Saturday, January 12, 2013

Bible Verse 1

52 Verses in 52 Weeks. My mum and my grandparents did it last year, and I'll be joining them this year.

Last night I wrote about my New Year's Resolutions, and as I wrote, I realized that with such a huge list the only way I can keep myself accountable is to document my resolutions here. Maybe not all of them, but some of them. And this is one I can document on my blog. So this year I will be writing 52 blog posts about the verses I memorize each week. I know that because my thoughts about resolutions for 2013 hadn't jelled yet when the year began I'll have to play a bit of catch up. So, this week I will memorize two verses, next week two more, and then one a week for the rest of the year.

I want to mention that if you feel so inclined, you're more than welcome to join me as I memorize 52 verses this year. You don't have to document your Bible verses on your blog or on Facebook or anywhere online. You can document them in a notebook or even just document them in your heart and mind. But if you want to join me, and you want to share the verses you choose in an online venue, I would really enjoy the partnership and encouragement, the sharing and learning that it could foster. If you decide to do this challenge with me, please let me know so we can be in this together.
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"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible." ~ Hebrews 11:1 & 3 NKJV

I have long known Hebrews 11:1, if not completely by memory than at least by near-memory from hearing it many times over, being quoted or in scripture readings and sermons. But Hebrews 11:3, only two verses later, is not one we hear so often. I spotted it during my study of the first lesson of this year, looked it up in my Bible, and lingered over the words, reading verse 1 then jumping to verse 3 and back again and seeing how beautifully they fit together. How often do I miss precious verses by just a few sentences? I fear it happens all too frequently. I hope that throughout this year God will lead me to some of those verses. The beautiful, powerful ones that are sometimes buried just a little deeper than I usually think to dig.

Picked from the SDA Sabbath School Quarterly | Lesson 1: Jesus, Creator of Heaven and Earth | Sunday, December 30

5 comments:

  1. good verses to memorize.
    i will join you in finishing up my 52 verses I started last year, K.

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    1. I would Like to join you. I started memorizing galations 2:20 I am crucified with christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I , but christ now lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

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    2. Sounds good, Mum. It will be fun to do the 52 Verses with you this year!

      Wow, Erin, that is awesome that you want to join in on the challenge! Great verse! Will you be blogging about your verses throughout the year? If so, I'd love to follow along with your posts.

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    3. Ali I am starting a blog about this. I think it will be a good experience here is the address http://heartpreparation.blogspot.com/

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    4. Awesome, Erin! Thanks for sharing the URL with me. I've added it to my sidebar under "52 Verses" so I can go there and keep up with the verses you're memorizing. It will be nice to do this process together! :)

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