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
Lindsey – Edmond, OK
Psalm 139:5-6 ESV
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.
Proverbs 27:5 Open rebuke is better than secret love- One New Man Bible
Karen Dement, Austin, TX
“You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.” Matthew 23:24 NIV
Stephanie, La Habra, CA “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
Deborah,Hartsville SC-“Let the peoples praise Thee, O God; Let all the peoples praise Thee.” Psalm 67:5 NASB
Elisa, NY
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
You will keep in perfect peace {she} whose mind is steadfast because {she} trusts in you.
Kathryn- Sarasota, FL
Hebrews 13:14 NLT, “For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come.”
For You, O Lord, have made me glad by what You have done, I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
Psalms 92: 4
O Lord, how great are Your works! And thy thoughts are very deep.
Psalm 92:5
Cheryl, Everett , Wa. 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.”
Meghan in Austin, TX
Isaiah 30:15a (NIV)
““In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength”
Jen Evans Seville, Ohio
Zephaniah 3:17 NET
The Lord your God is in your midst;
He is a warrior who can deliever.
He takes great delight in you;
He renews you by his love;
He shouts for joy over you.
Weatherford, OK
Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. (Psalm 37:7a NLT)
“If any of you (me!)lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 NLT
Deborah from Seward, Alaska
For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.
Isaiah 61:11 NIV
Holly, Carrollton, GA “Finally be strong in The Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” Ephesians 6:10-11 (NIV)
Katie Cannon, Harrisonburg. “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours; yet he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land. Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land produced its fruit,” (James 5:17-18, ESV).
I thank and praise you O God of my fathers; you have given me wisdom and power. You have made known to me what I have asked of you. You have made known to us the dream of the king.”
Daniel 2:23
NIV
Townsend, Ma
Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish. Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins. See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me. Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope Lord, is in you.
Psalm 25: 16-21 NIV
Ann B, Lantana, TX
Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. Psalm 34:5 NIV
Lori-Anne, Exeter, CA, “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 NET
Cody * Houston, TX
Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. Ephesians 6:14-15, ESV
Janet, Tulsa
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High.”(Psalm 92:1, ESV)
Diana
Temple City Ca
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 (NKJV)
Laura
Boone, NC
I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 NIV
Colorado
If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. Psalm 119:92 NIV
Mindy – Franklin, TN
“Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,but the Lord upholds the righteous.” Psalm 37:16-17 ESV
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
Linda
Fort Collins, CO
Donna Pritchett, Arab, AL
Please, God, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord , and help me. (Psalms 70:1 NLT)
Lee’s Summit,MO
“So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.” Psalm 63:4 ESV
Rachel, Austin, TX
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither, and whatever he does prospers. Psalm 1:3 ESV
Tina, Knoxville, “They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.” – Revelation 17:14 NIV 1984
Alisa
Clinton, MS
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God. Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:9&10 NASB
Joy, Platte City, MO
“As it is written, ‘I have made you a father of many nations’) in the presence of Him whom he believed—
God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.”
Romans 4:17
Katie Rider, Atlanta, GA
Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
Hebrews 12:3 (NKJV)
Kim, Oklahoma City
Psalms 37:4
Delight yourself in The Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. NIV
Becky, St. Augustine, From His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
John 1:16 NRSV
Doris, Whiteville, NC
Romans 1:6 ESV
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”
Rose, Dallas:
“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
Melissa, Nashville,
Unless the Lord builds the house,the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. Psalm 127:1 (NIV)
Candy Seale
La Grange, Texas
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back:
THIS I know; for God is for me.
Psalm 56:9 KJV
Melisse, Slippery Rock, PA
Ezekiel 36:25 NLT
Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.
May God who gives patience, steadiness, and encouragement help you ot live in complete harmony with each other – each with the attitude of Christ toward the other.
Romans 15:5 The Living Bible
Burlington, VT
que fue sepultado, que resucitó al tercer día según las Escrituras, y que se apareció a *Cefas, y luego a los doce. 1 Corintios 15:4 (NVI)
Janna, Covington, WA
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (Colossians 1:17 NIV)
Christine watts
Branchland west va.
KJV James 1:7-8
7. For let not that man think that he shall recive anything from The Lord.
8. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
James 1:7-8
Isa 61:2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, NIV
Nancy Bradshaw Melbourne, Florida
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 34:8 NIV
Andy
Houma, La.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. Isaiah 43:2
Kim, Petersburg, VA
“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