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.)  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.

 

 

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  1. 4451
    Ashley Edwards says:

    Ashley (Dallas, Ga)
    He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.
    John 1:8-9 (NIV)

  2. 4452
    Kristina says:

    Kristina from Duluth, MN “I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” Lamentations 3:24 NIV

  3. 4453
    Bombey says:

    Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. Jonah 2:8 NIV84

  4. 4454
    Tammy Kron says:

    Tammy,
    Lusby, MD

    “Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then The Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is.”
    Amos 5:14
    NIV

  5. 4455
    Robin says:

    Robin, Bradenton, Fl. My dear brothers and sisters, take note everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. James 1:19

  6. 4456
    Jeanette says:

    Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
    The humble will see their God at work and be glad. Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.~ Psalm 69:32, NLT

  7. 4457
    Katie Vines says:

    Katie from Sharpsburg, GA

    So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. [2 Timothy 2.22 esv]

  8. 4458
    Leanne Eldridge says:

    Leanne, Georgetown TN, Proverbs 5:21…” The ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He watches all his paths.” (NASB)

  9. 4459
    Kelly says:

    Kelly from Manassas:
    “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.”
    -Romans 5:1-2 (NIV)

  10. 4460
    Michelle says:

    Michelle in Fort Belvoir, VA

    Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
    Romans 12:12 ESV

  11. 4461
    Lynn, Pittsburgh says:

    “Thou art my hiding place; Thou shall preserve me from trouble; Thou shall compass me about with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7 NAS

  12. 4462
    Sharon Hardin says:

    Sharon in Florien: Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God wll be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 (NIV)

  13. 4463
    Janey Palmer says:

    Janey, Naples, FL: The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. (Deuteronomy 31:8) NIV

  14. 4464
    Lisa Washburn says:

    Lisa, Austin TX
    Mark 14:38 (NIV)
    Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

  15. 4465
    Brandi Turner says:

    Brandi, Fayetteville, NC

    “For nothing is impossible with God.”
    —Luke 1:37

  16. 4466
    Cathy Hurlock says:

    Cathy from Kokomo, In
    I beseech you therefore, brethren,by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
    Romans 12:1&2 NKJV

  17. 4467
    Cindy says:

    Port Neches, TX
    Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
    “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

  18. 4468
    April M says:

    April M
    Midland, TX
    Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:4-5

  19. 4469
    Angela says:

    Angela, Katy TX

    “If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right. But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. Yet whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery” also said, “You shall not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
    “Speak and act like those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.”
    James 2:8-13, NIV

  20. 4470
    Melissa Renner says:

    Melissa from West Chester, OH:

    “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”

    Psalm 18:2, NIV

  21. 4471
    Ellen says:

    Ellen
    Santa Maria, CA

    2 Timothy 1:7 “for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” ESV

  22. 4472
    Harmonie -Denver says:

    Philippians 4:19
    And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

  23. 4473
    Betty Stephens says:

    Betty Stephens, Austin, Texas Psalm 25 4 NIV
    Show me your ways O Lord, teach me your paths.

  24. 4474
    Elisa Morrison says:

    Elisa from Columbus, TX

    “Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.

    Proverbs 4:25-26 (NIV)

  25. 4475
    kathy says:

    kathy from leesville Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Colossians 3:13-14 NIV

  26. 4476
    Darcy says:

    Darcy, Clermont,Fl.

    But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. Jeremiah 17:17 NIV84

  27. 4477
    Debi says:

    Debi, Alva, FL – Luke 6:37 Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. (NKJV)

  28. 4478
    paula says:

    paula from denver numbers 6:24-26 n.i.v. the Lord bless you and keep you. the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

  29. 4479
    Rachel Weidenaar says:

    Rachel, Frankfort, IL
    Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
    Philippians 4:4-5 NIV

  30. 4480
    Marie says:

    Marie from Mancelona Michigan

    Psalm 19:13: NIV
    Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.

  31. 4481
    Rachelle Bull says:

    Rachelle from Ann Arbor, MI
    Isaiah 40:28
    Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.

  32. 4482
    Delphine Mundorf says:

    Del from Clarksboro, NJ “The Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.” 2 Timothy 2:24 (NIV)

  33. 4483
    Tara says:

    Tara
    Greensboro, NC
    And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire.
    Matthew 18:9
    NKJV

  34. 4484
    Kaci Waller says:

    Kaci; Moultrie

    “We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.”

    Romans 8:28 HCSB

  35. 4485
    Maurina Tabor says:

    Maurina from Lake Charles: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:1-3 KJV

  36. 4486
    Kaylenn says:

    Kaylenn, Temple, Tx
    Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended. Psalm 55:22 NET

  37. 4487
    Juleann Levin says:

    Juleann, Wayne, 2 Corinthians 4:17 (ESV)For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison

  38. 4488
    Jule says:

    Jule, Bowmansville, PA, II Corinthians 4:17 (ESV)
    For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.

  39. 4489
    Ruth says:

    Ruth, New Hampshire.

    Hear my cry, O God;
    listen to my prayer.
    From the ends of the earth I call to You,
    I call as my heart grows faint;
    lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
    For You have been my refuge,
    a strong tower against the foe.

    Psalm 61:1-3 (NIV)

  40. 4490
    Fonda Kaye says:

    Fonda, Biloxi, MS

    He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 ESV

  41. 4491
    Summer Janssen says:

    Summer, Crystal, MN
    “Oh Sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things!” Psalm 98:1a, ESV

  42. 4492
    Aly says:

    Aly from Arlington, TX

    Let all that you do be done in love.

    1 Corinthians 16:14
    ESV

  43. 4493
    Lynn says:

    Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. Heb 3:12

  44. 4494
    Susan (from Canada) says:

    For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 KJV

  45. 4495
    Donna Williams, Mobile says:

    How blessed is the man who does not wal;k in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in thepath of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers! 2 But his delight is in the law os the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. Psalms 1:1-2 NAS

  46. 4496
    Amy says:

    Amy, Greensboro, NC

    Psalm 139:13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. (NIV)

  47. 4497
    Mary Saul says:

    Mary
    Houston, TX
    2 Samuel 22:2 He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer (NIV)

  48. 4498
    Cathy says:

    Cathy, Warsaw, IN

    Long ago the Lord said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself. I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel. You will again be happy and dance merrily with your tambourines.”

    Jeremiah 31:3-4 NIV

  49. 4499
    Ann H says:

    Ann H
    Carrollton, Texas

    “for the Lord will be at your side and keep your foot from being snared.”
    Proverbs 3:26
    NIV

  50. 4500
    Gloria says:

    Gloria, Cleveland
    For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith The Lord; I will put my laws into their mind and write them in their hearts and I will be to them a God and they shall be to me a people.
    Hebrews 8:10 KJV

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