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
Valerie ~ Oklahoma
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. Psalm 32:8 NIV
Melina
OKC, OK
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
—Psalm 62:8 NKJV
Chelsey from Amarillo, TX
“Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:9-10 (NIV)
Becky, Oklahoma City
When anxiety was great within me,your consolation brought joy to my soul.
Psalm 94:19 NIV
Melissa, CA
“I will say, ‘My dear children of Israel, keep in mind the road you took when you were carried off. Mark in your minds the landmarks.Make a mental note of telltale signs marking the way back. Return, my dear children of Israel. Return to these cities of yours.'” Jeremiah 31:21 NET
Salt Lake City, UT – 2 Timothy 1:6-8 (ESV)
“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.”
Salt Lake City, UT – 2 Timothy 1:6-8 (ESV)
“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.”
christina, Plano, Texas~
Therefore do not be foolish but understand what the Lord’s will is.
Ephesians 5:17, NIV1984
Galatians 5:26 The Message: “That means we will not compare ourselves with each other as if one of us were better and another worse. We have far more interesting things to do with our lives. Each of us is an original.”
“For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.” 1 Timothy 3:10 NAS
Joan A., Dousman, WI
I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring and My blessing on your descendants.
Is 44:3b NIV
Judy Pauley
Norfolk, Va.
Ps. 147:7
Sing to the Lord with Thanksgiving; make music to our God on the harp.
Sara, Sioux City
My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning-Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.
Psalm 130:6 NKJV
Angie, Chillicothe, MO “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” and “for, Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:9,13 NIV
blessed are all who fear the Lord who walk in his
ways. Psalm:128.1 NIV
Obey the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 27:10
Natalie Dawes, Calgary, AB, Canada
Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.
Isaiah 1:17 (NIV)
Shellie P.
Spokane, WA
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
Romans 2:1 NIV
Elizabeth Pack Charleston,WV
”Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”
I Timothy 4:12 (ESV)
Diana—San Patricio, TX. “If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.” I John 4:15 (NIV)
Sandy, Rock Hill, SC
“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.”
Ephesians 6:14-15 NIV
Karen, Clarksville, “I am weary from grief; strengthen me through Your word.” Psalm 119:28 HCSB
mitzi
Brandon, Ms
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers & sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. And don’t hold back. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:57-58 NIV
the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise and the elements will melt with fervent heat, both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
2 Peter 3:10 nkjv
Laurin, Harrisburg, NC – “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NIV
Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. (James 5:18 NIV)
Sue, Kingsport. “And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 NLT
Kami, Dallas, Tx: “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.” 1 Cor. 1:27 NIV
Kristy from Cedar Park, Texas: 11/15/13 Encourage one another daily. Hebrews 3:13 NIV
Judy, Virginia “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.” Psalm 32:8 NIV
Christina
Louisville, KY
Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him.
Psalms 95:2 NLT
John 14 one let not your heart be troubled believe in God. Believe also in me.
Edmond, OK Romans 12:12-13
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Tatiana, Geneva IL
“All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.” Psalm 25:10, ESV
Jill E., Export, PA
“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Psalm 90: 12 NIV
Jennifer, Dallas “Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 NASB
Quita from Trenton,Tx
KJV
Ps.125:1-2
They that trust in the LORD
shall be as Mt. Zion,
which cannot be removed,
but abideth forever.
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem,
so the LORD is round about his people
from henceforth even forever.
Kathleen, Phoenix:
When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:7 (NIV)
Kathleen; Tallahassee, FL:
“For the Lord shall build up Zion;
He shall appear in His glory.”
Psalm 102:16 (NKJV)
Tina, Cincinnati Ohio – Psalm 51:17b – You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. (NLT)
Debbie, Calgary, AB.
“Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.”
John 14:1 NIV ’84
Bev van Vuuren – South Africa – Deuteronomy 30:14 (NIV) – No, the word is very near you: it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.
Kim Megow, Valdosta, GA
“For in Him we live and move and have our being.” Acts 17:28, NKJV
Roxanne Hummelstown, pa
For I the LORD love justice; I hate robbery and wrong;
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
Their offspring shall be known among the nations,
and their descendants in the midst of the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge them,
that they are an offspring the LORD has blessed.
Isaiah 61-8-10 ESV
Johnnie, Wake Forest, NC
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. I John 5:4 ESV
Dawn, West Monroe, LA
“So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.” 2 Corinthians 5:9 NIV
Susan- Berryville, VA
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV84)
Wendy
Vero Beach
“My fruit is better than fine gold;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.”
Proverbs 8:19
(NIV)
Michele, Pearland, TX
John 7: 38 NASB
He who believes in Me as the Scripture said, “From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.”
Trust in him at all times, pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
Psalm 62:8 (NIV)