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
Nancy from West Grove, Pa.
Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Karen from Powell, Ohio
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. Psalm 16:7 NIV
Susie Johnson, Bloomington, IN
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, (Isaiah 61:1 NIV)
Paola, Pinellas Park,Fl
Colossians 3:1 ESV
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Lisa, Wichita, KS
But I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. Micah 7:7 HCSB
Caitlin Long
Demopolis, AL
“My soul faints with longing for Your salvation, but I have put my hope in Your word.” Psalm 119:81 NIV
Sharpsburg, Ga.
Psalm 51:6 ESV
“Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.”
Stanley, WI
That he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. I Corn. 15:4 NIV
But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s choice food or with the wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself. Daniel 1:8 NASB
Carol Peavy
Jena, LA
Rebecca, Corpus Christi, TX
Ephesians 4:31-32 (NLT)
“Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.”
Ashley Edwards, Dallas, Ga
Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).
John 1:42 (NIV)
With justice you will judge and start wars. Your head has many crowns. Your eyes are brown with fire Written on you is a name only you know. Revelation 19:11-12
And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work. (2 Corinthians 9:8 HCSB)
Pam, Brighton CO
lynn, Louisville, KY
just as you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,
and he also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
Colossians 1:7-8 (NASB)
Erin in Euless, TX
Lamentations 3:31 (MSG)
“Why? Because the Master won’t ever walk out and fail to return.”
Ps. 103: 15-18 NAS
As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. When the wind has passed over it, it is not more; and its place acknowledges it no longer. But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep His covenant, and who remember His precepts to do them.
Ramona, Pasadena, TX:
Philippians 3:20 NIV
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Tilley Hawkins from Franklin, TN
“How blessed are the people who worship you!
O Lord, they experience your favor.”
Psalm 89:15 (NET)
Linda Ney from Gahanna, Ohio
I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my
enemies.
Psalm 139:22 NIV
Jen Evans Seville Ohio. Psalm112:7 NIV 7Â They will have no fear of bad news;
    their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
Melanie Toups
Bridge City, TX
And this is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life. These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you. –1John 2:25-26 NASB
Desiree in Carlsbad
“Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him!”
Philippians 4:4 (MSG)
Jane, Gulfport, MS – “Now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe.” John 14:29 (NASB)
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (James 4:8)
Connie, Mountain House, CA-15 As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; 16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
Psalm 103:15-16 NIV (84)
Betsy, Lincoln Park
“He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.” Psalm 91;15 NIV
Darcy – Edwardsville, IL
“It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.” – 2 Samuel 22:33
But we have the mind of Christ.
I Corinthians 2:16b NIV
Andrea from Spring Branch, Texas
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 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 3:16-17 ESV
Rhonda
Gilmer
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, (Philemon 1:23NKJV)
Evansville, IN
” If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 (NIV)
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:11-12 NIV
Elise–Newark
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. (2 Corinthians 4:16, 17 NIV)
Beth from Niamey
NIV
Romans 8:3
For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[a] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.[b] And so he condemned sin in the flesh,
Karon from Canton, NC
The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.
Proverbs 29:25 NKJV
Janet,Longmont,CO
“With him is only the arm of the flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.”
II Chronicles 32:8 NIV
Sue, Texarkana, TX
2 Corinthians 5:15 “And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again.” NIV
“Serve The Lord with gladness. Come into his presence with singing “. Psalm 100:2 KJV
Beth, London, U.K. “We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:5, NASB)
I Timothy 6:11 NIV Mary Beth Chiang Mai, Thailand: But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
Tammy,Monroe,Ga.
May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace
in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy
Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with
hope. (Romans 15:13 AMP)
Erin Sheldon
Savannha, GA
Let all that I am wait patiently before God for my hope is in Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. Psalm 62:5-6
in Louisville. Now may the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit! Romans 15:13 HCSB
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:15 NIV
James 1:13-15
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone, but each one is tempted, when by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived , it gives birth to sin, when it is full grown, gives birth to death. NIV 1984
Kimberly Orr
Zionsville, Indiana
Ashley from Bean Station, TN: But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. 2 Cor. 12:9 HCSB
Christine port saint lucie, Fl
Hebrews 4:16Â (NIV)
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Brittnie, Sugar Land, Texas
Psalm 40:1 NIV “I waited patiently for the Lord, he turned to me and heard my cry.”
Sara, Garden City KS
Come to worship him with thankful hearts and songs of praise. (Psalms 95:2 CEVUS06)
“It is a good thing to give thanks and sing praises unto Thy name O Most High.”
Psalm 92:1