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.
Judy, Oswego, NY
Psalm 71:5 ESV
‘For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O Lord, from my youth.’
Antoinette Krietemeijer, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands (Europe)
“Heb uw vijanden lief, zegen hen die u vervloeken; doe goed aan hen die u haten; en bid voor hen die u beledigen en u vervolgen zodat u kinderen zult zijn van Uw Vader die in de hemelen is” Matteus 5: 44 en 45a
Nancy Gordon
Lafayette, IN
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
Kerri, Woodsboro, MD
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 NIV
DeAnne, Talmage, KS “Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.” Isaiah 40:30 NIV
Carol Bowen, Highlands, NC
Matthew 5:44, ESV
“But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
Lisa from Waycross, GA
Donna from Albany, GA
“…His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts at rest as you trust in Jesus Christ.” Phil 4:7 (TLB)
Sherry Winston-Salem, NC
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
James 1:5
ESV
Jennie Marie Knoll – DeWitt, Arkansas
Hebrews 12:2 (NIV) Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Lori, Toledo
2 Corth 1:10. NIV. “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.”
Cris, Virginia Beach , VA
But the angel said to them, ” Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people. ” Like 2:10 NIV
Linda Proffitt, Louisville KY
The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms.
Deuteronomy 33:27 ESV
Dawn Fuhrman, Cape Coral, FL
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop a matter before a dispute breaks out.
Proverbs 17:14 NIV
Erin Hall, Magnolia, TX,
But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. (Luke 2:14, 19 NIV)
Charlotte Skadal, Houston, Texas
“I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait;
And in His word do I hope.
My soul waits for the Lord
More than the watchmen for the morning;”
Psalm 130:5-6
Elizabeth Miller, Cullman, AL
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18 NIV
Lisa, Fort Worth, TX
“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of Lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.”
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James 1:17, NAS
Beth Smyth, Perth, Western Australia
1 Corinthians 10:1. 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. NIV
Jennifer Watson, Ruston, LA
1 Peter 4:8 (NASB) Be hospitable to one another without complaint.
Kristie, Montgomery, TX: ” Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 NIV
Jenni, Murray, KY
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”
Isaiah 60:1 ESV
Angie Shockney Lafayette IN
2 Peter 1:3 NIV His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
Forest, VA
“Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; Sing praises to His Name, for it is lovely. For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own possession. For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.”
–Psalm 135:3-6
Leslie G-Warner Robins, GA
Isaiah 45:2-NIV
I will go before you
and will level the mountains[a];
I will break down gates of bronze
and cut through bars of iron.
Terri Assael – State College, PA
As the deer pants for water, so I long for you, O God.
Psalm 42:1 TLB
Pat S., Bertram, TX
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.”
Rhonda Beck Winston Salem, N.C.
The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.” Matthew 8:8 (NIV)
Kristin R
Fort Worth, TX
God is our refuge and strength,an ever-present help in trouble.
Ps. 46:1 NIV
Denise Korsmo Amarillo, TX “I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah” Psalms 66:15 KJV
Valerie ~ Shawnee, OK
“Acknowledge and take heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.” Deuteronomy 4:39 NIV
Valerie Finch, Warrensburg, MO
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
1 Corinthians 13:9-11, ESV
Kathy, Austin 2 Cor. 1:10 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.
Lora Lovin Osburn
Morristown, TN
” Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.” Psalm 116:7 Amplified
Cathy/ Birmingham, Al
Job 5:8 ESV
As for me, I will seek the Lord and commit to Him my cause
Julie Holloway – Lafayette, LA
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of others. Phil 2:3-4
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Psalm 89:15 (NIV)
“Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence Lord.”
Mary Saul
Houston TX
Psalm 2:3 Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.
ESV
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.”
Luke 2: 10,11 (NIV)
Beth Evans
Kingfisher OK
““I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.”
Job 42:2 NIV
http://bible.com/111/job.42.2.niv
Marleeta McAnally, Florence, CO
1 Cor. 13:12 (NASB)
For now we see in a mirror dimly but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known.
Robin, Leo, IN “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – His eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” Romans 1:20 NIV
Peggy Hodge, Monroe, LA –
“You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” Deuteronomy 6:8-9
I John 2:15-17 (NKJ). For all that is in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust if it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Krista Fehr
Chickamauga, GA
Psalm 103:19 ESV The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
Carol Stainbrook, Kimberling City, MO
“But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” James 1:6 (NIV)
Stephanie Jo
Crane OR
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
Shelley from San Angelo
She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
Proverbs 31:25 NIV
Madeleine,Corrales And in addition to all of this, take up the shield of faith which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Ephesians 6:16 NIV
Sherri Huff, Mechanicsville, VA
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.” Psalm 42:1 NIV