52-Verse Challenge – Page 3 – Amanda Tero Books

Verse 19 of 52!!

Published on May 13, 2012 by Amanda TeroLeave a comment

This week, I began memorizing another chapter (which I anticipate finishing, Lord willing!) – Psalm 4. Here is the first verse:

“Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress, have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.”

Psalm 4:1

Published on May 5, 2012 by Amanda TeroLeave a comment

My verse for this week is James 3:18,

“But the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.”

Am I a peace-maker?

Verses 16/17 of 52!

Published on April 28, 2012 by Amanda TeroLeave a comment

My 16th verse (for last week :)):

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. James 3:17

As I memorized this, it suddenly struck me that the very first quality is purity. Then, the other qualities line up. What a beautiful list for any Christian to aim for!

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My 17th verse:

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded. 2 Chronicles 15:7

Often, we become “weary in well-doing.” It is good to occasionally remember that if we are following God, we will be rewarded as He sees fit, when He sees fit.

Verse 15 of 52!

Published on April 13, 2012 by Amanda TeroLeave a comment

This week, the Lord allowed me to memorize James 3:13-16. Lord willing, I will complete the passage next week.

“Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you? Let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.” James 3:13-16

One of the things that stuck out to me while memorizing this was in the first verse: meekness of wisdom. We often enjoy showing our wisdom, but we seem to forget the quality coupled with wisdom: meekness! The wisdom from Above is not proud, haughty wisdom, but humble, meek wisdom.

Verse 14 of 52!!

Published on April 7, 2012 by Amanda TeroLeave a comment

This week, I finished learning the passage at the end of 2 Timothy 2:

“But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness, instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”

2 Timothy 2: 23-26

The Lord has been teaching me many lessons through this passage. I pray that He will help me to be gentle (to all men – not simply those easy to get along with), apt to teach, patient, and meek.

Verse 13 of 52!

Published on March 31, 2012 by Amanda TeroLeave a comment

With Romans 5 finished (praise the Lord!!), I have begun working on the latter half of 2 Timothy 2. It is a familiar passage for me, so this week, God allowed me to memorize 2 Timothy 2:20-22.

“But in a great house, there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor and some to dishonor. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the Master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

Verses 11/12 of 52!!

Published on March 24, 2012 by Amanda TeroLeave a comment

Once again, the busyness of life has swamped me and while I tried to memorize Romans 5:20 last week, it never happened. So this week, I “caught up” and memorized Romans 5:20 and am working on Romans 5:21 – the last verse in Romans 5!!! I am so excited that God has allowed me to memorize another chapter in His precious Word!!!

“Moreover the law entered that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.”

Romans 5:20

“That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 5:21

Verse 10 of 52!!!!!!!

Published on March 10, 2012 by Amanda TeroLeave a comment

Verse 10 in this challenge is Romans 5:19

For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

As I memorized this, the differences between the two opposites really stuck out.

“By one man’s disobedience many were made sinners” This is a reflection of something that happened in the past to affect all of human nature.

“So by the obedience of one, shall many be made righteous.” This is a reflection of the present and the future – “shall many be made righteous.” The saving power of Jesus’ blood is still in effect today! Many are still being made righteous because of the obedience of Jesus Christ.

Praise the Lord for His salvation!!!!

Verse 9 of 52!

Published on March 3, 2012 by Amanda TeroLeave a comment

My ninth verse in this challenge is a continuation of Romans 5:

“Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.” (Romans 5:18)

Verses 7/8 of 52!

Published on February 25, 2012 by Amanda TeroLeave a comment

I have been memorizing my verses, but have been too busy to post them on here. So to catch up, here are verses 7 and 8:

“Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.” (Galatians 5:26)

“For if by one man’s offence, death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace of of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:17)

(Only 4 more verses to go before the whole chapter is memorized, praise God!!!)