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
Sara, Sioux City
Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;
Psalm 130:1
Kelley Mansfield, Sharpsburg, GA
Isaiah 12:2 NIV
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.
Karen from Indianapolis
Romans 8:26 NIV
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.
We do not know what we ought to pray for
But the Spirit Himself intercedes for us
With groans that words cannot express.
kerry
wyoiming
names of God Bible
Is. 60;17
I will bring gold instead of bronze
I will bring silver instead of iron
bronze instead of wood and iron instead of stone
I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness
as your ruler
Cindy, St. Louis, MO: I Timothy 1:12 ‘I thank Jesus Christ our Lord, who has given me strength to do His work. He considered me trustworthy & appointed me to serve Him.’ NLT
Kristi, Austin, TX
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”
1 John 5:14 NIV
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way. Psalm 139:23-24, NASB
Heidi~Lindale, Texas
1 Peter 4:10 NIV
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.
Kim B. – Orlando, FL
“The testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, LACKING NOTHING.” James 1:3-4
Krista from Midlothian, VA
The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17 NKJV
Tammy,Monroe,Ga.
Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you. (Exodus 25:9 NIV)
Laura, Katy, TX. Philippians 3:16 b. But I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. NIV
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Our God is in heaven and does whatever He pleases. (Psalms 115:3 HCSB)
Audrey from Fayetteville, AR:
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
Matthew 5:9 NIV
Jody in Huntsville NIV
Psalms 139:11-12
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become like night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
Muriel in Ontario
Daniel 3: 17,18 NIV (excerpts)
“the God we serve is able to deliver us …, and he will deliver us……. But even if he does not, …….we will not serve your gods.”
Ana, Tampa FL
Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
Susie, Garland, Tx
“Then Jacob woke up and thought, ‘Surely the LORD is in this place, but I did not realize it!'”
Genesis 28:16, the NET Bible (Thanks, Beth – perfect for my week!)
Crystal Ogden, Tenaha Tx
The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.” Psalm 32:8-9 NLT
Susie Johnson, Bloomington, IN Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (James 4:8 NASB)
Holly, Colorado Springs
I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
—Psalm 9:2 NIV
Tracy, Sidney, Ohio
Then he added, “Son of man, let all my words sink deep into your heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself.
Ezekiel 3:10 NLT
April Jones, Springfield, I’LL
Psalms 62:5
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from Him.
NIV
Susan,Bradenton, FL
“Then Jacob woke up and thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place but I did not realize it!'” Genesis 28:16 NET
LisaT from Boonsboro, Md.
James 1:19-21 NIV84
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalant and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
Sandy, Rock Hill, SC
“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient n affliction, faithful in prayer.”
Romans 12:11-12 NIV
Alyse Woodstock, GA
For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry “Abba, Father.” Romans 8:15 NIV
When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. Matthew 17:8 NIV
Suzanne, Birmingham: “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to them who love God, to those who are called according to HIS purpose.”
Romans 8:28 NASB
Create in me a clean heart, O God and renew a right, steadfast and persevering spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 AMP
Beckie Potterfield, Florence, SC
John 1:16 (NIV)
From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.
Gretchen, Thousand Oaks, CA
Romans 8:6-7 ESV
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot.
Kimberly, Fresno, Ca
“Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep His promise.”
Hebrews 10:23 (NLT)
Carrie – Cary, NC
We can make our plans, but The Lord determines our steps. Proverbs 16:9 (NLT)
Lindsey, Scenery Hill, Pa
Proverbs 15:1 (esv)
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2 Corinthians 1:7
Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings , you will also share in our comfort. NCV
Susan, Greensburg, Indiana
If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: the old has passed away, behold, the new has come. -2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV
Richmond, TX
Hebrews 12:2 NIV
“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Amy E.
King, NC
Ephesians 1:3 NIV
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Terry, from Jasper, Georgia
John 7:37b-38 NET
“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. Just as the Scripture says, “From within him will flow rivers of living water.”
Phyllis, Irvine, CA, “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.” Colossians 3:16 (NIV)
Joan, Carter Lake IA
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. (Romans 15:13 NIV)
Paige, Flowood, MS
We work together with God. So we are asking you not to receive God’s grace and then do nothing with it.
2 Corinthians 6:1 (NIRV)
Jeri Missouri City, TX
Mark 4:9 KJV
And He said unto them, “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”
Susan from Cary NC My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. NIV
Psa 56:3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. kjv
Christine, port saint lucie, Fl
Psalm 32:7 (NIV)
You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Punky Tolson, Dallas, TX
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is an eternal God, the Creator of the whole earth. He does not get tired or weary; there is no limit to his wisdom. He gives strength to those who are tired; to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.
Isaiah 40:28-29 (NET Bible)
Katie, Indonesia. “I placed the sand as a boundary of the sea, a perpetual barrier it cannot pass; though the waves toss, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot pass over it,” Jeremiah 5:22 ESV.
“The LORD your GOD is with you, HE is mighty to save, HE will take great delight in you, HE will quiet you with HIS love, HE will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 NIV