Hey, Everybody! Welcome to Verse 3! One month down, only eleven more to go! I say that with a grin because I don’t want it to fly by. There are stressful aspects to what we’re doing here on our team because victory is labor intensive and demands focus and discipline. You can’t really cheat at your memory work. I mean, either we take the time for the constant repetition until it’s embedded underneath that skull of ours or we don’t. But, at the same time, it’s also rejuvenating, don’t you think? And fun? And, admit it, the team aspect of it is glorious.
In fact, I hope God is using this whole process to bring some of you back to life. I’m picturing all of us women like that valley of dry bones in Ezekiel 37. Scattered in that broad dell of ours are skeletons of dead-tired, depleted girls from all over the United States and in at least a half dozen other countries. Thousands of us. The breath of God’s words falling on us, rattling our bones, wrapping us with new wine skins, filling our lungs, and beginning to raise us to our feet: a mighty army brandishing Swords. (Eph. 6:17) We use these swords to battle darkness and not one another. We are not Peter who, in an impulsive fury, left poor Malchus with one less ear in John 18:10. There they were, in the most critical moment in human history thus far and Jesus had to stop what He was doing and stick the man’s ear back on the side of his head. (Luke 22:51) Enough of this! Jesus commanded. The people around us who we are called to reach and serve in Christ’s name are not drawn to weapons and shredders but they are indeed drawn to courage and valiance and gracious strength. A well-trained soldier knows who his enemy is and who his enemy is not.
I’m looking forward to your verses! I am starting some memory work out of the one-chapter book of Jude today. I find this verse fascinating because the inspired penman really meant to write his audience about one thing when God sidetracked him to another. These dimensions of divine inspiration make my mind spin. I love thinking about it. Here goes mine:
Beth, Houston. Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. Jude 1:3 (ESV)
Contend for the faith. Lord, show us, teach us, equip us, fill us, and anoint us with holy affection, sound minds and doctrine to contend for the faith. Show us how to fight for our faith without wounding and scarring the people we were called to influence in the process. This can get tricky. Show us how it’s done.
I’m honored to serve you, Sisters, and to draw swords with you in this battle against the blackest darkness. Built up in Christ by the breath of the Spirit, focused and deliberate, we can be a mighty army.
OK, let’s have it. Your names, cities, verses, references, and translations.
Live and love well out there today, you hear?
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Debi, Alva, FL Collosians 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (NKJV)
Bobbie
Danville, KY
Isaiah 40:31 NKJ
But those who wait on the LORD
Shall renew their strength
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Janell Urban, Clovis, NM
Mark 11:24 “Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” NIV
Dawn moncks corner,sc
For i know the plans i have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you not to harm you, to give you hope an da future. Jerimiah 29:11
Kosciusko, MS
“…I’m not going to offer God, my God, sacrifices that are no sacrifice.”
2 Samuel 24:24, MSG
Jill, Oswego, NY
He will cover you with his feathers.
He will shelter you with his wings.
His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
Psalm 91:4 NLT
Lisa Campo, Blue Bell, PA
The Lord GOD is my help,
therefore I am not disgraced;
Therefore I have set my face like flint,
knowing that I shall not be put to shame.
He who declares my innocence is near.
Isaiah 50:7-8 NAB
Lisa
Aurora, CO
Philippians 4:8&9
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
(NIV)
Cheryl, Naperville
Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praised. Proverbs 31:30 (NLT)
Susan, St. George, UT
“Rejoice in hope,be patient in affliction,be persistent in prayer.” Romans 12:12 HCSB
Denise from Gambier: So then let us not be like others who are asleep but let us be alert and self-controlled.
1 Thess 5:6
Karen from Charlotte, NC
Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Matthew 6:34 ESV
Pamela, Mechanicsville, VA.
Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. Psalm 27:14 NIV
Julie, Cypress, TX
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Ephesians 6:10, 11 NKJV)
Kelley, Des Moines WA, Gal. 5:22 (NIV)
Maria J. Lopez-Sanchez | West Palm Beach, FL
Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.” John 12:35 NIV
Rhonda, Niles, MI “Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NASV
Amy, Springfield
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 1 Peter 5:6
Andrea M., Montgomery, IN
Psalm 73:24 NLT
You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.
Jennifer W., Tulsa
“Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Luke 10:19 NKJV
Jennifer, Carson City, NV
“As for God, His way is perfect;
the word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.”
Psalms 18:30 NKJV
Ashley, Huntsville, AL. “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 NIV
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
5.Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.6.In all ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Betty Clark, Ann Arbor, MI “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds;
5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
NKJV
Carolyn, Burlington Ontario
The Lord delights in those who fear him, who but their hope in his unfailing love.
Psalm 147:11 NIV
Linda Ney from Gahanna, Ohio
Psalm 139: verse #3
you discern my going out and my lying down. You are familiar with all my ways. (NIV)
Lauren S, Chicago, IL – Ephesians 5:15-20 (NIV)
15 Be very careful, then, how you live–not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. 19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Julie, Goodyear, AZ: “But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.” James 1:6-8 NIV
Kathy, Liverpool, NY
Hebrews 4:16 (NIV) “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
Leah from Rochester, NY
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not turn to the right or to the left; keep your foot from evil.”
Proverbs 4:23-27
Diana L, Perryville, Ky.
Psalms 1:1 (NIV)
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the council of the wicked, or stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of the mockers.
Kim from Blair, NE
I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me – and I in him – bears much fruit; because apart from me you can accomplish nothing. John 15:5 (NET)
Lindsay, Greenville,SC. “This is the word of The Lord…’Not by might not by power, but by my Spirit; says The Lord Almighty.” Zechariah 4:6 (NIV)
Callie, Superior WI
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Cara, Fridley, MN
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thess 5:16-18, NASB
Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God. (Psalm 146:5 NIV)
Billie Galyen, Greenville, KY “But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.” Malachi 4:2 ESV
Katie R., Atlanta, GA
Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your life in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”
Kathy
Madison, CT
Romans 1:5-6 (NIV)
5 Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake. 6 And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
Susan, Canton, Mi
Isaiah 61:1-2
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has annoited me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengence of our God, to comfort those who mourn. NIV
Sarah Whitt, Fort Worth, TX
“You are my hiding place; You protect me from trouble. You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance.”
Psalm 32:7 NASB
Hebrews 13:6 ESV “So we can confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?'”
Meghan, Niles, MI
Tanya, Whitewater, KS
“Jesus replied, This is the work (service) that God asks of you: that you believe in the One Whom He has sent [that you cleave to, trust, rely on, and have faith in His Messenger].”
John 6:29, Amplified
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 1 Timothy 6:6-7 NIV
Annabel, Whitewater, KS
“I will give thanks to the Lord because he does what is right.
I will sing praise to the Lord Most High.”
Psalm 7:17, NIrV
Paddy, Plattaburgh NY
The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful,
a puzzle no one can figure out.
But I, God, search the heart
and examine the mind.
I get to the heart of the human.
I get to the root of things.
I treat them as they are,
not as they pretend to be. Jeremiah 17:9-10
The Message
Sahar, Catharpin,VA
Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall. Psalm 55:22 NIV
Helen, Dearborn, MI
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Jaclyn Walker, Tacoma WA
14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 4:14-16 (NIV)