Archive | January 2022

Your Choice – All or Nothing

Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; to Him you shall give heed to everything He says to you. And it will be that every soul that does not heed that prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’
Acts 3:22‭-‬23 NASB

This statement is pretty blunt and straight forward, “give heed to EVERYTHING He says to you, if not your soul shall be utterly destroyed”.

🌹We cannot pick and choose what we want to heed, obey, from God’s Word. It is all or nothing.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Giver of Life

Jan14

You alone are the Lord. You have made the heavens, The heaven of heavens with all their host, The earth and all that is on it, The seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them And the heavenly host bows down before You.
Nehemiah 9:6 NASB

🌹Praise God, the giver of all life!

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Riches For God’s Glory

Jan13

Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you?
Luke 16:11 NASB

How faithful are we with the material things of this world that God has put in our care? Are we a good steward of the unrighteous wealth – wealth that we live for and entrust our survival to but does nothing to lead to the eternal kingdom – using it for kingdom glory? If others see the wealth of this world driving us will they trust us when we speak of the true wealth of eternity?

🌹Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.
1 Timothy 6:17‭-‬19 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Silent Christian

Jan12

“And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God; but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
Luke 12:8‭-‬9 NASB

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
Luke 9:26 NASB

Would you consider “being quiet” about your relationship with Jesus a denial or being ashamed of Him? God truly knows our heart. If Jesus is the best thing that ever happened to us why wouldn’t we want to tell everyone we know or see about Him?

🌹Will Jesus confess you before the angels of God?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Celebrate & Rejoice

Jan11

I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’ ”
Luke 15:7‭, ‬10‭, ‬32 NASB

🌹Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Do we respond as the angels in heaven over people’s repentance? Or are we apathetic, disinterested or take for granted the change God makes in repentant people? Shouldn’t we rejoice, come beside and encourage in the faith, and thank God for His grace and work in each other?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Jesus Always Took Time

Jan10

When the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called Bethsaida. But the crowds were aware of this and followed Him; and welcoming them, He began speaking to them about the kingdom of God and curing those who had need of healing.
Luke 9:10‭-‬11 NASB

Jesus always finds time for people. Taking His disciples He sought to withdraw with them. . . BUT “the crowds… followed Him”. Did you notice Jesus’s response? He welcomed them and then took the opportunity to tell them about the kingdom of God.

How often do we want to get away? Away from the neighbor who wants to chit chat when you have so much to do, if you ever make it through the front door. Or the hairdresser who talks with her hands so this quick haircut turns out to be longer than you planned. We are always on the run. Go, go, go.

🌹How many missed opportunities have we passed by, ignored, set aside, to share the gospel? To speak of the kingdom of God?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Great and Awesome God

Jan7

For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the Lord of Lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe. He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing. So show your love for the alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name. He is your praise and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy 10:17‭-‬21 NASB

🌹What a great and awesome God we serve.

Thank you for walking this journey of praise with me this week. My hope is that this new year keeps you focused in praise to the One who truly makes life worth living.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon