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
Emily, Topeka, Kansas
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it-he will be blessed in what he does.
James 1:22-25 (NIV)
Chandel, in Thailand.
But you, Oh Lord, are a shield around me, you are my glory, the one who holds my head, high. Psalms 3:3.
Needing God to be that shield…………..
Beth, Edmond
John 16:33 NIV “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Abbie, Villa Rica, GA
Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. Psalm 8:1, NIV
Jessie Hurst
New Palestine, IN
Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV)
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Julie,Warner Robins,Ga Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for mankind,for He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. Psalm 107:8,9 NIV
Shannon, Columbia,SC
“Rend your heart
and not your garments.
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in love,
and he relents from sending calamity.”
Joel 2:13 (NIV)
“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.”
Matthew 10:16,ESV
Krista, Blacksburg, Va
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
NAS
Christina, Fort Worth
Above all, love each oterh deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8
Julie, Fishers
“And whatever you do whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17 NIV
Amanda Porter. Lubbock, Texas.
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (Ephesians 4:15, 16 NIV)
I’m posting 2 because I was behind from week 2. Time to catch up!
Heather from Florence, SC: “He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed-the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.” -Romans 4:17 (NIV)
Cindy
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Psalm 91:3-4 NIV
Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
Not only that, be also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance… Romans 5:3
Cathy, Fridley,Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Colossians 4:5-6 NIV
I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13 NAS
Amy Austin,TX “The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14 NIV
Erin Sheldon
Savannah, GA
“Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand…how wide, how long, how high and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ though it is too great to understand fully. Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” Ephesians 3:17-19,20 NLT
Stephanie
Woodward, OK
James 1:22
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
Stephanie Solomon, Morgantown, WV
Mark 9:23 (ESV)
And Jesus said to him, “If you can! All things are possible for one who believes.”
Jamie from Suwanee
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. (James 1:5, 6 NLT)
Joey Lynn, Las Vegas, NV
Romans 15:13 (NIV)
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Stacey, McKinney, TX
Psalm 27:1
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? NIV
Megan; Goodlettsville, TN
“Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.” -2 Corinthians 1:9 (NIV)
Bethany Trent, Harrisburg, NC
“Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you. Surely I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 NAS
Lisa Riley from Sussex, WI
The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Psalm 27:33 (NLT)
Lauren, Charlotte, NC. “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.” (James 1:19, 20 NIV)
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
James 1:2-3, NIV
Andrea S. from Fresno, CA “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord , plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11 ESV)
Rhonda
Winchester, KY
For God has not given us a spirit if timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7
2.Consider it pure joy, brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds 3.because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
James 1:2-3 NIV
Celeste, Laguna Niguel, CA
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, (Ephesians 5:25, 26 ESV)
Amy, Springfield
I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” Lamentations 3:24 (NIV)
Caroline, Houston, TX
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the defense of my life;
Whom shall I dread?
Psalm 27:1 NASB
Daphne, AL
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels,proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
1 Timothy 3:16 ESV
Leslie from Elkhart, IN
Isaiah 41:10 NKJV
Fear not for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Jennifer, Avera, GA
“For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” Acts 4:20 KJV
Carolyn, Williamston, MI
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Romans 15:4, NIV
Sandie from Red Deer
In those days that you pray,
I will listen.
If you look for me wholeheartedly,
you will find me.
Jeremiah 29:12-13 NLT
Mandy, Bastrop
Then Jesus said “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light. Matthew 11:28-30. NLT
Mary, Maddie, Mallory – Wichita falls, tx
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.”. Proverbs 3:3 (niv)
Jennifer, Granby, CO
“He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire, he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.”
Psalm 40:2~ NIV
Rachel~Las Vegas
“Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow,
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.” Isaiah 1:18 ESV
Regina, Tallahassee,FL
For by one offering he hath perfected forever them that are sanctified.
Hebrews 10:14
Michelle, Minot, ND
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
Proverbs 31:26 ESV
Susan in Decatur, IL
So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Lindy I. White of Oklahoma City
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
PSA 19:14, NIV
Leah from Rochester, NY
“For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.” Psalm 33:4-5, NIV
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together 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. Psalms 139:15-16 NIV