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
Be still before The Lord and wait patiently for Him. Do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath. Do not fret. It leads only to evil.
Psalm 37:7-8 (NIV84)
Danna from Tallahassee, Florida
Finally, brothers and sisters, 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. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9 NIV
Lydia, Warman Canada
Hebrew 13:5 NIV
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.”
Victoria, BC, Canada
1 Corinthians 3:18 (KJV)
“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
Susan, Northern Virginia, “He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly.” Luke 1:53; Book of Common Prayer
Diane from Cypress, TX
One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.
Psalm 145:4 (ESV)
Jenna- Omaha, NE
“Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” -John 6:68 (NIV84)
Valerie, Tampa,Fl.
For thus said The Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:In returning (to Me) and resting (in Me) you shall be saved; in quietness and in (trusting) confidence shall be your strength .But you would not,
Isaiah 30:15 AMP
Sharron Steele Hartselle, Al.
John 16:33 NIV
I have told you these things so that you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble, but take heart, I have overcome the world!!!
Sarah Younker,
Atlanta, GA
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18 ESV
Cindy Cannon, Otterville, IL
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Psalms 90:14 (NIV)
The Sunshine State
Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. (Psalms 5:3 NLT)
Amy from Pineville LA
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us, made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace! (Ephesians 2:4, 5 HCSB)
April, Greensboro, NC: “But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you’ve heard, then God will bless you for doing it.” James 1:25 NLT
Victoria Duncan
Edinburg TX
Joel 2:25 ESV
I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3 NIV
Overland Park, KS
Delight yourself in The Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4 NIV
Paige, Indianapolis
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:3, 4 ESV
Bobbie Murphy
Danville, KY
NKJV
The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him,
And He will show them His covenant.
Psalm 25:14
Kathi Johnson Spartanburg SC. Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT
Hannah – Houston
ICB – 2 Corinthians 1: 7. We know that you share in our sufferings so we know that you also share in the comfort we receive.
Michelle, Clanton, 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.
Zephaniah 3:17
Dottie, Lynchburg VA
“No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening – it is painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.” Hebrews 12:11
Casey, Fort Pierce FL
Psalm 62:8 NET
“Trust in him at all times, you people!
Pour out your hearts before him!
God is our shelter! (Selah)”
1Corinthians 13:4-5 Nkjv
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
Does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
“And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of The Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17 NKJV
I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.
Psalm 145:1-3. ESV
Ambur, Fulton, MO ‘Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged, for the Lord you God will be with you wherever you go.’ Joshua 1:9 NIV
Patti, Roxboro, NC
“So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 HCSB
Kathy; Madison, CT…still working on ” The Romans Project”
Romans 1:9-10 (NIV)
God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you.
Sheila, Laurel, MS
Matt. 6:33 (ESV)
But seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.
Frisco/Mckinney Tx You will know that I am present in Isreal and that I am your the LORD your God and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shape. Joel 2:27 Holman
Jenna Liberty, NC
“I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. “(Psalm 119:10 NIV)
Michelle – Tulsa, OK
NIV 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
“You have encircled me; You have placed Your hand upon me.This knowledge is beyond. It is lofty; I am unable to reach it” Psalm 139:5-6 NIV
Decatur, Alabama: “As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming” Ephesians 4:14 ESV
Michelle, Bothell, WA: Romans 6:13 NIV: “Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness.”
“The Lord will comfort Israel again and have pity on her ruins. Her desert will blossom like Eden, her barren wilderness like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found there. Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air. ” Isa. 51:3 NLT
Lisa, Houston, tx
4Â Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones!
    Praise his holy name.
5Â For his anger lasts only a moment,
    but his favor lasts a lifetime!
Weeping may last through the night,
    but joy comes with the morning.
Psalm 30:4-5 NLT
Linda, Mishawaka,In
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. Is.30:15 Message
Jaclyn from Tacoma
Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word. You are good and do good; teach me your statutes. It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.
Psalms 119:66-68, 71 ESV
Virginia, Nebraska
Psalm 103:5 (HCSB)
He satisfies you with goodness; your youth is renewed like the eagle.
Anita Amarillo, TX
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even to death.
Rev. 12:11 NASB
Ericka F. – Tampa, FL: “Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life”(Proverbs 4:23 NKJV)
Heika -Texas,
“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.” Psalm 92:1-2 (NIV)
Darlene, Branson MO.
I am guiding you in the way of wisdom, and I am leading you on the right path.
Proverbs 4:11 NVC
Stacey in Mount Pleasant, SC
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)
Patsi from Porter,TX
Ephesians 3:14-17 (NLT)
When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, [15] the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. [16] I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. [17] Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
Chandel- in Thailand. Micah 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior, my God will hear me.
Micah knew that God would hear HIm, I know God will hear me, I know that He wants all mankind to hear Him.
Diana – Indianapolis – Deut. 30:14 ESV
But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it.