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.
Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Romans 12:13 NIV
Carolyn
Oceanside, Ca
Beverly Parrish
Jackson, MS
The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. Psalm 138:8 (ESV)
Lauren, Boston, MA: “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.” Psalm 28:7 (NIV)
Jean, Rubicon
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
Hayley, Seymour TX –
“Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
Proverbs 31:30
Kristen C, Three Rivers, MI
“Trust in him at all times, O People; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.” Psalm 62:8 NIV
Kathi
Lexington, OH
“I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.
Isaiah 42:8 (NIV)
Ann, Prior Lake, MN
“I AM GOD, the only God there is.
Besides me there are no real gods.
I form light and create darkness,
I make harmonies and create discords.
I, GOD, do all these things.”
Isaiah 45:6-7 (Message)
Lisa, Plano: 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. Micah 6:8 (NIV)
Ola, Woodbridge
Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)
3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Shari, Augusta, GA
“For He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, that you do not strike your foot against a stone.”
Psalm 91:11-12 NASB
Dayna~Ontario,Calif.
Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:25,26 NKJ
Amy – Custer, SD:
Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people; praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Psalms 30: 4&5 NIV
Sacramento,CA
May God be gracious to us and
bless us
and make his face shine upon
us. Psalm 67:1 (NIV)
Emily, Abu Dhabi
[I pray] that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the glorious riches of His inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power to us who believe, according to the working of His vast strength.
Ephesians 1:18, 19 HCSB
Julie
Clanton, AL
Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly. Philippians 1: 12-14, NIV
Kathy, Shreveport, Louisiana
Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
James 1:22
Missi- Walker, LA: The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1 NIV84)
Lorraine Tyler, TX
Now until Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations. forever and ever. Amen
Ephesians 3:20-21 NKJV
Veronica- Atlanta ,Georgia
Trust the Lord God Always, for in the lord jehovah is your everlasting strength. Isaiah 26:4 living bible
Titus 2:3 “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,” NEV
Kim, Chicago, IL, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Heb.13:8 NIV
Heather, Hot Springs, AR, 2 Corinthians 2:15, Amplified,
“For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ unto God, among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.”
Go and smell sweet, Siestas!
Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me. Psalm 66:20 NIV
The Lord will command HIs lovingkindness in the daytime; and His song will be with me in the night, a prayer to the God of my life. Psalm 42:8 NASB
Jennifer, Fairfax
“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.” Romans 12:14 ESV
Linda Bend, OR I Peter 5:10 NIV
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, steadfast, and firm.
Jenny, Des Moines, Iowa
We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the nest generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. Ps 78:4 NIV
Jennifer, Huntsville: I have no great joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. – 3 John 1:14, NIV
Debbie
Olathe, KS
Psalm 118:25-“O Lord, save us; O Lord, grant us success.” (NIV 1984)
Kim, Missouri
Then Abraham waited patiently and he received what God had promised. Hebrews 6:15 (NLT)
“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'” ~ Isaiah 30:21 (NIV 84)
Dayla, Springfield, MO
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Lisa, Waikele, HI James 1:20 the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God NKJV
Laurie New Hope, VA
Lamentations 3:24 I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion, therefore, I will wait for HIm.”
Cynthia – Massanutten, VA
You will keep in perfect peace
the mind [that is] dependent [on You],
for it is trusting in You. IS 26:3 (Holman)
Roxie, Jerseyville, Psalm 46:1-3 NIV
“God is our refuge and strength an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though it’s waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.”
Cindy Sylvia, Searcy AR
but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong.
1 Cor 1:27 NAS
Heather, Shiloh, NC
“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35 (NIV)
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. Habakkuk 3-17:18 NIV
Lori Beaube, Hazlehurst, Ms
Confess your trespasses to on another, and pray for on another, that you may be healed; the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. James 5:16 NKJ
Kendra, Middle East
“He who has ears, let him hear.” Matthew 13:9 NIV
Joan, Portage,MI
“So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek him by prayer & supplications…”
Daniel 9:3
For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from Him. Ps 62:5 ESV
Kim, Laguna Niguel, CA
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” 1Cor. 10:13 NIV
Tricia Union,KY
O Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your words are trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant. 2 Samuel 7:28 NIV
Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.” Luke 12:22 NIV
Sarah, Isle, MN
“…For where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also…
No one can serve two masters…”
Matthew 6:21,24a (NIV)
Susan – Maynard, MA
Isaiah 46:4 – Good News Translation
I am your God and will take care of you
until you are old and your hair is gray.
I made you and will care for you;
I will give you help and rescue you.
Jan, Denton, “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139: 13-14
Just found out I’m going to be a grandma!