Siesta Scripture Memory Team 2015: Verse 8!

Diane 2

 

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.

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  1. 3801
    Amy Woodruff says:

    Amy from Noble,OK

    Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)
    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.

  2. 3802
    Dianne Green says:

    Dianne Green, Jackson Tn, “What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good? Psalm 34:12 ESV

  3. 3803
    Melia says:

    Melia
    Loganville, GA

    He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

    Psalm 91:1 NIV

  4. 3804
    Michaela says:

    Michaela
    Loganville, GA

    Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

    Joshua 1:9 NIV

  5. 3805
    Amee Marcayda says:

    Amee from Hercules, CA
    Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. (‭Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭23-24‬ NLT)

  6. 3806
    Jenni Banicki says:

    Jenni Banicki, Elk Grove, CA, “The patient are better than warriors, and those who rule their temper, better than the conqueror of a city.” Proverbs 16:32 (NAB)

  7. 3807
    April says:

    April Jackson, Lagrange, Georgia

    Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

    Hebrews 10:23 ESV

  8. 3808
    Taryn Crabill says:

    Taryn Crabill, Temple TX. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV.

  9. 3809
    Lisa Collins says:

    Dripping Springs, Texas
    Psalm 8:3-4
    When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?

  10. 3810
    Kathi Larson .Tempe AZ says:

    For April 15, 2015
    “For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is
    none like Me.” Isaiah 46:9 (NIV)

  11. 3811
    Marybeth Pettitt says:

    Marybeth Pettitt Connell, WA

    I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten–
    Joel 2:25a. NIV

  12. 3812
    Ashlie black says:

    Missouri city, TX Ashlie Black
    “Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” (‭Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭24‬ ESV)

  13. 3813
    Kathy Jackson says:

    Kathy Jackson, Memphis, TN
    “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.” (‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭8‬ ESV)

  14. 3814
    Leslie Westmoreland says:

    Leslie Westmoreland, Franklinton LA
    Verses 7 and 8: A cheerful look brigs joy to the heart and good news gives health to the bones. Proverbs 15:30 NIV
    I long to obey your commandments! Renew my life with your goodness. Psalm 119:40 NLT

  15. 3815

    Lindsey Gibson, Soddy-Daisy,TN, Ephesians 4:29, NKJV, Let no corrupt talk proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

  16. 3816
    Lisa Rose says:

    If I speak with the tongues of men or EVEN of angels, but have not love- I am nothing but a resounding gong or clanging symbol.

    1 Corinthinians 13:1 NIV (with my emphasis, sorry)

    Lisa
    Moyock, NC

  17. 3817

    Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is trustworthy in all He promises and faithful in all He does.
    Psalm 145:13, NIV

  18. 3818
    Jana says:

    jana, Altus, OK

    Isaiah 30:18a

    “Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you and therefore He exalts Himself to show mercy to you.”

  19. 3819
    Stephanie Moffatt says:

    Stephanie Hamburg Ar. Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. Proverbs 10:19 NLT

  20. 3820
    Sandee says:

    Sandee Tseng, Santa Monica CA
    “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is a gift from God – not by works so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:8-10

  21. 3821
    Angie says:

    “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”
    ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:9‬ ‭NIV‬‬

    – Angie Watson, Greenville, NC

  22. 3822
    Christi Hudson says:

    Christi Hudson, Newnan, GA
    Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 (ESV) (Christi)

  23. 3823
    Ann Thrash-Trumbo says:

    Ann, Cataula, GA
    Proverbs 11:16, NIV
    A kindhearted woman gains respect.

  24. 3824
    Sarah Franke says:

    Sarah Franke – College Station, TX “Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.” Proverbs 10:19 NLT

  25. 3825
    Paula Schumacher says:

    Paula, Dalhart, TX
    “Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead – since he was about a hundred years old – and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.” Romans 4:19 NIV

  26. 3826
    Sandy Keesee says:

    Sandy; Amarillo,TX

    …Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.
    Ruth 1:16 NIV

  27. 3827
    Sherry says:

    Sherry Sartain, Louisville, KY, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 NIV

  28. 3828
    Joy, Grand Rapids, MI says:

    Psalms 46:1 NIV “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble”

  29. 3829
    Lori says:

    Lori
    Bangor, Maine

    What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way He works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how He works.

    Matthew 6:31-32 (Message)

  30. 3830
    Gail - Omaha, NE says:

    Matthew 7:5 NLT
    Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.

  31. 3831
    Autumn says:

    Autumn, Lubbock, TX

    “He will be the sure foundation for your times, a
    rich store of salvation and wisdom and
    knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the
    key to this treasure.”
    Isaiah 33:6 (NIV)

  32. 3832
    Meleah says:

    Meleah Spencer, Springfield, MO. “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17. ESV

  33. 3833
    Sherrie Bell says:

    Sherrie Bell, San Antonio, TX

    Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)
    Galatians 3:13 NKJV

  34. 3834
    Teri says:

    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

  35. 3835

    Morgan Roberts, Brandon, MS
    “… so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.” – Philippians 1:10-11

  36. 3836

    Morgan Roberts, Brandon, MS
    “… so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.” – Philippians 1:10-11 NIV

  37. 3837
    Sherry says:

    Sherry, Independence, Oregon
    “When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” Mark 8:34 (NKJV)

  38. 3838
    Angela says:

    Angela
    Greenville Ohio
    For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
    2 Timothy 1:7 NLT

  39. 3839
    Michelle C says:

    Michelle, North Little Rock, AR
    “He will fill your mouth with laughter. Shouts of joy will come from your lips.”
    Job 8:21 (NIRV)

  40. 3840
    Barbara says:

    Barbara, Fort Wayne, IN. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NIV

  41. 3841
    Janette says:

    Janette
    Estes Park, CO

    Romans 14:19. NIV

    Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and mutual edification.

  42. 3842
    Kimberly Balles says:

    Kimberly Balles Rolling Meadows, IL
    “See I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.”
    Isaiah 49:16 NIV

  43. 3843
    Sarah Marcellino says:

    Sarah M. Laurel, MS– “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Romans 12:18 (NIV)

  44. 3844
    Michele says:

    Michele ~ Kenosha, WI

    I sought the LORD and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.

    Psalm 34:4 NIV

  45. 3845
    Lorraine Johnson says:

    Lorraine – Ketchikan, Alaska

    But you, are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I am going to bring disaster on all flesh, declares the LORD, but I will give your life to you as booty in all the places where you may go.

    Jeremiah 45:5 NASB

  46. 3846
    Frances Selner says:

    Frances Selner from Fort Worth, TX

    “I sought the LORD and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears.”
    Psalm 34:3 NASB

  47. 3847
    Elaine Van Hook says:

    Elaine from Greenville, SC: Colossians 3:3 (NLT) For you died to this life and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.

  48. 3848
    Angi says:

    Angi – Pelham, AL

    I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. Psalm 13:6 KJV

  49. 3849
    Amy Gossen says:

    Amy Gossen
    Springfield MO.
    Psalm 31:24 NKJV
    Be of good courage, And he shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord.

  50. 3850
    Casey says:

    Casey Murray,KY

    Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 NIV

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