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
Kristi, White Pigeon, Michigan – Psalm 119:33-34 “God, teach me lessons for living so I can stay the course. Give me the insight so I can do what you tell me – my whole life one long obedient response.” The Message
Kara, Chico CA
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? Psalm 27:1 NIV
Ande S Corryton Tn
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, there with to be content.
Philippians 4:11
KJV
Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.
Romans 8:5 NLT
Vicki
Longview, WA
Wendy, Sedalia MO
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
-Proverbs 11:2 (NIV)
Trish, Dublin, OH
Psalm 103:4 NLT
He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies.
Shirley from Rockwall, TX
“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 NKJV
Jacci from Denver
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us. Not become of the righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3:5-7 (NIV)
Kristi Ensminger, from Campbellsville, KY
John 4:34- ESV
“Jesus said to them, ‘My food is to do the will of the One who sent me and to accomplish His work.'”
You shall follow the Lord you God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, and cling to Him.
Deuteronomy 13:4
NASB
Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.
Ps. 139:4 NIV
Patti, Monument, Colorado
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart. I Timothy 1:5 NIV
Sandy, Lexington, KY
“The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers him.” Psalm 34:7 (NIV)
Carol, Santa Maria, CA Hebrews 12:14 NIV, “Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the LORD.”
Evelyn
Watertown, MA
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7; NIV)
Anna, Alabama
Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek The Lord: look to the rock from which you were cut, & to the quarry from which you were dug. Look to Abraham your father, & to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain. When I called him, he was only one; I blessed him & made him many.” Isaiah 51:1-2, HCSV
Natalie, Houston, TX
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:10 NIV
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Galatians 6:2-3 (NIV)
Psalm 145:18-19 NIV
The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him. He hears their cries and saves them.
Chelsey from Troy, MI
From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:16-17 ESV
Rev. 15:3-4 ESV
And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and amazing are Your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Tina – Cleveland, TN
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. (Hebrews 12:11 NIV)
Mikala, Boston,
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
1 Timothy 6:6 KJV
Dianna, St. Louis, MO
“Now to him wo is able to do immesasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” Ephesians 3:20 NIV
Regina in Salado, TX
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps not record of wrongs.
6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8a (NIV)
Amy, Haskell – Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you. (Psalms 89:14 ESV)
All your children shall be taught by The Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children. Isaiah 54:13 ESV
“These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33 NASB
Happy are the people whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. (Psalms 84:5 HCSB)
Roni ~ Demopolis, AL
“For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity concealed from My eyes.” Jeremiah 16:17 NASB
Lisa, Mauldin, SC
“Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead you live under God’s grace.” Romans 6:14 (NLT)
Kim Safina
Los Osos, California
Be Still, and know that I am God:
I will be exhalted among the nations,
I will be exhalted in the earth.
Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
Amber Moon, Lincolnton, NC
“Don’t sin by letting anger gain control over you. Think about it overnight and remain silent.” – Psalm 4:4 (NLT)
Jamie – Michigan
“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus”
Romans 15:5niv
Jaime Turner from Nederland, Texas
“Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” ~Psalm 37:1-4 (NIV)
San Ramon
“I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken, for He is right beside me.” ~ Psalm 16:8 NIV
Trish West Linn, Oregon
“For nothing is impossible with God”
Luke 1:37 NIV
Kay, Hermann, MO 2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV)
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.”
Becca, TN
“Cast your burden on the Lord,
and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.”
Psalm 55:22 (HCSB)
Eucha, OK
The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 NKJV
Cindy K, Rock Hill, SC
Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.
Psalm 105:4 (NIV 2011)
But those who wait on the LOrd, Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles; They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 NKJV
Romona, East Alton
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. 1 John 4:15(NIV)
Kathleen Saint Joseph, Michigan
John 4:24
God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
HCSB
Katie Melton from Loganville, GA
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,”
Ephesians 3:20 ESV
Buffi from Mission, TX
“Everything is permissible”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible”—but not everything is constructive.
1 Corinthians 10:23 NIV84
6d I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.*. Philippians 1:6. Nab
Tracey Moyers from Loganville, GA
Psalm 19:14 from 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.”
Elisabeth
Modesto, Ca
For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory.
(Psalms 32:7 NLT)
Wewe ndiwe kinga yangu; wewe wanilinda katika taabu. Umenijalia shangwe za kukombolewa.
[Because I’m learning Kiswahili]
Eniola
Madrid, Spain
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3:4-7 (NIV)