Hey, Darling Things! I was so happy to catch up with many of you yesterday! I was seriously thirsty for some time with you. If you didn’t tune in to the livestream but want to catch up, check the previous post. The video will stay up for a little while. It’s not at all too late to watch it and leave a comment with your 5-song playlist (on that post, not this one please!). That post is about trading in a spirit of despair for a garment of praise! If you’re game for that, jump back to the previous entry after you’ve left your memory verse here.
Man, oh, man, I was tested all day long yesterday on whether or not I’d permit Jesus to cover me with a garment of praise. Anybody else? The day wasn’t complete until I had car trouble. Oh, and I almost forgot to throw in here that Star and Geli were bound and determined to have my raccoon for supper. I screamed to high heaven and Keith ran out in the sticks barefooted in his maroon Texas A&M pajama pants and called them off. Why the police didn’t drive up to see if there had been domestic violence, I’ll never know. Laughing. Oh, mercy, ladies. We live real lives, don’t we? The kind where you unload a dishwater that was crammed full of dishes only to realize late into the massive unloading that they were still dirty. Blast it.
I’m praising our glorious God this morning while it is still dark outside, anticipating that over the next half hour the sun will rise on a brand new day and it will be a great one. A great one, indeed, Lord Jesus. Bring it. And show Your beautiful self to us in its course.
SO, SISTERS, IT’S TIME FOR OUR 5TH VERSE! You are jotted in my prayer journal this morning where I asked God to keep you steadfastly at the process and to give you joy and victory in it and to keep your soul alive and healthy in His Word. Do not grow weary in your well doing! Always keep in mind that we’re wearing our obsessive minds out on SOMETHING. It may as well be the Word of God with the power to build it back up! Your God did not give you a spirit of fear, Sweet Thing, but of…
POWER.
LOVE.
SELF CONTROL.
I thought maybe some of you could use some fresh ideas this round so I’m going to put a few extras in here today. Two of these are from the Psalm I read to you at the conclusion of the livestream yesterday. The beauty of the first selection is that it would count for both your Scriptures this month since it’s two verses. Now, mind you, you’d still have to document the second half of it on March 15th but that’s easy to do. Right? I felt like God put a word on my heart yesterday that some of us who are really struggling with the memorization process might be making it a bit harder than it has to be in some of our selections. Try to avoid over-complicating it when possible. Only choose a really complex portion when you feel like your life and sanity depend on it and, in that case, go for it with all your might and ask God to empower you to absorb it. OK, here goes:
(1) It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; (v.2) to declare Your steadfast love in the morning, and Your faithfulness by night. Psalm 92:1-4 ESV (See how easy those two would be, Sisters? And it would knock out your whole month of March!)
I’ll go ahead and choose the second one (out of the same Psalm) for my selection this March 1st. I’m choosing The NET Bible for my translation on this one because it makes me happy to use the word happy in a Bible verse. Thank you, Miss Shameless Sanguine.
Beth, Houston. “For You, O Lord, have made me HAPPY by Your work. I will sing for joy because of what You have done.” Psalm 92:4 The NET Bible
I’ll throw in one more because I jotted it down on an index card several months ago and set it on my desk at home where I can see it everyday while I’m having my quiet time. It hasn’t finished its work in me yet so, while it’s still on my mind, I’ll offer it up as one more possibility for some of you. I love, love, love this verse in The Message.
GOD, the Master, The Holy of Israel,
has this solemn counsel:
“Your salvation requires you to turn back to me
and stop your silly efforts to save yourselves.
Your strength will come from settling down
in complete dependence on me.” Isaiah 30:15 The Message
Well, amen to that.
I love you guys so much! That sun is just beginning to peak through the trees. It’s going to be a great day.
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Angie, Clarkston, Michigan
“Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will
not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6 AMP)
Lori in Pine Island, MN
“All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.” Isaiah 54:13 ESV
Michelle Baylerian
Waukesha, WI
For He has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things.
Psalm 107:9 HCSB
Cindy, Lakeland. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. Psalms 40:2, NLT.
Cindy
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope”
Romans 15:13 ESV
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kathy (Bear Creek, NC)
James 4:7-8
New Living Translation (NLT)
7 So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
The Lord thunders at the head of his army; His forces are beyond number and mighty are those who obey his command.
Joel 2:11 NIV
Kina, Chicago
Isaiah 43:11 (ESV)
I, I am the LORD, and besides me there is no savior.
Tracey Knight ~ Arkadelphia AR
He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth—
the LORD God Almighty is his name. ~Amos 4:13 NIV
Jennifer from Leesburg, GA:
“Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,”
Philippians 2:14-15 NASB95
Habakkuk 3:18 NIV Study bible
Yet I will rejoice in The Lord, I will be joyous in God my Savior.
Kelli S. Beavercreek, OH
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world–our faith.
I John 5:4 (ESV)
Kristen S
Indpls, IN
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
~Matthew 24:35 NIV
Leslie
Wisner, La.
“Oh, that we might know the Lord!
Let us press on to know him.
He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn
or the coming of rains in early spring.”
Hosea 6:3 NLT
Melissa, Carmel IN,
Through the Lord’s mercies, we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning;
Great is your faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!”
Lam.3:22-24 NJKV
Hannah, Perry, MI
“Worship God if you want the best;
worship opens doors to all his goodness.”
-Psalm 34:9, MSG
teresa miller akron,IN
1 Kings 17:13 (KJV)
13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.
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)
Rebecca Jo
Greenville, IN
Terry, Carbondale IL
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. Ephesians 6:10-15 (ESV)
Alta, Sharpsville, In
Do not fear for I am with you;
do not anxiously look about you,
for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
surely I will help you,
surely I will uphold you
with My righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 NASB
Cheri, Savage, MN Exodus 15:11 ESV
“Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?”
Alissa, Spring, TX
“Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
John 11:40 NIV
Angela, Warsaw
After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying, “Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever.”
2 Chronicles 20:21 (NIV)
Hannah, Miramar Beach. Your strength will come from settling down
in complete dependence on me. Isaiah 30:15 MSG
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
Psalms 139.14 NIV
Sandy from Centennial,Colorado: “Whom have I in Heaven but Thee? And besides Thee, I desire nothing on Earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever”. Psalm 73:25-26 NASB
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.
Ephesians 1:7
All God’s words are tried and true; a shield for those who take refuge in him.
Proverbs 3:5
CEB
Judy
Panama City, Fl
Heb 10:24 (NLT)
Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.
Kandi from Tallahasse, Florida
The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. Psalm 138:8 NRSV
Lindy – Scott, LA
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Dayna, Bedford, VA
Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us—
Eph 3:20 HCSB
Ephesians 1:18 NAS
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.
Connie
Greene, IA
Long before he laid down earth’s foundations God had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love to be made whole and holy with his love.
Ephesians 1:4
NIV
danae | lafayette, in
“don’t be afraid, for I am with you. don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you & help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. — isaiah 41:10 [nlt]
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.”
~ Psalm 143:8 NIV
mariel
wake forest, nc
(my) soul waits for the Lord; he is (my) help and (my)shield. For (my) heart is glad in him, because (I) trust in his holy name. Ps. 33:20-21 esv
Cynthia
Brentwood, TN
“Teach me, O LORD, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end.
Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart.
Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.
Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.”
Psalm 119:33-36
NIV
Vicki,Peoria.
“Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”
Deuteronomy 4:9(NIV)
Chyrll, memphis tn
I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. John 15:5 NASB
Ephesians 2:4-5 “But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved.”
my verse is Ecc. 3-5
A TIME TO CAST AWAY STONES, AND A TIME TO GATHER, A TIME TO EMBRACE, AND A TIME TO REFRAIN FROM EMBRACING… AMEN
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (Philippians 2:8 ESV)
Andrea from Sioux Falls, SD “From the end of the earth I will cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed:lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Psalm 61:2 NKJV
Gay
Round Rock, Tx
The LORD is my Strength and my Shield; my heart trust in Him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in song.
Psalm 28:7. NIV
Jane, Milton, GA Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith
Hebrews 12:2 NIV
Love your Lord your God
With all your heart,
And with all your soul,
And with all mind,
And with all your strength.
Mark 12:30 NIV
Kathy Hawkins, Festus MO There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you. (James 2:13 NLT)
Angela
Carlsbad nm
Romans8:28 NIV
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
Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the rightious fall. Psalm 55:22 NIV