-I am super late been busy with kids, football & pumpkins and writing a talk for a Walk to Emmaus.
Anywho, here’s mine:
“Wait for the Lord’s help. Be strong and brave, and wait for the Lord’s help.”
~Psalm 27:14 NCV
Bobbie Jo
San Angelo, TX
Pam Campbellsburg, In. 1st John 3;1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God![a] Therefore the world does not know us,[b] because it did not know Him. NKJV
Jodi Battle, San Diego CA
5 This is what the LORD says:
“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,
who depends on flesh for his strength
and whose heart turns away from the LORD.
6 He will be like a bush in the wastelands;
he will not see prosperity when it comes.
He will dwell in the parched places of the desert,
in a salt land where no one lives.
7 “But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him.
8 He will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
NIV Jeremiah 17:5-8
Brandie, Longmont CO:
“If anyone is thirsty, let him [keep coming to Me and let him keep drinking]. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water’.” John 7:37b-38, NAS
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Janet, West Linn, OR
“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”‘ John 14:6 NIV
Heather
Little Rock, AR
“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
I hope I didn’t post this twice. I tried to put this on from my phone the other day and don’t think it posted.
Lisa S.
Kinston, North Carolina
1 Thessalonians 5:24 NASB
Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold I make all things new. And he said unto me: Write: for these words are true and faithful. Revelation 21:5 KJV Life Application
Emliy D, Portsmouth , England
I can do everything through him [Christ] who gives me strength. Phil 4v13 (NIV)
Caroline Cordle Auburn, AL:
“Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous- how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.”
Psalm 14-16
It seems the later in the year the more I am late posting.
Beckie, Florence, SC
Psalm 34:5 (NIV)
Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
Lisa, Mauldin, SC “Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.” Psalm 63:3 (NIV)
Kaiva in Glen Ellyn, IL
No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.
Hebrews 12:10-12 NLT
Ramona, Medina, Ohio
Psalm 34:4 (NIV) I sought the LORD, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
Patty, Ada, OK
“He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.”
Psalm 91:4 (NIV)
Jessica, Carlsbad, CA “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.” 1 John 4:16 (NIV)
Cindy, DIberville, MS
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
1 Chronicles 16:11
Sheila, Beckley, WV 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, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. 1 Peter 3:15-16 NIV
Laura, Jefferson, ME
Colossians 4:6 “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.” NKJV
But as it is written: “What no eye has seen and no ear has heard, and what has never come into a man’s heart, is what God has prepared for those who love him.”
1 Corinthians 2:9
Connie, Reidville, SC
You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your countenance.
Psalm 90:8, NKJV
(Sorry, I just returned from out of town.)
Melissa, Scarborough, ME: “So we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” 1 John 4:16 ESV
Bethany, Waco, TX
 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 NIV
Sandra, Florida. “You’ll take delight in God, the Mighty One, and look to him joyfully, boldly. You’ll pray to him and he’ll listen; he’ll help you do what you’ve promised. You’ll decide what you want and it will happen; your life will be bathed in light. To those who feel low you’ll say, ‘Chin up! Be brave!’ and God will save them. Yes, even the guilty will escape, escape through God’s grace in your life.” Job 22:26 (Message) I am choosing to press through! 🙂
Sabrina, Redding. “Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the son of man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.” John 6:27 (NIV)
Donna, Loganville, PA
Ephesians 3:20 NLT
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.
Melissa Vevay, IN never be lacking in zeal but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the LORD. Romans 12:11 NIV
Andrea, Roscoe
You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 2 Cor. 9:11 NIV
I’m sorry to be tardy, been sick with a cold.
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship.” Romans 12:1 NIV
Marsha Lee’s Summit, MO
My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 NKJ
As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease. Genesis 8:22, NIV
2 Timothy 2:3 (AMP)
Take your share of the hardships and suffering (which you are called to endure) as a good (first class) soldier of Jesus Christ.
Kelli in Ohio
Karen H., Stephenville, TX
James 4:2(b) KJV
You have not, because you ask not.
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7 NIV
Debbie Portland, Or
Brenda, Midlothian, VA. “Thou hast enclosed me behind and before, and laid Thy hand upon me.” Psalm 139:5 NASB