Siesta Scripture Memory Team 2015: Verse 3!

Hey, you Scripture memory fiends! I am so proud of you guys for keeping your numbers up with your second verses! There can be a really big drop out between the hype surrounding the first verse and the discipline that starts kicking in with the second verse. Stay at it, you guys. Not one of you will be sorry you did. No one is going to get to the finish line next December 15th and say it wasn’t worth the work. God is far more faithful than that. He rewards those who seek Him (Hebrews 11:6) and diligently uses His Word to equip us in our callings (2 Timothy 3:16-17). He uses His Word to make us wiser, more aware of His will, more fortified against temptation, and more alive in His Spirit. He uses His Word to make us less gullible when our hearts are trying to deceive us, when someone we love is trying to mislead us or when Satan himself is trying to seduce us. Be encouraged. Not one ounce of your effort is wasted.

Here is the biggest key to accomplishing this task: throughout the entire process, continually ask God to enable you to memorize. In John 14:26, Christ tells His followers that the Holy Spirit is the one who will “bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” Proactively taking Him up onĀ this assurance has been strategic through the years I’ve memorized Scripture. Over and over I convey to God that I know only He can empower those inspired words on the page to find a permanent place in my memory and a home in the marrow of my bones. I call upon His Spirit in Jesus’ Name to stir up those verses in me and remind me of every word and phrase.

When you’re able to say your verse with any accuracy at all, start thanking Him. Do it right then. Completely engage in the relational side of your memory work. That will be by far the biggest success in this endeavor. God is after your heart, not just your mind. He’s not just looking for your discipline. He wants to be your desire. His aim is relationship. Ask Him to help you then thank Him when He does it. When you’re working on a beautiful verse, tell Him you think it’s beautiful. When you keep stumbling over one particular word, ask Him right then to help you get that phrase straight. His Word is God speaking to you so speak back. Use it as an invitation to dialogue. Is the verse really hard? Say to Him, “This verse is killing me here, Lord. I can’t seem to get it. Grant it to me. Help me with it.” Get what I’m saying? This way He gets all the glory in every success and we get immeasurable gain.

This I promise you: God’s objective for you and me in 2015 is not for us to memorize 24 verses. It’s for us to draw nearer and nearer to Him, love Him more, know Him more, trust Him more, and believe Him more. To let His Word go down deep where He wants it. To invite it fervently and proactively to abide in us and bring vivacious life to us. To meditate on His words and to prize them more than our daily bread. Job said it this way: “I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my portion of food.” (Job 23:12b) That’s what these 24 verses are about. So, let’s engage with Jesus throughout the entire process. THAT, at the end of our journey, is what will determine our success.

I think I just changed my mind on what I want to present you for my 3rd verse. I am doing memory work out of the Book of Ephesians right now but I don’t happen to be on a verse that stands alone in a comprehensive enough way to offer it to someone to share. Mentioning Job in the previous paragraph stirred up in my memory how much I love that 23rd chapter. Savor the gorgeousness of verses 8-12. (ESV)
8Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€œBehold, I go forward, but He is not there,
and backward, but I do not perceive Him;
9Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  on the left hand when He is working, I do not behold Him;
He turns to the right hand, but I do not see Him.
10Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  But He knows the way that I take;
when He has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
11Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  My foot has held fast to his steps;
I have kept his way and have not turned aside.
12Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food.

Translation of verses 8-10??? I may not know where God is right now in my situation but of this I’m sure: He knows where I am. Isn’t that powerful? Then, behold the faith and steadfastness of Job in that 10th verse: because God is at work and is at the helm, “I will come forth as gold” (NIV).Ā  (If you get a chance, glance at how perfectly that concept corresponds with 1 Peter 1:7.) I believe Job 23:10 is the exact verse I want to choose this time around and I think I’ll use the NIV. So here goes:

 

Beth Moore, Houston, Texas. But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. Job 23:10 NIV

 

Hit it, Girls.

So honored to study and memorize Scripture with you. Much, much love to you.

 

 

 

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  1. 4001
    Janet says:

    Janet, Charleston, SC, “A river brings joy to the city of your God, the sacred home of the Most High. God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed. From the very break of day, God will protect it.” Psalm 46:4-5 NLT

  2. 4002
    Sandra Slovacek says:

    Sandra Slovacek, West Dundee, IL
    “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philipians 4:19 (NKJV)

  3. 4003
    Katie Holt says:

    Katie, O’Fallon, IL ‘Know this, my beloved brothers, Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger.’ James 1:19 ESV

  4. 4004
    Daphne says:

    Daphne from Goodlettsville, TN. Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)
    Donā€™t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience Godā€™s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

  5. 4005
    Claudia says:

    “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10, NLT

  6. 4006
    Leslie Kerlick says:

    Leslie K
    Hickory NC
    JAMES 1:2-4 NASB

    2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

  7. 4007
    Sara says:

    Sara, Columbia TN
    “Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 HCSB

  8. 4008
    Cheryl Patterson says:

    Cheryl Patterson, Orange, 1 Thessalonians 3:12

    May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.

  9. 4009
    Lori J Pennington says:

    But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. Job 23:10 NIV

  10. 4010
    Amy says:

    Liberty Twp, OH Job 23:12 NIV, “I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.”

  11. 4011
    Kathi Anglin says:

    Kathi Anglin Sykesville, Maryland
    Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Romans 12:1 NIV

  12. 4012
    Ana-Maria says:

    Ana-Maria Klundt, Saint Joseph Missouri: John 14:23 ” Jesus replied, ‘Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them and we will come to them and make our he with them.’ “

  13. 4013
    Natalie Malec says:

    Natalie Malec, Grand Prairie, Tx
    ā€œBut blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. ā€­Jeremiahā€¬ ā€­17ā€¬:ā€­7ā€¬ NIV

  14. 4014

    Stephanie Marchbanks, Ennis, TX:

    Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ā€˜Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? (Matthew 25:37, ESV)

    (Memorizing verses 35-40)

  15. 4015
    Carlie Land says:

    Carlie Land Jefferson City, MO:
    “As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.” -Proverbs 27:19

  16. 4016
    Stephanie Rafferty says:

    Stephanie Rafferty, La Habra, CA “The Lord led me to a place of safety; He rescued me because He delights in me.” Psalms 18:19 NLT

  17. 4017
    Melanie says:

    But he knows where I am going. And when he has tested me like gold in a fire, he will pronounce me innocent. Job 23:10

  18. 4018
    Sara says:

    Sara in Omaha, NE

    You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

    John 15:3 NIV

  19. 4019
    Debra Stephan says:

    Debra, Ocoee, FL “Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of Thanksgiving.” Colossians 4:2 NASB

  20. 4020
    Aimee Wodkowski says:

    Aimee Wodkowski, Bay City, MI – Acts 20:24 “But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.” KJV

  21. 4021
    Connie Windham says:

    Connie Windham
    Trout, LA
    Psalm 86:11 ESV
    Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name.

  22. 4022
    Lynn Watson says:

    Lynn Watson, Hurst, Texas Psalm 18:29 NIV

    With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.

  23. 4023
    Heidi Duffield says:

    Heidi Duffield ~ DeWitt, AR. “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.” Hebrews 4:14,15. (ESV)

  24. 4024
    Sharon DeWitt says:

    Sharon DeWitt, Many, LA
    “Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. Ps. 86:11 NIV

  25. 4025

    Tempa Babington, Palm Bay, Fl.,
    “Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless & pure, children of God without fault in a crooked & depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.” Philippians 2:14,15 NIV

  26. 4026
    Sandy says:

    Sandy,Brookshire Texas, Colossians 3:1&2 NAS
    Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above not on the things that are on earth.

  27. 4027
    Judy Berey says:

    Judy Berey, Mandeville La “I lift up my eyes to the hills, Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, The maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1&2

  28. 4028
    Sherry Williams says:

    The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear?
    The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?
    Psalm 27:1 (NIV)

  29. 4029
    Connie Broich says:

    Connie Broich, Raleigh, NC

    I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from?
    My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaver and earth

    Psalm 121:1-2 NIV

  30. 4030
    Mary says:

    2 Corinthians 10:5
    We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.

  31. 4031
    Ann W says:

    Ann W,Mandeville, LA

    James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.

  32. 4032
    jackie harris says:

    Jackie from Platte City, MO
    2 Cor 2:14 (NIV)

    But thanks be to God, who always leads us tiumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

  33. 4033
    Monique M says:

    Monique from Auburn, AL.

    Yet I am confident that I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living.

    Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

    Psalm 27:13-14 NIV

  34. 4034
    Cheryl says:

    Cheryl Luecke in Houston,TX

    The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
    Colossians 2:14

  35. 4035
    jenniferr says:

    Jennifer R from Georgia:
    The Lord your God is with you, the mighty warrior who saves. He will delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Zeph 3:17 (NIV)

  36. 4036
    Nancy Kourmoulis says:

    Nancy Kourmoulis, Birmingham, AL

    Look to the Lord and His strength, Seek His face always. Psalm 105:4 niv

  37. 4037
    Emily Ince says:

    Emily Ince, Danville, VA
    “O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 NIV

  38. 4038
    Debbie says:

    Debbie, LaVergne TN, “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” Col.3:12 NIV

  39. 4039
    Susan says:

    Susan Chung, Long Island, NY
    “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:3 NIV

  40. 4040
    Tracy says:

    Tracy – Danville, IN Phillipians 4:6 ESV

    Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

  41. 4041
    Melody S says:

    Forest City, IA
    Psalm 33:21 ESV
    For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.

  42. 4042
    Robyn Angst says:

    Robyn Angst-Lebanon, MO
    not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25 NIV

  43. 4043
    OraDell "Okie"Murray says:

    Okie – Edisto Island, SC
    1 Thessalonians 1:5 NKJ- FOR OUR GOSPEL DID NOT COME TO YOU IN WORD ONLY, BUT, ALSO IN POWER, AND IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND IN MUCH ASSURANCE, AS YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF MEN WE WERE AMONG YOU FOR YOUR SAKE.

  44. 4044
    Laura Grassi says:

    Laura Grassi – Denver, CO

    Romans 1:16-17
    For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith”.

  45. 4045
    Tina says:

    Tina – Salem, IN

    Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise.
    Ephesians 5:15 ESV

  46. 4046
    Karen says:

    Proverbs 15:28
    The heart of the righteous weights its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

    A reminder to pause and consider before I speak.

  47. 4047
    Lori Edney says:

    Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

    1Peter 4:8
    ESV

  48. 4048
    Hannah Carroll says:

    Hannah Carroll, Waco, TX
    “No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Joshua 1:5 NIV

  49. 4049
    Nancynj Kritzman, Deckerville,MI says:

    Psalm 63:1 NIV O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

  50. 4050
    Karen Todd says:

    Karen Todd, Beech Island, SC

    But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. Job 23:10 NIV

    (I am using this verse because when I read it, it spoke to me. Thanks Beth for sharing)

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