2013 Siesta Scripture Memory Team: Verse 4!

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.

 

 

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  1. 5151
    Joni Leahy says:

    Joni, Littleton, CO

    2Timothy 1:7 NKJV

    “For God did not give us a spirit of fear; but a spirit of power, of love and of a sound mind.”

  2. 5152
    Debra Crowder says:

    Debra
    Dallas, GA

    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)

  3. 5153
    Tracy Sturm says:

    Lord you alone are my portion and my cup, you make my lot secure. Psalm 16:5

  4. 5154
    Amy Scarborough says:

    Amy from Lufkin, Tx.
    But His delight is in the law of The Lord, on his law he meditates day and night.
    Psalm 1:2

  5. 5155
    Connie Blaut says:

    Connie, Amarillo, TX
    “Finally brothers, 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.” Phil. 4:8 NIV

  6. 5156
    Patti Walker says:

    Patti, Shalimar, FL, Get down on your knees before the Master, it’s the only way to get on your feet. James 4:10 (MSG)

  7. 5157
    Lisa says:

    Lisa-Frisco, TX; “You are my refuge and my shield, your word is my source of hope.” -Psalms 119:114 NLT

  8. 5158
    Liz says:

    Liz, Nashua, NH

    Matthew 7:3 & 4
    “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?”

  9. 5159
    Virginia says:

    Virginia, Longmont CO
    Ephesians 4:2 NLT
    “Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other because of your love.”

  10. 5160
    Bevra says:

    Bevra, Midland, Tx, “Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken” (Psalm 62:5-6). NIV

  11. 5161
    Sarah H. says:

    Sarah, Greenwood, AR
    “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” Matthew 12:34b ESV

  12. 5162
    Sarah says:

    Sarah in Wilmington, DE (getting ready to run a 1/2 Marathon this week!)

    I can do all things through Christ[a] who strengthens me.
    Philippians 4:13 NKJV

  13. 5163
    Cindy says:

    Cindy
    Bellingham, Wa

    Romans 8:1 NIV

    Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus

  14. 5164
    Lala Ball Cooper says:

    Lala Ball Cooper in Ruston, Louisiana, says:

    “Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.”

    1 John 2:18 KJV

  15. 5165
    Allison says:

    Allison, Scottsdale, AZ – For Valentine’s Day…and every day:

    “Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrong-doing, but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
    (1 Cor. 13:4-8) The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

  16. 5166
    Ashley Pointer says:

    Ashley Pointer from Spring, Texas

    Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might. Ecclesiastes 9:10 NIV

  17. 5167
    Christain Kotoucek says:

    Christain Kotoucek from Norman, OK

    Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. (Psalm 51:12 NIV)

  18. 5168
    Angie W. says:

    Angie W., Federal Way, WA

    Test Me in this way,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.” Malachi 3:10 HCSB

  19. 5169
    Jeni Michener says:

    Jeni Michener, Trophy Club, Texas

    “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

    Exodus 14:14
    NIV

  20. 5170
    Chasity, WA says:

    Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 NKJV

  21. 5171
    Karla says:

    Karla, Maumee, OH

    “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” James 1:19-20 (NIV)

  22. 5172
    amanda breninger says:

    2 Sammuel 22:50
    Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations. I will sing the praise of your name.

    Amanda B
    Oklahoma City

    Sorry im a few days late i was out having a baby!!!

  23. 5173
    Brandy says:

    Brandy Hennessy, Mooresville, IN;
    For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and self- dicipline. 2 Timothy 1:7

  24. 5174
    Bev van Vuuren (SA) says:

    Exodus 33:13 (NIV) – If You are pleased with me, teach me Your ways so I may know You and continue to find favour with You.

  25. 5175
    Charlotte says:

    Charlotte, Easley SC
    “So faith comes from hearing the Good News, and people hear the Good News when someone tells them about Christ.” Romans 10:17 (NCV)

  26. 5176
    April Nicole says:

    April Nicole, New Orleans

    “Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.”

    Phillipians 3:13-14, HCSB

  27. 5177
    Laurie Giddings says:

    Laurie Giddings
    Lake Stevens, WA

    “A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

    Proverbs 15:1 (ESV)

  28. 5178
    Debbie says:

    Be still and know that I am God. Psalms 46:10

  29. 5179
    Leanne says:

    Leanne, Abbotsford BC, Canada
    For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms. Eph. 6:12 NLT

  30. 5180
    Monica says:

    Monica, Abbotsford, BC Canada

    Ps 16:7-8 NIV
    I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

  31. 5181
    Caroline Garrison says:

    “But first, be concerned about His Kingdom and what has His approval. Than all these things will be provided for you.” (Matthew 6:33) NIV

  32. 5182
    Lezli Braswell says:

    Lezli, Columbus, GA “For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.” Colossians 1:16, NIV

  33. 5183
    Meli says:

    Meli, College Station, TX
    James 4:2 (NIV)
    We often have not because we ask not.

  34. 5184
    Jennifer Quinn (Jena) from Nacogdoches, Texas says:

    The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
    Psalm 118:14 (NIV)

  35. 5185
    Nikki says:

    Nikki, Wichita, KS

    “To appoint to them that mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.” Webster’s Bible

  36. 5186

    Rebekah; Sayre, PA

    “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 4:16 NIV

  37. 5187
    Christine Rhodes says:

    Christine, Augusta, Ga

    “Now this is what the Lord says-the One who created you, Jacob, and the One who formed you, Israel-“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you: I have called you by your name; you are Mine.” Isaiah 43:1 HCSB

  38. 5188
    Almut says:

    Almut, London, GB

    You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wished to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4,4

  39. 5189
    Christa says:

    Christa, Denver, CO
    “Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.” Nahum 1:12b ESV

  40. 5190
    Pam Pruijs says:

    Psalm 119:37 (CEV)
    Take away my foolish desires,
    and let me find life
    by walking with you.

  41. 5191
    Donna Talasek says:

    Donna from Angleton, TX
    Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. I Peter 5:7 ESV

  42. 5192
    Debbie says:

    Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
    Psalm 37:4 NLT

  43. 5193
    Brittany Hester says:

    “There’s no fear in love.” -1 John 4:18 esv

  44. 5194
    Heather says:

    Heather, Fleming Island Florida
    Hebrews 4:16 (ESV)
    Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

  45. 5195
    Terri says:

    Terri
    Senoia, GA

    “Show me your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day. ”

    Psalm 25:4-5
    NKJV

  46. 5196
    Ann says:

    Ann, Little Rock, AR
    But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made The Lord God my refuge, That I may tell of all Your works.
    Psalm 73:28 NASB

  47. 5197
    Lynn Huntt says:

    Lynn in Leonardtown, MD ” because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified; and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.” ESV Romans 10:9-10

  48. 5198
    Susan says:

    Susan-Statesville, NC
    And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
    2 Cor. 12:9

  49. 5199
    Stephanie TuniaJackson says:

    Stephanie Columbus, OH KJV Acts 26:18 To open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgivenss of sins and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in Me.

  50. 5200
    Cheryl says:

    Cheryl from Brisbane,
    “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. (James 3:17, 18 ESV)”

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