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!
Bel Air, MD
James 1:25 NIV But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
Krista Ripley wv
Col 3:2-3 kjv
Set your affections on things above not on things on the earth. For you are dead and your life is hid with Christ in God
Fruita, CO
“This is my command: Love one another the way I loved you. This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends. You are my friends when you do the things I command you.
John 15:12-14 MSG
Leah Stacy Haughton, LA
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Proverbs 16:3
Sandra Kelly, Laramie, WY
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Kelsey Long, Chickasha, OK
For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness.
1 Thessalonians 4:7 ESV
Nancy Sticht, St. Augustine, FL
Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. II Corinthians 5:5 (NIV)
Janice in Abbeville,AL
“But as for you, be strong; don’t be discouraged, for your work has a reward.”
II Chronicles 15:7 (NIV)
Susan Davis, Lawrenceville GA. Romans 5:5 HSCB This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Crystal Laiben, Cape Girardeau, MO
For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness but one of power, love, and sound judgement. 2 Timothy 1:7 HCSB
Huntington, IN
Isaiah 43:2a-b(NIV)
When you pass through the waters I will be with you, and when you pass through the rivers they will not sweep over you…
Maria Kingston,PA
Proverbs 3:5-6 trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your path.
Alicia, Oregon “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand upon the Earth.” Job 19:25 (NIV)
Stephanie O., Alexandria, VA. “And this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not leave them, and neither will these words I have given you. They will be on your lips and on the lips of your children and your children’s children forever. I, the LORD, have spoken!”
Isaiah 59:21 NLT
Rebecca, Akron. “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17 ESV
Marge Turner, Chili, Wisconsin
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.
Ephesians 3:16
NIV
Glennell Strawn
Buda, TX
Romans 12:12 ESV)
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Beth Schreiner, Alvaton, KY
Then King David went in, sat in the Lord’s presence, and said, “Who am I, Lord God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?”
1 Chronicles 17:16, HCSB
Susan, Houston, “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will have hope in him.” Lam.3:24 ESV
Sophia S. Harleysville P.A.
1 Thessalonians 5:16 and 17 NIV
“Rejoice always, pray continually .”
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts and I am helped; my heart exults and with my song I give thanks to him.” Psalm 28:7 ESV
My sheild is God most high who saves the upright in heart. Psalm 7:10 nlt westerville, oh
Ellen Hollenshead, Albuquerque, NM. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. Philippians 4:8 (NASB)
Stephanie
Harrisonburg, LA
Wait on The Lord be of good courage and he will strengthen your heart.
Psalm 27:14
Megan M., St. Louis, MO
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” John 14:27, ESV
Leslie Warnick
Oakland, Maryland
But I have raised you up for this very purpose,
that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
Exodus 9:16 NIV
Sherri Hartman, Maumee, Ohio
Psalm 46:10 ASV. Be still and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Paula Weatherly
Huffman, TX
She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
Proverbs 31:26 NASB
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
James 1:17 NIV
Diana Rice
Wooster, Ohio
The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.
Psalms 145:14b
NIV
Debra
Baraboo, Wisconsin
“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from Him.”
Psalm 62:5 ESV
Gabriella S, Harleysville, PA
“From the ends of the Earth we hear singing ‘Glory to the righteous one’ ”
Isaiah 24:16 (NIV)
Amy–St. Pete, FL
Philippians 4:8, NRSV
“Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
Be careful how you think, your life is shaped by your thoughts. Proverbs 4:23 GNT
Ganise, Ottawa, Canada
Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)
”Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”
Brenda McGurk, Medina,Ohio
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
~Proverbs 3:6 (NIV)
Patience Nason, Citrus Heights, CA
“But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him.”
Acts 2:23 NLT
SSMT April 1, 2015
Sherrie Lynn, Collierville,TN. “And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!” (â€Mark‬ â€7‬:â€9‬ NIV)
2 Thessalonians 3:2-3
For not all,have faith. But the Lord is faithful.
Brady Bradshaw, Cedar Rapids, “Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans.” Romans 8:26, MSG
Jen from Wyoming
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
Kenna Davey, Overland Park, KS
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)
May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us;
Establish the work of our hands for us—
Yes, establish the work of our hands.
Psalm 90:17 NIV
Pam Reeves
Orlando
May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father,who has enabled you to share the inheritance that belongs to God’s holy people,who live in the light. Colossians 1:12
NLT
Joy Mast
Charlotte, NC
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1 Cor 15:58 NIV
Staci Adams,Harrisburg,PA
I can do all things through
Him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13
Cindy, Lancaster OH
“But the LORD is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.”
II Thessalonians 3:3 (ESV)
Ashley from Hephzibah, Georgia
Psalm 25:5 (NIV)
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
kathy
Madison, CT
Proverbs 16:21 (NASB)
The wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.
Ashland, OH …and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. 2 Peter1:7, NASB