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
Dayla, Springfield, MO
Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1 John 4:4b KJV
Sarah ~ Appleton, WI
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul.”
Psalm 23:1-3, NIV
Romans 8:31-32, NLT
What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since He did not spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, won’t He also give us everything else?
Mary, Frisco “Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.” Psalm 84:12 (NIV)
Heather from Hayden,AL: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 107:1 NIV
Vicki, Lubbock, TX
His mercy extends to those who fear Him,
from generation to generation.
Luke 1:50 NIV
Karen J from Westminster, MD
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 NASB
Hernando Beach, FL
Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom,teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16. NKJV
Karen, Florence KY
Holy, Holy, Holy
is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, and is, and is to come
Revelation 4:8 NIV
Becca, Camp Pendleton, CA.
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” ~Philippians 4:7 NIV
After being at LPL in Daytona, I just ache that I can’t go to the celebration of siestas who have been memorizing scripture! Pray that there is some way I can go! I have no idea how.
Janet, Port Orange, FL
(James 4:10)Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.
Joretta Windham
Waxahachie, TX
“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
Having experienced 6 miraculous acts of God this week, I am so grateful that God not only allows U-turns, but will help us make them. Praise Him!
Amber Comeaux
Katy tx
So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:7 NLT)
Jeanne San Antonio, TX Verses 21 and 22 since I didn’t post verse 21
Psalms 16:2-3 NIV
All a person’s ways seem pure to them,
but motives are weighed by the Lord.
Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
and he will establish your plans
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1. NIV
Kay, Plainview, TX
Diane, Wedgefield, SC – I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” Psalm 16:2, NIV (2011)
Debbie ~ Alice, TX
Daniel 10:17 NIV
How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.”
Bombey, Bellaire, TX
Psalm 84:12 (ESV)12 O Lord of hosts,
blessed is the one who trusts in you!
Kerry from Houston, TX
“I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
John 8:12 (NASB)
Donna Huneycutt, Mt. Pleasant NC
For He has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things.
Psalm 107:9 HCSB
San Bernardino Ca.
For I know what I have planned for you says the Lord I have plans to prosper you not to harm you I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.
Jerm 29:11 Net.
Rachel H., Alabama,
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV)
“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” Eph. 4:3
NIV
Janet from Odessa, TX
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Psalm 46:1 HCSB
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
Proverbs 14:30 NIV
Edna
O’Fallon, MO
“But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?”
Galatians 4:9, ESV
Dorothy, San Diego
But a generous man devises generous things, And by generosity he shall stand.
Isaiah 32:8 (NKJV)
Christy, Conifer, Colorado
2 Kings 19:14 NIV 2010
Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.
Jessica from Rockvale, TN
Philippians 2:3-4 (NLT) “Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as more important than yourselves. don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.”
Kristin, Carlsbad, CA “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kind of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” Eph. 6:18 NIV
Erica, Chicago.
1 John 1:7 (NIV)
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus, his son, purifies us from all sin.”
Margaret Ann, Pacific Junction, IA:
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 4:7-8 ESV
Sheila Miller, Truro,Nova Scotia Proverbs 16:3 NIV “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”
Pamela, Mechanicsville, VA.
A friend loves at all times,
Proverbs17:17 NIV
Julie Hanford, ca God Blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. James 1: 12 nlt
Kerre, Chattanooga, TN. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Matthew 5:6 NIV
Lori, Oil City PA
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 (NIV)
1 Corinthians 13:6-7 NIV
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Patrice in ABQ
“Give thanks in all circumstances.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18. (NIV)
Tomi, Des Moines. Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong. Everything you do should be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:13&14 NET
Amanda, Calgary, Alberta
“For this is what the Lord God of Israel says: There will always be flour and olive oil left in your containers until the time when the Lord says rain and the crops grow again.”
i Kings 17:14 NLT
Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV) —
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds ; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Andrea, Pottstown
Philippians 3:8 NLT
Yes, everything is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I may have Christ…
Michelle, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
“Let us come to him and give him thanks.
Let us praise him with music and song.” Psalm 95:2 NIRV
Ashley Sullens
Kings Mountain, NC
Luke 7:47
For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little loves little.
“Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield!”
Psalm 33:20
NKJV
She is clothed with strength and dignity,
and she laughs without fear of the future.
Proverbs 31:25 NLT
Sue
Carmel, IN
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
Ephesians 3:17b-18 NIV 84
“He spoke the WORD that healed you, that pulled you back from the brink of death.”
Psalm 107:20, The Message
Whitney from Cape Girardeau, MO
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV