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.

 

 

Share

Tags:

6,788 Responses to “2013 Siesta Scripture Memory Team: Verse 4!”

If you'd like your own pic by your comment, go to Gravatar.com. Click the first button "Get your gravatar today ->", and it will walk you through a simple process to select a picture.

Comments:

  1. 3651
    Tamara says:

    Tamara, Katy, “I say then: Walk by the Spirit and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” Galatians 5:16 NKJV

  2. 3652
    Tina says:

    Tina, Cincinnati, Romans 12:2 (NIV)
    Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

  3. 3653
    Elizabeth Drew says:

    Liz, Michigan

    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.

    Ephesians 3:20 NIV

  4. 3654
    Pam says:

    Pam, Sioux Falls, SD

    “I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,”

    Ephesians 3:16
    NIV

  5. 3655
    Allie says:

    Allie, south pasadena ca

    Rather clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. romans 13:14 nrsv

  6. 3656
    Crystal says:

    Crystal, San Antonio
    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 1984)

  7. 3657
    Ashley Jenkins says:

    Ashley from Ann Arbor, Michigan

    I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
    Psalm 9:1 NIV 84

  8. 3658
    Pam says:

    Pam.. Campbellsburg In.
    Oh Lord our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth ! Psalm 8;9
    NSFL NKJ

  9. 3659
    Kayla says:

    Kayla – MedellĂ­n, Colombia

    Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered
    Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him
    and in whose spirit is no deceit
    When I kept silent my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long
    For day and night your hand was heavy upon me
    my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer
    Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity
    I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”
    and you forgave the guilt of my sin
    Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you while you may be found
    Surely when the mighty waters rise they will not reach him
    You are my hiding place
    You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance

    Psalm 32:1-7 (NIV)

  10. 3660
    Maria says:

    Maria from Louisville

    I sought the LORD, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

    Psalm 34:4, NASB

  11. 3661
    Loretta says:

    Loretta
    Murrayville, Ga

    I put all my hope in the Lord. He leaned down to me;he listened to my cry for help.
    Psalm 40: 1 CEB

  12. 3662
    Katalla says:

    Katalla from Fairbanks, AK
    And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insigh,
    Philippians 1:9 NIV

  13. 3663
    Kimberly Striplin says:

    Kimberly, Bloomburg TX.
    I sought The Lord, and he answered me;
    He delivered me from my fears. Psalm 34: 4 NIV

  14. 3664
    Leah Bush says:

    Driftwood, TX

    My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.

    2 Corinthians 12:9, NIV

  15. 3665
    Karen Wondercheck says:

    Karen from Chandler, AZ

    “You are the God who performs miracles, you display your power among the peoples.”

  16. 3666
    Juliette Brians; Hollister, CA says:

    Philippians 2:2 NIV complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

  17. 3667
    Stacy Featherston says:

    Stacy from Searcy, Arkansas

    “Be strong and courageous; don’t be terrified or afraid of them. For it is The Lord your God who goes with you; He will not leave you or forsake you”
    Deut 31:6 (HCSB)

  18. 3668
    Karina says:

    Karina in Independence,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

  19. 3669
    Jackie Turner says:

    Sarnia ON Canada

    “Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!” Luke 1:45 NIV

  20. 3670
    Barb says:

    Barb, Prescott Valley, AZ Isaiah 54:13 (ESV) (Beth’s verse 1/15/13):
    “All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the *peace of your children.”

    *Peace > Shalom > Restored Relationship

  21. 3671
    Cori Maffett says:

    Cori Maffett, West Palm Beach, FL

    Isaiah 33 NIV
    LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.

  22. 3672
    Rhonda says:

    Don’t be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.
    Romans 12:2

  23. 3673
    Suzy Adams says:

    Suzy, Wheelersburg, OH – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5 NIV

  24. 3674
    Barb says:

    Barb, Kentwood MI

    “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her”

    Luke 1:45 NIV

  25. 3675
    Susan Knowles says:

    Susan Knowles,Bradenton, FL
    But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.
    Jeremiah 17:7 NLT

  26. 3676
    Emily Miller says:

    Emily Miller, Greensburg, LA

    I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
    Proverbs 8:17 NIV

  27. 3677
    Stephanie Warren says:

    Stephanie Warren
    Chesapeake, VA
    “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” (Proverbs 15:1 NIV)

  28. 3678
    Debbie says:

    Debbie, Gastonia
    Prov 2: 1-2 (NIV)
    My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding –

  29. 3679
    Tajuana says:

    Tajuana ~ Texas

    When you pass through the
    waters,
    I will be with you;
    and when you pass through
    the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
    When you walk through the
    fire,
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you
    ablaze.

    Isaiah 43:2 NIV

  30. 3680
    Cheney says:

    Cheney
    Lawrenceburg, TN

    “Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.”

    Col 4:2
    (LEB)

  31. 3681
    Kati W says:

    Kati, Ocracoke Island, NC
    Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:12 NIV)

  32. 3682
    Stephanie B. says:

    Stephanie – Atlanta GA
    Isaiah 43:25 (NKJV): “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.”

  33. 3683
    Molly says:

    Molly, Gainesville GA

    “All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord, and Your godly ones shall bless You. They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom and talk of Your power;”
    Psalm 145:10-11 NASB

  34. 3684
    Caron Edwards says:

    Caron, The Woodlands, TX

    God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. (2 Timothy 1:7 ESV)

  35. 3685
    Karen Hitchcox says:

    Karen H Conway AR

    I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. 12 I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. 13 I can do all things [i]through Him who strengthens me. Phillipians 4:11-13 NAS

  36. 3686
    Kacy Desmonds says:

    Kacy, Ft. Wayne, IN “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 NIV

  37. 3687
    Mary in NH says:

    1 Peter3:10-12
    NIV
    Whoever would love life and see good days,
    must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good;
    they must seek peace and pursue it.For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer,but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

  38. 3688
    Jacki Blaylock says:

    Jacki Blaylock, McCurtain, ok

    May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope. (Romans 15:13 NIV)

  39. 3689
    Alicia Trussell says:

    Alicia from League City, TX
    You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, LORD, do I seek.”
    Psalms 27:8

  40. 3690
    Alicia Trussell says:

    Alicia from League City, TX
    You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, LORD, do I seek.”
    Psalms 27:8 ESV

  41. 3691
    Sandy says:

    Sandy – Waupun, WI
    Joshua 1:8-9 (NIV)
    Do not let this book of the law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS. (my emphasis) Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

  42. 3692
    Stephanie Kilper says:

    Stephanie Kilper, Stow, OH
    “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crown of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.”
    Hebrews 12:1 NLT

  43. 3693
    Rebecca says:

    Rebecca
    Boise, ID
    “Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. ”
    Colossians 2: 7 NLT

  44. 3694
    Jennifer Prince says:

    Jennifer Nicole, Houston
    Who has believed our message? To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm?
    Isaiah 53:1 New Living Translation

  45. 3695
    Beth Spencer says:

    Beth S. from LaGrange, GA

    Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
    Isaiah 26:3 KJV

  46. 3696
    Lori says:

    Lori from Kemptville, On, Canada

    “Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in times of trouble and never stop praying.”
    Romans 12:12. (CEV)

  47. 3697
    Vicki Mazzaferri says:

    “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness.”
    2 Corinthians 12:9

  48. 3698
    Cathy Hogan says:

    Cathy Hogan, Akron, OH

    May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:2

    verse 3

  49. 3699
    Carliann says:

    Carliann Conner
    Urbandale, IA

    “But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice; let them sing joyful praises forever. Spread your protection over them, that all who love your name may be filler with joy.”
    Psalm 5:11 NLT

  50. 3700
    Cathy Hogan says:

    Cathy Hogan, Akron, OH

    By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself my means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1: 3 NLT

    v. 4

Leave a Reply

To receive a daily digest of comments on this post, enter your email address below: