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
Cheryl from Brisbane, Australia says,
“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands”. (Isaiah 55:12 NIV)
Dallas from Charleston,SC
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” Proverbs 31:25
Melisa-Waco, Texas
“Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” 2 Corinthians 1:4 (NIV)
Charmaine McLeod
Calgary, Alberta
1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond you ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
Amber Bowers; Houston, TX; Ephesians 4:29; NIV; “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
Sara, College Station, TX: For the word of the Lord holds true and we can trust everything he does. (Psalms 33:4 NLT)
Christy, Summit, MS; “But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. Jeremiah 17:7 NIV
Alice from Houston
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9 KJV
Hannah from Bolingbrook,IL
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Phillippians 4:6, ESV
Amber B, Vicksburg, MI. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,” Colossians 3:23 NIV
W.Richland
But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
John 11:4 ESV
Jennifer, Cullman,AL
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV
Wendy Couper from Peterborough, Ontario Canada
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (Ephesians 4:29 NIV)
Melissa Bagwell, Fort Worth, TX – “Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples.” Psalm 105:1 (NASB)
Jennifer, Dry Ridge, KY
“The Lord Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”
Exodus 14:14 NLT
Deborah from Calgary Alberta – 1Corinthians13:6-8 ( NIV 1984)
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8. Love never fails…
Fredericksburg, VA
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.” Psalm 32:8 ESV
Dawn Bowman, Denver CO
“Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:4(NIV)
Lauren Tulsa, OK
Cor. 2:16 NASB
“For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.”
Lisa
Flowery Branch, GA
NOW to Him who is able to do exceedingly
abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us.
Ephesians 3:20 NKJV
Cindy, Mount Gilead
This is what the Sovereign Lord,
the Holy One of Israel, says:
“Only in returning to me
and resting in me will you be saved.
In quietness and confidence is your strength.
But you would have none of it. NLT
Stacy from McDonough,GA.
Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word. Psalm 119:36-37 NIV
Jay, Oklahoma
“We have this hope as an anchor for our lives, safe and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.” Hebrews 6:19 (HCSB)
Christine from Tempe, AZ.
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”
Colossians 3:23-24 ESV
Desta, Trinchera, CO ~ So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. Romans 14:19 NASB
Jill Hsieh – Aurora, IL – Psalm 27:1 “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” NIV
Stephanie V.
Tulsa, Ok.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13, nkjv)
BettyJo from St. Augustine, FL
She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.
Proverbs 31:25 NLT (He is my best Garment)
Michelle Lavin
Hockley, Tx
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (James 1:5 ESV)
Elisa from Columbus, TX
“Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is is noble ,whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things.”
Colossians 4:8 (NIV)
Laney from Tulsa, OK
Ephesians 4:29 (NASB)
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
Alpharetta, GA
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; Psalm 92:1-2 ESV
Norman, OK
Search for the Lord and for his strength;
continually seek him.
Psalms 105:4
NLT
Romans 15:13 NIV
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.
Stephanie Stafford
Woodward, OK
For God does not show favoritism.
Romans 2:11
NIV
Peggy from Cheyenne, Wyoming
Psalm 61:2 KJV
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Diane from Chesapeake, VA.
“For if we have died with Him, we will also live with Him;
If we endure, we will also reign with Him;
If we deny Him, He will also deny us;
If we are faithless, He remains faithful,
for He cannot deny Himself.
2 Timothy 2: 11-13 HCSB
Alicia, Orlando, FL – So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army. Ez. 37:10 (ESV)
Van Buren, AR
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. (Proverbs 31:26 ESV)
Delores, Columbia TN
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
“Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God, who called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.”
I Cor 1:7-9 NIV
Jan Witt, Rockwall, TX Psalm 92:4 NET
For you, O Lord, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what You have done.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17 (NIV)
Barbie, Powell, Ohio:
“Be strong. Take courage. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t give them a second though because God, your God, is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; He won’t leave you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6
The Message
Sherri from Galena, OH:
The Lord will fight for you;
you need only to be still.
Exodus 14:14 NIV
Tracy~~Seminole, Texas
Ephesians 1:20 nkjv
…which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places…
Huntsville, AL
Zephaniah 3:17 ESV – ” The Lord your God is with you, He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Rebecca, Louisa, VA
We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. May Your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in You. ~ Psalm 33:20-22 (NIV)
Ps 92:1 (ESV)
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praises to your name, (B)O Most High;
Sherry Potter – Carrollton, TX
Eph 6:10 NIV
Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power