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
Kristi, Pensacola, FL:
We must pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.
Romans 14:19 HCSB
Sarah, Christina and Esther May Wenatchee, WA
“Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.”
James 3:5 NIV
Lisa, Frisco Tx,
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. (Philippians 4:6 NLT)
Marsha Fort Smith
Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NAB
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 NKJ
Lisa from Sioux Falls, SD
Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Life your hands toward Him for the life of your young children. ~ Lamentations 2:19 (NIV)
Dawn
Dallas, GA
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
1 John 1:9-10 NIV
Mary Beth from Athens, Georgia
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Psalm 27:13, NKJV
Continuing on in my memorization of Psalm 91.
Psalm 91:5
“You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,”
whoops ESV!
Misti
Rockwall, TX
“…to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn” Isaiah 61:2 NIV
Jennifer, Eugene “Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.” –Jude 1:2, NKJV
Nancy E from Minneapolis
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9
Shawna Stephenville, Tx
Let us each of you look not only to his own
interests, but also to the interests of others.
Philippians 2:4 ESV
Bethany from Frisco, TX.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
Alison P.
McComb, Ms
Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me.
Psalm 51:12 (NIV)
Jess R, Katy, Tx
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. -Matthew 5:16 (NKJ)
Sarah Colorado Springs CO
Isaiah 30:15
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” (message)
MarySue, Wenatchee, WA
“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
Dallas
John 15:9
New International Version (NIV)
9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.
Jennifer
Lexington, KY
Proverbs 31:14 (MSG)
“She’s like a trading ship that sails to faraway places and brings back exotic surprises.”
Kara C, Aurora, Il
Psalm 92: 1-2 (NLT)
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning,your faithfulness in the evening…
Lauren from Conyers, GA
Then Jesus said, Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 NLT
Carolyn, Orofino, Idaho:
“Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely, and dwell on the fine, good things in others.”
Philippians 4:8 TLB
cori maffett, west palm beach, fl
Numbers 23:19
New International Version (NIV)
19 God is not human, that he should lie,
not a human being, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill?
Dedra
Weatherford Tx
Message
Proverbs 21:23
Watch your words & hold your tongue; you will save yourself a lot of grief.
Tori DeClue; Bolivar, MO
“For nothing is impossible with God.”
Luke 1:37
NIV
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you.
Kaziah Prairieville, La
“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”(Galatians 5:24 NIV)
Valerie, Louisville KY
The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. Ps. 121:5 NASB
I will ponder the way that is blameless… I will walk with integrity of heart within my house.
(Psalms 101:2 ESV)
My verse for this time is Romans 2:11 (NKJV), “For there is no partiality with God.”
Kelly P from Concord, NC:
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High.
Psalm 92:1
Pattie Self, San Angelo, TX
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13
Tina, Odessa
Isaiah 30:15 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.”
“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare Your steadfast love in the morning and Your faithfulness by night. “Psalm 92:1-4 ESV
1Pe 2:5 And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God. NLT
Beth WNC
Brittney, San Angelo
“And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.” Colossians 3:17 NASB
Kathy, Jay, OK
That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses,in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:10 NIV84
“A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.” Proverbs 29:11 NIV
Hazel P
Philadelphia, PA
Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:25-26 (ESV)
Danville, PA
Jeremiah 32:17 NIV
Ah Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
Dorothy, San Diego
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7 (NKJV)
Denissa C., Brownfield, TX
Charm and grace are deceptive, and beauty is vain [because it is not lasting], but a woman who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord, she shall be praised! Proverbs 31:30 AMP
Natalie from Nashville
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
(Mathew 5:11-12)
Tessie Watkins El Dorado Springs, MO. Luke 1:37 NASB
For nothing will be impossible with God.
Christina, Lancaster, CA
And I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6 (ESV)
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.
Hebrews 4:12 NIV
Pat, Hot Springs, AR
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God,The everlasting Father, The Prince of peace. Isaiah 9:6 KJV
Jane Mattox from Lubbock, Texas: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5,6 NKJV
Carla, Houston, Tx.
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Gal. 5:1 (NIV)