Archive | July 2023

Heart Condition

Jul17

But the high places were not taken away; nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to the Lord all his days.
1 Kings 15:14 NASB

Even in the midst of the world’s ways, our hearts can be for God. Thankful that God looks at the heart.

Lord God, may my heart be wholly devoted to You so as to bring You glory and honor as I walk in Your way, and Your truth. Praise Your holy name! Amen.

What is your heart condition?

🌹Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day.”
1 Kings 8:61 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Trust

Jul14

Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Psalms 62:8 NASB

God can be trusted at all times, so pour out your heart to the Lord God. He is understanding and caring. He is not a gossip so your words are safe with Him. God is a refuge, shelter, protection for us.

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NASB

Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
Psalms 55:22 NASB

🌹Trust in the Lord forever, For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.
Isaiah 26:4 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Shelter

Jul13

On God my salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
Psalms 62:7 NASB

The Lord gives grace and glory. He is our shelter where we can run and feel safe. He is our rock of strength to face the trials, hurts, stress, tribulations, sufferings of this world. On God alone our salvation and glory rest.

Where, or should I say, Who do you run to in these times?

🌹For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Psalms 84:11 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

The Rock

Jul12

He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
Psalms 62:6 NASB

The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.
Deuteronomy 32:4 NASB

There is no one holy like You Lord, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is there any rock like You God.
I will declare that You Lord are upright. You are my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in You. Being my rock, I will not be shaken for I trust in You, my salvation, my fortress, my God. In Your holy name I pray, amen.
1 Samuel 2:2 NASB/Psalms 92:15 NASB

🌹For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God,
Psalms 18:31 NASB
Trust in the Lord forever, For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.
Isaiah 26:4 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Hope

Jul11

My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him.
Psalms 62:5 NASB

Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.
Psalms 43:5 NASB

God, I hope in You!! You put a smile on my face. I shall praise Your name.

🌹My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalms 73:26 NASB

And because. . .

“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him.”
Lamentations 3:24 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Silence

Jul10

My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.
Psalms 62:1‭-‬2 NASB

Waiting in silence. . .
If you’re anything like me, this is difficult. I very much enjoy talking to the Lord and I can babble on and on and on. . . But how can I hear the still small voice of the Lord if I am not silent, listening.

In the silence I am humbled as I am reminded that my salvation is from God alone. He is my rock, my stronghold and where I find my strength.

I shall not be greatly shaken! In God I will trust.

For our heart rejoices in Him, Because we trust in His holy name.
Psalms 33:21 NASB

🌹The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the person (soul) who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the Lord.
Lamentations 3:25‭-‬26 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Will of God

Jul7

So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Ephesians 5:17 NASB

For this is the will of God, your sanctification;
1 Thessalonians 4:3a NASB

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 12:2 NASB

🌹God, I pray for every person reading this devotion, that they may be filled with the knowledge of Your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that they will walk in a manner worthy of You, Lord. I  pray their desire will be to please You in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of You, God. In Your holy name I pray, amen.
Colossians 1:9‭-‬10 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

What a Way to Start a Day

Jul6

In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.
Psalms 5:3 NASB

What a great way to start a day! Pray with anticipation of what God will fill and bless your day with.

And then . . .

I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope.
Psalms 130:5 NASB

🌹 Have a blessed day in the Lord filled with hope and anticipation.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Prayer Friends

Jul5

for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Philippians 1:19 NASB

What a blessing to have others pray for you. The power of prayer to move the very Spirit of God that resides in you to meet your need or desire; and the provision to accomplish God’s plan in and through you.

I know that I am blessed to have others who pray for me regularly and grateful they make themselves available for specific requests.

🌹For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Colossians 1:9‭-‬10 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Free Indeed

Jul4

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1 NASB

and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
John 8:32 NASB1995

🌹So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.
John 8:36 NASB

There is nothing better. Keep seeking the true freedom found only in Jesus Christ.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

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