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
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)
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.
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
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
Tiffany Fling Kansas City, KS
Psalm 141:3 NCV. Lord, help me control my tongue; help me be careful about what I say.
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.
Sally
Sour Lake Texas
oops forgot translation
Proverbs 3:5-6 (HCSB)
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
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.
OOPS – Daniel 2:20-22 NKJ
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
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.
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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.”
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
Peggy Stewart, from Michigan
Romans 6:6 HCSB
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!
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)
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.
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 tĆled az Ăr! 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)
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
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
Carlisle pa
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, âMy grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.â Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christâs power may rest on me. â 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 (NIV)
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)
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
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
“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)
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
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
Heather, Little Rock, AR
For I hold you by your right handâ I, the L ord your God. And I say to you, âDonât be afraid. I am here to help you. (Isaiah 41:13 NLT)
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)
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)
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
Gretchen, Kearney, MO
Fools find no pleasure in understanding, but delight in airing their own opinions. Proverbs 18:2 NIV
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
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.”
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.
Austin, Tx
I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your Word.
Psalm 119:16
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.
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
Stephanie-Amarillo,TX – I thank my God every time I remember you. Philippians 1:3 (NIV)
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
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)
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
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
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