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.
Keron, Boise, Idaho
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,
the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 ESV
Allison Crook
Albuquerque, NM
“Come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.”
Psalm 95:6 (NASB)
Fresno, CA
“For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light, we see light.”
Psalm 36:9
Lynn from Lucas Ks. “Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.”
Ephesians 6:24 ESV
http://bible.com/59/eph.6.24.esv
1 Thessalonians 5:21
Test everything. NIV
Cara Gabrielse, Parker CO, “The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.” Lamentations 3:25-26 NLT
1 John 4:12 NIV
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
Michelle, Alberta, Canada
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
– Deuteronomy 31:8
Julie Wagner, Nederland,Tx
“Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.”
Ephesians 6:24
Katie Davila, Tomball, TX:
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways. Psalm 119:37 (ESV)
(I can’t remember if I submitted this yet or not…)
Teresa Wilson. Starkville, MS.
Every good and perfect gift comes from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shadow of turning. James 1:17
Francine Thacker, Burnet, TX
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV
Victoria, Hooksett NH
Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 (ESV)
Jennifer, Fort Worth
“For God had not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Tim. 1:7, NKJV
Nikki L, Littleton, CO
“That is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.” John 14:17 NASB
Patrice, Midland, TX
Jeremiah 31:13 (NIV)
Then young women will dance and be glad,
young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning into gladness;
I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.
Deonne Collins – Hallsville TX – “The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blessed his people with peace.” Psalm 29:11 NIV
Susan Toney
Raymond, MS
Let all that you do be done in love.
1 Corinthians 16:14
Cher Goeder, Toledo, OH
Romans 12:10 NIV
“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
Rebecca, Chattanooga, TN
But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.
Malachi 4:2 ESV
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10 esv
Holly
College Station, TX
Sheri Martens
Fairview, OK
“Do not be afraid for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name, you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.” Isaiah 43: 1-2
Liz Allen–Chesapeake, OH (formerly of Wooster, OH)
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”
-Romans 12:1, ESV
Cindy Gandy
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
Sylvie Nicol, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada ♥
Psalm 27:14 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and courageous.
Wait for the Lord.
I love that he repeats Wait for the Lord twice…. i need to hear it many times!!
Thank you Sylvie…i need to hear it many times as well, and needed it at this very moment, thank you, Praise HIM!!!
From whose womb did the ice come forth, and who has given birth to the frost of heaven? Job 38:29 (ESV)
Wanda Young
Osborn, Missouri
For every child of God defeats this evil world
by trusting Christ to give the victory.
1 John 5:4 (NLT)
Coshocton,Ohio[NKJV] Luke 2:10,11v10 Then the angel said to them,”Do not be afraid,for behold,I bring you good tidings of great joy,which will be to all people v.11for there is born to you this day in the city of David,a Savior ,which is Christ the Lord.
Sherry Owensboro, Ky
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:10-11 NLT
Julie Brock, Myrtle, MS “So shall My Word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void (without producing any effect, useless), but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 (AMP)
Vikki in Jeffersonville, IN
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Romans 12:2 NIV
Roanoke, TX
“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:10 NIV
For the Lord God is a sun and a shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. Psalms 84: 11-12 KJV
Lori, Edenton, NC
Mary responded, ” I am the Lord’s servant, and I am willing to accept whatever He wants. May everything you have said come true.” And then the angel left.
Luke 1:38, NLT
Kari Ellis, Bloomington, MN: “Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?” I Peter 3:13 NRSV
Then I heard every creature in Heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on The Throne and to The Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!” The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
Revelation 5:13-14 (NIV)
Jenny- Shelby Township, Mi
So we fix our eyes on not what is seen but what is unseen, for what is seen is temporal but what is unseen is eternal. II Cor. 4:18 NIV
Kristen Schwark, Indianapolis, IN
“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him” John 3:17 NIV
Jess bucher from Valparaiso, IN
“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.”
Isaiah 9:6 ESV
Brigette Brock
Morehead, Ky
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 Cor. 1:10
NIV
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 NIV
Cindy-Richmond,Tx. 1Corinthians 13:4-5 (NIV) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast,it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
John 14:6 NKJV
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Judy Conn, Ashland, KY : “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
Colossians 2:6-7 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.
Christina from Decatur:
Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another and all the more as you see the day approaching. Hebrew 10:25 NLT
Malorie Elrod, Sharpsburg GA- 24 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. (1 Thessalonians 5:24 ESV)
Christy, Conifer, Colorado
To him who is able to keep you from falling, and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy – to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our LORD, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
Jude 23-24 NIV1984
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10, NIV
Faye from Calgary AB, Canada
“He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.”
2 Corinthians 1:10 ESV