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!
Wendi, Simi Valley, CA
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Ephesians 6:13 NIV
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline (Timothy 1:7 NLT)
Marsha Saucier, Round Rock, TX
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Kim ~ Greenfield Indiana
“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” Psalm 57:8
Heather Evans, Bryan, TX.
Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom.
Isaiah 40:28(NIV)
Kathy Porter, Las Cruces, NM
“You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of Your presence & the pleasures of living with You forever.”
–Psalm 16:11 (NLT)
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. Romans 14:19 NIV
Meredith B
Collierville Tn
Only be strong and courages, being careful to act in accordance to the law that my servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn to the right hand or the left so that you might be successful wherever you go.
Joshua 1:7
NRIV
Phoebe, Knoxville, TN
“In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;”
Eph. 6:16 ESV
Karen Coppley Clemmons NC
Philippians 4:13 ESV
I can do ally Higgs through Him who strengthens me.
Merideth Colvert from Conroe, Tx
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
College Station, Tx
11 For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11. Esv
Mindy – McDonough, GA
John 14:23 (NIV) Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.”
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,
Barbara Stone
Springfield, Mo.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
2Corinthians 1:3 NKJV
Michelle Moultrie, Birmingham, AL
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1 (ESV)
Lisa, Mpls, MN
John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (NIV)
Monica Kuebler
Centreville, VA
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (â€Jeremiah‬ â€29‬:â€11‬ ESV)
Tricia Rea, Auburn, AL
” And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whosoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 ESV
Cindy Cannon, Otterville, IL
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
I John 4:4 (NIV)
Emily Menard {New Orleans, LA} “Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long.” Psalm 25:4-5
Kolette, Denbigh,ND:
Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now for you shall laugh.” Luke 6:20-21 NKJV
Cheryl Autry, Dunn, North Carolina. ” Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 KJV
Dana McKinney Starkville , MS So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. Hebrews 10:35 NIV
Meg- Alexandria, VA
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.” 1 Peter 3:15-16 NIV
Rebecca Brown, Cumming, GA
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
WheatRidge,Co.
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he is risen,just as he said.
Matthew 28:5,6 NIV
Vicky Jones, Adelaide, South Australia.
Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. Romans 5:8-9 ESV
‘And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.’ Philippians 4:19, NIV
Megan Flora, Oak Ridge, TN.
“He is the one you praise; He is your God, who preformed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.” -Deuteronomy 10:21 NIV
(I’m here, I’m here!! 🙂
Michelle O’Banion, Grandview, TX
Psalm 139:3 NIV
You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
Tina, Zalma, MO Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10 (NIV)
Dawn in Monett, MO
Proverbs 21:21 NIV
He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.
Bobbi Mooney, Houston, TX
Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
meredith, fayetteville, Arkansas
Philippians 2:12 NIV
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed–not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence–continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
Lynne VP from Des Moines, Iowa
“Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim You,who walk in the light of Your Presence, Lord. They rejoice in Your Name all day long; they celebrate your righteousness.”
Psalm 89:15-16
NIV
Tina Shelton -Richmond, TX
A time to kill and a time to heal, a te to tear down and a time to rebuild, Ecclesiastes 3:3 NIV
Lynda from Ocala: Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Psalm 90:2 NIV
Denise, Winfield, MO
Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. NASB
Lee Ann Wimer, Norman, Oklahoma
“In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” I John 4:10-11 NASB
Tilley Hawkins, Franklin, TN
“Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.”
Proverbs 3:6The Message (MSG)
Laura, Cleveland, OH “I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’ ” (â€Ezekiel‬ â€37‬:â€14‬ NIV)
Carlsbad, CA
But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 NIV (changed forbearance to patience for memory sake :))
Pam G., Centreville, VA
Psalm 56:8 ESV
You have kept count of my tossings;
put my tears in your bottle.
Are they not in your book?
Karen, Trenton, OH
The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” (â€Exodus‬ â€33‬:â€14‬ NIV)
Lauren Warner Austin, TX “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
Brooke Rosetti, Wiggins, MS
Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” (â€John‬ â€13‬:â€7‬ NIV)
Leanna Reynolds, Southlake, TX Be Still and Know That I Am God. Psalms 46:11 ESV
“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,” Ephesians 3:14-15 NIV
Diane Hotchkiss from Cypress, TX
Matthew 11:28 (ESV)
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.