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
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Colossians 3:12 NIV
Brenda, Denver, CO Psalm 138:8. The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever- Do not abandon the works of your hands. (NIV)
Kirby
Parsons, KS
“We love because He first loved us.” I John 4:19 NIV
Hebrews 11:1 NIV
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Psalm 139:3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. (NIV)
Natalie, Springfield, MO
“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen!”
Jude 24, ESV
Mine verse is from…Ecc. 3:7 A time to rend,and a time to sew,a time to keep silence,and a time to speak.
Wilmington, DE
Ephesians 5:8 NKJV
“For you were once darkness, but now your are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.”
Tempa ! Palm Bay, Florida,
Psalm 139:4-6
“Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. You hem me in behind & before, & you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.”
Now glory be to God, who by His mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of – infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes. Eph. 3:20 TLB
Tempa ! Palm Bay, Florida,
Psalm 139:4-6
“Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. You hem me in behind & before, & you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.”NIV
DLynn; Argyle, TX
1 Peter 1:8 NIV
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
Isaiah 49:15-16 (NIV)
15 Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!
16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
your walls are ever before me.
Conway Springs, KS
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting,but a women who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Proverbs 31:30
Ephesians 6:10 -11
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”
(Ephesians 6:10-11 KJV)
Emily, McKinney, TX
Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)
Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.
Judy Kaiser verse number6
IThessalonians 5:16-18 KJV
Rejoice evermore.
Pray without ceasing.
In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Verse7
Psalm 100, KJV
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord, He is God; it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise; be thankful unto Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting, and His Truth endureth to all generations.
Hayley – Seymour, TX – “For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accomodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical. And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.” James 3:16-18 (NET)
But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong. 1 Corinthians 1:27 ESV
Ann Marie, Riverbank, California
Deuteronomy 32:3-4
“For I proclaim the name of the Lord; Ascribe greatness to our God. He is the Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice, a God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.” NKJV
Jenna from Columbia, MO
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.’
“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
Luke 10:27,28 (NIV)
Bethany, Frisco, TX
John 15:8 (NIV)
“This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.”
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Aly from Mansfield, TX
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30 NIV
Emily Cullman, AL
Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. (Proverbs 4:24 NLT)
Ruth in South Carolina
2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity but of power, love and self-discipline.
16 Let the word of the Anointed One richly inhabit your lives. With all wisdom teach, counsel, and instruct one another. Sing the psalms, compose hymns and songs inspired by the Spirit, and keep on singing—sing to God from hearts full and spilling over with thankfulness. 17 Surely, no matter what you are doing (speaking, writing, or working), do it all in the name of Jesus our Master, sending thanks through Him to God our Father.
Col 3: 16-17, The Voice
Kelly, Denver IA
This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24
NASB
Jeantelle, Lafayette LA
He is not here; he is risen, just as he said. Come and see where he lay.
Matt 28:6 NIV
“Whoever speaks, let it be with God’s words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.” 1 Peter 4:11 NET
Julie Pace, Fl.
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. NIV Ephesians 6:18
Caitlin, Kentucky
Phillipians 2:3-4 NLT
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
Victoria M, Greenbrier AR
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. 2 Samuel 22:3
Hear O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one, love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Deut 6:4-5 NIV
Alli, Cypress, “Therefor, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” Col 3:12 NIV
We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.
Proverbs 16:9 NLT
Kristin, Trinidad CO
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, “I will never leave thee, not forsake thee.” So that we may boldly say, “The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.”
Hebrews 13:5-6
oops…moving this to verse 7 page!
Kristin, Trinidad CO (missed verse 6 posting)
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6 kjv
Beth, Rogersville, Tn
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
Whosoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
Mark 8:34b NKJV
Beth, Rogersville,Tn
Verse7
Psalm 100, KJV
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord, He is God; it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise; be thankful unto Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting, and His Truth endureth to all generations.
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Leslie, Platte City, MO “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NIV
NIV : Ps 14:26
He who fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.
This is tragically late, and I understand if I’m disqualified. March was, shall we say, a bit more than this single momma could handle and post her verse. BUT, I still chose a verse. So here it is…
Tabitha, Raleigh NC
The heart of man plans his way,
but the Lord establishes his steps.
Proverbs 16:9 (ESV)
Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift. Eph. 4:29 (MSG)
It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. (Lamentations 3:26) NIV
Jennifer ~ Garland, TX
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, Col 3:12 NET
For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. Galatians 6:3
Glenda – Royse City, Texas
Matthew 19:14
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.