Hello, Siestas! My name is Diane Vaccaro, and I live in Fresno, CA. I’m a pastor’s wife and a mom of 3. I’m honored to share my verse today in a more formal way than usual. Often in our family we talk about how reflecting on scripture is paramount for transforming our hearts. God’s living Word can do more than we could ever imagine if we only give it time to seep into our thoughts and heart for a moment or two… or ten. It’s in those moments of reflection that I’m open and available to consider how the verse applies to my own life and heart. A quick read often leaves me with a short memory of what I’ve read, and a missed opportunity for revelation of who God is and how he loves. Memorization isn’t the goal, but a tool to continue to mediate on the Word, wherever I am, and ponder it, repeating it in my mind and mouth so that it becomes part of me.
Here’s my verse:
Diane – Fresno, CA
“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.” Zephaniah 3:17
What I love about this verse is that it brings together God’s attributes as a mighty warrior and as one who delights, even to the point of singing over me. Strength and tenderness. He is a God that can take on my enemies without neglecting the tender and vulnerable places of my heart. And I’ve got an enemy…I don’t know about human ones, but I’m confident that The Enemy is always on the hunt. It is part of being a believer. It’s part of my life in ministry.
As I reflect on this verse I wonder where I’m trying to be the warrior instead of letting God do the fighting. I wonder if I fight fights that aren’t mine, neglecting the ones God has put before me for victory if I’d only fight.
And I wonder if I’ve become so distracted that I miss the singing. Has God been singing over me a melody so sweet while I’ve been straining to hear the world’s approval? I really want to hear the song of God. The world’s song pales in comparison.
One day I was alone in my car and not listening to music (both are seldom). I was praying and pleading and at one point simply asked God, “Do you delight in me?” This verse was pulled from somewhere in my memory as if to say, “Yes, I delight in you. You bring me great joy. I’m singing over you.”
Mighty God, my prayer is that you would set my feet in the direction of my battles, that I would fight with courage and bravery, knowing that you will supply all I need. Show me when I try to fight battles meant for you. I want to duck when your sword comes crashing through, bowing to your will and power. Quiet my heart and soul that I would hear you – hear your direction and your joyful singing over me. I want your song to be the soundtrack of my days.
My prayer is that you, Siesta, will experience the Mighty Warrior and the songs of delight that he sings over you today.
Sugar Land, TX Ephesians 5:3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality or any kind of impurity, or of greed because these are improper for God’s holy people. NIV
Sarah, Edmond, OK – “For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13, NIV
Mary Jo, Independence, MO
18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5 : 18 NKJV
Debbie Gordon
Severna Park, MD
Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
(Psalm 34:8 ESV)
Amy- St. Pete, FL
Isaiah 42:16 (NRSV)
“And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known, I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them”.
Stephanie from Houston, TX: “Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.” Psalm 141:3 (NIV)
Diana Rice
Wooster, Ohio
He who is the glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for He is not a man that He should change his mind.
I Samuel 15:29 NIV
Robin Murray
Arlington, TX
The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
Prov 21:5 NKJV
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:5
KJV
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus
Philippians 4:19 esv
Angela Wagner, Pittsburgh, Pa
“Come now, you who say, “today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make profit” yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.”, James 4: 13-14, ESV
Lesa Garden City, Kansas
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.”
Sharon Toth, Lincoln Park, Mi
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV
Debbie, Marion, IN. ” He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 NIV
1 Timothy 4:8 NLT
“Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”
Eileen, Lancaster, PA
Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
1 Peter 2: 17 (NIV)
Shew me Thy ways, O YAHWEH ; teach me Thy paths. Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me: for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day.
Psalm 25:4-5. RSB (Restoration Study Bible)
Shew me Thy ways, O YAHWEH ; teach me Thy paths. Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me: for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day.
Psalm 25:4-5 RSB (Restoration Study Bible)
Carolyn Webb, Grand Prairie Texas.
I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. Luke 10:19 NIV
Psalm 104:33 ESV
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
Holly Smith
Monument, CO
Debbie, Ringgold, GA. “For all the promises of GOD in CHRIST are Yes, and in CHRIST Amen, to the glory of GOD through us. 2 Corinthians 1:20 (NKJV ).
‘The Lord gives strength to his people. The Lord blesses His people with peace.’ Psalm 29:11, NIV
Charlotte H., Claremore, Okla.
“Do no repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.”
~~1 Peter 3:9 NIV
JaneS, St. Louis, MO
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
Colossians 3:14 NIV
PS.139:23-24
“Search me, oh God, and knows heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there be any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
Debbie, LaVergne TN, “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2 NIV
Cece, Gilbert, AZ
“If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it.” Matt. 16:24-25 (NASB)
“do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” Phil 4:6
Trusting in Him.
Sarah Jackson from Pasadena, Texas
perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
James 1:4 niv
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thess. 5:18 ESV
Proverbs 4:23 (NLT)
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
Kristi S. Rogersville TN
John 14:26 NASB But the Helper, the Holy Spirit whom the father will send in my name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” Mark 8:34 NIV
I forgot Winston-Salem, NC 🙂
Nancy Gordon
Lafayette, IN
“If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.” John 15:7-8 ESV
Kelly Westlund, Richland, WA
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. Psalm 9:1 (ESV)
Liz Millinor
St Johns, FL
“and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” (Ephesians 3:19, 21 NIV)
Liz Millinor
St Johns, FL
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:19 NIV)
(Posted it wrong before)
Gina, Olathe, KS
Psalms 31:14 NIV
“But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord, I say “You are My God”.
Caitlyn Marlin, Leavittsburg, OH
“But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!” Luke 10:41 (NLT)
Linda, Plainfield, IN. You will know Christ’s love, which goes far beyond any knowledge. I am praying this so that you may be completely filled with God. (Ephesians 3:19 GW)
Denise Ramey, Cedar Park, TX – My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalms 73:26 NIV
Karen G.
Trussville, AL
“In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.”
Proverbs 16:9 (NIV)
Mindy Hart, West Lafayette, IN: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 (NIV)
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Col. 3:12 (NIV)
And I will give them one heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh, (Ezekiel 11:19 HCSB)
Stephanie Bryant, Charlotte, NC
Colossians 3:2 ESV
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
Fullerton, CA. Surely He will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge. His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. Psalm 91:3-4 NIV
Rachel Huff Mechanicsville, VA He also says, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.” Hebrews 1:10 NIV
Laura Sumpter -Salem,OR
For the Lord who said ‘Let light shine out of darkness’
has shown in our hearts to give the light of the
knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus
Christ. But we have this treasure in jars if clay, to
show that the surpassing power belongs to
God and not to us. 2 Corinthians 4:6-7