Hey, Everybody! Let’s get some traction on this 2017 Scripture memory action! It’s time for Verse 2! This is the post where you’ll leave your comment with your Scripture entry.
Remember, you get to choose your own verse according to what you need most or what presently lands on your heart with the power of the Holy Spirit. I am committing to memorize the one-chapter, 25-verse Book of Philemon this SSMT year so at times my verse will seem a little random and be an incomplete sentence. Like today. Grin. That can be a challenge for an English teacher by trade.
I’ll always recommend another Scripture that I think makes a fabulous memory verse in case you are having trouble deciding on one. Remember that we strictly limit the comments to our SSMT verse-entries so the entire comment thread is a spectacular stack of little more than Scripture. It becomes such a help to many who are not even part of SSMT but searching for comfort for their aching souls or strength for their faith. Lots of people realize along the way that they can come to these posts and find powerful Scriptures. The majority of people don’t yet know how relevant the Bible can be or how to search the Scriptures for verses that speak to their needs. They don’t realize many of these verses even exist. Our enormous privilege is to put these verses on easy-access display for them and help bridge them over to open Bibles and, if they desire, to the incalculable gain of studying it in-depth.
So that’s enough from BM-Big Mouth. Here’s my entry and below it, you’ll find the verse I’m recommending this time around to those who are drawing a blank.
Beth Moore from Houston, Texas: “and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house.” Philemon 2 ESV
Recommended verse if you need one:
“And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,” Philippians 1:9 ESV
I love you guys! Stay with it!
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Judy from Clay Center, Kansas. And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. Deuteronomy 30:6 ESV
Kathie Koyle, Escondido, CA – “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy!! Ps. 126:3
Tricia, Conroe, TX
“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ” Romans 12:11-12 NIV
LeeAnn, Pamplin, Virginia
“Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth
that I desire besides You.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my
heart and my portion forever.”
Psalm 73:25-26 (ESV)
Tami, Louisiana
Mark 4:39, NIV
“He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.”
Brandi. Memphis, TN.
Let integrity and uprightness serve me, For I wait for you. Psalm 25:21 NASB
Julie Osterberg, Tucson, AZ
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT
Shreveport, La
“So those who are last [in this world] shall be first [in the world to come], and those who are first, last.””
â€â€MATTHEW‬ â€20:16‬ â€AMP
Mary, Pierre SD
Psalm 46:10New International Version (NIV)
10
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
Anita, Fresno, California; Psalm 139:3. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
Paula Newberg from Vancouver WA “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:2-3 ESV
Denise Ciofani from Lexington, NC. “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” Philippians 3:12 NIV
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
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you: and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through the fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” Isaiah 43:2 ESV
I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. Psalm 25:2 NIV
Cindy Gillis from Lakeland, FL:
“Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever.” Daniel 12:3 (NLT)
Gerri Bormida, Toms River, NJ “Take note! I, Paul tell you that if you get yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all”
Galatians 5:2
April from Rogersville, TN
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Bettie Tolar
Pasadena, Tx
“I trust in you, my God! Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.”
â€â€Psalms‬ â€25:2‬ â€NLT‬‬
Marsha Bauldry, Knoxville,TN
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment.
Philippians 1:9 (ESV)
Shari Sullivan from Evansville, Indiana: “Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,” Psalm 46:2 NIV
Bobbie, Radium Springs NM
…in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God pherhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth…
2 Timothy 2:25 NKJV
Jenny Jones Pearland TX
Lord will work out His plans for my life — for Your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for You made me. Psalms 138:8 NLT
So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the Word of God. Romans 10:17 (NRSV)
Alison, San Jose, CA I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 ESV
Jill P., Ames, IA Proverbs 15:21 (ESV) – The wise in heart are called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more with knowledge and all discernment.
Philippians 1:9 Esv.
Deann Powers from Hawley Texas
Isaiah 41:10 – NASB
Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Sandi, Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
Psalm 95:2 NIV
Rachel from Winter Park, FL
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)
Tracy from San Diego, CA. I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed. Job 23:9 NLT
Stevie Fort Worth, TX
1 Peter 4:10 (NLT) God has given each of you a gift for His great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.
Joanne Myette, Carver, Massachusetts. Psalm139:2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. NIV
Alisa Glover, Phenix City, AL
“This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24
Mischia from Connelly Springs, NC
“I will glory in the LORD;
let the afflicted hear and rejoice.”
Psalm 34:2 (NIV)
Psalm 143:8New King James Version (NKJV)
8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.
Susan, Atlanta, GA
For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 ESV
Poorna Diaz from Reston, Virginia: “Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we’re a free people—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free! He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth.
It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.” Ephesians 1.7-12 (MSG)
Shelley Seagler in Ft. Worth, TX
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18(NIV)
Donna from Burleson TX.
For the word of God will never fail. ”
Luke 1:37 NLT
Patrice in ABQ
“A woman of gentle grace gets respect, but men {women} of violence grab for the loot.” Proverbs 11:16 (The Message)
Louise – Irvine, CA – 2 Kings 6:16 (NIV) “Don’t be afraid,” Elisha answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
Debbie from St. Paul, MN
O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. Ps. 25:2 ESV
Kristie L. in Calera, OK. “Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.” Colossians 3:21 NIV
Anita Lebanon, IN. James 4:7 (NIV) Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Barb Wisconsin You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You discern my thoughts from afar
Ps 139:2 ESV
Reisha Baker Logan, NM: Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when yo make your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 NIV
1Corinthians 13:1-3 If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels but did not love others I would only be a noisy gong or clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains but didn’t love others I would be nothing. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it, but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing…
Meghan
Spartanburg, SC
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the Will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
(ESV)