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
Anne
Atlanta, GA
Pray Continuously!
1 Thessalonians 5:17 NIV
Amy, Washington DC: “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13 ESV
Laura Abbott, Georgetown, TX
Psalm 118:24 NASB
This is the day the Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice in it.
1 Corinthians 1:30 NKJV
But of Him you are in Christ Jesus,
who became for us wisdom from God
—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—
Amanda The Colony, TX
Corinthians 13:7
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
Marie; Manchester, ME
“But the Lord still waits for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those how wait for him to help them.” Isaiah 30:18 (NLT)
Meredith, Lubbock, TX
“For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel- not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.”
-! Corinthians 1:17
Gayle, Dodgeville, IL
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:36-37 NIV
Sarah, Webb City, MO
“You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds, and to put on the new self created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.’
Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV
Paige, DeWitt, AR
“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.”
–Proverbs 12:15 (ESV)
Jennifer, Fairfax VA
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Corinthians 13:7
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 those who listen. Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)
Donna, Springfield, MO
From the fullness of his grace, we have all received one blessing after another.
John 1:16 NIV
“A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” Ecc. 3:4 (NIV)
Sarah,Sydney,Aus.
“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
For if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe with your heart that God saved us from death, you will be saved. For with your mouth you confess and are justified and with your heart that you profess and are saved.
Romans 10: 9-10
Katera, Kentwood, LA
Jesus said to her. “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me though he may die, he shall live and whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to Him, “Yes Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” John 11: 25-27 NKJV
Marcy T.
Euless, TX.
James 1:4 (NIV)
Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Deut. 8:16, NRS
“In the wilderness He fed you manna which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do good for you in the end.”
Thank you for reminding us in your “Wednesdays with Beth” recently that a good humbling is a blessing! He loves us enough to chastise His beloved children, just as we correct our own children for their benefit.
Lynda from Hot Springs Village, AR
I have treasured Your word in my heart so that I may not sin against You.
Psm. 119:11. HSCB
michelle hamburg pa
Colossians 3:2 amp
And set your minds and keep them set on what is above
[the higher things],not on the things that are on the earth.
Christi, Newnan, GA
Colossians 3:23
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
Bless are the peacemakers, for they will be called
Sons of God.
Matthew 5:9
NIV
Mound City, KS
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
I Cor 10:13
Angie, Lee’s Summit,
Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands. 1 Peter 3:4-5 NIV
Cindy from Wisconsin.
Colossians 3:23, NIV
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.
Brenda from Southern Maryland
1 Corinthians 1:27 ESV
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
But I trust in Your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in Your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
Psalm 13:5-6 NIV (84)
Pat
Crawfordsville, IN
Missy from Lake Placid, FL
Proverbs 19:3 (NLT)
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the Lord.
Tanya, West Monroe, LA. Ezekiel 36:25-27 NIV
25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26I 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. 27And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my law.
John 11:25,26 TEV
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will live, even though they die; and those who live and believe in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
Lauren, Cypress CA
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.
Psalm 107:19-20; ESV.
Kristy from Amarillo
“Do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were buried therefore with Him by baptism unto death, in order that just as Christ was raised from he dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with Him in a death like His, we shall certainly be united with Him in a resurrection like His.”
Romans 6:3-5 ESV
Emma – Adelaide, South Australia
“Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.”
Hebrews 12:1-2 NLT
Karen, Redmond
“Everything is permissible” – but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible” – but not everything is constructive. 1 Corinthians 10:23 NIV
Laura
Cairns (Australia)
The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
James 5:16b
NIV
Erin Sheldon
Savannah, GA
“Put on all God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.”
Ephesians 6:11
John 1:16 NIV
From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.
Kelly from Laurens, SC
“He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.”
Psalm 91:4 (New Living Translation)
Janet – Columbus, GA: “Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.” -Proverbs 16:24, NKJV
Keller, TX Romans 3:17-18 (ESV)
“And the way of peace they have not known.
There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Cami, Murray, KY
because judgement without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgement. James 2:13 NIV
Jan, Littleton CO
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 NIV)
Lauren, Asheville, NC Nehemiah 8:10b NLT “The joy of the Lord is your strength!”
You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water. Psalm 63:1NIV
Jennifer, Whitewright,TX
Rhonda, Westport, Kentucky
I missed one so I have two this time.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:29 NIV
What then, shall we say in response to this? If god is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:30 NIV
Peggy, Waynesboro, Ms
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; he will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, ‘Destroy!’ Deuteronomy 33:27 KJV
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. Proverbs 31:25 NIV
Sandy – Portland, Tn
“Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.”
2Corinthians 7:1
Louise,Atlanta
I waited patiently for The Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit,out of the mud and mire, he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in The Lord. Ps 40:1-3