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!
Bethany in Pueblo, CO
“Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 37:4 (NKJV)
“A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult” Proverbs 12:16 NIV
Kathi Anglin Sykesville, Md
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
Psalm 1: 4,5 NIV
Cara, Oswego, IL. “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32
Teresa, Tyler 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
Renee Hui, British Columbia, Canada
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV)
You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3
Mindy H, west Lafayette, in; “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” (â€John‬ â€13‬:â€8‬ NIV)
Cynthia Roberts
Lynchburg,VA
“The peace of God surpasses every thought, Will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7
Leslie Jordan
Rochester, MN
“Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.”
Psalm 27:14
Andrea Welch
Spicewood, TX
The lord bless you and keep you Numbers 6:24 NIV
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which you were also called in one body; anD be thankful. Colossians 3:15 NKJV
Diane in Cypress, Texas
Proverbs 2:8 (NIV)
“For He guards the cause of the just and protects the way of His fruitful ones”
Wendy Bashor, Lone Butte, BC – The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; Your steadfast love, o Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of Your hands. Psalm 138:8 ESV
Draw near to God with a sincere heart, in full assurance of faith, cleansing us from a guilty conscience, holding to the hope that we profess. For he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:22-23
Emily York St. Paul, MN. Wish me luck on this one!!
“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3: 16-21 (NIV)
Mission Viejo, CA
Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Psalm 55:22 NLT
Jennifer Kinsler
Rogersville, TN
“There is now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”
~Romans 8:1 KJV
Ally McGehee, Houston, TX
“All my bones shall say, ‘O Lord, who is like you, delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, the poor and needy from him who robs him?”
Psalms 35:10 ESV
Tirsa Pittaway, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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,”
Prov. 2:6 (NIV)
For The Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Bedford,TX
“His compassion never ends. It is only the Lord’s mercies that have kept us from complete destruction. Great is His faithfulness; his loving-kindness begins afresh each day. “
But I say, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.
Galatians 5:16, NASB
I pray that from his glorious unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit.
Ephesians 3:16 (NLT)
Kelli S
Beavercreek Ohio
Psalm 18:28 ESV
“For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD ightens my darkness.”
Amy Brown New Palestine, IN
“But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought is peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” – Isaiah 53:5 NIV
Liz Kelley, College Station, Tx “I’ll give you words and wisdom that will reduce all accusers to stammers and stutters.” Luke 21:15 (The Message)
Carrie, St. Paul, MN
And he said, “Father, my Father, you can do everything; let this cup pass from me, yet not my own will, but yours.” Mark 14:36 (Aramaic Bible in Plain English)
Freddia Sullivent, Alma, AR
“As fo the saints who are in the land, they are glorious ones in whom is all my delight.” Psalm 16:3 NIV
Tracy McGee, Creal Springs, IL
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33 NIV
Laura from Oklahoma
But you—keep your eye on what you’re doing; accept the hard times along with the good; keep the Message alive; do a thorough job as God’s servant.
2 Tim. 4:5 (Msg)
Christina Luther
Roseburg, Oregon
Psalm 27:14 (NIV)
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
vickie Arthur West Monroe, La. 4-2-15
Who among the gods is like you, O Lord?
Who is like you—
majestic in holiness
awesome in glory
working wonders?
Exodus 15:11 NIV
Valerie Gordon, Columbus, GA
Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. Ephesians 3:17 NLT
Nedra from Blue Springs, MO “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ” Ephesians 1:3 NASB
Stacey in Hanahan, SC
The thief comes only to steal and kill and detroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.
John 10:10 NIV
Patti Atkinson Oak Ridge, TN
With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said,“Surely this man was the Son of God! Mark 15:37-39 NIV
Cece, Gilbert, AZ
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” Ephesians 4:31-5:2 (NASB)
Leah Eller, San Antonio, TX – “from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,” Ephesians 3:15 ESV
Linda, Johnstown, Pa.
I Peter 2:24 (NIV)
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed.
M. Choat : Claremore, OK
Psalm 63:1 NIV
“You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.”
Mary Kay Williams
Redding, CA
Therefore since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 NIV
Fort Bridger, Wyoming
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phil 4:6 NIV
Danielle Hart Cadillac, MI
“Commit your work to the Lord, and your
plans will be established”
Proverbs 16:3 ESV
Kaylee Schlabach — Tampa, Florida
“for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child.
But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.”
Hebrews 5:13-15 ESV
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 – New International Version
Lacy, Eugene, OR
“For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,” Ephesians 3:14-15 NIV
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Andrea S, Aurora, CO
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”
Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)
Plano, TX
“Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people; praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:4-5 (NIV)
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” Psalm 20:7 (NIV)
Patti Egbert, Brush Prairie, WA