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.”
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Proverbs 12:15 — The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
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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
“5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? 7 Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?”
James 2: 5-7 NIV
Jan, Marion IA, Proverbs 18:10 NASB
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous runs into it and is safe.
Marla Carmel, IN
“Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” James 1:22 (NIV)
Michelle, Warner Robins Ga
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9 NKJV)
Cindy, Summersville, WV. My soul finds rest in Him alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Psalm 62:1-2 (NIV)
Prov29:11 ESV ” A fool gives full vent to his spirit but a wise man quietly holds it back.”
Betty M Voltiare ND
Sorry Beth! I was not original this time!!
Brooke from Ladson, SC
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Philippians 4:8 NIV
Jen, Fredericksburg, VA
“May the words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 NIV
Audrey from Fayetteville, AR
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
2 Corinthians 10:4 (NIV)
Janell-frisco,tx- But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. (2 Corinthians 4:7 NIV)
Cheryl Wright, Everett, Wa. Psalm 23: 6. “surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of The Lord forever.” Niv
njc
Frisco
“Yehoshua wept.”
John 11:35 (Orthodox Jewish Version)
Misti from Rockwall, Tx
“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10 NIV
Bethany from Katy, “I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” Job 23:12 NKJV
Daughter, Hannah: “May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” 1 Thess. 5:28 NIrV
Daughter, Maddy: “See, your King comes to you. He is gentle and riding on a donkey.” Matthew 21:5 NIrV
Sarah, NC
12 …But I am not ashamed, because I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.
2 Timothy 1:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Danielle, Evansville IN: “For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.” 1 Corinthians 3:9 NIV
I know longer live, but Christ lives in me. Galatians 2:20
Kathi Vodenicker Jacksonville, Fl “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.” Romans 15:13 NIV
Pam Darbonne, Moss Bluff LA
1 Kings 8:61
You must fully obey the Lord our God and follow all his laws and commands. Continue to obey in the future as you do now.” NCV
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to
me, and I will listen to you. Jeremiah 29:12
NIV
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck,write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.” Proverbs 3:3-4 (NIV)
Jeannie, Nashville, Tn.
“The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Ps. 14:1 NIV
“The way of a fool seems right to him but a wise man listens to advice.” Prov. 12:15 NIV
“A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.” Prov. 29:11 NIV
pamela t. Fairmont, NC
Deuteronomy 30:6 (ESV)
And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring,so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
Jeanette- Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
Deuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you saying, ‘Destroy them!’
NIV
Emily (Ottawa Canada) Psalm 107:9 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things” NIV
Misty from Edmond, Oklahoma
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
1John 5:14 NIV
Michelle Weihing, Frisco, TX
Matthew 12:20 – He will not break a bruised reed, and he will not put out a smouldering wick, until He has led justice to victory.
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 NKJV
Jeannette, Land O Lakes, FL
“Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.” Psalm 119: 133 (NIV)
Celeste, Thompson’s Station, TN:
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
Psalm 94:19 (NIV)
Mandy Knoxville TN
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:6, 7 NIV)
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Colossians 3:14 NIV
Val Flynn from Snohomish, Wa
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6 ESV
Carolyn, Rocksprings, TX
The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. Brothers and sisters, pray for us. 1 thesalonians 5: 24-25
Tiffany from Georgetown, Tx
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.”
Psalms 91:1 (NASB)
Terri Rubenstein from Morgantown, WV:
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12 ESV)
Jeri Cook, Missouri City, TX
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:26 (NIV)
Create in me a clean heart, Oh God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me
Ps 51:10 NLT
Loris, SC
Valerie, Pflugerville, TX
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. Psalm 24:1 NLT
Katie from Medford, NJ
Psalm 118:6 (NIV)
The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Fenton, Ashburn, VA Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. (Romans 8:26 NKJV)
Rene
Acworth, GA
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. (John 10:27 NLT)
Meredith Pross, Holly Ridge, NC
Hebrews 12:11 New International Version (©2011)
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Adrianne Stavish – Atlanta, GA
“And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love” (NLT). Ephesians 3:17
Jennifer from Leesburg, GA:
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV
Crystal Austin, AR
Instead of shame & dishonor, you will enjoy a double share of honor. You will possess a double portion in your land, & everlasting joy will be yours. ~ Isaiah 61:7 NLT
Kali. Valrico,Fl. 1 Kings 8:23. NLT.
“and he prayed, “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven above or on the earth below. You keep your covenant an show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion.”
Ellen, Moneta VA
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. -Pslam 91:1 (ESV)
Vicki – Peoria,IL
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. Ezekial 36:25 NIV
Tammy
Lusby, MD
1Thessalonians 5:23
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (NIV)