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
I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me. John 14:6.
Cathy, Jackman, ME “It is good to give thanks to The Lord, to song praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night.” Psalm 92: 1-2
Elizabeth W., Syracuse, NY
Micah 6:8, NLT)
No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy,and to walk humbly with your God.
Sharon Cofran, Houston, Colossians 2:6 (NIV)
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,
Lisa, Indiana
“Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise.
Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.”
Micah 7:8 (NIV)
Sue, Clemmons, NC
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:6, NKJV
Lamentations 3:33
For He does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2, NIV
Christine LA Lamentations 3:33
For He does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men
Rachel, Clemmons, NC
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
Kim Dent, Corrales, NM
You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, Psalm 91:5 NIV
Annie S. Chesterfield, VA
Psalm 73:26 (niv)
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever!!!!
Aiken, SC. Do not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we faint not. Gal. 6:9 NIV
Lyndsey, Asheville, NC
2 Corinthians 5:20 – The Message
“God has given us the task of telling everyone what he is doing. We’re Christ’s representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God’s work of making things right between them. We’re speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; he’s already a friend with you.”
Claire. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. “My victory and honour come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.” Psalm 62:7 (NLT)
Kelsey M., Granite City, IL- “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” – Romans 12:18, ESV
Amy, Austin, Texas
Isaiah 30:15 NIV
This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.”
But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Cor 3:16-17 NIV
Almut, London, England
James 1,5 ESV
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Grace, Oklahoma
Romans 10:13
For “Everyone who calls on the name of the L ord  will be saved.Â
NLT
Melissa, Kapolei, HI
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
James 1:17 (NIV)
Miranda Matteson
Bellevue NE
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. (NIV)
(trying to accomplish step 5 in the James study) 🙂
Mary, Olney Springs, CO, “But let him ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.” James 1:6-8, ESV
Psalm 92:1,2,4
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
To declare Your selfless love in the morning and Your faithfulness at night.
For You, O Lord have made me happy by Your work.
I will sing for joy because of what You have done.
Aimee
Saskatchewan, Canada
Janet, Port Orange, FL
“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,” (Ephesians 1:13)(TNIV)
Allysa, Olathe, KS
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
John 15:4-5 ESV
Bethany Serengheu
Sighisoara, Romania
But He said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
NET
Meggie, Winnipeg, Canada.
“Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name. And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.” Hebrews 13:15-16 NLT
Ann Marie, Grand Rapids, MN
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Ps 3:5,6 NIV
Rita Brown
Midland, TX
For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?
Matthew 7:2-3 NIV
Marybeth in Oxford, PA: “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 92:1-2 ESV
Stephanie – Tampa, FL
On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
Psalm 63:6 NIV
Amy, Haskell “He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.” (John 3:30 NLT)
Rebecca, Hallsville,TX (formerly of Kilgore)
“that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, ”
Phil. 3:10 ESV
Donna, Southlake, TX “Give thanks in all circumstances”
1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV
DLynn; Argyle, TX
Psalm 61:4-5 NIV
I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
For you have heard my vows, O God; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
Julie from Victorville,
The LORD is your keeper;
the LORD is your shade on your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
Psalm 121:5-6 ESV
Cheri, Indian Trail, NC: “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:1-2 (ESV)
“For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,” Romans 8:3-4 (ESV)
My computer has been broken so I’m adding my verses from February as well…
Heather H Pflugerville, TX
The end of all things is near. Therefore, be clear-minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:7-8 (NIV)
in His kindness God called you to share in His eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus so after you have suffered a little while he will restore, support and strengthen you and he will place you on a firm foundation. I Peter 5:10 NLT
Lisa Riley from Sussex, WI
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalms 19:14 (NIV)
Suzy Highland Village Texas
Proverbs 9:10 NIV
The fear of The Lord is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding
Michele, Edmond,OK
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit,whom the Father will send in my name,He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. John 14:26 NKJV
Carla, Pierre, SD
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
Eph. 6:14 NIV
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; Psalm 92:1 ESV
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart,be pleasing in your sight,O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 NIV
Michele McCullough Roanoke, IL
John1:1 In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
NLT
Amy G, Clovis Ca
Rom 8:2 NLT
And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.
“Give thanks in all circumstances.” 1 Thessolonian 5:18 (NIV)