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
Dina, garden grove, ca. “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Proverbs 27:17 NIV
Diann, Fernandina Beach, FL
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go:
I will counsel you and watch over you.
Psalm 32:8 (NIV)
Thanks Beth!!!!
Candi, Ft Bragg, NC
‘It is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;’
Psalms 92:1, NASB
Stephanie
Madison, MS
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”
James 1:2-3, NIV
Amy D., Thousand Oaks, CA: How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3:1 (NIV)
“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
John 15:7 NIV
Cara; Fridley, MN
“But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.”
-Psalm 3:3 ESV
Gena Carter of Conway, AR
My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.
Isaiah 32:18 NIV
Hope from San Antonio
Romans8:1-2 NIV
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great. (Psalms 18:35 NIV84)
Melissa
Grand Junction, CO
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 NIV
Jones Creek, Texas
Cast all your anxiety on Him
because cares for you.
1Peter 5:7
(NIV)
, Nashville TN
Again, I assure you: if two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there among them
Matthew 18:19-20 HCSB
Jodie from NY, NY
” Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her.”
Luke 1:45 NIV
Grace from San Antonio
John 1:1 NIV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.
Elizabeth McInerney, Novato, CA
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Colossians 4:6
NIV
Katharine Jonesboro, Ar
“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
Not so the wicked. They are like the chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement nor sinners in the assembly of the righteaous for the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.” NIV PS 1
Emily, Thibodaux, LA
So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart. (Nehemiah 4:6 NIVUK)
Lisa Auten;Rogers, AR: Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, (Colossians 3:23 ESV)
Janice Whiting, Waco, Tx
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
New International Version (NIV)
16 “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 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.”
Laura- Vernon, BC, Canada
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 NIV
Search oh God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Psalm 139: 23 NLT
Julie Moore Huffman; Springdale, AR: Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, (Colossians 3:23 ESV)
Lindsay, Albuquerque, NM, ” Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.’ ” (2 Chronicles 20:17 NIV)
Kelsie, Albuquerque, NM “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1 NIV)
Alysa, Albuquerque, NM “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:10 NIV)
Brooke, Birmingham, AL
For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. 2 Corinthians 1:5, ESV
Lisa
Van Buren, AR
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32
NKJV
“But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.” 1 John 1:9
Bethany – NM
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1 NIV)
Joy Breedlove – Serving in Kenya
For the Lord gives wisdom, from His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of His saints. Proverbs 2: 6-8 ESV
Ruth, Austin, Texas
But you know that he appeared so that he might wake away our sins. And in him is no sin.
1 John 3:5 (NIV)
In God I trust : I will not be afraid, what can man do to me?
Psalm56:11 NIV
TREASI H
Royse City, Tx
“The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” Psalms 103:8 NIV
Erika from McKinney, Texas
“Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.” Psalm 105:4. NIV
Janice Coulter
Russellville, Arkansas
“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High.”
Psalm 92:1 ESV
Melinda Eggers from Eckley, Co.
“She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness.” Proverbs 31:26 NKJV
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. (Galatians 6:9 NLT)
Stephanie S. from Richardson, TX
“The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.
She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.”
Prov. 31:11-12 ESV
Olivia, Puyallup WA
Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you i wait all the day long.
Psalm 25:4-5, ESV
Jessica, York, PA. “Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” 1 Corinthians 13:6-8a (NIV)
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
Tolu, Boston MA
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him
Psalm 37:7a (NIV)
Marcia, Portland, OR
Isaiah 41:9 NIV
I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said “you are my servant; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.”
Sarah, OKC, And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 NIV
Michelle, Colorado Springs
Phillipians 4:7
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard you hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” NIV
Donna from Cypress, TX
The LORD God is my strength, my personal bravery, and my invincible army; He makes my feet like hind’s feet and will make me to walk (not stand still in terror, but to walk) and make (spiritual) progress upon my high places (of trouble, suffering, or responsibility)! – Habakkuk 3:19 (AMP)
Lethbridge, AB
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praises to the Most High.
Psalm 92:1 NLT
Pauline Richardson,Eau Claire “You comprehend my
Path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all
my ways” Psalm 139:3 NKJV
Sara Koumrian Downey, Ca
“Finally, be strengthened by the LORD and by His vast strength.”
Eph 6:10 HCSB
Julie, Gresham, OR
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 (NKJ)
Mimi, Versailles Ky:”For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NIV
Margaret Escalon, CA
Isaiah 40:31 NIV
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.