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
Isaiah 50:7, NIV
“Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.”
Lyndsay, New Castle, IN. “For you, O Lord, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what You have done.” NET Bible
” In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 NIV)
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy, went & sold all he had and bought that field.
MT 13:44
Sondra, Lincoln, Calif.
But He knows the way I take: When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Job 23:10 NAS
Christy from Cowpens, SC
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 NIV)
Katie from Clovis, CA
Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment. Matthew 15:28 (NIV)
Joanne from Bremerton, WA
I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For He has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Isaiah 61:10 NIV
Kelly Gorbold, Longmont Co. 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 Corinthians 9:8 NIV
Heflin, al
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 king James
Praise be to the name of God forever and ever. Wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons. He deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He knows deep and hidden things. He knows what lies in darkness and light dwells with him. I thank and praise you God of my ancestors. You have given me wisdom and power. You have made known to me that what we asked of you. You have made known to us the dream of the king. Daniel 2:20-23 NIV
Amy 7634, SF Bay Area
“Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.”
Psalm 32:10 (ESV)
Beth, Gig Harbor
So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty.
James 2:12 (NASB)
Lisa Christopher
Olympia, WA
“which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.” (Psalm 19:5 NIV)
Adrianne S. – Atlanta, GA
“Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.” Hosea 10:12 (ESV)
She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. (Proverbs 31:25 NLT)
Gay Beck, Plain City, Ohio
Matthew 6:33-34 (NIV)
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Carolyn, St. Catharines, ON
Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV)
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.
Cindy from Maryland
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask from the Lord,
This only do I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to gave on the beauty of the Lord and to see Him in His temple.
Psalm 27:4 (NIV)
Nancy from Evansville, IN
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all wrongs. Proverbs 10:12 NIV
Cara, Highlands Ranch, “but God demonstrates his love for us in this, that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8, NIV
Veronica-Atlanta, Georgia
And He said to them, “Go out into the world and proclaim the the gospel to the whole creation” Mark 16:15 (bible card)
Erin, Maysville
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
Brooke: Princeton ME:
But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.”
Numbers 13:30
ESV
Katharine from Royal Oak, MI
Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.
Hosea 6:3 ESV
Joan (Coppell, TX): James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does. James 1:1-8 NIV
Kim from Mansfield TX We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the L ord , about his power and his mighty wonders. (Psalms 78:4 NLT)
Natalie, Grand Prairie, TX
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7, NIV
Erin, Albertville, AL
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
Heather, Greenfield, IN
For nothing will be impossible for God
Luke 1:37, The New American Bible
Dayla, Springfield, MO
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
Isaiah 30:18 NIV
Becky, Round Rock, TX God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, Phil. 1:8-9 NIV1984
Paula-Conway,SC “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Hebrew 11:1 NKJV
Teresa, Austin, TX
Galatians 5:1 ESV
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Sheri, Oswego, ” It is good to give thanks to The Lord, to sing praises to your name, O most High” Psalm 92:1,2 ESV
Susan from Berryville, Va.
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, Romans 1:20 NKJV
Amy, Birmingham, AL
The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing
ZEPH. 3:17 NIV
Selina Barbourville, KY.
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Romans 14:12 KJV
Psalm 4:7 NLT
You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine.
Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart (for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.
Colossians 3:15 NET
Jenni, Murray, KY
She opens her mouth with wisdom and loving instruction is on her tongue. (Proverbs 31:26 HCSB)
Amy, Houston TX:
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. (Rev 21:4 TNIV)
Gail Dorn from San Antonio, TX says:
Finally, brothers, whatever is true,whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if there is anything excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
Philippians 4:9 (NIV)
Amy – Fort Polk, LA
I trust in You, my God! Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat. Psalm 25:2 (NLT)
Faithful friends are a life saving medicine; and se who fear the Lord will find them. Sirach 6:16 nrsv
Sheila, Florida
Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.
John 14:21 NIV
Jenifer Smith, Clearwater, FL
“So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”
Colossians 2:6-7 NIV
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
NIV PHIL 4:13
Amy from Plainfield, IL
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9 NIV)
Cheryl, Titusville
“I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at My Word.”
Isaiah 66:2 HCSB