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.
12Â Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, 13Â 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.
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
“it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.” I Corinthians 13:6 (ESV)
Sandy Tate, Denver, CO.
Caroline, Aiea. “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1Peter 5:7, NIV2011
Abby Kaufman
Vacaville, CA
As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.
Isaiah 66:13, NIV
Debbie- Kokomo INdiana
Proverbs 1:7 (niv)
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction
Christina, Waukee, Iowa
So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away- look, what is new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NET
Tammy, Boiling Springs, NC. James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 NIV
Lisa, Richmond, BC
Psalm 139:14 (NIV)
I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
Karen, Redmond
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 2 Peter 5:7 NIV
Katherine; Nipomo, CA
9. The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position. 10. But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower. James 1:9, 10; NIV
Rachel, Dallas
“Thus it is written, that Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
Luke 24:46-47 (ESV)
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Rachel Enos, Oklahoma
“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”
Luke 19:10 HCSB
Carol
Carthage, NY
Look to the LORD and his strength;
seek his face always.
Psalm 105:4 NIV
Katie ~ Jonesboro, AR
“…To obey is better than sacrifice…” 1 Samuel 15:22 NIV
Cindy from Clute, TX. ~
“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
Sarah, Wausau, WI
…and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness…
2 Peter 1:6 NIV
Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them. John 14:23 NLT
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens….” Ecc 1:1 (NIV)
Amy, Burnsville, MN
I will say to the north, give up, and to the south, do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth,
Isaiah 43:6
Michelle of Washington DC
Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Cindy, Rochester, MN, Repeating my verse #5! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are the people who know the joyful sound [who understand and appreciate the spiritual blessings symbolized by the feasts]; they walk, O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance! In Your name they rejoice all the day, and in Your righteousness they are exalted. Psalm 89:15-16 (AMP)
Hannah, La Grange, TX
“Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.” Romans 4:20-21 NIV
Cindy from Valdosta, GA
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Col 3:12, NIV
Becky Bigbie from Highland Village, Tx
You quiet the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting nations. Psalm 65:7 New Living Translation
Stephanie – Red Deer, Alberta
I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. (Isaiah 61:10 NIV)
Angie, Purcellville, VA
I pray that God, who gives peace, will make you completely holy. And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept healthy and faultless until our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
The one who chose you can be trusted and he will do this.
I Thessalonians 5:23-24 (Contemporary English Version)
“Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD” Psalm 27:14 NIV
Jessica, St. Catharines
“Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift.” – Ephesians 4:29 msg
Monica Randolph from Johns Creek, Georgia says:
“With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. ” Psalm 18:29 NIV
Pam, Apple Valley, MN.
This is my command: Love each other.
John 15:17 NIV
Susan from Atlanta, GA
They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” And he said, “Bring them to here to me.”
Matthew 14:17-18
Sharon
Selma,nc
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light. (Psalms 36:7-9 NKJV)
Amy, Midlothian VA
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17 NIV
Elizabeth – Raleigh, NC
Psalm 145:8 “The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on him in truth.” (NIV)
Conne, Angel Fire, NM
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”
Colossians 3:12 NIV
2 Corinthians 1:5 (NASB)
5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.
Almut, London, England
Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Isaiah 55, 1 ESV
Angie
Anniston, Alabama
“I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So, do not fear, for I am with you; Do not be dismayed, for I am your God.”
Isaiah 41:9-10
NIV
Melinda Burgin, KY
God is our refuge and strength,a very present help in trouble.
Psalms 46:1
KJV
Brooke, Issaquah, WA
“For nothing is impossible with God.” Luke 1:37
Lynn ~ Orlando, FL
“My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.”
~ Psalm 121:2
Jill from Sterling Heights, MI
Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you. ~ Psalms 33:20-22
Isaiah 42:16
I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, In paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them, and rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do. I will not leave them undone.
Diana, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Joshua 1:8 NIV
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.?
Rebecca
Boise, Idaho
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.”
2 Timothy 1:7 NLT
Jennifer Pipes from Russellville, AR
The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.
Exodus 14:14 NLT
Cyndi, Centreville, VA
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:12
Barb P. Kansas City, Mo.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
Psalm 40:2 (NIV)
Cacey from Livonia, MI
Romans 8:28 NIV
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.