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
Joy D from JBER, Alaska
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)
Jody, Butler PA I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.] (John 16:33 AMP)
Ashlee, Roswell, Georgia – “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”. 2 Corinthians 5:21, NASB.
Sandy, Rock Hill SC
Find rest O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. Psalm 62:5,6 NIV
VanBuren, AR “Trust in The Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding; in all your ways, acknowledge Him & He will make your path straight. Prov 3: 5-6 NIV
Kristi from Clovis, California
Romans 12:12 NIV Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Lisa
Aurora, co
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. John 3:18 NIV
Tessa Pierce Nacogdoches TX
The Lord is good to those who WAIT for Him,
To the soul who SEEKS Him.
Lamentations 3:25 NKJV
Tiffany, Dallas, GA
Psalm 27:13
New Life Version (NLV)
13 I would have been without hope if I had not believed that I would see the loving-kindness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Charmaine, Miami, FL – “But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.” Jeremiah 17:7 NIV
Chester, VA : “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”. I Peter 4:10. NIV
Marie, Harrison.
“The Lord your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
“And whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do those things that are pleasing in his sight” I John 3:22 KJV
Tracy, Wilmington. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 ESV
Faith W.
Hartford, MI
” Where shall I go from your Spirit?Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there!If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!”
Psalm 139:7-8 ESV
Di, Cowpens, SC
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.”
I Corinthians 13:1 NIV
Dayla, Springfield, MO
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.
Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Stacy, Greenfield, Indiana
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NIV)
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. 2Cor 12:9. (NIV)
Christy from Cowpens, SC
So be content with who you are, and don’t put on airs. God’s strong hand is on you; he’ll promote you at the right time. Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 MSG
Asheville, N.C.
Jabez called on the God of Isreal saying “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border and that your hand might be with me and that you would keep me from hurt and harm”.
I Chronicles 4:9 NRSV
Cindy from Nevada, IA
“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 3:20 NLT
2 Cor 3:3 NIV You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
Missie, Marble Falls, TX
“The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy, the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.” Psalm 65:12,13 ESV
nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom. 8:39 ESV
Wendy from Colorado:
Psalm 27 A psalm of David. NLT
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—
so why should I be afraid?
The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger,
so why should I tremble?
2 When evil people come to devour me,
when my enemies and foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.
3 Though a mighty army surrounds me,
my heart will not be afraid.
Even if I am attacked,
I will remain confident.
4 The one thing I ask of the Lord—
the thing I seek most—
is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
delighting in the Lord’s perfections
and meditating in his Temple.
5 For he will conceal me there when troubles come;
he will hide me in his sanctuary.
He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
6 Then I will hold my head high
above my enemies who surround me.
At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy,
singing and praising the Lord with music.
7 Hear me as I pray, O Lord.
Be merciful and answer me!
8 My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.”
And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.”
9 Do not turn your back on me.
Do not reject your servant in anger.
You have always been my helper.
Don’t leave me now; don’t abandon me,
O God of my salvation!
10 Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the Lord will hold me close.
11 Teach me how to live, O Lord.
Lead me along the right path,
for my enemies are waiting for me.
12 Do not let me fall into their hands.
For they accuse me of things I’ve never done;
with every breath they threaten me with violence.
13 Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness
while I am here in the land of the living.
14 Wait patiently for the Lord.
Be brave and courageous.
Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.
Barb from Carlsbad, NM: “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. Eph. 3:20 NKJV
Jeanne, San Antonio, TX
Proverbs 8:17 NLT
I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me.
Tisha
Pilot Mtn, NC
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalms 23:1 (KJV)
Julie
Cypress, TX
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. (Ephesians 6:12, 13 NKJV)
I am the Lord, your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear. I will help you. Isaiah 14:13 NIV
Mandee from Gilbert, AZ
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
John 10:27 NIV84
Diann, Fernandina Beach, FL
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
Dyersburg, TN
Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.
I Peter 5:7 NIV
Ronda from Murfreesboro, TN
“And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 (HCSB)
Alicia, Riverton, Utah
John 8:34-36 ESV “Jesus answered them, ‘Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed'”
Terri Rubenstein of Morgantown, WV:
“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.” (Isaiah 55:8, 9 NIV84)
Claire, Arab, AL
“He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high” Hebrews 1:3, ESV
Emily Babb, Thibodaux, LA
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalms 73: 26, ESV
Bobbie Lutz
College Station, TX
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NET)
16 Always rejoice, 17 constantly pray, 18 in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Ashley, Kingwood, TX
“The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”
Exodus 14:14 NLT
Karen, Boerne, TX
He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all–how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? (Romans 8:32 NIV84)
Kris Timmons, Lee’s Summit, MO
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. Psalms 25:9, NIV
SUE O.~Hartland, MI
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39, (NAS)
Mandy Russell
Byram, MS
“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himdelf, take up his cross daily and follow me.”
Luke 9:23 NIV
Susan, Atlanta, GA
How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard. Hebrews 2:3 ESV
Deborah Nashville, TN
However, as it is written, “What no eye has seen,
 what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” the things God has prepared for those who love him-
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV)
“If I give everything to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I dont love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love.”
1 Corinthians 3:7
The Message
Marci, chas. SC.
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, (Titus 2:11, 12 NIV)
Mickie G, Arab, AL, Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation. 1 Peter 2:2, ESV