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?
Yvonne, Fairfield/Riverside, CA
Who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies.
~Psalm 103:4 (NKJV)~
Lanie Beth, Locust Grove, GA ‘What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.’ Matthew 10:27 NIV
“Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!”
II Corninthians 9:15 NIV
Psalms 149:4 NIV
The Lord takes delight in His people
Susan, Canton, Mi
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 NIV
Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” Luke 1:38a NLT
Ruth Cherry, Royse City, Texas
Matthew 6:21
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.”
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
(just fits for this season. Thanks!)
Dedra Herod, Madison, AL
“And what is the immeasurable greatness of His power to us who believe, according to the working of His vast strength.” Ephesians 1:19 HCSB
Karen, Wildwood, MO
“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).
So good for this time around. Just so good!
Suzy, Wheelersburg, OH “Glory to God in the highest and peace to men on whom His favor rests.” Luke 2:14
Diane Montgomery, Al Jeremiah 1:9 Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.”
Kay from Deer Park
Jonah 2:8
“Those who cling to worthless idols
forfeit the grace that could be theirs.”
Sheila Keedy Gardendale, AL For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 1 Peter 1:23
Tammy, Howells, NE
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matt. 6:21 (NIV)
I believe the Lord wanted me to remember what is the true treasure of Christmas. I love Him so for His gentle reminders.
Kristina, Frisco, TX. “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
Too good!!!
ESV Psalm 9:1
I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
Wendy, Cody, Wyoming NAS Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
Laura, Littleton CO
Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules? Colossians 2:20 (NIV)
Gloria in Houston says:
Bless the Lord who is my immovable rock. He gives me strength and skill in battle.
He is always kind and loving to me; he is my fortress, my tower of strength and safety, my deliver. He stands before me as a shield. He subdues my people under me.
I am so good to follow the rules most of the time, but just have to say what a blessing it is to look on this blog and see the precious word of God. What an encouragement!
OK, so here it is:
Kristine, La Crescent, MN:
Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him because he always lives to intercede for them. Hebrews 7:25 NIV
Stacyjo
Spokane, WA
Deuteronomy 7:9 NIV
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
Suzanne, Birmingham: “For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6 NIV
Cindy, Madrid, Spain
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.”
Proverbs 31:25 NIV
Joan Portage, MI
“May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding & expression of the love God & the patient endurance that comes from Christ.”
2 Thessalonians 3:5 NLT
Danna, Atlanta, TX.
“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)
Becky Springfield, MO. “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
Terri from Mechanicsville,
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 (NIV)
Jeannette, Land O Lakes, FL.
“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
I am definitely in with this verse right now!
“So whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
Andrea Overland Park, KS
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6
NIV
I can do all things through Christ who strenghtens me. Philippians 4:13 NKJV
Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet;
Praise him with the harp and lyre;
Praise him with tambourine and dancing;
Praise him with the strings and flute;
Karen, Ponte Vedra, FL
Psalm 150:3-4 (NIV)
Jennifer, Oklahoma City,
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thianks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thes 5:16-18
Sarah, Isle, MN
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live,
but Christ lives in me.
The life I live in the body,
I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Galations 2:20 (NIV)
Betty Murphrey, Wendell, NC
Isaiah 30:18 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!
Isaiah 30:18 NIV
Heather, Woodstock, GA
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.”
1 Peter 3:15b (NIV)
Shelli, Glen Allen
“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellow man has fulfilled the law” (Romans 13:8) NIV
Diane, Killeen, TX: “My beloved spoke and said to me, ‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone.'” (Song of Solomon 2:10-11, NIV)
Carolyn, Dover
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
Hebrews 12:1 NIV
In honor of my dad who has just become one of those witnesses 🙂
Blessings to you!
Stacey, Albuquerque, NM The cheerful heart has a continual feast. Proverbs 15:15 NIV
Natalie, Olive Branch, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 (KJV)
Sister Lynn
Clyde MO
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 NIV
Connie, Reidville, SC
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
Romans 1:16, NIV
Vicki Knott, Greenwood, SC
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession” 1 Peter 2:9a (NIV)
Becky, Roswell, GA
“But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.”
Galatians 5:15, ESV
Rachael, South Riding
“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NIV
Michele, Pearland, TX
“But let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.”
I Peter 3:4 NASB
Carol, Santa Maria, NIV, Isaiah 9:6, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mightly God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Please remove this first entry, I misspelled Mighty. Please submit the next entry.
Carol, Santa Maria, NIV, Isaiah 9:6, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”