Hey, Everybody!
I just loved Lindsee’s previous post! Didn’t you? (Oops, I know better than to ask a question on SSMT day that might tempt you to answer with more than your verse. So scratch that. But at least know that I’ve been heavily into writing lately and am almost desperate for Siesta interaction. We’re going to need a livestream soon and for my sake much more than yours.) I love some occasional randomness here on the blog. Well, I actually love it more often than occasionally. But I appreciate it most of all when random and awkward meet in the hall and hold hands like seventh graders who think they’re in love. Now we’re talking. Random doesn’t get better than that. And we got some mighty fine random awkwardness out of those lists.
But, alas, today is not random. Today is for taking the next big step in our life-thriving, heart-guarding, mind-saving journey of memorizing 24 Scriptures in 2013. Wooooohoooooo!
I am a little tickled over the verse I’m about to share with you because I really like to offer one up that many of you could consider as a selection in case you’re drawing a blank. I give that process thought every single time I write an SSMT post and have for each year we’ve practiced it. It’s the least I can do as your resident Siestaville rally girl. This time I just couldn’t make it happen, however, because I’m memorizing out of the Book of Jude and I need to proceed to the next verse. So, with seriousness and focused intention plus a side order of mild amusement, I offer you my official 2013 SSMT Verse 4:
Beth, Houston. But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.” Jude 1:9 ESV
What??!? That’s not the exact verse you’ve been longing to memorize? It’s not like I read your mail?? Finding out what happened to the body of Moses has not been your latest Scripture obsession?? This may be the first time – lo these many SSMT years – when no one opts to jump with me into my selection. You’ve got to admit it’s gloriously intriguing though. I’m totally taken with it and have been reading through a commentary as I’ve proceeded in the memorization. Jude is short on words and wild as a bucking bronco in a cramped corral on themes. Don’t dream of suggesting that the verse has little relevance for us. When the enemy is harassing you, just try occasionally saying out loud with lungs full of faith, “The Lord rebuke you” and see what happens. And I’m going to see what happens, too, because I’ve never diligently gone for that approach either. I don’t have many conversations with the enemy and I hope you don’t have an overabundance of them either. Our dialogues need to be directly with God who triumphs over every principality and empowers us with His Spirit and shields us with His hand. But I do indeed at times voice rebukes and occasional directives for him to get out of my yard and away from my family. In Jesus’ Name.
Over the last decade or so, I’ve switched from saying “Get behind me, Satan” when I feel like he’s hard at work around me and messing with my loved ones to “Get behind JESUS, Satan.” Jesus is the one who coined the command in Matthew 16:23 and I’m not at all sure it’s the same ballgame with the same outcome when we repeat the words like we have the exact level of authority. Anyway, I don’t especially want Satan working behind my back. Do you? I want him behind Christ’s. With Jesus in between the two of us, we find safety.
OK, Sisters! Let’s hear your verses! Name, City, Verse, Reference and Translations please! I love you so much. I’m honored to journey with you on this adventure Home.
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Angela from Wilmington DE Jer. 7:23 NIV Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you.
Donna
Norwood, MA
2 Corinthians 12:9
New International Version (NIV)
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Rebecca Findlay
Greenwood, Indiana
8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
Genesis 3:8-9 ESV
Beautiful scripture.
michelle
woodstock, vt
Psalm 91:3 NLT
For He will rescue you from every trap and protect you from the fatal plague.
Sherry
Indianapolis, IN
“A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.” Provebs 11:28 (The Message)
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 4:29 NAS
Nicole, Parker , CO
But when Jesus heard this, he told him, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” (Luke 8:50 NET)
Vickie, Poplar Bluff, MO:
Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. Psalm 33:18 EVS
And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 NLT
“Look to the LORD and His strength;
seek his face always.”
Psalm 105:4 (NIV)
Tracey Knight ~ Arkadelphia AR
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Colossians 3:3-4 NIV
Tanis, Terrace
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 HCSB
Kerry, Nederland, Texas
You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.
Luke 6:36, New Living Translation
Colleen, Mae Sot, Thailand
Or how can you say to your brother, Let me take the speck out of your eye, when there is the log in your own eye? Matthew 7:4 ESV
Amanda, Knoxville, Psalm 139:4 NASB, “Even before a word is on my tongue, behold O Lord, you know it all.”
Laura From Canton MI
Jeremiah 31:3 I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.
NIV
Sandy from Centennial,CO: “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect” Romans 12:2 NASB
Jay, OK
“For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive, rich in faithful love to all who call on You.” Psalm 86:5 (HCSB)
Joanna, Elsmere, KY
My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Psalm 62:1-2 NIV
Tracy from KY… Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 ESV
Tersia, Caledon, ON, Canada
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him. James 1:12 (NIV)
Sarah Miller, New Palestine Indiana
As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord ’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. (Psalm 18:30 NIV)
Janet Jarmula Ronkonkoma, NY
The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Deut 31:8 NIV
Colette, Mesa,AZ.
“The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;
the Lord accepts my prayer.”
Psalm 6:9 NIV
Lyn Steriti
Littleton, NH
Every word of God proves true; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Proverbs 30:5 ESV
Cindy, Biloxi, MS
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 NLT
Dayna, Bedford, VA
Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity. And let the peace of the Messiah, to which you were also called in one body, control your hearts. Be thankful.
Colossians 3:14-15
(HCSB)
Jessa from Grantville, PA
Romans 8:15 (NKJV)
For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba Father.”
Susan,Fairhope,AL- And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ. Philippians 1:9-10 (NIV)
Soni Gulfport, MS Ephesians 4:15 RSV “Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.”
Charlotte, United Kingdom
“This God – His way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; He is a shield for all those who take refuge in Him” ~ Psalm 18:30 (ESV)
When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
Psalm 27:2 (NASB)
Mari from Zionsville
My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up. Psalm 5:3 NKJV
Wendi, Kennebunkport. “But you dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.” Jude 1:20 NIV84
James 1:19-20 My dear friends, you should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry. If you are angry, you cannot do any of the good that God wants done. Contempary English
Marilyn Gadsden, Al
And He began to teach them saying
Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
Blessed are those that mourn for they will be comforted
Matt 5: 3-4 NIV
Cheryl from London, Ontario Canada
He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. To you O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made know to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king;s matter.
Daniel 2:22,23
Ellie Richardson, Newton, Iowa
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear; what can
man do unto me? Psalm 118:6
Tshaka; Fort Knox; I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.
Psalm 84:2 NLT
CINDYLU-ELLISVILLE,MS
FOR THE SAKE OF CHRIST, THEN, I AM CONTENT WITH WEAKNESSES, INSULTS, HARDSHIPS, PERSECUTIONS, AND CALAMITIES. FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN I AM STRONG.
2 CORINTHIANS 12:10
Rene’ Pingel, Cape Girardeau, MO I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. Philippians 1:20 NIV
Julie
Bristol, Tennessee
Isaiah 61:3a NIV
And provide for those who grieve — to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Eph. 3: 12 NIV
Ruth Hency from Oran,Mo. “What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee” Psalms 56:3 KJV
Cindy from Cochem, Germany — His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3 (NIV)
Tiffany, Chesterfield:
I do not, consider brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but one thing I do [it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward. Philippians 3:13-14, AMP
Habakkuk 3:19 (NIV84)
The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.
Laura, Englewood
Leslee in Columbia, SC
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. Ps 46:1-2 NIV
Linda R. Springfield, MO.
~ May there be shouts of joy when we hear the news of your victory, flags flying with praise to God for all that He has done for you. May He answer all your prayers.
~ Psalms 20:5
~ Living Bible
Psalm 37: 4-5 Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him and He will do it. NASB
Danita, Lake in the Hills, IL
Psalm 9:9-10 ESV
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know Your name put their trust in You, for You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.