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
And I tell you, keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened. Luke 11:9 NLT
“Be at rest once more, O my soul, for The Lord has been good to you.” Psalm 116:7
Melissa, LaGrange GA- Psalm23:1 (NIV)
“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.”
Sarah Birmingham , Lambertville, MI
Romans 10:17
So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.
I am always late to post but I am still working !
Jill E. Export, PA
“When I said, ‘my foot is slipping,’ your love, O Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me your consolation brought joy to my soul.”
Psalm 94:18-19 NIV
Fran, Jackson, TN “To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice”(Proverbs 21:3 NIV)
Janet, Bellevue, NE
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Colossians 3:12-14 NIV
Stephanie,Abilene, TX
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Colossians 2:6-7, NIV
No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing. Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead.
Phil 3:13 NLT
Kim, Yorktown, VA
For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:20. (ESV)
Cheryl, Kokomo, Indiana
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT
Shelley, from Bolivar, Missouri
Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.
2 Corinthians 4:1 NIV
Roni – Demopolis, AL
“… If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. Isaiah 7:9 NIV
Kristin Cho; Northville, Michigan
Psalm 143:8 NIV
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You. Show me the way to go for to you I lift up my soul.”
Amen
Aimee, Houston, TX
“Am I trying to win the approval of man or of God? Or I am trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Gal 1:10 NIV
20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV
20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Amber B, Vicksburg, MI. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:11 NIV
Karen F. in Unionville, PA
Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Molly, Gainesville, GA
“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus.”
Ephesians 1:1-2 NASB
and verse 2 🙂
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1
Jennifer, Chattanooga
Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to the house of Israel failed; every one was fulfilled. Joshua 21:45 NIV
Valerie, Clinton, Me
Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV)
“Call unto me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Rebecca, Louisa, VA:
You who bring good tidings to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!”
See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power, and His arm rules for Him. See, His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him. ~ Isaiah 40:9-10 (NIV)
Pam..Campbellsburg
Make a joyful shout to God all the earth…Psalm 66;1
NSFL NKJV
Christene from London, Canada
Hebrews 10:23 NLT
Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
Jackie from MO
PS 139:24 niv
See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.
Patrice, Elm Grove, WI
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 (NIV)
Maureen, Utah
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever!
Hebrews 13:8, NET
Diana, East Peoria, IL
O Lord, be gracious to us,
we long for you.
Be our strength every morning,
our salvation in time of distress.
Isaiah 33:2 NIV
Annette- Reno, NV
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23 NIV
Isaiah 43: 1-3
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through the fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.”
Maureen, St. Clair Shores, “Now that you’ve cleaned up your lives by following the truth, love one another as if your lives depended on it.” (1 Peter 1:22 MSG)
Karen, Beech Island, SC
“Then Jacob woke up and thought, surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not
realize it!” Genesis 28:16
Teresa, Tyler TX
Ascribe to the Lord, O sons of the mighty, Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to His name; Worship the Lord in holy array. Psalms 29:1, 2 NASB
Diane E., Charleston IL
I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted.
Job 42:2
Stormy, Lynchburg, VA
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you in order to bring praise to God. Romans 15:7 NIV
Jeannette, Land O Lakes, FL
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own understanding. Prov. 3:5 NET
Carla, Pierre, SD
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 NIV
Maria Cristina Bruschi
Orlando, Florida
Blessed are those who endure when they are tested. When they pass the test, they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
James 1:12, GWT
Judy, Beaumont, California
The Lord is the One who goes ahead of you. He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.
Deut. 31:8 NAS
Kim, Marysville, OH
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
Ps. 73:26 ESV
Natalie, Houston
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. (Proverbs 3:6 ESV)
Beth,Troy
I seek You with all my heart; do not let me stray from Your commands. I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
Psalm 119:10-11(NIV)
Stephanie, La Habra, CA
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
I John 5:14 NIV
Tonya
Searcy, AR
Lord, when doubts fill my mind, when my heart is in turmoil, quiet me and give me renewed hope and cheer.
Psalm 94:19(TLB)
Jackie, Alabama
” When you have eaten your fill, be sure to praise the LORD your God for the good land He has given you.”
– Deuteronomy 8:10 NLT
Carol, Homeless for a bit! Iowa
Isaiah 55:8
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
NIV
Shannon, Bethesda, MD: You are my hiding place. You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 NIV
Kim Burk, Thatcher AZ
You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints.
1 Corinthians 16:15 (NIV)
Laura in Carlsbad, CA
”So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall.”
1 Corinthians 10:12 NIV