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!
Suzy – Smyrna, GA (Atlanta area)
We will not hide them from our children; but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and His might and the wonders that He has done.
Psalm 78:4 – ESV
Paige Woodard Mitchell, Minden Louisiana
“He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.” 2 Corinthians 1:4 (NLT)
“Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
Isaiah 53:1 NIV
Michelle Rademacher – Aurora, IL
“But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.” Hebrews 10:39 (ESV)
Susan Clements Seale, AL “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. ” Hebrews 11:1 NIV
1111 Oak
Barb Wisconsin
A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
Ps 91:7 ESV
Proverbs 3:6
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall
direct thy paths.
Norfolk, VA
My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest
Isaiah 32:18. NIV
Dani Turner, Greer, SC: knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. James‬ â€1‬:â€3‬ HCSB
Jennifer Behnke, West Palm Beach, Florida.
“Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” Colossians 3:16-17 NLT
Gina TRA Rosamond, Ca
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Matthew 5:6 ESV
Carol Rice – Deer Park, Texas
Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith. Galatians 6:10 (HCSB)
Sara Wheeler, Alexandria, AL. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 (NIV)
Julie Fawcett, Round Rock,Tx
“Therefore prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.”
1 Peter 1:13 NIV
Sherry Bolander, Burlington, Iowa “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart I have overcome the world.” (John16:33)
Tanya, Richland , WA
First, Beth, thanks you for the encouragement. I am one that needed those affirmations.
My verse is Ephesians 1:3 (again)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. (â€Luke‬ â€24‬:â€36-40‬ NIV)
Adrienne
Jasper, TN
“From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
John 1:16-17 NIV
Mary Newberry, New Smyrna Beach, FL
1 Thessalonians 16-18 MSG
Be cheerful no matter what; thank God no matter what happens. This is how God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.
17: NEVER STOP PRAYING
Louise from Irvine, CA – Psalm 19:14 – May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer! (NIV)
Lindsay, los alamos, nm
(Continuation)
and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,
Luke 4:18b NIV
Mary Newberry, New Smyrna Beach, FL
1 Thessalonians 16-18 MSG
Be cheerful no matter what; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.
17: NEVER STOP PRAYING
Jeanete, Albuquerque, NM Then I pray to you, O Lord. I say, “You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life.” Psalm 142:5 (NLT)
“Because He bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!”
Psalm 116:2
NLT
Lisa
Katy, Tx
Fawnda Dooley Denton,Tx
“From whom His whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name.”
Eph 3:15 NIV
Tara- Rockwall, Texas
The Lord is good, a stronghold in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.
Nahum 1:7
Jessica Clark, Houston, Texas “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,” Ephesians 3:14 ESV
Joyce D. Highlands Ranch, CO
Thank you for video, Beth, I needed it this morning!
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,”
â€â€Ephesians‬ â€3:16‬ â€NIV‬‬
Holly Tabor, Nixa, Missouri
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 ESV
Kim, Amherst, Ohio
2 Corth. 5:17 NIV
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!
Ephesians 3:15 ESV ‘from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named’
Pat from Jackson, Kentucky The heavens declare the glory of God and the sky above proclaims His handiwork. Psalm 19:1(ESV)
Shiffra, Kalamazoo, MI
1 Kings 9:15 NIV Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD’s temple, his own palace, the supporting terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer.
Andrea B, Jeff City MO
But he was pierced for our transgressions,he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,and by his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5 NIV
Jan Clifton in Clinton, MS:
“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
Tina Harrell from Chesapeake, VA: “Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods that are among you and yield your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.” Joshua 24:23 (NIV84)
Kimberly Turman, Montgomery, AL
“And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.”
Romans 8:11 (NIV)
Yvette Palmer
Mesa, Arizona
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalms 23:1 KJV
Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the for. Psalm 61:1-3. NIV
Lisa Curtis, Jackson, Missouri
Teach us to number our days carefully so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts. Psalm 90:12 HCSB
Allyson
League City TX
Psalm 86:5 ESV
” For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.”
Ephesians 3:16-17a (NIV)
16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
17 So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
Kelly B from Jefferson City, MO:
I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! (â€Psalms‬ â€116‬:â€1-2‬ NLT)
Cary, NC
Isaiah 40:31 – NIV
But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength – they shall mount up with wings like eagles…They shall run and not be weary – they shall walk, and not faint.
Telena Haneline, Maryville, TN “Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask, when you pray, believe that you receive them and will have them.” Mark 11:24 NKJV
Ella, St. Augustine, FL
“My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.” â€Psalms‬ â€73‬:â€26‬ NLT
Prescott, Az
Philippians 2 : 7-8
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Kathy Lonergan, Folsom, CA
Jude 1:24
“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy,”
Kathy Hutto, LaGrange, GA. “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
(“…strengthened…in my inner being” I sure love that! It reminds me we can trust our hearts to God. 🙂