Hey, Everybody! I am jotting this post several days in advance because I’ll be at a Living Proof Live in Atlanta, Georgia the day this goes up. In fact, if you read this before 11:15 CST (12:15 Atlanta time) on Saturday, we’d be incredibly blessed if you’d pray for our remaining time to be so flooded with the presence of God that we can hardly bear the glory.
I’m so proud of you for making it this far in our Scripture memory process! Sisters, you have worked hard. Let yourself feel the holy nod of God. He has tremendous joy in seeing His children esteem His Word highly enough to store it like treasures in the vault of their hearts. We’ve arrived at a milestone of sorts in this journey. June is tremendously significant for our team because this is the month we come to the halfway marker. Once we get into July and August we have less memorization in front of us than we have behind us. That’s a big deal.
This time around I’m choosing a verse that I’ll be challenging the attendees to memorize at the Atlanta Living Proof Live. I’m not sure a verse could be more fitting for the pure act of praise. I love Scriptures that not only speak about God but speak straight to God. Get a load of this one:
Beth, Houston. O Lord, You are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt Yourself as the ruler of all. 1 Chronicles 29:11 The NET Bible
Any of us who memorize a fair amount of Scripture have certain go-to approaches that have helped us along. If you’ve got a method that is working, by all means, go with it! But, if you’re interested in memorizing the same verse and would like some suggestions about how to tackle it, I’ll share what works for me. Keep in mind that the methods of Blonder Than She Pays To Be could be madness to someone else so take this or leave it depending on your learning style.
With any verse, I start looking almost immediately for how I can reason out the word order. The first thing I’m going to notice in 1 Chronicles 29:11 is that there are 6 rapid-fire descriptions of God in the first sentence. In this verse, I’d reason that it’s fitting for the word “great” to be first among the descriptions because many of us are accustomed to using the terminology that God (or the Lord, in this case) is great. It’s an easy, accessible word. The next three descriptions all begin with “M”: mighty, majestic, magnificent. As I prepare for Atlanta, I’ll be saying those three words over and over in that order so that they’ll get ingrained in my thinking. They have an amplifying rhythm to them, too, because the first one (mighty) is two syllables, the second one (majestic) is three syllables, and the third one (magnificent) is four syllables. Does that help at all with the word order and how they roll off your tongue? Say them until you feel the syllables build and you might latch onto them pretty quickly.
After the beginning “G” (great) and the 3 “M’s”, we have another “G.” This time it stands for “glorious.” That’s a word I love to say so I’m hoping I can remember it pretty easily. G-M-M-M-G. Are you beginning to catch on? (I think I just heard somebody yell “NO!” Was that you?? I tried to warn you that I can make things harder than they have to be. Laughing. You might need to be the one telling your sisters here how to tackle a wordy verse. Just give me an “E” for effort here and maybe an “A” for affection. I do so seriously love you.)
The last of the 6 descriptions is “sovereign.” To me, that’s always the final word on anything that has to do with God. If I’m confused or I can’t fit in my brain why this happened or why God approached a particular thing a particular way, I finally come to a measure of peace by stating this biblical truth: He is sovereign over all things. In the exact words of 1 Chronicles 29:11, “over all the sky and earth.” I love visual language and that, Sister, is plenty visual. Span the galaxies in the universe with your imagination then put your scope on our planet and zero in. (I know I’m really pushing it right now with some of you but the way I’d keep it straight that “sky” comes before “earth” is that it starts with an “S” like “sovereign” right before it. If I’m getting on your last nerve, never mind.)
Then put the finishing touches on the verse with this: You have dominion and exalt Yourself as the ruler of all!
Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not expecting that we’d have it down pat in the brief amount of time it’s taken us to walk through those few paragraphs but what about 15 days? That’s how long we’d have to get those words steeped into our souls. Could we get them down over the course of two weeks? Yes, ma’am, I do believe we can! And, if not word-for-word, just think how much we’ve meditated on descriptions of our God! That is time NEVER wasted. Let’s ask God to give us the supernatural unction to accomplish this memorization and remind Him how much glory He could receive from our being able to extol His preeminence like that over and over while we’re…
praying…
driving…
walking through our neighborhoods…
on our treadmills…
rocking our babies…
getting chemotherapy…
getting physical therapy…
sitting with an elderly loved one…
healing from a heartbreak…
or so happy that we need some way to tell Him how marvelous we think He is before we burst.
Of course, most of you have your own Scripture selections and I have just put you through the wringer for nothing! So, whether you’re sharing 1 Chronicles 29:11 or bringing your own verse to the table, let’s see them! I’m blessed almost out of my bleached blond mind to get to do this with you, Sister. You are a tremendous joy to me.
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Molly, Cypress, TX
“Is this not the fast which I choose, to loosen the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free and break every yoke? ”
Isaiah 58:6, NASB
Diane, Largo, Florida. O LORD, YOU are GREAT, MIGHTY, MAJESTIC, MAGNIFICENT, GLORIUS, and SOVEREIGN over all the sky and earth! YOU have dominion and exalt YOURSELF as the RULER of all. 1 Chronicles 29:11 The NET Bible
Katie from Mount Dora, FL
Proverbs 31:18 NIV
[18] She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.
Cherise, Cheyenne, WY: “You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit.” Job 10:12 (ESV)
Allison from Cincinnati, OH
In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, the the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
Romans 12:6-8 NLT
Dawn, Clinton, PA
Is. 30:15, Message:
Your salvation requires you to turn back to me and stop your silly efforts to save yourselves. Your strength will come from settling down in complete dependence on me-The very thing you’ve been unwilling to do.
Dana. San Angelo,Texas. “For Giod so loved the world that he gave his only son that whosoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life “. John 3:16. Niv
Buffi from Mission, TX
Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. (Psalms 127:3 NLT)
Tolu Boston, MA
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Colossians 2:2-3 NIV
For we live by faith, not sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 net
Emily, Derby KS
Vickie, Louisville. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIV
In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice & my cry to him reached his ears.
Opps..I forgot to include Psalm 18:6..EVS
Peggy, Queen Creek, “He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.” Ps. 121: 3-4 NASB
Ellen Forrester, Spring, TX
Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 3:2,3
Stacey DeYoung-Morocco,in
. O Lord, You are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt Yourself as the ruler of all. 1 Chronicles 29:11 The NET Bible
Megan, Grants Pass, Oregon
O Lord, You are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt Yourself as the ruler of all.
1 Chronicles 29:11 (the net bible)
Becky Jo
Chesterfield MI
I praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows that very well.
Psalm 139: 14
Needed the reminder … big time.
Christina, Winter Haven
“Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.”
Psalm 51:2, ESV
Karen Miller, Reading PA
I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread. Psalm 37:25 NKJV
Alicia, Orlando, FL – “His delight is in the law of The Lord, and on his law he mediates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither.” Psalm 1:1-2 (ESV)
Kathy from Chandler, Ok
The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. (Psalm 145:8 NIV)
Shannon Pate
Little Rock, Arkansas
“O Lord, You are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious and sovereign over all sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt Yourself as ruler of all. ”
I Chronicles 29:11 NET
Betty from Austin, Texas: For the sake of your name, O Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great. Psalm 25:11 NIV
Terri, Orange TX
“Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things: and give me life in Your ways.” Psalm 119:37 ESV
Proverbs 25:28 (NLT)
A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.
Tami
Columbus, Ohio
Linda, Pittsburgh
Phil 3:14
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 1
Ruth, Austin, Texas
This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
1 John 3:11 (NIV)
Karen, Birmingham; “Oh Lord, You are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exhalt Yourself as the ruler of all.” I Chronicles 29:11 NET
Romans 8:11 NIV And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of[a] his Spirit who lives in you.
San Diego
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”
Psalm 91:1-2 (NKJV)
Kathryn, Sarasota, FL
Psalm 88:13, “But I cry to you for help, O Lord; in the morning my prayer comes before you.” NIV
Carrie Gill, Tyler, TX, ” O Lord, You are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt Yourself as the ruler of all.” 1 Chronicles 29:11 NET
Psalm 103:8-10 NIV
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
Stormy, Lynchburg, VA
Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.
1 Thessaloninas 5:15 NIV
Cris from Mooresville, IN
Deuteronomy 2:3
NASB
You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north
Cathy, Richmond, VA
These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith – of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire – may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 1 Peter 1:7 NIV
Connie says: “Let no one say when he is tempted,’I am tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.” NKJV James 1:13
Cindy, from Longmont, CO
Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.
Gal. 6:4-5 (MSG)
Mary-Clare from Frisco, TX
The Lord is good, a Strength and Stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows those who take refuge and trust in Him.
Nahum 1:7 Amplified
Bridgette, Rockwall, TX
My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ jesus.
Philippians 4:19 NIV
Deborah from Calgary, AB. Isaiah 40:30 (NIV). “Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;”
“and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you and you will honor me.” Psalm 50:15 NIV
Laura ~ Plainfield,IN
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Philippians 2:13 NLT
Rebecca, corpus Christi, TX
I will exalt you, my God and King,
and praise your name forever and ever.
I will praise you every day;
yes, I will praise you forever.
Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!
No one can measure his greatness.
Psalm 145:1-3 NLT
Tammy from Maryville, Mo
I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word. (Psalms 119:28 NLT)
Fay, Ozark, NO
Romans 15:13 NIV. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Sandi from Morristown, Tennessee
(My verses for #10-#11)
Luke 12:29-32 MSG
“What I’m trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep yourself in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Don’t be afraid of missing out. You’re my dearest friends! The Father wants to give you the very kingdom itself.
Tracie, Albuquerque, NM
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalms 37:4 NIV
Kelly, Glenwood, MD– “As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven, He is a shield to all who trust in Him.” II Samuel 22:30 NKJ
Danyelle
Dayton, OH
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Romans 8:26-27, ESV