Hey, you Scripture-memory fiends! Our next to last verse! I’m so happy! But I’m also wishing it would all slow down a little bit and not be over so fast. You, too?? What a year, Siestas. What a year. I told you several SSMT posts ago that my memory work with you has never meant more to me or held a more prominent place in my personal life and I still mean that. I am so thankful for this process that I am almost without words.
I am on my way to Pensacola, Florida for our final Living Proof Live (I go in on Thursdays these days) so, once again, I better get with it! I chose this particular verse (and version) specifically in view of the holiday spending-madness that many of us have ahead. You won’t find a single Scrooge at this ministry. Like many of you, we all love to shower our friends and family members in Christmas gifts to the degree that we’re able and we pray to have pure hearts as we give. We give these small tokens of grace to one another this time of year because of the priceless Gift God has given to us in Christ Jesus. I think it can be a beautiful thing and I also respect those who, by conviction, choose not to participate in the retail hype. I get that completely. Those of us who will be in the malls and shopping online, however, might really be blessed by a mutual reminder to try to stay within our means over these next few weeks and not pile up debts. It takes the joy right out of the giving if we’re paying for it for the entire next year…and with interest. SO, how about this Scripture this time around?
Beth, Houston. “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.” Romans 13:8 NIV
Smiling. Man. God seems to have a word for everything, doesn’t He?
I love you guys so much! I can’t wait to see some of you in Pensacola! The rest of you pray for us, okay?
For you make me glad by your deeds, O Lord;
I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
Psalm 92:4
Jodi:Fairhope, AL – And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 NKJV
Kathy, Akron, Ohio
“How priceless is Your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of You wings.”
Psalm 36:7 (NIV)
Kaiva in Glen Ellyn, IL
There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28 NLT
Deneen – Pittsburgh, PA
“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid: for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior,who is Christ the Lord.”
Luke 2:10-11 NASB
Dee, Muncie,IN
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord.
Psalm 134:2 NIV
Molly, Macon, GA
For He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. (1 Peter 3:10 NKJV)
Suzanne, Summerfield, Fl
II Tim.1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. NKJV
Jean, Carlisle PA
2 Thessalonians 1:11 (The Message)
Because we know that this extraordinary day is just ahead, we pray for you all the time—pray that our God will make you fit for what he’s called you to be, pray that he’ll fill your good ideas and acts of faith with his own energy so that it all amounts to something.
Y -week. One week left in the alphabet book 🙂
Nancy
Versailles, Ky
Your ways, O God, are holy.
What god is so great as our God?
You are the God who performs miracles;
you display your power among the peoples. -Psalm 77:13-14 (NIV)
Lisa, Granville, Ohio
Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Proverbs 12:18
“Be joyful always; pary continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is god’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thesslonians 5:16-18 NIV
Jan, Denton “For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.” Hebrews 3:4
Terry in Louisa, VA
Luke 2:16-19 KJV
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
Kosciusko, MS
1 Corinthians 13:13, MSG
“…Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.”
All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching,rebuking,correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 timothy 3:16-17 NIV
Pam in Texas Using The New Living Translation
Finishing is better than starting.
Patience is better than pride.
Ecclesiastes 7:8
Wow! I love this verse. I don’t know if this is mine yet for the month, but I’m sending this to my son @ Parris Island Boot Camp. He has his Crucible next week & I’ve been praying He finishes strong. Thanks for this verse!
The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.
Is 50:4 NIV
Nancy, Columbus IN
Cindy, Apex, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 NIV
Donna, Albuquerque, NM: “LORD, who may dwell in Your sanctuary? Who may live on Your holy hill? He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous,who speaks the truth from his heart” Psalm 15:1-2 NIV
Tina – Chesapeake, VA – “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” I Peter 4:8(NIV)
Earlene, Trego, NLT Isaiah 40:8 ” the grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.”
He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.
Proverbs 2:7-8 NIV
Becky
Owasso OK
God cares, cares right down to the last detail.
James 5:11 The Message
Bridget, Portland, TX
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
Romans 8:28, NKJV
Sara, Greenville, SC – “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
“Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all.” I CHRONICLES 29:11(NKJV)
Deborah, Markham, VA
“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”
Romans 15:7 NIV
Dianne
Richland, MS
Psalm 68:19 NIV
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.
John 11:25 (NIV)
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
Cassie; Fulshear, TX:
“Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory.” Romans 15:7 (NLT)
Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nethertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. (Hebrews 12:11 NKJV)
Debbie
Walpole, MA
Psalm 46:10 (NIV) “Be still and know I’m God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”
Hi Beth,
Been meaning to leave you a message all week – not sure if this is the appropriate place to do it – but wanted you to know that I have been praying for you and the rest of the LPL team for this last event in Pensacola for the past several weeks. Been praying for the topic you choose, for your preparation, for everyone’s health – especially for the music team (I love the music!). At any rate, I am driving seven hours from north Alabama to Pensacola to the event. I invited my sister-in-law from Gulf Breeze to join me (this will be my 3rd LPL). My sister-in-law — okay can I tell you this?! – has not heard of Beth Moore! Imagine that! At any rate, enough said. I am thrilled that she is going with me — thrilled!! I just know that God is going to move in a mighty way this weekend; I am expecting it – for myself, for my sister-in-law, and for all of the other women at the LPL event. Bless you, Beth Moore! Be the vessel!
Hannah from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ…
Philippians 3:8, ESV
Krista, Birmingham
18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
Genesis 2:18
Kathryn from Louisville, KY
This is what the LORD says to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people:
“Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, He is the one you are to fear, He is the one you are to dread.”
Isaiah 8:11-13 (NIV)
Darcy, Houston “Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted Him the name which is above every name.” Philippians 2:8-9 NAS
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. These words which I command you today, shall be upon your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise.”
Deuteronomy 6:5-7
“Praise the LORD O my soul! While I live I will praise the LORD; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.” Psalm 146:2 NKJV
Marci, Amsterdam
Psalm 104:33-34
I will sing to the LORD all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
May my meditation be pleasing to him,
as I rejoice in the LORD. (NIV)
Makaela, Lynchburg, Va
“In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:5 (NIV)
Jana, Port Byron, IL
John 1:10 “He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him; yet the world did not know Him.”
From Mesilla Park NM
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 NASB
Diane – Roswell, GA
Isaiah 12:2 (NIV)
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”
Psalm 46: 1-2
God is our refuge and strength — a helper who is always found in times of trouble
THEREFORE we will not be afraid though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the sea
HCSB
You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse His name.
Exodus 20:7
Lindsey
Fuquay-Varina, NC
“For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.” – Hebrews 2:17-18 (NIV)
Natalie, Houston
Psalm 143:8
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.”
Carol Florence, MA
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to 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 NIV