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
Beth, Mansfield TX
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. (Isaiah 26:3 AMP)
Carla, Houston, Tx.
Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin; pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord.
Lam. 2:19a (NIV)
Sandy, Glendale OR: Proverbs 12:15, 29:11
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice. A fool gives full vent to his spirit but a wise man quietly holds it back. NIV
Reanna – Cypress, CA
1 Chronicles 10:13 – NIV
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful, he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you Re tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”
Cottonwood, CA
“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the Most High.” Psalm 92:1 (NLT)
Karol Ozark MO Isaiah 6:2 NIV
“Above Him were seraphim, each with six wings: with two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
Brea B. Gardendale, AL
And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land that he swore to give to our fathers.
Deuteronomy 6:23 (ESV)
The steps of a good man are led by the Lord. And he is happy in his way.
When he falls he will not be thrown down because the Lord holds his hand.
Ps. 37:23-24
Meredith
Menlo Park, CA
“And he answered, ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.'”
Luke 10:27 ESV
Romans 11:33
The Message
33-36 Have you ever come on anything quite like this extravagant generosity of God, this deep, deep wisdom? It’s way over our heads. We’ll never figure
Is there anyone around who can explain God?
Anyone smart enough to tell him what to do?
Anyone who has done him such a huge favor
that God has to ask his advice?
Everything comes from him;
Everything happens through him;
Everything ends up in him.
Always glory! Always praise!
Yes. Yes. Yes.
Fran, Gulf Shores, AL
My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
Psalm 63:8
gina
Johnstown, CO
Mary Beth, Atlanta, GA
Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:19 (ESV)
My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
Psalm 63:8 NIV
shelly
Golden, CO
Debra – Dahlgren, IL
Psalm 46:1 NIV
God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Amy, Midlothian VA
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 NIV
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3 (NIV)
Marilyn – Rochester Hills, Michigan
“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.”
Psalm 150:6 – NIV
Allison from Scottsdale, AZ
Proverbs 14:1 (NLT) — A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
Ephesians 6:10 NASB
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.”
Sandy from Rock Hill, SC
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit theose who listen.” Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Yvonne
Louisville
Psalm 119:37 (NIV)
Turn your eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.
Sadie
Louisville
1 Corinthians 15:17 (NKJV)
And if Christ is not risen your faith is futile; you are still on your sins.
Fort Worth “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” John 4:24 TNIV
Michelle Dyck, Oklahoma City
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27, NIV
Charlotte, Frankston, Texas
Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord:
Psalm 27:14 niv
Erin from Kansas City, MO
Psalm 27:14 NIV
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
Tatia, Carlisle, PA – “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7 NIV1984
Ellie Richardson, Newton, Ia.
Humble yourselves in the sight of
the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
James 4:10 KJV
Stephanie Stafford
Woodward, OK
Romans 12:12 NIV)
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Lissy, Atlanta, Ga.,
Romans12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Kayla – MedellĂn, Colombia
I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
Psalm 27:13-14 (NIV)
Kelly from Sherman, TX. “But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.” Ephesians 4:7. NIV
For God did not give you a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.
2Timothy 1:6
Christi-Clinton, UT- “Have faith in the Lord your God, and you will be upheld.” 2 Chron 20:20 (NIV)
Thank you, I really needed to remember this verse
Love The Lord your God with all your heart and
With all your soul and with all your mind
Matthew 22:37 NIV
Connie from Amarillo
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Tina, Cincinnati Ohio – Hebrews 11:6 (NIV) And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Kelley. La Verne, Ca. John 15:5 I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing! ESV.
(sorry, I’m always late!)
Toma, Antelope, CA
“Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on you hands and bind them on your foreheads.”
Deuteronomy 11:18 NIV
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 NIV
Lindsey from Temecula, CA
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation – Colossians 1:21-22 (NIV)
Heidi, round rock, tx
Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Sustain me with a willing spirit.
Psalm 51:12 NIV
Karin from Clinton, NJ
Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 11:2 NLT
Charlotte, Houston
“Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, who does not look toward the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.” Psalm 40:4 (NIV)
Jamie in Katy: I’m praying these verses for my loved ones this month– “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.”
Colossians 1:9-10 ESV
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
John 15:1-2 (NIV)
From Julie in Easley, SC
Becky
Willowick, OH
Psalm 19:14 KJV
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart,be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord,my strength and my redeemer.
Dayna Vaczi, overland Park, KS
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27 (NIV)
Alaina // Tyler, TX
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
Isaiah 55:8-9
Elaine, Nampa ID He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
I Corinthians 5:21 (NASB)
Since I do not feel as though I really memorized Jer. 17:7-8 as well as I could have AND should have, I am going to concentrate on v.8 :
“It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”