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.
Peggy Hale
Mauriceville, Texas
Matthew 22:39 (continued)
And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.
;Stephanie, Austin, “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God proposed in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10, NIV
Michelle from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Proverbs 30:5 NIV
Patty Pierce
Searcy Ar
2 Cor 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,”
2 Corinthians 1:10 NIV
http://bible.com/111/2co.1.10.niv
In light of this weeks news from California I think this verse is very appropriate . Thank you
Amalia Smith
Lumberton Tx
Matthew 7:7. NIV
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Sandra Kent
Gwinn MI
Colossians 3:12-13 (ESV)
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy & beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness & patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also forgive.
Jen… Fort Worth, Texas
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13 NIV
Vicki C., Lenexa, KS
Ps. 116:5 ESV
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is merciful.
Paula, Maine
The Lord is my shepherd. I have all that I need. Psalm 23 NLT
Rene’ Pingel, Cape Girardeau, MO
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:12-13 NIV
Chris Robertson from Fort Wayne, IN
“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills 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
Lori
Shakopee MN
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 HCSB
Trinna Durbin, Bossier City, LA, “It is the Sovereign Lord who helps me. Who is he that will condemn me?” Isaiah 50:9a NIV
Robbyn Hanstad, Frisco, Texas
Ezra 7:10 “Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.” (HCSB)
Laura Sumpter-Salem,OR
Proverbs 2:6-7 ESV For the Lord gives wisdom, from
His mouth comes knowledge and understanding
he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield
to those who walk in integrity.
Psalm 23:5
Thou dost prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
Thou has anointed my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Marilyn Brown in The Plains, OH says:
“Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Ps.37:1-4
Vicki H. Knott, Greenwood, SC
“I’ve told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I’ve conquered the world.” John 16:33 (The Message)
Amy Storms
Joplin, MO
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
“I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters;
in the assembly I will sing your praises.”
NIV Hebrews 2:12
Shannon Vasquez, Littleton, CO
Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from Him. (Psalm 62:5, HCSB)
Tina from San Antonio. But in keeping with his promises, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth where righteousness dwells. 2 Peter 3:13
Amber Ball, Nicholasville, KY As in water face reflects face, so a man’s heart reveals the man. Proverbs 27:19 NKJV
Pelican Rapids, MN “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 NIV
Deborah E. Bell, Bridgeton, New Jersey
(14). If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare and service I will wait, till my change and release shall come.
Job 14:14 Amplified
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves -Colossians 1:13 (NIV)
Lauren Gross, Pineville, LA
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16 NKJV
Sally, Sturgis, MI
The grass withers and the flowers fade,
but the Word of our God stands forever.
Isaiah 40:8 (NLT)
Norman, Oklahoma
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
Psalms 119:165 KJV
Norman, Oklahoma
This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
Hebrews 10:16-17 KJV
… Ladies I apologize, I re-posted my #21 scripture in the post just above here. I don’t know how to erase that one! . Hebrews 10:16-17 is my memory verse for December 1, 2015
Karen, Christy, Cheryl A Cord of Three Strands
Jay, OK
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
John 15: 7-8 NIV
Kathy from Chandler, OK
“Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.” Psalm 37:7NLT
Ecclesiastes 12:11
“The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd”
Alisha Hoschton, GA
He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 ESV
Kathy VanAmburg, Norwalk IA “Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart’s desires.”
Psalms 37:4 HCSB
Mansfield, OH
Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.
Ephesians 4:23nlt
“For His anger is but for a moment, and His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”
Psalm 30:5 (ESV)
Sharon Crow, Winchester, VA
“For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”
Psalm 30:5 (ESV)
Gina Fernandez, Wilson, NC
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
Beaumont, Texas
Happy the chosen ones you bring to dwell in your courts.
May we be filled with the good things of your house, the blessings of your holy temple! Ps. 65:5
Sorry I forgot to put my verse was from my NAB! Thanks.
Marissa Seattle, WA
Isaiah 45:2-3 NET
I will go before you and level mountains. Bronze doors I will shatter and iron bars I will hack through.
I will give you hidden treasures, riches stashed away in secret places, so you may recognize that I am the Lord, the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel.
Jamie, Wichita, KS
“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”
Ephesians 4:3 NIV
Diane E., Charleston IL
Philippians 1:6 NIV
…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Andrea Larmer, Hephzibah, Ga
“And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope we confess,
for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.”
Hebrews 10:23 (NET)
Lisa S. In Montgomery TX
Mark 9:23 NIV
“Everything is possible for one who believes.”
Martha, Cocoa,FL
NIV
Psalm 119:66
Teach me knowledge and good judgement, for I believe in your commands.
Ephesians 1:4 NLT
Even before he made the world, God loved and chose us in Christ to be holy and without vault in his eyes.
Amy M, Fifty Lakes MN
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.
Hebrews 1:3 (NIV)
Flint, Texas
Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:20
NKJV
Terri, Orange TX
“But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.”
Micah 7:7 NASB