Hey, Everyone!
Praise God, He is still risen on Monday! I trust that your Resurrection Sunday was so full of Jesus. This was our second Easter as a church at Bayou City Fellowship and all of our services were filled to the brim, not only with people but also with hope. I love this time of year so much. I cannot think of anything in existence that exceeds the implications of the empty tomb: not the heavens above you, not the earth beneath your feet, not a single school or workplace, nor the blackest heart or most broken mind. No power nor principality can roll that stone back over the mouth of that tomb. Come one, come all. Come while there is still time. Come to Jesus.
I only have a few minutes on here today because Jackson and Annabeth are at my house, each playing within feet of me. (Right where I want them, needless to say.) Annabeth just put her baby doll in my lap and said, “Bibby, you need to change her diaper. She pottied in her pants.” So, there you go. As much as I’d like to linger on here with you today, obviously this is not the time. Diapers need changing around this place.
In the meantime, you and I have arrived at Verse 7! Our Scripture memory year is rolling like a freight train. We’re starting to flip those spirals now, Sisters! Don’t you grow weary. We have a lot ahead to celebrate! In case you like seasonal verses, these might be a few options this time around. (I’m grinning while writing these but if there’s anything we don’t want to be, Sister, it’s the Old Testament’s take on a fool. Today or ever.)
Psalm 14:1 — The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
and
Proverbs 12:15 — The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
and
Proverbs 29:11 — A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Then again, the New Testament gives a whole new twist to the idea of foolishness. This is the verse I’m selecting this time around.
Beth, Houston. 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
And that’s the only reason I have the privilege to serve you.
Merciful One, You turned the world upside down.
Let’s hear your 7th verses, Sisters!
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Fort Worth, TX
“I look up to the mountains – does my help come from there? ”
Psalm 121:1 NLT
Monica, Abbotsford, BC Canada
Romans 15:13 NIV
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.
Elizabeth Meagher Mechanicsville VA
I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future He has promised to those He called. I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance He has given to His people.
Ephesians 1:18 NLT
Charlsie from Austin, TX:
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” Colossians 3:12 (NET)
Cherie – Pocatello, ID – “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 – The very thing you’ve been unwilling to do'” (Isaiah 30:15, The Message).
Gena Gilbert, Rowlett, Tx
My dear chuldren, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father – Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:1-2 NIV
Barbara, Lewisburg KY “I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” Psalm 34:4 KJV
Brenda from Santa Rosa Beach Florida
Be merciful to me, God; be merciful to me because I come
to you for protection. Let me hide under the shadow of your wings until the trouble has passed. NCV
Amber, Katy TX
Colossians 3:23 ESV
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men
Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23, NIV
Julia Stevens Hill — Anniston, Alabama
2 Corinthians 5:7 HCSB
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
Jane from Calgary, Alberta
“Even to your old age I will be the same,
And even to your graying years I will bear you!

I have done it, and I will carry you;

And I will bear you and I will deliver you.” Isaiah 46:4 (NASB)
Linzie of Brownwood, TX
The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich. Proverbs 13:4 NKJV
God is a God of second chances. I am happy to be give memorizing his word another try. He is faithful. 🙂
Redfield, AR
[13]Â Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 (NKJV)
Brenda, Denver. And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of yhe opressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. Isa. 58:10 (NIV)
Kathy, Hendersonville, TN
“Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.” Colossians 2:16 NIV
Missy Newman, Andersonville, TN Psalm 1:1-2, (1) Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. (2)But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he mediates day and night.
Frisco, Texas.
What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He did not even spare His own Son, but offered Him up for us all; ho will He not also with Him grant us everything. – Romans 8:31-32, Holman
Amanda, Huntington. “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 Corintians 1:27 (ESV)
Stacey De Young- Morocco,In. Ephesians 3:14-16 (MSG)
My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in.
Julie, Texarkana – “our soul waits for The Lord; He is our help and our shield.” Psalm 33:20 ESV
Maria, Katy
“With promises like this to pull us on, dear friends, let’s make a clean break with everything that defiles or distracts us, both within and without. Let’s make our entire lives fit and holy temples for the worship of God.”
2 Corinthians 7:1(MSG)
Melanie Miller, Nampa, Idaho
Psalm 25:7 NLT
Forgive the rebellious sins of my youth; look instead through the eyes of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, O Lord.
Denise Gambier OH: Do not withhold your mercy from me Lord;
may your love and faithfulness always
protect me. Psalm 40: 11 NIV
Andrea, Overland Park, KS
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God”.
Psalm 14:1a
NIV
Amber from Columbus
Romans 13:8 NASB
“Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.”
Haylee. Atlanta, GA. “Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.” (Proverbs 16:32 NLT)
Courtney Eastman, Kingsport TN “Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.” Psalm 81:10b (NIV)
Rosalye
Vicksburg, MS
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as The Lord forgave you.
Col. 3:13
NIV
Lisa Malstrom, Spring, TX
But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57 NLT
Sonya Dickerson, Chesterfield, VA
“God can give you all you need. He will give you more than enough. You will have everything you need for yourselves. And you will have enough left over to give when there is a need.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NLV)
Port Neches, TX
“This is my command–be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For The Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 (NLT)
Dawn in Menomonee Falls, WI
James 1:23-24 ESV
“For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.”
Dacia, Warrensburg, MO
Romans 8:39 (NIV)
Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Lisa Riley from Sussex, WI
He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
Matthew 28:6 (NIV)
Debbie from Kokomo,IN. “For I am the Lord your God
who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
NIV
Jessie
Grayson, Ky
Roman 5:8
But God commendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
KJV
Patty, Granite Bay, CA Colossians 3:15 NIV “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”
Courtney, Duluth GA. “Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!” Luke 1:45 NIV
Sharpsburg, Ga
Psalm 63:1 NIV
“You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. “
Gena Gilbert, Rowlett, Tx
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father – Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also the sins of the whole world.
1 John 2:1-2
Gretchen, Gahanna, OH–Let your steadfast love come to me O Lord, your salvation according to your promise; then I shall have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word. Psalm 119:41-42 ESV
Great verse!! Love you and miss you.
Sandra – Winchester, KY
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21 KJV
Elisabeth
Modesto, CA
maana wewe umenisaidia daima. Kivulini mwa mabawa yako nitashangilia. (Zaburi 63:7 BHN)
Because you are my help, I will sing in the shadow of your wings.( Psalm 63:7 NIV)
Coral- Jacksonville, Florida
Isaiah 26:3- Amplified
You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You.
Angela from Carlsbad nm
NIV
Matthew 17:20
He replied: because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, move from here to there and it move. Nothing will be impossible for you.
“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, NET
Kelly P., Concord, NC
Hannah, Miramar Beach FL, “Sanctify me in the truth; Your word is truth.” John 17:17 ESV
Natalie- Olympia, WA
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Psalm 90:14 NIV
Sherree from Mansfield, TX
Hebrews 10:24 NIV
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.