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. 6601
    Marilyn Yarbrough says:

    Marilyn Gadsden. Al

    And he began to teach saying. Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those that mourn for they will be comforted.
    Matt 6: 3-4 NIV

  2. 6602
    Dawn Ramirez says:

    What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Does that kind of faith save anyone? James 2:14 NLT

  3. 6603
    Michele O. says:

    ‘Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power’ Ephesians 6:10(NIV). Michele O. Raleigh NC

  4. 6604
    Kelly says:

    Kelly, The Hills, Tx. For you created my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully & wonderfully made; your works are wonderful; I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven tougher in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:13-16 NIV

  5. 6605
    Emily says:

    Emily from Ooltewah, TN
    Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. Ephesians 4:26 (ESV)

  6. 6606
    Gina Tompkins says:

    Gina Tompkins, Tulsa OK Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love. 1 Corinthians 16:13,14 NIV

  7. 6607
    Bonnie Jean says:

    Bonnie J. Faile
    Livingston, AL
    “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.”
    Eph. 4:32 NASB

  8. 6608
    Lindsay Garlington says:

    Lindsay Garlington-Bend, Oregon

    “Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”

    James 4:14 (NIV)

  9. 6609
    Sarah Vint says:

    Sarah Vint
    Ames, IA

    Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. –Psalm 51:10 NIV

  10. 6610
    Laura says:

    Laura R., Gonzales, LA

    “and to know this love that surpasses knowledge–that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Eph. 3:19 NIV

  11. 6611
    Rose Marie says:

    Psalm 118:1 – Oh, give thank to the LORD for He is GOOD! NKJV

  12. 6612
    Loretta says:

    1 Peter 5:6-7
    Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (NIV)

  13. 6613
    Denise Marcelle says:

    Burlington, VT

    May He grant the dreams of your heart and see your plans through to the end. Psalm 20:4 The Voice

  14. 6614
    Carole Wheeler says:

    Carole, Chester, VA

    Philippians 4:4-7

    Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.(NIV ’84)

  15. 6615
    Barbara Phaup says:

    Barbara, Tomball:
    “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 (NIV)

  16. 6616
    Laura says:

    Laura

    Auburn, Al

    I Corinthians 6:20

    For God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
    (NLT)

  17. 6617
    Melissa J says:

    Melissa J from Houston, TX

    Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
    For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you; plans to give you hope and a future.”

  18. 6618
    Pat W says:

    Pat W. green bank, wv.
    I’d rather be led by His nail-pierced hand.

  19. 6619
    Paula says:

    Paula, Atlanta Tx
    For there is not a word on my tongue,
    But behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
    Psalm 139:4

  20. 6620
    Glennell Strawn says:

    Glennell Buda, Tx.

    Psalm 103:2

    Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits –

  21. 6621
    Kathy LaPlante says:

    Kathy from Richmond, VA

    Proverbs 17:17 NIV
    A friend loves at all times.

  22. 6622
    Mary Nell Morton says:

    Mary Nell, Colorado Springs: “The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6 NKJV Holy Spirit control my mind.

  23. 6623
    Sandy Elrod says:

    Sandy from Centennial, CO. “Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.”
    Psalm 27:14 NASB

  24. 6624
    Beccy says:

    Beccy, Abilene, tx
    You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosened my sackcloth and girded me with gladness.
    Psalm 30:11 ESV

  25. 6625
    Denise Marcelle says:

    Burlington, VT

    Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 NLV

  26. 6626
    Gwen Holmes says:

    Waco TX “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me, and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.” –Galatians 2:20 NKJ

  27. 6627
    Cindy Walker says:

    Cindy, Beaumont TX: So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:11 NKJV

  28. 6628
    Melody Argueta says:

    Melody, Cleburne, TX
    “For God has not given us a spirit of fear or timidity, but of power, love and self-control.” 2 Timonthy 1:7

  29. 6629
    Rebecca T. says:

    “ The Lord has blessed you because you believed that he will keep his promise.” Luke 1:45 (CEV)

  30. 6630
    Annissa Giesbrecht says:

    St. Catharines Ontario CANADA

    Psalm 32:8 NIV
    I will instruct you and teach you in the ways you should go, I will counsel you with my loving eye upon you.

  31. 6631
    Stephanie Bandy says:

    Stephanie B – Springfield, MO

    “Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. ” Deuteronomy 11:18-19 NKJV

  32. 6632
    Crystal Parks says:

    Crystal, NC, “Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.” Jeremiah 29:12 NIV

  33. 6633
    Jennifer Ruttan says:

    Jennifer Fishers, Indiana

    Psalm 119:10-11 NIV

    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.

  34. 6634
    Lauren Bain says:

    Lauren, San Marcos Tx. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Cor. 12:9 NIV

  35. 6635
    Sandy Elrod says:

    Sandy From Centennial, CO “Now to Him who is able to do
    exceeding abundantly beyond all that we can ask or think, according to the power that works within us” Eph. 3:20 NASB

  36. 6636
    Kathy Christensen says:

    Kathy, Lincoln

    My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

    James 1:19
    NIV 2011

  37. 6637
    Victoria M says:

    Victoria M
    Greenbrier AR

    Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord . “Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it. (Jeremiah 5:22 NIV84)

  38. 6638
    Denise Marcelle says:

    Burlington, VT

    Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never be hungry. He who puts his trust in me will never be thirsty. John 6:35 NLV

  39. 6639
    Ryan says:

    Isaiah 43:1 – ESV

    “But now, o Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. Oh Israel, the One who formed you says ‘do not be afraid for I ransomed you, I have called you by name, you are mine.”

  40. 6640
    Dana says:

    Dana from Waterford, Ohio

    (1 Thessalonians 5:17) NIV

    Pray continually

  41. 6641
    Hilary says:

    Hilary, Buffalo, NY

    Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your path straight

    Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV

  42. 6642
    Teresa says:

    Create in me a clean heart, O God, Renew a loyal spirit in me. PS 51:10 (NLT)

  43. 6643
    Lahoma Kinsey says:

    Psalm 27:1 NIV
    The Lord is my light and my salvation–whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life–of whom shall I be afraid?

  44. 6644
    Ola says:

    Ola, Woodbridge, …to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night. Psalm 92:2 (ESV)

  45. 6645
    Sandy Elrod says:

    Sandy From Centennial Colorado says, “I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel and afterward you will take me into glory.”
    Psalm 73:23-24 NIV

  46. 6646
    Kathy S says:

    Kathy S – New Albany, OH
    Psalm 31:24 NASB
    Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord.

  47. 6647
    Heather Plizga - Rochester, MN says:

    Job 36:15 (NLT)
    By way of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity.

  48. 6648
    Letsroll says:

    Janice, Tulsa. Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and wisdoms in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world. James 1:27 (HCSB)

  49. 6649
    Natasha Smith says:

    Natasha S, Pearland

    For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
    2 Timothy 1:7 NIV

  50. 6650
    Sandy Elrod says:

    Sandy From Centennial, CO. “Thou wilt make known to me the path of life; In Thy presence is fulness of joy, In thy right hand there are pleasures forever.” Psalm 16:11 NASB

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