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
Jessica, Carlsbad, CA, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:13a-14 (NIV)
But his delight is in the law of the Lord and in His law he mediates day and night. Psalm 1:2 NAS
Rachel, Dallas
Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
Psalms 147:1
Carmen Summersville, WV “The Lord will watch over your coming and your going both now, and forevermore.” Psalm 121:8 NIV
Bonnie from Arden, NC:
“For freedom Christ has set us free, stand firm therefore,and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.”
Galatians 5:1 ESV
Jennifer D
Roanoke va
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Eph 4:29
Mollie, Northwest Arkansas
“The Lord’s blessing enriches, and struggle adds nothing to it.”
Proverbs 10:22 HCSB
Carla Lee Corryton,Tn
NIV Heb.6:19
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus , who went before us, has entered on our behalf.
Debbie ~ Lawrenceville, GA
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Amen
2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV
Cheryl from Newville, PA
Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.
Romans 12: 4-5 NLT
Burington, VT
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 NIV
Shannon, Allen, TX
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. Zeph. 3:17 NIV84
Jolie – Cottage Grove, MN
Psalm 18:30 NLT
God’s way is perfect. All the LORD’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.
Kira, Springfield, IL:
“But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.”
– Micah 7:7 NIV
Kathy from Leamington, Ontario, Canada
“I will be to her a wall of fire all around,
and I will be the glory in the midst of her.”
Zechariah 2:5.
Cindy, Clarksville, TN: And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen! (II Timothy 4:18 NKJV)
Sharon, Brighton, Colorado
I have seen You in your sanctuary and have been awed by Your power and glory
Your steadfast love is better than life itself
so my lips will give you all my praise
I will bless you with every breath of my life,
I will lift up my hands in praise to Your name.
Psalm 63:2-4
Mei, Easley SC
However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness. Romans 4:5 NIV
Tami
Columbus, Ohio
Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
1 Peter 2:11
Amy, Seattle, “I know what it is to be in need and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether we’ll fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Phil 4:12 NIV
Beth S. Coon Rapids, MN
Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.
Colossians 2:8 HCSB
Scarlett Temple. Social Circle, Ga.
“Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:31 NIV84)
Tamela Ward, Piemont, SC: Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
Gwen , Muskogee, OK. We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps. Proverbs 16:9 NLT
Gena, Texarkana, AR.
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks the door will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8 NIV
Brittany Lowry, Carrolton, TX
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3: 17b-19
Caroline ~ Knoxville, TN
“But He said to me, My grace is enough for you; for My strength and power are made perfect and show themselves most effective in weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that strength and power of Christ may rest upon me” 2 Corinthians 12:9 AMP
Did my verse get registered? It says it’s still waiting moderation and doesn’t have a number ~ should I repost?
Melissa, Sulphur, LA
“For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.” Psalm 33:4 (NIV)
Kimberly in Madison, ME: “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5, NKJV
Sherry Youngblood, Jay, OK
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (Ephesians 4:29 NIV)
candifer, sd:
philippians 3:10– i want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. (NLT)
Fenton, MO
Jeremiah 33:3. TNIV
CALL TO ME AND I WILL ANSWER YOU AND TELL
YOU GREAT AND UNSEARCHABLE THINGS YOU DO
NOT KNOW
Miranda Matteson
Bellevue, NE
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV)
Carrie San Angelo Tx
“Then he said to the crowd,”if any of you wants to be my follower, you must put aside your selfish ambition,shoulder your cross daily, and follow me”. Luke 9:23 nlv
Diana–San Patricio, TX. For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people. I Corinthians 14:33 (NIV)
Stacey, Clayton, NC
Don’t only hear the message, but put it into practice, otherwise you are merely deluding yourselves. James 1:22 (Ph)
Heather–Corpus Christi, TX. So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4 (NKJV)
Dearborn Heights, MI
1 Thessalonians 5:16,17,18 NLT
Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Bethankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
Kathie Mullins
James 1:9-11 NIV
James 1;9 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. 10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.
Libby, Littleton Colorado – Romans 5:3-5 (ESV)
“More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”
Kristy, Sheridan, AR
Do not let God’s words out of your sight, keep them within your heart for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body. Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Proverbs 4:20-23 NIV
Amanda from Brookville Ohio
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:12 NIV84)
Jan Louisville, KY.
“This is God’s Message, the God who made earth, made it livable and lasting, known everywhere as God : ‘Call to me and I will answer you. I’ll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.’ (Jeremiah 33:2, 3 MSG)
Liz, Costa Mesa, CA
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, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ~ Hebrews 12:1-2 NASB
Debbie, Jacksonville
Deuteronomy 3:22 HCSB
Don’t be afraid of them, for the LORD your God fights for you.
The peacemakers are blessed, for they will be called sons of God. (Matthew 5:9 HCSB)
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)
Mary, Palm Beach Gardens
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
Janice from Jacksonville, FL
Don’t be afraid of them, for the Lord your God fights for you.
Deuteronomy 3:22 HCSB
“Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.”
Psalm 16:5 (NIV)