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.
Lita – Blairsville, GA
Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me.
Psalms 51:12 NIV
Carol, Hartley, Iowa
Micah 7:7
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord. I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. NIV
Alta, Sharpsville, In
In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;
in the morning I will order my prayer to You
and eagerly watch.
Psalm 5:3 NASB
Woodstock, Ga.
Peace is what I leave with you; It is my own peace that I give to you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried and upset; do not be afraid.
John 14:27 (NIV1984)
Kathy, Austin
I Cor. 1:24b
“Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God”
Kristy, Woodstock, GA: Isaiah 41:13 “For I am the LORD your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, ‘ Do not fear, I will help you.’
Gayna Fort Collins Colorado “Behold I will bring it health and cure and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.” Jeremiah 33:6 KJV
Melissa, St. Mary’s County, MD But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. 1 Peter 3:15-16 KJV
Sheryl, PA – Psalm 62:5,6 NIV
find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
Allison Mitchell, Hanover, WV
“And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints of the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins,” Colossians 1:10-14 (NIV).
Sarah Millers Creek NC,
If you make the most high your dwelling- even the Lord who is my refuge.
PS 91:9 NIV
Lam. 3:26 NIV It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
Linda, Blue Springs, MO:
Psalm 139:1-3 ESV
1. O Lord, You have searched me and known me!
2. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You discern my thoughts from afar.
3. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.
Mansfield, Oh
I said to the Lord, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.” Psalms 16:2 NLT
Ontario, OH
” 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. Zeph. 3:17 (NIV)
Adele-Alys from Matthews, NC from Psalm 119:111-112 NKJV
Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart. I have inclined my heart to perform your statutes, forever, to the very end.
Becky
Owasso OK
Hebrews 12:1-3 NIV
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Happiness from Dallas
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we ought to love one another. I John 4:11 NIV
Patti, Tampa. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Galatians 5:22-25 (NIV)
Laurie Gibsonville, NC
“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief,and then the heavens will vanish (pass away) with a thunderous crash, and the (material) elements (of the universe) will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and the works that are upon it will be burned up. 2 Peter 3:10 (AMP BIBLE)
Kathy, Hendersonville, TN
“As it is written: ‘For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.'”
Romans 8:36 NIV
Vicki, Surprise, AZ
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 NIV
Deb, Pelzer, SC
Psalm 119:126 “It is time for You to act, O Lord; Your law is being broken.” (NIV)
Jerri, Cookeville, TN
So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! 1 Corinthians 10:12 NIV
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
Fresno, CA
“For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him.” Colossians 1:19 (NIV)
Phyllis, Irvine, CA:
“That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
2 Corinthians 12:10 (NIV)
Deidra – Waynesboro
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.
Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing his head with oil in the name of the Lord.
James 5: 13, 14 NKJV
Trish L. West Linn, Oregon
He replied,” Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to there and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you”. Matthew 17:20 NIV
Karen, Phoenix
“Jesus wept”. John 11:35 KJV
Phil 3:12-14 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. NIV84
Lisha Texas – He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. Psalm 62:6 NIV
Conné, Angel Fire
“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Colossians 3:13 (NIV)
God is ther ready to help; I’m fearless no matter what. Who or what can get to me? Hebrews 13:6 MSG
Olivia, Tennessee 🙂
Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
Romans 12:21 HCSB
Charmaine, Miami – “You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.” Psalm 16:11 NASB
Brittany, Dallas: “‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,’ declares the Lord. ‘As the heaven are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.'” (Isaiah 55:8-9, NIV)
Carole, Imperial, CA: “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.” 1 Peter 1:6-7 NIV
Becky, Temecula, CA
Galatians 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.”
Deanne, Laguna Hills, CA
“Trust in Him at all times, O people;
pour out your hearts to Him.
for God is our refuge.” Psalm 62:8 NIV
Anna & Janie
Bartlesville, OK
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Carol Amarillo, TX Acts 20:24 NIV
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me-the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Beverly, Ironton OH: Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you. Deut. 31:6 (NKJ)
Kimberly, Circleville OH: Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you. Deut. 31:6 (NKJ)
Grace, Circleville OH: Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you. Deut. 31:6 (NKJ)
Marsha – Knoxville, TN
It is time for You to act, Lord; your law is being broken.
Psalm 119:126 (NIV)
Margot, Round Rock, TX
“I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 (NIV)
Bath, PA
“But I will hope continually
and will praise you yet more and more.
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all the day,
for their number is past my knowledge.
With the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD I will come;
I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.”
Psalm 71:14-16, ESV
Ephesians 6:12
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (NIV)
Kristi Walker, South Carolina
Laura, Savannah, GA
James 1:25 “But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it — he will be blessed in what he does.” (NIV)
Toni, Morgans Point, TX
He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
Proverbs 28:13 NIV
Lyli, Fort Lauderdale:
“And let the peace of the Messiah, to which you were also called in one body, control your hearts. Be thankful” (Colossians 3:15, HCSB).