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
Michelle, King George VA “LORD, God of Heaven, the great and awe inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant with those who love Him and keep His commands, let your eyes be open and your ears be attentive to hear your servant’s prayer that I now pray to You day and night for your servants, the Israelites.” Nehemiah 1:5-6 HCS
Kelly, Enid Ok
He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them His way.
Psalm 25:9 NLT
Barbara, Prospect, KY: “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 NIV84.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. (Isaiah 40:29 NIV)
Sarah whitt, Fort Worth, TX
“Unless the Lord builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain; unless the Lord watches over a city, the watchman stays alert in vain.”
Psalms 127:1 HCSB
Susan, Jonesboro, AR
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to
the Most High. It is good to proclaim Your unfailing love in the morning, Your faithfulness in the evening.
Psalm 92:1-2 NLT
Milvia Cartaya, FL
People with their minds set on you, you keep completely whole, Steady on their feet, because they keep at it and don’t quit. Isaiah 26:3 MSG
Bridget, Augusta GA
“The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”
Psalm 145:18 ESV
Jane, Gulfport, MS – “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.” John 14:7 (NASB)
I Peter 3:15-16 NIV
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.
Kristine, Welland, ON
“I know the plans I have for you,” announces the Lord. “I want you to enjoy success. I do not plan to harm you. I will give you hope for the years to come.”Jeremiah 29 :11 (NIRV)
Darcy, Clermont, FL.
I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. Psalm 40:8 NIV84
Tisha
Pilot Mtn, NC
You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.”
Lamentations 3:57 NIV84
Gillian Oshawa Ontario Canada
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3 NIV
Anna Gibbany, Harrison, AR
Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Philippians 4:4 (NLT)
Sarah from Manhattan
The fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
and all of them are righteous.
They are more precious than gold,
than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,
than honey from the honeycomb.
Psalm 19:9-10 (NIV)
Debbie Laureen, New Port Richey, FL
“He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.”
Psalm 62:2 NIV
Sarah Ervin Wilkesboro NC
and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them. (Daniel 3:27 NIV)
Psalm 42:5 NASB
Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me?
Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him
For the help of His presence.
Michaela, Overland Park, KS
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
Isaiah 26:3 NLT
Kristi, from Campbellsville, Kentucky
“Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.”
-Proverbs 3:7 ESV
Tangila, Pearland TX
I bow before your holy Temple as I worship. I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness; for your promises are backed by all the honor of your name. (Psalms 138:2 NLT)
Suzanne, Birmingham: “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Colossians 4: 6 NIV84
Heather J.
Temple Terrace, FL
Hebrews 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.”
Ashley Taylor Lawrenceville, GA
Colossians 3:23 NIV
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
Orfordville WI
Jos 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. KJV
Melody Faith, Knoxville, TN: “The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad.” Psalm 126:3 ESV
Beth Mellinger
Lancaster, PA
“The Lord has told you what is good , and this is what He requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 NL
Eva Chancy from Derby, Kansas
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 KJV
Kathy Schettler Boerne, Tx
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. Hebrews 1:3 ESV
Amy-Savannah, GA
John 1:5 NRSV
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.”
Ashley from Bean Station, Tn: So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead,”Come back to God!” 2Corinthians 5:20
Teresa, Krugerville
Ps. 25:20 Guard my life and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. (NIV)
Britney– Concord, NC
And have mercy on those who doubt. -Jude 1:22 (ESV)
Mary, Frisco “God is our refuge and our stregnth, an ever present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1 NIV
Dana Ashland, KY “You are my King and my God. You command victories for Israel.” Psalm 44:4 NLT
Rachelle, Ohio
“… I am the bread of life;whoever comes to me shall not hunger and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” John 6:35
Emily Harris – Arkadelphia, AR
“You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.”
Psalm 18:28 (NIV)
Heather from O’fallon, MO
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.
Proverbs 31:26
NET Bible
…For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you may know Him better. Ephesians 1:15-17 NIV
Katie A. from Fuquay Varina, NC
It is good to praise The Lord and make music to your name, O Most High.
Psalm 92:1, TNIV
Diane – Roswell, GA
Psalm 145:18 (ESV)
“The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”
Psalm 118:24 HCSB
This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Oops, Susan, Charleston, SC
Psalm 92:1-2
It is good to praise the LORD, to sing praise to Your name, Most High, to declare Your faithful love in the morning and Your faithfulness at night…
HCSB
Lynda from Ocala, FL: Psalm 103:1-2 “Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits-” (NIV)
Jennifer; Story City, IA
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” 1 John 4:18 (ESV)
i just read these verses the other day so i will steal them.
(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
cindy sacramento, calif
“Every word of God is pure. He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him”
Proverbs 30:5
Leslie, Central Asia, ESV
“But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.”
Ps. 59:16
Lisa, Wichita,KS
(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
(just doing vs 1 this week)