I can hardly believe that it is the first of December. There has been so much change in our lives this year that the months have just flown by. November was so full of excitement that I didn't even really have the chance to sit down and blog about it. There were birthdays and concerts and vacations and Thanksgiving with both sides of our family. Yes, there was a lot to be thankful for in November. And now, the Advent season is upon us. It is time to reflect on the one thing that will always be unchanging in my life...the everlasting love of God revealed to us in the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:1-2, 14 NASB
Last month, I chose a memory verse from Luke to remind me that God always fulfills the promises of His Word. I was listening to Beth Moore one morning and this verse really sank in, right to the core of my being. It was "Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her." (Luke 1:45) It is one thing to memorize scripture, but to believe that every promise in the Bible is true and still applies to me today, well now, that is something entirely different. This year, God has really impressed upon my heart the relevance of His Word in my life on a day to day basis.
He has upheld me when I felt I could no longer stand. He has reminded me that I am never alone. He has given direction where there was none before. He has taught me to look to Him in the midst of storms. He has given me courage to face uncertain change. He is my strength, my motivation, and my reward.
I could go on and on, but I think I will sum this post up with my second to last memory verse of 2011.
“For the Mighty One has done great things for me; And holy is His name." -Luke 1:49
May you all be blessed by His Word,
~Melissa
6 comments:
Oh, thank you Melissa...I really need to cling to those verses right now...my daughter Emma is no longer living at home and I realized at church last Sunday morning, the first Advent, just how difficult this Christmas will be.....
I have been an utter failure at my Siesta Memorizing...I started out strong and completely fell apart in August...next year, I so loved having that scripture on my heart and right there ready to grab from and I miss that refreshment. I must get back on track!
Beautiful, Thank you for those scriptures! I really have to look into Siesta, it sounds wonderful!
Blessings!
This year has just flown by, huh? I am so enjoying memorizing Scripture these past few months. I didn't think I could do it, but it has been a challenge and fabulous at the same time. I am so glad to have the Word of God with me wherever I go. I forgot, does Beth Moore have some kind of conference thing for the Siesta scripture memory?
Great, great scriptures........and so encouraging to read how they are so real in your life. Beautiful. This has been quite a year for you and your words really resonated with me and all the changes that have been going on here. I've needed a Rock!!
Blessings, my friend.
The Lord is awesome and memorizing scripture is amazing! Yes, the year has gone by so fast! A lot of changes over in my neck of woods too! So hard, but like you said, the Lord never changes! Praise Jesus!
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