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, Littleton, CO
Ephesians 5:21-24 (NIV)
“Submit to one another out of reverence to Christ. Wives, submit to your husband as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.”
Psalm9:10 NIV
Those who know your name, trust you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Claire, Arab, AL
“For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 ESV
Sharon Meekins
Charlotte, NC
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; ~ Psalm 92:1 ESV
Every word of God proves true. Proverbs 30:5, NRSV
Kerry from Memphis
You are God’s chosen people. You are holy and dearly loved. So put on tender mercy and kindness as if they were your clothes. Don’t be proud. Be gentle and patient. Colossians 3:12 (NIRV)
Natalie Johnson; Leesburg, GA; “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” 1Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Jen from Wyoming May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 NIV
Terri, Papua New Guinea. “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21, NIV.
Rachel, Frankfort, IL
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 NIV
Vicksburg, MS
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful, he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
1 Corinthians 10:13
NIV
Pat S Burlington, VT. As the deer pants for the water, so my soul pants for you, O God. Ps 42:1 NIV
Erin Sheldon
Savannah, GA
The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. (Psalms 23:1-6 NLT)
Tonya Campbellton, TX
2 Corinthians 10: 3-5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
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;
Sarah, Chocowinity NC
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Romans 12:2 KJV
Kim Wilson from Plano, TX
And the Lord has declared this day that you are his people, his treasured possession as he promised, and that you are to keep all his commands. (Deuteronomy 26:18 NIV)
Stacey, Royal Oak, MI
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” (Jeremiah 17:7, 8 ESV)
Linda from Stanley, WI
It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night. Ps. 92: 1-2 NIV
Ashlee, Roswell, GA: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”, Romans 3:23, NASB.
Tara, Lexington, KY 18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside of the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirt, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20
Vicki
Murfreesboro, TN
Romans 14:19-20a (HCSB)
“So then, we must pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another. Do not tear down God’s work because of food.”
Dahlonega, Ga
The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17 NKJV)
Megan, Eldridge,IA
“Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin” Haggai 1:4
Leigh, Montgomery. “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:4 NIV
J.J. Ehr, Longmont, CO
Psalm 97:1 The Lord is king!
Let the earth rejoice!
Let the farthest coastlands be glad.
NLT
Leslie from Kansas City, MO – “The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.” Psalm 28:7 NLT
Phyllis
Gilmer, Tex
the message
Isaiah 42:13
God steps out (Marches, NIV)like he means business. You can see he’s primed for action. He shouts, announcing his arrival, he takes charge and his enemies fall into line.
Susi, Manteca, CA:
Nevertheless I am continually with you;
You hold my right hand. Psalm 73:23 (ESV)
“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.” Isaiah 53:3 NIV
Paula, Waukee, IA, “For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.” Psalm 100:5 NLT
Courtney, Lima, OH
“Rise up, my darling!Come away with me, my fair one! Look, the winter is past,and the rains are over and gone. The flowers are springing up, the season of singing has come.”
Song of Songs 2:10-12 NLT
Andrea Pottstown, PA
Isaiah 30:21 NIV
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
Cindy, St. Louis MO: “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 NIV
Chico CA
“My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”
James 1:19 NIV
Karla, Cedarburg, WI –
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.
Psalms 25:4-5 NIV
Judy, Taylors,SC
Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. (Psalm 51:12 NIV)
Brenda Kelley, Taylors, SC
“Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.” Psalms 25:4-5 NLT
Donna, Albuquerque
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
Christina McClain, Nampa, ID, HCSB, James 1:4 “But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.”
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf.
Hebrew 6:19-20
Cindy, Charleston, ESV
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 1 Cor 1:18
Tammy/Siloam NC : Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me . (NIV)
ESV-Pilippians 4:8–Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about theses things.
The world seems to want to make me believe there is nothing but negative happening in our world. This verse is a reminder to focus on spiritual —
Luann, Grand Junction CO,
2 Corinthians 7:1
New International Version (NIV)
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
Donna Nash, Huntington, WV
“For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”
Hebrews 12:3 NASB
“I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.” ~ Philemon 1:6 NET
Karen Salvato–Lubbock, TX
Ephesians 4:15 (HCSB)
But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head–Christ.
Erin from Detroit, MI
May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, (Colossians 1:11 ESV)
Cathy Morris Sedona, AZ
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 KJV
Memphis, TN
“As He spake to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.” Luke 1:55 KJV
Margo, Burlington ON
Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.
John 14:1 (NIV)