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
Carol Midland,Texas
It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.
Deuteronomy 13:4
Dena K. from Columbus, OH:
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord . “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11 NLT)
Keri, Little Rock, AR
“I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.”
Psalm 119:11 ESV
Alicia
League City, TX
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. John 15:4 ESV
Sarah, Lincoln, NE
“and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.” James 1:10 (NASB)
Tracey, Encinitas, CA:
Let none that wait on You be ashamed. Psalm 25:3
“The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.” Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT
Sabine – Surrey, England
“God can do anything, you know – far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us” Ephesians 3:20 (Message)
Michelle from Columbus, Texas: “Lord, my every desire is known to You; my sighing is not hidden from You.” Psalm 38:9 HCSB
Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
Ephesians 4:29 (NLT)
Donna
Ponder, TX
Greta, Greenville
Now The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of The Lord is, there is freedom.
2 Corinthians. 3:17, NIV
Hannah from Maryville, Tennessee
“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.” [ESV] Isaiah 40:31
John 15:5 NIV
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
Alison, Richmond, VA
This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.”
Isaiah 30:15 NIV
Sarah, Dallas
“Your constant love is my guide; Your faithfulness always leads me.” –Psalm 26:3 GNT
Connie, Shorewood,IL
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. (Romans 8:26 NLT)
Mendy Cary,NC
Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart
Psalm 37:4 ESV
Maren from Dallas, TX
“And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (John 17:3 ESV)
“she opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out to the needy” Proverbs 31:20 ESV
Amory, NC
Proverbs 29:11 — A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Lord My God, I called to you for help and you healed me.
Psalms 30:2 NIV
Indy, IN
Colossians 3:1- Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.”
Christine, Atlanta, GA – Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord. – Psalms 27:14 (NIV)
Stephanie Jo
Corvallis OR
Finally be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Ephesians 6:10 NIV
Penny, Cincinnati. “But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
I cried aloud to the Lord,
and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah” Psalm 3:3-4,ESV
Dianne Stavropoulos, Atlanta
It was also said, “Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.” But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Matthew 5:31-32, ESV
Georgana, Leo Indiana, “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions–it is by grace you have been saved.”
Ephesians 2:1-5, NIV 1984
Ashley B. – Richmond, Va
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)
Sara, Greenville, SC – “Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.” Colossians 3:14 NLT
Karen F from Unionville, PA
Proverbs 18:10 (NKJV)
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;
He rises to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for Him!
Isaiah 30:18 NIV
Camden, SC
Daphne, AL
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:1-3 ESV
Hannah – New Albany, IN
“For those who are led by the spirit of God are children of God.” Romans 8:14 (NIV)
Janet, Flowwr Mound, TX
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 12:15, ESV
And He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ.
Ephesians 1:9 (NIV)
Rachel
Huntsville, AL
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 4:29, ESV
For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment. 2Timothy 1:7 HCSB
Kayla – Clinton, MN
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8 ESV)
Carolyn – St. Peters, MO
“For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways”
Psalm 91:11 (NIV84)
Monica, Hicksville, NY.
“Open the eyes of their hearts, & let the light of Your truth flood in. Shine Your light on the hope You are calling them to embrace. Reveal to them Your glorious riches You are preparing as their inheritance.”
Ephesians 1:18 (VOICE)
Karen, Raymond: “…in repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” Isa. 30:15 NIV
“But He(Jesus), because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”
Hebrews 7:24&25 (NKJV)
Angela , Clyde 1 Thessalonians 4:7 NLT
God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives.
Suzy – Orlando, FL
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Acts 20:24 (NIV)
Ashley from Knoxville, TN
“Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name.”
Malachi 3:16 NASB
Ashley Black, Memphis, TN. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 ESV
So now come back to your God! Act on the principles of love and justice and always live in confident dependence on your God. Hosea 12:6 NLT
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. Colossians 3:23 NIV
TAMMY, MERRYVILLE, LA
“CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART, O GOD, AND RENEW A RIGHT SPIRIT WITHIN ME.” PSALM 51:10 ESV
Jennifer – Wilmington DE
This is what the Sovereign Lord , the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. (Isaiah 30:15 NIV)