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.)Ā 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.Ā 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,Ā 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
Sharron Kay, Possum Kingdom Lake, TX
Psalm 139:4 NIV
“Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely, O Lord.”
Laura, PA
Psalm 19:14 NIV
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Cary, NC
“I am surrounded by trouble, but you protect me against my angry enemies. With your own powerful arm you keep me safe.
You, LORD, will always treat me with kindness. Your love never fails. You have made us what we are. Don’t give up on us now!” Psalm 138:7-8 (CEV)
Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. Rom. 6:13 NLT
Kira, Ray MI
Psalm 139:13-14 ESV
For you formed my inward parts, you knitted me together in my mothers womb. I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
St. Louis. John 13:17 NIV Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them
“So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to Him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.” Romans 8:1-2 NLT
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7 NLT
Jennifer, Chattanooga
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
Amber Comeaux
Katy, TX
Luke 7:47 ESV
“Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven-for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.”
Midland, TX
Galatians 5:19-21 (HCSB)
Now the works of the flesh are obvious: adultery, sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, envy, murders, drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar, about which I tell you in advanceāas I told you beforeāthat those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Sandra, Rock Hill, SC
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
Psalm 91:4 NIV
Marcy T.
Euless, TX
“You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you step down to make me great”
Psalm 18:35 (NIV)
Big Rapids, MI
Proverbs 19:17 One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord, and He will repay him for his good deed. NASB
Natalie, Nesbit, MS, “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” Isaiah 26:3 (NIV)
Valerie, Louisville, KY
Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Psalm 121:4 NASB
Jen, Houston.
“Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.” Proverbs 8:10-11 (NIV)
Margie
Hilton Head Island, SC
Romans 8:35,37 (NIV ā84)
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ā¦37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
For I hold you by your right handāāØ
Ā Ā Ā I, the LORD your God.āØ
And I say to you,āØĀ Ā
Ā Ā āDonāt be afraid. I am here to help you.
Isaiah 41:13 NLT
Zakia. Clarksville, TN
“For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Heavenās Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth.” Isaiah 54:5 (NLT)
…the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints Ephesians 1:18 NKJV
Elisabeth, Bastrop, Tx
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death. Phillipians 3:10 KJV
Janae- Riverside, PA
1 Thessalonians 5:24 (NKJV)
“He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.”
Carla
Lake Park, Iowa
Commit your work to The Lord, and your plans will be established.
Proverbs 16:3 NRSV
Diana from Rogers, AR (soon to be Tulsa, OK). “For our present troubles are small and wonāt last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!” (2 Corinthians 4:17 NLT)
Heather, from Mckinney TX, “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” 2nd Timothy 1:7 (ESV)
“And now, dear children, continue in Him, so that when He appears we may be confident and
unashamed before Him at His coming.” 1John2:28
Melissa. Carmel, Indiana.
“And those who know your name, will put their trust in you;
For you, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.”
Psalm 9:10 (NKJV)
Quita
Trenton, TX
Jeremiah 9:23-24 KJV
Thus saith the LORD,
Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
neither let the mighty man glory in his might,
Let not the rich man glory in his riches:
but let him that glorieth glory in this,
that he understandeth and knoweth me,
that I am the LORD which excerise
loving kindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth:
for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
Emily S.~ Weatherford, TX ~ “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” ~ Romans 12:12 NIV
Keri Lee Robbins, from Las Vegas but visiting my best friend in the great state of TEXAS!!! Woohoo!!
“Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good and perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we may be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
James 1:16-20 NKJV
Mandi Bradford, Sand Springs, OK
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalms 19:14 NLT
Kathy Bryson
Albuquerque, NM
Psalms 143:8 NIV84
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
Kayla, Vancouver, Canada
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer” Psalm 19:14 (NLT)
Denise, San Antonio
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Romans 12:12 ESV
linda, tyler
But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
– Ps. 73:28 ESV
Sara, Sioux City
If I say “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me; Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
Psalm 139:11-12 NKJV
Amanda
Derby, KS
Exodus 14:14 NIV
The Lord will fight for you;
you need only to be still.
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.” -Matthew 20:28 [NLT]
Shannon, Mandeville, “The Lord will keep you from all harm – he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore” Ps. 121:7-8. TNIV
He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:5 NSAB
Lisa, from Huntsville, AL:
One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their king will pass through before them, the LORD at their head. — Micah 2:13, NIV 84
Teresa-Walla Walla “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5,6 NIV
Deidra – Waynesboro
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.
Isaiah 33:6 NIV
Ellen, Chattanooga, TN
That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:10 NLT
Knoxville, TN
“Work willing at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.” Colossians 3:23-24 NLT
Andrea, Burleson, TX:
“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Genesis 50:20 NIV
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.
Ephesians 1:17 (NIV)
Michelle, Watkinsville
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)
anna – kansas city
“You will show me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore”
psalm 16:11 NKJV