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
Jenni, Murray, KY
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Galatians 6:9 NKJV
Brittany. Columbia, sc
“Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day”
Psalm 91:5 NLT
Shelley, Springfield,, MO “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will aound in every good work. ” 2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV
Lori from Syracuse
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.
Ephesians 1:17-19 (NIV)
Katie Morris, Stamping Ground KY:
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
NIV
Rebecca, Portland, TX
Matthew 22: 37-38 NIV
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.
Columbus, Ohio “save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.” Jude verse 23 ESV
Laura, Minneapolis
“Do not neglect the gift you have which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you.”
– I Timothy 4:14, ESV
Janet
Bemus Point, NY
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV)
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
And in French :
2 Corinthiens 1:3-4 (Segond 21)
3 Béni soit Dieu, le Père de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, le Père plein de compassion et le Dieu de tout réconfort! 4 Il nous réconforte dans toutes nos détresses afin que nous puissions réconforter ceux qui se trouvent dans la détresse, grâce à l’encouragement que nous recevons nous-mêmes de la part de Dieu.
Tracie, Taylorville, IL
Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Psalm 15:1-2 KJV
Cathy
Lebanon, OH
James 1:5 NIV
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
Jo, Columbia MO.
Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. Micah 7:18 NIV
Kay Martin
Tupelo, MS
“The LORD is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him.” Lamentations 3:25 NIV
Courtney, Chicora. But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgement, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.” Jude 1:9 ESV
Denise
The Woodlands, Texas
Galations 3:29
And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
NKJV
Judy Heindl Cottageville, WV KJV
There is one body and one spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Trinna, Covington, “Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!” Luke 1:45 (NIV84)
Cody * Houston, TX
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”
Ephesians 6:10-12, ESV
Angela, Carlsbad nm
2 Timothy 1:7
For god did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self discipline.
NIV translation – “I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
Rebecca
Owasso OK
2 Peter 1: 5-7 NIV
“For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.”
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
Sally, St. Paul, “Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3, NIV
Natalia, Castle Pines CO. “When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is wise” Proverbs 10:19 (HCSB)
Tess
Cartersville, GA
1 Kings 18:37 ESV
“Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.”
Torrie, Grantsburg WI
Psalm 16:5-6 NIV
Lord , you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. (Psalm 16:5, 6 NIV)
Amber, Norman, OK
For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.
Hebrews 4:15, NASB
Cathy Pfeifer-Croken, St. Catherine’s, PEI:
“For God alone my sould waits in silence,
for my hope is from Him.”
Psalm 62:5 (NRSVCE)
Holly, Charlotte, NC
The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6 NIV
Ashley Sullens
Kings Mountain, NC
Psalm 27:1 (NASB)
The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense(stronghold) of my life; Whom shall I dread(afraid)?
(ESV) Psalm 57:2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,” who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 NIV
Tiffany
Muskogee, OK
The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him! (Exodus 15:2 NLT)
Nicole Bloomington, IL:
“Indeed, none who wait for you will be put to shame; they will be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.” Psalm 25:3 ESV
Shelli, Glen Allen, “You are precious in My eyes, and honored, and I love you.”
Isaiah 43:4A ESV
Carolyn, Dover “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.”
Psalm 139:7,8 NIV
Trish from Saginaw, TX
You know these things -now do them! That is the path of blessing.
John 13:17 (NLT)
Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)
“Don’t worry about anything.
Instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need and thank Him
For what He has done.
Then you will experience God’s peace
which exceeds anything we can understand.”
Dawn in Wausau, Wisconsin
God’s love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic, his purpose titanic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness nothing gets lost; Not a man, not a mouse, slips through the cracks.
Psalm 36:5-6 The Message
Jaime ~ Wilson, NC
I hit enter too soon. Please delete…So Sorry!!!
Israel 43:1-2
Now this is what The Lord says-
The One who created you,Jacob
And the One who firmed you, Israel-
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine
I will be with you when you pass through the waters, and when you pass through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. You will not be scorched when you walk through the fire and the flame will not burn you
Gwen, Kennesaw, GA
2 Thess. 3:5 – “Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.” (NKJV)
Sarah Ensor, Bracknell, UK
“Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings.”
Psalm 17:8
West Monroe, LA:
John 15:4 NIV
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
Stacy, Conway, WA. “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” Luke 1:45 NIV
Jaime ~ Wilson, NC
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my Rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 18:2 (NIV)
Christina, Longmont CO
The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. (Romans 8:6 NIV)
Rome, GA
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6 NKJV)
Karla
Sparta
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in teh church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV
Diane from Littleton, CO
Ephesians 1:21 NIV
…far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.