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
Imogene Austin, TX
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. II Thess. 3:16 NIV
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
1 Peter 5:10 (NIV)
Elaine, New Orleans, LA
“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Gen 28:15 NIV
Betsy from Westerville, Ohio
Hebrews 10:23-24 NIV
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
I love The Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath. Psalm 116:1-2 NLT
Kristi, Pensacola, FL:
The King will reply, “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”
Matthew 25:40 NIV
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you!
Don’t be frightened, for I am your God!
I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes,
I uphold you with my saving right hand!
(Isaiah 41:10 NET)
Terri from Winchester, VA
We plan the way we want to live, but only God makes us able to live it.
Proverbs 16:9 The Message
Valerie, Little Elm, TX
“I will extol the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. ”
Psalm 34:1 NIV
Dorothy, San Diego
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:19 (ESV)
Bette from Danville.
Psalm 107:1 NIV
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Lora
Mooresburg
“Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Luke 6:31 NIV
Beth from St. Louis
Isaiah 64:4
Since ancient times no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
Shannon Boyer, Missouri city, tx
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
Rose in Dallas
Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. Psalm 34:5 NLT
Lindsay, Sugar land- “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Mark 11:23
San Ramon, CA
“Now all who believed were together.” ~ Acts 2:44 (NIV)
Allison from Cincinnati, OH
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 NIV
Jeanne San Antonio, TX
Psalm 34:10 NIV
The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD will lack no good thing.
Laurin, Harrisburg, NC – “Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Rhonda
Gilmer
But if he has wronged you or owes anything, put that on my account. (Philemon 1:18 NKJV)
Stacey in Mount Pleasant
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
Colossians 3:23 NLT
Elaine Brady, Jefferson, Ga
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; (Ephesians 6:13-15 KJV)
Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Trina
Midland Texas
(2 Timothy 2:22 NIV)
Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Mary Jane
Wilmington, DE
“Exalt the Lord our God and worship at His holy hill, for holy is The Lord our God.”
Psalms 99:9
NASB
Valerie, Taylors, SC
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
Geri, Deer Park, TX
For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
2Corinthians 4:5 ESV
Tempa, Palm Bay,Florida
“Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her.”
Luke 1:45
NIV
Romans 6:6 NIV
6 For we know that our old self(A) was crucified with him(B) so that the body ruled by sin(C) might be done away with,[a] that we should no longer be slaves to sin(D)—
A Cord of Three Strands Karen, Christy, Cheryl
Jay, OK
“Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.” Colossians 4:2 NIV
Emily
Platte City, MO
“I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”
Psalm 61:2
ESV
Shannon, Mandeville “For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all”. Rom. 11:32 TNIV
Tanya, Lorton, VA
Isaiah 54:17 (NIV)
“No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,”declares the Lord.
Brenda C. Lee’s Summit, MO “Answer me, O Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me. Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.” Ps 69:16-17NIV84
Kathi Nitzsche
Lexington, OH
“Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy”
2 Peter 2:10 (NLT)
Donalda, Osler, SK
Joshua 3:5 NIV
“Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.'”
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7 (NIV)
Wrentham, MA Psalm 86:11 Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.” NIV 84
Lisa, Houston
“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 NIV
Anne from Hot Springs, AR:
“The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” Ecclesiastes 12:13
Brynn Alford in Arkadelphia, AR
Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord,
or what man shows him his counsel?
Whom did he consult,
and who made him understand?
Who taught him the path of justice,
and taught him knowledge,
and showed him the way of understanding?
Isaiah 40:13-14
Vicksburg, MS
My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:9]
NIV
Sharon, Riverside, Ca.
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
Candi McDonald, Ft Bragg NC (moving to Ft Gordon, GA THIS WEEK!)
“You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after Me.” Isaiah 43:10. NIV
Phil 3:7 (HCS) “Whatever things were gain to me those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ.”
Jodell, Frankfort, “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand on the earth.” Job 19:25 NIV
Tiffany, Summerville, SC “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 NIV
Rachel Cleveland, Jackson, TN
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1, NIV
Shirleen, Greenville, SC
Romans 6:23 (NKJV) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.