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
Mariposa Sivage, Albuquerque New Mexico
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Psalm 126:3 NIV
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Heb.13:8 NLT
Mansfield, Oh
Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her. Like 1:38 NLT
Ontario, OH
Acts 20:24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. NLT
Kylie, Wichita, KS
Jude 1:21 NIV
keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
Joelle, Abilene TX
For we have all received
from his fullness
one gracious gift after another.
(John 1:16 NET)
Jennifer, Fairfax VA
James 2:23b (NIV):
Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, and he was called God’s friend.
“For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.”
Romans 1:20 NLT
Sarah, San Diego
“He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:6
Heather, London, ON
Ephesians 1:8 “that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding” NIV
Exodus 14:14 (NIV)
14 “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Crystal, San Antonio, TX
Give generously to him and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.
Deuteronomy 15:10
Cheryl – Concord, NC
“So you, by the help of your God, return, holdfast to love & justice & wait continually for your God.”
Hosea 12.6 ESV
Aubree, San Antonio, TX.
Do all things without grumbling or questioning
Philippians 2:14 ESV
Lacie | Seattle, WA
If the LORD does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the LORD does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain. -Psalm 127:1 NET
Kim, Frankenmuth, MI:
Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. -Psalm 139:16
Hebrews 10: 19-20
Therefore, my brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is His body.
Joan, Portage, MI
“But He gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
‘God opposes the proud, but shows favor to the humble.’ Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, & he will flee from you. Come near to God & He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, & purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn & wail. Turn your laughter to mourning, & your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, & He will lift you up.” James 4:6-10 NIV
Beth, Dyersburg, TN
But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 ESV
Mitzi from Long Beach
Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken.
Psalm 62: 5-6
Amanda from Plano, TX
1 Timothy 4:8 ESV
“For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.”
Vickie, Baytown, Texas
“For who has known the mind of the Lord,
or who has been his counselor?”
Romans 11:34 ESV
Bernadette Mtn home. AR. “Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth” Romans 2:2. NIV
Wake up O sleeper and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Be very careful then, how you live, not as unwise, but as wise, making the most of every opportunity.
Ephesians 5:14
Hebrews 4:16
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. (NLT)
“Then Jacob woke up and thought, surely The Lord is in this place, but I did not realize it!”
Genesis 28:16. NET.
And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8
Patty, Ada, OK
The Lord said to his people:
“You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are.
Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls.”
Jeremiah 6:16 NET
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine…because you are percious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.”
Isaiah 43:1,4 ESV
Brenda, Collinston, La.
“But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on it’s behalf, for in it’s welfare you will find your welfare.” Jeremiah 29:7 ESV
Suzie, Wenona, Maryland
And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. II Corinthians 12:9
Port Neches, TX
“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.” Psalms 19:14 (KJV)
Nampa, Idaho
Reverence for the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. The rewards of wisdom come to all who obey Him. Praise His name forever! Psalm 111:10 NLT
Alicia
from League City, TX
Gentle words are a tree of life.
Proverbs 15:4 NLT
Xan, Cullman,AL
“Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.”
Psalm 51: 10 (NLT)
Gentle words are a tree of life.
-Proverbs 15:4 (NLT)
Nancy from West Grove, Pa.
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:17
MacKenzie St Louis
Genesis 28:16 ESV
Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.
Hannah from Winter Haven, FL
Psalm 119:57-60 (NKJV)
57-You are my portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Your words. 58-I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; be merciful to me according to Your word. 59-I thought about my ways, and turned my feet to Your testimonies. 60-I made haste and did not delay to keep Your commandments.
Karen from Powell, Ohio
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
1 Corinthians 4:20 NIV
Ruth, Shawnee, KS
Isaiah 26:3 (NLT) —
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3
Kristy from Cedar Park, Texas: You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
Isaiah 26:3, NLT
Laura, Decatur IL
Psalm 107:21-22
He spoke the word that healed you, that pulled you back from the brink of death. So thank God for his marvelous love, for his miracle mercy to the children he loves; offer thanksgiving sacrifices, tell the world what he’s done – sing it out! The Message
Kim Eshelman Lewisburg, PA
“Then Jacob woke up and thought: surely the LORD is in this place, but I did not realize it.
Gen 28:16 NET
Danyelle
Dayton, OH
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Psalm 103:1-5 (NIV)
Anna Elkhart, IN
Deuteronomy 6:6 (NKJ)
These words, which I command you today shall be in your heart.
Carol, The Woodlands, TX
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” James 1:22 NIV
Aleta. Westfield, IN. NIV Luke 2:14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”
This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength…”
Pamela, Missouri
Oppps…Isa 30:15 (NIRV)