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
Wendy,Amarillo,TX
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8 NIV
Sarah, Christina and Esther May, Wentchee.
“Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.”
James 3:4 NIV
April Jones, Springfield, IL
1 John 3:18
Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other, let us show the truth by our actions.
NLT
Luann, Grand Junction CO,
Psalm 34:12-14
New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)
12 Whoever of you loves life(A)
and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue(B) from evil
and your lips from speaking lies.(C)
14 Turn from evil and do good;(D)
seek peace(E) and pursue it.
Laurie, Edmond I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. Genesis 28:15 NIV
Ellen, Albuquerque. Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. Micah 7:16 (NIV)
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV
Melissa
Augusta, GA
Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.
Joshua 24:14-15
Joshua 24:14-15 NIV
Phil 4: 6-8 NIV
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation with prayer, petition and thanksgiving present your requests to the Lord. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your heart.
Punky Tolson, Dallas, TX
But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. (2 Corinthians 2:14-15 NIV84)
John 14:27 NLT
“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart.
And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give.
So don’t be troubled or afraid.
Shelly Story
Wausa, Nebraska
But what was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him.
Philippians 3:7-9a
Ephesians 1:6
…to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves.
Brandy, San Angelo, TX.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
mariel
wake forest, nc
“I will bless the LORD at all times, his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the LORD, let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
Psalm 34:1-3 esv
Sue, Groveport, OH
Psalm 91:3. NIV
Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare, and from the deadly pestilence.
Beth, the Lord seems to have us on similar themes: this is the next verse in my memorization of this psalm. 🙂
Nicole Burdess – Newton, Iowa
Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Wendy – Cheyenne, WY.
“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
Michelle, from Carthage, TX
But this I call to mind,and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
Lamentations 3:21-24, ESV
Madeleine,Corrales But the wisdom from above is first pure,then peace-loving, gentle,compliant,full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy, James:3-17HCSB
Romans 12:2 (NIV)
Do not conform 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.
Shantha, Lincoln, RI
For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mothers womb. I praise you becuase I am fearfully and wonderfully made.Your works are wonderful and I know that full well. Psalm 139:13-14 (NIV)
Jenn, Maryland: “This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it,” (Psalm 118:24)NIV
Elaine ~ Powder Springs ~ Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
Psalm 139:4 ESV
Abbey, Warsaw IN
Seek the Lord and His strength; yearn for and seek His face and to be in His presence continually! 1 Chronicles 16:11 AMP
Psalm 33:4-5 (NLT)
“The Word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything He does! He loves whatever is just and good;
the unfailing Love of the Lord fills the earth.”
Sherry, Mill Creek, Indiana
James 1:9
Amplified
Understand my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to take offense and to get angry.
Linda Montague
Navarre FL
Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the Lord adds lenght to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Wendy, Pendleton, IN
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 NASB
Tracie, Monticello FL
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ESV)
Liz, Bloomfield: “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 ’84).
Ruth, Westerville OH
“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
Stacey in Mount Pleasant, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 1 Cor 13: 4-5 (NIV)
Cari, Alexandria, LA. “And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.” Luke 1:45
Monica, Bentonia MS. “But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.” Acts 2:24. NIV
Nikki. McGregor, Texas. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him. Lamentations 3:24-25, NIV.
Andrea, Birmingham, AL
And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him
Colossians 3:17 HCSB
Paige from Lincoln, NE
“Finally brothers and sisters, 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.”
Phil 4:8 (NIV)
Jennifer Janes – Texarkana, AR
Deuteronomy 6:23 (ESV)
“And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land that he swore to give to our fathers.”
Dawn, Colleyville, TX
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Eph 6:16 NIV
Melody from Jefferson Ga.
1 Peter 3:11 (NLT) Turn away from evil & do good. Search for peace & work to maintain it.
Phil 4:11 (ESV) Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.
Katie, Harrisonburg, VA. “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 6:16-18 ESV
Gay
Round Rock, Tx
Show me Your ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths; guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long.
Psalm 25:4-5 NIV
Peggy, Tucson, “Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.” Rom 12:16 NASB
Exodus 14:14 (NIV 84)
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Julie Elrod, Smyrna, GA: James 3:7-8 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. NIV
Vicki from Colleyville, TX –
“You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud.” ~ Psalm 18:27 NLT
Jill
Plano, TX
Ephesians 2:10
New International Version (NIV)
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deceptions.
Hebrews 3:13
HSCB
Isaiah 54:13 ESV
All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children.