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
Mckenzie from New Orleans…(sorry I’m always late in posting!)
Phillipians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things. Phillipians 4:8 NIV
Janet
Murphy, NC
James 1:12 ESV
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
Marki ~ Fairbanks, AK
Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest, and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace. In every situation take the shield of faith, and with it you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit, which is God’s word.
Ephesians 6:14-17~ The Message
Jo
Fremont, CA
“I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.”
Psalm 31:7. NIV
Laci
Ferris, TX
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
Romans 12:9,10 (NIV)
Allison Crook – Albuquerque, NM
“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.” (Ephesians 3:14-21 NASB)
Kim S., Edmonds, WA; ESV, Romans 12:12 “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”
Dianna, Lolo, MT
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
Donna, Abilene
If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge, he must use more strength, but wisdom helps one to succeed. Ecclesiastes 10:10 ESV
Pam Houston, Buena Park, CA
“Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold O LORD, You know it all.” Psalms 139:4 NASB
“Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8. NRSV.
Ashley from Victorville, Ca
“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.”
1 John 4:16 ( NIV)
Seantea Burroughs, Los Angeles
“Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” – 2 Peter 1:4 (NIV)
Angie, Matthews, NC
Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. (Ephesians 3:17 NLT)
Crystal City, Manitoba, Canada
1 John 1:4 (ESV)
And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
Polly Helling, Inola, OK
“He was still speaking when, behold, a cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved son with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
Matthew 17:5 ESV
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ Ephesians 3:17 & 18 NIV
Terri from Mechanicsville, VA
“They remembered that God was their Rock,that God Most High was their Redeemer.”
Psalm 78:35 (NIV)
Bangalore, India so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ Ephesians 3:17 & 18 NIV
Katharine Jonesboro, Ar
“For the Word of God is alive and active, sharper than a two-edged sword.” Heb 4 12
Anne, Plymouth MI
WHoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, the God in whom I trust.” Psalms 91.1-2 NIV
For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the Earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. (2 Chronicles 16:9 NASV)
Shelly, Peachtree City, GA
Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus, Who existed in the form of God did not consider equality with God as something to be used for His own advantage.
Philippians 2:5-6 Holman
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” 2 Cor. 4:8-9, NIV – Dusti, Van Buren, Arkansas
debbie, greenwood, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.” Romans 12:1, NIV
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord my strength and redeemer. Psalms 19:14 NKJV
Erika, Hampden, MA
Therefore also we have as our ambition, whether at home or absent,
to be pleasing to Him. 2 Corinthians 5:9 NAS
Rom 10:14-15, NIV, 14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!
Kristy, Ajax Ontario, Philippians 4:19 NIV: And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
Piiamari
Canton, MI
The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.
Jami
Shelby, NC
Psalm 23:5-6 KJV
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Elyshia, Lakeland, FL
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 NIV84)
Karen from Powell, Ohio
The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live. Deuteronomy 30:6 (NIV)
Paula Jones – Maryville, TN
Romans 8:38-39 NIV
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Tammy Mashburn from Spartanburg SC…”Your castles and strongholds shall have bars of iron and bronze, and as your day, so shall your strength, your rest and security be.” Deuteronomy 33:25
Katherine, Atlanta
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24 NIV
“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen.”
Ephesians 3:20-21 ESV
Jayne- Frisco, TX
Candace, Lexington Park, MD
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 NIV
Kristine, Welland, ON
‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,’ declares the Lord. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.’ (Isaiah 55:8-9 NASB)
Gena Carter Elgin, Texas
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 honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
Psalm 62:5-7(NLT)
“We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the Lord has done for them.” Ps. 126:2 NLT
Missy, Lake Placid
Psalm 37:4 (NCV)
4 Enjoy serving the Lord,
and He will give you what you want.
Deborah, Burlington, NC
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6 NIV)
Susan
Corinth, TX
19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
James 1:19-20 (NIV)
Isaiah 26:8 (NLT) Lord, we show our trust in You by obeying your laws; our heart’s desire is to glorify your name
Kim, Mansfield, TX Psalm 105:4 NLT “Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.”
Elizabeth, Clinton, MD
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”
John 15:12 NIV
Ann Marie, Grand Rapids, MN
Fathers, do not provoke your children to error, but raise them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Eph 6:4 NET
Rogers, AR ” Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” 2Cor. 7:1 NKJV
Nahum 1:7, NASB
The LORD is good
A stronghold in the day of trouble
And He knows who take refuge in Him.