Hi Siestas! It is such a joy to be able to talk to you! My name is Sherry McClure and I just love this community so very much. I live in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, and I work here at Living Proof Ministries. One of my responsibilities right now at LPM is to help moderate your comments and it brings me such delight. Thank you for letting me be a part of your life in that way. All of you have so much to offer and I love getting to know you through your comments here! I also have the joy of tending to many of you through Facebook and I love y’all so incredibly much.
A little bit about me: I have been here at LPM for just over 11 years and have had the opportunity to do many things here! I started working at LPM when I had only been married for 2 years and we didn’t have children at the time. As I have grown and changed, my responsibilities at LPM have changed as well. I have been married for 13 years to David and we have two boys –Sam (9) and Jacob (7). We have a lot of fun together, but life with boys is loud, fast, and sometimes messy.  I also have the privilege of serving my home church in our women’s ministry. Life is full and fun! Some of the things that I enjoy most in this life are playing with my kids, being outside, shopping, cooking, and most of all, studying God’s word. His Word is the absolute thrill of my life. The Lord has recently breathed a new passion for His word into my soul and it is what I wake up for everyday…to see the Lord in His Word.  He is the love of my life.
1 Samuel 12:24 (ESV)
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.”
This is one of the verses that the Lord has given me to focus on throughout the entire year. He broke it down for me like this:
Only fear the Lord: I am not to fear failure. I am not to fear what someone may think. I am not to fear the enemy. I am not to fear people I think are my enemies. I am not to fear things I imagine. I am not to fear man. My only fear should be of the Lord. There is safety in fearing Him.
Serve him faithfully: I am to be faithful in the ways that He has given me to serve. I am to work in excellence and do everything unto Him.
With all your heart: I am to give my all to the things that I am serving in. No settling for mediocrity. No half-accomplishing things. No “it’s fine.” No “this will do.” I am to give my whole heart.
Consider what great things He has done for you: I want to be living in a constant state of gratitude before the Lord. I want to be mindful that He rescued me from the dominion of darkness and transferred me to the kingdom of light (Colossians 1:13). He indeed has done great things for us!
So, my dear sisters, I pray that you will only fear the Lord. I pray that you will serve Him with all of your heart. I pray that you will remember the great things He has done for you. He is everything and I pray you experience Him through His word as it sinks into your souls!
I love you all so much,
Sherry
Alice’ H. Pineville LA: “And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts crying ‘Abba Father!’. So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.” Galatians 4:6-7 ESV
Veronica Lemon, Temple, TX:
“For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it. For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?
Hebrews 3:1-3a (NASB)
Nanette Sword – Saint Cloud, FL
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment.”
Mark 12:30 NKJV
“For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly father will also forgive you.”
Matthew 6:14
Denise Korsmo Amarillo, TX Colossians 4:2- “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving”. KJV
Wooster, OH
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
1 Peter 2:9
May you be blessed by The Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 115:15
NKJV
Kyndra Ables, Waxahachie, TX – SAGU student
Ephesians 4:11-12 (NKJV)
“And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.”
Matthew 5:16 “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
Tonya, Pineville, LA
John 14:6 (NIV) Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Janet – Bridgeport, NJ
I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;
before the “gods” I will sing your praise.
Psalm 138:1
I forgot to add NIV at the end!
This is one of my favorite Psalms.
Col. 1:11 & 12
being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.
Erin DiMenna, Alexandria VA. “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 God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 NIV
Michele Zamora-Lubbock, TX
Psalm 16:7-8
“I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
I have set the Lord always before me, because he is at my right hand, I will not
be shaken.” Psalm 16:7-8 (NIV)
Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
Lam. 3:22-23 NKJV
Erin Beil, Sneads Ferry, NC
“In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.” 1 Peter 5:10, NLT
Debbie Weaver, Cumming, GA.
“But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith & love as a breast plate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet” I Thessalonians 5:8 NIV
Brandy, Port Neches, TX
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Do not let any unwholesome talk come from your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. 1 Samuel 12:24 NIV
“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13 NKJV
Angelia J. Poole – Charlotte, NC
“For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” Philippians 2:13 (NKJV)
Izora Browning Midland,Texas 2-15-15 8:45pm
I rejoiced with those who said “Let’s us go to the house of the Lord”. Ps 122 v-1 NIV
Debbie, Orlando
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ”
II Corinthains 10:5
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble. Proverbs 21:23 ESV
Susan Sarver, St. George UT
But the LOED said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the LORD sees, for man sees what is visible, but the LORD sees the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7 HCSB
Meg Stickl, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Philippians 4:11b &13 NLT: I have learned how to be content with whatever I have….for I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength.
Stacey M
Clayton, NC
But you, Timothy, are a man of God; so run from all these evil things. Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. (â€1 Timothy‬ â€6‬:â€11‬ NLT)
JoAnne – Sedona, AZ
We pray that you’ll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul—not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us. Col. 1:11-12 MSG
Bethany S. Stephens, Garland, TX
“King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.
Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do: As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”
Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
At this time some astrologers[b] came forward and denounced the Jews. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever! Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”
Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?””
Daniel 3:1-15 NIV
(I will finish the chapter next time.)
I chose Dan 3 because the Beth Moore Daniel study was life-changing for me 3 years ago. This chapter especially spoke to me as I looked at the story though adult eyes. Also, it’s a chapter that I can use as a bedtime story for my nephews.
Who has know the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?
Romans 11:34-35
NIV
Fort Mill, SC
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (â€James‬ â€1‬:â€22‬ ESV)
Melissa Scheiwe, Navarre, FL
“If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Isaiah 1:19-20
Carolyn – Jetmore, Ks.
“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1Thessalonians 5:16 (NIV)
Beverly Welch, Dallas, NC
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Heb. 4:16 KJV
Drexel, NC “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2 NLT
Mandi Autry, Edmond, OK…”I keep my eyes always on the Lord. He is at my right hand. So I will always be secure. Psalm 16:8 NIrV
From Plain City, OH
Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.
Rita – Alva, Florida
“God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
James 4:66 – NLT
Allison, Pittsburg, TX
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction,
faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 NIV
Heather Smith
Nashville, TN
“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.”
Colossians 3:23 (NLT)
Dorie, Hillsboro, KS Ephesians 6:10,11 “A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.”
Laura – Gilbert, AZ
I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free. Psalm 119:32 1984 NIV
Rachel- Cumming, GA
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29 ESV
Nicole Carlisle Pell City, AL
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (â€Hebrews‬ â€4‬:â€16‬ NIV)
Becky Burns, Beaverton OR
The sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.
Romans 8:7-8 NIV
Donna Huneycutt, Mt. Pleasant, NC
Psalm 141:3 NASB
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Jackie – Noblesville,IN – This is real love-not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 1 John 4:10 NLT
Johnnie Cunningham Arlington,Tx
When you believe,you were mark in him with a seal,the promised holy spirit. Ephesians 1:13b NIV
Abi Copeland – Springfield, MO
“We demolish arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV)
Megan Loscher
Quincy, IL
And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. (â€Ezekiel‬ â€36‬:â€26‬ ESV)