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.
Laura in Aurora, MO
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.”
Audrey, Ohio
Titus 2:12-13a TNIV
It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope-
Jacquie Engbrecht, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:29-30 ESV
Erin D. Conway, AR
“I delight greatly in the Lord;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation
and arrayed me in a robe of His righteousness,”
Isaiah 61:10 (NIV)
Yael hernandez, New York, NY
Proverbs 31:27 NASB
She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Fay, Springfield, MO
Ephesians 6:18 NIV
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Lori Leija, Austin, Tx
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Luke 9:20 NIV
If I could change the font color to red… 🙂
Pam Williams, Olive Branch, MS
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 1 Corinthians 12:4-5 NIV
Brenda, Ottawa, Canada
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.
Psalm 126:3 NIV
Diane, Wichita, KS
Why am I so discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again –
My Savior and my God!
Psalm 42:11 (NLT)
Lisa Landis
Castro Valley, CA
“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.”
Psalm 68:5 NIV
Psalm 100:5
“For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.” ESV
Colossians 1: 23a But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. NLT
Carol
Carthage, NY
Isaiah 11:1
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. NIV
Brittney Zimprich, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, UK
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!
Luke 1:45 NIV
I also thought I posted this but couldn’t find it on here. Thankful for this year of memorisation.
Karen
Souderton, PA
Philippians 4:7 (NIV)
And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Janine – Corona, CA
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom His whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in you inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, will have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
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, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3:14-21 (NIV)
Susan Davis, Lawrenceville GA
2 Corinthians 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.”
Dawn Tolley, Appomattox, VA “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” Luke 1:45 (NIV)
Jamie, Dallas, TX. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1 (NKJV)
Lori Anthony, Pine River, MN
“For He satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul He fills with good things.” Psalm 107:9 ESV
Lesley
Steamboat Springs, CO
Psalm 103 : 3 NIV
…who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
Huntsville AL. Since the weapons of our warfare are not worldly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments. 2 Cor 10:4
COMPLETELY FORGOT TO POST MY VERSE THIS TIME. OOPS
Sue from Kalamazoo, MI
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
riTa, Upland, IN
Romans 6:23 (HCSB)
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romanos 6:23 (RVC)
Porque la paga del pecado es muerte, pero la dádiva de Dios es vida eterna en Cristo Jesús, nuestro Señor.
Kati B. Central Arkansas
Genesis 4:7 HCSB
“If you do what is right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”
Psalm 119: 162
I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure.
Paulette P. Mays
Elmer, La
Edmond, OK
Let your speech always be with grace seasoned with salt that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Col. 4:6 NKJV
Nikki Gack, Park Rapids, MN
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Psalm 23:5 KJV
“In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Ephesians 6:16-17 (NIV)
Erica Maynard Quincy, Illinois
“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”
Psalm 56:3 NIV
Betty, Austin, Texas Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart, test me and know my anxious thoughts. NIV
Dawn in Monett, MO
Proverbs 20:3 NIV
It is to a man’s honor to avoid strife but every fool is quick to quarrel.
Jamie McClary, Columbus, OH
You satisfy me more than the richest feast. Ps 63:5 NLT
Starkville, MS “My flesh and my heart may fail but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. “Psalms 73:26 NIV
Linda Wright, Sugar Land, Texas
2 Corinthians 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.” NIV
Regina Coleman, Salado, TX
Always be joyful. Keep on praying.
1 Thessalonians 5:16, 17
Bonnie Mink Hendersonville, Tennessee I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. Psalms 121:1 KJV
Sherron Watkins, Houston, Texas
“… and after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 1 Kings 19:12-13 NIV
Julie, Gresham, OR
“This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; He is my God, and I trust Him.” Psalm 91:2 (NLT)
Sharon Stridde Corpus Christi, TX
1Peter 3:8 (NAS)
To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit;
Sandra Smallwood, Anchorage, Alaska
Hebrews 10:36, NLT
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.
Jill Miller; Akron, IN; “I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy. I pour out my complaint before Him; before Him I tell my trouble.” Psalm 142:1-2 NIV
Joy Thompson – Fort Worth, Tx, Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. ESV
Rebecca M., Clifton, NJ. “For you will not abandon my soul in Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.” Psalm 16:10, ESV.
Valerie
Clinton, Me
“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift.” -2 Corinthians 9:15 (NIV)
Kristin Kellett, Tulsa, OK. 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)
Lisa, McKinney,TX “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”
Colossians 4:2 NIV
Martha, Georgetown, Devote yourselves to prayer, with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Colossians 4:2 NLT
Theresa Dau, Chesterfield, MO
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer and while they are yet speaking,I will hear.
Isaiah 65:24