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
Terri, from Natchitoches, LA
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. (Proverbs 2:6 NIV)
Jule,
Bowmansville, PA
Titus 2:12 Teaching us that denying ungodliness and wordly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously and godly, in this present world. KJV
Donna Pritchett Arab, Alabama
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life. (Proverbs 16:31 ESV)
*Because sometimes you just need to remember growing older is a blessing.
Good Afternoon Mrs. Moore,
I attended the Living Proof Life in Duluth, Georgia.. and I have to say…what a FABULOUS, GOD-MOVING weekend! Thank you so much for what you do for women’s ministry. May God continue to bless you, your family and your ministry!
Blessings,
Becky Wetherington
Valdosta, GA
Do not be anxious about anything, but in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be known to God. And the peace of God which passes all understanding will guard your heart and minds in Christ Jesus.
Phillipians 4:6-7 (ESV)
Cindy, Fort Worth, TX
Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin;
poure out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord.
Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children,
who faint from hunger at every street corner. Lamentations 2:19 NIV
Emily McAnear, Corona CA
“Thank God!
His love never quits.
Thank the God of all gods.
His love never quits.
Thank The Lord of all lords.
His love never quits.”
Psalm 136:1-3, The Message
(Wrentham, MA) Jeremiah 29:11-13 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. (NIV)
Rachel, Surprise, AZ
I’m a little late, but my verse is:
“You, Lord, give true peace to those who depend on you, because they trust you. So, trust the Lord always, because he is our Rock forever.” ~Isaiah 26:3-4 (New Century Version)
Finally brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate on these things. Philippians 4:8. NKJV
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12. NKJV
Janice Kelly
Bridge City, TX
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.”
Romans 12:12 (NIV)
Mary~Columbia, PA
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 Parrish, Lynchburg, Va.
I’ll tell you what it really means to worship The Lord. Remove the chains of prisoners who are bound unjustly. Free those who are abused!
Isaiah 58:6 CEVD
Jackie Pope, Covington, IN: So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 NKJV
“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, ESV
Stacey, Emily (age 13) and Ally (age 11) Omaha, NE
Philippians 2:14 NLT
Do everything without complaining and arguing
Blair from Harrisburg, NC
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is Yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head above all.
1 Chronicles 29:11 ESV
Doris, Whiteville, NC
Psalm 121: 5-6 ESV
“The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
Rebecca Stewart
Julian, NC
“But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His glorious body.”
Philippians 3:20-21 NIV
Cheryl, Austin: Psalm 90:12(NASB)So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.
Cindy, St. Louis, MO: Psalm 34:19 – “the righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.” Psalm 34:19 NLT
Therefore we do not lose heart, though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
2 Corinthians 4:16-17 (NASB)
Sharon
Glennville, GA
Genesis 1:31 NIV
God saw all that he had made,
And it was very good.
N FORT MYERS, FL
Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
EPHESIANS 6:14 NKJV
Kelly P., Concord, NC:
My eyes are always on the Lord, for He rescues me from the traps of my enemies.
Psalm 25:15 NLT
Lynda, Monterey
“Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ.”
~ Philippians 3:8, NLT
….”naked I came from my mothers womb, and naked I will depart? The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” Job 1:21 NIV
Dayla, Springfield, MO
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!
I Chronicles 29:11 NET
Crystal Clark, Omaha NE
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. Romans 13:14 (esv)
Janie B, Poetry, TX
Psalm 139:5 (NKJV)
You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them shout for joy
forever. May You shelter them, and may those who love Your Name
boast about Yoi.
For You Lord, bless the righteous one; You surround him with favor
like a shield. Psalm 5:11-12
Lynda from Ocala, FL: “As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field;” Psalm 103:15 NIV
Kandi from Tallahassee, Florida
Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. Jonah 2:8 NIV
Rita – Alva, Florida
“I have told you all this so you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33 NLT
Mikala, Boston MA,
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said ” Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Hebrews 13.5 NIV
“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.”
I Chronicles 29:11 NET
Jayne- Frisco, TX
Erin B., League City, TX
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. “. 2 Tim 4:7 NLT
Oh Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth. You have dominian and exalt yourself as the ruler over all. 1 Chronicals 29:11 NIV
Ramona Gellick
Medina, Ohio
Psalm 120:1 NIV
I call on the LORD in my distress and he answers me.
Heather, Morristown, TN
James 1:16-17 NASB
Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good thing given and every perfect is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to You. Yours, Lord,is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
1 Chron 29:11
Michaelene, Loganville, GA
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
Carole from Webb City, MO: 1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to You. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all. HCSB
Jamie-Michigan
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name.” Psalm 100:4NIV
Lauren, Kentucky, Proverbs 3:34 Surely he scorneth the scorners, but gives grace to the lowly (KJV).
Linda, Olympia, WA
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. Romans 13:14 NKJV
Marisa, Michigan
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.
1Chronicles 29:11
I was at LPL in ATL and am joining Beth .
Mandy, Watkinsville, GA
Sally Sour Lake Texas
Philippians 4:13 (HCSB)
I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me.