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
Little children, we must not love with word or speech, but with truth and action. (1 John 3:18 HCSB)
Sheila from Moncton, NB
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. Heb 10:23 NIV
Ellie Richardson, Newton, IA
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.
John 4:23 KJV
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:14 NIV
Connie, Longmont,Colorado
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 (NASB)
Psalm 119:133 KJV
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.
Mark 9:23 NKJV
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Matthew 10:30 KJV
I delight to do your will, O my God and Your law is within my heart Psalm 40:8 NKJV
Melissa from Flemington, NJ. Luke 14:13,14, ” But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.” KJV
Melanie in Amherst, MA:
Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,
But those who were hungry cease to hunger.
Even the barren gives birth to seven,
But she who has many children languishes.
I Samuel 2:5 NASB
Marina Hubbard, Canyon Country CA
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Cor. 12:9 (NIV)
Phillipians 4:6 (NIV) “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
Pam, Brighton, CO
Colossians 3:6
On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
Joyce Grimes, Pace, FL
Little children, we must not love with word or speech, but with truth and action. (1 John 3:18 HCSB)
I delight to do your will, O my God and your law is within my heart. Psalm 40:8 NKJV
“Call to me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things you do not know”
Jeremiah 33:3 NIV
Maggie, SC
Kassie Dulin from Southlake, TX
“For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name’s sake, Lead me and guide me.” Psalm 31:3 (NKJV)
For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
Psalm 91:3
ESV
Bonnie, Alexandria, LA
Isaiah 30:15 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.'”
Kyndra, Houston, TX Philippians 4:7, “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ. ” NIV
Christy; Nappanee, IN
Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
Jude 21
Debbie, Corpus Christi, TX:
“Worry weighs down the heart, but a kind word gives it joy.”
Proverbs 12:25 NAB
Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go, he’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life!
Proverbs 3: 5-8 The Message
Psalms 103:12-13 ESV
as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
Laura, Englewood,
and provide for those who grieve in Zion
to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of dispair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3 NIV84
Carrie, Atlanta, GA. “Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” Proverbs 12:18 NIV
Cheryl, Houston. Isa 41:10 NIV “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand”.
Tracey Moyers from Loganville, GA
But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children— with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.
Psalm 103:17-18 NIV
Melanie Mathews, Johnson City, TN
Psalms 103:12-13 ESV
as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
Rhonda Hill, Norman Ok
Let us not become weary of doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Gal 6:9 NIV
Tammy, Ingleside, TX
Psalm 92:1,2 NIV
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.
Nan, Greenville, SC Romans 15:13NIV
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Ange & KEEK, Boise – For nothing is impossible with God! Luke 1:37 NIV
(Sorry I keep forgetting to list my daughter’s name right along side mine – she’s 4 and is memorizing faster than I am!)
Maria, Katy
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners
Isaiah 61:1 (NIV)
Sue~ Hartland, MI
Habakkuk3:18&19 (NAS)
Yet I will exult in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my
salvation. The Lord God is my strength, And He has made my feet like hinds feet,
And makes me walk on my high places
Nancy, Newport News, Va
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
Ps.119:105 ESV
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
Kerry Cotten, Jackson, TN
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.
Romans 15:4 NIV
Paige from Lincoln, NE
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Eph. 2:8-9
Shawna, Denver, CO
You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Psalm 32:7 (NIV)
Kelly from Frisco, TX
“Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.”
Proverbs 10:19 NLT
Pam ~ Moss Bluff, LA
“The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord will answer my prayer.” Psalm 6:9 NLT
I will praise you, because I have been remarkably and wonderflly made. Your works are wonderful and I know this well.
Psalms 139:14
Holman christain standard bible
Candace-Greenville, SC
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
Sue C., Middletown, IN “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
From Lynn in Brandon, MS
Commit your future to the Lord ! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf. (Psalms 37:5 NET)
Madisyn- Greenville, SC
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
Kaylenn, Temple,TX
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called Children of God! And that is what we are!”
1 John 3:1a NIV
Kristen from Rockville, VA – Dear brothers & sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy! James 1:2 New Living Translation