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
Jeanette- Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
When anxiety was great within me your consolation brought me joy. Psalm 94:19 NIV
Valerie ~ Oklahoma
“You are worthy, our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” Revelation 4:11 NIV
Cindy
Salt Lake City
Romans 12:10 NIV
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.
Honor one another above yourselves.
Paula from Denver, Co
Exodus 20:8 N.I.V.
Remember the sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Karen from Dallas TX:
So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
I Peter 4:19 NIV 1984
Hannah, Baton Rouge, LA,
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
Niki Carroll; Shelby, NC: “O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.” Isaiah 30:19 (NIV)
Diane Largo, FL
Ps 63:5 NIV
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods. With singing my mouth will praise you.
Joanne from Bremerton, WA
Psalm 16:5-6 ESV
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
Andrea, from Spring Branch, Texas
2 Corinthians 7:1 ESV
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
Meagan, Bedford, TX
Catch the foxes for us,those little foxes that menace the vineyards,For our vineyards are so vulnerable when they are in full bloom. Song of Solomon 2:15 (The Voice)
Psalm 100:4a (NIV)
Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with
praise . . .
Jennifer Olmstead
Janesville, Wisconsin
Celeste, Thompson’s Station, TN:
From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Psalm 61:2 (NKJV)
Joanne, Callahan
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us.
Ephesians 3:20 (ESV)
Sherry
Oklahoma
“Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you.”
Psalm 92:7 (NLT)
Kim, Huffman, TX: “Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way” (1 Kings 8:23, NIV).
Galatians 5:22 NIV
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Esther from Arkansas,
For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth. Psalm 71:5 NIV
And my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Phil. 4:19. ESV
Kristi, from Rowlett, TX
“How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers! Instead, he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands; he meditates on his commands day and night. He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts.”
Psalm 1:1-3 NET Bible
Joshua 3:5 Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.
Mary Nelle in Youngstown, OH
“In the multitude of my anxious thoughts within me, Your comforts cheer and delight my soul.”
Psalm 94:19 Amplified Bible
Janet, Holmes Beach, Florida
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.
Hebrews 12:1,2 NIV
Debbie, White Lake, MI
Be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit which is so precious to God.
I Peter 3:4
Rene, Overland Park, KS “Suppose you can be trusted with very little. Then you can be trusted with a lot. But suppose you are not honest with very little. Then you will not be honest with a lot.” Luke 16:10 (NIRV)
Anita, Big River, Saskatchewan, Canada
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.”
Hebrews 10:23 ESV
Sarah Sykes, Arkadelphia, AR
Psalms 84:7
They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.
Sacha
Midland, TX
I Corinthians 6:19, 20 (ESV)
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”
Beth, Robinson
“Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.”
2 Timothy 2:16. NIV
Psalm 119:33
Teach me your ways oh Lord, that I may walk
them to the end. Give me your understanding
that I may keep it deep within.
Psalm 118:6 NLT
The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear.
What can mere people do to me?
Carol, Belleville, ON
“…Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed…” Matthew 17:20b NIV
Elizabeth M., Greenbrier, Ark.
“but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct” 1 Peter 1:15 (NKJV)
Connie, Knoxville, TN
All scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16 ESV
Jen, Katy, TX
And He said to Him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.” Luke 17:19 ESV
Louisville. O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you in Heaven above or on Earth below–you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.
I Kings 8:23 NIV
Ramona, Pasadena:
John 8:12 NLT
Jesus said to the people,”I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t be stumbling through the darkness, because you have the light that leads to life.”
Melissa // Lancaster, PA
Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you. (Psalms 143:8 NLT)
1 Corinthians 13: 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
NASB
Syneva Mullins – Topeka, Kansas
Julie, Newton, IA
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. (Matthew 6:33 NLT)
Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land. Proverbs 31:23 NIV
Patty, Shelton, Washington
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 NIV
Kimberly Orr
Zionsville, Indiana
O Sovereign LORD, You are God! Your words are trustworthy, and You have promised these good things to Your servant. Now be pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever in Your sight; for You, O Sovereign LORD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.
2 Samuel 7:28-29 NIV 1984
Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. I Samuel 16:7 NIV
The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem, the earth and sky will tremble. But the Lord will provide a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
Joel 3:16 NIV
Lisa from Moyock, NC
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.”
An awesome reminder as my church family is currently going through changes. Praying that we all keep our focus on Christ!
Pattie Self, San Angelo, TX
Lazy hands make a man poor,
but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 10:4 NIV
Beth Aldrich
Cary, NC
Exodus 14:14 (MSG)
God will fight the battle for you. And you? You keep your mouth shut!
Rhonda, Niles, MI, “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter 1:3 NIV
Melissa, Nicholasville, KY
“Therefore, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus!!!!!!”
Romans 8:1 (NIV)(emphasis added :))
Andrea, Gardendale
Joshua 1:9 ESV
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”