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. 3251
    Addison says:

    Addison Lee, Jackson, TN

    For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 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.
    Romans 8:38-39 (ESV)

  2. 3252
    Laurie Grove says:

    Laurie, Mt. Airy, NC – Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him.

  3. 3253
    DeAnne Willis says:

    DeAnne W. from Bothell, WA

    My soul, praise Yahweh, and all that is within me, praise His holy name. My soul, praise the Lord, and do not forget all His benefits. Ps. 103:1-2 HCS

  4. 3254
    Kay says:

    in Muscle Shoals, AL

    “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:2, 3 NIV

  5. 3255
    Tiffany Fling says:

    Tiffany Fling Kansas City, KS
    Psalm 141:3 NCV. Lord, help me control my tongue; help me be careful about what I say.

  6. 3256
    Sally Calentine says:

    Sally
    Sour Lake, Texas
    Proverbs 3:5-6

    Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; Think about Him in all your ways and He will guide you on the right path.

  7. 3257
    Melissa Bumpers says:

    Melissa, LaGrange,GA. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear,” Psalm 46:1-2a NIV

  8. 3258
    Patti from Blue Ridge says:

    1 Timothy 6: 6-7 NCV
    Serving God does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have. We brought nothing into the world, so we can take nothing out.

  9. 3259
    Laurie Grove says:

    OOPS – Daniel 2:20-22 NKJ

  10. 3260
    Pamela says:

    Pamela, Mechanicsville,VA. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior,
    and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:5 NIV

  11. 3261
    Deanna says:

    Deanna Collins – Frisco, TX
    Psalm 25:14 – NASB – The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him, and He will make them know His covenant.

  12. 3262
    Faye says:

    Faye, Ocala – “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”. Romans 15:13 NIV

  13. 3263
    Shannon Boyer says:

    Shannon Boyer from Houston, TX

    Rejoice always, Pray without ceasing. In all things give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. NKJ

  14. 3264
    Denise says:

    Denise, Hernando Beach, Fl
    And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 2 Timothy 2:24. NIV

  15. 3265
    Schel says:

    Schel, Bayou Vista “O Lord, your brought me up from the grave, you spared me from going down to the pit” – Psalm 30:3 (NIV)

  16. 3266
    Donna says:

    Donna, Huntersville,NC
    Blessed are those whose strength is in you,whose heart is set on pilgrimage. As they pass though the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength, til each appears before God in ZIon.
    Psalm 84: 5-7, TNIV

  17. 3267
    Melissa says:

    Melissa Davis
    Grand Junction, CO

    “Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.” Psalm 17:8 NIV

  18. 3268
    Rachel says:

    Rachel, Mount Carmel, PA
    Psalm 90:14, NIV
    “Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.”

  19. 3269
    Christene says:

    Christene from London, Canada
    Psalm 62:5-8, NLT
    Let all that I am wait quietly before God for my hope is in Him
    He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken
    My victory and honour comes from God alone
    He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me
    O my people, trust in Him at all times
    Pour out your heart to Him for God is our refuge

  20. 3270
    Peggy Stewart, says:

    Peggy Stewart, from Michigan
    Romans 6:6 HCSB

  21. 3271
    Janifer says:

    Janifer, Glen Burnie, MD
    Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV
    Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work. If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

  22. 3272
    Nancy D. says:

    Nancy D, Round Rock, TX
    “Then the word of The Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet: ‘I am The Lord God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for Me?'”
    Jeremiah 32:26-27 (NASB)

  23. 3273
    Peggy Stewart says:

    Peggy Stewart, Michigan
    Romans 6:6 HCSB

    For we know that our old self was crucified with Him
    in order that sin’s dominion over the body may be abolished, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin.

  24. 3274
    Livia says:

    Livia
    Wick, Scotland
    “He has showed you, O man, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
    To act justly and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly with your God.”
    Micah 6:8 (NIV 84)
    and in Hungarian
    “Ember, megmondta neked, hogy mi a jĂł, Ă©s hogy mit kĂ­vĂĄn tƑled az Úr! Csak azt, hogy Ă©lj törvĂ©ny szerint, törekedj szeretetre, Ă©s lĂ©gy alĂĄzatos Isteneddel szemben.”
    MikeĂĄs 6:8 Hungarian New Translation (NT-HU)

  25. 3275
    boomama says:

    Sophie – Birmingham, AL – “Only fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” 1 Samuel 12:24, ESV

  26. 3276
    susan ficken says:

    Susan, Fairview. For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. Hebrews 6:10

  27. 3277
    Gina Froment says:

    Carlisle pa
    Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 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 12:8-9 (NIV)

  28. 3278
    Tammy Mielke says:

    Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3 NIV84)

  29. 3279
    Susan says:

    Greenville, sc. If you really keep the royal law found in scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” You are doing right. James 2:8 NIV

  30. 3280
    Pam says:

    Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: Worship The Lord your God, and serve him only. Then the devil left him, and the angels came and attended him.

    Matthew 4:10&11
    NIV84
    Pam, Alexander City ,Al

  31. 3281
    Holly, Valparaiso, IN says:

    “The LORD is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one. The LORD protects me from all danger; I will never be afraid.” (Psalm 27:1 TEV)

  32. 3282
    Ann says:

    Psalm 25:15 New Living Translation

    My eyes are always on the Lord, for He rescues me from the traps of my enemies.

    Ann from Indiana

  33. 3283
    Valerie Finch says:

    Valerie, Warrensburg, MO
    “Love The Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5 HCSB

  34. 3284
    Heather says:

    Heather, Little Rock, AR
    For I hold you by your right hand— I, the L ord your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you. (Isaiah 41:13 NLT)

  35. 3285
    Kim says:

    Kim, Yorktown,VA

    If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.

    James 1:26 (NIV)

  36. 3286
    Karen says:

    Karen, Martinsville, NJ

    “Listen, listen to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare. Give ear, and come to Me; hear Me that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, My faithful love…”

    Isaiah 55:2b & 3 (NIV1984)

  37. 3287
    Lynda says:

    Lynda from Hot Springs Village, AR

    “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” John 14:27 ESV

  38. 3288
    Gretchen says:

    Gretchen, Kearney, MO

    Fools find no pleasure in understanding, but delight in airing their own opinions. Proverbs 18:2 NIV

  39. 3289

    Linda from Helena, MT: “Restore unto me the joy of my salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me.” Psalm 51:12 NIV

  40. 3290
    Lucinda Lewis says:

    John 16:33
    “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.”

  41. 3291
    Kathy Chitwood says:

    Kathy C Skidmore MO

    Psalm 63:1 ESV
    O God you are my God, earnestly I seek you, my soul thirsts for you as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

  42. 3292
    Crissy Kinley says:

    Austin, Tx

    I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your Word.
    Psalm 119:16

  43. 3293
    d says:

    Donna, Loganville, PA
    Deuteronomy 6:23 NIV
    But he brought us out from there to bring us in & give us the land that he promised on oath to our forefathers.

  44. 3294
    Kelsey Chute says:

    Kelsey, Damariscotta Maine

    “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” Hebrews 12:1 NAS

  45. 3295
    Stephanie Fretwell says:

    Stephanie-Amarillo,TX – I thank my God every time I remember you. Philippians 1:3 (NIV)

  46. 3296
    Candy says:

    Candy in St Louis. Find rest oh my soul in God alone; my help comes from him. 6 He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress. I will not be shaken. 7 My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Psalm 62:5-7 NIV

  47. 3297
    Chere Griffin says:

    Chere from Milner, GA
    O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
    Jeremiah 10:23 (NKJ)

  48. 3298
    Kelsey Chute says:

    I forgot to post scripture #3 if it’s not too late!

    Kelsey, Damariscotta, Maine

    “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.”

    Jeremiah 29:19 NAS

  49. 3299
    Ashley T says:

    Ashley T – Charlotte, NC “If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” I Corinthians 13:1 NASB

  50. 3300
    Kris Conant says:

    Kris Conant, Westbrook, Maine

    Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18 NIV

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