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
Kassie Dulin from Southlake, TX
“For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing.” (Romans 13:6, NKJV)
Cathy, Fridley; Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power,the glory, the victory and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O LORD, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things. 1 Chronicles 29:11, NLT
Gay Beck, Plain City, OH
Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Mar Jo, The Woodlands, 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 The NET Bible
Andi C., Rockwall, TX
“His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.”
2 Peter 1:3 NIV
Kira, Ray, MI
Deuteronomy 6:5-6 ESV
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might. And these words I command you today will be on your heart.
MaryClare Hill in Frisco, Texas
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
Kelly Starr,SC
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV
Cathi, Morristown TN
And don’t worry about what you’ll say or how you’ll say it. The right words will be there; the Spirit of your Father will supply the words. (Matthew 10:19-20 MSG)
Lisa, Arlington, Texas: “He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.”
Jeannine Hale
Eagan, MN
One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek Him in his temple. For in the day of trouble He will keep me safe in His dwelling; He will hide me in the shelter of His sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.
Psalm 27:4-5 (NIV)
Allison from Nashville, TN
Acts 26:19 “I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision.” (NIV)
Hebrews 3:13 NIV
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Katie, Clovis CA
Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me. Psalm 5:8 ESV
Walking in linear relationship with the Lord, thank you so much for vimeo post!
Anna Gibbany, Harrison, AR
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And do not lean on your own understanding.”
Proverbs 3:5 (NASB)
Heather
Little Rock, AR.
Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. (Psalms 103:2 NLT)
Desta, Trinchera, CO ~ Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Proverbs 4:7 NIV
Lisa Braun
Warman, SK Canada
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
Kay Plainview, TX
2 Corinthians 2:14 NIV
” but thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of Him everywhere.”
Mindy Seekford. Gloster,La. 2 Chronicles 16:9a
For the eyes of The Lord run to and fro throughout te whole earth
To show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart
is perfect towards Him.
Bev Goodman
Morristown, Tn
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. (Proverbs 2:6-8 NIV)
Shea, Birmingham, AL.
“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
Sherri Bennett, Huntington Beach CA:
“For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.”
Habakkuk 2:3 ESV
Kaci; Moultrie, GA
“Look, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?”
Jeremiah 32:27 HCSB
Denissa C., Brownfield, TX
You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet. 2 Samuel 22:40 NLT
My husband, 10 yr old daughter and myself leave for Zambia, Africa, with 9 other team members, in 18 days so this verse is just what I need as we are in our final preparations to do the work of Jesus!!
Tyra, 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 (NET)
Lori Behrens
Granbury, Tx
Psalms 139:23 (RSV)
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!
James 2:10-14 NIV For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker. Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment! What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” (Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV)
Nia Stivers in Bridgeport, AL
“I’m asking God for one thing, only one thing: to live with Him in His house my whole life long. I’ll contemplate His beauty; I’ll study at His feet.” –Psalm 27:4 The Message
Rebecca, Las Vegas. “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. ” Isaiah 61:1
Sherri, Galena, OH
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.”
Romans 12:12 NIV
II Corinthians 9:6-8, NLT
Remember this–a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in respose to pressure. For God loves a person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.
Julie, Newton, IA
“If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.” James 1:26 NLT
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.Psalms 119:105 niv
Megan JOY – Calgary Alberta, Canada – And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! – Psalm 139:24 (ESV)
Jordan, Columbia, MO. “The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.” Psalm 119:72 NIV
Julia- Jefferson,WI
James 1:12(NIV)
Blessed is the man who perseveres
under trial because when he has
stood the test he will receive the
crown of life that God has
promised to those who love Him.
Hi Julie, I saw you were from Wisconsin and wondering if you plan to attend the January celebration for SSTM? I,m from Dosusman and am tentatively planning on going and would like to travel with some Siesta sisters! is this your first year in SSTM like me? How are you doing with it? Warm Regards, Joan
Jenni, Murray, KY
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.” (John 16:33 HCSB)
Kathy Bryson
Albuquerque, NM
Ezekiel 11:19 – 20 NIV
I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
Whitney Janzen
Edmond, ok
O Lord, you are 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 68:19 NKJV
Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits.
Kelly,
Enid OK
My eyes are always on the Lord, for He rescues me from the traps of my enemies.
Psalm 25:15 NLT
Sabrina
Lincoln Nebraska
Psalm 90:12 (NIV)
Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Linda, Richmond, VA
The mind of the sinful man is death,
but the mind controlled by the spirit is
life and peace. Romans 8:6 NIV
Jess R.
Katy, Tx
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV
Marie Franse, Albuquerque, NM 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. (NIV)
Kellie, Houston, TX
“For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear; I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13
Jennifer, Sisters, OR
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? No in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loves us. Romans 8:35,37 ESV
*I will join you Beth… this verse struck me deep.
Brandi, Windsor, Colorado
1 Chronicles 29:11
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is Yours, O Lord, and this is Your kingdom. We adore you as the One who is over all things. (NLT)
After a glorious beachweek with my family…..”it is the Lord who provides the sun to light the day and the moon and stars to light the night and who stirs up the seas to make the waves roar. He is the Lord of heaven’s armies” (jeremiah 31:35, NLT)