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
Elaine, Jefferson, GA
All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
~Heb. 11:13-15
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powrrful and effective. James 5:16 NIV84
Melanie Dorsett Fort Worth “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 TNIV
Billie, Scottsdale
“O my people, trust in Him at all times. Pour out your heart to Him, for God is our refuge.”
Psalm 62:8 (NLT)
Elsie – Scottsbluff, NE
Psalm 73:25-26
Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Val, Ann Arbor, MI
Proverbs 19:21 (NIVUK)
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Jo
Fremont,CA
“Your speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.”
Colassians 4:6
Kortney, Des Plaines
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.
Philippians 4:18
Philippians 2:13 NIV
For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose.
Kate K.
Lafayette, IN
“Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.”
Psalm 37:5 NLT
John 16:33 NIV
33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.
Matthew 21:22
Karen: NYC
Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth.
Psalm 31:5
NIV 1984
Nadine, Morton, UK
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High.
Psalm 92:1 ESV
Anne, Minneapolis
John 14:6, NIV
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Jody from Traverse City, MI
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
~Colossians 4:6 (NIV84)
Susan, St. George, UT
“You will keep the mind that is dependent on You in perfect peace, for it is trusting in You.” Is. 26:3 HCSB
Jessica from Clare, MI
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
~Colossians 4:6 (NIV84)
Praise the Lord oh my soul;
all my inmost being, praise His holy name.
Praise the Lord oh my soul;
and forget not all his benefits –
who forgives all you sins and heals all your disease,
who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion.
Psalm 103:1-4 NIV
(I am going to try and learn the entire chapter.)
Martha, Brevard NC
“Your strength will come from settling down in complete dependence on Me.”
{Isa.30:15 msg}
Judy from Gladwin, MI
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
~Colossians 4:6 (NIV84)
Susan, Cary NC
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1
This was my first verse I choose to memorize 🙂 beautiful!
Catrina, Clarksville. “Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth.” Psalm 73:25, NLT
Leanne (and two kids, 6 yrs and 4 yrs) Abbotsford BC, Canada
“Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.”
Eph 6:13 NLT
Diana from Broken Arrow, OK (formerly Rogers, AR). Psalm 139:13-14 NIV For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Paula, Russell KY
“The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent.” Exodus 14: 14 NASB
Beth, Dyersburg, Tennessee
Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Ps 139:23-24 NIV
Kaitlyn, Cincinnati, OH
“We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves him.[d] They are the ones God has chosen for his purpose.”
-Romans 8:28 CEV
Susan from Jacksonville ,Florida
Therfore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer,believe that you have received it and it will be yours Mark 11:24 niv
Beth, Fountain Inn, Psalm 16:5 ESV
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
Audrey – Lombard, IL
Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:43-45 NLV
From DFW
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22:39, 40 NIV)
Lindsay Albion, IL “For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.” (Galatians 5:17 NIV)
Susan, Statesville –
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Cor. 9:8 (NIV)
Mercedes, Seattle. “The LORD is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1
The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26
Shantha, Lincoln, RI
Angie, Lee’s Summit
And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. Ecclesiastes 4:4 NIV
Colleen Gurgul, Osler, SK
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 (ESV)
Lacey, Katy Tx “May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.”
Col 1:11 ESV
Lisa W, Hillsboro, Or
Psalm 33:22 NLT
Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone
Heather, Tallahassee, FL
Here then is what the Lord who rules over all says: Think carefully about what you are doing. Haggai 1:5 NET
Mandee from Gilbert, AZ
Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.
Psalm 141:3 NIV84
Scarlett, Social Circle, Ga.
James 5:16 NIV-Anglecized
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”
Every valley shall be exalted, and
Every mountain and hill made low:
The crooked straight, and the rough
places plain
Isaiah 40:4 KJV
Corinne in Chehalis, Washington
Philippians 3:13
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead
NKJV
Heidi in Whitefish, MT
“I know that there is nothing better for men
than to be happy and do good while they live.”
Ecclesiastes 3:12 NIV
Ryann, New Market, AL “Remember now the creator in the days of thy youth.” Eccl. 12:1 (NIV)
San Ramon, CA
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” ~ Philippians 4:6 (NIV)
Corley in Conway, AR
“Blessed is she who remains steadfast under trial, for when she has stood the test she will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him.” James 1.12
ESV (and I change pronouns to ‘she’).
Ashley G., Orlando:
But the wisdom from above is first pure,then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
James 3:17-18 NASB