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
Angela, Louisville KY
It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High. Ps. 92:1 NASB
Debbie, Greenback, TN
“for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort–for the sake of His good pleasure–is God.” Phil. 2:13 NET
Kim, Salem, OR
Psalm 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.
Nancilea, The Woodlands, TX
Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good. Ecclesiastes 11:6 NASB
Missy, Andersonville, TN GOD, the Master,
“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
Shannon, Birmingham, AL
“Thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.”. 2 Corinthians 2:14 (NASB)
Pam H., Naperville, IL “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 NIV
Natalie Curp, Blue Spring, MO
“I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do His work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve Him” 1 Timothy 1:12 NLT
Leah from Bloomington, IN…May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 NLT
Karen, Jacksonville,FL
“But let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.” 1 Peter 3:4 NASB
Teresa Sherer, Apex NC
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, 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 NIV
Kristi, West Monroe, LA
Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. Proverbs 31:10-11 NLT
Heidi~Lindale, Texas
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;”
Psalm 92:1 ESV
Amherst, VA
Psalm 37:5b
…trust in Him and He will do this:
Sedona, AZ
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
2 Corinthians 4:7(NIV)
Mary Ludwig, Blue Springs MO
“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
Kristi
Austin, TX
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1 NIV
Laci
Ferris, TX
“Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.”
Hebrews 10:23 (NLT)
Katie Swaney (McDonough, GA) – He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. (Psalm 147:3 NIV)
“Let everything that has breath praise The Lord. Praise The Lord!”
-Psalm 150:6 NIV
Chanda Roanoke, IN.
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens
Ecclesiastes 3:1. NIV
Olympia, WA
ADONAI relates intimately with those who fear him;
he makes them know his covenant.
Psalm 25:14 Complete Jewish Bible
Tonya from Eucha, OK “I have asked one thing from the Lord; it is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the Lord and seeking Him is His temple” Psalm 27:4 HCS
Dawn, Orland Park, IL: “What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such a faith save him?” James 2:14 (NIV)
Angie Edwards
Severance, CO
“But by the grace of God I am what I am and his grace to me was not without effect…”
1 Corinthians 15:10 (NIV)
Barbara Birmingham, Al
Yet The Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are those who wait for him.
Isaiah 30:18. NIV
Becky Jackson, Seminole, FL
Lord, you are my God;
I will exalt you and praise your name
Isaiah 25:1
Laura, Dalton, GA
“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Psalm 62:1-2
Joyce Lobmaster, St. Louis, MO
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. Ephesians 1:7 NIV
Cindy from Nevada, IA
“Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then you faith will grow strong in the truth, and you will overflow with thankfulness.”
Colossians 2:7 NLT
Lisa from Arlington, Texas
“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
Lindsey from Temecula, CA
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. – Colossians 1:17-18 (NIV)
Tanya Keeth from West Monroe, LA
Joshua 1:5 NLT:
No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live.
For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail
you or abandon you.
AnnaMarie – Pittsburgh, PA
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank Him for all He has done.
Philippians 4:6 NLT
Stephanie, hamburg,Ar Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 NIV
Ashley, Grand Junction, CO
She is clothed with strength and dignity and she laughs without fear of the future.
Proverbs 31:25, NLT
The Lord who made the earth, the Lord who forms it to establish it, Yahweh is His name, says this, “Call to me and I will answer you and will tell you great and incomprehensible things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:2,3 HCB
Shellie Rushing Tomlinson
Lake Providence, LA
Kati Wharton, Ocracoke Island NC
Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. (Romans 12:13 NIV)
Marcee H. Gilbert, AZ
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.” John 14:1, NLT
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.
Romans 15:13 (NISB)
Jeanelle
Houston
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: I Pet1:9 KJV
Gina Johnstown,Colorado
But the fruit of the Spirit is love,joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Galatians 5:22
Lindsay English- St. Johns MI
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. (Romans 12:12 ESV)
Becky, Fairfax, VA:
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only Begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth. John 1:14 (KJ21)
Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.
Romans 12:12 NLT
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
—1 Peter 5:7
Loretta from Albuquerque, “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
—1 Peter 5:7
Nancy, St. Augustine, FL
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
Isaiah 58:11 (NIV)
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 NIV …Dusti from Van Buren, Arkansas
Suzanne, Chesapeake VA O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 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.
Psalms 63:1-4 NIV