I don't know about you, but it seems like the months are flying by faster as we focus on the 1st and 15th of each month for our verses... feels like I *just* wrote the post for Feb 1st!
How are you all doing? I must say, with my history of failed memorization attempts, I find myself excited that I can recite 2 Tim 1:7, Gal 5:22-25... small peanuts for many of you, but I'm thanking God for helping me with this! Baby steps............. :-)
One of these days I'm going to put up a "fun post" here to help us get to know each other a bit. I realize some rather stay anonymous, and that's absolutely fine. And if I'm the only one curious about getting to know our little community - I certainly won't be offended at the lack of comments/responses to that post! ;)
Praying you're all being blessed by burying God's Word deep inside...
Thanks for joining me in this challenge. Let's sign in with our 4th verse selection!
12 comments:
Jody - GTA, ON - Proverbs 15:1 NIV - "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." and Proverbs 25:15 NIV "Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone."
Beth R - Palapye, Botswana - John 15 v 10,11 KJV - "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full."
Anna B. - Iguala, Mexico - Continuing with memorizing 1 Cor. 13, now on the second part - "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." - 1Cr 13:4-7 ESV
Sandra, Doha, Qatar. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as theyself. But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. This I say then, walk in the spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lusts of the flesh. Gal 5:13-16. KJB
["Thy Word have I hid in mine heart" ... seems like a world ago when I memorized so many verses and chapters in Sunday School and haven't done it since. I'm really enjoying this challenge and every day driving to work when I'm going over my verses, I am filling my mind with 'right' thoughts that keep coming back to my mind all day. It's just great, and I'm encouraging other friends here to do it also. We are all so busy we don't have time (yep, even single people!), but we need to MAKE time. I encouraged one busy mom to write the verse on a paper on the fridge and when she's making meals she could be repeating it over and over. Keep at it, everyone!!!!]
Janna, GTA - Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. 1 Cor 13:4-7 NIV 84
Sharon, Palmerston North, New Zealand. But I am like a green olive tree in the house of GOD: I trust in the mercy of GOD for ever and ever. I will praise thee, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name, for it is good before thy saints. Psalms 52 v 8-9 KJV
Becky- Denver, NC 1 John 2:15-25
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it, but he who does the will of God abides forever. Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which you know that it is the last hour. They went out from us but were not of us; for if they had been of us they would have continued with us; but they went out, that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us. But you have an anointing from the Holy One and you know all things. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth. Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. Therefore, let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning; if what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise which he has promised us-eternal life.
Renette- Bicester UK
1 Peter 1:13-16
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy."
Hazel- Nouvelle, QC
"Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest." Matthew 9:36 - 38 NASB
[Someone was reminding us Sunday that this isn't just for commended or what we call "full time workers" but me, you, each one in our community, where ever we are. Al around us there are people who are lost, suffering, no shepherd. We have the only answer to the world's sadness. It really spoke to me.]
Maria Ramsay
Ephesians 1:4 - KJV
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.
Brittany - Sarnia ON - For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Romans 1:20
Melody - Toronto ON - Though the mountains be shaken and he hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed says the LORD who has compassion on you. Is 54:10 EST
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