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
Cindy, Largo, Florida
“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” Habakkuk 3:17-18 NIV
Colette, Mesa, AZ.
“For with you is the fountain of life;
In your light we see light.”
Psalm 36:9 NIV
Kim K., Columbus, OH area
“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
Hebrews 4:16 NKJV
Pauline,Eau Claire,”I hate them with a perfect hatred; I count them my enemies” Psalm 139:22 NKJV
Vickie, Poplar Bluff. May the Lord direct your hearts into Gods love and Christ perseverance. 2 Thessalonians 3:5 NIV
P.S. Praying with you for healing, strength and perseverance.
Kerry, Nederland, TX
Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward.
1 John 1:8
NLT
Kathy, Festus MO God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. (James 1:12 NLT)
Lisa Walden – Grand Prairie Tx
Psalm 19:14 (NIV)
May the words from my mouth and the mediatation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Gale – Plains, TX
“I promise this very day that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.” Zechariah 9:12 NLT
Janice – Topeka,KS
Psalm 27:14 NIV
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
Patty Laramore, Ada, OK
“Let the word of God dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.”
Colossians 3:16 NIV
always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Eph. 5:20 (NIV)
Sharon, McKinney, TX
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of
the weak.
Isaiah 40:29
Niv
Deanne, Laguna Hills, CA
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Psalm 103:8 NIV
Cheryl, Coffeyville, KS
“For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13 NIV84
Get well soon, Beth and all!
Kathy Leamington Ontario Canada
“I stand in awe of your deeds O Lord.
Renew them in our day in our time
make them known.”
Hab. 3:2
2 Corinthians 9:11 (NIV)
You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion. and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
Vicki, Surprise AZ
God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 NIV
“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
WendyC – Cheyenne, WY.
From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety. Psalm 61:2 NLT
Susan Miles Jonesboro, Arkansas
Daniel 4:34 ISV
“When that period of time was over, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven and my sanity returned to me. I blessed the Most High, praising and honoring the one who lives forever. For His sovereignty is eternal, and His Kingdom continues from generation to generation.
Leslie
Wisner, La.
And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
Col. 3:17 NLT
Lindsay from Boston, MA: “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” Ephesians 4:1 NIV
Sheryl, PA
Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.
Psalm 40:5 NIV
Melissa, Katy, Texas, Hebrews 3:13 NIV
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Jennifer, Wilmington DE
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trail,
because when he has stood the test,
he will receive the crown of life
that God has promised to those who love Him.
– James 1:12 (NIV/1984)
Philippians 1:3 NIV
I thank my God every time I remember you!
Stacy – Hinckley, England
Ah Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
Jeremiah 32v17 ESV
Vicksburg, MS
But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do.
1 Peter 1:15
NIV
He is your praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes. Deuteronomy 10:21 NIV
Kim, Amherst, OH
Prov. 31:12 NIV
She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
Kim from Mansfield, TX
1 Chronicles 16:8 NLT Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.
“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Matthew 6:6 TNIV
Suzy – Atlanta
As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
Rom. 8:36 – ESV
(On the way to memorizing the whole of Chap. 8.)
Joelle, Abilene,TX
Those who look to him are radiant;
their faces are never covered with shame.
(Psalm 34:5 NIV)
Zoe L from Oklahoma City
Therefore, brothers, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.
James 5:7 HSCB
1Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always; pray continually;
give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
(NIV)
Leigh, Montgomery: “You’re blessed when you get your inside world – your mind and heart – put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.” Matthew 5:8 MSG
Marsha – Lee’s Summit, MO
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret – it only causes harm. Psalm 37:8 NKJ
Vicki, from Grapevine, TX
If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water. ~ John 4:10 NLT
Ashley from Durban, South Africa “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” Isaiah 43:2 ESV
Port Neches, TX
“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.” Psalm 42:11 (NIV)
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
For He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
Psalm 107:8-9 NKJV
Jeanine, Toronto, Canada
“And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.” Romans 5:5 NLT
Hebrews 13:20-21 ESV
Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Kristen, Marble, NC
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NIV
Maria Cristina Bruschi
Orlando, Florida
Oh, what joy for those
whose disobedience is forgiven,
whose sin is put out of sight!
Yes, what joy for those
whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt,
whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
When I refused to confess my sin,
my body wasted away,
and I groaned all day long.
Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.
My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.
Psalm 32:1-4, NLT
Shelley from San Angelo
I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him”.
Lamentations 3:24
Linda, Longview: But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
I Corinthians 15:57-58 NIV
Troy, Ohio
Romans 14:17-18 NIV
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of
eating and drinking, but of righteousness,
peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because
anyone who serves Christ in this way is
pleasing to God and approved by men.