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.)Ā  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.Ā  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,Ā 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. 3701
    Susan Hale says:

    Susan, Dade City,Florida
    PSALM 121 NIV

    1 I lift up my eyes to the mountainsā€”
    where does my help come from?
    2 My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.
    3 He will not let your foot slipā€”
    he who watches over you will not slumber;
    4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.
    5 The Lord watches over youā€”
    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
    6 the sun will not harm you by day,
    nor the moon by night.
    7 The Lord will keep you from all harmā€”
    he will watch over your life;
    8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.

  2. 3702
    Jaclyn says:

    Jaclyn, Round Rock, TX

    Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

    2 Corinthians 4:16-17 NIV 84

  3. 3703
    robbie says:

    Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love him. 1Cor 1:9 nkjv

  4. 3704
    Margie Pendergraft says:

    Margie Allen,TX
    “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” NIV

  5. 3705
    Barbara Borders says:

    Barbara, Lewisburg, KY.

    “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.”
    2 Corinthians 10:4 NIV

  6. 3706
    alicia "frozen peach" says:

    Alicia, chicago

    “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” hebrews 10:23 niv

  7. 3707
    carol says:

    The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.
    Psalm 145:18-19 ESV

  8. 3708
    Margie Pendergraft says:

    Sorry I forgot the bible reference!
    1 John 1:9

  9. 3709
    Kim Emmerich says:

    “Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.” James 3:13 ESV

    Kim Emmerich
    Dickinson, ND

  10. 3710
    Texatlast says:

    Jan, Rockwall, TX

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.

    Proverbs 3:5 NASB

  11. 3711
    Peggy says:

    Blessed is she who has believed that what The Lord has said to her will be accomplished.

    Luke 1:45 (NIV)

  12. 3712
    Rebecca Redmond says:

    Rebecca R. from Raleigh, NC “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 NIV

  13. 3713
    Angela from Pflugerville says:

    Hebrews 11:40(TNIV)
    40 God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

  14. 3714
    Julie Garner says:

    Julie, Boerne, TX

    God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.
    ā€”Psalm 46:1ā€“2 NIV

  15. 3715
    Cindy B says:

    Cindy, Yakima
    “God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him though he is not far from each one of us.” Acts 17:27 NIV

  16. 3716
    Cindy Wilburn, LC , OR says:

    2 Thes. 1: 11,12 NIV
    With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of His calling, and that by His power He may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  17. 3717
    Christy says:

    Christy, Zionsville, IN:

    For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

    2 Corinthians 10:3-5, NIV

  18. 3718

    Morgan Murphy, Muscle Shoals, AL
    “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19, NIV

  19. 3719
    Natalie says:

    Natalie, Perry,Ga. “Your words were found and I ate them and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart for I am called by your name Oh Lord God of hosts”. Jeremiah 15:16 NKJV

  20. 3720
    Shari Valdez says:

    Shari says:
    Shari Valdez, Long Beach, California
    Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord. And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:3-4 (NKJV)

  21. 3721
    Elizabeth says:

    Elizabeth, Gainesville, GA
    “For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the Kingdom of the son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
    Colossians 1:13-14

  22. 3722
    Lisa Williams says:

    Lisa from Seward, ALASKA; But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Colossians 3:8, ESV

  23. 3723
    Jennifer says:

    For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live upright, self-controlled and godly lives in the present age. Titus 2:11-12 (New English Translation)

  24. 3724
    Kathy says:

    Kathy, Jonesboro, AR
    The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
    Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT

  25. 3725
    Amanda Grasza says:

    Amanda, Calgary, Alberta

    Arise, cry out in the night,
    as the watches of the night begin,
    pour out your heart like water
    in the presence of the Lord.
    Lift up your hands to Him
    for the lives of your children.
    Lamentation 2:19a NIV

  26. 3726
    Cindy says:

    Cindy
    Mount Gilead

    Isaiah 30:18 NLT

    So the Lord must wait for you to come to Him
    So He can show you His love and compassion.
    For the Lord is a faithful God,
    Blessed are those who wait for His help.

  27. 3727
    Andrea says:

    Andrea, Gainesville FL
    God is our refuge and strength, and ever-present help in trouble.
    Psalms 46:1

  28. 3728
    Gerri Whitehead says:

    Gerri, Amarillo TX

    Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

    Romans 14:19

  29. 3729
    Ellen Kittredge says:

    1 Corinthians 13:4, 5a New Living Translation
    Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.

  30. 3730
    Donalda says:

    Donalda Reimer Osler SK

    Psalm143:8 NIV

    Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.

  31. 3731
    Sherry says:

    Sherry – Deer Park, Tx
    Psalm 62:7 “My salvation and my honor depend on God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge.” NIV

  32. 3732
    Becky says:

    But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.
    Numbers 4:9 NIV

  33. 3733
    Susan Cook says:

    The kind is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord. Ps. 45:11 (NIV 1984)

  34. 3734
    Ellen Kittredge says:

    Apologies, again. Ellen K. Is from Stoughton, MA., and so glad to be doing this with “y’all”!

  35. 3735
    Beverly says:

    Beverly, Vicksburg, MS

    Hebrews 10:23 NIV
    “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.”

  36. 3736
    Gennie says:

    “And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8
    NKJ Gennie from Solon Springs

    Amen, and just how in love am I even for some of those that I am praying for – Lord God, keep me humble, and intentional in that love!!

  37. 3737
    Susan, Austin, Texas says:

    All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.
    John 13:35 (NCV)

  38. 3738
    Marie Thompson says:

    Marie, Easley, SC
    For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:
    “In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your strength:
    Isaiah 30:15 NKJ

  39. 3739
    Rozanne Gaston, Leawood, Ks says:

    NIV 1 John 5:14-15 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us-whatever we ask-we know that we have what we asked of him.

  40. 3740
    michelle says:

    michelle Hamburg,pa.
    Galations 5:16,17
    So I say,walk by the spirit,and you will not gratify the flesh.For the flesh desires what is contrary to the spirit,and the spirit what is contrary to the flesh.They are in conflict with each other,so that you are not to do whatever you want. NIV

  41. 3741
    Margo says:

    Margo, Laramie, WY

    2 Cor 4:2b,3 NIV

    On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyoneā€™s conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

  42. 3742
    Pam Davis says:

    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

  43. 3743
    Kristy says:

    Kristy from Cedar Park, Texas: ā€œDo not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.ā€ James 1:22 NIV

  44. 3744
    Kristie says:

    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)

  45. 3745
    Traci,Canyon Country, CA says:

    2 Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching,rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (NIV)

  46. 3746
    Caryn Clark says:

    Caryn from Fort Worth….
    “My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.” Isaiah 32:18 (NIV 84)

  47. 3747
    The Apple of His Eye says:

    Karen H., Stephenville, TX
    Romans 12:1 (NASB)
    Therefore, I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

  48. 3748
    Candace Stoltzfus says:

    Candace Stoltzfus, Narvon, PA
    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.
    James 1:5 NIV

  49. 3749
    Meagan Duncan says:

    Meagan Arlington Texas
    He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake.
    Psalm 23:3 KJV

  50. 3750
    Kaley says:

    Kaley, Lawrence, KS

    You have heard that it was said, ā€˜Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.ā€™ But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

    Matthew 4:43-45 (NIV84)

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