2013 Siesta Scripture Memory Team: Verse 6!

Hey, all of you lovely things! It’s nearly Spring and we’re all the way to verse 6! You are doing fabulously, Sisters. We are still THOUSANDS strong on this Scripture memory team. Thousands of Swords drawn and in the hands of women who want to love and not hate, build up and not destroy, rejoice because our God is faithful and not throw ourselves in the nearest ditch because life is hard. And, boy, is it.

I think God has given me something that could be a tad fun to do this time around. Since we started off the week here on the blog talking about clothes, what do you say we end it that way? For those of you who want to come alongside this theme with me, I’m throwing out three different Scriptures about clothing ourselves. You are still welcome to do your own selections as always but, just in case some of you were still in decision-mode and this sounded fitting (pardon the pun), come along with me into the closet of Scripture and let’s come out some well-dressed women of God! I’m offering the first two selections to you in two different versions so you can choose which one resonates most.

Colossians 3:12-13 (NIV) — (As you can see, this one includes two Scriptures. You’d only need to choose one of these for Verse 6 but I thought just maybe somebody could use a fresh, strong exhortation to forgive as you’ve been forgiven. I don’t know about you but that verse is never wasted on me. If you’d like, you could do the first verse for #6 and the second verse for #7.)

12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Colossians 3:12-13 (Here are the same two verses in The NET Bible – I loved the wording “clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy.” As you’ll see later in the post, this is the one I’m going to choose for my verse this round.)

 

12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.

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Now for the second set of verses on clothing ourselves. Sometimes we need to clothe ourselves in humility before we try clothing  ourselves to no avail with compassion. Our pride is usually reason #1 that we don’t feel compassionate. At least it has been for me.

 

1 Peter 5:5 (NIV)

In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”

 

1 Peter 5:5 (The NET Bible)

In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

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And you’ve just GOT to love Luke 24:49 in view of our clothing theme this week! Here’s the third selection out of the closet of Scripture, straight from the mouth of our Lord Jesus Christ:

 

Luke 24:49 NIV

 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.

 

Luke 24:49 The NET Bible

And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

 

Power from on high! Bless His most holy Name.

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So there you have it! Three gorgeous jackets to wear. Which one do you need to wrap around you most right now? Do you need to be clothed with compassion? Humility? Power?? He’s got you covered. But just like we do each morning, we’ve got to get dressed on purpose.

 

Here’s what I’ve been thinking about in view of our clothing theme. Remember all those jackets in my 5+ Year Club? Several of them I’d had for ten solid years and I’m still wearing them. When it comes to tangible clothing, that can be good stewardship. But sometimes we can do the same kind of thing spiritually and emotionally and it’s not pretty. We can keep wearing the same old jacket…

…of anger

…or of bitterness

…or of negativity

…or of chronic disappointment

…or of sensuality

…or of desperation

and we’re so used to wearing it that we throw it on automatically, without giving a thought to the fact that we really could have a whole new wardrobe. It might be time we changed the way we dressed. And this whole new incredibly expensive wardrobe of compassion, humility, and anointing has already been paid for. And it’s in your size and mine.

 

Yep. I’m in the mood for some new clothes.

 

Beth, Houston. Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others. Colossians 3:12-13 The NET Bible

 

OK, Sisters! Let’s have it! What are you memorizing this time around???

 

 

PS. LifeWay Women’s All Access Blog did the funniest thing. They dug into the Living Proof Live archives and pulled out pictures of every single one of those jackets in Monday’s post. Some of you might get a kick out of it.  Here’s the link: The Proof Is In The Jacket.

 

 

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  1. 5151
    Meredith says:

    Meredith, Trabuco Canyon, CA

    8 The Lord will vindicate me;
        your love, Lord, endures forever—
        do not abandon the works of your hands.

    Psalm 138:8 (NIV)

  2. 5152

    Watauga, TX ‘

    Isaiah 59:21 (VOICE)

    Eternal One: “This is my covenant promise to them. My Spirit, which rests on and moves in you, and my words, which I have placed within you, will continue to be spoken among you and move you to action. And not only you, but so it will be for your children and their children, too. And so on through the generations for all time.”

  3. 5153
    Barbara Phaup says:

    Barbara, Tomball, TX:
    “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Colossians 3:12-13 (NIV)

  4. 5154
    Laura says:

    Laura
    Auburn Al

    Ephesians 6:18

    Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
    NLT

  5. 5155
    Melissa J says:

    Melissa J from Houstom, TX
    Psalms 139:23-24 NIV
    Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me. And lead me in the way everlasting

  6. 5156
    Pat W says:

    Pat W. green bank, wv.
    And be held in sin’s dread sway;

  7. 5157
    Paula says:

    Paula, Atlanta Tx
    Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
    It is high, I cannot attain it.
    Psalm 139:6 NKJV

  8. 5158
    Glennell Strawn says:

    Glennell Buda, Tx.

    Psalm 103:4 (NIV)

    Who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,

  9. 5159
    Kathy LaPlante says:

    Kathy from Richmond, VA

    James 4:17 NIV
    Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.

  10. 5160
    Katherine says:

    Katherine from The Woodlands, TX

  11. 5161
    Katherine says:

    Katherine from The Woodlands, TX

    I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

    Galatians 2:20, HCSB

  12. 5162
    Laura R. says:

    “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.” Romans 8:2 NAS

  13. 5163
    Christel Lofthouse says:

    The sting Of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

    1 Cor. 15:56-57

    Fairborn, Oh

  14. 5164
    Vicki says:

    But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

    Psalm 92:8 NIV

  15. 5165

    Elizabeth Ann Dains. Houston, Texas “For from him and through him and to him are all things.” Romans 11:36 NIV

  16. 5166
    robertaRoberta jo says:

    Baker city, Oregon. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, graceous in all His works..The Lord is near to all who call upon Him…PS 145:17-18

  17. 5167
    Roberta jo says:

    Baker city, Oregon. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, graceous in all His works..The Lord is near to all who call upon Him…PS 145:17-18

  18. 5168
    Morgan says:

    Morgan – Bolivar, MO

    John 1:1 KJV – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

  19. 5169
    Beccy says:

    Beccy, Abilene
    He will have no fear of bad news, his heart is steadfast, trusting in The Lord.
    Psalm 112:7 ESV

  20. 5170
    Susan Cook says:

    Our prayers for you are always spilling over into thanksgiving. Col. 1:3 (MSG)

  21. 5171
    Shannon Wilkinson says:

    Shannon Wilkinson
    Blacksburg, VA

    “This poor man cried; and the Lord heard him and saved him from all his troubles. The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fears Him, and rescues them.” Psalm 34:6-7 HCSB

  22. 5172
    Cindy Walker says:

    Cindy, Beaumont TX: For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 (NKJV)

  23. 5173
    Melody Argueta says:

    Melody, Cleburne, TX
    “Therefore I urge you my brothers, in view of God’s mercies, to offer your body as a living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, as your spiritual act of worship.” Romans 12:1

  24. 5174
    Rebecca T says:

    Palatka, FL
    “I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.” Isaiah 45:2

  25. 5175
    Sharon says:

    Sharon from Gainesville, GA
    Since we are surrounded by examples of faith, we must rid ourselves of everything that slows us down, the sin that distracts us. We must run the race ahead of us and never give up.
    GWT. Romans 12/1

  26. 5176
    Annissa Giesbrecht says:

    St. Catharines Ontario CANADA

    Mathew 28:19
    Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father the Son and Holy spirit.

    March 17th I was baptized in the ocean in El Salvador in a Missions trip!

  27. 5177
    Stephanie Bandy says:

    Stephanie B -Springfield, MO

    “For You will light my lamp; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall. As for God, His way is perfect; the word of The Lord is proven, He is a shield to all who trust in Him. ” Psalm 18:28-30 NKJV

  28. 5178
    Crystal Parks says:

    Crystal, NC, “Do your best, prepare for the worst— then trust God to bring victory.” Proverbs 21:31 MSG

  29. 5179
    Jennifer Cisneros says:

    Jennifer – Odessa, FL

    “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
    Rev 1:8 (NIV)

  30. 5180
    Jennifer Ruttan says:

    Jennifer Fishers, Indiana

    Psalm 119:36-37 NIV

    Turn my heart toward Your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to Your Word.

  31. 5181
    Lauren Bain says:

    Lauren, San Marcos Tx. The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because The Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and to release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance, to comfort all who mourn. Isaiah 61:1-2 NIV

  32. 5182
    Vicki says:

    10 You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox;
    fine oils have been poured on me.
    11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
    my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes

    Psalm 92: 10 & 11 NIV

  33. 5183
    Kathy Christensen says:

    Kathy, Lincoln

    Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.

    1 Peter 3:1-2
    NIV

  34. 5184
    KarenEliz says:

    Karen, Ponte Vedra, FL

    Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

    Psalm 32:1(ESV)

  35. 5185
    Susan Cook says:

    He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17 (NIV)

  36. 5186
    Mary Morton says:

    Mary Nell, Colorado Springs: “Therefore as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering, bearing with one another and forgiving one another; if anyone has a complaint against another, even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. -Colossians 3:12-13 NKJV

  37. 5187
    Julie DeTemple says:

    You may ask for anything in my name, and I will do it.

    John 14:14 (NIV)

  38. 5188
    Pam Peters says:

    “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 1 Peter 3:15
    Pam from Celina, TX

  39. 5189
    Dana says:

    Dana from Waterford, Ohio

    (2 Thessalonians 3:3) NIV

    But The Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

  40. 5190
    Hilary says:

    Hilary, Buffalo, NY

    This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.

    Proverbs 3:8 NIV

  41. 5191
    Teresa says:

    The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. PS 145:18 (NLT)

  42. 5192
    Lahoma Kinsey says:

    Revelation 1:8 NIV
    I am the Alpha and the Omega says the Lord God, “Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come, the Almighty.”

  43. 5193
    Ryan says:

    Ryan – Moore, OK

    Isaiah 43:4b ESV

    You are precious to me. You are honored and I love you.

  44. 5194
    Ola says:

    Ola, Woodbridge:
    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)

  45. 5195
    Dawn Deare says:

    Dawn – Lafayette, LA

    Psalm 107:20 NIV
    He sent forth his word, and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.

  46. 5196
    Vicki says:

    12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
    13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.

    Psalm 92: 12 & 13 NIV

  47. 5197
    Christel Lofthouse says:

    A man’s pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor. Proverbs 29:23

    Fairborn,oh

  48. 5198
    Kathy S says:

    Kathy S – New Albany, OH
    Psalm 92:1-2 ES
    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.

  49. 5199
    Susan Cook says:

    Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2 (NIV)

  50. 5200
    roberta jo borders says:

    Baker city, Oregon. For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisors. Proverbs 11:14 NIV

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