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
Christene from London, Canada
As each night watch begins, get up and cry out in prayer. Pour your heart out face-to-face with the Master. Lift high your hands. Beg for the lives of your children who are starving to death out on the streets. Lam 2:19 message
Dimy from Griffin, Ga.:
“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.”~Deuteronomy 33:27a (NIV)
LYNETTE – AURORA,CO Proverbs 16:9
New Living Translation (NLT)
9 We can make our plans,
but the Lord determines our steps.
Kathy, Danvers
Jeremiah 17:7 Amplified
[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is.
Dana Nance
Blue Ridge, Tx
But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
Psalm 71:14 NIV
Marianne from Carrollton, TX
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ (Matthew 25:40 NIV)
Sarah Whitt, Fort Worth, TX
” By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth[f] so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures.” James 1:18 HCSB
Isaiah 45:18-19 “I am the Lord, and there is no other… I, the Lord, speak the truth; I declare what is right.” NIV
Cindy, Nashville “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.” (1 John 5:21 NIV)
Amy
Birmingham, AL
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God.”
John 1:12 NAS
Kim Cliatt, Loganville, GA
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
Whitney, Ames, Ok
So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it. (Colossians 3:12-14 MSG)
Jan, Marion IA
“Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God. For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.” Psalm 147:1 NASB
Madeleine, Corrales: We have also obtained access through Him by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Romans 5-2 HCSB
Beth
Cary, NC
Psalm 142:3 (NLT)
When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn.
Chyrll, Cordova, TN: If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. John 15:22 NASB
Michelle, Chesapeake, VA
I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.
Psalm 31:7, NIV
Claire, Bangkok:
Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.
– Gal 5:25 NLT
Traci~Vadnais Heights MN
Colossians 1:17 (NIV)
“He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”
Kate K.
Lafayette, Indiana
“But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.” I Timothy 6:11 NIV
Karen, Lynnwood, Wa
“Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.” Psalm 34:5 (NIV)
Mary, Lexington Park, MD
Who do I have in heaven but You? And I desire nothing on earth but You. Psalm 73:25 HCSB
Marie Franse, Albuquerque, NM: Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. 2 Thessalonians 3:16
Betsy from Westerville, Ohio
John 14:27 NIV
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
Natalie, Houston
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. (Hebrews 10:23 ESV)
Laura K, Spearfish, SD
“Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.” Psalm 119:111 ESV
Stephanie, Abilene, TX
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.
Genesis 28:15, ESV
Diane Jackson, Wood River, IL:
Trouble and anguish have overtaken me,
Yet Your commandments are my delights.
Psalm 119:143 (NKJV)
Cathi, Morristown TN
You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. (James 4:3 ESV)
Stacey in Mount Pleasant, SC
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:39-40 (NIV)
Vanessa from Calgary, Canada
My help comes from The Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:2(NIV )
April lopez, bonneylake, wa
john 4:13-14niv
Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.
Rebecca, Louisa, VA:
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God”? ~ Isaiah 40:26-27 (NIV)
Gail Dorn
San Antonio, TX
But when God our Savior revealed His kindness and love, He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and life through the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:4,5 (NLT)
But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.
Psalm 130:4 NIV
Sabrina from Morristown, Tennessee
I see what you’ve done. Now see what I’ve done. I’ve opened a door before you that no one can slam shut. You don’t have much strength, I know that; you used what you had to keep my Word. You didn’t deny me when times were rough.
Revelation 3:8 MSG
Psalm 29:11 NKJV
The LORD will give strength to His people;
The LORD will bless His people with peace.
Paulette P. Mays
Elmer, La
Lisa, Greensburg, PA
“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father through Him.”
Colossians 3:17 (RSV)
Kathi Johnson Spartanburg SC
Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you. Psalm 9:10
Imogene Austin,TX Psalm 116:1-2 NIV
Psalm 116:1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. 2. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
Ellen, Albuquerque. Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV)
Christina Fort Worth
We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 15:11 NLT
“He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name sake.” Ps 23:3
Joan, Portage, MI
“I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future He has promised to those He called. I want you to realize what a rich & glorious inheritance He has given to His people. I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of His power for us who believe Him, This same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead & seated Him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.”
Ephesians 1:18-20NLT
Susan Sarver, St. George, UT
“Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows he will also reap.” Gal. 6:7 HCSB
Laura
Decatur IL
We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear, in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live.
Luke 1:74-75 NLT
Janice, Harrison, AR
“When Peter saw him (John), he said to Jesus, ‘ Lord, what about this man?’
Jesus said to him, ‘ If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?
You follow Me!'”
John 21: 21-22 ESV
Melanie, Greenbrier TN
1 Corinthians 13:12 (NET)
For now we see in a mirror indirectly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known.
Karen, Dover, NH “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” Heb. 12:2-3 (NIV)
Kelly, Auburn, Al – Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Colossians 3:12 NIV