by Emma Riley Sutton

Created on: May 28, 2008   Last Updated: June 25, 2008

Every Scripture is significant in my life. Depending on where I am in my life, Scriptures take on different levels of importance to me. Despite this, I have been able to narrow it down to one passage of Scripture and one chapter, Luke 22"31-32 and Deuteronomy 28.

Luke 22:31-32 (KJV) reads, "And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift as wheat; but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." I was amazed when my English teacher at the Christian school where I went shared that passage with me. "Jesus prays for me!" was my only thought. My teacher had specifically called me aside to let me know that as the Bible says that God is not a respecter of persons - what He does for one, He will do for all. She carefully pointed out that Jesus prayed for Peter (AKA Simon), so He would pray for me. What a wonderful revelation for me. My teacher knew I was going through a tough time; she thought it was with my friends at school. She had no idea the abuse I was facing at home. All of that trouble melted away. Jesus, Himself, was praying for me. I knew that Jesus would not stop praying for me, no matter what happened. I have had a little extra bounce in my step ever since that day.

Deuteronomy 28 has a significant meaning in my life. The first fourteen verses of the chapter deals with all of the blessings I will receive if I "hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments" (verse 1, KJV). The remaining verses (14-68) deals with what will happen to me if I do not listen to God and obey his commandments.

Verse seven tells me that my enemies will come against me one way and have to flee seven different ways. That is exciting to me. God will drive away my enemies and make them leave me alone. It doesn't matter who they are or what they threaten to do to me. He will make them go away.

It is explained to me in verse eight that everything I set my hand to will be blessed. When I learned of this verse, I wanted to go around touching everyone and everything. Of course, it is more than just touching something. To set my hand to it, I must put forth a little effort. Not much, just enough effort to let God know I am serious about it. That, too, is exciting.

My favorite verse in this chapter is the thirteenth verse. It reads, "And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath"

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