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
Brittney
Lexington, KY
“Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.””
Job 2:3(NIV)
God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 NIV
Sheila, Katy, TX
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14 NIV
Shaunthea
Anderson, IN
Luke 9:23
Then he said to the crowd, If any of you wants to be my follower, you must put aside selfish ambition, shoulder your cross daily, and follow me. NLT
Alisha (Little Rock, Ar)
Trust the Lord with all your heart,and do not rely on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make your paths smooth.
Prov.3:5-6 (GW)
Debbie…Marion, IN “You hem me in-behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.” Psalm 139:5
Beverly, Prosper, TX
Psalm 90:14
O satisfy us in the morning with thy lovingkindness,
That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days, (NASB)
Sheri from Morrisville, MO.
It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself. 2 Corinthians 4:13-14 NIV
Kimberly, Cypress
“And I pray that you and all God’s holy people will have the power to understand the greatness of Christ’s love—how wide, how long, how high, and how deep that love is. Eph 3:18 Easy-To-Read Version
Andalusia, AL
Romans 15:13
New International Version (NIV)
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Leslie
Milton, GA
Psalm 119:18 (NIV)
Open my eyes that I may see
wonderful things in your law.
Hayley, Seymour, TX James 3:11-15 (NET)
“A spring does not pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening, does it? Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters, or a vine produce figs? Neither can a salt water spring produce fresh water. Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth. Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic.”
Becky, Oklahoma City, OK
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
Psalm 92:1 ESV
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. James 4:7-8a NIV
Georganne, Piedmont, Ok. Gal. 5:25 NIV
Since we live by the Spirit, let is keep in step with the Spirit.
Jeanette, Mansfield:
Therefore, Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.” John11:16, NASB
Jenna Lupo
Huntsville, AL
“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances for this is GOD’s will for you who belong to CHRIST JESUS.” 1 Thess. 5:16-18 (NLT)
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 (NIV)
Annette, Tomball. “Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it. Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees, and make straight the paths of your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed. Hebrews 12:11-13 NET
Sharon Stiglic, Boca Raton, Fl
“Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your law. I am but a foreigner here on earth: I need the guidance of your commands. Don’t hide them from me!
Psalm 119: 18-19 (NLT)
Lindsay, West Point, NE
As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. Ezekiel 34:12 NIV
Pamela Leesville, LA
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Morag, Bishop, CA
“But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.”
Colossians 1:22 (NIV)
Patti, Clemmons, NC
“Great peace hace they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.” Psalm 119:165 KJV
Cathy
Lebanon, OH
James 1:6
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. (NIV)
Trae Kendrick, Crawford, Texas: “And tell Archippus, “Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you can accomplish it.” Colossians 4:17 HCSB
Jennifer from Otisville, MI
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad in all our days.
Psalm 90:14 NIV
Joanne, Callahan
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down;Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand.”
Psalm 95:6-7 (NKJV)
Pat, Littlefield, Tx.
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.”
Psalm 143:8 NIV
Pam, Cary, 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. Matthew 11:28-20 NIV
Kim-McPherson, KS
For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Peter 1:21 ESV
Ellen, Houston. ‘Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?’ Romans 11:35. [NIV]
I am the LORD; that is My Name. My glory I give to no other nor My praise to carved idols. Isaiah 42: 8
Angie, Lexington
Philippians 4:8 New International Version (NIV)
8 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.
Monica, Bentonia, MS
“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.”
Psalm 4:8 NIV
so you, by the help of your God,
Return to love and justice and wait continuously
for him. Hosea12:6 esv
Kristin from Calgary, AB Canada
Hebrews 11:1 (TNIV)
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
Cindy
Columbia, MO
“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?”
Jeremiah 32:27 NASB
Barbara, Spring Hill, FL
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIV
Shannon Olson, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA
Matthew 5:16 (NCV)
Kim Safina
Coast of California
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
James 1:2-3 NIV
Erika, Valley Springs, SD
“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal to him”
Matthew 11:27
Amber Burger
Fort Worth TX
Colossians 1:13
oops! I pressed submit before typing the verse out!
Colossians 1:13
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to fthe kingdom of his beloved Son.
Christen B, Denver CO
“I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth”
Psalm 34:1 ESV
Pat Cleburne, Texas
“It is good to praise the Lord
and make music to your name, O Most High” Psalm 92:1
Debbie Elrod, Seymour, TN
continuing in Romans –
Romans 12:5
New International Version (NIV)
so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
Rhonda J, Normal, IL
Jeremiah 29:11-12 NIV
“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. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.”
Karen from Mandeville, LA
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 NIV
Shelly Story
Wausa, Nebraska
Philippians 3:13b-14
But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Conyers, GA
Well done, thy good and faithful servant.
Matthew 25:21