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!
Cynthia McCutcheon, Hackett, AR
“Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presences without a single fault.” Jude 24 NLT
Kayla Bollman, Fargo ND
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NIV
Suzanne
Tenaha, TX
Ephesians 3:17 NIV84
“So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you being rooted and established in love, Eph. 3:17
Lauren Fancher, Marble, AR – “Love each other like brothers and sisters.” Romans 12:10 NCV
Dawn Atwood, Colleyville, TX
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy?Listen, listen to me and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
Isaiah 55:2, NIV
Hot Springs, Ar. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12: 2~6
Debbie Fitzpatrick, Bossier City, LA. May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 NIV
Sheryl, PA
Let us not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:25 NIV
Joyce Gtimes – Pace, FL
And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? (Luke 24:4-5 NKJV)
Marshalltown, Iowa
Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Psalm 127:3 NIV
Diane from Wichita,KS
Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?
Gal 3:3 (NIV)
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV)
Tara Condon, Madisonville, LA
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
Isaiah 58: 8 NIV
Tiffany B
Wheeling WV
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalm 23:1 NKJV
karen Cortese, Fort Sumner, NM “let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:22-23 NIV
And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in your believers.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 (ESV)
Rachael from Union, Maine – I choose a long one but have felt very compelled to do it – And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit,For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek,For they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,For they shall be filled. Matthew 5:1-6
Jami Miltenberger, Olathe, KS: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9 (NIV)
Nancy Rottschafer, Holland MI. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. Great is Thy Faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 NIV
Cara Roberts, Byron, Illinois. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Mary James, Orangeville, ON. Canada
The angel said to the women, do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
Matt 28 5-7 NIV
i am praying for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those whom you ave given me, for they are yours.
John 17:9 ESV
Sylvie Nicol, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Lord, because of these promises people live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit as well; You have restored me to health and let me live.
Laura Adams, Ada, OK “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
Barbara Bollman
West Fargo, ND
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
Romans 12.10 NIV
Roseanne, Tacoma,WA
And above all these put on love, which binds everything
together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
Colossians3:14-15 ESV
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 KJV
Cindy
Houston, Texas
Jerri Hadley, Wimberley, TX. “When I am afraid, I will trust in you.” Psalm 56:3
Sheila H., Manitoba, Canada
“This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”
I John 5:14
Pam Harris, Murrieta, Ca. Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share for God is pleased with such sacrifices. Hebrews 13:16 HCSB
Keely in Hermann, MO learned, “For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 NASB
Meredith, Virginia Beach, VA
Ephesians 4:2 (ESV)
With all humility and gentleness with patience, bearing with one another in love.
Hello, my name is Lori and I live in Medford, OR
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. (Ephesians 6:12 NIV)
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Teri,Kalamazoo
Luke 1:14
“And you will have joy and gladness,
and many will rejoice at his birth.”
Susan Chung, Long Island, NY
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV)
Kathy Wilson from Chandler, Arizona.
Light shines on the godly,
and joy on those whose hearts are right.
Psalm 97:11
NLT
JoAnne ~ Casper, WY ~
Psalm 138:3 (HCSB) On the day I called, You answered me; You increased strength within me. Psalm 138:3 (HCSB)
They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devasted; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devestated for generations. Is 61:4 NIV
Kristina Sedberry , Garland, TX- a person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook the offense. Proverbs 19:11 NIV
Angie Gates, Wiggins, Ms
“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,” (Colossians 1:9 NIV)
Kathryn Luedtke, Sherwood Park, AB
Ps 90:12 (NIV)
Teach us to number our days aright that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Beth Bell. Cartersville, Ga
For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
2 Corinthians 3:17-18 NLT
Margaret, Jackson, TN
Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. Romans 5:2 NLT
In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:6. ESV
Lori, Pueblo West. “I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean from all your idols and everything else that has defiled you.” ~ Ezekiel 36:25 GNT
Erin Beil, Sneads Ferry, NC
Hebrews 12:1 (NLT) therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd or witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
1 Peter 2:12
Desiray -Boerne, TX
Ephesians 3:16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being
thanks Beth 😀
Darcy – Albuquerque, NM
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. (1 Peter 3:1-2 ESV)