Hey, you Scripture memory friends! We have made it all the way to verse 7! I felt like doing another little video for you this time around. It just feels warmer to me this way even if a written post is far more orderly and includes far less rambling. These videos are rough and unpolished but they are from the heart. I’m so proud of your hard work and your perseverance. Often when I read through your entries, I wonder if I’m getting a little clue about some of your circumstances and challenges. I don’t miss how many of you are memorizing Scriptures that encourage you to forgive someone. I am also deeply moved as I see many memorize Scriptures that remind you that YOU are forgiven and that you have been completely cleansed and that the power of Christ’s cross extends to YOU. Other times I smile seeing countless women selecting verses to help them keep their mouths shut in situations. Still other times I sense through your selections how very much you want to love people the way Christ has called you to love. AND IT’S HARD.
Maybe I’m reading too much into all of this. Maybe what’s resonating with me about your selections is that I myself am desperate for them. I have people to forgive. I need to believe and know without a doubt that I am completely forgiven and cleansed. I absolutely need to shut my mouth more often. And I want to love the way Christ has called me to love and, yes, sometimes it is the hardest thing on earth for me.
Nothing is like the Word of God. He leaves nothing out.
Ok, Girls! I am continuing a segment of Ephesians 3 so here is my entry this time around:
Beth Moore, Houston. “That according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being.” Ephesians 3:16 ESV
I sure love all of you and I am blessed beyond words to serve you! Press on and keep up your memory work!
Sharon, Raleigh NC: 2 Cor 3:5 ESV “Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.”
Linda, Delray Beach FL
” Whom Have I in heaven but You?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides You. ”
Psalm 73:25 (ESV)
Nancy English, Laramie, Wyoming
Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all that he has done. Philippians 4:6 NLT
Jody in Huntsville, AL NIV
John 15:7
“If you remain in me and my word remains in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.”
“Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” ~ Revelation 1:5-6
La Teisa Crockett, Bedford Hts, OH
“Everything that was written in the past
was written to teach us so that through the
endurance taught through the
scriptures and the encouragement they provide,
we might have hope” Rom. 15:4 (NIV)
Exodus 14:14
The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.
ESV
Kim Joyner; Poplar Bluff, MO. “Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually.” Psalm 105:4 (NASB)
Tracy, Holland, MI
“He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.” Titus 3:5 ESV
Tracey from Niskayuna, NY
Daniel 1:8 “But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself that way.” NIV
Kris Morrissey Omaha, NE
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 41:3 (NIV)
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 MacArthur Study Bible, NAS
Cheryl Paganelli, Medford, N.J. ” I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me, and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me, you can do nothing.”
John 15:5 (NIV)
Taylor, FL. Eph 2:4-5 (NKJV)
But God who is rich in mercy because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dean in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).
Nikki, Alexandria, LA,
“May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.” Psalm 20:2 NIV
Stephanie Jo
Crane Oregon
No unbelief or distrust made him waver (doubtingly question)concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong and was empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God, Fully satisfied and assured that God was able and mighty to keep His Word and to do what He had promised.
Romans 5:20-21 AMP
Marsha, Angleton TX, “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ” (Colossians 3:12 NIV84)
Janelle Fitzler
Sioux Falls SD
Ezekiel 36:27
And I will put my spirit within you,and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
Dana, San Angelo, Texas
” Show me, Lord , my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.”
Psalm 39:4 (NIV).
Better one day in our courts, than a thousand elsewhere
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God,
than dwell lin the tents of the wicked.
Psalm 84:10 NIV
Diane S., Macungie, PA
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. (â€Psalm‬ â€143‬:â€10‬ NIV)
Big Lake, Mn
Who has believed our message? To whom has The Lord revealed his powerful arm?
Isaiah 53:1 NLT
Susan Young, Fairhope, AL But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom and continues in it – not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it – they will be blessed in what they do. James 1:25 (NIV)
Devina varela san Angelo, TX 1Peter 4:1 NIV Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves also with the Same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin.
Stephanie Peterson, El Cajon, CA: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, or the strong man boast in his strength, or the rich man boast in his riches, but let the one who boasts boast in this: that he understands and knows me.” Isaiah 9:23-24a (NIV)
Michele M- Zionsville,Indiana
The Lord is sheperd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me besides still waters. Psalm 23:1-2
Judy, Panama City, Fl Ps 77:11-12 ESV
I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will remember your wonders of old.
I will ponder all your work,
and meditate on your mighty deeds.
Kaye from Hamburg,AR
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” (â€Deuteronomy‬ â€31‬:â€6‬ NIV)
Phyllis, Irvine, CA, “for God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 5:9, (NIV)
Karoletha Stone Longview TX
Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
Psalm 22:11 NIV
Sarah Stephenson, Auburn, AL; “But whatever were gains to me, I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having righteousness of my own that comes from the la, but that which is through faith in Christ- the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. I want to know Christ – yes, to know the power of resurrection and participation in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.” Philippians 3:7-11, NIV
Brenda Ammons, Byhalia, MS
Psalm 91:14 KJV “Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known My name.”
Jean Harrison, Woodbine, Georgia
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 NIV
II Corinthians 4.14 KJV
Knowing that He which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
Lisa, West Des Moines, IA “Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.” Psalm 141:3 (NASB)
Nicole S, Oviedo FL, Phillipians 4:19 NIV, “And my God will supply all my needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”
Pat S., Lago Vista, TX
“For the grace of God teaches us to say no to ungodliness and worldly passions and to live self-controlled,upright and godly lives in this present age.”
Titus 2:11-12
Keri Canton, Mi
“He counts the stars and calls them by name.”
Psalm 147:4
April 1,2015 DeLand, Florida
I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guard post. There I will wait to see what the Lord says and how He will answer my complaint.
Habakkuk 2:1 Life Application Study Bible
Stacey, Omaha, NE
This is my command – be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 (NLT)
Emily (age 15) You can pray for anything and if you have faith, you will receive it. Matthew 21:22 (NLT)
Ally (age 13) Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:14 (ESV)
Vonda Schwarz, Bertrand, NE “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12 NIV
Susan P, Hillsboro, KS
“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” Philippians 3:12 NIV
Melody Smith Jefferson Georgia
Ephesians 3:14-16 (MSG)
My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth.
I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit – not brute strength but a glorious inner strength…
Kira Chaloupka; Auburn, AL
So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
1 Corinthians 15:58 (NLT)
peggy
Orange City Iowa
Psalm 16:7
I will praise the Lord who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
Harmony – Moncton NB Canada Col 1:12 always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light.
John 13:34 ESV / 55
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
Vickie, Poplar Bluff, MO. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30 NIV
Amanda Porter. Kansas City, Missouri. What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now! God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole. 1 Peter 1:3-5 (MSG)
Joy Bruhnke, Fort Myers, Fl
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to 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