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.
Donna, Houston, TX
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble”.
Psalm 46:1 ESV
Emma Mierta Davison, MI Hebrews 4:14 Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. NET
Deb, Becker, MN
And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord. Luke 1:45 ESV
Psalm 68:19
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who daily bears our burdens. Selah.
Misty, Pflugerville, 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
Amy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
You do not have because you do not ask. James 4:2b NASB
Mary Goins, Bluford, Illinois
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 6:23 NIV
Julie Medway Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1John 3:1(a) NIV
Kay Tucker, Elyria, OH
“The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?” Psalm 118:6 KJV
Psalm 62:5-7 NIV
“I find rest in God alone. He gives me hope. He is my rock and my salvation. He is my defender. I will not be defeated. My honor and salvation come from God. He is my mighty rock and protection”
Lisa Williams – Houston, TX
Strip away all that is filthy, every vicious excess. Humbly welcome the word that has taken root in you, with its power to save you.
James 1:21 (NAB)
Michele ~ Kenosha, WI
I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Psalm 16:8 NIV
Patty from Redmond, WA
Psalm 32:8 (NAS)
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go. I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Cynthia, Missouri
That he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places. Eph 1:20 ESV
Cara from Houston, Texas
Isaiah 14:7 (GW)
The whole earth rests and is peaceful. It breaks out into shouts of joy.
Teresa, Chadron NE
“Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.”
Psalm 9:10 NIV
Carol Peavy, Jena, LA
And the Scriptures give us HOPE and Encouragement as we wait patienty for God’s promises to be fulfilled.
Romans 15:4 NLT
“Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.” Jeremiah 17:14 (NIV)
Philippians 4:4 KJV
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say rejoice.
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 KJV
Philemon 6 NIV
I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every goo thing we have in Christ.
Paige Woodard Mitchell
Minden, LA
“Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.” Proverbs 10:19 (NIV)
Morgan, Arlington, VA
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it”
Psalm 118:24
Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them; I am the Lord. Leviticus 22:31. KJV
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (KJV)
Sharon, McKinney, TX
Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did.
I John 2:6 NIV
JulieB
Sharpsburg, Ga.
Phil 4:7
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Donna Banks from Franklin, TN
‘But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation say continually, ‘Great is the LORD!”.
Psalm 40:16 (ESV)
Marcy in Garland,Texas
Thinking of the Birth we celebrate. “From the fullness of his Grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses: grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” John 1:16,17 NIV
Linda W. from Tomball, TX;
“The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows those who take refuge in Him.” Nahum 1:7 (ESV)
Psalm 139: 15 NIV
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Peter and the other apostles replied, “we must obey God rather than humans.” Acts 5:29 NLT
Fawnda Dooley
Denton, TX
Wrapping up my memory in 1 Peter 5:6-11 –
“To Him be the power forever and ever. Amen”
1 Peter 5:11 NIV
Kim, Richmond, Tx, “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Phil 4:7 (NIV)
Logansport, IN
And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. Psalms 9:10 NASB
Kristen Fowler, Marble, NC
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect
I Peter 3:15 NIV
Rachel H., North Alabama,
God ’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! I’m sticking with God (I say it over and over). He’s all I’ve got left.
LAMENTATIONS 3:22-24 MSG
Sandy Hartley, Clatskanie OR
2 Corinthians 1:10, 11a He has (HAS!) delivered us from such a deadly peril and He will deliver us again. On Him we have set our hope that He will (WILL) continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. (NIV) 🙂
Lea Ann Frank Hales Corners, WI
Psalm 16:8 NIV – “I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
Mar Jayne, Qulin MO “But Jesus looked at them and said to them ‘with men this is impossible but with God all things are possible.’ ”
NKJV
Matt 19: 26
Melody S.
Forest City, IA
and they worshipped him and return to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God.
Luke 24:52-53
Chris M, Seattle, WA
Psalm 139:14 NIV
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Shauna K., River Falls, WI
Luke 11:9 (NIV): “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
Gina, Naperville, IL
“Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.” Jeremiah 17:14 (NIV)
Karen Coppley Clemmons NC
Proverbs 1:7 ESV
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Shiffra, Kalamazoo, MI Genesis 22:14 CJV
Abraham called the place Jehovahjireh [Adonai will see (to it), Adonai provides] — as it is said to this day, “On the mountain Adonai is seen.”
Melody
Myrtle Beach, SC
“In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.”
Ephesians 6:16 NIV
Susan Brown. Mandeville, LA
Matthew 5:3, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” NIV
For 10/15/15: I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His inheritance in the saints,
For 11/1/15: …and His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of His mighty strength,
For 11/15/15: …which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
For 12/1/15: …far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
~ Ephesians 1:18, 19, 20, 21
Kathy
St. Louis, MO
“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 (NIV’84)
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 34:1