Hi, Siestas! What a fun privilege it is to share this blog space with y’all today. My name is Bethany Scott. I’m twenty-six, and I live in Magnolia, TX (just north of Houston) with my husband of five years and our baby girl. My husband is a high school chemistry teacher and football coach, and I am blessed with my dream job of being a stay-at-home mom.
A little about me…
– My reading list (both fiction and non-fiction) is unending, and I’m always in the middle of two or three books.
– I believe life is better when faced with a Starbucks grande vanilla latte. Or a white chocolate mocha.
– I will almost always choose trees, birds, and good walking shoes over a shopping mall and stilettos.
– My church—Bayou City Fellowship—is my family, and is filled with the most generous, Jesus-loving, faith-FULL people I know.
– I love learning new things and began learning Greek this past year with a small group of women.
My verse is 2 Corinthians 1:10, in the New International Version: “He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On Him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us.”
Some of the wording in this verse is pretty intense, but sometimes life is intense, isn’t it? To deliver, according to dictionary.com, means “to save, rescue, or set free from.” If you have put your faith in Jesus Christ you have been saved from certain spiritual death, rescued from darkness, and set free from condemnation. But this verse tells us that deliverance is not limited to a one-time event. Just days before I came across this passage, my family and I were in a very traumatic car accident. Our lives had been spared, and we were rejoicing in that fact. But my mind and my emotions had suffered a blow far worse than my bodily injuries. I had been “delivered from such a deadly peril,” but I needed to be delivered AGAIN.
From my fear
My memories
My doubt
My guilt
My nightmares
My anger
My sadness
My pain.
We often speak of deliverance as a thing of the past, and rightfully so. “He has delivered me from ____” is a testimony in a nutshell. What I love about 2 Corinthians 1:10 is that it’s facing forward. The things I need to be delivered from are usually connected with the past. But hope looks ahead with confidence. Because He has, we can know that He will. What hope. He has never left me sitting in a pit once I’ve asked Him to pull me out. When nothing else is certain, He is certain. He is my solid foundation and the only One who can save me from my sin, myself, my situation. Maybe you need deliverance from fear. From abuse. From chronic worry. From illness. From your thoughts. If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, then you have already been delivered once. And, Sister, he WILL deliver you again.
Job 23:10 NIV
But he know the way that I take;
when he has tested me,
I will come forth as gold.
Ecc 4:9 NKJV
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall one will lift up his companion
Shannon Scarborough, Shelby, MT
“And He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many shall see and fear (revere and worship) and put their trust and confident reliance in the Lord.”
Psalm 40:3 AMP
Psalm 112:7 NIV
They will have no fear of bad news;
their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
Lancaster , Ca
Galatians 6:9 ESV And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Carol in Salem, OR
So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.
II Corinthians 4:18
Linda Hammett from Wake Forest, N.C. says:
“Thus says the Lord of Hosts, ‘Render true judgements, show kindness and mercy to one
another.'”(Zechariah 7:9, ESV)
Christy from Holland, MI
“But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
You have searched me, Lord,and you know me. – Psalm 139:1 NIV
Dee Shera – Jacksonville, FL
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
James 2:26 (NIV)
Faye from Calgary AB, Canada
“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.”
Colossians 3:13 NLT
Kristen, Paramount, CA
“He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,”
2 Corinthians 1:10 NIV
Kristine from Welland ON
Matthew 11:28 MSG
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. “
Anne Chen, Cerritos, CA “Enter into His Gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.” Psalm 100:4 NKJV
Kathy White , Modesto, California
” I will see Your goodness, Lord, in the land of the living
I will wait for You, Lord. I will be strong and take heart and wait for You, Lord
Psalm 27: 13-14
Elizabeth Mitchell living in Haverhill, England- “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” Jeremiah 17:10 NIV
Missie Ables, Marble Falls TX
“Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him.” 1 Corinthians 7:17 ESV
Deb Hansard, E. Tennessee
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; Ecclesiastes 3:2 KJV
Pamela Shaw, Bangor, Northern Ireland.
“… the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” Psalm 121:8 (NIV)
Lori Johnson Auburn, MA Ezekiel 36:25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Laura from Apopka:
“Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.”
Psalms 23:4 NLT
Linda Hall, Salem, VA
“equip you with everything good for doing His will and may He work in us what is pleasing to Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
Hebrews 13:21 NIV
Harmony, Moncton NB. Proverbs 3:7 NLT
[7] Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Christy Billingsley, Hattiesburg, MS
“And with your feet fitted for readiness that comes from the gospel of the peace. In addition to all this, take up a shield of faith, which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.”
Ephesians 6:15-16 NIV
Jill, Clearwater , FL
Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring ?
James 3:11 NIV
Kim,
New Port Richey, Florida
Psalm 25:5 ESV
“Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.”
Martha McElhaney. Ooltewah, TN. Ephesians 6: 8 HCSB
Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert in this with perseverance and intercession for all the saints.
Lee Ann Wimer, Norman, Oklahoma
“Therefore, we do not lose heart,even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.”
2 Corinthians 4:16 NKJV
Dayton, Ohio
Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
Ecclesiastes 5:2 ESV
Pamma from Abingdon, VA
James 3:17,18 HCSB
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who cultivate peace.
Margaret, Kingsport, TN
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
James 3:17 NLT
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. Ephesians 6:14 (NIV)
Amanda Dales, Rockhampton, Queensland
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us again. On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us.
2 Corinthians 1:10 NIV
Jackie Houser, Pikeville, NC: Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. Psalm 103:21 NIV. I am memorizing Psalm 103 in 2015.
Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. 1 Peter 5:9 ESV
Thank you! I needed that verse and devotion! The hospital where I’ve worked for 20 years is shutting down. Lots of uncertainties and even a grieving process.
Christy, Granger, IN “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” Mark 11:24 (NIV)
Kelly from Spanish Fort, AL
” For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God.” Colossians 1: 9-10, NIV
Lisa Zink
Chickasha, OK
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.”
Psalm 42:11 ESV
Krista Winchester, VA
I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Psalm 34:4-7 ESV
Lynn bennett, New Smyrna Beach, Fl.
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/isa.9.6.nkjv
Jennifer Mosher in Canfield, Ohio
(James 2 has wrapped itself up into a nice little package!)
James 2: 24-26 You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. James 2:24-26 (old NIV)
Cindy, Lancaster, OH
Psalm 150:6 (ESV)
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD!
For a day in thy court is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalms 84:10 KJV
Jamesville, NC
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (ESV)
Dacia Edmonson, Bullard, Texas
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
West Des Moines, Iowa
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28(NIV)
Anne, Simpsonville, SC
“Therefore, submit to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”. James 4:7 HCSB
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Colossians 3:16-17 (NASB)
Isahiah 45:2. I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight.