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.
Patricia from Richmond Texas
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
ESV…Psalms 37 verse 4
Rhonda Jackson of Godfrey, Illinois – 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)
Julia Posel, Munich, Germany. „And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow Him. Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.“
(Colossians 2:6-10 NLT)
Terri McKeever, Katy, Texas
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Romans 12:18 (NIV)
Terri, Harrison Township Michigan
The Lord directs the steps of the godly.
He delights in every detail of their lives.
Psalms 37:23 NLT
Ruth Morrison, Sherwood, OR – “Let it be done for you according to your faith!” Matthew 9:29
Christine, Greenville, SC
“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13 NIV
Diane Ellison from Littleton, CO
For now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
1 Corinthians 13:12 NIV
Ellen Hollenshead, Albuquerque, NM. “Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field. And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.” Isaiah 32:16-17, ESV.
Laura. Minneapolis, MN.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
(Matthew 5:4 ESV)
Praise the Lord!
Matt. 5:16 ESV In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Barb, Medina, Oh
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His Beloved Son,
Col 1:13ESV
Danielle Pleasant,Pinewood,SC
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
I Corinthians 15:57 NKJV
Susan Sarver, St. George UT
“Give thanks to the LORD for He is good; his love endures forever.” Psalm 1118:1 HCSB
Connie, Chariton, Iowa, Psalm 25:5 Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. Psalm 25:5 ESV
Amy Toney, Houston TX:
“The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. It is good to wait quietly for deliverance from the LORD.” (Lam 3:25-26 HCSB)
Kem Green, Des Moines, IA
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NLT
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.”
2 Corinthians 9:8 ESV
Laurie, Atlanta, GA
These are a shadow of the things that are were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
Colossians 2:17 NIV
Barbara Bollman
West Fargo, ND
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
2 Peter 3.18 NIV
Michelle, West Des Moines, IA
I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death.
Philippians 3:10 NIV
Diane S., Macungie, PA
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5 NIV
Meredit B
Collierville, Tn
“Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands”. Psalm 63:3-4
New Revised Life Application Bible
Anne Roline Morristown, TN
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
Psalm 73:26 NIV
Cara Roberts, Reelsville, Indiana. “May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing His will, and may He work in us what is pleasing to Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV
Linda
Peoria, Arizona
Now to him who is able to do immeasurable more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
Ephesians 4:20NIV
Kristen, Liberty, MO
And they sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seal, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.” Revelation 5:9 NIV
Laura Hagedorn, Rib Mountain, WI., So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts: Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.
– Exodus 7:10-12 (NIV)
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.”
Sheri, Portland, OR
I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink. I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.
3 John 13-14
Deborah Flora ~ Sawyer, KS
You gave me life and faithful love, and Your care has guarded my life.
Job 10:12 NIV
Kathi Griffin from Macon, GA:
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)
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Brenda Ammons from Byhalia, MS Isaiah 46:4 NIV “Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”
Jennifer Tunstall, Pasadena, TX
“Be still, and know that I am God” —psalm 46:10
Kim Hower, Gaithersburg, MD
Fear not, little flock, for it is your father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32 ASV)
Kayla Davisson, Fort Wayne, IN
But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:17
NIV
Shannon Davidson, San Juan Capistrano, CA “For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.”
2 Corinthians 5:14 NIV
Ann, SC
For it is by grace you have been saved,through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God–not by works, so that no one can boast.
Ephesians 2:8 NIV
Mary Ruth Franklin
Lanexa, VA
1 Chronicles 16: 32-34 (NASB)
Let the sea roar, and all it contains;
Let the field exult, and all that is in it.
Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the Lord;
For He is coming to judge the earth.
O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Meg Alexandria, VA
“How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?” Exodus 33:16 NIV
Wendy
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,
Ephesians 1:22 NIV (as part of memorizing the whole chapter)
Ellen, Fort Worth, TX
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:9-11 King James
“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20-21 NKJV)
Stephanie O, Alexandria, VA. “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” Isaiah 41:10 ESV
Terry, Odessa, FL
“We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19, NIV
Lisa S., Cibolo, TX:
“I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.” (Philippians 3:8, NASB)
LINDA I live in Montana
Ps 1:2 NKJV
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in HIS law he meditates day and night.”
Hillary Dickey, D’iberville, MS
For where your treasure is there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 NIV