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
Amber from Manor, Texas: Rejoice always. 1 Thessalonians 5:16 NIV
Tracee, Morristown, TN
You, Lord, are the one I praise. So heal me and rescue me! Then I will be completely well and perfectly safe.
Jeremiah 17:14 CEV
Hannah, Knoxville. He reached down from Heaven and took hold of me; He pulled me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my distress, but The Lord was my support. He brought me out to a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me. Psalm 18:16-19 (HCSB)
Anna, Sullivan.
“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
Renada Sedalia, co.
A fool thinks he needs no advice, a wise man listens to others.
Proverbs 12:15 the living bible
Cara, Oswego. Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back. Proverbs 29:11, NLT
Hernando Beach, FL
Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Isaiah 58:6 NIV
2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Mel Ahart
Springdale, AR
Hebrews 4:16
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 ESV
Karen Todd
Beech island, sc
Psalm 96:2, NIV
Sing to The Lord, praise His name proclaim His salvation day after day.
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 63:1 NIV
Rose from Kansas City, MO
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Catherine ~ Grants Pass, OR
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 NIV
Diana, Temple City, CA
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.”2 Corinthians 1:3 (NKJV)
Dana Pace, FL
Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. Revelation 2:5 NIV
Leslie
Milton, GA
Psalm 28:6-7 (New Living Translation)
Praise the Lord!
For he has heard my cry for mercy.
The Lord is my strength and shield.
I trust him with all my heart.
He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.
I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
Michele in Hollister, California
Romans 15:13 ESV
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Patti McConville, Salem Oregon
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
James 5:16 NLT
Marie from North Richland Hills
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24, 25 NKJV)
Susan from Littleton, CO
but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31 NIV
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Psalm 126:3 NIV
Dana
Boerne, TX
Amanda, Surrey BC, Canada. “For am I now seeking the favour of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10
Sarah S. , McKinney, TX
(Psalms 28:7, 8 HCSB)
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I praise Him with my song. The Lord is the strength of His people; He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.
Mar Jo, The Woodlands
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. Proverbs 29:11 NIV
Adara Norcross,Ga
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 NIV
Elizabeth W., Syracuse, NY
Isaiah 55:8 MSG
“I don’t think the way you think.
The way you work isn’t the way I work.”
God’s Decree.
Lori in Pine Island, MN
“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Colossians 3:13 NIV
7. Jeremiah 1:5
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
And before you were born I consecrated you,
I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.
Jeremiah 1:5 (NASB)
Donna Pritchett, Arab, Alabama
for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. (1 Corinthians 6:20 ESV)
Kirsten H. in Schaumburg IL
“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Give thanks no matter what happens. God wants you to thank Him because you believe in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIRV
Annie Gainesville, FL
Malachi 3:10 NIV
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
Ashley, Duette, Fl. “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” (Psalm 119:105 NIV)
Claire, Houston, 1 Peter 5:8 NIV, Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
John 5:19 NIV
“Jesus gave them this answer: ‘I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can do only what he sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.'” John 5:19
Julie from Fishers, “You were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.” 1 Corinthians 6:20. NIV
“I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you (my precious children Baty, Will, and Nicholas) with power through His spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your heart through faith….And that you may have power to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ for you!” Ephesians 3:16-18
Rebecca Alburn
Salem, OR
Psalm 46:10 NIV84
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Heather H from Pflugerville, TX
Ezekiel 36:27 (NIV)
And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
Lori, Tupelo MS
God is my helper; the Lord is the
sustainer of my life.
Psalm 54:4 HCSB
In repentance and rest is your salvation
In quietness and trust is your strength.
Isaiah 30 v 15
Jennifer, Richmond. And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.” Luke 9:23,24 (NAS)
Sandy, Lexington, KY
“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 63:1 (NIV)
Patti, Shalimar, FL, “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.” Psalm 139:23 NIV
Candace, Narvon, PA
I John 5:13-15 NIV
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of him.
Jessica from Fort Worth, TX
You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.
Isaiah 26:3
Sacha Olive
Midland, TX
Psalm 81:10 (ESV)
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.”
Joelle, Agawam
Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Psalm 55:22 (NLT)
Tami, DS, LA
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise. Proverbs 11:30 ESV
Jennifer – Golden, CO, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” – Gal. 5:1(ESV)
Phil. 3: 10-11 NIV
I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection
and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings,
becoming like Him in His death, and so,
somehow to attain the resurrection from the dead.