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"Let the wicked forsake his ways and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon."

Isaiah 55:7

Questions for your memory verse this week:

1) What is one aspect of God that is brought out to you by your memory verse?

The two specific characteristics of God mentioned here is His mercy and forgiveness. Where would I be without His abundant mercy and never-ending forgiveness?

2) What is one thought that specifically applies to you?

According to my verse, there is action that must take place. The wicked must forsake his ways and the unrighteous must forsake his thoughts. God's mercy and forgiveness doesn't come to me simply because I say, "I'm sorry," but if I turn around and forsake my former behavior!!

How has your verse ministered to you this week?

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O love the LORD, all ye His saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Psalm 31:23-24

 

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A few questions for this week:

    1) Why did you memorize this verse?

    2) What is one phrase that really sticks out to you?

    3) What are some lessons that you have learned from this verse this week?

My answers:

1) Why did you memorize this verse?

One day while doing my devotions, Psalm 31:23 popped out to me and challenged me. Instead of simply jotting it down in my Scripture journal, I decided to memorize it.

2) What is one phrase that really sticks out to you?

The last phrase of the first verse really struck me: "the Lord . . . plentifully rewardeth the proud doer." Recently, James 1:22 has been a verse that has resounded through my mind, "But be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." In reading Psalm 31:23, I realized that there are two sides of the doing - we can be a proud doer, or a humble doer.

3) What are some lessons that you have learned from this verse this week?

I admit that I got a little discouraged after pondering this verse. Then, I continued reading, "Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart." What an encouragement!!! In my own strength, I cannot be faithful, I cannot be a humble doer - but, through Christ, I can do all things!!

We would love to hear your answers to these questions!

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“If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever, Amen.”

1 Peter 4:11

As believers, we are all enlisted in God’s army. However, God gives us different callings and places us in different ministries (“Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-7). There are some things that you can do, that I cannot. Likewise, there are some things that I can do that you cannot.

The key element that I found in this verse is the middle phrase, “that GOD in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ.” It does not matter what ministry God places us in, or what abilities God gives us, what matters is that we are using our time and talents for His glory!

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What is your verse this week?

Have you been faithfully reviewing your other verses? Try to review all verses this week!

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As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

1 Peter 4:10

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What is your verse this week?
Remember to be reviewing your other verses throughout the week!!

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"Let us walk honestly as in the day, not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying."

Romans 13:13

When reading through a verse like this, I am often guilty of doing a little "self-righteous check."

"No rioting" - check
"No drunkennes" - check
"No chambering" - check
"No wantonness" - check
"No strife and envying" - um . . .

We often forget that in God's eyes, there are no "big sins" and "little sins." We look at drunk drivers and think, "I would never be guilty of drinking and driving!" and then we turn around to argue with our sister or grit our teeth in envy of those around us.

Romans 13:14 (the very next verse) says, "But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof." On our own, no sin can be conquered. The key is to walk in Christ and fight against the lusts of the flesh. On by Christ can sins be conquered - whether it is drunkenness or envy.

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What is your twenty-first verse?
Have you reviewed all of your verses this week?

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Congratulations to all who have persevered for so long!!! Only thirty-two weeks left! I am praying that we are all able to continue on this wonderful journey of hiding God's Word in our hearts and be blessed by the riches we are hiding in our hearts.

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"The night is far spent, the day is at hand, let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armour of light."

Romans 13:12

What are the works of darkness? According to God’s Word, some of these “works” are:

- Adultery

- Fornication

- Hatred

- Heresies

- Variance (quarrel)

- Envyings

- Uncleanness

- Emulations

- Murders

- Lasciviousness

- Wrath

- Drunkenness

- Idolatry

- Strife

- Revellings

- Witchcraft

- Seditions

- Covetousness

- Filthiness

- Foolish Talking

- Jesting

- Inordinate affection

- Evil concupiscence (lust)

- Anger

- Malice

- Blasphemy

- Filthy communication

- Lying

What are the works of the light? Some of these works are:

- Love

- Joy

- Peace

- Gentleness

- Longsuffering (patience)

- Goodness

- Faith

- Meekness

- Temperance (self-control)

- Righteousness

- Truth

- Wisdom

- Giving thanks

- Singing

- Submission

- Mercy

- Kindness

- Humility/humbleness

- Forbearance

- Forgiveness

- Charity

- Peace

- Obedience

(Lists obtained from Galatians 5:19-23, Ephesians 5:3-21, and Colossians 3:5-22)


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What is your twentieth memory verse?
It is a good idea to review all of your verses at least once a week!

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And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Romans 13:11

Though this is the verse I am learning the week, the following verses also spoke to me as well (I might put them on my "list to memorize).
Romans 13:12-14: 

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

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What is your nineteenth verse?
It is a good idea to review all of your verses at least twice a week if possible. Also work on polishing up any verses that you have slightly forgotten.

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"Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law."

Romans 13:10

A few weeks ago, I memorized 1 John 4:10, “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins." Before that, I memorized Galatians 5:14, “For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” It has been neat to see how they all fit together!


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What are your verses this week?


Have you reviewed all eighteen verses recently?

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"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."

Joshua 1:9

As a born-again child of God, we have this beautiful promise to cling onto no matter what happens!!!

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What is your seventeenth verse?

Remember to faithfully review your other sixteen verses! :)

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"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God."

James 1:19-20

Truly, we can say, "Enough said." :)

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What is your sixteenth memory verse/passage?

Remember to review all of your other verses at least once this week!

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"Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."

Ephesians 4:31-32

As a child of God, we should NOT have:
   ~Bitterness
   ~Wrath
   ~Anger
   ~Clamour
   ~Evil Speaking
   ~Malice

Instead, we should put on:
   ~Kindness
   ~Tenderheartedness
   ~Forgiveness

If we had a list to jot down "what we do" would it contain anger, bitterness, and evil speaking or gentleness and forgiveness? Do we need to change some of the things that we allow ourselves to do? In our own strength, we cannot forgive, we cannot push away bitterness, but God promises that if we belong to Him, He will help us conquer any evil.

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We've hit another big number: 15!!!! Only thirty-seven verses left to go!!! By God's strength, we can do it!

What is your fifteenth verse?
Don't forget to continually review your other verses.

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The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Proverbs 15:28

Which character do we most often represent? Do we think and "study" before we answer, as the righteous? Or do we take on the character of the wicked and "pour out" whatever we want to - good or bad?

As I pondered this verse, the image of a watering hose came to mind. If we simply turn on the water and allow the hose to do whatever it wishes, water will gush out and rapidly flood the surrounding land. If, however, we direct the hose, using our finger to intensify the stream of water, we can manage the water pattern more easily and get much more accomplished. Less water is used, but more profit is done.

Perhaps that is the case with our words. We can resemble the wicked and let our words flow without guidance or restrictions and cause great damage to those around us, or we can be like the righteous and use our words carefully, directing them with prayer to be most effective.

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What is your memory verse this week?

Are you reviewing your other verses? If you need to, begin a schedule with reviewing half of your verses each day. It is a good idea to review all of your verses at least one time each week.

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"But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19

I love the simplicity of this verse: God will supply all that I need in life – not necessarily what I categorize as “needs,” but what He knows are true needs in my life. He sees the largest and the smallest needs I have in my life – both physically and spiritually. He has the resources to provide for these needs – after all, my God owns the cattle on a thousand hills (see Psalm 50:10)!! How blessed I am to be the child of such a loving King!

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What is your verse this week?

Remember to continually review the other twelve verses that you learned. We do not want to memorize and forget, but memorize and remember! 

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“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 1 John 4:10

I came across this verse and decided to memorize it. Then, I saw Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening” devotional for PM and what was the devotion’s topic? “As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you.” (John 15:9) I do not believe that it was merely “coincidence,” but that God had a special message for me about His love. I would like to share Spurgeon’s devotional with you as well:

"As the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you."
— John 15:9

As the Father loves the Son, in the same manner Jesus loves His people. What is that divine method? He loved Him without beginning, and thus Jesus loves His members. "I have loved thee with an everlasting love." You can trace the beginning of human affection; you can easily find the beginning of your love to Christ, but His love to us is a stream whose source is hidden in eternity. God the Father loves Jesus without any change. Christian, take this for your comfort, that there is no change in Jesus Christ's love to those who rest in Him. Yesterday you were on Tabor's top, and you said, "He loves me:" to-day you are in the valley of humiliation, but He loves you still the same. On the hill Mizar, and among the Hermons, you heard His voice, which spake so sweetly with the turtle-notes of love; and now on the sea, or even in the sea, when all His waves and billows go over you, His heart is faithful to His ancient choice. The Father loves the Son without any end, and thus does the Son love His people. Saint, thou needest not fear the loosing of the silver cord, for His love for thee will never cease. Rest confident that even down to the grave Christ will go with you, and that up again from it He will be your guide to the celestial hills. Moreover, the Father loves the Son without any measure, and the same immeasurable love the Son bestows upon His chosen ones. The whole heart of Christ is dedicated to His people. He "loved us and gave Himself for us." His is a love which passeth knowledge. Ah! we have indeed an immutable Saviour, a precious Saviour, one who loves without measure, without change, without beginning, and without end, even as the Father loves Him! There is much food here for those who know how to digest it. May the Holy Ghost lead us into its marrow and fatness!

(from Charles Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening” March 18)

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What was your verse for this week?

Do you still have all of your verses perfect? Or will you need to take special time this week to review and master them again?John 15:9