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. 3801
    cheryl r says:

    cheryl R , Midlothian Va
    Even though I walk throughteh valley of death I shall fear no evil for you are with me, your rod and your staff they comfort me

    Psalm 23:4 NIV

  2. 3802
    Melissa D says:

    Melissa Droegemueller, San Antonio, TX

    But the LORD wants to have mercy on you. SO he will rise up to give you his tender love. The LORD is a God who is always fair. Blessed are all those who wait for him to act!

    Isaiah 30:18 NIRV

  3. 3803
    CarolTaylor says:

    Carol, The Woodlands, TX

    “How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
    Psalm 119:103 KJV

  4. 3804
    Angie Myers says:

    Angie from Loganville says, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬ NIV)

  5. 3805
    Susan Kennedy says:

    Susan, Cartersville, GA
    “Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them; so a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name.” Malachi 3:16 NKJV

  6. 3806
    Alicia Marks says:

    Alicia Marks, rural Oregon, “In God is my salvation and glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart to Him; God is a refuge for us.” Psalm 62:7-8 (NKJ)

  7. 3807
    Jessica Cavegn says:

    Jessica Cavegn- Bethlehem,GA “Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.”
    Psalm 139:4 NIV

  8. 3808
    Kristie Larsen says:

    Kristie Larsen, Mesa, AZ
    “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

  9. 3809
    Stephanie says:

    Stephanie, Cisco, TX. 1 Samuel 12:24. KJV. Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider hoe great things he hTh done for you.

  10. 3810
    Jackie Diamond says:

    Jackie,Tampa
    1 Peter 3:9 NLT
    Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. This is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing.

  11. 3811
    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

    • 3811.1
      Gretchen Heilmann says:

      I realized I put the same verse in twice! Here is the one for the 15th:
      “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to you father who is in heaven.
      Matthew 5:14-16 ESV

  12. 3812
    Amanda says:

    Amanda
    Ocean Springs,MS

    As we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially those who are of the household of faith.
    Galatians 6:10
    NKJV

  13. 3813
    Brittney says:

    Brittney (Kirkland, WA)

    “May you be strengthened with all power, according to HIS glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.” -Colossians 1:11-12 ESV

  14. 3814
    Sherry Conner says:

    Sherry – Deer Park, Texas
    Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
    Psalm 19:4 NIV

  15. 3815
    Marie Franse says:

    Marie Franse, Albuquerque, NM: Isaiah 40:26: lift your eyes and look to the heavens: who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. (NIV)

  16. 3816
    Deborah E. Bell says:

    Deborah E. Bell — Bridgeton, New Jersey

    (20). And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

    Exodus 20:20 kjv

  17. 3817
    Mary Goins says:

    Mary Goins, Bluford, IL

    and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. (‭Daniel‬ ‭2‬:‭20-21‬ NIV)

  18. 3818
    Lindsey Smith says:

    Lindsey Smith Melbourne, Florida

    “After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ will Himself present, confirm, strengthen and establish you”. 1 Peter 5:10

  19. 3819
    Carissa LaValle says:

    Carissa LaValle, St. Bonifacius, MN

    Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24

  20. 3820
    Elaine Moran says:

    Elaine Moran, Austin, AR
    Only fear The Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. I Samuel 12:24 NKJV

  21. 3821
    Kelly Merrill says:

    Kelly Merrill
    Menomonie, Wisconsin

    The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. Psalm 121:5-6 ESV

  22. 3822
    Stephanie C. says:

    Stephanie C. – San Marcos, CA

    Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (NIV)

  23. 3823
    Gabriella Houston says:

    Gabriella Houston, Rocklin CA Numbers 6:24-26 Faith Girlz NIV

    The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

  24. 3824
    Tammy Mistrzak says:

    Tammy, Waterford, MI
    But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:7-8 NIV

  25. 3825
    Irma Barbee says:

    Irma, The Woodlands, TX

    “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil” (Hebrews 6:19, NKJV)

  26. 3826
    Kelly Duncan says:

    Kelly,
    Hayden, Alabama
    Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
    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.

  27. 3827
    Andrea says:

    Andrea, San Diego, CA: “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9, NIV

  28. 3828
    Terryl Arola says:

    Terryl Arola, Pine City, MN
    Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT

  29. 3829
    Tracey Morrison says:

    Tracey Morrison, Margaree Valley, NS Canada

    “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26

  30. 3830
    Holly Goddard says:

    Isaiah 30:15 NIV
    This is what the Sovreign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.”

  31. 3831
    Nancy Sticht says:

    Nancy Sticht, St. Augustine, FL

    I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.
    Job 42:2 (NKJV)

  32. 3832
    char says:

    Acts 16:31 They replied, Believe in the Lord Jesus , and you will be saved – you and your household

  33. 3833
    Deborah Meabon says:

    Deborah Meabon, Warren, PA

    “Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.”
    Proverbs 9:8 (NIV)

  34. 3834
    Brianna Watt says:

    “Commit to the Lord what ever you do, and your plans will succeed.” Proverbs 16:3, NIV

  35. 3835
    Elizabeth Peck says:

    Elizabeth Peck, Fairfax Station, VA. Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord, and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. 1 Thess 5:12 – 13, NIV 1984.

  36. 3836
    Sherry says:

    ” 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.” Isaiah 41:13

  37. 3837
    Mandy Codding says:

    Mandy Codding, Wadsworth, OH – Psalm 16:8 – I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. – NIV

  38. 3838
    Amber Thornhill says:

    Amber from Perth, Western Australia
    3 Loving God means keeping His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome. 4 For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. 5 And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

    1 John 5:3-5 | NLT

  39. 3839
    Rita says:

    Rita Hipp, Lexington, SC
    Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. (‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29‬:‭12-13‬ ESV)

  40. 3840

    Deb in Windsor, CT:

    “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33, NIV

  41. 3841
    Robin Rexroad says:

    Robin, Conway SC. Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you. (‭Psalms‬ ‭143‬:‭8‬ NLT)

  42. 3842
    Laurie Shinkan says:

    “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.”

    Proverbs 31:8 NIV

    • 3842.1
      anna says:

      Goes along with Galations 6:9 — encourages me to be diligent in caring for the sick, homeless, orphans, etc. Thank you for posting this verse!

  43. 3843
    Kathryn says:

    Kathryn, Oceanside, “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own.” 1 Corinthians 6:19 ESV

  44. 3844
    Judi says:

    11 Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. (‭Psalm‬ ‭86‬:‭11‬ NIV)

  45. 3845
    Angie Colbeck says:

    …’Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.
    Zechariah 3:6 NIV

  46. 3846
    Jackie Adington says:

    Jackie Adington – Waynesburg, KY – Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. (‭Isaiah‬ ‭30‬:‭18‬ ESV)

  47. 3847
    Sue says:

    Sue Rice, Telford, PA
    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.
    Isaiah 41:13, NIV

  48. 3848
    Emily York says:

    Emily York, St. Paul, Minnesota. “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 (NIV)

  49. 3849
    Carol Hulin says:

    Carol, Belleville, ON:
    And so I am thankful and glad, and I feel completely secure. Psalm 16:9 GNT

  50. 3850
    Laura Gray says:

    Laura, Greenbrier, AR Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 NIV

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