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:
âYour 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
Matt 5:9
9Â Blessed are the peacemakers,
because they will be called sons of God.
Psalms 139:5 NIV
You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
Stacie
Livonia Mi
Meredith from Blacksburg, VA
For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked.
2 Corinthians 5:2-3 ESV
James 5:8 NIV
You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.
“The Lord 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
NIV
Kendi Smith, Midland Texas
Tenille Rauls, Arkansas
Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right.
Proverbs 20:11 NIV
Monica Bentrude Salt Lake City, “Love The Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Duet 6:5 NIV
 Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:30-31
New International Version (NIV)
Diane -Niskayuna, NY
Cassie, Trafalgar IN, Colossuans 3:14-15
But above all things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful. NKJV
Jean, Lebanon, Tennessee
“I will hurry, without lingering, to obey your commands.”
Psalm 119:60. NLT
Relieve the troubles of my heart,
and bring me out of my distress.
Ps 25:17, NRSV
Mari from Zionsville, IN
The Lord said, “Lift up your eyes from where you are and look north and south, east and west. All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever.” Gen 13:15 NIV
Sorry this is late…I was out of town without internet service.â€
Kelly
Fredericksburg, Virginia
1Peter 3:9
Never return evil for eveil, or insult for insult, but on the contrary blessing.
For know that to this you have been called, that you may yourselves be a blessing.
Jennifer Swift, OKC, OK
Be still and know that I am God..
Psalm 46:10a NIV
Roxanne, New York, NY
“Lord, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them forever from this lying generation, even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land.”
Psalm 12:7 NLT
Taylor Lane, Birmingham, AL
‘The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks Him.’ Lamentations 3:25 ESV
Charlotte, Tomball, TX,
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31, NKJV
Shawna ~ Boise, Idaho
Psalm 40:8 HCSB
I delight to do your will my God; your instruction lives within me.
Melissa, Granbury Tx
1 John 3:8
the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. the Son of God appeared for this purpose to destroy the works of the devil.
Debbie – St. Charles, MO
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4 NIL
Katherine from The Woodlands, Texas
For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:13-14 (NASB)
Psalm 32:8-9 – I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel and watch over you. Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding, but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come NIV
Cheryn (Edmond, OK)
Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord , you know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it. (Psalms 139:4-6 ESV)
Sarah. Fredericksburg, VA
Romans 5:8 (NIV)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Candy from Houston, Texas. “You have searched me, O Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. Psalm 139:1-2 NIV
Psalm 139: 5-6
You hem me in, behind and before,and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.
Psalm 139:5-6
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it. (ESV)
Jeantelle, Lafayette LA
Fear of man Will prove to be a snare But whoever trusts in the Lord will be kept safe.
Prov 29:25
NIV
Kirby from Parsons, KS
“For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, 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.” Romans 8:38-39 ESV
Cathy, Chesapeake Beach, MD
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
Margo, Laramie, WY
2 Corinthians 4:4-5
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesusâ sake.
Dana, Houston
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3 ESV
Steph scottsdale , az “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)
Amber J., Tampa, FL. âIn fact, the Lord Christ is the one you are really serving, and you know that he will reward you. But Christ has no favorites! He will punish evil people, just as they deserve.â Colossians 3:24-25 The CEV Bible
Elaine, Bismarck
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 4:29 NASB
Alison, Richmond,VA
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 (NIV)
Palatine, IL
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.
Jeremiah 24:7 (NIV)
Tempa, Palm Bay, Fl
“You have searched me, Lord, & you know me. You know when I sit & when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out & my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.” Psalm 139: 1-3 NIV
Lauren Frisco, TX
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 (NIV)
Cortni Hoover, Mobile, AL, “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29 NIV84
Shawna Dazey Kent, WA
Ezekiel 36:26 NIV
“I will give you a new heart & put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you a heart of stone & give you a heart of flesh.”
Carmen. Greenville MI
Gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:23
Melissa, Black Creek, Ga
Yahweh, You are my God; I will exalt You. I will praise Your name, for You have accomplished wonders, plans âformedâ long ago, with perfect faithfulness. (Isaiah 25:1 HCSB)
Karen from Indianapolis
Joel 2:28 NIV
And afterward I will pour out my Spirit on all people
Your sons and daughters will prophecy
Your old men will dream dreams
Your young men will see visions.
Cause me to hear your lovingkindness in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You
Psalm 143:8 (NKJV)
Charleen Beasley, Nashville
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” (Romans 8:37 NIV)
Matthew 5:23-24 (NAS)
“If therefore you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.”
Carolyn
Wheaton, IL
“Have mercy on those who doubt.”
Jude 1:22, NIV
Katie Morris, Stamping Ground
Yen, Houston: Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21(NIV)
Ruth, mount pleasant, SC
Isaiah 30:15 (MSG)
God, 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.”