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.
Late again….
Suzy – Atlanta:
For I know that my redeemer lives, and at the last He will stand upon the earth.
After my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God.
Job 19:25-26 ESV
Kelly, Lees Summit MO “Blessed is the man who trust in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sens 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.” Jer 17:7-8 NIV
Proverbs 31:25 (NKJV)
Strength and honor are her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come.
Michelle Calgary (Airdrie) Alberta Canada
Ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7 NKJV
Kim Eshelman Lewisburg, PA
Psalm 18:1-2 NIV
I love you O LORD my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock in whom I take refudge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Jill in Trussville, AL
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
James 3:17 (NIV)
Susan, Bradenton, FL
2 Cor. 5:19 NLT
For God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them.
Cindy, Wapakoneta, Ohio
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT)
Barbara, Shelby Twp., MI
John 15:4 ESV
“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.”
Stacey,Magnolia The one who knows God is the one God loves and cares for 1 corinthians 8:3 NIV
“To Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy…”~ Jude 1:24 (NIV)
Pamela, Missouri
bernadette, mtn home, AR call to me and i will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jer 33:3
Romans 11: 34-36 NIV
Who has known the mind of the Lord
or who has been His counselor?
Who has ever given to God that God should repay him?
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things.
To Him be the glory forever! Amen
for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
(2 Timothy 1:7 ESV)
Gina, Atlanta: “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” Galations 6:7 NIV
Jennifer B, Plano, TX
James 1:19 NIV
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
Kendra, Sturgis, MI
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge, and to knowledge, self-control, and to self-control, perseverance;and to perseverence godliness; and to goliness, brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness, love. 2 Pet. 1:5-7 NIV
“Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.”
Psalm 27:14
Pat
Crawfordsville, IN
D’Anna Nowack
Kilgore, Texas
1 Corinthians 2:12
New International Version (NIV)
12 What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.
Rebecca, Chattanooga, TN
Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.
2 Corinthians 2:14 NASB
Hebrews 4:16 NIV
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Joanne
Auburn, AL
Kathy from Oakland, Oregon
“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.”
Hebrews 1:5 NIV
Cary Forney, TX 1 Cor 13:13 NLT
Three things will last forever, faith, hope and love and the greatest of these is love.
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you. Psalm 9:10
Sharon in Florien: All authority has been given me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disipiles of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:18 NKJV
Tracey Knight ~ Arkadelphia AR
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light… Ephesians 5:8 NIV
Sarah from Brownwood, Texas
Psalm 91:10-13 NASB
No evil will befall you, nor will any plague come near your tent.
For He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways.
They will bear you up in their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread upon the lion and cobra, the young lion and the serpent you will trample down.
Megan-Kansas City, KS
1 Cor 13:4,5 NLT “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable and keeps no record of when it has been wronged.”
Sorry I’m so tardy!
Marilyn, Bradenton, FL
Isa. 43:10 (NIV)
“You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom 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.”
Leah, Little Falls;
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 NIV
Laura, Houston:
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. Psalm 113:3
ls, nc
‘let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth!’
-ps. 46.10 amplified.
Stephanie – Tampa, FL
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
the name of the LORD is to be praised. Psalm 113:3
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. John 2:7 (ESV)
Melissa
Waco, TX
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Matthew 6:33 (NLT)
Jenna
Waco, TX
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Matthew 6:33 (NLT)
Caroline
Waco, TX
Marsha, Murray, Ky “You turned my wailing into dancing: you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy”
Ps: 30 11, NIV
“Lord, if your presence does not go up with us, do not lead us up from this place.”
Ex 33:15
Carolyn, St. Peters, MO
As the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, Isaiah 55:10 – NIV
I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.
Psalm 119:45 NIV
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths”
Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV
Houston, TX
If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.
Exodus 33:13 NIV
Johnstown, CO
If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.
Exodus 33:13 NIV
robin, scottsdale, AZ:
“…And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail of your lives — words, actions, whatever — be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God every step of the way.” Colossians 3: 16b-17 (The Message)
”But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.” Galatians 5:22-25
Susan,
England, U.K./
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?”. Isaiah 43:18-19a
Kari, Grand Rapids, MI
For I am God, and not man–the Holy One among you. Hosea 11:9 NIV
Sorry to be late in this post
Rebecca
Julian, NC
“The Lord replied, ‘My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.'” Exodus 33:14 NIV
Elkins, AR
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:11-12
Pam, Greensboro, NC
“Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.” Proverbs 3:7-8 NIV