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. 1001
    Leslie says:

    Leslie
    Wisner, La.

    “Let 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

  2. 1002
    Meredith says:

    Collierville TN

    For we walk by Faith, not by sight…
    2 Corinthians 5:7

  3. 1003
    Jennifer Robinson says:

    Jennifer, Dallas,”And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”Romans 8:28 NASB

  4. 1004
    MollyArnold says:

    Molly Arnold, Rochester, NY

    “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”
    Isaiah 26:3, NKJV

  5. 1005
    Kelly says:

    Kelly, Brentwood CA

    For He commands His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. Psalm 91:11 ESV

    (But I also like the NET translation:
    For He will order his angels to protect you in all you do.)

  6. 1006
    Beth Webster says:

    Waco, Texas
    “You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” Hebrews 10:36 NIV

  7. 1007
    Joretta Gorman says:

    Joretta, Waxahachie, TX

    “All your sons will be taught of the Lord; And the well-being of your sons will be great.”
    Isaiah 54:13, NASB

  8. 1008
    Angel says:

    Angel in MS
    Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled. Neither let them be afraid .
    John 14:27 ESV

  9. 1009
    Jackie says:

    Jackie, Mobile, AL.

    “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”
    John 15:7 NKJV

  10. 1010
    Shelly, Frisco, TX says:

    Count it all joy my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

    James 1:2-4 ESV

  11. 1011
    Mariposa says:

    Mariposa Sivage, Albuquerque New Mexico

    No temptation has siezed you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear but when you are tempted he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

    1 Cor 10:13 NIV

  12. 1012
    RaeLeen says:

    RaeLeen in Greenwood – In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and He answered by setting me free.

    Psalm 118:5 (NIV)

  13. 1013
    Brea Burelle says:

    Brea B. Gardendale, AL

    Let the Word of Christ-The Message-have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing, your heart out to God! Let every detail of your lives-words, actions, whatever-be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.

    Colossians 3:16-17 (The Message)

  14. 1014
    Cory O. says:

    Cory, Las Vegas

    Do not be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourself instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.

    1 Peter 3:3-4, NLT

  15. 1015
    Stefypie says:

    Stephanie, Lititz, PA
    “We’re depending on God; He’s everything we need. What’s more, our hearts brimg iwth joy since taken for our own His holy name. Love us, God, with all you’ve got – that’s what we’re depending on.”
    Psalm 33:20-22 MSG

    Grace, age 5
    “Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.”
    Luke 6:31 NASB

  16. 1016
    Stacy says:

    Stacy, Birmingham. he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will -Ephesians 1:5 (ESV)

  17. 1017
    Suzanne says:

    Suzanne Loveland CO. And He said to her,”Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in Peace. Your suffering is over. Mark 5:34 NLT

  18. 1018
    Sarah says:

    Sarah, from Orlando
    “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf; Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
    2 Corinthians 5:20-21 (NIV)

  19. 1019
    Kristen says:

    Kristen S
    Indianapolis, IN

    Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

    ~ Psalm 119:105 KJV

  20. 1020
    Lindsay E. says:

    Lindsay, Greenville, SC “Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. But the man who loves God is known by God.” (NIV) 1 Corinthians 8:1-3

  21. 1021
    Chris MacRae says:

    Chris, Seattle, WA

    2 Timothy 2:15 NIV
    Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

  22. 1022
    Kathleen says:

    Kathleen, Phoenix, AZ
    Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
    Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)

  23. 1023
    Delores says:

    Delores, Columbia,TH
    Psalm 32:8 NKJV
    I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go
    I will guide you with My eye.

  24. 1024
    Phyllis says:

    Phyllis Twilley -Salisbury, MD

    “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:2-3 NIV

  25. 1025
    Kathy Cupit says:

    Kathy Cupit
    Hazlehurst, MS

    Psalm 23:2 (KJV)

    He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

  26. 1026
    teresa says:

    Isaiah 40:28 “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

    29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.” KJV Teresa, Akron,

  27. 1027
    Chrissy B. from kings mtn Nc says:

    It is the blessing of The Lord that makes rich, And he adds no sorrow to it.
    Proverbs 10:22 NASB

  28. 1028
    Mary A, Belleville, ON, Canada says:

    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 (NIV)

  29. 1029
    Teresa says:

    Teresa, Edmond OK

    “Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth”. 1 John 3:18 NASB

  30. 1030
    Cindi Smyrna GA says:

    He fills my life with good things.
    My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!Psalm 103:5 NLT

  31. 1031
    Janice, Springville says:

    Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
    I Thessalonians 5:18 NLT

  32. 1032
    Sylvia says:

    Sylvia Georgetown TX
    Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see–how good God is. Blessed are you who run to him.
    Ps 34:8 The Message

  33. 1033
    Emily says:

    Emily, Elk Grove, CA

    The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray.
    1 Peter 4:7 NIV

  34. 1034
    Madeline Friend says:

    “I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural selves. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righetousness leading to holiness.” –Romans 6:19, NIV

    Madeline from Flagstaff, Arizona

  35. 1035
    Christy Bowen says:

    Christy, Whiteland, In

    “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.”
    Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV

  36. 1036
    Erin says:

    Erin
    Littleton, CO

    “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
    Galatians 5:1 NIV

  37. 1037
    Susan says:

    Susan, Overland Park, KS
    “I also pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you…” Eph. 1:18 (NIV 84)

  38. 1038
    Cindy Gandy says:

    Cindy Gandy
    Hazlehurst, MS

    Matthew 5:5 NIV

    Blessed are the meek,
    for they will inherit the earth.

  39. 1039
    Mandi says:

    Mandi in Oklahoma

    And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which He sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not, And houses full of all good things, which thou fillest not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Deut. 6:8-12KJV

  40. 1040
    Sherri smith says:

    Sherri Smith, Bellevue Nebraska

    Arise! For this matter is your responsibility, but we will be with you; be courageous and act.
    Ezra 10:4, NASB

  41. 1041
    Kim King says:

    Kim
    Guntersville, AL
    I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
    John 16:33 NLT

  42. 1042
    Stephanie says:

    Stephanie – Auburn, AL
    “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in Him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with His hand.” (Psalm 37:23-24, NIV)

  43. 1043
    Suzann Benson says:

    concerning His Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by HIS resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, Romans 1:3,4 ESV

    Suzann Benson
    Kingwood, WV

  44. 1044
    Pat says:

    Pat, Joshua TX

    Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing and perfect will of God”.

    Romans 12:2 HCSB

  45. 1045
    Dee Dee Walker says:

    Dee Dee, Smyrna, GA – “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

  46. 1046
    Shannon Olson says:

    Shannon Olson, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA
    Psalm 119:58 (NIV)
    I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.

  47. 1047
    Gail says:

    Gail, Phoenix, AZ
    Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. Ephesians 4:29 NLT

  48. 1048
    janelle c says:

    janelle c. from ocala, fl

    Moses answered the people “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverence the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” exodus 14:13-14 NIV

  49. 1049
    Judith says:

    Judith, Manhattan, KS

    Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 NIV

  50. 1050
    Kara, Streetsboro OH says:

    “The Lord preserveth the faithful…Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.” Psalms 31: 23-24 KJV

    (don’t have my Bible handy right now so I’m using a different version shown right on my coffee mug)

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