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.
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
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.
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
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
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
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
Alicia, chicago
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” hebrews 10:23 niv
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
Sorry I forgot the bible reference!
1 John 1:9
“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
Jan, Rockwall, TX
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5 NASB
Blessed is she who has believed that what The Lord has said to her will be accomplished.
Luke 1:45 (NIV)
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
Hebrews 11:40(TNIV)
40 God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
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.
āPsalm 46:1ā2 NIV
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
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.
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
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.
Andrea, Gainesville FL
God is our refuge and strength, and ever-present help in trouble.
Psalms 46:1
Gerri, Amarillo TX
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
Romans 14:19
1 Corinthians 13:4, 5a New Living Translation
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.
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.
Sherry – Deer Park, Tx
Psalm 62:7 “My salvation and my honor depend on God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge.” NIV
But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.
Numbers 4:9 NIV
The kind is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord. Ps. 45:11 (NIV 1984)
Apologies, again. Ellen K. Is from Stoughton, MA., and so glad to be doing this with “y’all”!
Beverly, Vicksburg, MS
Hebrews 10:23 NIV
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.”
“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!!
All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.
John 13:35 (NCV)
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
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.
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
Margo, Laramie, WY
2 Cor 4:2b,3 NIV
On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyoneās conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
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
Kristy from Cedar Park, Texas: āDo not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.ā James 1:22 NIV
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)
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)
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)
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.
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
Meagan Arlington Texas
He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake.
Psalm 23:3 KJV
Kaley, Lawrence, KS
You have heard that it was said, āLove 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)