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
Amy G (& Ally)
Carthage MO
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)
Johannah, Alexandria, LA
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Ex. 14:14 NIV
Katie
Grand Rapids, MI
Ps. 92:1 (NLT)
It is good to give thanks to The Lord, to sing praises to the Most High.
Kristy Dorminy
Woodstock, Ga
John 3:30 “He must increase; I must decrease.” NIV
Brandy, Ashland City, TN
Ephesians 4: 31-32 ESV
All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice. And be kind and compassionate to one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
Mary, VaBeach, VA
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. (Philippians 1:6 NLT)
jackie, wrentham, MA Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. NIV
LaDonna, Ponchatoula, LA
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
Katie, Biloxi
The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the one who seeks him
Lamentations 3:25 NIV
Susan, Overland Park, KS
“You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.” Ps. 91:13 (NIV84)
Andi from Rockwall, TX
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Psalm 100: 1-2 NIV
Lindsey, Nacogdoches TX, A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. (Matthew 12:35 NKJV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverb 3:5 NKJ
Katie from Mount Dora, FL
She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
Proverbs 31:16 (NIV)
Dawn from Beavercreek, OH
Habakkuk 3:17b-18, NLT (continued from last month)
even though the flocks die in the fields,
and the cattle barns are empty,
18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD!
I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
Atlanta, Ga
Matthew 5:4,”blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted”
My grandmother went to Heaven to be with her Savior this week, oh how I will miss her!
Jamie, Brentwood, Tn
“The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever” -Isaiah 32:17
Jessica, Omaha, NE
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
Psalm 92:1
Lindy White of Oklahoma City, OK
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
MAT 7:12, NIV
Julia, Whidbey Island, WA: ” I am complete in Christ.” Col.2:10 NLT + my combo for easy memorization 🙂
Jennifer-knoxville, tn. “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 ESV
Rebecca
Portland, TX
But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and dont forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. James 1:25 NLT
Christie, Graham, WA –
” yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.”
Philippians 1:24
” The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me; thy mercy, O Lord, endureth forever…. Psalm 138:8 KJV
Leslie L., Platte City, Missouri “As you know we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.” James 5:11 NIV
Tawni, Oregon
For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 HCSB
Rachel~Las Vegas
let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 ESV
“…if we are faithless, he will remain faithful,
for he cannot disown himself. “.
2 Timothy 2:13 NIV
Susan Mahnel, Locust Grove VA
Mark 14: 60-65 (The Message)
60-61 In the middle of this, the Chief Priest stood up and asked Jesus, “What do you have to say to the accusation?” Jesus was silent. He said nothing.
The Chief Priest tried again, this time asking, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed?”
62 Jesus said, “Yes, I am, and you’ll see it yourself:
The Son of Man seated
At the right hand of the Mighty One,
Arriving on the clouds of heaven.”
63-64 The Chief Priest lost his temper. Ripping his clothes, he yelled, “Did you hear that? After that do we need witnesses? You heard the blasphemy. Are you going to stand for it?”
They condemned him, one and all. The sentence: death.
65 Some of them started spitting at him. They blindfolded his eyes, then hit him, saying, “Who hit you? Prophesy!” The guards, punching and slapping, took him away.
Oshkosh, Wi
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
Psalm 105:4 (NIV)
Gerri, Des Moines, WA NIV Ephesians 5:1,2
Be imitators of God, therefore as dearly loved children, and live a life of love just as Christ has loved us and gave himself for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Waco, Texas
“And proclaim as you go saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 10:7 (ESV)
Ginger, El Paso, TX: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 NIV
Mandy from Mt. Vernon
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Lisa Mobley, San Antonio, TX
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
Ephesians 3:20 NLT
Robin, Oak Harbor
Ephesians 6:14-15
14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
(NIV)
Desiree, Carlsbad
“Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.”
Psalm 34:5 NIV
Karen, Knoxville, TN
“Oh LORD, you have searched me and you know me.”
Psalm 139:1 NIV
Laura Beth, Jackson
Deuteronomy 31:6, NLT
So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.
Janice in Abbeville, Al
“Where there is no vision, the people perish”
Proverbs 29:18a (KJV)
Erin from Kansas City, MO
Eph 4:2 CEV
Always be humble and gentle. Patiently put up with each other and love each other.
Johnnie, Wake Forest, NC
For the LORD is our Judge;
the LORD is our lawgiver;
the LORD is our King.
He will save us. Isaiah 33:22 ESV
Laura Decatur IL
Luke 5:14 The Message
Your cleansed and obedient life, not your words, will bear witness to what I have done.
Debbie Alice, TX
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
Susie, Columbus, Ohio, “Because he loves me, says The Lord, I will rescue him, I will protect him,for he acknowledges my name. Psalm 91:14 (NIV)
Debbie Alice, TX
Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Psalm 119:11 KJV
Traci in MN
Revelation 21:4 (NIV)
“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.”
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12. NIV
Phoebe from Birmingham, AL: “I repeat, be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.” Joshua 1:9 NET