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.
Jackie, Plano, TX
Psalm 91:1-2 NKJV
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”
“For I will pour out water on the thirsty land
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring,
And My blessing on your descendants”
Isaiah 44:3
Kathy Walden, Knightstown, IN
“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light, on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned”. Is 9:2 NIV
Terri, Cadillac, MI
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? Psalm 8:3-4 (NKJV – Verse 22)
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment. Philippians 1:9 ESV
Fran Thomas, Jackson, TN
“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
Deb Harney, Columbia City, IN, “I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of your wonderful deeds.” Psalm 9:1b. NIV
Dana Goodwin Ashland, KY
1 Samuel 25:23 NLT
“When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed low before him.”
Psalm 139:17-18 (NIV)
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them. Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand – when I awake, I am still with you.
Abbie, North Platte, NE
Psalms 98:2 (ESV) The Lord has made known his salvation;
he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
Tilley Hawkins, Franklin, TN
“As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.”
Micah 7:7 (NLT)
Jami Carey Fishers, IN
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Psalm 42:11 NIV
Sarah from Pasadena, TX
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,”Psalm 139:11 NIV
Kathy Land, Shattuck, OK
Joshua 1:8 (NIV) “Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”
Gail Hinshaw, Summerville, Oregon
And he said to man,‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Job 28:28. ESV
12/7/15
Mark 2:17
When Jesus heard it, He said to them “Those who are well have no need of a physician, thise who are sick do. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentence.”
NIV: Habakkuk 3:17-18
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
Debra, Zachary, LA
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 NIV
Red Deer, AB
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon HIS shoulder and HIS name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
ESV
Alison Sparre, Sacramento, CA
John 14:26 (NASB)
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.”
Amanda, Sherman, TX
Psalm 34:11 KJV
“Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.”
Carol ~ Webb City, MO
I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” Psalm 16:2 (NIV)
Kiva, Irvine CA
“Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established.”
Proverbs 24:3 NKJV
Janeth O’Dell, Neoga, IL,
“An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 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.” Luke 2:9-10 (NIV)
Amy, Arlington, VA: “So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.” Hebrews 2:1 NLT
Kimberly Barrett, Camden, Arkansas
Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him. Psalm 127:3. NIV
Kim Cook – Valley, AL
“Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.” Luke 24:45 NIV
Lisa
Hendersonville, TN
Finally , brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things.
Philippians 4:8
NIV
Bobbie Jo
San Angelo TX
Let the peace that Christ gives control your thinking, because you were all called together in one body to have peace. Always be thankful. (Colossians 3:15 NCV)
The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. When they call on me, I will answer…”
Psalm 91:14-15a
Sheree Campbell, Phoenix, AZ
“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” Ephesians 3:20 NIV
And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. 2 Cor 9:8 NLV
Stacey in Hanahan, SC
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:5 NIV
Kathryn, Oceanside, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders…” Isaiah 9:6a NIV
Dione H., Moore, OK – “I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.” Job 42:2
Joyce Kortze from Rockford IL
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18
Michelle, Warner Robins, GA
Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord hold them by the hand. Psalm 37:24 NLT
Leah
Denton,TX
“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.”
2 Thessalonians 3:3 KJV
Cheryl in Fairhope – “Stand still and watch the Lord do His work.” Exodus 14:13
Lori Eagen – Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
The Lord is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works. Psalm 145:17 NKJV
DeQuincy, LA
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 1:12 NKJV
Rachelle, Cedar Park, TX: May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, sail and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 NIV
And the Lord will continually guide you and satisfy your desire in scorched places. And give strength to your bones; and you will be like a watered garden. And like spring of water whose waters do not fail.
Is. 58:11 NASB
Joelle, Abilene, TX
2 Timothy 1:7 NLT
For God had not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
James 5:13, ESV
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray.
Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
Houston area, TX
Linda, Bartetso, IL, Hebrews 12:29 NKJV For our God is a consuming fire.
Rene Adee, Canyon, Texas
Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. Ps 119:18 NIV
Annette Baal, Stouffville ON Canada
Jude 23
But others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.
NKJV
And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. I John 2:25
Tonya, Searcy, AR
Stand still and watch the LORD do His work.
Ex. 14:13
Jennie Spearin, Granite Bay,
“For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” Matthew 12:37 ESV