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!
Amber Anderson
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Psalm 32:7 NIV
You are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Brooke Koehl, Montgomery, TX, “Truthful lips endure forever but a lying tongue last only a moment.” Proverbs 12:19
They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. Revelation 22:4 NIV
Not everyone who says to me, Lord,Lord shall enter the kingdom of heaven,but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Matthew 7:21 NKJV
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being. Ephesians 4:16 ESV
Cait McCoy, Masontown, PA. “The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.” 1 Timothy 1:14, NIV.
Beth, Toronto: “…that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being.” (Eph. 3:16 ESV)
cara from Houston, Texas
1 Samuel 12:23 NIV
As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right.
Linda, Longview, Tx: Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. I Corinthians 16:13 NIV
Roberta
Coldspring, TX
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”
John 15:13 KJV
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:5 NIV
Amalia Smith Lumberton Tx
Psalm 119:11. NIV
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
Tamela Ward, Piedmont, SC: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
Char Manley, Marengo, IL
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
Sarah Rumfield, Tomball, TX
Jesus came and stood among them and said “Peace be with you!” John 20:19b NIV
So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Colossians 1:9 NLT
Tammy Ellis, Oneida, TN
Matthew 28:6. KJV
He is not here: for he is risen as he has said. Come see the place where The Lord lay
Valerie Haustein
Denver, Colorado
which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
Ephesians 1:20 (NIV)
Jackie C…Southaven, MS
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our own hands, concerning the word of life.
1 john 1:1 ESV
Morgantown, IN
1 Peter 1:7 (NIV84)
These have come so that your faith–of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire–may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 1:7
Ella Roemer, Gillespie, IL “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9 NIV
Michelle
Winchester, VA
Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the rivers, I will be with you, and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Clinton, MO
Revelation 7:9 NIV
After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.
Canton, NC
“For the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.” — Prov 3:26 NASB
Rhonda Feenstra, Rock Hill, SC
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. (â€James‬ â€1‬:â€5‬ NASB)
Sharon Toth, Lincoln Park, Mi.
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 2 Corinthians 4:17 NIV
Nicole Moore – Olathe, KS – “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 â€53‬:â€5‬ NIV
Missouri City, TX
3 John 1:2 HCSB
Dear friend, I pray that you may prosper in every way and be in good health physically just as you are spiritually.
Sarita, Londonderry, NH. “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought nor will cease from yielding fruit.” Jeremiah 17: 7,8 NKJV
Christa, Denver, CO
And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. Isaiah 30:21 ESV
Belinda Smith, Smithfield, NC
28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 NASB
Kim
New Port Richey, FL
Lamentations 3:24 (ESV)
“The Lord is my portion,”says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”
Kelly – Burns, TN – Numbers 6:25 – NIV
the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you
Stacy Mc…Southaven, MS
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Psalm 51:12
Jenni Neal, Dunn, NC
“That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;” Ephesians 3:16 KJV
Matthew 26:7. ESV
a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. (â€Matthew‬ â€26‬:â€7‬ ESV)
Locust Grove, VA
James 1:19-20 (NLT)
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
La Grande, Oregon
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 NKJV
Kaitlin W, Rockwall, 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.” (â€Joshua‬ â€1‬:â€9‬ NIV)
Diane – Roswell, GA
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20 ESV
Kayla Smith
Denton, TX
“Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!” Psalms‬ â€116‬:â€2‬
For our struggle is 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.
Eph 6:12 NIV
Ruth Kitchener, ON
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)
Casey Gaines, Springfield, MO.
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 2 Corinthians 2:14 (NKJV)
Susan Innes, Andover, KS – “For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” 1 Corinthians 2:2 (NIV)
Kim De Sha, Louisville, KY,
I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13, NIV
Darcy, Spokane, WA
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him.” Lamentation 3:22-24 (NIV)
Laura from Kenly, North Carolina “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
Ann, Ventura, CA
“Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
~1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer Romans 12:12 NIV