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.
Lucille Goins, New Bloomfield Mo.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 NKJV
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely;
and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Claudia from Edmond, OK
“I have not departed from the commands of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily food.” Job 23:12. HCSB
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:17 NASB
Rhonda McKamie – OKC
Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it. Mark 10:15 NIV
Bobbie, Radium Springs NM
With my whole heart I have sought you; let me not wander from your commandments.
Psalm 119:10 NKJV
Diane, Longmont, CO
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Romans 12:14 NIV
Carol, Oak Park CA
Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10 (NIV)
Tanya, Raleigh, NC
“That’s the way it will be at the end of the present age. The angels will go out and separate the evil people from the righteous people,” Matthew 13:49 CEB
Hello Tanya. I saw the city and state and figured I would leave you a friendly hello.
I was born in Raleigh, NC. My mom still lives there and I was just there for Thanksgiving to serve my family. I had a wonderful time of fellowship and creating new memories. I currently live in Toledo, Ohio.
Just wanted to say hello. Hello. Have a great day.
Wendy Karabensh
Vero Beach
Be self-controlled and alert.
Your enemy the devil prowls around
like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour.
1Peter 5:8
NIV
Sue-Iron Mountain, MI
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in Him.
Psalm 18:30 NIV
Psalm 65:2(NKJV) – “O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come.”
Becky,
Woodway, Texas
“…Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.”
Genesis 15:1 NLT
Terri Sickles, Richmond, MO
In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 4:8
Kathryn Luedtke, Sherwood Park, Alberta
I am the Lord, the God of all mankind.
Is there anything too hard for me?
Jer. 32:27 NIV
Marilyn, Piedmont, OK
Ephesians 3:16 NIV
“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.” (NIV)
Heather Hoch Pflugerville, TX
Psalm 63:7 (NASB)
For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy
Dawn – San Angelo, Texas
“He heals the broken hearted ”
Psalm 34:18
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. – Colossians 1:17 NASB
Everyday I love coming back to the Scripture memory verses and reading the verses that people share. One thing I have noticed is if I come across a verse that someone shares that I have already memorized I find myself going through the whole portion of my memory verses again. For example the Armor of God. It is only because of memorizing it on the site that I am able to do that. So thank you so much Living Proof and Beth Moore. What a true blessing it has been to share this year of memory with everyone.
Lori Collins, Columbus GA
Proverbs 25:28 KVJ
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man without self control.
Concetta, White Oak, TX James 1:3-4 NLT
“For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.”
Belen, San Juan Capistrano, CA
13, Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
John 4:13-14 (NIV)
Marie from Post Falls, Idaho –
“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.” – Romans 12:14 (NKJV)
Tonya Thibodeaux, DeQuincy, Louisiana
Verse 23
James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”
Elizabeth Peck, Oak Ridge, TN: Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62 NIV 1984
Casey Hale, Roanoke, TX
“I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.”
Psalm 86:12 – NIV
Emily T – Kansas City, MO
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Judy C. – New Braunfels, TX-
““Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”
John 14:1-3 NIV
Marlena Cantrell, Alabaster, AL
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
Psalm 23:5-6 ESV
Frances, Orange, TX
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
Psalm 65:11 NIV
Susan, Knoxville, TN
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3 NIV
Karin – Toronto, Canada
“The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of our Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, “The Lord is upright, He is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in Him.
Psalm 92:12-15 (NIV)
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV, the Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quest you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
“It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” Lamentations 3:26
Pam Mayer from Apple Valley, MN: “pray continually” 1Thessalonians 5:17 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.
2 Corinthians 1 v 10
NIV
Shari Valdez from Long Beach, California
You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word. Psalm 119:114 (NKJV)
christina moore, Plano, Texas~
“An idol! A craftsman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold
and casts for it silver chains.”
Isaiah 40:19, ESV
(I thought I posted this yesterday from my phone, but it’s not showing up now, so here goes take 2. Thanks for grace for the technical difficulties.)
Felicia Gonzales, Hayward, CA
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety (Psalm 18:2 NIV)
Beth Belflower
Caddo Mills, Texas
John 1:1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ESV
Elaine ~ Powser Springs, GA ~ “And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.”
Mark 16:15 ESV
Jan Horne
Bossier City, LA
1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV
Give thanks to The LORD for He is good; His love ensures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV
Kim, Amherst, Ohio
Prov. 31:30 NIV
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Becca, Monterey CA
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” ~ John 14:27 NIV
” so then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” Colossians 2:6-7
Linda Gammon, Blue Springs, MO
Colossians 1:16 NKJV
16. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
Moreen, Sydney Australia
Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. (Psalm 37:4 AMP)
Vivienne B., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Teach us to realize the brevity of life,
so that we may grow in wisdom.
Psalm 90:12 (NLT)
Carol, Midland, Texas
Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in obedience to him. Psalm 128:1 NIV
Elmwood, Tennessee
“Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that He has promised.”
Hebrews 10:36 (NLT)