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.
Carol, Gig Harbor, WA
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Col 3:12 NIV
Diane, Killeen, TX: “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guards your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Phlippians 4:7, NIV
Diana @Surrey, BC Canada
“Surely this is our God; we trusted in Him and He saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in Him; let us rejoice and be glad in His Salvation!”
Isaiah 25:9 N.I.V.
Phyllis, Gilmer, Tx
Isaiah 43:18 NIV
“Forget the former things, and do not dwell on the past.”
Karla, Broomfield,
So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. Hebrews 7:25 NET
Janice- “Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord” Prov 23:17 NIV
Yvonne, Riverside/Fairfield, CA
Be still, and know that I am God; ~Psalm 46:10a(NKJV)~
(:In the NASB it says, Cease striving:)
Quench not the Spirit. 1 Thessalonian 5:19 KJV Allison, Huntsville, TX
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. Ps 62:5
Ann Gainesville, Fl
Psalm 51:7-9 NIV
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
9 Hide your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.
Sarah Birmingham, Lambertville , MI
James 3:17 ESV
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
Patty, Granite Bay, CA Colossians 4:6 NIV “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
Andrea; Cartersville,GA: “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? Numbers 23:19 NIV
Christy, Conifer, Colorado
“But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on the cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
Luke 6:27-31
Also in The Message:
“To you who are ready for the truth, I say this: Love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer for that person. If someone slaps you in the face, stand there and take it. If someone grabs your shirt, giftwrap your best coat and make a present of it. If someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.”
Oh yes, my year would have been very different without this challenge and these verses in my heart. Thank you!
Darl, Bakersfield, CA “Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:2 NASB
How great is the Father’s love for us, that we shall be called children of God. 1John 3:1 NIV
Julie dk in Casper Wyoming
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
Psalm 119:10 NIV
Beth, Toronto: “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.” Col. 3:23-24 (NKJV)
Christy – Justin, TX: Colossians 4:2 – “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”
Hilary, Bolivar, MO:
Romans 8:37-39 AMP
Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us. For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Just lost a good friend last night. Please be praying for her friends and family.
Priscilla Mesa, AZ
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 NIV
I’m in first week of “Breaking Free” study.
“So then, as occasion and opportunity open up to us, let us do good morally to all people not only being useful or profitable to them, but also doing what is for their spiritual good and advantage. Be mindful to be a blessing, especially to those of the household of faith those who belong to God’s family with you, the believers.”
Galations 6:10 Amplified
Holly Smith (Who very much needs this verse today!)
Monument, CO
Leigh & Anna, Montgomery, AL: “The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.” Matthew 6:21 MSG
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Col. 2:6-7
Amber, Lincolnton, NC
“So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?” – Luke 16:11, NIV
zowie. That one got me! Thank you, Lord for having this verse smack me btw the eyes.
Laura K, Spearfish, SD
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without waivering, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:22-23 ESV
Shelly Wilson, Fort Worth, TX
2 Timothy 4:18 (NIV) – The Lord will rescue me from EVERY EVIL ATTACK (emphasis definitely mine!) and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Megan from San Diego
James 1:22 NIV “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
Libby, Goodwine, IL
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
James 1:5 NLT
Christy Hickman,
Sherman, TX
“indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber
nor sleep.”
~Psalm 121:4 NIV
Shannon, Orange County, Ca: “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.” — Romans 15:13,NIV
Tracy, Edgewood
But if I say I’ll never mention the Lord or speak in His name, His word burns in my heart like a fire. It’s like a fire in my bones! I am worn out trying to hold it in! I can’t do it. ~Jeremiah 19:9 (NLT)
Anita, Lawrenceville, “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” Colossians 3:12-13 ESV
Karen, Vancleave MS
“It was not through the law that the promise was made to Abraham and his descendants that he would inherit the world, but through the righteousness that comes from faith.”
(NAB)
Sandra Stamey, China Grove, NC
“Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, O Sovereign Lord, have spoken, and with your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever.” 2 Samuel 7:29 (NIV)
Katie, Roswell, GA: “Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.” Psalm 105:4 NIV.
chicken & dumplings sounds good, but couldn’t find it in the Bible LOL
If a brother or sister is naked and destitue of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:17
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Colossians 3:23 KJV
Come follow Me Jesus said and I will make you fishers of men. Mark 1.17
Maureen, St. Clair Shores, “You’ll only hear true and right words from my [wisdom’s] mouth; not one syllable will be twisted or skewed” (Proverbs 8:8 MSG)
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry. Psalm 34:14-15 NIV
Kim
New Port Richey, FL
Psalm 63:1 NIV
O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water
Melanie Greenbrier Tn
Micah 6:8
He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to
walk humbly with your God.
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me. (Psalm 51:10 NIV)
Kellie Norris, mobile, al
Patti R – Northville, MI: “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. ~ John 16:13-14 (NIV)
Julie, Texarkana- ” You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.” Psalm 31:8 NIV
Hilary King from Langley, BC, Canada:
“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
Heb. 12:11 (NIV)
Julie, Carlsbad, Ca -For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. James 2:10 NIV
Wendy, Cody, Wyoming Ephesians 1:20 NAS Which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places.
Melissa, Glasgow, Ky. – “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;” — II Corinthians 4:17, KJV