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!
Kari Shockley Cypress, TX
Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. Psalms 147:5 ESV
Samantha P from Texarkana, AR
In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. (Ephesians 2:21 NIV)
Amy Flanagan Santee Ca:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart: Do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Stephanie, Alexandeia, VA. “Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.” James 1:21 NASB
Judy Pauley, Norfolk, Va.
Ps. 147:9
He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
Lisa Martin, Chesterfield, MO
James 1:9 NLT
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
Rita – Alva, Florida
“Oh Lord, You are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt Yourself as the ruler over all.”
1 Chronicles 29:11 – NLT
Teri Wymore, Millington TN
Paul talking~ Romans 7:15 (TLB)
(I will be memorizing verses 15-25 over next # of weeks to help me re-focus, repent, and surrender daily to the Lord in confession.)
I don’t understand myself at all, for I really want to do what is right, but I can’t. I do what I don’t want to—what I hate.
Carolyn, Conroe, TX
“Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies;”
– Romans 8:33 (NASB)
Nicole Blake, Severance, CO
“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them.” 1 Corinthians 12:4 (GNT)
(Verse 1 of 3 – 1 Cor 12:4-6)
Sarah C, Edmond, OK
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NIV
Tigi Montgomery Village ,Md
Psalm 143;10 NIV
Teach me to do your will for you are my GOD, may your Spirt lead me on level ground.
Erika Dotto
West Palm Beach, FL
“Do not withhold good
from those who deserve it
when it’s in your power to
help them”
Proverbs 3:27 NLT
Alice’ H Pineville LA: My flesh and heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 ESV
May 16, 2015
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:19 NIV
Leslie, Norwood Young America, Minnesota
Galatians 5:22-23, NIV
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Gay Beck
Plain City, Ohio
Romans 12:4-6a (NIV)
4 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,
5 so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.
Deena, Colleyville, TX
Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:2 NIV
Leanette, Atlanta
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. It will bring health to your body and strength to your bones.
Proverbs 3:7-8 NIV
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9
Colossians 3:11 NIV. … Christ is all and in all.
“I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean;
I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.”
Ezekial 36:25
Psalm 40:11 “May your love and faithfulness always protect me” NIV Psalm 40:00
Renee from Lansing:
Psalm 40:11 “May your love and faithfulness always protect me” Psalm 40:11 NIV
Danielle, Evansville IN
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are saved it is the power of God. I Corinthians 1:18 NKJV
At day’s end I’m ready for sound sleep, For you, God, have put my life back together.
Psalm 4:8 (The Message)
Allison H.
Wilmington, NC
“Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another.”
Romans 12:10 (NKJV)
Kimberley Marshall, Westland, MI. 1 Kings 4:29 ESV
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore,
Kristy McIntyre, Eugene, OR – 1 Cor 9:26 NASB
Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim, I box in such a way as not beating the air.
Stacie K
Springfield, VA
Psalm 86:11 (NIV)
Teach me Your way, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your Name.
Ps.32:8 (NIV)
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go,
I will counsel you and watch over you.
Amber Anderson
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Psalm 22:6 NIV
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6!!! Oops.
Julie, Gresham, OR
“Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.” Psalm 127:1b (NKJ)
Ariel Richardson, Lake Dallas Texas
Numbers 23:19 AMP
God is not a man, that He should tell or act a lie, neither the son of man, that He should feel repentance or compunction [for what He has promised]. Has He said and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken and shall He not make it good?
Karen, Trenton, OH
I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me. (Psalm 13:6 NIV)
Madelin, Thousand Oaks, 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 NIV
Becky Jo I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your verse Msg version. I chuckled with delight on “I flick off my enemies like flies”. Great visual.
Phyllis, Ft. Worth, TX. Micah 6:8 NLT
“No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”
Dori
Meridian, ID
Psalm 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
NKJV
Lamentations 3:22-23 NIV
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
cara from Houston Texas
Amos 4:13 GW
God forms the mountains and creates the wind. He reveals his thoughts to humans. He makes dawn and dusk appear. He walks on the high places of the earth. His name is the Lord God of Armies.
Gwen Ziegler, Washington, IL “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” Matthew 5:14 NIV
Joan Anderson, Dousman, Wi
Write them on your doorframes of your houses and on your gates,
So that your days and the days of your children may be many…
As many as the days that the heavens are above the earth.
Deut. 11:20-21
Catherine, Centreville, VA.
“Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.”
Psalm 37:3 (NIV)
Sandra, Rock Hill, SC
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7 NIV
Now to him who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that worketh in us. Ephesians 3:20 KJV
Sara Wheeler from Alexandria, AL
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.
Psalm 118: 5,6 MSG
Rachelle Honohan, Cedar Park, TX: He died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. 1 Thessalonians 5:10 (NIV)
Charlotte Stedman, Austintown, Ohio
“Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near.” Isaiah 55:6 NAS
Sarah K., Lincoln, NE, “For he who said, ‘Do not commit adultery,’ also said, ‘Do not murder.’ If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.” (James 2:11 NIV)
Joyce Smith~~Mount Juliet, TN
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. (Hebrews 11:1, 6 NASB)