The verse we will add today is one of the most powerful verses of the Bible for me. It is SO dynamic in its content. I know you will grow to appreciate its power as well!
Another new week - can you believe it? The weeks seem to fly by for me! This year of 2012 is going so incredibly fast. I am amazed that it is already May. May is a special month for me as it is the birth month of my beautiful daughter who was born on May 1....and talk about time going fast....this year that beautiful baby girl that God blessed me with turned 32 years old! I just cannot believe it, and yet I am so blessed by her and her lovely spirit. I am so proud of the woman she has become and I thank God for blessing my life with hers...she truly loves people and extends God's love to them in such a gracious way.
OK - thank you for allowing me a moment of motherly pride! But I do believe that mothers should express their joy in their children. Children should know that they bring a smile to their parents' faces and that their parents consider them as true gifts from God. In my opinion, they are one of God's greatest gifts...and then grandchildren! The gift just keeps on multiplying!
So back to our journey of Biblical knowledge and memorization. It has become a lot more important to me to just continue on the journey than to hold myself to absolutely having each of these verses recitable on command. I know when our journey is complete I will have to retrace our steps and reinforce each of these verses in my brain again...maybe the next time with not as much background study, but focusing more on the memorization. But on this trip I think it is essential to really know what the verses mean and the depth of the verses so that when we do really get them seared into our brains, we will have their power as well as the words.
Let's review and then we'll add.....
Obedience (10)
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people who are called by My name humble themselves, pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Lamentations 3:40 Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.
Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern the good, pleasing and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:11 Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord.
Romans 12:12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in affliction, be persistent in prayer.
Romans 12:18 If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone.
2 Corinthians 9:7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching." (NKJV)
Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."
Proverbs 15:1 "A gentle word turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath."
The Holy Spirit's Role in our Lives (6)
Ephesians 5:18 "And don't get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled with the Spirit."
Ephesians 5:19 "Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making music in to the Lord in your hearts."
Ephesians 5:20 "Giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Ephesians 5:21 "Submitting to one another in the fear of Christ."
Galatians 5:22 "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control."
2 Timothy 1:14 "Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you...guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us."
Joy: God's Kind of Happiness (12)
Psalm 118:24 "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."
Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!"
Philippians 4:5 "Let your graciousness be known to everyone. The Lord is near."
Philippians 4:6 "Do not worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."
Philippians 4:7 "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
And today we add Romans 15:13...as I said, to me it is one of the most powerful and dynamic verses in the Bible. It encompasses so much of the picture of faith and the process of God in our lives. Here we go...
Romans 15:13 - "May the God of hope fill you with all peace and joy as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
This verse relays a process and subsequent reactions that we will really look into this week. I love it! I love my God who is so incredibly good to me, through every step of every day His blessings are so apparent.
Another new week - can you believe it? The weeks seem to fly by for me! This year of 2012 is going so incredibly fast. I am amazed that it is already May. May is a special month for me as it is the birth month of my beautiful daughter who was born on May 1....and talk about time going fast....this year that beautiful baby girl that God blessed me with turned 32 years old! I just cannot believe it, and yet I am so blessed by her and her lovely spirit. I am so proud of the woman she has become and I thank God for blessing my life with hers...she truly loves people and extends God's love to them in such a gracious way.
OK - thank you for allowing me a moment of motherly pride! But I do believe that mothers should express their joy in their children. Children should know that they bring a smile to their parents' faces and that their parents consider them as true gifts from God. In my opinion, they are one of God's greatest gifts...and then grandchildren! The gift just keeps on multiplying!
So back to our journey of Biblical knowledge and memorization. It has become a lot more important to me to just continue on the journey than to hold myself to absolutely having each of these verses recitable on command. I know when our journey is complete I will have to retrace our steps and reinforce each of these verses in my brain again...maybe the next time with not as much background study, but focusing more on the memorization. But on this trip I think it is essential to really know what the verses mean and the depth of the verses so that when we do really get them seared into our brains, we will have their power as well as the words.
Let's review and then we'll add.....
Obedience (10)
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people who are called by My name humble themselves, pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Lamentations 3:40 Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.
Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern the good, pleasing and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:11 Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord.
Romans 12:12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in affliction, be persistent in prayer.
Romans 12:18 If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone.
2 Corinthians 9:7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching." (NKJV)
Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."
Proverbs 15:1 "A gentle word turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath."
The Holy Spirit's Role in our Lives (6)
Ephesians 5:18 "And don't get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled with the Spirit."
Ephesians 5:19 "Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making music in to the Lord in your hearts."
Ephesians 5:20 "Giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Ephesians 5:21 "Submitting to one another in the fear of Christ."
Galatians 5:22 "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control."
2 Timothy 1:14 "Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you...guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us."
Joy: God's Kind of Happiness (12)
Psalm 118:24 "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."
Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!"
Philippians 4:5 "Let your graciousness be known to everyone. The Lord is near."
Philippians 4:6 "Do not worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."
Philippians 4:7 "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
And today we add Romans 15:13...as I said, to me it is one of the most powerful and dynamic verses in the Bible. It encompasses so much of the picture of faith and the process of God in our lives. Here we go...
Romans 15:13 - "May the God of hope fill you with all peace and joy as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
This verse relays a process and subsequent reactions that we will really look into this week. I love it! I love my God who is so incredibly good to me, through every step of every day His blessings are so apparent.
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