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!
Mandy, Porter, TX
Amos 3:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Do two walk together except they make an appointment and have agreed?”
Julie Holloway, Lafayette, LA
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good spirit lead me on level ground! Psalm 143:10 ESV
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14
Ruthie Johnson, Jackson TN “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” (â€Psalm‬ â€19‬:â€14‬ ESV)
Henderson, TN Being Confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 (KJV)
Jan Rolan, Salt Lake City, UT
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. Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
Wendi, Kennebunkport, ME
“I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,”
Eph 3:16 NIV
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.
Philippians 4:6 NIV
Isaiah 42:10English Standard Version (ESV)
Sing to the Lord a New Song
10 Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise from the end of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
the coastlands and their inhabitants.
Southlake, TX Psalms 37:4 NIV: “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart”
Cindy Strong, DIberville, MS
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
(â€2 Corinthians‬ â€13‬:â€11‬ NIV)
Renee-Kennesaw,GA-Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. (â€Mark‬ â€11‬:â€24‬ ESV)
Willa
Rock Springs, WY
Micah 6:8 ESV
He had told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
Angie Hall, Spokane, WA “The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in Him; though he may stumble, he will not fall.” Psalm 37:23-24 NIV
Stephanie Bryant, Charlotte
If then you have been raised with Christ seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1 ESV
Molly, Macon,GA
Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. (â€2 Kings‬ â€6‬:â€17‬ ESV)
Marcus, IA John 18:37-18a
Pilate said, “So you are a king?” Jesus responded, “You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.” “What is truth?” Pilate asked. NLT
Jamie Stellingwerf – Paramount, Ca
“…So is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 (NIV)
Kaylie Hodges Vega Texas
“with all lowliness and gentleness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love.”
Ephesians 4:2 NKJV
Shaunte Fayetteville, NC- But He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 ESV
Rebecca, Murfreesboro, TN,
“If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not love, I gain nothing.” 1Corinthians 13:3 NIV
Lorraine, Marysville, WA
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
Misty – Pflugerville, TX – “For the Lord your God, He is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.” Joshua 2:11
Sara Middleton, Kingsville, TX “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.'” Matthew 16:24 (NIV)
Devi, Singapore
2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ
Dawn
Silver Spring, MD
Psalm 19:9 (ESV) The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Monica Pribe, Blacklick, OH “for the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed it cannot” Romans 8:7 ESV
Cara Gabrielse, Parker CO: O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them. Psalms‬ â€40‬:â€5‬ NLT
Tessa from Nacogdoches, TX
Psalm 1:1 NKJV
Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful,
J.J. Molstad, Arlington, WA
Set your minds on things above, not earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Colossians 1:2-4, NIV
Danielle, Evansville IN
She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. Proverbs 31:17 NIV
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 (ESV)
WAYNE, PA
“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in you bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” Psalm 56:9 NLT
Riche – Fayetteville, NC
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Penny Loganville, GA
Colossians 3:23
“Whatever you do, do your work heartily,
as to the Lord rather than for men;”
NASB
“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
Proverbs 19:21 NIV
Christy, Summit, MS; “For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.” Psalm 117:2
Deena- Colleyville, TX
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, or mourning, or crying, or pain for the old order of things has passed away. Revelation 21:4 NIV
Tiffani Bessonette, Ruth, MS
This is my command – be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 NLT
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Isaiah 40:29 (NIV)
Jenni-Minnesota
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.
Acts 18:9
Jan – Louisville, KY
2 Cor 5:17. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he IS a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
Cindy Peete- Colorado Springs, CO
Philippians 4:5b-6 (ESV)
The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Job 1:21-“And he said,”Naked I came from my mother’s womb,and naked I shall return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
JOYce Partridge
Leola, AR
Be devoted one to another in love. Honor one another above yourself.
Romans 12:10 NIV
Megan – Lafayette LA – “But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:5 ESV
Julie, Gahanna, OH “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” 2 Corinthians 4:17 NIV
Krista valdes zamora. Round rock, tx
“Out of His fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.”
John 1:16 NIV
Metamora, IL
2 Peter 3:8,9
“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” NIV
Christy. Fayetteville,AR. 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.” Ephesians 3:16 ESV