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!
Megan Loscher
Quincy, IL
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Galatians‬ â€6‬:â€9‬ ESV
Cam, Albuquerque, NM
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1 NKJV
Susan G., Overland Park, KS
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” Pv. 31:25 NIV
But as for me, I will look to the Lord, and confident in Him, I will keep watch. I will wait with hope and expectancy for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7 Amp
Suzie DeVaughn, Wenona, Maryland
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 NASB
Isaiah 53:5-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.
From Springfield, IL
Terri, Pleasant Hope, MO
He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. John 16:14 (NIV)
because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25 Therefore he is able to save completely[a] those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
26 Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
Hebrews 7:24-26 niv
Kathy, St. Louis, MO
“for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.” Philippians 2:13 (NIV’84)
Shaci- Aztec,NM
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” (â€1 Peter‬ â€2‬:â€24‬ NIV)
Laura Berg from Carlsbad, CA
Luke 22:42-44. NIV
“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done. An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.”
Delaine, Capo Beach, CA
NIV-Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Sue Vaughn, Granbury, TX, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, uncorrupted, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.” (I Peter 1:3-4, Holman CSB)
Dena’ Davis, HIndman, KY
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, Ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
John 15:7
New American Standard
Psalm 51:12 ESV
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Bridget in Phoenix, AZ
Colossians 1:21-22 NKJV
21 and you who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight.
Donna, Ponder, TX But God showed his great lover for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Romans 5:8 NLT
Brenda Crosby, TX
Ephesians 3:15 …from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
Carol White, Vian, OK
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord”, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9 NIV
Pam
Indiana
Luke 12:15 (NIV)
Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”
Marie from Post Falls, Idaho –
“Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.” – Luke 24:3 (NKJV)
Theresia Whitfield, Indianapolis, IN
“I say to myself, ‘The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.'”
Lamentations 3:24
Becky Bend Or
Protect me oh God,for I take refuge in you
Psalm 16:1 HCSB
Isaiah 43:7
Everyone who is called by my nam, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.
Debi Detroyer, Emmett MI
“Create in me a pure heart, O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.”
Pslam 51:10-12
Alicia L. Clinton, Balch Springs, TX,MAT 5:16 HCSB ‘In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.’ MATTHEW 5:16 HCSB
Julie Lee – Calgary, AB Canada
I will say of the LORD, “HE is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”
Psalms 91:2 (NIV)
Carrie
Prior Lake, MN
James 4:8 (NIV)
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double minded.
E… Westlake, OH
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. Hebrews 3:13, NIV
Santa Clarita, CA
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
Louise Blount Colorado Springs CO.
” Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead” Philippians 3: 12-13 ESV
Beverly – Jackson, TN
“that according to the riches of His Glory, He may grant
you to be Strengthened with Power through His Spirit in
your inner being.” Eph. 3:16 ESV
Heather Morgan
Waxahachie, TX
John 17:17 NIV
Sanctify them by the truth; your Word is Truth.
Amanda from Olive Branch, MS
“May you be strengthened with all power according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.”
Colossians 1:11 (ESV)
Happy Easter everyone!!!
2 Samuel 22:31 As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
Deb in Windsor, CT:
“Whatever happens, conduct yourself in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.” – Philippians 1:27, NIV
Karen – Greer, SC: “Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.” Colossians 4:2 (NLT)
Andrea Jones – Houston, TX
2 Chronicles 15:7 NIV
But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.
Aleah, Vacaville, CA
Still plugging away on 1 Peter. 🙂
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. (â€1 Peter‬ â€1‬:â€10-11‬ ESV)
“Therefore, as Gods’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”
Colossians 3:12 NIV
Cheryl Wright, Everett, Washington
Philippians 2:1 The Message (MSG)
” If being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you. “
PatWilfong, GreenBankWV
“But the Angel said to the women Do Not Be Afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not Here. He Has Risen.” (Matthew 28:5-6 ESV)
(thank you for this verse, I just wasn’t finding the correct feel-check one this time, and then I opened your good Friday post, and I borrowed this from your site Beth, thank you .)
Taryn from Corinth, TX
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.”
– John 14:1 (NIV)
Amanda Hodge, Sherman, TX
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”
Ephesians 1:7 KJV
Terry Felix
Washington, IL
So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.
â€Ecclesiastes‬ â€8‬:â€15‬ NIV
Austin, TX
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:34 NIV
Debbie Wahlbrink, Fort Thomas, KY
No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse. Psalm 25:3 NIV
Michele ~ Kenosha, WI
So teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12 NASB
Muriel in Ontario 1 Peter 2:24 (NIV)
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
Heather Wilkinson
Springfield, VA
2 Cor 2:7-9 (NIV)
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
second half coming next time 🙂
I just realized that my reference is incorrect! should be 2 Cor 4:7-9! sorry about that!!