WRITING THE WORD PART 5 THE PSALMS

My goal in writing the Psalms, which I started Thursday July 17, 2025, is to meditate on each Psalm. When I read the Bible in chronological order it gave me a better understanding of the contest in which each Psalm was written. 

I decided, in order to slow the pace of writing each Psalm, I would continue writing other books in the Bible, separate journals of course. In addition to the Psalm 1 started Jude. I am not trying to memorize the Word of God but to internalize the Word. 

Psalm 119:11 (KJV)
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 

Like Psalm 119:11; I though the verse but I could not tell you where it was. I used my WordSearch program to find the verse. God’s word is hidden in my heart. 

Deuteronomy 30:14 (KJV) 
But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. 

This verse, Deuteronomy 30:14, I vaguely remember but it too is not established in my memory. Truth be told, I don’t have Psalm 23 memorized and most Baptist that I know have memorized it. However, I have been known to speak to people and Scripture flows out of my mouth naturally.

I speak King James Bible and reading other translations, because it is a different version of the same verse, makes it difficult to cite book chapter and verse if I begin quoting Scripture. Perhaps writing will help me remember which book of the Bible a verse is located, even if it is not chapter and verse.

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WRITING THE WORD PART 4 WHY I CHOSE THE KING JAMES VERSION

Why did I choose the King James Version of the Bible to write? The main answer is because I love the way it is written. 

My first Bible, presented to me by the first church I ever joined, was a New Testament Life Application Bible.  The first Bible I purchased was a New King James Bible because I was told that the King James would be to hard for me to understand; that was a lie.

I have read from Genesis to Revelation using many translations. I have read: New King James, New International Version, the Message (the only ”Bible” I threw away), The VOICE, New American Standard, English Standard Bible and the Old and New Testament of the Life Application Bible. I have read each of those Bibles more than once except the Message and the Voice; I don’t like the Message and I just read certain parts of the VOICE on more than one occasion. I gravitate to the King James.

Pastor Brew, as we called him, once said When you read the King James Version of the Bible, you will instinctively translate the “thee and thou” to “you and you”. It is true. He did suggest reading the New King James because it took out the “thee and thou” but I found that it took some of the authenticity out of my reading.

If you choose to write the Bible it is your choice which translation you use. I think, what is important is your Bible knowledge going in. I have had a habit of writing Bible verse and posting them in places that I will see them, with the purchase of a laptop and printer along with a  Bible program, I am able to copy, paste and print. Writing the Bible has not only given me an appreciation for those who wrote Scripture on scrolls years ago, Scribes, but a better understanding of each word written. 

Written by  Marsha L Floyd

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WRITING THE WORD PART 3 - -

Jeremiah 30:2 (KJV) 
 Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. 

There is a fun side to Scripture writing, decorating. As I watched the various YouTube videos on writing Scripture I notice some of the individuals, mostly women, added decorative accents throughout the pages. As I mentioned in previous post, many of the scribes purchased uniquely designed journals. 

Proverbs 31:13(KJV) 
 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.  

 Before I had committed to writing the entire Bible I purchased four composition books, if I did not use them for Scripture writing I could use them for my journal. I use wide ruled composition books because my  handwriting is not that great, each book contained 80 sheets of paper.  I later found 100 page wide ruled composition book and I purchased a six pack, I also purchased a four pack of fine point pens. 

Now that I am comfortable writing Scripture I decided to cover my book; I do not want to put stickers, draw cute pictures or color coded Bible verses. YouTube has quite a few examples of homemade book covers. I wanted to create a title that indicated this was my writing of Scripture I came up with: Scribe, Marsha’s Bible, The Book and Book #1; I also need to list which books of the Bible are in each journal. I also want to incorporate my crafting skills. 

My first journal cover will be simple, embroidering the title in KING JAMES VERSION in one color and the Books of the Bible written in another; the cover will be cloth, of course. I will get more creative with my next Scripture book, I plan on writing the Book of Psalms, which may be more than one journal. Each book will be covered in fabric, solid or decorative, vinyl or paper but it is not necessary. The advantage of using a composition book and not purchasing an expensive journal is the ability to make it your own. 

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WRITING THE WORD Part 2 - IN HIS PRESENCE

 

                                        

James 4:7-8 (KJV)
7  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8  Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 

In the morning when I get out of bed I have a cup of coffee and start journaling. After writing the day of the week, the  month, the day and the year, I make not of the time and write: : “Good Morning Jesus”; next I complete the sentence: “I am thankful for…”; and a few weeks ago I added: “Today I am prayi. The theme of my current journal is "THANKFUL" and I am committed to writing what I am thankful for each day: "I am thankful for." The last few weeks I have added   "Today I am praying for; writing a particular prayer focus. I write this because it is important for the reader to understand how actively I pursue God. On May 28, 2025 I started Scripture writing, inspired, as I stated on a previous post, by a YouTube video I saw. 

Writing Psalm 119 was my test Scripture, I completed the activity and  I enjoyed the process. As I was writing the book of James, I felt content and I noticed a peace about me that was indicative of the presence of the Holy Spirit. . It is not the first time I have been aware of the presence of the Lord,  it took me a few days to realize that He was with me because there was no reason for Him to be here. . I did not othink of my time of writing God's word as a way of drawing near to God, but it was

Psalm 27:8-9 (KJV) 
8  When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
9  Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 

Scripture writing is a unique form of drawing near to our heavenly Father. 

Written by Marsha L Floyd
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WRITING THE WORD

 

I saw a YouTube video and decided I wanted to do it! I wanted to write the Bible verse by verse book by book, Scripture Writing. I started writing the Bible May 28, 2025 by writing Psalm 119; I thought if I could write that and like it I would proceed. It took me 10 days to write that one Psalm and I enjoyed doing it.

To start this journey I ordered 4  wide print composition books, I already had a few fine point pens. I  also watched a few other YouTube videos and discovered this was a relatively popular thing to do. I was going to officially start by writing the book of Titus next but the Spirit told me to write James, so I did. 

What I saw on YouTube were individual who were painstakingly writing Bible verses, some had drawings and such within the pages, many had purchased special journal / notebooks. I do believe most wrote in “biblical” order. My goal was to write the Bible based on the books I enjoyed or felt a need to lean something from. Writing the book of James was not on my list but I am glad it was the first book I wrote. I wrote Titus then Philemon, Philemon because I was concerned about not having enough room in the journal to complete a book. I am currently writing 1 and 2 Peter which will complete Composition book #1. 

In the upcoming posts regarding Scripture writing I will share my desire to cover the composition book, what I am learning , which Bible I am using and why as well as a word about commentary

Written By Marsha L Floyd

THIS IS NOT YOUTUBE

 

I knew I wanted to, called to, write since about 1996, my first book “The Truth About Vashtai” was published 10 years ago the same the time I started blogging. I briefly, a few years, had a YouTube channel but  I knew that it was not my “thing”. I am a wordy person but I hate editing it was challenging to edit a video from 30 minutes to 15 minutes, the attention span of most viewers; editing a written article from 500 plus words to 250 is much easier. I have struggled with sharing the words ofmy heart for the past 10 years to the extent of doing neither, writing or videos, like Jeremiah I just could not be quiet. 

Jeremiah 20:9 (KJV)
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with   forbearing, and I could not stay. 

I made the decision to live by faith first. I am a person who follows Jesus  as it is revealed in Scripture.. I cannot and will not separate my faith from how I live be it: political, crafting, family, daily living, or Bible understanding; nor will I validate lifestyles that are against Good’s will. Thus I move forward in my writing understanding that I will not get a record number of subscribers.  

Galatians 2:20 (KJV
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth 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. 

In a blogpost dated November 9, 2024 “MY PARADIGMS SHIFT” I cam out of my worldly limitations and embraced my godly destination.  I have a lot of interest: sewing, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, making soap, making candles and even baking. I have a lot of opinions regarding politics, church life and being a woman.

I have tried to limit the conversations; to separate the conversations, by posting certain topics on specific days and using different blog addresses, none of these plans worked with me.I want to blog about making stuff.

This post, typed on July 5, 2025 and intended to be post on all 3 blog sites marks my pivot into what I believe is the next phase of my writing journey. Despite a part of me wanting to create a YouTube channel I will resist the urge focusing on my writing.  In 1996 God called me to write, in 2024 I realized I have always wanted to be a homemaker.

Habakkuk 2:2-4 (KJV)
2  And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
3  For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
4  Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. 

Written by Marsha L Floyd

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