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
Sandy – Dodge City, KS
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7
New Mexico: Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the Lord. Psalm 107:43 NIV
Betsy of Zeeland, MI Ephesians 3:20 NIV
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine according to his power that is at work within us.
“Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and I will not be afraid;
For ‘the LORD GOD is my strength and my song,
And he has become my salvation.’ ”
Isaiah 12:2 ESV
Shelly Hough
Gordon, Texas
1 Chronicles 28:20
Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He won’t leave you or forsake you…”
HCSB
Juleann, Wayne, “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have; for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Hebrews 13:5 KJV
Tami KC, MO
Romans 8:6 ESV
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Sarah, Dallas
“He will cover you with His wings, you will be safe in His care; His faithfulness will protect and defend you. “–Psalm 91:4 GNT
Beth, St. Louis
Psalm 37:4 NIV
Delight yourself in The Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Heather Lane
Little Rock, AR.
You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. (Psalms 139:5 NLT)
Elizabeth Kellett from Searcy, AR
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. (Acts 20:24 NIV)
Brittany Kay, Gainesville, FL:
Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position. – James 1:9, NET
Susan, Atlanta, GA
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” ESV
Megan, Houston “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 NASB
I’m working on all three for the month of March. Just felt like I couldn’t focus on one part without missing out on the whole message.
Rhonda, Westport, KY
Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
Psalm 25:4-5 NIV
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:11-12 NIV
“You heavens above, rain down righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it; I, the Lord,have created it.”
~ Isaiah 45:8 (NIV)
Even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit.
I Corinthians 5:3
NIV
Rebecca Anderson, Phoenix
To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul.O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me. – Psalm 25:1-2 NKJV
Megan, Northlake, TX
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. (Philippians 4:8 NIV)
Linda from Lincoln, NE. Jeremiah 29:7 ESV: “But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare”
Janet, Flower Mound, TX
Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me.
Psalm 119:175
ESV
Eph 5:1-2 NIV
Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children.
Live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Brenda, Collinston, La.
Exodus 14:14 “The Lord Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm. NLT
1 Peter 2:9 NKJ
“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation. A peculiar people that you shall show forth the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His
marvelous light.”
Sherie
The Woodlands, TX
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.
Ps. 92:1,2 ESV
Melissa, Denver
Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.
Psalm 141:3 NIV
Hamburg, AR
“Rmemeber the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath. But I assure you of this: If you ever forget the LORD our God and follow other gods, worshipping and bowing down the them, you will certainly be destroyed.”
Deuteronomy 8:18-19
NLT
Marti, loganville, ga
” To declare you steadfast love in the morning and your faithfulness by night” Psalm 92:2 esv
Rycki. Divide, CO
I will show you my faith by my works. James 2:18 (ESV)
Jolie – Cottage Grove, MN
Psalm 40:8 HCSB
I delight to do Your will, my God;
Your instruction lives within me.
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being. Ephesians 3:16
Lori Lutz
Montrose, CO
“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 92:1-2
Jan, Denton, TX “The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, But we will replace [them] with cedars.” Isaiah 9:10 NIV This is a key verse in the book I just finished.
Lillian, Vermilion, OH
“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)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Isaiah 30:15
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. The Message
Grace, Attica MI
Hebrews 12:28-29 ESV
“Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.”
Susan ~ Kearney, NE ~ I Corinthians 7:34b ~
An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit.
Elizabeth, Memphis, TN
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.”
Hebrews 10:23 NIV
Debbie Sasser, Los Angeles CA
Romans 15:13 NASB
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 11:28 NIV
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Mary Wysocki-Granite Falls, WA
Timi, Neenah, WI
“For God alone my soul waits in silence;from Him comes my salvation.He alone is my Rock and my Salvation, my Fortress; i shall not be greatly shaken.” Psalm 62:1-2 ESV
Shelly Wilson, Fort Worth, TX
Psalm 90:12 (NLT) – Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.
Lori, Syracuse
Isaiah 30:15 (nasb)
For thus the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said, “In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength.” But you were not willing.
Sandy from Vienna, VA The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6 (NIV)
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.”
Isaiah 55:2 NIV
Jessica Belrose Center, TX
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart:so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. Proverbs 27:9
Stephanie – Red Deer, Alberta
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
(Hebrews 7:25 NIV)
Karen, Dover, NH “I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord, be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:13-14
Cathy from Loxahatchee, Florida
Isaiah 61:3 NIV
…to bestow on them a crown on beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.