A Living & Holy Sacrifice

Apr13

Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.3.16.NASB1995

What a glorious gift we have living inside of us. We, as believers, are a temple where God dwells. 1 Chronicles 29:1 says “The temple is not for man, but for the Lord God.”

. . . For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them; And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
2 Corinthians 6:16 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.6.16.NASB1995

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?
1 Corinthians 6:19 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.6.19.NASB1995

We belong to God. How are we caring for this temple, our bodies? Are we feeding it daily with the Word of God? Are we exercising His will by walking in His way, truth and life? Are we seeking His face continually. Are we spending time talking to/with Him?

Do you belong to God?

However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.
Romans 8:9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.8.9.NASB1995

🌹Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Romans 12:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.12.1.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Every Day I Will Praise

Apr10

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Psalms 146:1-2 MEV
https://bible.com/bible/1171/psa.146.1-2.MEV

What do you have to praise God about, or for, today?

🙏I will exalt You, my God, O King, and I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.🙌
Psalms 145:1-2 MEV
https://bible.com/bible/1171/psa.145.1-2.MEV

🌹Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.
Psalms 145:3 MEV
https://bible.com/bible/1171/psa.145.3.MEV

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Christian Living

Apr9

For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself;
Romans 14:7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.14.7.NASB1995

and He (Jesus) died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.
2 Corinthians 5:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.5.15.NASB1995

Jesus sacrificed His life for us, Christian. Have we sacrificed our life for God’s purpose? Have we sacrificed our will for His will? Have we sacrificed our way to follow His way?

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Galatians 2:20 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/gal.2.20.NASB1995

🙏Lord God, I surrender my life to You for Your purpose. Your will. Your way. Help me to walk in Your Light that others may also submit to You for their salvation and the salvation of others. In the glorious name of Jesus I pray, amen.

🌹Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Blessed Revelation

Apr8

🌹“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Matthew 5:8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.5.8.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Broken and Contrite

Apr7

¹(Blood) Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired;
Psalms 40:6a NASB1995

²For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
Psalms 51:16a NASB1995

¹My ears You have opened;
Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.
Psalms 40:6b,c NASB1995

²You are not pleased with burnt offering.
Psalms 51:16b NASB1995

🌹²The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
Psalms 51:17 NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

¹https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.40.6.NASB1995

²https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.51.16-17.NASB1995

Sacrificial Love

Apr6

This past weekend many celebrated Easter. Some celebrated with the Easter Bunny, hunting eggs, eating lots of candy, and fellowship with family and friends. Many attended church services to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

On the subject of Jesus and His resurrection meant that He died. Why did He die?

Jesus Christ chose to die out of His love for a dying world of sinners who had no hope of eternity. But the good news is, He rose from the dead, and because of His sacrifice of love, we as believers have the Holy Spirit living in us. We also have the hope of a peaceful eternity.

His love made all the difference. Now we have been called to love as Jesus loved. Sacrificially. Jesus loved all of humanity. Jesus died for all humanity. All of God’s created beings.

A Pharisee asked Jesus, prior to His crucifixion,
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”
And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

This is the great and foremost commandment.
Matthew 22:36-38 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.22.36-38.NASB1995

The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 22:39-40 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.22.39-40.NASB1995

🌹As Jesus loved His creation, you and I, we are to love others.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

He’s Alive

Apr5

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might come and anoint Him. . .
Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed. And he *said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him.
Mark 16:1, 5-6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mrk.16.1-6.NASB1995

🙌 Happy Resurrection Day!! 🙌

Continually Seeking Him,

🌹Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

It Is Finished

Apr3

“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”
John 10:11, 17-18 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.10.13-18.NASB1995

🌹Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.
John 19:30 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.19.30.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Belief vs Faith

Apr2

Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.  For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard.
Hebrews 4:1-2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.4.1-2.NASB1995

For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
Hebrews 2:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.2.1.NASB1995

Belief is not enough. Faith with obedience to God’s word, that turns to action, is the difference.

🌹You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.
James 2:19 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.2.19.NASB1995

Recommended reading:
James 2:14-26 is about faith and works.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The Source of Eternity

Apr1

In the days of His flesh (during Christ’s earthly life), He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.
Hebrews 5:7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.5.7.NASB1995

And He was saying, “Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will.”
Mark 14:36 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mrk.14.36.NASB1995

Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.
Hebrews 5:8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.5.8.NASB1995

Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Philippians 2:8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.2.8.NASB1995

And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation,
Hebrews 5:9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.5.9.NASB1995

Have you met the Savior Jesus Christ?
His extreme love for humanity and love of the Father brought Him to earth. Jesus willingly gave His life as a sacrifice for you so you could have eternal salvation. Knowing God and walking with Jesus is assurance for life eternal. Trust Him today. Surrender your heart, your will, your way and Jesus will show you His will, His way, His truth as He leads you on the road to the promised land. Eternity with God. The choice is yours. The alternative is eternal Hell.

🙏 Lord, my heart breaks for the lost soul. I ask that You will open eyes, soften hearts, bring understanding and wisdom to the ones reading this who do not know You. I pray for the ones who do know you that their hearts would be broken for the lost and that you would give us opportunities to share especially as many celebrate Easter. Help us to bring the true meaning of Easter into the lives of our neighbors. For Your glory and in the name of Jesus, our Savior, I pray. Amen.

Continually Seeking Him,

🌹Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org