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 on 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)
8       “Behold, I go forward, but He is not there,
and backward, but I do not perceive Him;
9       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.
10       But He knows the way that I take;
when He has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
11       My foot has held fast to his steps;
I have kept his way and have not turned aside.
12       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).  (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. 4201
    Dawn Russell says:

    Dawn Russell, Wausau, Wisconsin

    No other gods. Only me. Exodus 20:3 Message

  2. 4202
    Laura says:

    Laura, Jefferson, Maine

    Ephesians 4:31 ESV
    Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

  3. 4203
    Leah Cullen says:

    Leah Cullen – Ramona, CA

    Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭2-4‬ ESV)

  4. 4204
    Brittny says:

    brittny loveless, OKC, OK
    All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before
    He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes
    God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do and it gave him great pleasure. Ephesians 1:3-5

  5. 4205
    Emily Davis says:

    Emily, Loveland, Colorado, “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” Ephesians 3:20 (NKJV)

  6. 4206
    Sandra says:

    At first I didn’t think of it as a gift , and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then He told me,
    My grace is enough; it’s all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness.
    Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s strength moving in on my weakness.
    2 Co 12:8-9 MSG

  7. 4207
    Cindy Peete says:

    Cindy Peete, Colorado Springs, CO

    Hebrews 11:1 (ESV)

    Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

  8. 4208
    Kristen says:

    Kristen, Paramount, CA 1 John 2:15-17 NLT
    “Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever. “

  9. 4209
    Deb Davis says:

    Deb, Loveland, Colorado, “The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.” Psalm 119:130 (NKJV)

  10. 4210
    Deb says:

    Deb, Tampa FL Jeremiah 29:11-14a NIV

    “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity.”

  11. 4211
    Jamie says:

    Jamie, Pearland, TX

    O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right. Ps 31:1 (NLT)

  12. 4212
    Karen Cortese says:

    Karen Cortese, Fort Sumner, NM Phil.1:9-11 NIV “And this is my prayer: that your love would abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ-to the glory and praise of God.”

  13. 4213
    Linda Jewell says:

    Linda Jewell
    Sedona Az
    John 15:17 NIV
    This is My command: Love each other.

  14. 4214
    Ashley Karg says:

    Ashley Karg, Calgary, Canada. “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV

  15. 4215
    Nancy Knox says:

    Nancy, Spartanburg, SC Jeremiah 15:16 ESV
    Your words were found and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.

  16. 4216
    Lee Ann Kelley says:

    Lee Ann Kelley, Fairhope, AL

    But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

  17. 4217
    Marlene Charles says:

    Marlene charles, colorado KJV
    Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the lord jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him

  18. 4218
    Catherine Thomas says:

    Catherine Thomas, Texarkana, TX.
    rather It should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 1 Peter 3:4 NIV

  19. 4219
    Gretchen Heilmann says:

    Gretchen, Gahanna, Ohio–For you are all children of the light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. 1 Thessalonians 5:5 ESV

  20. 4220
    LaDonna says:

    “He has shown you, O man, what is good;and what does the Lord require of you. But to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with you God” Micah 6:8 NKJV

  21. 4221
    Melissa says:

    Melissa, Sacramento, CA
    Colossians 3:6 HCSB “Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”

  22. 4222
    Leslie says:

    Leslie, Mount Vernon, OH
    When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. Isaiah 43:2 (NIV)

  23. 4223
    Siesta Susan says:

    Susan Young, Fairhope,AL- Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because 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)

  24. 4224

    Dottie Moore, Houston TX

    Hebrews 11:6 (TLB)

    6 You can never please God without faith, without depending on him. Anyone who wants to come to God must believe that there is a God and that he rewards those who sincerely look for him.

  25. 4225
    Steph says:

    Steph, Ontario, Canada

    He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.
    Psalm 62:6
    New Living Translation

  26. 4226
    Cammy says:

    Cammy Kilgore, Texas Ephesians 4:29 NIV
    “Let no corrupt communication proceed from your mouth, but what is good for edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.”

  27. 4227
    Abigail says:

    Abigail, Lincoln NE

    “A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back.”
    -Proverbs 29:11

  28. 4228
    Nancy Lacy says:

    Nancy Lacy, Lake Oswego, Oregon
    The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. Psalm 19:9 NIV

  29. 4229
    Melanie Miller says:

    Melanie Miller, Nampa, ID Psalm 86:3 NIV
    Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to you all day long.

  30. 4230
    Kelly S says:

    Kelly Snodgrass
    Rogersville, TN

    Hebrews 13:3 NET
    Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment.

  31. 4231
    Katie R. says:

    Katie R., Westfield IN
    “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” NIV

  32. 4232
    Missi Woods says:

    Walker, LA
    Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people. (‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭23‬ GNT)

  33. 4233
    Cheryl says:

    Jenison, Michigan. Psalm 18:2 “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. NIV

  34. 4234
    Catherine says:

    Therefore, I urge you,, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1 NIV

  35. 4235

    Denise Matthews, Riverside CA – Romans 12:2 “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer” NIV

  36. 4236
    Susan says:

    Susan, Blacksburg, Virginia

    “He will certainly save you from hidden traps and from deadly sickness.” Psalms 91:3 NIRV

  37. 4237
    Jerri Thompson says:

    Omaha, NE

    “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

    Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV

  38. 4238
    Margaret says:

    Margaret, Bellaire, Texas

    With your help I can advance against a troop; With my God I can scale a wall.
    Psalm 18:29 NIV

  39. 4239
    Aimee Taylor says:

    Aimee Taylor, Hemet, CA “Teach me your way O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.” Psalm 86:11 (NKJV)

  40. 4240
    Martha says:

    “Don’t work for shortcuts to God. The market is flooded with surefire, easygoing formulas for a successful life that can be practiced in your spare time. Don’t fall for that stuff, even though crowds of people do. The way to life–to God–is vigorous + requires total attention.” Matt. 7:13-14 MSG

  41. 4241
    Cindy Hoskins says:

    Cindy from Sarasota, FL
    1 Timothy 1:7 ESV
    for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self control.

  42. 4242
    Jennifer says:

    Jennifer, Boston Ma

    Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children —

    Deuteronomy 4.9 ESV

  43. 4243
    Andrea says:

    Andrea Roberts, Kingsville, MO, “for if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” Romans 8:13, HCSB

  44. 4244
    Stacey says:

    Stacey doran , tunnel hill ga
    James 1 5-6
    If any of you lacks wisdom you should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault and it will be given to you.
    But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by th wind.

  45. 4245
    Marlene says:

    Marlene Payne, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. Hebrews 6:19-20 NIV

  46. 4246
    Debra Gorbandt says:

    Debra Gorbandt, Crestwood, Kentucky. Brothers, as an example of patience in suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. James 5:10-11, NIV

  47. 4247
    Tricia says:

    Tricia, Huntington Beach, CA

    Colossians 2: 6-7 NIV
    So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

  48. 4248
    Dawn Williamson says:

    Dawn, South Bend, Indiana

    for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair;

    Proverbs 1:3 NIV

  49. 4249
    Kathryn Luedtke says:

    Kathryn Luedtke, Sherwood Park, AB
    Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jer. 29.12-13 NIV

  50. 4250
    Laurie Dickens says:

    Laurie, from Dallas, Texas

    “But He knows the way that I take; when He has tried me, I shall come out as gold.”
    Job 23:10 ESV

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