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
Bernadette Berens, Huntsville, AL
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” 1 John 5:4 NKJV
Janet, Holmes Beach, FL
My heart is steadfast, O God:
I will sing and make music with all my soul.
Psalm 108:1 NIV
Peggy – Schertz, Tx
“For you have shown me the way of life,
And you will fill me with the joy of your presence.”
Acts 2:28 – NLT
Sharon, Hamburg, NY
“When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” Proverbs 3:24 NLT
Katherine Chaney, Greenbrier, AR
These trials are only to test your faith, to see whether or not it is strong and pure. 1 Peter 1:7 TLB
Amy, Fairview, TN – 2 Timothy 1:7 HCSB “For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love and sound judgment.
My 4th verse!
Nkjv heather Trenton tx
And the word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the father full of grace and truth. John 1:14
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Alison P.
McComb, MS
Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Psalm 51:11 (NIV)
Amanda
Seagoville TX
James 1:22 CEV
Obey God’s message! Don’t fool yourselves by just listening to it.
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Psalm 50:15 KJV
JamieB
Corbin,ky
NLT Proverbs 15:30a A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health.
Psalms 23 NIV Bible The Lord is my Shepherd,I shall not want. He makeshift lie down I green pastures , he leads me beside quiet waters,he refreshes my soul. V 4 v 5v6Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Paige, Woodville, AL
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29 (NIV)
Ephesians 2:8 NAB “For by grave you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you, it is the gift of God.”
Emily, Cullman, AL
I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Psalm 27:13 NIV
Janie B, Poetry, TX
2 Cor 4:7
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
Hannah | Oklahoma City, OK
“For Christ Himself is our peace.” Ephesians 2:14, NLT
julie t., Fort Lauderdale, TX
“in your majesty ride out to victory defending truth, humility, and justice. go forth to perform awe-inspiring deeds.”
psalm 45:4 NLT
Christy, Ada, Ok
For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 AKJV
Anna, Grapevine, TX
“An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins”
Proverbs 29:22 NIV
Lindsay E in Houston TX.
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. We love, because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:18&19, New American Standard
But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper,whose hope is in the Lord their God. He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps his promise forever. He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down. The Lord loves the godly. Psalm 146:5-8 NLT
From DFW
Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. (Matthew 22:37, 38 NIV)
Oklahoma City, OK
Let all that I am praise the Lord; May I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.
Psalm 103:2-3 (NLT)
Heidi, Amarillo, TX
Trust int he Lord forever, for Jah, the Lord is the Rock eternal.
Isaiah 26:4
Tenda from Bellevue WA
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:8 (NIV)
Linda, Lufkin
“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
be with you all.”
2 Cor 13:14 NIV
Kristin, Columbia, MO
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in The Lord is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:58
NIV
Rhonda, Kalamazoo, MI
The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
Psalms 145:8
Lamentations 3:22-24
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.
Debbie, Katy, Tx
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
NIV
Candace, Houston, TX
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
NIV
Julie from Boyertown, PA
Colossians 1:13: “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.”
NKJV
cindy sacramento, calif
Nahum 1:7 The lord is good. when trouble comes he is a strong refuge. He knows everyone who trusts in him.
Patty from Northern Virginia: Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23
2 Corn 7:1 (NIV)
Let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God”
Adrienne
Lubbock, TX
Luke 1:4 NIV
“so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.”
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 (ESV)
Do not grieve for the joy of the LORD is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10c NIV
Lisa, Dripping Springs, Texas
1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin, and live unto righteousness; for by His stripes you were healed. NIV
Michelle, Walland, TN
For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death. 2 Cor 7:10 (NLT)
Nicole VandeLinde, Trinity, FL:
“To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy” (Jude 1:24 NIV)
“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him, endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2
so sorry I am late but I did memorize my verse on time!
Psalm 37:8-9 (HCSB)
Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret – it leads only to evil. For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
Emma – Adelaide, South Australia
“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 2:27 NIV
Riverview, Florida. Isaiah 41:10
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 rightous right hand.
NIV
Sydney, Arlington, VA
“Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.”
Psalm 16:1
ESV
Lori S from Elgin, TX
“Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;”
Matthew 10:37
NIV
2nd attempt to post
Ruth, Mount Pleasant “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,” Ephesians 3:20 NIV