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!
Aloha from Hawaii!
Luke 10:27 NET
The expert answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul, with all your strength and with all you mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
Kati, Fort Gibson, OK
I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. (â€Psalm‬ â€27‬:â€13-14‬ NIV)
Candie from Beaverton, OR
[the God of all comfort] “who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”
2 Corinthians 1:4 NIV
Kristie Mallory, Goshen, KY. this will be part of a set of verses…
“When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us…”
Titus 3:4 (NLT)
Lisa Cummings, Joaquin, TX.
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Romans 8:18 KJV
Alycia Johnson Granada, MN.
Proverbs 15:1 NIV
A gentle word turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Judy Simi Valley, CA
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 NIV
Vicki Smith, Cleveland, TX. Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. NIV
Cheryl Moses of Houston, TX
Ephesians 3:18 (NIV)
…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,…
Amanda – Corsicana, TX. “O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirst for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.” Psalm 63:1-4 NIV84
Chandler, OK
Acts 17:26-27 (NKJV)
26 And He has made from one blood[a] every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
Rolanda Hairston Ft. Worth, TX
“But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.” Isaiah 53:5 NLT
Gail Campbell, Bremerton “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.” 1 John 2:6
Patricia McNeily, Miamisburg, Ohio
Hebrew 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Rebecca Tipton
Cleveland, Ohio
“But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and you killed the Author of Life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.” Acts 3:14-15 ESV
Alyssa Neal
Houston, TX
“So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.”
John 16:22 (NIV)
Lisa Cooper, Fort Worth, Texas – I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8 TNIV
Katrina Blackwell, Chandler, OK
James 1:11
For the sun rises with it’s scorching heat and withers the grass; it’s flower falls and it’s beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
Micki Elaine, Atlanta, Tx.
The Lord is my strength and song. And he has become my salvation.
Psalm 118:14 NKJV
Cassia, Spring, TX
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Col 3:17 NKJV
Mary Fanara, Independence, MO
“But He was pierced because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on Him and we are healed by His wounds. We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished Him for the iniquity of us all.”
Isaiah 53:5-6 HCSB
Billie, Cincinnati,OH
Ephesians 3:14,15,16
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.
Sally, Sturgis, MI
(David sang this song)He said:
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer.
2 Samuel 22:2
Elizabeth Thompson, Florence, AL “Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching;” Romans‬ â€12‬:â€7‬ NASB
Mary Beth- Cleveland, GA
Psalm 27:13- I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Mechelle, Broken Arrow, OK
Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience
Colossians 3:12 NLT
Lanise – Sachse, TX
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Ephesians 4:2 NIV
Leslie, Effingham, IL
“The Lord is my Shepherd I have all that I need.”
Psalm 23:1 NLT
Melinda Brown, Olive Branch, MS – “For My yoke is easy, and My load is light.” Matthew 11:30 NAS
Connie, Iowa Phil. 4:7 NKJV and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Janet from Odessa, TX
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.”
II Corinthians 12:9a ESV
Melodie Ocampo from Bullhead City AZ,
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness (Ps 29:2)
Psalm 119:39 NLT
“Help me abandon my shameful ways;
your laws are all I want in my life.”
Marsha Middleton- Lee’s Summit MO
Among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and we’re by nature children of wrath, just as the others. Ephesians 2:3 NKJ
Shannon Hillegeist
Houston, TX
Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness!
Christy Kirby, Plano, TX: “For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.” Ephesians 3:14-15 (NIV)
Sacramento,CA
Delight yourself in the Lord;
and he will give you the desires
of your heart. Psalm 37:4 NIV
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!!!!
Psalms 111:10 ESV
Leslie, Cedar Grove, NC
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear.” 1 John 4:18
Amy, Buda, Texas
“The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.” Psalm 118:14 NIV
Soni from Gulfport, MS Psalm 62:5 NLT (4/1/15)
Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.
Dian Helgerud in Orlando Florida
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us eternal glory that far outweighs them all, so we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,
Since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Cor 4: 17-18 (niv)
Blue Springs, MO
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 the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, Ephesians 3:17-18 NIV
Sharon, Mocksville, NC
“He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit. Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; when he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.” Proverbs 17:27-28 NKJV
Daura Crawley, Conway, AR ESV
1 Corinthians 13:5-6
…or rude. It does not insist on its on way; it is not irritable or resentful, it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoiced with the truth.
Johanna, Carlsbad, CA
Galatians 5:22-23a (NIV)
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”
Lori Thompson, McKinney TX
Psalm 139:1 NIV
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.
I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in My name. ~Psalm 91:14 (NLT)
MarlaMae from Kimmell, IN…sorry!!
Susie, Northville, MI
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 NIV
Heidi Worthey, Moreland, GA
from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, (â€Ephesians‬ â€3‬:â€15‬ NASB)