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
Debbi ~ Littleton, CO
Trust in The Lord always,
for The Lord God is the eternal Rock.
Isaiah 26:4. NLT
Misty Ansted, Midlothian, TX
But now, this is what the Lord says–he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine!
Isaiah 43:1 NIV
Robin, Orange City Psalm 40: 6 “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have pierced; burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.”
Alison Norman,OK
then Abraham LOOKED UP and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son. Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the LORD will provide”). To this day people still use that name as a proverb: “ON THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD, IT WILL BE PROVIDED.” (emphasis mine)
Genesis 22:13-14 NLT
Tina
Htown
Don’t stifle the Spirit. Don’t despise prophecies.
1 Thessalonians 4: 19-20
Julie in Victorville,
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalms 19:14 ESV)
Sarah Sykes, Arkadelphia, AR
Proverbs 13:12 (ESV)
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Boy did i space on the 1st. Write it in my book just not on here.
Amanda
Derby, KS
Proverbs 21:23. NKJV
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
Keeps his soul from troubles
Kathie, Chino Hill, CA
James 1:12-15 NIV)
12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
Karen, Hewitt
“Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always”.
Psalm 105:4 NIV
Gwyn Tidwell, Haslet, Tx – 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 righteousness as a bridegroom adorns his head as a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Isaiah 61:10 (NIV84)
Heather J.
Temple Terrace, FL
Deuteronomy 4:35 (HCSB)
You were shown these things so that you wuold know the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
Hope from San Antonio
Psalm 63:1
O God, you are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
Natalie, Clemmons, NC
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32,NIV
Sheena Brady. Fairbanks, Alaska
NIV Daniel 2:20
Praise be to the name of God forever and ever; wisdom and power are his.
Sarah, Kuwait
We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don’t know what to do, we never give up. In times of trouble, God is with us, and when we are knocked down, we get up again.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9 CEV
Psalm 16:8 NLT
I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken for He is right beside me.
Steph, Ontario Canada
2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT
“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”
Kim, Huffman.
“The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Cor. 2:14, NIV).
Sherry Moore, OK
Gal 6:1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
Beth C., Huntsville, AL
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17 (NIV)
Kym, Tulsa, OK
John 8:31-32, NKJV
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
Vicki K., Houston
Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility 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. Colossians 3:12-13
Katharine Jonesboro, AR
“Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: because of the Lord’s great love for us we are not consumed. For his compassions never fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, ‘The LORD is my portion, therefore I will have hope in Him.’ The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him.”
Lamentations 3:21-25 NIV
Jessica from Rockvale, TN
Psalm 112:7 (NIV) “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the LORD.”
Lily, Auburn AL
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners…”
Isaiah 61:1 (NIV)
Duatchess of Winterville: “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
Micah 7:7 NIV
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.
Prvb 3:7 ESV
Nancy, Columbus IN
Johnna, Bulverde, TX
NIV version, 1 Timothy 4:18
The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Esme Brown – Memphis, TN
For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what your hands have done. (Psalm 92:4 NIV)
Heika, Texas
Praise the Lord o my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalm 103:2 NIV
Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! (Matthew 7:9-11 ESV)
Rebecca Stewart
Julian, NC
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:10 NIV
“I asked the Lord for help, and He answered me. He saved me from all that I feared.” Ps 34:4 NCV (New Century Version)
Teri,Wellington,Ks
“Daughter, you took a chance trusting Me,and now you’re healed and whole.
Live well, live blessed!” Luke8:48. MSG
Carolyn
Kearney, Nebraska
Ephesians 5:9 CEV
And make your light shine. Be good and honest and truthful.
Sharon
North Carolina
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
14 For He knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust. Psalms 103:11-14
Danielle
Pratt, Kansas
John 13:14 (NIV)
“Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”
Janna, Frisco
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34 NIV
Glenda Miller
Tieton WA
Pray continually!
I Thess 5:17 NIV
Sarah- Poplar Bluff Mo
Psalm 51:4 NIV
Against you, you only have I sinned and done what is eveil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.
Sarah- Poplar Bluff MO
Psalm 51:5 NIV
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother convieved me.
Sarah- Poplar Bluff Mo
Psalm 51:6 NIV
Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
“For in the time of trouble, He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of his tabernacle he shall hide me; he shall set me high upon a rock.” PS 27:5 NKJV
Terra from Owasso, Oklahoma
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 NLT
Shannon from Surrey, BC
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, All whose thoughts are fixed on you.
Isaiah 26:3 NLT
Sabrina
Morristown, Tennessee
“But the Rescuer is strong: God-of-the-Angel-Armies. Yes, I will take their side, I’ll come to their rescue.”
Jeremiah 50:34 The Message
Sarah G, Truman MN
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
Proverbs 29:11 NIV
Andrea from Spring Branch, Texas:
1 John 3:16 (ESV)
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.