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!
Brentwood, TN
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 (HCSB)
Carol
Salem, Oregon
“On God my salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
Psalm 62:7
Jamie Raborn from Ooltewah, TN
(6) For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. (7) for he who has died has been freed from sin. Romans 6:6-7 NIV
I just want to say thank you for the video. I really did need to hear that today. I really, really did. Humbled….
So sorry I forgot to do this yesterday!
Linda O’Neill, Elk Grove, CA
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. (â€Psalms‬ â€19‬:â€14‬ NLT)
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of is.
2 Corintians 4:7 NASB
Stephanie Morris, Norman OK
“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 NKJ
He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve or repaid us according to our offenses.
Psalms 103:10
Shelly Higgins, Pikeville Tennessee,
Isaiah 58:11-12 (ESV)
11 And the Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your desire in scorched places
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters do not fail.
12 And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
the restorer of streets to dwell in.
Melanie Miller, Armuchee, GA
And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. Romans 13:11 (NKJV)
Shawn In AZ
Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ. Philippians 3:8 NKJV
Anna Hamilton, Hickory Flat, MS, “For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.” Romans‬ â€6‬:â€14‬ NASB
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
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 ESV
Aretha Gearhart – Council Bluffs, IA – But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
Liz Allen, Wooster, Ohio
“And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,”
-Ephesians 5:18, ESV
Aryn Madsen, Beaverton, OR. “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.” Ephesians‬ â€3‬:â€16‬ (NIV)
Kristi, Milton, FL
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. -NIV, Colossians 4:2
Tanya Beard, Cullman, AL
When Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God.
~Hebrews 10:12 (ESV)
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Cor. 4:18 NIV
Danielle M. Plano, Tx
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (â€1 Thessalonians‬ â€5‬:â€16-18‬ NIV)
Elizabeth Cory, Macomb, MI
When I call, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted.
Psalm 138:3 NIV
Lisa McIntosh, Calgary, Alberta
“As for you, stand before Me, that I may speak to you.” Deut. 5:31
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father.
Ephesians 3:14 Esv
Nikki L, Littleton, CO
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:10
Rachel, Vancouver, Washington. “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus‬ â€14‬:â€14‬ NIV
Kellie Goedken, Sheldon, Iowa
2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV)
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
Sharon Floyd-Spokane, WA
“But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” James 3:8 KJV
Alisha Sanford – Hoschton, GA
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7:8 NKJV
San Clemente, CA
Proverbs 12:25 (NIV)
“Anxiety weighs down the heart,
but a kind word cheers it up.”
But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower. James 1:10
Jennifer Johnson, Keller, TX “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Romans 12:18 NIV
Allison L. Tulsa, OK
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,
Philippians‬ â€2‬:â€1-5,‬ ESV
Karen Frost Southside, AL For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 2 Corinthians 4:17 NIV
Jessica, Cumming, GA
“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up”
Galatians 6:9 NIV
Linda, Holts Summit, MO
Psalm 138:3 NIV
When I called, You answered me; You made me bold and stouthearted.
Ephesians 1:18-21 (NIV)
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints and His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength which He exerted in Christ Jesus when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms.”
Lisa Snyder in Montgomery,TX
Numbers 23:19B NIrV
He makes a promise, and then He keeps it.
Debbie Ebert, Joplin, MO
“May these words of my mouth and this mediation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 NIV
Pure and undefined religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. James 1:27 (NAS)
Andrea McCay, Oneonta, AL
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
Mandy, Asheboro, NC Romans 8:6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. NIV
Deb Mountsier- Mason, Ohio
NIV- Proverbs 11:25
A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
Fairfield Ca.
He who has descended is the very one who ascended higher than all heavens in order to fill the whole universe.
Ephesians 4:10 (NIV)
Karen Caviness – New Albany, MS
Make allowance for each others faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.
Colossians 3:13
NLT
Tamara, Austin, 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
Patty Royal
Orlando, FL
Yet a time is coming and has now come when true worshippers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks.
John 4:23 NIV
Susan Balkau “The Lord will fight for you, you only need to be still.” Exodus 14:14 (NIV)
Susan Balkau, Waxahachie, TX, “The Lord will fight for you, you only need be still.” Exodus 14:14 (NIV)
Trust in The Lord with all your heart. Proverbs 3:5 NIV
Carol Givens McAlisterville, PA
Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. (NLT)