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.
Psalm 139:23-24
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Karen from Powell, Ohio
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On Him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us.
2 Cor 1:10 (NIV)
Pam Bryant – Kountze, tx.
Uphold my steps in Your paths.
That my steps may not slip.
Psalm 17:5 NKJV
Erica Maynard Quincy, Illinois “To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.”
Proverbs 21:3 NIV
http://bible.com/111/pro.21.3.niv
Vickie Ethington, Chandler, Az. “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.”
Philippians 4:8 NASB
Madison, MS
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:3 and 4
Alyssa Ethington, Chandler,Az. “Finally, brothers and sisters, 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
Kabrina Ethington, Chandler, Az. “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
Philippians 4:8 ESV
Angelina Eger Moscow,ID
Proverbs 15:1
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34
This doesn’t seem like the place I should be leaving my verse…but, here it is anyway:)
Maureen Chabot, St. Clair Shores, MI. “Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.” (Galatians 6:4b-5 The Msg.)
Angie Brown, Taylors, SC
The fruit of righteousness will be peace, the effect of righteousness will be quietness & confidence. Isaiah 32:17 NIV
Lisa Cummings
Joaquin, TX
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 KJV
Rhonda
Houston, TX
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all we ask or think, according to the power at work within us. Ephesians 3:20 ESV
Sara, Greenfield, IN
But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
Amos 5:24 (ESV)
Kelly Mabe, Brashear, TX
Proverbs 23:14 NIV
Punish them with the rod and save them from death.
Stephanie, Fort Worth, TX –
Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant,
make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. Isaiah 53:11 ESV
Concetta, White Oak, TX 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 MSG
“I do want to point out, friends, that time is of the essence. There is no time to waste, so don’t complicate your lives unnecessarily. Keep it simple—in marriage, grief, joy, whatever. Even in ordinary things—your daily routines of shopping, and so on. Deal as sparingly as possible with the things the world thrusts on you. This world as you see it is on its way out.”
Malinda Guider, Ringgold, GA-“If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.” Psalm 139:9-10-ESV.
Sharon, McKinney, TX
Your mercy, O Lord, sill hold me up. In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.
Ps. 94:18b-19NIV
Patricia Gandy
Florence
Psalm 103:7 NIV)
He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
Pam Tucker
Fairhope, AL
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 1:8 ESV
Jean Abilene, TX
Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.
Rev 21:7 NIV
Jennie Marie Knoll- DeWitt, AR
Hebrews 12:3 (NIV) Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Psalm 32:7 (NLT)
For You are my hiding place
You protect me from trouble.
You surround me with songs of victory (and deliverance).
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Ephesians 6:16 NIV
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17 NIV
This is wonderful blog…. I am familiar with this scripture but never thought
It the way it was explained today…. It is encouraging to know that God has
delivered, will deliver and shall deliver me !
Jennifer B
Lucas, TX
Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror
James 1:23 NIV
Angie Miller, Macon, MS
Isaiah 9:6, NKJV
For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Stephanie. Hamburg Ar. Proverbs 31:25 NLT She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.
Inez Barnes
Hamburg, Ar
1 Peter 3:4. The Message
Cultivate inner beauty the gentle gracious kind that God delights in
Julie Grissett
Sugar Land, TX
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble.”
Psalms 46:1 NIV
Sara Meredith – Morton IL
Do not be afraid. Genesis 21:17
Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed,
because the Lord holds his hand
Psalm37:24 HCSB
Sarah M., Laurel, MS, “He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us.” 1 Corinthians 1:10 (NIV)
Nancy Huebner, Spring Hill, Tennessee
“This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10b
“There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty. The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.”
Dt. 33:26-27 NIV
June Greenstreet
Bradford Ontario
“that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.”
Philippians 3:10-11 ESV
Laura
Kyle, Texas
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34 NIV
Now you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you showed in the beginning be matched now by your giving.
2 Corinthians 8:11 NLT
Jennifer Edwards Alabama
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Carolyn, Conroe, TX
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests by made known to God.”
– Philippians 4:6 (NASB)
Melissa J, Houston, TX
Glory to God in the highest heavens and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.
Luke 2:14
“Blessed is she who believed the Lord would fulfill his promises to her.”
Luke 1:45
NIV
Elaine, New Orleans, LA
Many are the plans in a [wo]man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 NIV
Lindsey Fellers, Myrtle Beach, SC
“But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.”
James 1:6 NLT
Carolyn Deevers, Dardenne Prairie, MO
I Peter 4:10 (NIV)
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
Alyssa Molina, Sealy TX- NIV Psalm 27:12– Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations.
Stephanie Marchbanks from Ennis, Texas. The holidays have been crazy, and I am late on this post. But I am still plugging along with my scripture memory. My verse 23 is Joshua 1:8:
8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
English Standard Version (ESV)
Round Rock, TX
Romanos 12:20 NVI
Antes bien,
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