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!
jackie moore, brookville ohio
I prayed to the LORD and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
Psalm 34:4-5 (NLT)
Indianola,IA “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” 1 John 3:2 (NKJV)
Susan McDaniel, Fayetteville ,GA
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1
Jill Jones, Westerville Ohio
And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Matthew 5:47 (NIV)
Michelle V, Hewitt, TX
May God, the source of hope, fill you with joy and peace through your faith in Him. Then you will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 GW
Julie, Texarkana, Tx-“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. “(â€James‬ â€3‬:â€13‬ NIV)
Sarah Miller, New Palestine, IN
If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 1 Cor 13:3 NIV
I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;
From where shall my help come?
My help comes from the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121: 1-2 NASB
April Mozingo, Garland TX “Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,” Phil 2:9 Esv
Champlin, MN – “fFr I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels or demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” NIV
Romans 8:38-39
So let each one give as he purposes in his Heart,
not grudgingly,or of necessity; For God loves
a cheerful giver.
2Corinthians 9:7(NKJV)
Sarah Jackson, Pasadena, TX
“Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance”
James 1:3 NIV
Deborah Harney, Columbia City, IN. “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7, NIV
Sandy, Ofallon MO. Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word. Psalm 119:37 NLT
Christy, Granger, IN “Cause me to hear Your loving-kindness in the morning, for on You do I lean and in You do I trust. Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk, for I lift up my inner self to You.” Psalm 143:8 (AMP)
Evan Stratton, Charlotte, NC
“For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 NLT
Ginger Lowe, Wetumpka, AL
con’t from last time: “since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Col. 3:24 NIV
Ashley, Statesboro, GA “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 ESV
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 NIV
Sherree Hunsberger
Lilburn, GA
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all you care upon Him, for He cares for you.
1Peter 5: 6,7 NKJV
“Don’t run from tests and hardships brothers and sisters. As difficult as they are, you will ultimately find joy in them; if you embrace them, your faith will blossom under pressure and teach you true patience as your endure. And true patience brought on by endurance will equip you to complete the long journey and cross the finish line-mature, complete and wanting nothing.
James 1:2-4 (Voice)
Kay Guerrero, Deer Park TX
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,”
even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness
is as light with you. Psalm 139:11-12 ESV
Carol Tippie
Cincinnati, Ohio
Acts 13:52 And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. (NASB)
Carrie Lyons Homer Glen, IL
“I am leaving you a gift-peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27 NLT
Ruthy Parish-Stratton,CO. Help us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Pslam 19:12 NKJV
Vicky McPhail, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23, ESV.
Rhonda H Wade
Buchanan Ga
Job 19:25-27 NIV
I know my redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been destroyed, in my flesh I will see God. I, with my own eyes, will see Him. I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!
Bette from Danville, PA
Ephesians 3:16 ESV
That according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being.
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. John 14:27. NASB. Lorrie. Rutledge GA
Jessie, Chittagong, BD. “So teach us to number our morality, so that we might live wisely.” Psalms 90:12 NET Bible
Gale Fox; Montgomery, TX
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)
cheryl Stewart, Arlington, Tx–John 3:16 NIV–For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Isaiah 58:11(NIV)
Gwen Wray, Miami, OK
23 Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand. 24 You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. Psalm 73: 23 & 24 (NKJV)
Lori Eagen. Windsor Ontario Canada. Teach me to do your will for you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on level ground. Psalms143:10 NIV
Barbara Smith, San Antonio
The Lord gives strength to the weary and increases power to the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary and young men stumble and fall,
but those who hope in the Lord will soar on wings as eagles. They will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:29-31
Rosalye
Vicksburg, MS
…but when they became fully awake they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him.
Luke 9:32b
Jen Newsham. Longview, Texas. “and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels” -2 Thessalonians‬ â€1‬:â€7‬ [ESV]
Patti, Niles, MI
“Praise the Lord O my soul, and forget not all his benefits – Psalm 103:2 (NIV)
Carol Cottrell, Tucker,Ga
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up others.” Ephesians 4:29. NIV
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
9 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.
Michelle Baylerian, Greenville, WI
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
Beth Brovold, Andover, MN. “My life is an example to many, because You have been my strength and protection. That is why I can never stop praising You; I declare Your glory all day long.” Psalm 71:7-8
Susan, Carthage Mo “But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.” Eph 4:7 KJV
Ella Kelly , Farmington,NM
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
Colossians 4:2 NIV
trudy Bourquein, Lewisville, TX
“Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.”
Psalm 62:5
WendyC – Cheyenne, WY.
Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Romans 12:9 NLT
Tracey Knight ~ Arkadelphia AR
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians‬ â€2‬:â€10‬ ESV
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; don’t lean on own understanding. Think about what He wants & he will help u go the right way.
Proverbs 3:5-6 ERV
Melynda. New Mexico.
1john4:4. Nkjv
You are of God little children, and have overcome them, because He that is in you is greater than he who’s in the world !!