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
Tshaka; Fort Knox; Let all that I am praise the Lord. O Lord my God, how great you are! You are robed with honor and majesty. Psalm 104:1 NLT
Stephanie Parrish, Lynchburg, VA
“When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought me joy.” -Psalm 94:19 NIV
Selena- Cordele, GA
He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others.He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. Daniel 2:21, NIV
(I’m memorizing this for the Daniel Bible study.)
Marilyn Gadsden, Al
Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they will be filled.
Matt 5: 5-6 NIV
Jennifer O, Moore, Ok
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus . Philippians 4:7 NIV
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness
2 Corinthians 12:9
NIV
Hannah, Winter Haven, FL
9-How shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. 10-With my whole heart I have sought you: Oh, let me not wander from your commandments. 11-Your word I have hidden in my heart that I might not sin against You. 12-Blessed are You, Oh Lord; teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 119:9-12 (NKJV)
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1 (NIV)
Margie
Hilton Head Island, SC
Romans 8:38,39 (NIV ’84)
38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Deut. 3:22 (NKJV)
You must not fear them, for the LORD your God Himself fights for you.
Cassia from Spring, TX
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart. And ye shall find rest unto your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matt 11:28-30 KJV (going OLD SCHOOL this time!!)
Marissa, Houston, Tx
Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever. Psalm 73:25-26 NLT
Susan,Fairhope,AL- I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body whether by life or by death. Philippians 1:20 (NIV)
Angie W. from Liberty, Missouri: You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 NIV84
Shelley from Shiloh, IL “Pray diligently. Stay alert, with your eyes wide open in gratitude.” Colossians 4:2, The Message
Jill, Bozeman Mt
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ , He is a new creation; The old has gone , the new has come!
2 Cor 5:17 NIV
Toni, Greer, SC “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” 2 Peter 1: 3-4 NIV
Ruth Cherry, Royse City, Texas
“In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16
NIV
Jackie UK Psalm 19: 14 New King James Version
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
Kristy from Tallahassee, FL
“And that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love,” Ephesians 3:17 HCSB
Julie from Bristol, Tennessee
Isaiah 61:3b NIV
They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
Tonia Booker in Meridian, Idaho
2 Corinthians 2:14 (NKJ)
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
Vicki Knott, Greenwood, SC
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)
Janet
Bemus Point, NY
Romans 11:33 (NET)
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how fathomless his ways!
Donna, Norwood, MA
Micah 6:8
New International Version (NIV)
He has shown 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[a] with your God.
Cheryl, Pooler, GA
He reveals deep and hidden things, He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him. I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers. You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you. You have made known to us the dream of tbe king.
Dan.2:22-23 NIV
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. Matt. 11:29 NIV
Ginger
Wetumpka, AL
Shirley, Rockwall, TX
“You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts un you.”
Isaiah 26:3 NKJV
Tina from Ohio
The Lord is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I will praise Him.
Psalm 28:7 NKJV
Marilyn; Amarillo, TX – For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” But you were unwilling. (Isaiah 30:15 ESV).
Lori, Atlanta, Georgia
who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, (Psalm 103:4 NIV)
Tracie F, Monticello, FL
Psalm 89:8 ESV
“O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty as you are, O Lord, with your faithfulness all around you?”
Alicia, OKC
Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its creator. Colossians 3:9-10 (ESV)
Now go, I will help you speak and will teach you what to say. Exodus 4:12 (NIV)
Dimy from Griffin, Ga.
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous
right hand.”~Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
Linda from Mackenbach, Germany John 1:3,4 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life,[a] and the life was the light of men.
English Standard Version
Karen from Westminster, MD
Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
John 13:17 NIV
Susan Oak Ridge
And you shall eat there in the presence of the LORD you God, you and your households together, rejoicing in all the undertakings in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
Deut. 12: 7
NRSV
Stacy, Detroit
” There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV)
Aubree, San Antonio, TX.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
James 1:2-3 ESV
Great verse, Aubree! May you know God’s joy in your times of trials!
God bless, Debbie
Alison Norman, Ok
Don’t tear your clothing in your grief,
but tear your hearts instead.”
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
He is eager to relent and not punish
Joel 2:13 NLT
Sue Big Rapids, MI Ephesians 4:29 NIV Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Janae-Riverside, PA Psalm 119:67-68(NIV)
“Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.”
from Littlestown, PA
“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God, without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe, as you hold out the word of life.”
Phil. 2:14-16a NIV
Sarah from Rockwall, TX
I love the Lord because He has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.
Psalm 116:1 NIV 84
Anna, from Richmond:
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
Melissa, Greensburg, KY. – “I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.” – Is. 50:6,NAS (Obviously, part of a larger section I’m memorizing :))
Brenda in Midlothian, VA. “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” 2 Timothy 1:7 ESV
Diana
East Peoria, Illinois
Psalm 86:5 (NLT)
O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full
of unfailing love for all who ask your aid.
Charlotte, England
“It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear” ~ Isaiah 62:24, NKJV