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.
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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
Debbie, Calgary AB. Canada
This God—his way is perfect;[a]
the word of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
Psalm 18:30 ESV
“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” ESV James 1:19-20
Pam, Alexander City, Al
I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
Psalm 119: 58 NIV
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. (1 Peter 5:6 NLT)
Mitzi, Lepanto, AR
But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. (James 1:25 NIV)
Vilma Rancho Cucamonga, CA
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. (1 Peter 5:6 NLT)
Eva in Wichita, KS
All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.
2 Timothy 3:16 NIV
Melissa from Fort Worth, TX “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.” Matthew 5:14 NASB
Leah, St.Thomas, ON Canada
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. (Isaiah 26:3 NIV)
Buffy from Frisco, TX And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?Matthew 6:27 NASB
Norma
Leander, TX
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23 ESV
Linda from Birmingham, Alabama
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” — Phillipians 4:6-7 (NAS)
Stormy D, Utah
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
-2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV)
Sara Koumrian, Downey, CA
“Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2 NKJV
Jessica, Northglenn CO
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Cor 13:7 (ESV)
Sarah Barker, Greensboro, NC
Psalms 23:1 NLT
The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.
Julie
Prescott, AZ
“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 one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
NIV
Psalm 136:1 NIV
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His love endures forever.
Abby from Columbus,TX
1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
“But as for me, I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.”
Psalms 31:14 (NKJV)
Kathy Dunaway-Knight, Jay, OK
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV84
Anita, Big River, Saskatchewan, Canada
“Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.”
John 14: 21 NIV 1984
Rachel D., Meridian, “My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.” (Psalms 73:26 NLT)
Jenny Watson, Littleton, CO
“Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”
Matthew 25:34-35 NIV
Jamie from Phoenix, AZ
John 20:29 NLV
“Then Jesus told him “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who haven’t seen and believe anyway.”
Emily, Elk Grove, CA
“There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides across the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty.” Deuteronomy 33:26 NIV
Jaclyn Walker — Tacoma
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
Psalm 14:1 (NIV)
(Thanks Beth!)
Vicki Limes – Sachse , TX
1 John 3 :18 The Message
My dear children, lets not just talk about love: let’s practice real love.
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 3:23 NIV
Debbie Miller in Muskogee, OK
My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. Psalm 34:2 (ESV)
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:6 NIV
Richmond, TX
Isaiah 61:3 NIV
“and provide for those who grieve in Zion – to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.”
Christa, Denver, CO
James 1:5, The Message (MSG)
“If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought.”
Kaitlyn, Fort Walton Beach, FL
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Proverbs 29:11 (ESV)
Staci
Corona
Esv
2 Corinthians 2:15-16
For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life.
Karen, Lynnwood, Wa
“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NLT)
“he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.” (James 1:8 ESV)
Amy, Houston:
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit.
(1 Thessalonians 5:17-19 NASB)
Hebrews 11:2, 39. NIV
This is what the ancients were commended for. These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised.
Summer in Grand Junction
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, NIV
Amy from Everett, WA
I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 (ESV)
2 Timothy 1:14, NLT
Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious truth that has been entrusted to you.
He who watches the wind will not sow and h who looks at the clouds will not reap.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 [NIV]
Emily Byrd; Baton Rouge, LA
“…and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.”
1 Peter 2:24, New American Standard
Heather from Florence, SC: “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” (Hebrews 10:35, 36 NIV)
Laura Gruner
San Antonio, TX
James 2:2-7 NASB
“For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes, and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, “You sit here in a food place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,” have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives? Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court? Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called?”
Barbara Severns, Eagle, Idaho
Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” so that we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What shall man do to me?”
Hebrews 13:5&6 NASB
Andrea M, Okotoks, AB
Psalm 139:7
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
(NIV)
Rachel in Thousand Oaks, CA — “Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.” Eph 5:6 (NIV)
Megan Grants Pass, OR
bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone;just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:13 (NASB)