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?
Tammy/Siloam NC—-Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Vicki, San Angelo
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award me on that day – and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.”
2 Timothy 4:7-8
Shelley, San Angelo
Psalm 118:24
This is the day that the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Ashley, Atlanta, GA (sorry I’m late, my internet’s been out!)
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, 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 minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
Jodi Alley – Humble, TX “Two things I ask of You, Lord; do not refuse me before I die: keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.” Proverbs 30:7-8 (NIV)
Yolanda, Queen City, Texas
Isaiah 12:4 NIV
In that day you will say: “Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.
Isaiah 12:4 NIV
NEVER BEEN THIS LATE! Out of town:(
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, til I declare Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come. Psalm 71:18 NIV
Well…4 days late, but better late….
Maureen, St. Clair Shores, “For who is God besides the Lord? And who is a rock? Only our God” (2 Sam: 22:32 HCSB).
Heather, Richland- WA
Deuteronomy 10:12-13
NIV
12 And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to observe the LORD’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?
Michele, Edmond, Ok.
“Now hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” Ro. 5:5 NKJV
Sarah, Little Rock
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 ESV
“I continually look to the Lord for help. He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.” Psalm 25:15 (NIV) Janell Urban, Clovis
Brenda, Denton, Tx: ” I am leaving you with a gift-peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27 NLT
Sharon – Glennville, GA
Isaiah 55:8 NIV
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.
Pamela, Missouri
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)
My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 2:46b-47
Though he slay me, yet I will trust in him, but I will maintain mine own ways before him. Job 13:15
Steph, Ontario, Canada
For since our friendship with God was restored through the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son.
Romans 5:10
(Sorry this is so late – my kids have all been sick!)
Jeanne Honolulu, HI
LATE AGAIN, BUT AT LEAST I AM HERE!!!
Colossians 3:17 NIV
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Alison P.
McComb, MS
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:21 (NIV)
Elaine, New Orleans, LA
Psalm 32:3 “I will instruct you & teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you & watch over you.” NIV ♥
Jolie, Cottage Grove, MN
The LORD will protect you from all harm;
He will protect your life.
The LORD will protect your coming and going
both now and forever.
Psalm 121:7-8 HCSB
Laura, Houston:
I cling to You; Your strong right hand holds me securely.
Ps. 63:8 (NLT)
From Hazlehurst: He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters, Psalm 23: 2 KJV.
Loyce, Deer Park. “- how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.” Acts 10:38 (NIV)
Kim, Laguna Niguel, CA
“He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created.” James 1:18 NIV
Macy
Russellville, AR
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; (James 1:13 NIV)
Wendy, Calgary, Hebrews 12:2 The Message
Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.
Amy, Washington D.C. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 NIV
Karie-Phoenix, AZ
You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
Before a single day had passed.
Psalm 139:16 NLT
Meggie, Colorado Springs, CO
John 6:40 “For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes upon Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day”(Jesus) NIV
Nancy, Morehead
He who spares his words it truly wise and he who is chary of speech is a man of intelligence. Prov 17:27 (NAB)
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Psalm – 119:105 KJV
Roni – Demopolis, AL
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Matthew 6:21 (NIV)
Dora, Houston, Tx:
“The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy!” — Psalm 126:3 (NIV)
Sr. Rebecca, Clyde
Ps 51:13 Create in me a clean heart O God and put a new spirit within me. NAB
Hebrews 4:15 (NIV): For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way, just as we are – yet was without sin.
Teresa-Austin, TX
Deuteronomy 6:5 (NIV1984)
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Valerie, Farmington
But your are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9. NIV
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you. Isaiah 26:3 NLT
Kristie
Queen City, TX
Bethany,
Clyde, TX
“Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous.” I John 3:7
Beth, Rome, GA
“I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back.” – Genesis 46:4 HCSB
LORD, You establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished You have done for us.
Isaiah 26:12
Jeremiah 23:23,24
23 “Am I only a God nearby,”
declares the LORD,
“and not a God far away?
24 Who can hide in secret places
so that I cannot see them?”
declares the LORD.
“Do not I fill heaven and earth?”
declares the LORD.
Anita, Chattanooga, TN
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
and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
2 Pet. 1:7 (NIV)
Cheney
Therfore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. Psalm 27:3 KJV
Kimberly Mason, Tuscaloosa, AL:
Isaiah 30:18 NIV
“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!”
Charlie
Mississippi
Romans 8:37 NIV
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.