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
Ali
Grapevine Texas.
James 1:19 ” My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry”
NIV
Amy from Noble,OK
James 3:17
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.”
New King James version
Susan Knowles, Bradenton, FL
For You O Lord, have made me happy by Your work.
I will sing for joy because of what You have done.
Ps. 94:4 NET
For You, O Lord have made me HAPPY by Your work. I will sing for joy because of what Y
Dawn Kornelson Airdrie, Alberta
1 Corinthians 6 19-20 NLT
19 Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
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
John 3:15 NKJV
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life!
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our Salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! Psalm 95:1-2 ESV
Stacy, Kimberly, WI
Romans 5:2 (NLT):
“Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of underserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. “
Beth, Toronto: “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)
Deb, Pelzer, SC
Romans 12: 19 (NIV) “Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord.”
Psalm 52:8 NIV
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
Darlene Nampa,Idaho
He alone is my rock; He is my fortress. I shall never
be shaken
Psalm 62:2 NIV
Marcie from Pacific Grove, CA. Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. From the time he put him in charge of his household and all that owned, the Lord blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. Genesis 39:5 NIV
Sandy, Rock Hill, SC
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful” Hebrews 10:23 NIV
For you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be his own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
Duet.7-6 HCSB
Christine Krueger
SLC
“Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you.”
Jn 15:3,4a, ESV
Kristi, Clovis, California
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
Isaiah 40:28 NIV
Annette, San Diego
Psalm 103:2-4
Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not his benefits – who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
West Monroe, LA:
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
John 15:5 NIV
Jamie; Mobile, AL
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” Philippians 4:8 ESV
Jan, Littleton CO
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way. (Psalms 139:23, 24 HCSB)
Lorri, Fort Worth, Tx
Lord, you have established peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us. Isaiah 26:12 (NIV)
Christie, Gray Court, SC
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6, NIV
Sarah of Pueblo West, CO
If your law had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
Psalm 119:92
NIV
Sara Wyatt, Pratt, KS
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
Thanks Beth!
Beth from St. Louis MO
Nevertheless, I am continually with Thee;
Thou hast taken hold of my right hand.
With Thy counsel Thou wilt guide me,
And afterward receive me to glory.
Whom have I in heaven but Thee?
And besides Thee, I desire nothing on earth
Psalm 73:23-25 NASB
Hannah – New Albany, IN
“A new command I give to you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”
John 13:34
Paddy Plattsburgh NY
For you, Lord, have made me happy by your work.
I will sing for joy because of what you have done.
Psalm 92:4 NET Bible
Kathy
Danvers
Zechariah 4:6 NIV
So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.
Laura, Prairieville, LA.
Teach me Your way, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name. Psalm 86:11
3/1/2013
NIV “Enter through the narrow gate, For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter throught it.” Matthew 7:13
Teach me Your way, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name. Psalm 86:11 NIV
Prov 9:6 (NIV) “Leave your simple ways and you will live, walk in the way of understanding.”
Dana, Shawnee, KS
Deuteronomy 6:5-7
5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.(NIV)
Melanie from Georgetown, Tx
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithfull in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIV
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
1 Timothy 6:10 NIV
Cayla
Gray Court, SC
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will. 2 Timothy 2:23-26 ESV
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,”
II Corinthians 10:3-4
Belinda, Missouri
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 92:1-4 ESV
Barb, Prescott Valley, AZ
Psalm 92:1 (CJB)
“It is good to give thanks to Adonai and sing praises to your name, ‘Elyon,”
(Thank you Beth!!!)
Sara, Prairie Village, KS – “You keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.” Psalm 26:3 (NIV).
Caitlin
Gray Court, SC
No temptation has overtaken you except for what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
NIV
the reference for my verse is: 1 Corinthians 10:13
Emily, Elk Grove, CA
Verse #5 and #6
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20 ESV)
Susan from Greensburg PA
NIV Psalms 33:11
“But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purpose of His heart through all generations.”
Bethany Kennell, Texas. Psalm 104:35 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord. KJV
Stephanie
Martinez, Ga
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV
Anna – Conroe, TX
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:1 NIV
Angel Bowman
Murfreesboro, TN
“God’s word is living and active. It is sharper than any two-edged sword and cuts as deep as the place where soul and spirit meet, the place where joints and marrow meet. God’s word judges a person’s thoughts and intentions.”
Hebrews 4:12 GW
Noreen
Calgary, AB
“Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.”
James 1:27 (NLT)