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
Thelisa Nutt, Mansfield, TX.
“[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is.” (Jeremiah 17:7 AMP)
Jen from Wyoming
Then Jacob woke up and thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not realize it.”
Genesis 28:16 Net
Joan (Coppell, TX): Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely? But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double minded. Grieve, mourn, and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4:5-10 NIV 1984
Ali C., Pleasanton, CA-We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV)
Paige. ATL. Gen. 28:16, 17 NIV
When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely The Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” He was afraid and said, ” How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”
Deanne Johnson, Laguna Hills, CA
Delight yourself in the Lord
and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4 NIV
Teresa, Walla Walla “Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 NLT
The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him,and delivers them. Psalm 34:7 NKJV Susan Winston-Salem, NC
Marilyn — Seattle
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (Ephesians 4:29 NIV)
Shelly Wilson, Fort Worth, TX
Isaiah 45:3 (NKJV) – I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, The Lord, who call you by your name, am the God of Israel.
Michelle, West Des Moines, IA
“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.”
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Gloria Johnson-Chisholm MN. Eph 6:11-12. “Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, against authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against spiritual forces in the heavenly realms. NIV
Shannon, Tyler, Tx. You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and
surround me with songs of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 NIV
Jenni, Murray, KY
“And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land that he swore to give to our fathers.” Deuteronomy 6:23 (ESV)
Mary Saul
Houston,TX
Psalm 77:11 NIV I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
Romans 8:26 NIV84 “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.”
Ruth Hency from Oran, Mo. “It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always persevers” 1 Corinthians 13:7
NIV
Woodstock, Ga.
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3(NIV1984)
Kem, Memphis
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God;
may your good spirit lead me on level ground.
Psalm 143:10 (NIV)
Hannah, Albuquerque
This poor [woman] cried,
and the Lord heard [her]
and saved [her]
out of all [her] troubles.
(Psalm 34:6 ESV)
Ellen, Albuquerque. But I with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’ Jonah 2:9 (NIV)
I have good advice and sound wisdom;
I have insight, I have strength.
Proverbs 8:14 NRSV
Sandy from Cedar Rapids,Iowa
Psalm 27:13-14 ESV
I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!
Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!
Sheryl, PA
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21
NIV
I too am drawing my oxygen these days from a familiar verse…but a truth I so need.
Mariel
NC
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, lean bot on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths. Prov 3:5-6
Bridgette, Rockwall, TX
“Be dressed in readiness and keep your lamps lit”
Luke 12:35 NIV
Melissa, Katy,Texas, Ephesians 2:10, NIV,
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Colette, Mesa, AZ.
“The Mighty One, God, the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to where it sets.”
Psalm 50:1 NIV
Nancy Engberg from Minneapolis
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12
NIV
Shiffra Vicksburg, MI
“Be glad for all G-d is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and prayerful always.” Romans 12:12 (Living Bible)
Andrea,Louisville,KY “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28 NIV)
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 NIV
Michelle, Houston “He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” (Job 5:9 NIV)
Laura, Minneapolis, MN.
“Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne.” Revelation 1:4, ESV
Lisa, Frisco Tx, Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends. (Psalms 15:3 NLT)
Christy, Conifer, Colorado
Ruth 1:16-17 NIV 1984
But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”
Tara from Bolingbrook,IL
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Proverbs 21:23, ESV
Heather, Colorado Springs, CO, Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. James 3:13 NIV
Erin Sheldon
Savannah, GA
“For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” (Zephaniah 3:17 NLT)
Pammie from CA’s High Desert: “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods. His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His faithful love endures forever.” Psalms 136:1-3 NLT
Delores O.
Lake Stevens, WA
Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of His understanding. He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
Isaiah 40:28-29 NLT
Deborah from Calgary Alberta “13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then…” ( Ephesians 6:13-14a NIV)
Sandy Deming, NM
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17 NKJV
Patti, Phoenix AZ Isaiah 26:3 NLT
“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”
Debra, San Antonio, TX.
But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head.
Psalm 3:3
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
Philippians 4:8 KJV
MiChal in College Station, TX
“My blessing is on those people who trust in Me, who put their confidence in me.”
Jeremiah 17:7 (NET)
Collierville TN
Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God.
(Matthew 5:8 ) NIV
Georgia, Richmond, Va. ” Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:33 NIV
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:11,12 ESV