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!
Keri, Fresno, CA ~ First Thessalonians 4:11-12 “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands…so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so you will not have to be dependent on anybody” (NIV)
Psalm 27:14 Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, on the Lord.
John 11:25
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies…” NIV
Dori
Meridian, ID
Ephesians 3:16
That according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being.
ESV
Jennifer, Chattanooga, TN
Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:1-2 NIV
Khakki Bonner Nashville, TN
being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 NKJV
Kayla Card, Gainesville, FL
“But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.” 1 Timothy 1:16 ESV
Paula, Maine
“Whoever knows and obeys my commandments is the person who loves me. Those who love me will have my Father’s love and I too will love them, and show myself to them. John 14:21 God’s Word Translation
“… And I will love you and reveal my heart, will and nature to you” The Voice Translation
Lisa Williams, Houston, TX – “Rejoice in the Lord always! I say it again. Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4 (NAB)
Valerie ~ Shawnee, Oklahoma
“Now to Him who is able to do immearurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us.” Ephesians 3:20 NIV
So sorry late my dad passed and the funeral was yesterday.
“He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken. Isaiah 25:8 NIV. Dawn Lucy Attalla, AL
Oh goodness, Dawn. We are so very sorry to hear about the loss of your father. Great verse to keep on your heart.
Judy Sommerville – Simpsonville, SC
Numbers 6:24
The Lord bless you and keep you; (NIV)
Carol – Sandersville, Georgia
Ephesians 3:14-15 “For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives it’s name.”
Diane- Flagstaff, AZ “For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named.” Ephesians 3:14-15 NKJV
Gwyn Cummings, Rowlett, TX
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Psalm 51:1 (NIV)
Lenna Chaffee, Tomah, WI
Philippians 4:6 (NIV)
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Morgan – Discovery Bay, CA
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Romans 10:23 (NIV)
Blessed be the god and father of our Lord Jesus christ,which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus christ from the dead. Kjv 1 Peter 1:3
Diane, Longmont, CO
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. Deuteronomy 10:17 NIV
“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
Jodi — thanks for posting this verse…I really need to hear this. –Anna from Boise
Dionne Crawford
Chicago, IL
“BEHOLD, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19 AKJV
Marilyn Leslie
Mentor on the Lake, Ohio
Psalm 25:5 ESV
“Lead me in Your Truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all the day long.”
I like that one I may have to add it to my list.
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16 NKJV
JulieB
Sharpsburg, Ga.
Ephesians 3:14-15
“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family on heaven and earth is named,”
Julie Webb City,MO
When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit. Ephesians 3:14-16 NLT
Megan Allen Hillsboro, OH
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:13
Letha, Cullman, AL. “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.” Colossians 3:12 ESV
Andrea Roberts, Kingsville, MO
“You observe my travels and my rest; You are aware of all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it.” Psalm 139: 3-4, HCSB
Hebrews 12:2 (NIV) “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith.”
Nancy, Columbus — “Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many”. Matthew 20:28
Lauren Hance, New Orleans soon to be Houston
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23 ESV
Struggling to memorize, prayers appreciated.
Sara J, midland, TX
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, (â€Ephesians‬ â€3‬:â€16‬ NIV)
Joanie, Richmond,VA
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 NIV
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10 NIV
Betty – Brown City, Michigan. Ps 23:1-3 ESV The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lay down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Houston, TX
Proverbs 3:6 NLT
Seek HIS will in ALL you do, and he will show you which path to take.
Marilyn, Houston, TX; “Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield” Psalm 5:12 NIV
Tanya from Raleigh, NC
“Preach the word. Be ready to do it whether it is convenient or inconvenient. Correct, confront and encourage with patience and instruction.” 2 Tim 4:2 CEB
Leah Cullen – Ramona, CA
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 (ESV)
J.J. Ehr. Longmont, CO
Proverbs 31:25 NIV
She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us new in Jesus Christ,so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago!
Shannon Vasquez– Littleton, CO
May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace. ~Numbers 6:24-26 (NLT)
Pammie, southern 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.” â€Isaiah‬ â€53‬:â€5‬ NIV
Psalms 18:29 ESV
For by you I can run against a troop,
and by my God I can leap over a wall.
Hap 🙂 Madison, Heath, OH
“The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7b
Gale Wilkinson, Ocean Springs, Mississippi
because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we loved among you for your sake.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 (NIV)
Pamela DeStefano, Schwenksville, PA
Late last night I posted my verse from March 15, this is the correct April 1 memory verse:
“Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things,
And revive me in Your way.” Psalm 119:37 (NKJV)
Diana Plyley, Fountain, CO
“This is how we know what love is, Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” 1 John 3:16 NIV
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you. Numbers 6:24-25 NIV
Ephesians 3:14-15 (ESV)
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
Alliance, Ne Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.