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. 4901
    Pam says:

    Pam, Cary, NC

    Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress. Isaiah 33:2

  2. 4902
    Karen Peron says:

    Karen Tucson, Arizona

    “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

    Exodus 14:14 NIV

  3. 4903
    Kim S. says:

    Kim, Nashville, TN
    Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 (ESV)

  4. 4904
    Carol says:

    Carol, Houston, Ephesians 2:10, NLT, We are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

  5. 4905
    Ronda says:

    NIV
    Prov. 4:23
    Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

    Mtn. Home, AR

  6. 4906
    Carrie says:

    Carrie
    Prior Lake, MN

    1 John 2:6 (NIV)
    Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.

  7. 4907
    Carissa says:

    Mound City, KS

    Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

    NIV 2 Corinthians 5:17

  8. 4908
    Mindy says:

    Mindy – Franklin, TN
    “for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.” (Hebrews 5:13, 14 ESV)

  9. 4909
    Brandy M Brown says:

    Brandy M Brown
    DeFuniak Springs, Florida
    Friendship Baptist

    1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
    Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

  10. 4910
    jenny hud says:

    jenny
    white hall, ar

    and you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. and you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that i am giving you today. repeat them again and again to your children. talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.

    deuteronomy 6:5-8 (nlt)

  11. 4911
    Kristy N says:

    Kristy, Cleveland, OH “I sought the Lord, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears.” Ps 34:4 (HCSB)

  12. 4912
    Kerry says:

    Kerry Buell, St. Louis, MO

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

    Galations 5:22-24 NIV

  13. 4913
    Jeanette says:

    Jeanette, Mansfield, TX – And rend your heart and not your garments. Now return to the Lord your God for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil. Joel 2:13, NASB

  14. 4914
    Nare says:

    Nare B, London UK:
    I am The Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you: ‘do not fear I will p
    you. Do not be afraid, you work Jacon, little Israel, do not fear. I myself will help you’ declares The Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
    Isaiah 41:13-14
    NIV

  15. 4915
    Kim Little says:

    Kim- Trenton,Texas.
    Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
    Be acceptable in Your sight,
    O LORD, my strength and my redeemer.
    Psalm 19:14 NKJV

  16. 4916
    Cami says:

    Cami
    Murray, KY

    I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Psalm 32:8 NIV

  17. 4917
    Claire says:

    Claire Knubley. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
    “He must increase, but I must decrease.” John 3:30 (ESV)

  18. 4918
    Emma Pond says:

    Emma, Conifer, Colorado

    And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

    Colossians 3:17 NIV 1984

  19. 4919
    krystal ward says:

    krystal, teague, tx

    be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV

  20. 4920
    becca banana says:

    Rebecca Alburn
    Salem, OR

    Psalm 32:8
    “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you and watch over you.” NIV84

  21. 4921
    Lezlie says:

    Lezlie, Prince George, VA – Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. (1 Corinthians 13:4 NIV)

  22. 4922
    Misty says:

    Proverbs 31:25
    NASB
    Strength and dignity are her clothing and she smiles at the future
    Misty, Midland TX

  23. 4923
    Sheila says:

    Sheila, Rosharon, TX.
    ‘Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.’ 1 Thess. 5:11 ESV

  24. 4924
    Sharon says:

    Sharon, Van TX
    “I sought the Lord and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.”
    Psalm 34:4 NIV

  25. 4925
    Nancy from Ottawa says:

    “One thing have I asked The Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in they house of The Lord all the days of my life.to gaze upon the beauty of The Lord and inquire in his temple. Psalm 27: 4”
    NIV

  26. 4926
    Cheryl Couperus says:

    Cheryl: Redlands, CA

    Isaiah 40:29 (NIV
    )
    “He gives strength to the weary, and increases the power of the weak.”

  27. 4927
    Tina says:

    Tina from Ohio

    One thing I have desired of the Lord , That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord , And to inquire in His temple. (Psalms 27:4 NKJV)

  28. 4928
    Kari Peterson says:

    Kari – Lakeville, MN

    “The LORD is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one. The LORD protects me from all danger; I will never be afraid.” (Psalm 27:1 TEV)

  29. 4929
    CoveredByHim says:

    I accidently put in Feb 1 verse instead of Feb 15! So sorry- here is Feb 15 verse:

    Paula, Russell KY
    For the word of the LORD holds true,and we can trust everything he does. Psalm 33:4 NLT

  30. 4930
    Ashley says:

    Ashley from Huddleston, VA – “He has showed you, O man, 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

  31. 4931
    Laura Prater says:

    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Romans 8:28
    “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” NIV

  32. 4932
    Kelly says:

    “Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.” Proverbs 12:11 ESV

  33. 4933
    Kathy Ray says:

    Psalms 19:13 NIV

    Keep your servant from willful sins, may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.

  34. 4934
    Dwan says:

    Dwan, Kings Mountian, NC

    But as for me, I trust in you, O Lord, I say, “You are my God.” Psalm 31:13 NKJV

  35. 4935
    nichole says:

    Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything with prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to god.
    phil. 4:6 niv

    Nichole alvin texas

  36. 4936
    kuenok says:

    Kuenok
    Evanston, IL

    Romans 8:38-39 (ESV)

    For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord

  37. 4937
    Victora M says:

    Victoria M. Greenbrier, AR

    Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord . “Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it. (Jeremiah 5:22 NIV84)

  38. 4938
    Beth says:

    Beth, Wisconsin. “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord Himself, is the rock eternal.” Isaiah 26:3-4

  39. 4939
    Katie says:

    Katie, Pittsburgh

    For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thought than your thoughts.
    Isaiah 55:8-9 NIV

  40. 4940
    Ina says:

    Ina from Lancaster, PA.

    With promises like this to pull us on dear friends, let’s make a clean break with everything that defiles or distracts us, both within and without. Let’s make our entire lives fit and holy temples fit for the worship of God.
    2 Corinthians 7:1

  41. 4941
    Jackie Bridges says:

    Jackie Bridges, Mooresboro, N.C.:
    Psalm 52:8
    But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in and confidently rely on the loving-kindness and the mercy of God forever and ever. (AMP)

  42. 4942
    Karen Rewerts says:

    Karen from Mandeville:

    “Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, ‘The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, “Here it is,” or “There it is,” because the kingdom of God is in your midst.’ ” Luke 17:20-21 NIV

  43. 4943
    Amanda says:

    Amanda, White Rock BC, Canada, “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.” Psalm 37:23 NLT

  44. 4944
    Leanne says:

    Leanne, Smithfield, NC. Psalm 19:14 NIV. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my Rocjk and my Redeemer.

  45. 4945
    Blake Boring says:

    Blake, McKinney

    “Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him.” Psalm 62:5, NLT

  46. 4946
    Marie says:

    Marie – White Pine, TN

    The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in Him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for The Lord upholds him with his hand.

    Psalm 37:23-24 NIV

  47. 4947
    Catherine Morningstar says:

    Catherine from Collierville, TN
    Hebrews 13:15 HCSB

    Therefore, through Him let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is the fruit of our lips that confess his name.

  48. 4948
    Elizabeth says:

    Elizabeth, from Wasco
    Job 19:25A – “As for me, I know my Redeemer lives” NASB

  49. 4949
    Leah Walters says:

    Leah from St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.

    The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. (Psalms 16:5, 6 ESV)

  50. 4950
    Carla F. says:

    Carla F., Houston, Tx.

    Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
    1 Thess. 5:16-18 (NIV)

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