Siesta Scripture Memory Team 2015: Verse 4!

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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

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  1. 3401
    Morgan says:

    Morgan, Arlington VA NIV

    Behold! I am the Lord! The God of all flesh, is there anything to hard for me?

    Jeremiah 32:27

  2. 3402
    Donna D says:

    Donna D. – Victoria Texas
    Job 23:10 NIV
    “But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.”

  3. 3403
    Debbie Brubaker says:

    Debbie Brubaker, Robstown, TX

    “Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way.” Psalm 119:37 NKJV

  4. 3404
    Cindy Gandy says:

    Cindy Gandy
    Hazlehurst, MS

    Romans 8:31 ESV
    What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

  5. 3405
    Renee Hui says:

    Renee Hui, British Columbia, Canada

    2 Corinthians 3:17 (NIV) Now the Lord is the Spirit,and where the Spirit of the Lord is,there is freedom.

  6. 3406
    Vickie Farris says:

    Vickie Farris, Alexandria LA
    Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer.
    Romans 12:12 NKJV

  7. 3407
    Angie Brown says:

    Angie Brown Taylors, SC

    Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Ephesians 4:29 KJV

  8. 3408
    Erin Beakley says:

    Erin Beakley – Dallas, TX

    My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

    James 1:19-20, NIV

  9. 3409
    Emily Snodgrass says:

    Emily from Rogersville, TN
    No, in all these things we are more than victotious through him who loved us.
    Romans 8:37 (HCSB)

  10. 3410
    Natalie says:

    Natalie, Houston

    Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 4:2 ESV

  11. 3411
    Paula Rockwood says:

    Paula Rockwood, Brunswick, ME
    “Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.” Psalm 139:4 ESV

  12. 3412
    Patricia Gandy says:

    Patricia Gandy, Florence, MS

    Jeremiah 29:11 (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.

  13. 3413
    Carolyn says:

    Carolyn, Conroe, TX
    “Lord, I have heard the report about You; Lord, I stand in awe of Your deeds. Revive Your work in these years; make it known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!”
    – Habakkuk 3:2 (HCSB)

  14. 3414
    Amy says:

    Amy from Everett, WA

    “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Phil. 4:6-7 (NKJV)

  15. 3415

    Marie Griffith. Moulton Alabama. But we are not of those that shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved. Hebrews 10:39 NIV

  16. 3416
    Carol says:

    Carol
    Carthage, NY

    And Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the LORD and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”

    1 Samuel 7:3 NIV

  17. 3417
    Martha Salters says:

    Martha Salters, Natchez MS
    “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.”

    NIV

  18. 3418
    Jennifer says:

    Jennifer Smith, Chino Hills, CA

    “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 (ESV)

  19. 3419
    Jennifer Cochran says:

    Jennifer Cochran, Sealy, TX

    But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. ~Hebrews 3:13 ESV

  20. 3420
    Melissa says:

    Melissa A. Sacramento, CA, Colossians 4:2 “Devote yourself to prayer, stay alert in it with thanksgiving.” HCSB

  21. 3421
    Stephanie Morris says:

    Stephanie Morris, Norman Ok

    Deuteronomy 6:6-7
    “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.” (NKJ)

  22. 3422
    Shelby Shackleford says:

    Shelby Shackleford, Hendersonville, TN
    So just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. James 2:26

  23. 3423
    Teresa B. says:

    Teresa B., Ankeny Ia
    For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and of a sound mind. 2 Tim. 1:7 (NKJV)

  24. 3424
    Brittany Mabe says:

    Brittany Mabe, San Diego CA

    What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”
    Romans 4:1-3, ESV

  25. 3425
    Jessica Hudson says:

    Jessica Hudson, Wyoming Mi

    Phillipians 4:6 NRSV
    Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request made known to God.

  26. 3426
    Ericka says:

    Ericka F., Orlando, FL – ISA 43:25 NKJV

    “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.”

  27. 3427
    Christy Lemmons says:

    Christy, Jonesboro, AR

    Exodus 19:5 AKJV
    Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure to me above all people: for all the earth is mine.

    Our Bible study group looked up the definition of peculiar and delighted in His love!

  28. 3428
    Ellen says:

    Ellen, Amersfoort, the Netherlands

    Moge God, die ons hoop geeft, u in het geloof geheel en al vervullen met vreugde en vrede, zodat uw hoop overvloedig zal zijn door de kracht van de Heilige Geest.

    Romeinen 15:13 (NBV)

  29. 3429
    Chris says:

    Chris, Thousand Oaks, CA
    I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.
    The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help. (‭Psalms‬ ‭34‬:‭4, 15‬ NLT)

  30. 3430
    Jeanna says:

    Jeanna Romans, Bel Air, MD Psalm 119:105 (KJV)
    Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path

  31. 3431
    Katie M. says:

    Katie Moran
    Arlington, TX

    Colossians 3:13-14 NIV

    13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

  32. 3432
    Rachel Howie says:

    Rachel H. Salem, Indiana

    For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

    Phillipians 4:13 NLT

  33. 3433
    Ashley Graves says:

    Ashley Graves, Stephenville

    And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. – 2 Cor 9:8 NKJV

  34. 3434
    Mary P says:

    Mary, Vandalia Ohio
    Be completely humble and gentle;be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)

  35. 3435
    Becky Richter says:

    Oak Harbor, WA

    John 5:8 (NLT)

    Jesus told him “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk! “

  36. 3436
    Lynn Larson says:

    Lynn, Lake Villa, IL

    Ephesians 2:4 NLT

    But God is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so much

  37. 3437
    Grace says:

    He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
    Proverbs 11:28

  38. 3438
    Mariane Huckleberry says:

    He gives power (strength) to the weary and to those who have no might He increases strength. Isaiah 40:29 NKJV
    Mariane from Indianapolis, IN

  39. 3439
    Jill T. says:

    Jill T. Bristol TN

    For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, A day of vengeance, That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. The sword shall devour; It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood; For the Lord God of hosts has a sacrifice In the north country by the River Euphrates. Jeremiah 46:10 (NKJV)

  40. 3440
    Rebekah O says:

    Rebekah Owens, Ralph, AL. “We love Him because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 (NKJV)

  41. 3441
    Tara and Jovie in Salem says:

    Ephesians 6:10-13 NIV

    Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

  42. 3442
    Sarah Dulin says:

    Sarah Dulin, Denton, TX

    “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,”

    Colossians 3:12 ESV

  43. 3443
    Mary Beth Sauter says:

    MaryBeth Sauter, Mechanicville,NY

    Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit
    within you;and I will remove the heart of stone from your
    flesh and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26 NASB

  44. 3444
    Janet Schmoll says:

    Janet, Holmes Beach, FL

    “You did not choose me,
    but I chose you
    and appointed you to go and bear fruit-
    fruit that will last.
    Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.”
    John 15:16

  45. 3445
    Marlena Cantrell says:

    Marlena Cantrell, Maylene, AL

    “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
    (‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭4-5‬ ESV)

  46. 3446
    Amy Jo says:

    But I, The Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.
    Jeremiah 17:10 NLT

  47. 3447
    becky says:

    Becky
    Kentucky
    Psalms 145:13b (NIV)
    The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made.

  48. 3448
    Marjorie Dever says:

    Marjorie Dever
    2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV
    All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

  49. 3449
    Brenda says:

    Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10 RSV

  50. 3450
    Amy says:

    Amy from trussville, alabama

    Zephaniah 3:9 NIV
    Then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve him shoulder to shoulder.

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