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!
“But You God, shield me on all sides; You ground my feet, You lift my head high.” Psalm 3:3 (MSG)
“But You God, shield me on all sides; You ground my feet, You lift my head high.” Psalm 3:3 (MSG)
I picked this scripture because I was down on myself today before then listened to the video..Thanks be to God for knowing our hearts.
yes I forgot to,post this for 13 days but I promise I’ve been working on it since the first
Jennifer, Norfolk, VA
Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished.
Luke 1:45 (NIV)
Leigha, White Oak, TX Hebrews 11:6 NIV
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Better late than Never!
Michelle, North Little Rock, AR
“Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed;
Save me, and I shall be saved,
for you are my praise.”
Jeremiah 17:14 (ESV)
Laura – Mckinney,TX
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. (â€Romans‬ â€12‬:â€9-10‬ NIV)
Bethany S.
Modesto, Ca.
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
John 20:29 (ESV)
Christi Bruecher – Houston, TX
Psalm 118:24 (ESV)
“This is the day that the Lord has made;
    let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Hannah, La Grange, 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
Kelly Womack, Fort Smith, AR
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 NIV
Teresa from Jackson TN
‘For our God is a consuming fire.’ (NIV)
Hebrews 12:29
Vicki Mendell, Talala, OK
Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of sin.
Romans 4:8 NLT
Nicole Powell, Plains, Texas
so that the ma of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. – 2 Timothy 3:17 NIV
Tracy V. Danville, Indiana
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
Revelation 21:4 NIV
Lora Kyger, Memphis, TN “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ” 1 Cor. 13:4 NIV
Tanya, from Lorton, VA
2 Corinithians 3:18 (NIV)
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Mishawaka, Indiana
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joins and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Darlene, New Carlisle, OH
I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalms 34:1 ESV
Debbie Lane
Cypress Texas
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalms 34:18 NIV
LeaAnn Goodman, Lexington, KY
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”
Ezekiel 36:26 NIV
(Sorry – better late than never! Thanks!)
Fort Worth, TX
1 Peter 2:17-19 (ESV) Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. Servants be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. For this is a gracious thing, when mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
Misty. Calhoun, Georgia
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6. NIV
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good spirit lead me on level ground!
Psalm 143:10
Ruth, Odin, IL
“For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.'”
-Romans 8:15 (NIV84)
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
Lamentations 3:25
NIV
Margie, Camdenton MO: Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Psalm 73:23-24 ESV
Diana Robbins, Cincinnati, Ohio. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a 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
MaLori, FT Worth TX, “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” (â€Hebrews‬ â€11‬:â€6‬ KJV)
Psalm 27:8 NKJV
When you said, “Seek my face”, my heart said to you, “your face Lord, I will seek”.
Father God, Draw me close to you each day,causing me to seek your face and spend time with you daily. Oh,how I need you!!
Tonya, Searcy, AR
“Do you know where your fights and arguments come from? They come from the selfish desires that war within you.”
James 4:1 NCV
Juley Metcalf, Spicewood, TX ~
“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:” ~ 1 Peter 1:22 (KJV)
Las Vegas, NV
The strong spirit of a man sustains him in bodily pain or trouble, but a weak and broken spirit who can raise up or bear? Proverbs 18:14 AMP
Morgan Murphy, Muscle Shoals, AL, “For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!” Romans 8:15 ESV
Sara Langone, Santa Fe, NM ” Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water” Hebrews 10:22 NIV
Rejoice in the Lord always, Again I say rejoice!!!!!!!
Phil. 4:4 NIV
Lisa
Moyock, NC
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12 KJV
Sandy Costello
Oak Grove, LA
Karen Riekeman
Coffeyville, KS
Romans 8:32 ESV
He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things.
Linda Ney from Gahanna, Ohio
Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea
creatures and all ocean depths,
Psalm 148:7
DeQuincy, LA
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV
Karen S. Des Moines, IA “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 ESV
Robin Spires, Pendleton, IN “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 (NIV)
Marsha, Batesville, Ms
Show me Your ways, O LORD; Teach me your paths. NKJV
Janelle, Irving, TX
“O Lord, You have searched me and You know me. You know when I sit and when I rise. You perceive my thoughts from afar.” Psalm 139: 1-2 NIV
Amy, Sherman, IL
For the grace if God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. We are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God. Titus 2:11, 12 NLT
Carrie Hammons – Arlington, TX – “But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.” Psalm 71:14
Katelyn J, Colo Spgs, CO
“You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
John 13:7 NIV
John 17:17 (ESV)
Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.
Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. John 14:1 NIV
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:19
Kansas City MO
Debbie W. from Prattville, AL
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure.
1 Corinthians 10:13
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