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
Judy Woodward from Lake Charles, LA
“Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this:”
Psalm 37:5 (NIV)
“Instead of their shame
my people will receive a double portion,
and instead of disgrace
they will rejoice in their inheritance;
and so they will inherit a double
portion in their land,
and everlasting joy will be theirs.” Is 61:7 NIV
Tabitha, Raleigh NC
Titus 1:2 (NLT) This truth also gives hope of life that lasts forever. God promised this before the world began. He cannot lie.
Chantel, Watson, LA – If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 1 John 1:6, NIV
Katie Davila, Tomball, TX:
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble. Proverbs 21:23
Proverbs 3:13-14 (KJV)
13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Carla
Lake Park, IA
Redfield, AR
[5] Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Psalms 103:5 (NKJV)
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. John 4:23 NIV
Kimberly Atkins, Garland, TX
Heather Hightower- Cypress, TX
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6 NIV
Melissa // Lancaster, PA
You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples. (Psalm 77:14 NIV)
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Natalie, Springfield, MO
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, oh Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night!”
Psalm 92:1-2 ESV
Nicole Latta ~ Leonard, TX
“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is near the brokenhearted, He saves those crushed in spirit.”
Psalm 34:17-18 (HCSB)
Jessica Bellows
Trenton, Tx
Ephesians 4:31-32
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
(New Living Translation)
Tonya, Mansfield, TX “Set a guard, O Lord , over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips! Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds! (Psalms 141:3,4a)
Colleen Duebber. Cincinnati, Ohio.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9. NIV 1984
Jeani
Webster, Texas
Exodus 14:14 ( KJV )
“The LORD shall fight for you , and ye shall hold your peace.”
Mindy Stewart from Kimberly, AL – “The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas , and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten.” Acts 16:22 NIV
Lauren, Malvern, PA
Yet I will rejoice in The Lord. I will be joyful in God my savior.
Habakkuk 3:18 (NIV)
Shannon, Tyler, Tx My soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be shaken. Psalm 62:5-6, NASB
Jo, Columbia, Missouri
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 NIV
Kaci from Moultrie, GA
“I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.”
Galatians 5:16 HCSB
Cheryl, Austin: Proverbs 31:27 “She looks well to the ways of her household,And does not eat the bread of idleness.” NASB
Stephanie, Imperial Beach, CA
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.
Phillippians 4:6 NLT
Pat B. Water Valley, MS
For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord. Psalm 117:2 NIV
Meredith from Elizabeth City, NC
Proverbs 18:10 ESV
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
Stephanie Winder, Ga
2Corinthians 3:12 ESV
Since we have such a hope, we are VERY BOLD.
Stephanie, Atlanta GA.
“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” Acts 3:19 NKJV
Psalm 63:3-4 (NIV)
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
NKJV 1st Chronicles 16:25″ For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is also to be feared above all gods”.
Angie – Fishers, Indiana.
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
Zephaniah 3:17-NIV84
Lori, Springfield, Mo: Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. Jn 5:25 (KJV)
Mary, Barboursville, VA
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Romans 8:1, KJV
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 ESV
Victoria – Salt Lake City, UT – Philippians 4:6 (NLT)
“Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.”
Amy, Edmond OK
Isaiah 41:10 (ESV)
fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Hannah, Fort Worth. “Look the Lord and His strength; seek His face always” -1 Chronicles 16:11 NIV
Lindsey Johnson, San Antonio, TX
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! 1 Corinthians 15:57 NIV
Kristen Oestreich Moose Factory, Ontario
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
Colossians 4:6 NIV
Psalm 92:1-2
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
and your faithfulness by night,
Traci Colonial Heights, VA
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
She opens her mouth with wisdom and on her tongue is the law of kindness. Prov 31:26 NKJ
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. James 4:17 NKJV
Kelli, Apex NC
“Teach us to number our days , that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 NIV
Jennifer from West Palm Beach, FL,
“Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.” Colossians 1:28-29
Michelle, Warner Robins Georgia
To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the proper answer of the tongue. All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by The Lord. Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. (Proverbs 16:1-3 NIV)
Molly Hotchkiss, Cypress, TX
Psalms 92:1-2, ESV
“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, “
NIV Bible Psalms 23 The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want he makes me lie down in green pastures he lead me beside the still waters, v 3-4-5-6amd I will dwell in the house of The Lord Forever.
Marie- Franklin, TN
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 9:10 NIV
Mysti
Dallas TX
Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.- Matt. 23:12 NASB
Leah Cullen, Ramona, CA
Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” – Mark 9:24 (NIV)