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!
Cassie Oring, Murfreesboro, TN. “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
God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. (Psalm 46:1)
Nancy from Newmarket, Canada
All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.
Rev 21:7
NLT
Dawn, South Bend, IN
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7 NIV
Anna, Cincinnati, OH
“When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, o death, is your victory? Where, o death, is your sting?'”
1 Corinthians 15:54-55 (NIV)
Jan Horne
Bossier City, LA
Hebrews 6:19 NIV
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.
Hebrews 6:19 NIV
Stephanie, Pawleys Island, SC
If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.
2 Chronicles 20:9 (NIV)
For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love (Galatians 5:13 NLT)
Meredith Clark – Newnan, GA
Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm to the end.
Proverbs 29:11 NIV
Melody Barbour, Florence, KY, Ephesians 4:29 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. NIV
(Reedley, CA) Ps 55:22 (MSG)
Pile your troubles on God’s shoulders–He’ll carry your load, He’ll help you out. He’ll never let good people topple into ruin.
Cindee Schnekloth, Eldridge, IA
“Don’t worry about anything, but in all your prayers, ask God for what you need, always asking Him with a thankful heart.” Philippians 4:6
Philippians 4:6-7 HCSB
6 Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Diane Briley, Conway, SC: He caused the storm to be still so that the waves of the sea were hushed. Psalm 107:29 (NASB)
Behold,I stand at the door and knock: if anyone hear my voice,and open the door I will come in to him,and sup with him and he with me.Revelations 3:20
Nicole Eckblad, Auburn, WA
“This is what the Lord says, He who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it-the Lord is His name. Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Jeremiah 33:2-3 NIV
Heather Huffhines, Austin, TX “And He is before all things, and in him all things hold together” Colossians 1:17 ESV
Sally Heilinger, Port Orchard, Wa
“If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.” Psalm 139:9-10 NIV
Janis Nelson, College Station, TX
“Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails.” I Corinthians 13:6-8 NIV
Joy Wylie from College Station, TX
Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.
Ecclesiastes 5:2 NIV
“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9
Wendy L., Lancaster, PA
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9 ESV
Kara Vargo
Streetsboro, Ohio
“Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” Hebrews 13:16 ESV
Amy West, Omaha, NE Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. John 14:1
Gina, Upper Hutt, New Zealand.
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
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. (Isaiah 40:8 ESV)
“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1 ESV)
Jill- Plano, TX
“If Your revelation hadn’t delighted me so, I would have given up when the hard times came.” Psalm 119:92, The Message
Kimberly Orr
Zionsville, Indiana
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV
Jennifer, High Point, NC – “And whatever you do whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17 NIV
Teri Heikkila, Grand Rapids, MN
“For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin.” Romans 6:7 NLT
Linda Lorring, Reno, NV
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16 (NIV)
Barb, Bolivar, MO These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Deut. 6:6 NIV
CONYERS GA
Psalm 139:7-8 KJV
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
Christina Cole, Irvine, CA
“For our struggles are 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
Ashley from San Antonio
Then Job replied to the LORD:
“I know that you can do anything,
and no one can stop you.
You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’
It is I—-and I was talking about things I knew nothing about,
things far too wonderful for me.
Job 42:1-3, NLT
Vicki, from Grapevine, TX
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence? ~ Psalm 139:7 NIV
Sara Terrill, St. Louis, MO “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” Romans 5:5 NIV
Philippians 1:7 (MSG)
It’s not at all fanciful for me to think this way about you. My prayers and hopes have deep roots in reality. You have, after all, stuck with me all the way from the time I was thrown in jail, put on trial, and came out of it in one piece.
Shana Hodge – DeQuincy, LA
II Timothy 1:9 (NLT)
For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was His plan from before the beginning of time – to show us His grace through Christ Jesus.
Amy Villa, Auburn, WA
“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
Susan, Knoxville, TN
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20 NIV
North Richland Hills, Texas
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9 NIV
Daniela Elliott, Abingdon, MD
Psalm 116:2 NLT
Because he bends down to listen, I will
pray as long as I have breath.
Memory, Wenatchee, WA
Isaiah 26:3-4 NCV
“You,Lord, give true peace to those who depend on you, because they trust in you. So, trust the Lord always, because he is our rock forever.”
April Smith, San Angelo, TX
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. (Romans 12:15 ESV)
Lynda Simpson, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
(Hebrews 12:2 NIV)
Rachel H., North Alabama,
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
(Hebrews 11:1 ESV)
Whitney from Russellville, TN
Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God. 2 Corinthians 3:5. ESV
Vickie-Wichita Falls,Tx
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be
prepared to give an answer to everyone who ask you to give
the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with
gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15 NIV