Hey, Sweet Things! I’m writing you from the same pajamas I put on this morning after a bath. The flu hit the Moores and Jones with a fury at the first of the week and, at this point, Keith, Melissa, Annabeth, and I all have it. Our little four year old ran 103 degrees today. It broke our hearts. She’s been to the doctor and, needless to say, Amanda is not getting an inch from her. You will not waste a prayer on all of us and I’m going to stop and pray right now for those of you who are ailing or have sick families.
Gracious Father, touch us with Your outstretched hand, heal and restore us. Take authority over our bodies and our households and command all sickness to depart in Jesus’ Name. Forbid any further spread of viruses, Lord, and speak wellness and strength over us. Show tender mercies particularly to our young and our elderly. Grant us the wisdom to acknowledge Your goodness and faithfulness to us and to give You all glory for the full restoration of our health. Apply the power of the Cross to all that concerns us. You are worthy of all praise. By Christ’s stripes we are healed. You are faithful and true and we adore You, Lord. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
At the first of the week before my fever spiked, God had me in Jeremiah 31. It is such a beautiful chapter of Scripture about restoration and the way back home for even the furthest wanderer. I’ll post the verse I found most visual as my selection for our 22nd entry. Here goes:
Beth, Houston. “I will say, ‘My dear children of Israel, keep in mind the road you took when you were carried off. Mark off in your minds the landmarks. Make a mental note of telltale signs marking the way back. Return, my dear children of Israel. Return to those cities of yours.'” Jeremiah 31:21 The NET Bible
I’m going to go ahead and post this an evening early in hopes of sleeping in a bit in the morning. I’m planning to be back at work with full strength on Monday, God willing and grace-bearing. I love you and it is such an honor to serve you.
OK, Sisters! Let’s hear your verses! Only 3 more to go!
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Lynda from Ocala, FL: (NIV)- 1 Peter 5:6-7 “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”
Eva, Knoxville – (cont.) Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 (NIV)
Shelley, Fort Walton Beach, FL
“Enter with the password: “Thank you!” Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him. For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever.” (Psalm 100:4, 5 MSG)
Psalms 25:4-5 NIV
4 Show me your ways, O Lord,teach me your paths
5 quide me in your truth and teach me,
For you are God my Savior, and my hope is in
you all day long.
Audrey from Fayetteville, AR:
Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 (NASB)
Romans 5:5 NIV
And hope does not disappoint us because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
Molly, Cypress,TX
Psalm 100:1-5, NIV
“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgivingand his courts with praise;give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;his faithfulness continues through all generations.”
Mary Soisson, Barboursville, VA
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. Isaiah 58:12, KJV
Monica
Cheyenne WY
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Psalm 139:23 NLT
“At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known.”
1 Corinthians 13:12
1 Corinthians 13:12 NAB
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts Isaiah 55:9
NIV
O taste and see that the LORD is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Psalm 34:8
Gay Beck, Plain City, OH
Romans 12:21 (NIV)
Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.
Linda, Bartelso,IL. And I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. (HCSB) Galatians 2:20
Rebecca, Springfield, OH-And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers.~Joshua 16:10 NKJV
T. Nutt, Mansfield, Tx.
“Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift.” 2 Cor. 9:15 ESV
Debbie Nicholson
Gulfport, MS
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. Psalm 116:15 NIV
Crystal from Phoenix
Proverbs 19:21 NIV
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
Bonnie, Alexandria, LA
“Devote yourselves to prayer
with an alert mind and a thankful heart.”
Colossians 4:2 NLT
Tammy from Gravette, AR
Only fear The Lord and serve him in truth with all your heart;
for consider what great things He has done for you. 1Samual 12:24. ESV
Emily, Topeka, Kansas
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (HCSB)
Christina, Tyler, TX
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 (ESV)
Erin B. League City, Tx
“Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” John 7:38 NIV
Wendy, Harrodsburg, Kentucky
“Can a man hide himself in hiding places so I do not see him?” Declares the Lord. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:24 NASB
Chris M, Seattle, WA
2 Corinthians 1:20a NIV
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ.
Carole from Webb City, MO:
Cease striving and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 (NASB)
From SA, TX:
Exodus 4:31 “So the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked on their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.” NKJV
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me. Bless His holy name. Psalm 103:1
James 4:10 (NIV)
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Holli from Corona, Ca.
“The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup, you hold my lot.” Psalm 16:5
Johannah, Alexandria, LA
“And you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.” Colossians 2:10 NKJV
Lisa A, Frisco, TX
“And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.” 2 Thessalonians 3:13, NIV
Richmond, TX
Psalm 106:1 NIV
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures for ever.”
Sherri, Galena, OH:
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord,
I wait for God my Savior;
my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7 NIV
Cindy, St. Louis : “oh please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless.” Psalm 60:11 NLT
“O God, You cause abundant showers to fall on Your chosen people. When they are tired, You sustain them, for You live among them.” Psalm 68:9-10A NET
Alicia, Mesa, AZ
Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shalt give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalm 37:4 New Scofield Reference
Karla Dumal
Gulfport, MS
“And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” Matthew 11:6 NKJV
II Cor 3:17 (NIV)
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord it, there is freedom.
Jennifer, Cullman, AL
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11 NIV
Elizabeth, Gilbert,AZ
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Kim
New Port Richey, FL
“The LORD God is my strength and my song; He has given me the victory.”
Isaiah 12:2 NLT
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Kathy from Chandler, OK
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no plans to satisfy the fleshly desires. (Romans 13:14 HCSB)
Emily, Coralville. A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.” Proverbs 13:1 NIV
It (love) always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Corinthians 13:7 (NIV)
Christine, Chandler, AZ
“…I am God and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.”
Isaiah 46:9 ESV
John 3:36 (NASV)
He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
Carol
Woodbridge, CA
“The people stood far away from the mountain while Moses went near the dark cloud where God was.”
Exodus 20:21
New Century Version
Ashleigh, lewistown, MT “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” Job 42:2 NIV