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
Karen, beech island,sc.
“Be still and know I am God; I will be exalted among the
Nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalm 47:10
Nkjv
Brenda Santa Rosa Beach Florida
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 net
Sara, Middleburg Fl:
Ephesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. KJV
Joan, Portage,MI
“May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!” Psalm 20:1 NIV
Sorry for the late entry…things have been crazy lately!
Lori Myers, Rochester Hills Michigan
“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”
Romans 12:3~~ KJV
Anna from Grapevine, Tx – Ephesians 4:22-23 NIV “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to our on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”
Cherilyn, High Point NC
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
2 Corinthians 3:17 NIV
Annie, Nebraska
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 1 Timothy 6:6-7 NIV
Lisa in annapolis
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. Colossians 1:12 ESV
Xenia, OH
You know everything I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.
Psalm 139:4
Stephanie, Fredericksburg, VA
“I have told you these things, so that in me you have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the World.” John 16:33 NIV
Amy, North Yarmouth, ME
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV
Lori, Spartanburg, SC
Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock, and my redeemer.
Psalms 19:14 ESV
Tonya
Searcy, AR
“Children, come and listen to me. I will teach you to worship the LORD. You must do these things to enjoy life and have many happy days.”
Psalm 34:11-12
NCV
Jamie, Crossett, AR
“No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.
Isaiah 54:17
For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function. Rom.12:4 KJV
Stephanie Shelbyvill, In. He is wise in heart and mighty in strength —who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded? Job 9:4 ESV
Ellen, Aurora, OH
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 NLT
Deborah, Pinewood, TN
How great is the love the Gather has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
1 John 3:1 NIV
Star, Spokane Valley, WA
Psalm 73:23-24 NIV
Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
Marla, Morden, MB, Canada
“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”
Galatians 6:9, NLT
Sherrese from Fairmount Heights Maryland, I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalms 16:8 NASB
andrea – niles, mi
psalm 27:14 NIV84
“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
Kari Flom: Amery
Proverbs 31:25 NIV
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
Jenn from Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Heb 4:12-13 (NIV)
for the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
Brooke: Princeton, ME:
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
James 1:2-4 ESV
Deb Weaver, Pelzer, SC
Romans 12:18 (NIV) “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”
Clyde, TX
No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us 1 John 4:12 (NLT)
Jennifer from Brandon, MS
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 (NIV)
John 13:34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
Cindy (Puyallup, WA): For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline. 1 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
Heather W, Nederland, TX
We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Cor 10:5b (NIV)
Laura, Houston, TX
3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 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
Karen ~ Greer, SC: Habakkuk 3:18 (NLT)
“yet I will rejoice in the LORD! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!”
Rhonda J, Normal, IL
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 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.
Romand 12:1-2 NIV
Penny, Glendale, AZ, Psalm 112:1-2 Praise the Lord. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments. His descendants will be mighty on earth; the generation of the upright will be blessed. NKJV
Kimber, Panama City, FL. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life! Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best. Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over.
Proverbs 3:7-10 (MSG)
Tiffany, Tyler, TX:
Matthew 5:16 NLT
Let your deeds shine out for all to see.
1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins. NKJ
Bridget, Moore, OK
Psalms 19:14 NIV
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my
heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and
my Redeemer.
Nancy, Champaign, IL
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 NASB
Steph from Ontario, Canada
“You are the one who gives us victory over our enemies; You disgrace those who hate us.”
Psalm 44:7
NLT
Pamela – Wilmington NC
Sorry I’m late – internet issues over the weekend:)
23 Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting (Psalm 139: 23-24 NIV)
“Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. 1Peter 3:8”
Ginny Obergfell
Olean NY
The Lord delights in those who fear Him,
who put their hope in His unfaiing love.
Psalm 147:ll (NIV)
From Mountain Home, Arkansas
Nehemiah 4:14 TLB “…Don’t be afraid of the enemy! Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your friends, your families, and your homes!”
Georgana, Leo, Indiana: “For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.” Ephesians 1:15-19a
NIV 1984
Kierstan Dodd
Portland, Oregon
Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
May your gracious Spirit lead me forward
on a firm footing.
New Living Translation
Ps 143:10
Michelle J
Dallas, TX
Philippians 4:12 NIV
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 well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
Betsy, Maryville,TN 1 Peter 1:3 (NASB) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,