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!
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn, but to save the world through Him.
Crista – Forest, VA
“The Sovereign LORD has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.” –Isaiah 50:4 NIV
Terrie Taylor, Pensacola, Florida
” I am The Lord,and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will Deliver you from slavery to them, and I will Redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgement. I will take you to be my people , and I will be Your God, and you shall know that I am The Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
Exodus 6:6-7 ESV
Luanne Neely, Marshall, TX: But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. For I will give you words of wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or comprehend. Luke 21:14-15. NIV
Amber Ives, Tomball TX
PSALM 4:8 “I will both lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, Lord, make me live in peace. ”
HCSB
Michelle O., East Longmeadow, MA
“…The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7. NIV
Casey Middleton, College Station, TX
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 NIV
Kimberly Waller, Moultrie, Ga
Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and give his life as a ransom for many. (NIV)
Ruth – Madison, GA
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 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 4:16-18 NIV
Laura D. San Antonio, TX “Work hard to show the result of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him” Philippians 2:12b-13 NLT
Kari White, Fulton SD
“As for God, his way is perfect; the Word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.” Psalm 18:30
Glynna Penney, Cisco, Tx
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, (â€Ephesians‬ â€3‬:â€14-16‬ ESV)
Kimberley – Westland, Michigan. 2 Corinthians 3:17 ~ now the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. NIV Full Color Version
Deb Hartman, Newnan, Ga
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise- the fruit of lips that confess his name. Hebrews 13:15 NIV
Sarah C, Edmond, OK
“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.” Deuteronomy 29:29 NIV
Sue Hills, Elkhart, IN
2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NIV)
3 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
Gwen of Doylestown, PA
“As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Remain in My love. (â€John‬ â€15‬:â€9‬ HCSB)
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,as working for the Lord not men.
Colossians 3:23
Robin Myers, Salem, Indiana However, as it is written, no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9. NIV
Melissa Evans, Lexington, KY
“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world”. Galatians 6:14 NIV
Laura K, Spearfish, SD
Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. I Cor 15:49 ESV
“You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth below or in the waters below.” Exodus 20:4 NIV
Isaiah 40:31 NIV
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Wendy
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Psalm 139:15-16 NIV
Kirsten, El Paso, TX:
1 John 3:18 NIV
[18] Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
Psalm 143:8 ESV
Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
for in you I trust.
Make me know the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
Jen G, West Palm Beach, FL
” I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips … until the three weeks were over.”
Daniel 10:3 ( NIV)
Psalm139:1-4
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not parish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV
Karen Comeaux, La Vernia, TX
Lamentations 3:23-24
“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.
Amanda Singleton, Drexel, NC
“Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.” Philippians 4:5 NLT
Robyn Gross, Cape Girardeau, Mo. “Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.” Psalm 37:7 NLT
Sheryl(58) Bella(7) Parker, KS
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility come wisdom. Proverbs 11:2 NIV
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
Heather B., West Hartford, CT.
“to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” -Ephesians 3:21
THANK YOU, BETH!! I LOVE THESE VIDEOS LIKE I HAVE A SPIRITUAL MOM 🙂 AND I AM SO BLESSED BY WHAT GOD IS DOING AS I STUDY AND PRAISE HIM–HE IS NOT DONE.
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, Ephesians 3:14 ESV
Lindsey Barnett
Sevierville, TN
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
Psalm‬ â€90‬:â€12‬ ESV
Liza Kirschner from Monmouth Junction, NJ
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6 NIV)
Margie Rodriguez, San Angelo, Texas
John 1:7 NIV
This man came as a witness to testify concerning that light so that all through Him might believe.
Lisa Hill, Flagstaff, AZ Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing. Psalms 143:10 NLT
Susan Norfolk VA. Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called? James 2:7 ESV
Rachel, Columbus OH
For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
â€2 Corinthians‬ â€4‬:â€17‬ NLT
Rayeanne, Round Rock, Texas
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus will set you free form the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1-2
Bethany Stephens, Garland, TX
“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, YET I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my savior.”
Hab 3:17-18 NIV
Mary Jane Smith Troy, KS
“Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 NIV
Pam Morales Watertown WI From whom every family in heaven and on earth derives it’s name. Ephesians 3:15 NAS
Katie Moran
Arlington, TX
NIV
Zephaniah 3:17
17 The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.”
Sherry Fisher, Murray, KY “Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous.” 1 John 3:7 NLT
Erin G., Columbus, OH
Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. (â€Ephesians‬ â€6‬:â€14‬ NLT)
In battle, if you fall, you are done. This verse captured me again recently. I need to stand.