Hi! I am Sherry McClure and I am so happy to be memorizing Scripture with you!
The Psalms have been an anchor for me this year and I felt that it would be a good idea to memorize several verses from the Psalms to keep my mind focused on the Lord. My verses right now are Psalms 84:1-12:
“For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord is a sun and shield, the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord, of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you.”
These verses help me remember that if I feel that something is being withheld from me, it is not good for me! What relief to know that the Lord doesn’t withhold anything good from those who are following him. These verses also make me want to trust Him more and have the blessing of freedom, knowing He is good, faithful, and for me. It makes me want to be in His presence more than anywhere else. He is good and His ways are good!
Don’t give up, my SSMT friends! You can do it!
Brady Bradshaw, Orlando, FL. “He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.”
â€â€Psalm‬ â€91:15‬ â€NIV‬‬
Beverly Reeder, Columbus, Ms.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. Psalms 111:10 NIV
But he knows the way I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. Job 23:10 (NIV)
Sheri
Georgetown, TX
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him.
Lamentations 3:25 (NASB)
Joanna, Dallas, TX.
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. -â€â€2 Corinthians‬ â€1:20‬ â€NIV‬‬
Carolyn, Terrace BC Canada
Psalm 71:1 AMPC
In you, O Lord, do I put my trust and confidently take refuge;
Let me never be put to shame or confusion.
Punky Tolson, Dallas, TX “So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me.” Philemon 1:17
Emily from Fort Worth, TX:
2 Corinthians 4:10, NLT
Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
Peggy Welch, Bloomington, IN II Cor 5:18 Amplified
But all things are from God, Who through Jesus Christ reconciled us to Himself and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation that by word and deed we might aim to bring others into harmony with Him.
Traci Williams, San Pedro, CA: “Relieve the troubles of my heart, free me from my anguish”. Psalm 25:17, NIV
Nell brinkley, Chattanooga tn, With weeping they shall come, and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back, I will make them walk by brooks of water , in a straight path in which they shall not stumble ,for I am a father to Israel, and ephraim is my firstborn Jeremiah 31;9 each
Cindy ~ Lancaster, OH
It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.
Deuteronomy 31:8 (ESV)
Mary in Seattle: These things I command you, so that you will love one another. – John 15:17
Kristen, Liberty, MO
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8,9 NIV
Heather from Sherwood, OR
“The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack! The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.”
â€â€Psalms‬ â€34:7-10‬ â€ESV‬‬
Ginny from Kenosha, Wisconsin
26) Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
27) And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
28) And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
29) For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
30) And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
Romans 8:28-30 (ESV)
Lesley from California: “But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23NASB
Nancy English from Laramie Wyoming
Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
Psalm 25:16 NIV
Candy from St Louis MO
(Cont. 2 Tim) “and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.”
â€â€2 Timothy‬ â€2:2‬ â€ESV‬‬
Romans 8:17
Nkjv
And if children then heirs -heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
Kathy Waco Tx
Tessa Pierce Nacogdoches TX
John 6:63 NKJV
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and they are life.
Judy, Satellite Beach, FL
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 (ESV)
Jen from Wyoming
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Romans 8:16 NIV
Bette from Pennsylvania
Psalm 25:17 NIV
Relieve the troubles of my heart
And free me from my anguish.
Psalm 34:14 (ESV)
“Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.”
Luke 17:5 (NIV)
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
Jean Neumeister
Missoula MT
Psalm 25:16 NIV
Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am lonely and afflicted.
“For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh, these are opposed to each other, so you don’t do what you want.” Galatians 5:17 HCSB
Kathy
Madison, CT
“The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil. ” Prov 15:28 NIV
Rebekah Reed from Green Bay, WI:
“That You may say to the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’ To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They shall feed along the roads, And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. They shall neither hunger nor thirst, Neither heat nor sun shall strike them; For He who has mercy on them will lead them, Even by the springs of water He will guide them.” (Isaiah 49:9-10, NKJV)
Marilyn, Amarillo, TX “pray without ceasing”. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV
Kimberly Bignon- Orlando, Florida
““The Lord rules over the floodwaters. The Lord reigns as king forever.”
â€â€Psalms‬ â€29:10‬ â€NLT‬‬
Liz Scherer
Fort Worth, TX
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.”
â€â€Psalm‬ â€32:8‬ â€NIV‬‬
Denise from Reliance, VA
NKJV Psalm 25:17
“The troubles of my heart have enlarged;
Bring me out of my distresses!”
Cindy Dowden
La Grande, Oregon
For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.
1 Peter 2:15 NKJ
Tami, Louisiana,
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed” (Proverbs 16:3).
Melissa from Sacramento, CA
“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble.” Psalm 107:1-2, ESV
“TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 AMPC
NKJV:PALM 85:8,9 …. I PRAY THIS FOR OUR COUNTRY….
“I WILL HEAR WHAT GOD THE LORD WILL SPEAK, FOR HE WILL SPEAK PEACE TO HIS PEOPLE AND TO HIS SAINTS; BUT LET THEM NOT TURN BACK TO FOLLY. SURELY HIS SALVATION IS NEAR TO THOSE WHO FEAR HIM, THAT GLORY MAY DWELL IN OUR LAND.”
Charlie Carraway, Sopchoppy, FL
He gathers the waters of the sea into a heap; He puts the depths into storehouses. Psalms 33:7 HCSB
Lynda Rickey from Ocala, FL: Psalm 139:17 “How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!”
Teri in Texas
For everyone who asks, receives, he who seeks, finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Luke 11:10 (NIV)
Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place. Psalm 91:8 NKJV
“The Lord your God is with you. He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you; He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17
Elizabeth Hughes, Berrien Springs, MI, “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:18-19ESV).
Dianna Douglass, Franklin,TN
“…for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.”
Romans 11:29 tlv
Marsha Householder
Murrells Inlet, SC
“The young lions lack and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.”
Psalm 34:10
NKJV
Janice Bells, Orillia, Ontario, Canada
2 Peter 1:8 NIV #17
“For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Leah from Lacey, WA
So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.
Galations 6:9 (HCSB)
Natalia Dryer, Longview, Texas
“I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your wonders of old.”
â€â€Psalms‬ â€77:11‬ â€ESV‬‬