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.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. 1 Corinthians 3:19 NIV
Elsie – Scottsbluff NE
Psalm 77:11 NASB
I shall remember the deeds of the LORD;
Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.
Nancy- Yonges Island, SC
“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 Cor. 1:10. NIV
Boy did I need this one- thank you Bethany!
Michelle V, Hewitt, TX
You heard and believed the message of truth, the Good News that he has saved you. In him you were sealed with the Holy Spirit whom he promised.
Ephesians 1:13 GW
Amy Andrews, Bellaire, TX
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks;
For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NKJV
Kira Chaloupka
Auburn, AL
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
Oops – forgot to post yesterday!!
Christy Kirby, Plano, TX
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:14-15 NIV
You are worthy, our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power, for you
created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.
Revelation 4:11 NIV
Karen Todd, Beech Island, SC
Kimberly Balles Rolling Meadows, IL
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.
Ephesians 3:20 NIV
Patty Lincoln, Columbia, SC: “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 Cor. 1:10 NIV
Jackie Houser, Pikeville, NC: Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord, my soul. Psalm 103:22 NIV. Just realized I posted verse 21 twice! Yikes! I have LOVED learning this Psalm this year!
Lynn Greene, Shelby, NC Colossians 3:2 NIV
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
WAYNE, PA
“Dear children, Keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.” 1 John 5:21 NLT
Debbie, Atascocita, TX
“…gentleness, and self control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:23 (NIV)
Karen Bell
Hendersonville, TN
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalms 37:4 ESV
Jules Lane
Foothills of the Rocky Mtns, Colorado
Ooops, missed posting yesterday. My son was turning 18 so I had other stuff on my mind. Final verse of Psalm 103 🙂
“Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.” ~Psalm 103:22 (KJV)
Stephanie Morris, Norman Ok
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 NKJ
1Corinthians 13:12 Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part ; then I shall know fully even as I am fully known.
Suffering is part of the walk of a Christian but it sure is hard. This verse reminds me I am just seeing a tiny part and soon it will all be revealed. Glory Glory Glory !
Ginger, Charlotte, NC
“Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.”
Galatians 6:10 HCSB
Dawn, Silver Spring, MD
Enter HIs gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise! Give thanks to Him; bless His name! (Psalm 100:4 ESV)
Carol Givens McAlisterville, PA
Revelation 1:8 (NET)
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God – the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come – The All-powerful!
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13 (NIV)
Emily McAnear, Houston TX
He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. John 1:10, NIV
Lindsey Buchanan St. Augustine, FL
“Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other.” Colossians 3:16
Sue-Elise Flowers, Burkesville, KY NIV – I Peter 4:8 “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
Lisa Griffin, Lincoln City, OR:
“Then he said to me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.”
Daniel 10:12 (ESV)
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you.
Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” John 14:27 ESV
Connie, Tyler, Tx. You Lord keep my lamp burning. My God turns my darkness into light. Psalm 18:28 NIV
Gail-Tyler,TX
that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
I Corinthians 2:5 NKJV
Michelle O’Banion, Grandview, TX
“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.” Proverbs 31:28 NIV
Lee Ann Kelley, Fairhope, AL
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV
Kim-Euless, TX
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
it is written about me in the scroll. Psalm 40:6
Jan Buena Vista, CO
“For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through
Jesus Christ.” Jn. 1:17 NASB
Janet, Midlothian, Texas
For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
John 3:34 NIV
Autumn, Glasgow, KY
“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)
Lori Haller,Easton MD: Isaiah 9:7 Of the greatness of his government and peacethere will be no end.He will reign on David’s throneand over his kingdom,establishing and upholding itwith justice and righteousnessfrom that time on and forever.The zeal of the Lord Almightywill accomplish this.
Vicki, Merriam, KS
Psalm 103:19,20
19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, O you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his word,
obeying the voice of his word!
ESV
Louisville, KY
Psalm 97:11 “Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.” NIV84
Thanks, Bethany, for sharing your story and perspective. I so often need verses like this to claim, and specifically in the car.
Emily, Bothell WA
2 Corinthians 1:10 NIV
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us.
Angela from Nebraska – “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits afultery.” Matthew 5:31-32 NIV84
Barbara from WI
22. With fears and hatred I hate them,
Enemies I count as my own.
(Psalm 139:22.NAB)
2 Samuel 22:33 (NIV)
It is God who arms me with strength
and keeps my way secure.
Hap 🙂 Madison from Heath, OH
“She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 NIV
Ali C., Pleasanton, CA- 3″He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. 4The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.” Psalm 1:3-4 (ESV)
Becky Douglas, Houston TX
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 NIV
Gahanna OH
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.” Isaiah 50:1 NIV
Jill Greer, Medina, TN
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV
Cathy Pernsteiner Clarkston, WA
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.
Psalm 30:11-12 NIV
Karlys Fortner, La Place, LA
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for The LORD, and not for men,
Colossians 3:23 ESV
Brenda Crosby, Tx
I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me.
Psalm 13:6 NIV