I cannot believe my eyes! Verse 17! And you, my dear sisters, have outdone yourselves. You are still numbering 2000+ this far into the year so it looks like our hard-working team is going to finish 2013 STRONG. I pray that even today you would feel a great rush of God’s sublime pleasure over you.
You’ll notice by the date on this post that I published it late Saturday night. Our handsome nephew is spending the night with us and he’s sleeping in the area of our house where we get the best internet connection. I thought maybe he might be a bit more blessed if I did not wake him up first thing Sunday morning and need in his room with my laptop.
My selection this time around comes from my morning devotional yesterday. I have loved this verse for so long and, this many years from the first time I saw it, the tears still burned in my eyes over the beauty of it.
Few things strike awe in our wondering, wandering hearts like waking up all the sudden to a fresh revelation that God is right there in that place. And has been all along.
To shake up the look of our SSMT post this time around, I believe I’ll share my verse with you in pictures. This should be an extremely familiar sight to you at this point:
In case you need to see the verse a little closer up:
I love to look up a verse in a number of different translations. I was touched by each one I found for Genesis 28:16 and I’m memorizing it out of the NET. But I was completely captivated by how The Message worded what Jacob whispered. Isn’t it beautiful?
Incredible. Wonderful. Holy.
God, we love You. We long for You. We want to see you revealed and perhaps most of all in the places we least expect to find You. Awaken us to Your Presence. Hear the song of our souls even when our lives betray it.
Awake, my soul, and sing
Of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King
Through all eternity.*
OK, Sisters, I’ve shared my verse with you. Now you share your verses with me!
*Lyrics from the great hymn, Crown Him with Many Crowns
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Rebecca, Chattanooga, TN
Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. (Psalm 37:1-3 ESV)
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.”
Heb 13:5 NIV
Melinda M.
Wichita, KS
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
Proverbs 31:30
Shelley, Birmingham, AL–And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28 ESV)
“Behold I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me?” Jeremiah 32:27 NKJ
Luke 14:11 NIV
For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
Dayna, Bedford, VA
and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power to us who believe, according to the working of His vast strength.
Ephesians 1:19 HCSB
Taylor, Temple, Tx “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1-2 (NIV)
Emily, Loveland, CO – “If God is for us, who is against us?” Romans 8:31b (NASB)
Deb, Loveland, CO – “O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:14 (NASB)
Vickie, Spokane,Wa
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you
may know how to answer everyone.”
Colossians 4:6 NIV
Kathy from Chandler, OK
Suppose I have the gift of prophecy. Suppose I can understand all the secret things of God and know everything about him. And suppose I have enough faith to move mountains. If I don’t have love, I am nothing at all. (1 Corinthians 13:2 NIRV)
Kim
Warrensburg, MO
James 3:9-12 (NLT)
9 Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. 10 And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! 11 Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? 12 Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.
Cheryl , Midlothian va
He (who delights himself in the Lord’s word) is like a tree planted by streams of water
Which yield its fruit in season
And whose leaves do not wither
And whatever he does prospers
Psalm 1:3. NIV
Mary, Atlanta – Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.
Isaiah 55:2 (NIV)
Sheryl Blake, Niles, MI
Deuteronomy 31:8
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. (NIV)
Janet,Longmont,CO
“Through God we will do valiantly,
for it is He who shall tread down our enemies.”
Psalm 60:12 NKJV
Kristi from Lees Summit MO
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1 ESV
Debbie~ Alice, TX
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
1 Corinthians 6: 19 & 20
Jen, Houston
“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.” – 1 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)
Tera Ferguson
Gardendale, Alabama
Psalm 1:6 KJV For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish
Lu, Garner, NC. Psalm 71:14 NIV
As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
I will tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.
Mark 11:24 NLT
Ange & Kennedy, Idaho. He has made everything beautiful. Ecclesiastes 3:11
Carmela, Forney TX: And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. (Mark 16:17, 18 KJV)
Deena from Amarillo, Texas
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.”
Ps 20:7 NIV
Molly, Cypress, TX
Ephesians 3:20, ESV
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, “
Jonda, Shakopee, MN
Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV
Matthew 11:28 NIV
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Jacie from Amarillo, Texas
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.”
Ps 20:7 NIV
Marie Franse, albuquerque, NM: Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he. I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you, I will sustain you and I will rescue you. Isaiah 46:4 (NIV)
Lori Behrens
Granbury, Tx
Isaiah 61:4 (NASB)
Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, They will raise up the former devastations; And they will repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations.
“The angel of The Lord encamps around those
who fear him, and delivers them. “. NIV
Susan, Durango
Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
Romans 4:20,21, NIV
Gay Beck, Plain City, OH
Mark 1:15 (NIV)
“The time has come.” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!”
Leslie G-Warner Robins, GA
Isaiah 65:24
New International Version (NIV)
24 Before they call I will answer;
while they are still speaking I will hear.
“In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.” Isaiah 30:15. I’m having to learn to keep my mouth shut and let God work. TOUGH lessons!
Pat Stokes
Portland, Texas
Blessed is she who has believed that what The Lord has said to her will be accomplished. Luke 1:45 (NIV)
Rebecca, Las Vegas, NV. “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge -that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:16-19
Julie/Deer Park/Psalm 86:11 NIV Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
Katie, Clovis, CA
Psalm 23:2 (NIV)
He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
Barbara, Lewisburg,KY
“Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise-the fruit of our lips that confess His name”.
Hebrews 13:15 NIV
Starr, Panama City, FL
The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? (Psalms 27:1 NLT)
Kaylenn, Temple, TX. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17. ESV
Anita Ray
Amarillo, Texas
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich
in mercy, made us dead in transgressions. It is by grace
you have been saved.
NIV
Ephesians 2: 4,5
Hamburg, AR
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”
Hebrews 10:23
NIV
Midge Atlanta/florence , SC “A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
Proverbs 17:22 ESV
Julie, Gresham, OR
“Ask of Me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.” Psalm 2:8 (ESV)
Barbara Severns, Eagle, Idaho
But as for me the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I am tell of all Thy works.
Psalm 73:28 NASB
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. (Colossians 4:6 NIV)