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.)Â 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
Vicki
Murfreesboro, TN
Psalm 32:8 (HCSB)
“I will instruct you and show you the way to go;
with My eye on you, I will give counsel.”
Hilary from Langley, BC, Canada, says:
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”
Deut. 6:5 (NIV)
Karen from Orlando, FL
Isaiah 40:28-31 NIV
“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God,the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Erin, Charlottesville. “Fully satisfied and assured that God was able and mighty to keep His word and to do what He had promised.” (AMP)
Nell Gallatin, TN
So that as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:21 ESV
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23 ESV
He loved because He first loved us.
1 John 4:19 (niv)
Lenna, York NE
Let love be your guide. Christ loved us
and offered his life for us as a sacrifice
that pleases God. (Ephesians 5:2 CEV)
Susan B – Chapin SC
But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don’t be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the Good News and fully carry out the ministry God has given you. 2 Timothy 4:5 NLT
Emily Linhardt, Olathe, KS
Sonya, Frisco TX
“For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)
The Sunshine State
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (Philippians 4:8 ESV)
Linda, Mandeville, LA
“What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
Romans 8:31 (NIV)
Kristen, Denver” “Now may the Lord direct my heart into the love of God and the patience of Christ.” 2 Thessalonians 3:5, NKJV
Michelle, Frisco Tx
Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV
Holley Richardson, Atlanta, Georgia
“For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.”
Romans 8:7-8, ESV
Lisa, Andalusia
âYou are my witnesses,â declares the Lord , âand my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. (Isaiah 43:10 NIV84)
Rachel, Simpsonville, SC
“This is real loveânot that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.”
-John 4:10, NLT
Emily Linhardt, Olathe, KS âTherefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe youâyou of little faith? So do not worry, saying, âWhat shall we eat?â or âWhat shall we drink?â or âWhat shall we wear?â For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Matthew 6:25-34, NIV
Sabrina
Morristown, Tennessee
I said to myself, âRelax and rest. God has showered you with blessings. Soul, youâve been rescued from death; Eye, youâve been rescued from tears; And you, Foot, were kept from stumbling.â Psalm 116:7-8 The Message
Shirley Barry, Mooresville, NC
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her! Luke 1:45 NIV
Debbie, Fuquay-Varina, NC
Isaiah 41:13 (NKJV)
For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Christine in Columbus, GA
Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, âchildren of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.â Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. Phil 2:14-16 NIV
Emily Mechanicsville, VA
So Let’s agree to use all our energy in getting along with each other. Help others with encouraging words; Don’t drag them down by finding fault. Romans 14:19 the Message
Imogene, Austin,TX
“Show proper respect to everyone;Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God,honor the king.” i Peter 2:17, NIV
Shera. Lynchburg, VA. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23. NIV
Heather, concord NH
1 Timothy 4:12 “don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you teach, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.”
(NLT)
Andrea from Norman, OK:
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situtation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6, NIV
Barb, Urbandale, IA
Above all, my brothers, do not swear-not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your “Yes” be yes, and your “no”, no, or you will be condemned. James 5:12 (NIV 84)
Ebony, Philadelphia
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
Galatians 5:22-24 NIV
1 Peter 1:13
Be Holy
13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
Katie West, Augusta, Ga: I desire to do your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart. Ps. 40:8 NIV
Tori; The Woodlands, TX
Isaiah 41:13 (NIV)
For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Michele, Ca
Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 4:24 NASB
Michelle
Greenville, TX
“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.”
acts 2:28 niv
“You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.”
“… They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor.”
Isaiah61:3 (end) NIV
amy in Indiana “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 NIV
Ashlie, Yukon, OK
“For I hold you by your right hand- I, the LORD your God, and I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.’ ”
Isaiah 41:13 NLT
Laura, Houston: “The Lord always keeps his promises to the living and the dead.” Ruth 2:20 (TEV)
Kim from Cincinnati, OH
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
Allison from Cincinnati, OH
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
Tina; Waxahachie, TX
” You crown the year with your bounty,
and your carts overflow with abundance.”
Psalm 65:11 (NIV)
Leigh, Woodway, TX
Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
 for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;Â you are exalted as head over all.
1 Chronicles 29:11 (NIV)
Bobbie Puckett Ft. Worth, Texas
Psalm 117:2 NIV
Great is Your love towards me, O Lord. Your faithfulness endures forever. Praise You, Lord
Gwen Burdine, Jacksonville Beach FL
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11 ESV)
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
Proverbs 15:1 NIV
Tami, Mansfield, TX
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7 NIV)
Ashley from Knoxville, TN
“Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.” Gal. 6:9-10
Kalee, Fort Worth
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,
the fruit of the womb a reward. Psalm 127:3 ESV
“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you except to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, and to worship the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul?” Deut. 10:12 HCSB