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
Julie in Winston Salem, NC
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
Jan Parker, Louisville, KY
“The righteous cry out and the LORD hears them;
He delivers them from all their troubles,
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those
who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:17-18 NIV
Kathy, Austin TX,
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:11 NIV
Gretchen from Metairie, LA
Therefore I say to you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 24:11 NIV
Karen W, San Antonio, TX
“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful and endures through every circumstance”.
1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT
1 Corinthians:13:7 E.S.V.
Loves bears all things,believes all things,hopes all things,endures all things.
Alice Dewson Wilmington,Delaware
Kathy
Dow IL
Let every one be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger.
James 1:19 NASB
Julie, Charleston, WV
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me.”
John 10:27 (NIV)
Ginny
Rice Lake, WI
Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today.
Exodus 14:13 ESV
Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves and their religion is worthless. Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:26 (NIV)
oops, Lancaster, PA
The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.
Lisa, Boerne, Tx
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12 (NIV)
Alison Leamon from Mckinney TX “But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.” Hebrews 10:31 NIV84
Debbie from Westerville, OH
Psalm 28:7 NIV- The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy, and I will give thanks to Him in song.
Lori, Bothell, WA
May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant, brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus,that great shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for dong his will and may he work in us what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20 & 21
Amanda, Fort Benning, GA
“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to His own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. ” Galatians 6:7-8 NASB
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways. James 1:5-8 ESV
Christa – West TN
9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding
Colossians 1:9 NKJV
Philippians 4:4 – 6 ESV
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Hayley, College Station, TX
Great peace have those who love Your law, and nothing causes them to stumble.
Psalms 119:165
Jacqueline M, Lancaster County, PA
Isaiah 12:2 (NET)
Look, God has become my deliverer! I will trust in Him and not fear For the Lord gives me strength and protects me; He has become my deliverer.
Jenni – Irmo, SC
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who give me strength. Philippians 4:12-13 NIV
Robin from Lettsworth, LA. “The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man; He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war. He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud; He shall prevail against His enemies. “(Isaiah 42:13 NKJV)
Tammy, Merryville, La
“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.” Isaiah 40:31 NKJV
Mary Hughes–Ardmore, AL
James 4:7 NKJV
“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
Lois, Abilene, KS
“Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.” John 14:21 NIV
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.
Michele, Vancouver, WA
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV84)
This is ESV, not NIV84.
Anna from Rochester, MN
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 NIV
LaGlace, Alberta, Canada
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” Ephesians 1:3 (NIV)
Becky – Cynthiana
Proverbs 29:11 NIV
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” -Colossians 3:12 (NIV)
Cathy, Rhinebeck, NY
“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that
God’s Spirit lives in you?” (NIV)
OOPS! That is 1 Corinthians 3:16
Kara from bethany, ok “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 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.” ESV
“Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
Rev 21:3-4
Terri from Plano
Jesus wept. John 11:35, NIV
Caroline, Aiea “Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.” Psalms 16:1 NIV84
Jenny Stade, Clovis, CA
God arms me with strength; he has made my way safe Psalm 18:32 NLT
Kayla Siler, Edmond, OK
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God”. Philippians 4:6 (NIV)
Kathy Midland,TX
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against
you. Psalm 119:10-11 NIV
” I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me.”
Psalm 13:6 (NIV)
Katie
Anderson, SC
“But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he was heard but doing it – he will be blessed in what he does.”
James 1:25, NIV
Kendra, Spokane Valley, WA
“He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:8 (NIV)
Shana, Wichita Falls, TX
It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you, he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.
Deuteronomy 3:18
ESV
Martha, Brevard, NC
“Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God’s action in them find that God’s Spirit is in them–living and breathing God! Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life.”
{Romans 8:5-6 MSG}
Lori DePriest
Katy, Texas
NIV
Mark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Carol Huff
Katy, Texas
NIV
Mark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Diana in Arcadia, WI
1 Timothy 2:1 – I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. As you make your requests, plead for God’s mercy upon them, and give thanks.
NLT
Proverbs 17:22
The Message
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones
Dana Dees
Gastonia, NC
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deuteronomy 6:7 KJV