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!
Theresa, Camden ME, that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to me be your own busy news, and to work with your hands. I Thessalonians 4:11 NKJV
Let us hold firmly to the hope that we have confessed, because we can trust God to do what He has promised. Hebrews 23:10 GNT
Emily Bowden, Augusta, GA
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.”
-John 15:1
Billie, Greenville, KY, “And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.”
â€â€Hebrews‬ â€5:4‬ â€ESV‬‬
September 1, 2017
RSV
Psalm 93:4
Mightier than the thunders of many waters,
Mightier than the waves of the sea,
the LORD on high is mighty
Sandra Arnold, Paris, Tennessee
“The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me out of my distresses.”
Psalm 25:17 (NASB)
Teresa. Orange City. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips he is deemed intelligent. Proverbs 17:28 (ESV)
Philemon 16New International Version (NIV)
16 no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.
Chelsea from Bossier City, LA
Psalm 43:4 NKJV “Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy. And on the harp I will praise You, O God my God.”
Keri Lee, Las Vegas, NV. “Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.”
â€â€Psalms‬ â€27:7‬ â€NKJV‬‬
Sandy E.; Kansas City, Missouri; ” Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth .” 1 John 3:18 NIV
Kylee Lee, Las Vegas, NV. “Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.”
â€â€Psalms‬ â€27:7‬ â€NKJV‬‬
Kim Rowles from New Port Richey, FL
Zechariah 4:6b (ESV)”Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.”
Brenda, Ottawa, Canada
For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace, the mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:12 NKJV
This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. Hebrews 6:19. NLT
Charlotte Skadal, Houston, Texas
With love and encouragement for all of our brothers and sisters in Christ who are suffering with loss all along the Gulf Coast area, especially in Houston – my home!
“And there will be a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and protection from the storm and the rain.” Isaiah 4:6 NASB
Connie Colston from Waxahachie, Texas
He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world. 1 John 2:2 NLT
Connie, Chariton, Iowa 2 Timothy 2:1 You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 2:1 HCS
“I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.” Revelation 3:11 ESV
Tracy Chapman
Andice, TX
Eph 6:12 NASB
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the powers,
against the world forces of this darkness,
against the spiritual forces of wickedness
in heavenly places.”
Amy, Miamisburg, OH
“So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.”
1 Corinthians 3:21-23 ESV
Meredith B
Collierville Tn
“We most no longer be children tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctine, by people’s trickery, by their craftiness, in deceitful scheming. But speaking the truth in love we must grow up in every way into Him who is the head that is Christ.” Ephesians 4:14-15
New Revised Life Appicaiton Bible.
Bethany Mabin Lehigh Acres, GO
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
Romans 12:1 NIV
Sammie Davenport from Sterling,Va Romans 14:19 “Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and mutual edification. “
“They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.” Psalm 91:12 NLT
Forest, VA
“I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and nothing to take from it, for God has so worked that men should fear Him.”
–Ecclesiastes 3:14 NASB
Susie Mcneely Russellville AR
“But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength”
â€â€2 Timothy‬ â€4:17‬ â€NIV‬‬
Hillary Dickey, D’iberville, MS
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love, whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
1 John 4:16 NIV
Anna, Ontario Canada
Blessed are the poor in spirit,for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are those who mourn,for they will be comforted.
Matt 5:3-4 NIV
Beth Lewis, Story City, Iowa
“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!”
Psalm 139:17, NKJ
Lori Smith Little Rock ar
“And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:”
â€â€Revelation‬ â€1:17‬ â€KJV‬‬
Karen from Bronson, TX
“But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children’s children.”
Psalm 103:17 ESV
Lorrie Moudy, El Dorado, Arkansas: “Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.” Psalm105:4 NIV
Michele Jacobs from Virginia:
“…who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.”
–Titus 2:14 (NIV)
Bonnie, Alexandria, LA
“For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.”
Psalm 33:4 ESV
Andy Spray – Centreville, VA
“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.”
â€â€John‬ â€12:24‬ â€NIV
Gayle, Salinas CA Sept 1
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Romans 15:4 NIV
Mary, Atlanta –
For God is at work within you helping you want to obey him, and then helping you do what he wants. Phil 2:13
“Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;”
â€â€Psalms‬ â€1:5‬ â€ESV‬‬
Jean Harrison, Woodbine, GA,
So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. Philemon 17 NIV
How precious to me are your thoughts, God. How vast is the sum of them.
Psalm 139:17 NIV
When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. Psalm 94:18-19
Kim, Richland, WA
I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted.
Job 42:2 NIV
Susan Turner, Shelby,NC
“So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;”
â€â€John‬ â€8:31‬ â€NASB‬‬
Luke 21:25 NKJV
And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;
Steph M., Irvine, CA
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” (Proverbs 15:1, NIV)
Connie Windham
Picayune, MS
May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus because he often refreshed me and
was not ashamed of my chains. 2 Timothy 1:16
Deanne Johnson, Laguna Hills, CA
Because you are my help, I sing in the shadows of your wings. I cling to you; your right hand upholds me.
Psalm 63:7-8 NIV
Suzie Miller from Moneta VA
If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account
Philemon 1:18
Nancy Lori – Holland, MI
1 Chronicles 16:8, ESV
Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!