Hi Siestas! I’m writing this while visiting one of my baby grandsons. I have found a whole new level of delight, watching the world unfold before his sweet, young eyes. Whimsy and wonder, sheer gut-wrenching joy in the simplest of new experiences. The giggles, unencumbered, the wide-eyed enchanting outlook on life. He teaches me, he inspires me, and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that one of my main purposes in grandparenting will be sharing our awe in the wonders and majesty of Jesus. Generation after generation. So…
Nancy Mattingly from Houston, Texas
“God is magnificent; He can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to His greatness. Generation after generation stands in awe…” Psalm 145:3,4 – The Message
I pray that for you and yours as well…total awe at His greatness and goodness. May the simple, profound love of Jesus pour over each of you as you continue to meditate and memorize His perfect Word.
Sallie Russ, Greenwood, SC For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. 2 Timothy 4:3-5 HCSB
Abbey Towles Russ, Greenwood, SC For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. 2 Timothy 4:3-5 HCSB
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.
II Timothy 2:2 ESV
Lani, from Wilton Ca Isa 41:10 ESV
10 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.
Clearwater, FL
(Adding on to previous memory verse)
Romans 12:1 NIV
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 true and proper worship.
Mindy Seekford Stonewall, LA
“And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.”
Psalms 9:10 NKJV
Kristen Johnstone, Boulder, CO
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 (ESV)
Amy in Liberty Township, Ohio
“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!””
Romans 8:15 ESV
Veronica- Nashville, Tn
Him that overcometh, will I make a pillar in the temple of my God. Revelations 3:12
Don’t you know that you yourselves are Gods temple and that Gods Spirit lives in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16
Charlotte Skadal, Houston, Texas
“For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
For by thee I have run through a troop;
and by my God have I leaped over a wall.”
Psalm 18:28-29
KJV
Carol, Belleville, ON
“Sound the ram’s horn and the new Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our Festival;… Psalm 81:3NIV
Proverbs 29:23 NKJV
A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor.
Paulette P. Mays
Elmer, La
Melanie Toups
Bridge City, TX
Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come. –Psalm 71:18 NASB
Philippians 3:14
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Jesus Christ.
I have told you these things so that inMe you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33
Deborah Johnson from Odessa, Texas says “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 weakness, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
From Marysville, Michigan
Psalm 19:14
May my spoken words and unspoken thoughts please even you O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. NLT
Jennifer S, Harleysville, PA
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Meredith in Johnstown, OH: He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. -Psalm 18:16-17 (NIV)
Rebekah Reed from Green Bay, WI:
“Sing, O heavens! Be joyful, O earth! And break out in singing, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, And will have mercy on His afflicted. But Zion said, ‘The LORD has forsaken me, And my Lord has forgotten me.’ ‘Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you.'” (Isaiah 49:13-15, NKJV)
Joan, Portage, MI
“The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And He thrust out the enemy before you and said, ‘Destroy.'”
Deuteronomy 33:27 ESV
Tina, Zalma, MO The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 35:18. (NLT)
Nancy Casper, WY
“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 man and as a brother in the Lord.” Philemon 16 NIV
Mary Gray, Fieldale, VA
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1 KJV
I commit! Juliana from Lufkin, TX
Isaiah 40:8 (NIV)
The grass weathers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God endures forever.
Isaiah 40:8 (NIV)
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 NLT
Psalm 6:1 NIV
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
Barbara Q, West Point, GA
Galatians 5:15 NIV “If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.”
Kelly, Lees Summit MO ” “Let your clothes always be white (with purity), and do not let the oil (of gladness) be lacking on your head.”
Ecc 9:8 Amp
Kathy Woodway Tx
Romans 8:34
Christ Jesus who was raised to life -is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
NIV.
Linda, Holts Summit, MO
NIV Philemon 1:19
I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
Jennifer M from Greensburg, Louisiana The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 NIV
Annette Webb, Cuyahoga Falls, OH: “It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; who brings princes to nothing, and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.” Isaiah 40:22-23
Rita,Splendora,Tx
Psalm 25:19
Consider my enemies, for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred
NKJV
Dacia Edmonson, Bullard, TX
Proverbs 10:19 NIV
When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.
Wendy Bashor from Lone Butte, BC: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5
“They will be given over to the power of the sword, they will become the jackals’ prey. ” Psalm 63:10 HCSB
Emily, Topeka, Kansas
“For we must all appear before the tribunal of Christ, so that each may be repaid for what he has done in the body, whether good or worthless. Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we seek to persuade people. We are completely open before God, and I hope we are completely open to your consciences as well. We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may have a reply for those who take pride in the outward appearance rather than in the heart. For if we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we have a sound mind, it is for you. For Christ’s love compels us, since we have reached this conclusion: If One died for all, then all died. And He died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for the One who died for them and was raised.”
2 Corinthians 5:10-16
Linda Hammett from Wake Forest, NC says:
“Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day
has enough trouble of its own.”( Matthew 6:34, NIV)
Conroe, Texas
Romans 8:39 NASB
nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Deb from Aledo, IL
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Colossians 2:6-7 KJV
33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NKJV
Ann, Cataula, GA
Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; they saw the deeds of the Lord, His wondrous works in the deep. For He commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
Psalm 107:23 – 25
Janice W Barber, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Psalm 51:19 NIV
Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous,
in burnt offerings offered whole;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.
Caroline Schollaardt from Calgary, AB, Canada
“I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.” Psalm 16:8 NIV
Grace Kunde, Sandy UT
Consider my affliction and my trouble and forgive all my sins. Psalm 25:18 ESV
Be kind and compassionate to one
another, forgiving each other, just as in
Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32 NIV
Autumn, Deer Park, WA
LeAnn, Spring, TX
Psalm 103:17-18 (ESV)
“But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to chikdren’s children, to those who keep His covenant and remember to do His commandments.”
Hillary Dickey, D’iberville, MS.
There is no fear in love.But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
1 John 4:18 NIV