But food will not commend us to God; we are neither the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat. But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.
1 Corinthians 8:8-9, 13 NASB
Just because it’s okay doesn’t make it right.
🌹It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother stumbles.
Romans 14:21 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
Archive | September 2023
Eye Witness
“He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
John 3:31 NASB
Jesus came from heaven. Jesus is above all! You can deny this truth but one day you will know for sure that Jesus is above all. God, the Father, has given all authority to Jesus in heaven and on earth.
And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Matthew 28:18 NASB
Are you an expert on heaven?
Are you and expert on God?
Jesus is. He is the Only one who has ever descended from heaven to also ascend to heaven.
No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.
John 3:13 NASB
What He has seen and heard, of that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.
John 3:32 NASB
Jesus speaks testifies to the truth of God the Father and heaven because He has seen and heard first hand. He did not need faith as we do. We simply need to believe and trust that Jesus is the Christ sent by the Father for our sake.
🌹And there is salvation in no one else (JesusChrist); for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12 NASB
Please Seek Jesus.
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
Are You Sealed?
Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”
2 Timothy 2:19 NASB
“The Lord knows those who are His.“
Aren’t those some beautiful words? As I was reading this yesterday those words just jumped off the page. I am known by the the good Shepherd! I am known by the Savior of the world! I am known by the King of kings. I am known by the Lord of lords. I am known by the Creator of all peoples and things. I am so blessed to know the God who knows me. He has revealed His great love for me and I shall love Him forever!
but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.
1 Corinthians 8:3 NASB
Do you know the One who loves you like no other and knows you? I hope so. There is no better relationship you can have than knowing the one and only true, living God! Seek and you will find.
In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Ephesians 1:13 NASB
🌹I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,
John 10:14 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
A Trustworthy Statement
It is a trustworthy statement: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He also will deny us; If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
2 Timothy 2:11-13 NASB
Continually Seeking Him
Sharon
Living or Dying?
I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants,
Deuteronomy 30:19 NASB
Life and blessing or death and curses. Does that seem to be an easy choice? If it were, why are so many choosing death and curses? Could it be self-centered pride? “I can do life myself.”
Let’s take a look at what life is:
by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, that you may live in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”
Deuteronomy 30:20 NASB
The promised land awaited the Israelites. The promised land awaits those today who humbly surrender to God’s eternal love, obedience to His Word, and holding fast to Him. This is life!
1. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
Deuteronomy 6:5 NASB
2. All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the Lord your God:
Deuteronomy 28:2 NASB
3. You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.
Deuteronomy 10:20 NASB
🌹for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’
Acts 17:28 NASB
Are you living or dying?
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
The Lord Most High
He chooses our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom He loves. Selah.
Psalm 47:4 NASB
The princes (nobles) of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham, For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.
Psalms 47:9 NASB
Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One, To the despised One, To the One abhorred by the nation, To the Servant of rulers, “Kings will see and arise, Princes will also bow down, Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
Isaiah 49:7 NASB
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:3-5 NASB
Those who hopefully wait for Me will not be put to shame.
Isaiah 49:23d NASB
Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed; Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.
Psalms 25:3 NASB
🌹For You are the Lord Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
Psalms 97:9 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
The Lord God Reigns
He subdues peoples under us And nations under our feet.
Psalm 47:3 NASB
God reigns over the nations, God sits (has taken His seat) on His holy throne.
Psalm 47:8 NASB
For the kingdom is the Lord’s And He rules over the nations.
Psalms 22:28 NASB
The God who executes vengeance for me, And subdues peoples under me.
Psalms 18:47 NASB
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before You.
Psalms 89:14 NASB
The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; The Lord has clothed and girded Himself with strength; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.
Psalms 93:1 NASB
Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.”
Psalms 96:10 NASB
My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My stronghold and my deliverer,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues my people (peoples) under me. To You, my God, I bow in reverence and praise Your name. Amen.
Psalms 144:2 NASB
🌹Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”
1 Chronicles 16:31 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
God is King
For the Lord Most High is to be feared, A great King over all the earth.
Psalm 47:2 NASB
For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with a skillful psalm.
Psalm 47:7 NASB
We have an awesome God! He is King over ALL the earth and He will be feared by those who oppose Him and His people. What have we to dread?
You shall not dread them, for the Lord your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God.
Deuteronomy 7:21 NASB
And the Lord will be king over all the earth; in that day the Lord will be the only one, and His name the only one.
Zechariah 14:9 NASB
The Lord Most High, our King, is in our midst. He will strengthen us for battle. Let us bow before Him singing praises and pray.
Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You. Come and see the works of God, Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.
Psalms 66:3, 5 NASB
What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also.
1 Corinthians 14:15 NASB
O God, You are awesome from Your sanctuary. The God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God!
Psalms 68:35 NASB
I have sworn by Myself, The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness And will not turn back, That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.
Isaiah 45:23 NASB
🌹God is King!!!
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
Voice of Joy
O clap your hands, all peoples;
Shout to God with the voice of joy.
Psalm 47:1 NASB
God has ascended with (amid) a shout, The Lord, with (amid) the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
Psalm 47:5-6 NASB
God our King! God is our Savior! He is worthy of our praises! Let us sing praises to our God, our King!
If we don’t, we miss out on the exuberant joy of our God and the earth will shout His praises!
But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!”
Luke 19:40 NASB
Let the rivers clap their hands, Let the mountains sing together for joy
Psalms 98:8 NASB
Let all God’s creation join in with clapping hands and shouts of joy for God, our Lord, our Savior, Redeemer, Hope, Shepherd, and so much more!!!
🌹For you will go out with joy And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:12 NASB
Continually Seeking Him (while rejoicing),
Sharon
Happy Labor Day
And He was saying to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
Luke 10:2 NASB
Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.
Luke 10:7 NASB
For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.
1 Timothy 4:10 NASB
For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing,” and “The laborer is worthy of his wages.”
1 Timothy 5:18 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
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