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.
Nan, Coppell, TX
Finally caught up!
Verse 20
If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
Joshua 24:15 NASB
Verse 19
The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Timothy 4:18 NIV
Verse 18
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.
Galatians 5:13 NIV
Rebecca-Boise
From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.
John 1:16 NIV
Evangeline-Loveland, CO
Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.
Exodus 33:13 NKJV
Lisa Corbin,KY Psalm 139:8 ESV
If I ascend to heaven , You are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol , You are there!
Lisa, Bethany, OK
“He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
Ephesians 4:28 NIV
Julie Jackson, MS
3 John 4 NIV
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
Amanda, Boaz. ” ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked. ‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’ ” Acts 22:10 NIV
Tammy, Hendersonville, TN
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. I John 3:18 NIV
Rachel
Tucson, AZ
Psalm 62:8 NIV
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
Sheri
Portland, Oregon
“Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.”
2 Corinthians 3:12
NIV 1984
Linda & girls, Pauls Valley, OK: “I Cor. 13:7,8 Love is not happy with evil. But it is full of joy when the truth is spoken. It always protects. It always trusts. It always hopes. It never gives up. Love never fails. But prophecy will pass away. Speaking in languages…will end. And knowledge will end.” – Children’s Bible
Heather, Leawood, Kansas. “Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.” Deuteronomy 34:10 (NIV).
Psalm 143:8 (NKJV)
“Cause me to hear Your loving kindness in the morning, for in You do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You.”
“You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!” James 5:8-9(NIV)
Stephanie
Cynthiana, Ky.
Jessica, Winston Salem, NC
“The LORD your God wins victory after victory and is always with you. He celebrates and sings because of you, and He will refresh your life with His love.” Zephaniah 3:17 (CEV)
Teri Meyer – Indianapolis, IN
Oct. 15….Your love has given me great joy and
encouragement…..
Philemon 7 NIV
Diana, Nacogdoches,TX – Romans 8:18 (NKJV)
“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”
*Sorry to post so late – I’ve been out of town observing the Feast of Tabernacles and was unable to get online.*
“God will fight for you; be quiet.” -Exodus 14:14 HCSB
Beth, Rome, GA
Diane, Gig Harbor, WA:
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the hairs of your head are all numbered. Do no be afraid, you are worth more then many sparrows. Luke 12:6-7 NIV
Proverbs 29:25 NIV
Fear of man will prove to be a snare,
but whoever trust in the Lord
is kept safe.
Paulette Mays
Elmer, La
Anita, Chattanooga, TN
“And the God of all grace,who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.” I Peter 5:10-11
i cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his
holy hill. Selah psalm 3:4 kjv
Robyn, San Antonio
“She extends her hand to the poor, And she stretches out her hands to the needy.”
Proverbs 31:20 NASB
Charlotte Philadelphia MS
He made the One who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
2 Corinthians 5:21
Sorry I’m so late!
Hannah; Maryland; Psalm 71:1 “In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be put to confusion.” (KJV)
Eph 6:16-In addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one.
(i’m a little behind on posting so I am putting a few here…)
Eph 6:18- With all prayer and petetion pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance, and petition for all the saints.
Rev 1:17-18- And when I saw HIM I fell at HIS feet as a dead man. And HE laid HIS right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid, I AM the first and the last, and the Living One; and I was dead and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.”
Sarah, Colorado Springs
You who sit down in the High God’s presence,
spend the night in Shaddai’s shadow,
Say this: “God, you’re my refuge.
I trust in you and I’m safe!”
Psalm 91:1-2
“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
Psalm 27:14 NIV
Casi
Woodway, Texas
Lisa, Lynnwood, WA
“Do 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.” Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Matthew 6:25a NIV
Rebecca, Durham: And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above, and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. Daniel 12:3 (ESV)
Katherine, Shiremanstown, PA 17011
That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death. ~Philippians 3:10 (NKJV)
Erma, Houston
When words are many sin is not absent; but he who holds his tongue is wise. Prov. 10;18 NIV
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
Such people will not be overcome by evil. Those who are righteous will be long remembered. They do not fear bad news. They confidently trust the Lord to care for them. They are confidant and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly.
Ps. 112 :6-8
NLT
Susan, Nashville
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
Melanie, Arkansas
“Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.”
Psalm 112:1 KJV
I am a little behind this time in posting my verse! it’s really exciting to know that I’ve memorized 20 verses!
blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matt 5:3
NIV
Patti, Roxboro, NC
Psalm 57:2
“I will cry to God Most High, Who performs on my behalf and rewards me [who brings to pass His purposes for me and surely completes them]! Amplified
Debbie from Magee, MS:
“Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act.” Psalm 37:7 (NLT)
Carla, Coweta
May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you His favor and give you His peace. Numbers 6:24-26 NLT
The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still. Exodus 14:14
Wylie, Texas
Hebrews 13:8 NIV
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Praise the Lord!
Allison, Eclectic AL
Exceeding great and precious promises are given unto us. 2Peter 1:4 KJV
Julie, Tallassee AL
But you O Lord are a shield around me, my glory and the one who lifts my head high. Psalm 3:3
Amanda, Pine Bluff Arkansas
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. (Matthew 6:33 HCSB)
Susan B. – Chapin, SC
Psalm 1:1 ESV
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
Miranda M.
Bellevue, NE
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9
Whew – late sign-in but here I am! 🙂
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7
Heather
Mosinee, WI
Elaine, New Orleans, LA
[S]he who dwells in the shelter of the most high will rest in the shadow of the almighty. Psalm 91:1