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.
Sandy Bowers, Bryan, Ohio
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
Linda Rivet, Bartlesville, OK
If you show special attention to the man with the fine clothes and say, “Here is a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet.” James 2:3 (NIV)
Sierra. Fort Thomas, KY.
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.
Joshua 1:9 NIV
He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.
2 Cor 1:10 ESV
N. Seattle
A tree fell on our condo on Nov, 17, breaking 6 trusses above the master bedroom. As I saw the center light dangling from the ceiling over the bed, huge pieces of sheet-rock swinging or on the bed, I am thankful that we were downstairs. There is nothing here, but it is there in heaven – God and His Son! Want to hold onto this verse and the next verse as I sit among boxes(including Christmas boxes) in the rental while a new roof is in the process to be put it on the condo!
“Whom have I in heaven but you?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.”
Psalms 73:25 (NASB)
Colleen, Orlando, FL
Come and listen, all who fear God, and I will tell what He has done for me. Psalm 66:16 NIV
Andrea Cox, Howe, TX
2 Corinthians 4:16 NIV
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
Carolyn, Terrace BC Canada
Proverbs 2:6
For the Lord gives wisdom,
And from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Ephesians 6:10 NIV
Mary McKinley Scottsboro, Al
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 KJV
Ann, Washington, D.C.
Luke 7:23, NASB
“Blessed is (s)he who does not take offense at me.”
Shelly Elston, Portland, OR
“so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,”
Philippians 1:10 (ESV)
Katherine Emerson, Livingston, Tx
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!” Galatians 5:22-23 NLT
Joshua 1:6 Be strong and courageous for you shall give this people posession of the land which i swore to their fathers to give them. Dyersburg, TN
Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ. Phil 4:6-7 NIV
Heather Morgan
Waxahachie, TX
Hosea 6:6 NLT
I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices.
I want you to know Me more than I want burnt offerings.
Emily- Warsaw, IN
“Show me your paths and teach me to follow.”
Psalms 25:4 (CEV)
Duvall, WA
Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly. Proverbs 3:13, 18 NLT
Beverly – Jackson, TN
“He said therefore, ‘A certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for Himself, and then Return.
And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and
said to them, ‘Do business with this until I Come Back.'”
-Luke 19:12-13 NASB
Stephanie, Fort Worth, TX:
Isaiah 51:11 ESV
Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. Isaiah 53:11 ESV
Isaiah 61:1 (NIV)
The spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release for the prisoners,
Tina Crouch
Waxahachie, Texas
Psalm 18:31-32 NIV
[31] For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? [32] 32 It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
“But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation. 1 Thessalonians 5:8 NAV
Billie, Greenville, KY “For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses–as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honour than the house itself. (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.)” Hebrews 3:3-4 ESV
Billie, Franklin, TN
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:8 ESV
Janet from Odessa, TX
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with Me.
Revelation 3:20 ESV
Mary Kay Williams, Redding, CA
Colossians 3:16, NIV
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.
Jenny Manis, Granbury, TX, “so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 NIV
Tammy, Deer Park, WA
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. Hebrews 10:36 (NIV)
Melissa Dulaney, Circleville, OH
Philippians 4:7, NIV
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Crystal. Livonia, Michigan
“Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture” Psalm 100:3
Sue from Midland says:
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.
Romans 6:12 ESV
Sue from Midland says:
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 ESV
Louise – Irvine, CA – Hebrews 12:9B (NIV)
How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and LIVE!
Sue from Midland says:
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1
Psalm 18: 35 Amplified
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, and Your right hand has held me up; Your gentleness and condescension have made me great.
Psalm 18:35 Amplified
You have also given me the shield of salvation, and Your right hand has held me up; Your gentleness and condescension have made me great.
Psalm 100:3 ESV
Know that the Lord,he is God! It is he who made us,and we are his; we are his people,and the sheep of his pasture.
Alice from Ooltewah, TN. “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12s
Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little Faith”, he said. Why did you doubt?
Rachel- Cumming, GA
For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. John 1:16 (ESV)
Kim Beechem from Idabel, OK:
“Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you can accomplish it.” Colossians 4:17 (HCSB)
Mary-Katherine Rogers, New Albany, OH
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10, NIV
Vonnie Baker
Marble Hill MO
O give thanks unto the Lord:for he is good: because his mercy endureth forever. Psalm 118:1 KJV
Diane from Cypress, TX
NIV
Psalm 42:11. “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my savior and my God”
Mindy Habelt, Williamson, Georgia
Psalm 91:1 (NIV)
“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.”
James 1:17 NIV
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Joanie, Richmond, VA
I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 34:4 KJV
Suzy Adams, Wheelersburg, OH – Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8
Jedonne, Nashville, TN
“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32 (NKJV)