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!
Adina
Pittsburgh,PA
Where can I go to escape Your spirit?
Where can I flee from Your prescence?
Psalms 139: 7. HCSB
Yvonne Gearing – Kingman, AZ
Because I, your God, have a firm grip on you and I’m not letting go. I’m telling you, ‘Don’t panic. I’m right here with you.’
Isaiah 41:13 The Message
Submit yourselves,then,to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7
Gloria Staker, Springfield, Ohio “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers, for what do righteousness and widkedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” 2 Corinthians 6:14 NIV
Kimyetta H. Jonesboro, GA
Philippians 2:2 NIV
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
Lindsay – Bangor, Maine
“Because He bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!”
~Psalms 116:2 (NLT)
This God – His way is perfect;
the word of the LORD proves true;
He is a shield for all those who
take refuge in Him.
~Psalm 18:30
Sherry Pearcy
Meeker, OK
He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel. Ps. 103:7 (ESV)
Melissa Rausch, Blue Springs, MO
Thus says the LORD: “Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work shall be rewarded says the LORD, and they shall come back from the land of the enemy.”. Jeremiah 31:16 NKJV
Remember Your word to Your servant upon which You have caused me to hope. This is my comfort in my affliction for Your word has given me life. Psalm 119:49,50 NKJV
karen, Cheney, Washington
“If we live in the Spirit,
let us also walk in the Spirit.” Galations 5:25 (KJV)
Sarah, Christina and Esther May Marion Wenatchee, WA
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”
James 4:13 NIV
Heidi K
Phoenix,AZ. Colossians 1:17New American Standard Bible (NASB)
17 He [a]is before all things, and in Him all things [b]hold together.
Shannon, Shelby, MT
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” Isaiah 43:2 ESV
Kelly P., Concord, NC
“Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
and give me life in your ways.”
Psalm 119:37
Cast your burden on the Lord,
and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the
righteous to be shaken.
Psalm 55:22
Suzy from Cedar Falls, IA
1 Peter 4:13 NIV
“But rejoice in as much as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.”
Kris Braun, Shakopee MN
Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands. Psalm 119: 73 NIV
Thank you for the videos. They are very encouraging.
Terri Fullerton, Abilene, TX For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. Eph 3:14-15. NIV
Santa Clarita, CA: “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful”. Col 3:15 NIV
Theresa from Cypress,Tx
Godliness with contentment is great gain.
Philippians 2:14, NIV
Cara Koski; Fridley, MN
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:1-2, ESV
We demolish arguments and every pretense that sets itself
Up against the knowledge of God. Taking every thought captive
to the obedience of Christ. 2Corinthians 10:5
Pamela Shaw, Bangor, Northern Ireland
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. Habakkuk 3:18 (NIV)
Fairborn, OH
It (love) always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Corinthians 13:7 (NIV)
Rebecca – Las Vegas, NV “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 (NIV).
Susan from Emmaus, PA
Acts 15:18 NKJV: “Known to God from eternity are all His works.”
Elizabeth Mitchell, living in Haverhill, England- Ephesians 3:18 “may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— ” NKJV
Robin Sandlin, Denver City ,Tx
I sought the Lord and he answered me, and delivered me
from all my fears. Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall
Never be ashamed. Psalm 43:4-5
Jackie UK
Ephesians 3 17-18 NIV
So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith
And I pray that you being rooted in power and established in love
Aubrey Eubank- Palmetto, GA
Lamentations 3:22-24 NIV
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 on Him.”
Lynn Watson Hurst TX
Hebrews 10:23 NKJV
Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
San Bernardino Ca.
Lift up your hands o ye gates and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors and the king of glory shall come in..Psalms 24:7 Kjv….
Arlington, TX
Acts 2:2 NIV
Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Linda Hammett from Wake Forest, N.C. says
“Dear children let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and in truth.”
! John 3:18 (NIV)
Florence, Arcadia, CA
“He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.” Isaiah 33:6 (NIV)
San Bernardino Ca.
The voice of the Lord is powerful ;the voice of the Lord is full of majesty
Psalms 29:4 Kjv…
Omak WA. “…for a little while if necessary you have been distressed by various trials that the proof of your faith being more precious than gold which is perishable even tho tested by fire may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 1:6~7 NASB
Marg Crozier, Yeosu, South Korea
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:6 NIV
Karen, Dallas, TX:
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
“As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
James 2: 26 NIV
Karen Cosmano, Vista, CA, “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
Colleen, Mae Sot, Thailand
This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
James 3:15 ESV (3rd of 6 verses)
Psalm 63:10-11 HCSB
They will be given over to the power of the sword, they will become the jackels prey, But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him (Yahweh)will boast, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
Psalm 63:10-11 HCSB
Leah Adams
Blairsville, GA
1 Thessalonians 1:7 (NKJV) so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.
2 Corinthians 1:10b-11a old NIV
On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. 2 Corinthians 1:10b-11a
Jennifer Mosher, Canfield, OH
Malinda Hiles, Hurst, TX
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. Psalm 28:7
Pamela, New Bern, NC
8 that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9 He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure that He planned in Him.
Ephesians 1: 8-9 HCSB
Gigi Smith West Milton, Ohio
Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;
Do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes.
Isaiah 54:2 ESV
Waco, TX
Proverbs 3:6 (NLT)
Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.