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
Joan Portage,MI
Psalm 139 NIV
Karin from Brandon, MS: The fear of The Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 NIV
For it is for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1 NASB
Johanna
Carlsbad CA
Proverbs 29:11. NIV
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Romans 5:8 NLT
Mark 16:15 NIV
He said to them,Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.
Wendy
Vero Beach
“In addition to all this,
take up the shield of faith,
with which you can extinguish all the flames of the evil one.”
Ephesians 6:16 (NIV)
Mark 16:15 NIV
He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.
Mark 16:15 NIV
He said to them,Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.
If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them. James 4:17 NIV
Kiana ~ Fairfield, TX
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.” Psalm 103:1 NIV
Teresa, Peoria, IL
Phil 4:8-9, NIV
“Finally, brothers, 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. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me–put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”
Tenda from Bellevue, WA
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
I Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Melanie, Arkansas
“For the Lord your GOD will bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you.” Deuteronomy 15:6 NKJV
Sandy, Dodge City, KS
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
Psalm 27:14 NIV
I am rooted,established, strong, immovable and determined.
1Peter 5:9
” Rejoice with those who rejoice: mourn with those who mourn ” Rom. 12:15 NIV
Sarah
Fredericksburg VA
Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth. Grant me purity of heart, that I may honor you.
Psalm 86:11 NLT
Allison from Chicago IL
Ezekiel 36:26-27
New International Version (NIV)
26 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. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
Christina L, Longmont CO
Restrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret- it leads only to evil. Psalm 37:8 NIV
Rene’ , Edmond, ok
Come, everyone! Clap your hands! Shout to God with joyful praise!
Ps. 47:1 NLT
Gray TN
“I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scrolls or look inside.” Rev. 5:4 NIV
Angie, Aberdeen, SD: I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121: 1-2 (ESV)
Diane – Roswell, GA: Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who [earnestly] wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him [for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship]! (Isaiah 30:18 AMP)
Psalm 71:1
In You, O Lord, do I put my trust and confidently take refuge; let me never be put to shame or confusion!
Dea in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Psalms 119:50 Good News Translation. Even in my suffering I was comforted because your promise gave me life.
Kelly from Manassas, VA:
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
-2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)
Tammy in Fairhope, Alabama
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares The Lord. Isaiah 55:8. NIV
Kathy, Festus MO The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. (Psalms 32:8 NLT)
Nancy from Evansville, IN
We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 NIV
Audrey, Ohio
2 Chronicles 14:11 NIV
LORD, there is no one like You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your Name we have come against this vast army. LORD, You are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against You.
–said by King Asa of Judah
(I loved this verse when it came up in my preacher husband’s sermon a few months back, but today I envisioned the trafficked as the powerless–NO, mere mortals will NOT prevail against our God!)
Leigh Ann in Augusta, GA
“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.” 1 Corinthians 1:27 NIV
Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen to God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere.
Proverbs 3:5 The Message
Lichelle Austin Psalm 46:10
Be still and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I be exalted in the earth.
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5 NIV)
Debra
Dallas, Ga
He reveals deep and hidden things;
He knows what lies in darkness,
And light dwells with him.
I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors.
You have given me wisdom and power,
You have made known to me what we asked of you,
You have made known to us the dream of the king”
Daniel 2:22-23 (NIV)
Mary Grace Harris, Bolivar Missouri
“I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.”
Philippians 4:11-12
Dusti Pugh, Carthage, TX
Galations 6:9 ESV
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Elizabeth, Bolivar, MO
The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He care for those who trust in him.
Nahum 1:7 (NIV)
Debbie, Hattiesburg, MS
“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
Hebrews 4:16 NKJV
Cindy from Columbia, MO
“Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually.”
1 Chronicles 16:11 (ESV)
Dana from Cimarron, KS — I am using the 2nd verse of the two I posted last time. “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, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord have forgiven you, so you also forgive others.” Colossians 3:12-13 The NET Bible
Joy, Clyde,OH
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have relieved me in my distress;
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
Psalm 4:1 NASB
Psalm 34:7
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him and delivers them. ESV
Leslie from Kansas City, Missouri
Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him.
-Isaiah 30:18 (NASB)
“Finally, let on one cause me trouble for I bear the marks of Jesus.” Galations 6:17 NIV
Tracy, Abigail, and Ava grace from Wichita falls, tx
Hebrews 13:7. NIV. Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
Heather
Gloucester, VA
Sow righteousness for yourselves
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.
It is time to seek the Lord
until He comes and sends righteousness
on you like the rain (Hosea 10:12 HCSB)
Allison Little, Tulsa, OK
He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8 NASB
Wanda – Laurel, MS
Job 19:25 NASB
As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,
And at the last He will take His stand on the earth.