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
Mendy from Cary, NC
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline.
2 TImothy 1:7 NLT
Allison
Eau Claire, WI
“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;”
Psalm 92:1 ESV
I know I’m late, but I am NOT quitting!
Magan Lewis, Lakeway, Texas
For me living is Christ and dying is gain.
Philippians 1:21 (HCSB)
Mary Ellen, Trenton GA, “I’ve learned by now to be quite content whatever my circumstances.” Philippians 4:11 NIV
Tamara, Katy Texas, “And He opened their minds, so that they might understand the Scriptures.”. Luke 24:45, NIV
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you: Be strong anda courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
NIV
Carrie, Pueblo CO
Romans 12:1 (NIV)
In view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.
Carol Wiglesworth, Olathe KS
O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago. (Isaiah 25:1 NIV84)
Jan, Marion IA “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” Heb. 10:23 NASB
Jenny, Des Moines, IA
But you are a shield around me, O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head. Psalm 3:3 NIV
Lori Lehrmann ~ Port Arthur, TX
One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the House of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me upon a rock. ~Psalm 27:4 & 5
“Be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded.”
2 Chronicles 15:7 (NLT)
Lindi in Odessa, tx
Judy, Dumas, Ar
“So do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not be dismayed for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10
NIV
Christene from London, Ontario
Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
Kelly, Pearland, TX
Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance and so they will inherit a double portion in the land and everlasting joy will be theirs. IS 61:7 NIV
Shannon, Bethesda, MD: “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but rather a spirit of power, love, and self discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 NIV
Heather from Hayden, AL: 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. KJV psalm 1:1
Laura – Morgantown, WV
Psalm 18:19 – “He brought me out to a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me.” (HCSB)
Jennifer H
Des Moines, IA
You have given me your shield of victory. Your right hand supports me; Your help has made me great.
Psalm 18:35 NLT
Brittany K. from Houston
Psalm 92:1 ESV
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
Betsy Roberts – Antwerp, Ohio
Philippians 4:6-7 ESV
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice — the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Romans 12:1 NLT
Letha. Mountain Home, Arkansas. Colossians 3:16 NLT. Let the message about Christ, in all it’s richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom He gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.
Flynn ; rancho Santa Fe, ca
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV)
Phyllis Baker Metairie, LA
I desire to do your will O God. Your law is in my heart. Psalms 40:8 NIV
Lisa Braun
Warman, Saskatchewan Canada
For God hath not given us a spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 KJV
Norfolk, VA
I Cor. 3:16-17
Don’t you know that you yourselves are God ‘s temple and that God’s spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him, for God’s temple is sacred and you are that temple.
NIV
Donella
Bakersfield:
And You Know That Jesus Came To Take Away Our Sins, And There Is No Sin In Him.
1 John 3:5 NLT
DeAnne W., Bothell, Washington
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and rich in faithful love. He will not always accuse us or be angry forever. He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve or repaid us according to our offenses. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his faithful love toward those who fear him. Ps 103:8-11 (HCSB)
Psalm 91:9 – NIV 1984
If you make the Most High your dwelling, even the Lord who is my refuge –
Courtney Head, Little Rock AR
Romans 5:8 NIV “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners Christ died for us.”
Kathy; Wake Forest, NC
2 Chron 16:9 “For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. (NASB)
Marie, Easley, SC
The sacrifices of God are a broken speirit, a broken and a contrite heart-these, O God, You will not despise.
Psalm 51:17 NKJ
Mary Rantala, Duluth, MN
Only fear The Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. 1 Samuel 12:24 NIV
Donna
Franklin, TN
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
Isaiah 26:3 in NIV
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you.
{as I pray for my boys}
Whatever you do, work at it for the Lord, not for men.
Colossians 3:23 (NIV)
Sue in Grapevine, TX
“All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children.” Isaiah 54:13 (ESV)
Rebecca
Boise, ID
“In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to Him, and His place of rest will be glorious. ”
Isaiah 11:10 NIV
New verse in NKJV is Mark 11:24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them and you will have them.
Psalm 92:4 The NET Bible
For You, O Lord, have made me HAPPY by Your work. I will sing for joy because of what You have done.”
Jennifer, San Antonio,TX
So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” (Romans 8:15 NLT)
Rachel Sweatt
Canyon, TX
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ… 2 Corinthians 10:5, ESV
Michelle from Norman, OK. “The Lord is not slow to keeping his promise as some understand slowness. Instea he is patient with you not wanting any to perish but all to come to full repentance”. 2 Peter 3:9 NIV.
James 1:19-23 NIV ¶ My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror
“Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.” Psalm 25:5, NLT
Allison, Greenville, SC
“Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.” Psalm 25:5, NLT
Cheryl R , Midlothian Va
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you ?
James 4:1 NIV
Betsy, Lincoln Park, NJ
“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High,” Psalm 92:1 ESV
Nicole Hudnall, Lynchburg, VA
1 Peter 5:7 NLT
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.