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
Jennifer
Lexington, Kentucky
Proverbs 31:26 CEV
“Her words are sensible, and her advice is thoughtful.”
Angie
Albertville, AL
“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.”
John 15:18-19 NASB
Britt, Burlington, NC. But blessed is the man who trusts in The Lord, whose confidence is in Him. Jeremiah 17:7 NIV
Kara C, Aurora, Il
Psalm 42:11 (NLT)
Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
I needed this today!!!
Marsha R. Lexington Park, MD
When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.
James 3:3 NIV
Salisbury, MD –
“I am confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.”
Psalm 27:13-14 NIV
Kim Baker, Louisville KY
Psalms 56:3-4 ESV
When I am afraid I put my trust in you. In God, whose word. Praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Shelly Elston, Portland, OR
“The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for The Lord holds them by the hand.”
Psalm 37:23-24 (NLT)
Lindsay from Boston, MA: “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.” James 3:17-18 NIV
Sandra R., Swainsboro,GA
Do not wear yourself to get rich;
have the wisdom to show restraint.
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,
for they will surely sprout wings
and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
Proverbs 23:4-5 NIV
Andrea, Cartersville,GA: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” 1Peter1:3
SKay Fires, Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas
Psalm 139:17 NIV
“How precious to me are Your thoughts,God!
How vast is the sum of them!”
Ganise, Ottawa, CAN. ‘For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.’ Isaiah 43:10 (NIV)
Sorry.. it’s Isaiah 41:13! (NIV).
Julie, Carlsbad, CA
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
“May The Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.”
2 Thessalonians 3 vs. 5 TNIV
“Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds”.
Isaiah 3:10 NIV
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.” Exodus 20:8
Megan, Goodlettsville, TN
“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: greetings.”
James 1:1 (NIV)
Kemah,TX
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Philippians 3:3 NIV
Sherri, Galena, OH
Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 34:8 NIV
” For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him “.
Col.1:16. ESV
Deidra – Waynesboro
Then Jacob arose from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.”
Genesis 28:16 NKJV
Vanessa, Delray Beach FL – formerly Rockport TX
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5 NIV)
Dimy from Griffin, Ga.:
“Delight yourself in the The Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.”~Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
Kathleen, Georgetown,TX
1Corinthians 10:23 MSG
No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down;he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit;he’ll always be there to help you come through it.
Glennell Buda, Tx.
Psalm 51:10 (NIV)
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Tracy from Aurora, CO
Psalms 91:11-12=For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with their hands, so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone. (NLT)
Matt 24:13
13 rBut the one who endures to the end will be saved
Marianne- Carrollton, Texas
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. (Psalm 116:1 NIV)
Margie Rodriguez ~ San Angelo, Texas
Exodus 20:16
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Cast all your anxiety on him because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5;7
Connor, San Marcos, TX
Hebrews 10:23 NIV
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
“You keep him in perfect peacewhose mind is stayed on you,because he trusts in you.”
Isaiah 26:3 | ESV
Roxie, Jerseyville, IL, Proverbs 11:17 ESV
“A man who is kind benefits himself but a cruel man hurts himself.”
Melanie Toups
Bridge City, Texas
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name’s sake. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I am writing to you, children, because you know the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one. –1 John 2:12-14 NASB
Heather Wilkinson
Springfield, VA
Deut 31:6 (NIV)
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Judy, Oswego, NY
Proverbs 3:5 AMP: Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
Lisa Brouwer – Sioux Falls, SD
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. ~Ephesians 2:10
Amber Comeaux
Katy tx
He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them. (2 Corinthians 5:15 NLT)
Melanie Miller, Nampa, Idaho
Psalm 25:16 NLT
Turn to me and have mercy on me,
For I am alone and in deep distress.
D’Anna Nowack
Kilgore, Texas
Isaiah 3:10 NIV
“Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fuit of their deeds.”
Amanda Porter.
Lubbock, Texas.
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” (Psalm 16:2 NIV)
“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.” ~Proverbs 31:8
Robin Freeman ~~ Garland, TX
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:17
Lethbridge, AB
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
Romans 12:2 NLT
linda, colorado springs.
“look, I am yahweh, the god of all flesh. is anything too difficult for me?”
jeremiah 32:27 (hcsb)
Connie Windham
Trout, LA
Deuteronomy 31:8 NASB
“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.”
Diane from Chesapeake, Va.
“You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.”
Joshua 23:14, NIV
Jenni, Birmingham, AL
Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV)
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”
Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV)
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”