New Book!

Hi Ladies,

New scripture from a new book.


"Then your light will break out like the dawn, and your recovery will speedily spring forth;
And your righteousness will go before you; the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard."

Isaiah 58:8

God loves you,
Ouida

Something New

Hi Ladies,

I guess sort of a birthday present is new scriptures to memorize. Isaiah 58:6 says -

"Is this not the fast which I choose,
to loosen the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the bands of the yoke,
to let the oppressed go free and
to break every yoke"

God bless you,
Ouida

August already!

Hi Ladies,
Here we are at the end of James!

"My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his life from death and cover a multitude of sins."
 James 5:19-20

Could James have been thinking of his own early rejection of Jesus as the Christ?

God bless you this delightfully warm month of the year.
Ouida

Almost through wonderful James

Hi Ladies,

Toward the end of James is this amazing scripture:

"Elijah was a man with a nature like ours; yet he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months id did not rain on the land." James 5:17

Have a blessed end of July.
Love,Ouida

Yay July

Hi Ladies from cooler Colorado,

It may be warm here but the air is dryer so it is not noticed. We are happy to have a chance to visit Gerry's parents again,

I plan to work on James 5:15.
"The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will restore him to health; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven."

Love,
Ouida

Oops - How the days fly by

Hi Ladies,

The days are flying by and so is James. In the fifth chapter there is much word on patience. There is also this word on meaning what you say:

Now above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. Your "yes" must be "yes," and your "no" must be "no," so that you won't fall under judgment.  (James 5:12)

This is a pretty clear word. Have a good rest of June.

Love,
Ouida

Puzzling Word

James 5 starts with a puzzle to know how to apply.

"Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts." James 5:4

God bless your thoughts on His word.
Ouida

Even More James

Hi Ladies,

Today's verse is interesting:

"Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such city and spend a year there and  do business and make a profit.'" James 4: 13

Have a blessed memorization,
Ouida

In Your Face James

Hi Ladies,

Sometimes it seems like James gets in your face. How about this attention getting getting scripture.

"Adultresses! Don't you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the world's friend becomes God's enemy." James 4:4

God bless you,
Ouida

An Overlooked Message

Hi Ladies,

I'm thinking this message from James is an often overlooked truth from our good
Father. I am surely needing to memorize it.

Love,
Ouida

"You ask and don't receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your evil desires."  James 4:3

James Teaches Us Wisdom

Hi Ladies,

It is so good to mediate on the characteristics of wisdom. James 3:17 does have a great list.

"But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy."

May we learn this by His grace,
Ouida

More James from the West Coast

Hi Ladies,

Even on theWest Coast I am finding it helpful to be working on James. It is so practical. The scripture I am currently learning is:

"So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites. and the tongue is a fire. " James 3:5-6a

God bless you,
Ouida

Whoa, It is the 19th

Hi Ladies,

Sorry I got distracted last week! This is such an exciting time with opportunities to help all around. That is why it is so good to keep your focus in the truth.

My word for this time is:
"So the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness, and he was called God's friend."

James 2:23

Saying Yes in Him,
Ouida

Spring Into The Word

Hurray Ladies,

New life and color is peeking out all around and we can use that enthusiasm to dig deeper into His Word!
The verse I am working on now is:

Indeed, if you keep the royal law prescribed in the Scripture, "Love you neighbor as yourself", you are doing well. But if you show favoritism, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
James 2: 8-9

Boy, you have to say that James does not mince words!
God bless you,
Ouida

Hi Ladies,
I have been having a great time memorizing James. The book of James is so practical and clear to understand. The verse I was working on today is James 2:1------

My brothers, do not show favoritism as you hold on to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.

Don't forget the instructions for commenting are in post below this one. Also you can see comments from others and me when you click on comments.

Love you,
Ouida

Directions for Commenting

Hi Ladies,
I have realized that in order to keep spam mail away, this blog has you do four things to comment and to get your name on the post. But they are not hard! Repeat - they are not hard. There are no passwords etc.

The steps:

1. Click on comments ( at the bottom of my latest post) - then write in your comment or scripture you are memorizing in the square.
2. Click on Select Profile
3. Choose Name/URL - Type in your name and Continue (Don't worry about the URL)
4. Click on publish and type in the word verification and click publish again

Thanks for commenting.
Love,
Ouida

January Update

Hi Ladies,

I did not think anyone was checking out this blog, but just in case I will start updating closer to the first and 15th. I can not tell you how excited I am about scripture memory right now! In our Ladies Bible Study here we were challenged to memorize James. Whether it all gets done or not, the journey so far has been wonderful. I have had The Word so much more on my mind because that sure helps with a challenge this huge. I will pray for you and please pray for me.