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!Ā 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)Ā 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.Ā Psalm 92:1-4 ESVĀ Ā (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:
āYour 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.”Ā 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
Kerry from Houston, TX
The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock;
And exalted be the God of my salvation!
Psalm 18:46 NASB
Shanti, Wausau, WI
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Romans 12:12, ESV
Kelly H. Acworth, GA
“Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance, and the sin which so easily entagles us, and let us run with endurace the race that is set before us.”
Hebrews 12:1NAS
Your speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person (Colossians 4:6) – HCSB
Barb, Kentwood MI:
In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free. Psalm 118:5 NLT
Jenny C., Houston, TX
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
-Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
Michelle, Cypress, TX
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”. Hebrews 13:5 ESV
But we were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children. We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the Gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us. I Thess. 2:7-8 NIV
“But He was pierced for our transgressions, he was punished for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed” Isaiah 53:3 NIV
Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.
Ecclesiastes 5:2 (NIV)
Linda Montague
Navarre FL
Isaiah 49:16
See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me.
Tara from Quanah, TX, “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” James 3:17 NIV
Carrie, Wentzville, Mo.
You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. Psalm 16:11 NLT
For we are Godās masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)
SKay, Possum Kingdom Lake, TX
Psalms 139:5 (NIV) “You hem me in–behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.”
Kim Renee, Brighton, CO
II Corinthians 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; KJV
“The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands.” Proverbs 14:1 (NASB)
Gwen, Kennesaw, GA
But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 (ESV)
Robin Freeman~~Garland, TX
“Blessed are those whose trangressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.”
Romans 4:7 NIV
Karen, Orlando, FL
āA personās wisdom yields patience;it is to oneās glory to overlook an offense.” Proverbs 19:11 NIV
Teresa Brown, Greer SC
Psalm 139:14
NIV
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Jessica from Rockvale, TN
Joshua 24:24 (NIV)”And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey him.”
Chattanooga, TN
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms, He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, “Destroy him!”
Deut. 33:27 NIV
“Everything is permissible for me”-but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me”-but I will not be mastered by anything.
I Corinthians 6:12 NIV
Jamy P
Southlake TX
Woodstock, Ga.
But now you yourselves are to put off all of these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with his deeds and put on a new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.
Colossians 3:8-1o (NKJV)
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
28 āCome to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.ā
Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 NRSV
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge yo to contend for the faith that the Lord has once for all entrusted to us, his people.
Jude 3 TNIV
Donna Tyra II Timothy 1:7 NKJV
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Kelly
Greer, SC
“And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.” -Psalm 139:24 (NASB)
Heather Wilkinson
Springfield, VA
Eph 6:14-15 (NIV)
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
Kim
Des Moines, IA
Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Waco, Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6 (NIV)
Natalie, Paragould AR
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV)
Be JOYFUL and glad of heart for the good the LORD has done. II Chronicles 7:10 NIV
Linda-Mandeville,LA
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV)
Beth C, Huntsville, AL
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Colossians 1:15 (NIV)
Donna- Birmingham, AL
Psalm 145:18 NIV
“The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.”
Gail, Cary, NC “‘If you can?’ said Jesus. ‘Everything is possible for him who believes.’ Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!'” Mark 9:23-24 NIV
Cindy in Raleigh NC
Luke 1:46b-49 NIV
My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed for the Mighty One has done great things for me – holy is his name.
Laura, Clay Center, KS
James 4:10 (NIV)
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Alice,Wilmington,NIV
Psalm 25:1
In you,Lord my God I put my trust
Kim Felix-Corona, CA
Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God-
John 1:12 NIV
Alicia, New Market, AL “You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.” 2 Cor. 9:11-12 (NIV)
Kristin, Jacksonville, AL
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. (Isaiah 26:3 ESV)
Ryan Sussex, WI
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you find it; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthews 7:7
Barb ~ St Cloud, MN ~ Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NLT
Karen Tucson, Arizona
“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
Lindsey, Dubach, LA, “May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26 NLT)
Margaret
Albuquerque
NLT James 1:6
But when you ask Him, be sure your faith is in God alone. Do not waver,for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave on the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind