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
Rebecca, Amarillo
Galatians 6:9 NLT
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
Jacqui. Lemoore, ca. Be still in the presence of The Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about there wicked schemes. Psalms 37:7 NLT
Andrea Purcell
New Palestine, IN
1 Peter 4:8 (New International Version). Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Job 25:12 (NIV)
I have not departed from the commands of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Carrie Gill, Tyler, TX, “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.” NIV
Laura ~ Plainfield, IN
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 NIV
Marilyn, Mission Viejo, CA
Romans 3:23 ESV
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Cris from Mooresville, IN
Psalm 46:10 (English Standard Version)
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth!”
Be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32. ESV
Debbie, Atlanta. “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” James 3:17 NIV
Nicole from Newton, Iowa
No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the fruit of peace and righteousness to those who have been trained by it. (Hebrews 12:11 HCSB)
Melissa,Conway
“For I know the plans I have for you,”declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Kathy McMaster Wolfenberger Carenza
New Port Richey Florida
Romans 12:1-2 12 (NIV)
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will
Kristen Vick
Evans, GA
For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord. – 1 Thessalonians 3:8 NKJV
La Chiel from Portland, TN
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thess 5:16-18 ASV
Laurie O, Milton, GA
Set your mind on things above, not on things that are on earth.
Colossians 3:2 (ESV)
Cheryl Frerichs from Kankakee, IL 60901
God has done what was impossible for the Law, since it was weak because of selfishness. God condemned sin in the body by sending his own Son to deal with sin in the same body as humans, who are controlled by sin. Romans 8:3 Romans 8:3
Cheryl Frerichs from Kankakee, IL
God has done what was impossible for the Law, since it was weak because of selfishness. God condemned sin in the body by sending his own Son to deal with sin in the same body as humans, who are controlled by sin. Romans 8:3 Common English Bible
Kay, Sheridan
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
Courtney, Chattanooga “Let this same attitude and purpose and mind be in you which is in Christ Jesus.” Phillipians 2:5 AMP
Heather, Florence, SC – “The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” Pslam 16:6 (ESV)
Danyelle, Dayton, OH
“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourself to be my disciple.”
John 15:7-8 NIV
Ashley from Kingwood, TX
Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:12-13
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God,so that He may exalt you at the proper time,
1 Peter 5:6 HCSB
Nicole, Tucson: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.” Psalm 23:6 NKJV
Imogene, Austin, TX
“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 NIV
Melinda in San Antonio
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter 1:3 NIV
Deena from Amarillo, Texas
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
and no mind has imagined
what God has prepared
for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9b
Heather
McDonough, GA
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
2 Cor. 3:17 (HCSB)
Kaitlyn, Tampa, FL
For the entire month of March:
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18, NIV
You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
Ps. 139:5 NIV
Angela, McKinney TX
Job 8:21 (NIV)
“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.”
Katie Melton from Loganville, GA
“So then, as we have opportunity let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.”
Galatians 6:10 ESV
Jacie from Amarillo, Texas
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10a NIV
Dorian from Grimes, IA
“Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.” Hebrews 9:14 NLT
Stephanie, Hamilton GA – 1 Cor 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. (ESV)
Kelly Snodgrass
Rogersville, TN
Nehemiah 6.9 ESV
For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done,” But now, O God, strengthen my hands.
Nancy Keeton from Knoxville, TN
The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live!
Deuteronomy 30:6 NIV
Stacie, Gallatin TN
Let this same attitude and purpose and mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: Philippians 2:5 AMP
But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. Psalms 3:3 NIV
Kathy, Houston
Job 8:21 (NIV) “He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.”
(Husband got a job. YEA!)
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Romans 12:12 ESV
Jen, Katy, TX
Remember: A stingy planter gets a stingy crop; a lavish planter gets a lavish crop. 2 Cor. 9:6 Message
Kay Sims, Lake Lure, NC
But from eternity to eternity the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear Him, and His righteousness toward the grandchildren of those who keep His covenant, who remember to observe His precepts. Psalm 103:17-18 (HCSB)
Allison Crook – Albuquerque, NM
“I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the Lord. How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.”
Psalms 40:1-5 NASB
Sarah from Brownwood
Philippians 4:6-7. NCV
Do not worry about anything, but pray, and ask God for everything you need,
and God’s peace, which is so great we cannot understand it, will keep your hearts and minds
In Christ Jesus.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.
1 Petere 5:6-7 ESV
Diane Jackson, Wood River, IL: And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Matthew 17:20 (KJV)
Brittany, Griffin. “By this all men will know that you are my disciples , if you love one another.” John 13:35 NIV
Pam, Spring, TX
Teach me, O Lord, to follow Your decrees, then I will keep them to the end.
Psalm 119:33 (NIV)
Whitney from Cape Girardeau, MO.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.
Colossians 3:23 NIV