My name is Becky Jo and I’m a wannabe Southern Belle who married a Northern Hunting Man! So, now I reside in the chilly state of Michigan – quite a switch up for this Arizona girl!!! I am madly in love with Jesus, my man, my kiddos and my grand babies. My hobby is coffee … always coffee!
The verse I’ve chosen is Psalm 118:5-6 MSG
Pushed to the wall, I called to God;
from the wide open spaces, he answered.
God’s now at my side and I’m not afraid;
who would dare lay a hand on me?
God’s my strong champion;
I flick off my enemies like flies.
Far better to take refuge in God
than trust in people.
I chose this verse because I have an old book mark from my grandma that says that this is the center of the Bible (vs.8), and I want to ALWAYS be at the center of His Will. Far better to take refuge in God than trust in people, indeed. AMEN!
Leighann Holloway, Longview, TX
“‘For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,’ says The Lord, who has mercy on you.”
Isaiah 54:10 NKJV
Lori Pannell, Houston, Texas
“…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
Holly Harris – West, TX
She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. Prov 31:25 NLT
Ashley
Royal Oak, MI
“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” – Romans 8:28 NASB
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Col.3:14 NIV
A Song of Praise Of David.
“I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.” -Psalm 145:1 (ESV)
I started in the midst of this acrostic poem and became so entrenched with the beauty of the arrangement–the praise, the corresponding Hebrew lettering, and the sound of the Hebrew translation–I am immersed with joy and fascination! Now, I go back to the beginning with the goal to memorize the entire chapter, learn the Hebrew alphabet(alef-bet)and experience God’s spoken Word in His language.
Ancient Hebrew culture is my passion as it opens my eyes to an entirely new perspective of the Text as if to take a deeper look, more intimately into a familiar room, from the eastern window instead of always from the west.
Christine of media pa 1timothy1:7(esv) for God gave us not a spirit of fear, but of power love and self control.”
Sheri Matsumoto, Riverside, CA
“Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, and for His wonders to the sons of men! For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungry soul He has filed with what is good.
Psalm 107:8-9
Deborah Cochran
Milan, MI
Psalms 121:1-2 NKJV
(1) I lift up my eyes to the hills-
From whence comes my help?
(2) My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. (1 Corinthians 1:25 NIV)
Judy Coles, Orangeville, ON
Isaiah 26:3 ESV. You will keep in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on YOU, because he trusts in YOU?
“May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.: Ephesians 3:19 (NLT)
Sherry Bolander, Burlington,Iowa
“I waited patiently for the Lord. He turned tome and heard my cry.” Psalm 40:1 (NIV)
Pam, Pasadena, Texas
Psalms 91:9-10 RVS
Because you have made the Lord your refuge, the Most High your habitation, no evil shall befall your, no scourage come near your tent.
Janice in Abbeville, AL
“The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.”
Proverbs 15:33 NKJV
Ruth Kitchener, ON
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Galatians 6:7,8 (NIV)
Martie Carter, Belton, TX
Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, oh Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:12-14, NIV
Suzanne
Tenaha, TX
Ephesians 3:20 NIV 84
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than we ask and imagine,
according to his power that is at work within us. Eph. 3:20
Meredith
Virginia Beach, VA
Psalm 49:13-14 (NIV)
13This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,
and of their followers, who approve their sayings.d
14They are like sheep and are destined to die;
death will be their shepherd
Bettie Tolar
Pasadena, TX
May 15, 2015
Psalm 119:133 NIV
“Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.”
Kris, Treasure Island, Fl
“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being”
Ephesians 3:16 (NIV)
John 14:8
Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”
Charlene Sarver, Cookeville, TN
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:19 (ESV)
Elaine Brady, Jefferson, GA
They will be given over to the power of the sword; they will become the jackal’s prey.
Ps. 63:10, HCSB
Laura Stevens
El Paso, TX
Ephesians 6:13 NIV
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
1 Cor 13:4-5 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
Cathy, Russellville, AR
For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
Matthew 18:30 (NIV)
Deb Harney, Columbia City, IN – “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8 NIV
Cheri Bunch, Louisville, KY Romans 15:13 – Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NKJV
1 Corinthians 2:10-11a (NIV)
These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them?
Kathy VanAmburg, Norwalk IA
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. (1 Corinthians 13:8 NIV)
Lea Ann in Hales Corners, WI
II Corinthians 5:18 NIV ~ “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.”
Donna, Indianapolis, IN ~ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ (Mark 12:30 NIV)
Do not be anxious about anything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 NIV
Melody
Forest City, IA
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night,
Psalm 92:1-2 (ESV)
Valerie Mathura from Newnan, Georgia
praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, (Psalm 150:4 NIV)
Kathy
Chesapeake, VA
Psalm 63:6. (ESV)
When I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
Allison, Pittsburg, Tx
This is what The Lord says – your Redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your
God, who teaches you what is best for you,
who directs you in the way you should go.”
Isaiah 48:17 NIV
Pam – Lubbock,Texas says:
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24
Sherry McCurrie-Russellville, AR
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a streadfast spirit within me.
Psalms 51:10 NASB
I love the Lord, because he hears me; he listens to my prayers. He listens to me every time I call to him. Psalms 116:1-2 GNB
Valerie, Columbus,GA
Pushed to the wall, I called to God; from the wide open spaces, he answered. God’s now at my side and I’m not afraid; who would dare lay a hand on me? God’s my strong champion; I flick off my enemies like flies. Psalm 118:5-7 MSG
Having cancelled the written code with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us,He took it away nailing it to the cross. Col 2:14
Kathleen, Amman, Jordan, Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. (Psalms 19:2 KJV)
Terri Assael – State College, PA
My eyes are ever toward the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
Psalm 25:15 ESV
Terryl Arola, Pine City, MN
Psalms 42:5 NLT
Why am I discouraged? why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and Lord.
Dorothy Williams
Montgomery, AL
Jeremiah 3:33 NIV
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way of everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24KJV
Sue, Groveport, OH Psalm 37:18-19 NIV
The blameless spend their days under the LORD’s care,
and their inheritance will endure forever.
In times of disaster they will not wither,
in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
Jana Stroud, Houston TX
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God–Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)