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. 4901
    Amy W. says:

    Amy Wilkinson, Corpus Christi, Texas
    The Lord your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior.
    He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
    Zephaniah 3:17 (NASB) – sorry I was late! 🙂

  2. 4902
    Evangeline Williams says:

    2Samuael 22:20 He broughht me out into a wide open place:he delivered me because he was pleased with me. NET

  3. 4903
    Kathi Bowers says:

    Kathi Bowers
    Macungie,PA

    Do not let unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

    Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)

  4. 4904
    Margie Rodriguez says:

    Margie, San Angelo, Texas
    John 1:3 NIV Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

  5. 4905
    Mandy says:

    Mandy Phelps, Asheboro, NC

    “For we walk by faith, not by sight” 2nd Corinthians 5:7 ESV. KJV, NKJV

  6. 4906
    Jess says:

    Jess Isler, Atlanta, GA
    Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the father of light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. James 1:17 (MSG)

  7. 4907
    Julie Christensen says:

    Julie Christensen, Palm Springs, CA
    A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.
    Luke 6:45 NLT

  8. 4908
    Sonya Dickerson says:

    Sonya Dickerson, Chesterfield, VA
    “But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me.” Psalm 13:5 (NLT)

  9. 4909
    Kathy Lonergan says:

    Kathy
    Folsom CA
    “”‘You are my witnesses,’ declares the Lord, ‘and my servant whom I have chosen so that you may know, and believe me and understand that I am He.'”
    Isaiah 43:10 NIV

  10. 4910
    Liz says:

    Liz Dunton, Rocky Mount, NC
    “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?” Matthew 16:26 ESV

  11. 4911
    Bonnie Janus says:

    Bonnie Janus, Clarks Summit, PA
    Ephesians 6:10 NIV
    “Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in His mighty power.”

  12. 4912
    Terri McKellar says:

    Terri, Southaven, MS
    “If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land.” Isaiah 1:19 NIV

  13. 4913
    Megan JOY Burdzy says:

    Megan JOY – Calgary, AB Canada – “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him. Do everything without complaining and arguing” – Philippians 2:13-14 – NLT

  14. 4914
    brooke says:

    Brooke Fradd, Sevierville, Tennessee

    Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory. 1 Corinthians 10:31 HCSB

  15. 4915
    Rachel Johnston says:

    Rachel Johnston Lakewood, WA

    But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. James 3:17 ESV

  16. 4916

    Mary
    Chester, Virginia
    New Living Translation
    Psalm 119:17-24
    Gimel
    Be good to Your servant
    that I may live and obey Your word.
    Open my eyes to see
    the wonderful truths in Your instructions
    I am only a foreigner in the land
    Don’t hide Your commands from me!
    I am always overwhelmed
    with a desire for Your regulations.
    You rebuke the arrogant
    those who wander from your commands are cursed.
    Don’t let them scorn and insult me,
    for I have obeyed Your laws.
    Even princes sit and speak against me,
    but I will meditate on Your decrees.
    Your laws please me;
    they give me wise advice.

  17. 4917
    Deana Nunn says:

    Deana Nunn
    Wilmer, Alabama
    “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 17:22 ESV

  18. 4918
    Cassie Morrow says:

    Cassie Morrow, Seattle, WA “He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.” Psalm 1:3 NIV

  19. 4919
    stephanie davis says:

    Stephanie Davis, Midlotbian, Tx
    Ephesians 4:1-3
     Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.

  20. 4920
    Amy says:

    Amy from North Wales, PA:

    “The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”

    Zephaniah 3:17 NIV

  21. 4921
    Robbie says:

    Robbie C., Bay Minette, AL, For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts that your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9 NASB

  22. 4922
    Vickie Kalinovich says:

    Vickie Kalinovich, Greenville, SC
    “God is our refuge and strength an ever-present help in trouble.”Psalm 46:1(NIV)

  23. 4923
    Pam Vining says:

    Tryon, NC; “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:3 NIV

  24. 4924
    Jeanette Blevins says:

    Jeanette Blevins, Crescent, Oklahoma
    2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT) For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

  25. 4925
    Sandy Pinedo says:

    Sandy Pinedo. Los Angeles, CA
    2 Corinthians 4:18 “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” NIV

  26. 4926
    Christina KarsenGray says:

    Coquille, OR
    LORD, you are my portion and my cup of blesding; You hold my future.
    Psalm 16:5

  27. 4927
    Rae says:

    Rae Ritchie, Lafayette, IN. with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love NKJV Eph 4:2

  28. 4928
    Wendy McClellan says:

    Wendy McClellan, Powhatan, Virginia

    Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. Romans 12:19 NIV

  29. 4929
    eva in tennessee says:

    Eva, Knoxville, TN – (cont.) a time to kill and a time to heal,
    Ecclesiastes 3:3 (NIV)

  30. 4930
    Cindi White says:

    Cindi White – Smyrna, Georgia
    “For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.” 2 Corinthians 2:15 HCSB

  31. 4931
    Diane Robbins says:

    Diane R, Lenexa Kansas
    Ephesians 6:14-15
    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. (NIV)

  32. 4932
    Kathy S says:

    Kathy – Westerville, Ohio
    I love the Lord, because He hears my voice and my supplications. Psalm 116:1 (NASB)

  33. 4933
    Donna Oliphint says:

    Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
    Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
    in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.

  34. 4934
    Alexa says:

    Alexa Landrum, Kansas City, MO
    “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 ESV

  35. 4935
    Jamie Stellingwerf says:

    Jamie Stellingwerf, Paramount, California
    “I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever. I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope for your name it is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.” Psalm 52:9 NIV

  36. 4936
    Donna Oliphint says:

    Forgot to say I’m from Montgomery, AL.

  37. 4937
    Tammy P says:

    Tammy P, Jamestown, NC
    If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
    James 1:26 (NLT)

  38. 4938
    Leah Harrell says:

    Leah Harell, daegu S. Korea – cease striving and know that I am God. NASB

  39. 4939
    Tonya Hardy says:

    Tonya Hardy, Istanbul, Turkey ” ‘Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,’ says the LORD, who has compassion on you.” Isaiah 54:10

  40. 4940
    Amber says:

    Amber Mull, Leland, NC

    “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will is- his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
    Romans 12:2

  41. 4941
    Tiffany Jones says:

    When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me? (‭Psalms‬ ‭56‬:‭3-4‬ NASB)

  42. 4942
    Laurie Hunt says:

    Laurie Hunt Bossier City, La
    For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
    Galatians 5:1 ESV

  43. 4943
    Julie Dally says:

    “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s almighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time.”

    1 Peter 5:6 NIV

  44. 4944
    Gail Cohill says:

    Psalm 27:8
    “Come,” my heart says, “seek his face!”
    Your face, Lord, do I seek.

  45. 4945
    Charlene says:

    Charlene
    Alabaster, AL
    Romans 12:12 (NKJV)
    rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;

  46. 4946
    Valerie says:

    Valerie D.
    Falmouth, MI

    Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. Philippians 4:8 NASB

  47. 4947
    Leeza says:

    Leeza, Vineland, NJ

    For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. – Job 19:25-27 ESV

  48. 4948
    Julie Kaiser says:

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

  49. 4949
    Brenda K. Orlow says:

    Brenda Orlow, Jordan, MN
    “When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” Matthew 9:36 NIV

  50. 4950
    Leah, Taylor MI says:

    “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 NIV

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