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.
Cindy Gandy
Hazlehurst, MS
Psalm 23:2 (NIV)
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face
shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his
face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26
(NIV)
Sheri – Atlanta, TX
James 1:20 NKJV
For the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Skylar, Collinston, La. Those who look to Him are radiant and their faces shall never be ashamed. Psalm 34:5 ESV
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Romans 8:18 NIV
Rita Brown
Midland, TX
Cathie – Jacksonville, Florida
However, as it is written:
“what no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”
the things God has prepared for those who love HIM!!
I Corinthians 2:9 NIV
“I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of miry clay, and He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.” Psalm 40:1-2 NASB
Liz Lyons, Cypress, Texas; “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other NAME under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 (NIV)
Carol
Carthage, NY
When I am afraid, I will trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise, In God I trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can mortal man do to me?
Psalm 56:3-4 NIV
Susan, Dallas, NIV:
“The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.” 1 Thess. 5:24
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Rom. 15:13
Cindi
Madison, MS
“Ah, Sovreign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.” Jeremiah 32:17
Roxboro, NC
“Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.” 1 Chronicles 16:11 NASB
Colleen
Conroe, TX
James 1:26-27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Janine, Round Rock TX
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.
~ Romans 5:3, NLT
Allison, Eau Claire, WI
2 Cor. 10:3-5 “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
Gina Develin, Kosciusko, MS
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. Psalm 94:19
1John 4:4NKJ
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
“To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill.”
Psalm 3:4 NIV
Donise, Longmont, Co My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 1:46b-47 NIV
Marilyn Gadsden, Al Even to your old age and gray hair i amHe I am He who will sustain you I have made you and I will carry you I will sustain you and I will rescue you. Is 46:4
Christine, Augusta, Ga.
“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 NKJV
Psalm 1:6 ESV
“for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.”
Kimberly, Amarillo TX
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge.”
Psalm 18:2
I know this is crazy late, but better late then never right?
Holly, Beaumont, CA “In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.” Job 12:10 ESV
Rebecca, College Station, TX
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3: 5-6 King James
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 4:16 (NIV)
Becky, Groesbeck, Tx. : “In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice, in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” (NIV)
Karina, Baton Rouge
“Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all His benefits.”
Psalm 103:2
Kara, Lancaster, PA
Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!
Psalm 27:14 NLT
Erin, Phoenix. “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.” Matthew 6:1 (NIV)
Ivy Morrison
Willis, TX
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV)
“…give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
“If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.” James 1:26 ESV
Austin, TX
Kristy, Houston, TX
Colossians 1:18 ESV
And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
“I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone-for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.”
1 Timothy 2:1-2 NIV
Beth, Oak Grove, Louisiana
“Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven and in the earth”
(Psalm 113:6) KJV
Trisha, Midland, TX: “He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him. I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers. You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.” Daniel 2:22-23
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.
1 Peter 3:15 NIV
Stacia Deen from Avon Park, Florida: My help and glory are in God – granite-strength and safe-harbor God – So trust him absolutely, people; lay your lives on the line for him. God is a safe place to be. Psalm 62:7 (The Message)
Marie Young Justin Texas
“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus so that with one heart and mouth you glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Roman 15:5 NIV
Annalee in Houston
“Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.”
Jeremiah 29:12
Kathy, Austin
“The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that trust in Him.” Nahum 1:7 KJV
John 4:16 NIV
Jesus said ” I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Kathryn Stoker, Aurora CO
Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings. Selah Ps 61:4
Ps. 119:6 Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
Heather F, Beaumont, TX
The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. Psa 25:14 (NIV)
Carol, Pierre SD
Nov. 1 Psalms 103:2 NKJ
Bless the Lord oh my soul and forget not all His benefits.
Nov. 15 Psalms 103:3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases.
Dec. 1 Psalms 103:4
Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies.
Dec. 15 Psalms 103:5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.
jamieb, Corbin,Ky
1Corinthians 13:2-4 NIV
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Rose, Dallas
Psalm 68:3, NIV
But may the righteous be GLAD and REJOICE before God, may they be HAPPY and JOYFUL.
Ola Mae, Cedar Park TX Psalms 139:14 I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made, Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Kelly. The Hills. Peace I leave you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27.