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
Ruth Klapwijk
Pokhara, Nepal
Zoek rust, mijn ziel, bij God alleen, van hem blijf ik alles verwachten.
Ps 62:6
Debbie Lane
Cypress, Texas
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be equipped for every good work.
Faye, Calgary AB Canada
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” (â€1 Samuel‬ â€16‬:â€7‬ NLT)
Louise Blount, Colorado Springs, CO
” Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things” Philippians 4:8 NIV
Rebecca Tipton
Cleveland, Ohio
“The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 ESV
Christene in Pittsboro NC
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is anything of excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Philippians 4:8 ESV
Meg from Shelbyville, KY
“Above all, fear The LORD and worship Him faithfully with all your heart; consider the great things He has done for you.” (1 Sam. 12:24, HCSB)
Lacy McMurry- Carthage, MS
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” 1 Samuel 12:24 (ESV)
Angie, Magnolia, AR
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3: 20-21 NIV
Tracy Pace, Hernando, MS
“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; Joel 2:12 ESV
Riverton, WY – But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them shout with joy forever. May you shelter them, and may those who love Your name boast about You. For You, Lord, bless the righteous one; You surround him with favor like a shield.
Psalm 5:11-12 HCSB
Leah, Westerville OH
“But because of his great love for us, when we were dead in transgressions-it is by his grace you have been saved.”
Ephesians 2:4 NIV
Beth Evans, Jamestown, NC
The LORD gives His people strength. The LORD blesses them with peace. Psalm 29: 11 NLT
Laura Beatie, Aurora, Missouri
Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart. For consider what great things He has done for you.
1 Samuel 12:24 (NAS)
February 17, 2015 at 8:11 a.m.
Ps. 51:10 NAS Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew
a steadfast spirit within me.
Julie Frost
Sparks, NV
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea tossed by the wind.~James 1:6 ESV
Crystal & Reese, Canton MI
Psalm 84:4 NLT
What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises.
Meghann DeLong, Lawton, OK “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
Meghann – I have the same verse and posted right after yours. Well, since God obviously wants me to notice this – I will add you to my prayers this week. Take care! Jenn
Jennifer Walker, Sarver, PA “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
“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3 NASB
Katrina Blackwell Chandler, OK
James 1:6 “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.”
Cathy, Russellville, AR
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.”
1 Samuel 12:24 (ESV)
Mickey, Blue Springs, MO
The the Lord spoke to me, saying, “You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north.”
Deuteronomy 2:2-3 MEV
Shonda Vielbig, Ventura, CA “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9 NIV
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11
Cobi, Andrews, TX
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled neither let them be afraid.” NIV
And Samuel said to the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the Lord, and serve HIM only. He will deliver you out of the land of the Philistines”
!Samuel 7:3
Susan Moore, Houston, TX
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 NIV
Ephesians 3:16-18
I pray that our of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you , being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.
Sara-Stigler, OK
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
God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished. -Romans 3:25
Tulsa!
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children
and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:1-2
I hope it’s okay to submit my verse late. I was out-of-state due to a family emergency and was unable to submit on the 15th.
Candie Ittner, Beaverton, Oregon
1 Cor. 13:7 (NIV)
[LOVE] It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
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.”
Thankful for this verse!!
Isaiah 26:3. You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.NIV
Indianola, IA – “He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.” Psalm 91:4 (NKJV)
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV
Kristina Sedberry , garland, tx – But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. (â€2 Corinthians‬ â€11‬:â€3‬ NASB)
Traci, Parkersburg, WV
“Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked.”
~Ecclesiastes 7:13 ESV
Amy from North Wales, PA:
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” 1 Samuel 12:24 ESV
Paula, atlanta,tx
You have made known to me the path of life,
You will fill me with joy in your presence.
Psalm 16:11 nkj
Laurel, Sioux Falls, SD–And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, Ephesians 3: 17b-18 NIV
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20
Kathy
Chattanooga, TN
Casting the whole of your care (all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all) on Him. for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
I Peter 5:7 (amplified)
Mary, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
Colossians 3:2 (NIV)
Wendy Hornback Windsor, Colorado
I need this reminder right now … God’s love is and always will be steadfast, agape love!
“But this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never end” Lamentations 3:21-22 ESV
Shelly H. Leachville AR–“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I call you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” John 15:15 NIV
Sarah Philpott, Siloam Springs, AR
“I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth-everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” Isaiah 43:6-7 (NIV)
Lori Benson, Paris, TX
“Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.” Colossians 2:6-7 NASB
Sandy McCarthy, Phoenix, AZ
“11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare[b] and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. 13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.”
Jeremiah 29:11-14, ESV, Glo
Not from Glo
From biblegateway.com
My apologies!!