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. 1651
    Janelle Lang says:

    Janelle, WBP, FL:

    For we do not have an enduring city here; instead, we seek the one to come. Therefore, through Him let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of our lips that confess His name.

    Hebrews 13:14-15 HCSB

  2. 1652
    Kelly says:

    Kelly, Auburn, AL – “Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exhalted amoung the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 NASB

  3. 1653
    JoAnne Timothy says:

    JoAnne; Deville, Louisiana

    Matthew 11:12 (NIV 1984) “From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.”

  4. 1654
    Amy Hawk says:

    Amy Hawk, Hood River, OR, “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever — do not abandon the works of your hands.” Psalm 138:8, NIV84

  5. 1655
    Vicki Williams says:

    Ephesians 2:1-3 (am memorizing Ephesians)
    And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience–among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

  6. 1656
    Jana Imler says:

    Jana from San Angelo, TX.
    Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35, NIV

  7. 1657
    Lorain says:

    Lorain in Rathdrum, ID

    She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.

    Proverbs 31:13 NIV

  8. 1658
    Lauren says:

    Lauren from Demopolis, AL: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1,2 ESV

  9. 1659
    Julia says:

    Julia
    Ft Worth, Texas

    Matthew 5:6
    Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.

    NIV

  10. 1660
    Sharon says:

    Sharon Lititz, PA

    Psalm 63:8 KJV

    My soul followeth hard after thee, thy right hand upholdeth me.

  11. 1661
    Kathy Penner says:

    Isaiah 55:8-9NIV “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

  12. 1662
    Kathy says:

    Kathy, Danvers

    Lamentations 3:21-23 NIV
    Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:
    Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed,
    for His compassions never fail.
    They are new every morning;
    great is Your faithfulness.

  13. 1663
    Candy Seale says:

    Candy; La Grange, Texas
    But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk
    I Corinthians 7:17 KJV

  14. 1664
    Jenny says:

    Jenny; Kelowna, BC
    Matthew 6:34 The Message

    Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.

  15. 1665
    Denise says:

    Denise
    Lenexa, KS
    Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified…for
    the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.
    Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV

  16. 1666
    Rachel says:

    Rachel, Fairland, IN
    “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.See if there is any offensive way in me,
    and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 NIV

  17. 1667
    Alicia says:

    Alicia, OKC

    You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander and filthy language from your lips.

    Colossians 3:7-8
    NIV

  18. 1668
    Natalie Johnson says:

    Natalie Johnson; Leesburg, GA; “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 NIV

  19. 1669
    Kylie says:

    Kylie, Wichita, KS “Listen carefully to my words. Do NOT lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart. For they bring life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.” Proverbs 4:20b-22 (NLT)

  20. 1670
    Sarah G says:

    Sarah, Truman MN

    His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
    2 Peter 1:3 NIV

  21. 1671
    Chantel says:

    Chantel; Watson, LA; Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34, NIV

  22. 1672
    Beth Schwartz says:

    Beth, Lititz, PA

    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

  23. 1673
    Karin says:

    Karin from Clinton, NJ

    But he said to me, “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

  24. 1674
    Marky says:

    Marky – Pocatello, ID – Hebrews 11:1
    “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” NRSV

  25. 1675
    Laura says:

    Laura from Souderton, PA:
    This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.”
    Isaiah 30:15 (NIV)

  26. 1676
    Lisa Kreutzer says:

    Lisa,Wichita KS
    For I am Lord of your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13

  27. 1677
    Emili says:

    Emili milwakee WI, Psalm 112:7 -8 “He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.”

  28. 1678
    Patti Simmons Grapevine TX says:

    but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. (Philippians 2:7 ESV)

  29. 1679
    Katelyn Chalker says:

    Kate chalker
    highland , california
    2 corinthians 10:5 ESV
    we destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God and take every thought captive to obey Christ

  30. 1680
    Diane says:

    Diane; Charleston, IL
    “If you are being foolish, exalting yourself, or if you are devising evil, put a hand over your mouth! For pressing milk produces curds, pressing a nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.”

    Proverbs 30:31-32 RSV

  31. 1681
    Karen says:

    Karen

    Houston, TX

    Commit to The Lord all that you do and you will succeed.

    Proverbs 16:3, NIV

  32. 1682
    Mary Ellen says:

    Everyone who hears these words of Mine and puts them into practice is like a wise [woman]who built [her] house on the rock. Matt.7:24 (NIV)

  33. 1683

    Lizzie Smiley, San Antonio Siestas
    “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” -James 1:5 NIV84

  34. 1684
    Angela says:

    Angela, Warsaw
    The meat of their fellowship offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day it is offered; they must leave none of it till morning. Leviticus 7:15 (NIV)

  35. 1685

    Heather, Shokan, New York

    Do not be wise in your own eyes, fear the LORD and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh and strength to your bones.

    NKJV Proverbs 3:7-8

  36. 1686
    Karen says:

    Karen, Carmel, IN
    Psalm 37: 2-3 NIV
    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.

  37. 1687
    Jordan E. Denver, CO says:

    Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.
    Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.
    Phil 2:3, NIV

  38. 1688
    Gloria Haynes says:

    Gloria Haynes, Shreveport, LA

    “Commit your work to The Lord, and your plans will be established.”
    Proverbs 16:3 ESV

  39. 1689
    Christa says:

    Psalm 16:2
    I say to The Lord, “You are my Lord, apart from you I have no good thing!”
    TNIV

  40. 1690
    Sabrina says:

    Sabrina
    Lincoln, Nebraska

    Proverbs 16:3 New Living Translation

    Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.

  41. 1691
    Dana Hanson says:

    Dana, Shawnee, KS,
    If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
    James 1:5 NIV

  42. 1692
    Linda Williams says:

    Linda from Tomball, TX “Let every detail in your lives–words, actions, whatever–be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.” Colossians 3:17 (The Message)

  43. 1693
    Corley says:

    Corley in Conway, AR:
    “For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.” 2 Timothy 1.7
    From the Great Forsake and Take! 🙂

  44. 1694
    Leslie says:

    Leslie, Spartanburg, SC, Psalms 66:20 “Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!” NIV

  45. 1695
    Pam J. says:

    Pam, Corydon, Indiana
    “Be earnest and unwearied and steadfast in your prayer (life), being (both) alert and intent in (your praying) with thanksgiving.”
    Colossians 4:2
    Amplified

  46. 1696
    Cindy Miller says:

    Cindy, Nashville, TN
    “I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13 NIV

  47. 1697
    Mary Ann says:

    Mary Ann Columbia Mo Deuteronomy 6:23ESV
    And He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in and give us the land that He swore to give our fathers.

  48. 1698
    Melissa says:

    Melissa, Conway, AR

    “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out out selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:1-4 (NIV)

  49. 1699
    Bette Eckel says:

    Danville, PA

    Casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you.

    IPeter 5:7 KJV

  50. 1700
    Kathleen Watkins says:

    Kathleen Watkins Ga
    “You will know that I am the Lord when I deal with you for my name’s sake and not according to your evil ways and corrupt practices.” Ezekiel 20: 44 NIV

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