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
” It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.” I Corinthians 13: 5 Heather McKinney; Conway, Arkansas
Holly from Ridgecrest, CA – “Don’t be afraid! Remember The Lord who is great and glorious; fight for your friends, your families, and your homes.” – Nehemiah 4:14
Blair from Harrisburg, NC
Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:25-26 NIV
Sarah from San Angelo, TX:
and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Romans 5:5 ESV
Rita – Alva, Florida
“The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.”
Proverbs 11:25 NLT
…5)through WHOM we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of HIS name among all the nations, 6) including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. Romans 1:5,6 EVS
Suzann Benson
Kingwood WV
Julie Luttrull, Muskogee, OK,
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.1 John 3:18 (NIV)
“It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.” I Corinthians 13: 5 Heather McKinney; Conway, Arkansas
Amy, from Tampa
“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus”
Romans 8:38-39
NASB
Cyndi from Centreville, VA
O taste and see that the Lord is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in him!
Psalm 34:8 (RSV)
Andrea
Woodstock, GA
“This is love for God: to obey His commands. And His commands are not burdensome,”
I John 5:3 NIV
Linda, Spring, TX – Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. Ephesians 4:29 – NLT
Kaley Tesdahl, Lawrence, KS
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Matthew 5:46-48 NIV
Cyndy, Columbia, SD
For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Joy from Iowa~ “Let the lowly sister glory in her exultation, but the rich in her humiliation because as a flower of the field, she will pass away. James 1:9-10 NKJ (substituted sister for brother)
Mary Grace,
Bolivar Missouri
Oh God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water
Psalm 63:1 NIV
Pearland, Tx
Ephesians 1:16 NIV
I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
Bethany Shelton – Salem OR –
Romans 12:2 NLT – “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”
Elizabeth Harris, Bolivar, MO
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.
2 Corinthians 3:5 NIV
Ginger, Camden, SC
Ephesians 6:12 NIV
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
1 Peter 5:6-8 NIV
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Lyn Brewer
Spartanburg, SC
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, rather than for men.”
Colossians 3:23 NASB
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praises to your name,
O Most High; (Psalms 92:1 ESV)
Deanna Taylor, Murfreesboro TN
Acts 17:27 NIV
“God did this so that men would seek him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.”
Julie, Okc, ok
I will sing about the Lord’s faithful love forever; with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 89:1
Nancy, Virginia Beach
Many are the plans in a woman’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 NIV
Sherry, Deer Park
Psalm 62:8 “Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart to him for God is our refuge!” NIV
Tiffany, Summerville, SC. “Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again. Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4.
Sabrina
Lincoln Nebraska
Psalm 91:11 (NIV)
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
Carol S.
Little Rock, AR
Romans 8:12 NASB
So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh –
Julie, Broken Arrow, OK
So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. James 4:7-8 (NLT)
Kaye, Savannah, GA
“The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26, NKJV
K.C. Brockman
Joplin, MO
Do not be anxious about anything but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and your mind iin Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6 & 7 (NIV)
Lakeisha Bing, Mays Landing, NJ
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves,
It is the gift of God-
Ephesians 2:8
Sorry, my reference should be – Ephesians 2:8 NIV
Kristen from Allen, TX
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:37-39 NIV)
1 Corinthians 13:8-13 NAS
8 Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophesy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part;
10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away.
11 When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.
12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.
13. But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.
May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 NIV
Molly
Lawrence, KS
There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of Sabbath rest, a day of sacred assembly. You are not to do any work wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the Lord.
Leviticus 23:3 NIV
“”I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.”
Job 23:12 (NIV)
Kristie Nanes
Clearfield, UT
Cease striving and know that I am God..
Psalm 46:10a (NASB)
Lisa in Hurst, TX
1 Cor 1:5-6 NIV
For in him you have been enriched in every way – in all your speaking and in all your knowledge – because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11NIV
Michelle, Auburn, Indiana
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
Lisa, Marion KY
1 John 4:4 NIV
You dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
Kellie O. San Pedro Sula, Honduras
“Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.” Colossians 3:9-10 (NIV)
Tori from Las Vegas
“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” James 3:17 NIV
Elma, NY
Psalm 37:23-24 (NLT)
The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.
GOD LOVES YOU! 🙂
Elma, NY
Psalm 27:11 NLT
“Teach me how to live, o Lord.
Lead me along the right path.”
Cyndi, Lexington KY
Do all things without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure,, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky. Philippians 2:14-15 NIV
Teri in Florida
Colossians 1:12 NKJV (memorizing Colossians 1:9-14
12Â giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.