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
He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord.
NIV Psalm 40:3
Katie, Ft Worth Texas
“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22:31-32 NASB
Leslie – Rochester, MN
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Chelsey, Amarillo,TX
“For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession.” Deut. 14:2 (NIV)
Jennifer Whiting: Marion, IL
Ephesians 5:33
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband
ESV
Tonya from Prosper, TX
Do everything with out complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without Fault in a crooked or depraved generation in which you shine like stars in the universe.
Philippians 2:14(NIV)
Sue, Clemmons, NC
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5, NKJV
Kim
Orange City
Jesus gave them this answer: I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself, he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.
John 5:19
NIV
Rachel, Winnipeg, Ephesians 6:4 “And fathers(mothers), do not provoke your children to anger; but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” NASB
Natalie from Nshville
Blessed are the peacemakers for the will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mathew 5:9-10 NIV
Cameron – Maumee, Ohio
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 .
Hebrews 4:16 NIV
Krista, Eagan MN
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isaiah 26:3 NIV
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 NKJV
The weapons we fight with are not weapons of this world, on the contrary, they have the divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ!
Sarah Davis from San Angelo, TX:
“and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,”
Romans 5:4 ESV
Traci, Centre, AL
JOHN 15:9 NIV. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.
Sarah
Wausau, WI
Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! Proverbs 6:6 NLT
Beth, Louisville, Isiah 54:13, ESV, All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.
Torrie, Melissa TX
“If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home.” Psalm 91:9-10 NLT
Pamela
Belmont, NC
I waited patiently for the Lord;
He turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock and
gave me a firm place to stand.
Psalm 40:1&2 NIV
Waycross, Ga Psalm 139:16 “Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were wriiten in your Book and planned before a single one of them began.” HCSB
Shari, Vail, AZ “Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.” Romans 8:5 NIV
Jessica B., Chapel Hill, NC
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
Myra, Johnson City, TN
Philippians 3:10-11 (NLT)
I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!
Kaiva, Chicago, IL
We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
Romans 3:22, NLT
Megan–Kansas City, KS
2 Timothy 1:7 NIV
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
Jina Patton, Leawood, KS
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. IF anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. Whoever has ears let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” Revelation 3:20-22 (NIV)
Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust Him and He will help you. Psalm 37:5 NLT
Ana, Cape Town (South Africa):
“We pray that you’ll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul – not the grim strength of gritting your teeth, but the glory strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us.” Colossions 1v 11 – 12 (The Message)
Meg from Toronto, ON.
I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sin. Isaiah 43:25 (ESV).
Barbara-Spring Hill, FL
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged for the LORD your GOD will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 NIV
Lauri, Houston, TX
The Spirit of the LORD will come upon you in power, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.
1 Samuel 10:6 (NIV)
Lynn, Jacksonville, FL
Have you never heard?
Have you never understood?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of all the earth.
He never grows weak or weary.
No one can measure the depths of his understanding. He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:28-31 NLT)
Kim, Lakeland, FL
1 Corinthians 10:23-24 (NIV)- “Everything is permissible” – but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible” – but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.
Candace- Modesto CA
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God…
Philippians 4:6 (NKJV)
Julie
McKinney, TX
I will stand on my guard post and station myself on the rampart; and I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me.
Habakkuk 2:1 NASB
“To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul;in you I trust, O my God.
Do not let me be put to shame,nor let my enemies triumph over me.No one whose hope is in you
will ever be put to shame,but they will be put to shame
who are treacherous without excuse. Show me your ways, O Lord,teach me your paths.” Psalm 25:1-4, NIV84
Jennifer
Lancaster, PA
Proverbs 3:5 AMP
Lean on, Trust in, and be confident in the LORD
with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your
own insight or understanding.
“rend your heart and not your garments. Return to The Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.”
Joel 2:13 ESV
Kristi
Charlotte, NC
1 Chronicles 16:34
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
NIV
Alexia- Champaign, IL
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love forever and ever.
Psalm 52:8 (NIV)
Kelly from Hollidaysburg, PA
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Exodus 14:14 NIV
Kristin from Calgary, Alberta Canada
Isaiah 41:10 (TNIV)
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Kimberly, San Antonio, Tx – Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again. Gal 5:1 BBE
Cindy – Graceville, FL
The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me; thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands. Ps 138:8 KJV
Michele, Naperville, IL
“I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble. When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way.” Psalm 142:2-3 NIV
I have not greater joy than this: to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
3 John 1:4 HCSB
Mary, Chandler
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears The Lord is to be praised.
Prov. 31:30 NIV84
Deanna, Maytown AL
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. Romans 1:16 NKJV
Michelle, New Market, AL
“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.
Philippians 4:8
Brooke from Houston, Texas
Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.
Philippians 2:14