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!
“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusts in him.”
Psalms 34:8
Lori Long, Oil City, PA
“May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.” Ephesians 3:19 (NLT)
Beth, Broadview Heights, OH
Eph. 3:20-21, ESV
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Denise Smith, Wilmington, NC
After Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall.
2 Chronicles 26:16
Proverbs 17:22 NLT
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Susan Moriarty
Sherri Huff, Mechanicsville, VA
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.”: Colossians 3:16 NIV
Courtney Moore, Clarksville, TN
Exodus 34:2 NASB
So be ready by morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to Me on the top of the mountain.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:2. NIV
Sue Hills, Elkhart, IN.
brittny, OKC
A man’s heart plans his way, but the lord directs his steps.
Proverbs 16:9 NKJV
Janet from Odessa, TX
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!
Psalm 139:23 ESV
Sarah Rumfield
Tomball, TX
to slander no one, to avoid fighting and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people.
Titus 3:2 HCSB
Ana from Dayton, TX
Isaiah 42:16 (ESV)
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.
Kim, Euless, Tx
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, (Ephesians 3:17 NIV)
Gwyn Tidwell of Haslet,TX
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
Hebrews 10:24
Stand by the roads , look and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it and find rest for your souls. Jeremiah 6:16
Jamie Wagner, Billings MT
“Yes, and from ancient days I am he. No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who can reverse it?” (Isaiah 43:13)
James 1:22
And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don’t obey, you are only fooling yourself.
New
Living Translation
Debra Taylor, Madison, MIssissippi
Romans 8:1-8
8 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, 7 because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, 8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. NASB. (I am working on verses 4-8 this time.)
Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. Psalm 63:3 ESV
Suzanne Kragt
Eden Prairie, MN
Andrea, Pottstown
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.
Molly P., Portland OR, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 NIV.
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matt 6:19-21
Connie Vorwald
Suffolk, Va
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.
Susan Stefens, Emmaus, PA
1 Chron. 29:11 NKJV
“Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power, and the glory, the victory and the majesty, for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and You are exalted as head over all.”
Martha from Corpus Christi
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
Marian Garcia. Springfield,MO
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16
Diane, Mesa, Arizona
When I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
1 Corinthians 2:1 NASB
Andi Crumrine, Rockwall, TX
“Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.”
1 john 5:21 NIV
Luann Hansen Harlan, IA
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Romans 12:2 NASB
Cheryl Wright, Everett, Wa
Philippians 2:2 The Message (MSG)
Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends.
Fareen
Las Vegas, NV
“And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is.”
Ephesians 3:18 NLT
Titus 3:6 (NKJV)
Whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
Tiffany Jones, Valparaiso,IN
Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.”
Psalm 143:8 NLT
Onda Jenks, Morgantown, WV-“He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” Job 5:9 (NIV)
Linda O’Neill, Elk Grove, CA
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13 NKJV)
Cheryl Swanson-Tulsa, OK
Who is wise? He will realize these things.
Who is discerning? He will understand them.
The ways of The Lord are right, the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
Hosea 14:9
Angel Buff – Chattanooga, TN
“Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. And do everything with love.” (1 Corinthians 16:13-14, NLT)
Jennifer, Chattanooga, TN
I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
Isaiah 44:22 NIV
Carla, Pierre, SD
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:1-2 NIV
Gail Hinshaw, Summerville, OR
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:5 ESV
Amber Ball, Nicholasville, KY James 1:19 NLT
“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.”
Mary from Tiffin,
If you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding
Prov. 2:3-6 NIV
Linda Hite, Borger,Tx “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” (Psalm 20:7 NIV)
Jennifer
Lancaster, Pa
2 Corinthians 4:10 NLT
Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
Ephesians 4:7 ESV
But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gifts.
Dacia Edmonson, Bullard, Texas
Deuteronomy 14:2 NIV
For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession.
Kimber Perrotta
East Hampton, CT
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
Philippians 1:21 ESV
Carrie. Atlanta, GA. “Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.” Psalm 141:3 NIV
Merideth Colvert Conroe, Tx
The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
Proverbs 14:1
“You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? ”
Psalm 56:8 ESV
Adrianna Anderson
PINSON, Al