Archive | July 2024

Life Preserver

Jul17

The Lord also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble;
Psalms 9:9 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.9.9.NASB1995

Lord God,
You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Psalms 32:7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.32.7.NASB1995


Because You are the stronghold for the oppressed, the preserver of those in trouble, The Deliverer . . .

🌹. . . I shall sing of Your strength; Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning, For You have been my stronghold And a refuge in the day of my distress. O my strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.
Psalms 59:16-17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.59.16-17.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Judgment – Part 2

Jul16

But the Lord abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment, And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.
Psalms 9:7-8 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.9.7-8.NASB1995

Are you among the sheep or the goats?

“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
Matthew 25:31-33 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.25.31-33.NASB1995

When Jesus comes will you hear Him say, “Come” or “Depart”?

“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 25:34 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.25.34.NASB1995

“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Matthew 25:41, 46 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.25.41-46.NASB1995

Recommended reading Matthew 25

🌹And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.
Hebrews 9:27-28 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.9.27-28.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Judgment – Part 1

Jul15

But the Lord abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment,
Psalms 9:7 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.9.7.NASB1995

which He will bring about at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
1 Timothy 6:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.6.15.NASB1995

This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.
John 3:19 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.3.19.NASB1995

Jesus is the only way through which someone is saved from judgment.

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
John 5:24 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.5.24.NASB1995

🌹He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.”
Revelation 17:14b NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rev.17.14.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Is God Still Speaking?

Jul12

“The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.
2 Samuel 23:2 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/2sa.23.2.NASB1995

The Holy Spirit is a gift given to the those saved in Christ Jesus. So the saved in Christ will be filled with joy and peace. The Holy Spirit speaks in and through the surrendered believer.
Acts 2:38/Romans 15:13/Mark 13:11

And He lives in you, believer.

Or 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

The Holy Spirit is our helper.

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
John 14:26 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.14.26.NASB1995

“All that I have said to you” He will bring to remembrance. This is where the Bible plays a very, very important part in our walk with the Lord. We need to read – eat, digest – the Word of God so the Holy Spirit who lives in us will bring to remembrance His holy word when we need to speak it. The Spirit of God spoke and His word was on my tongue.

Is the Spirit of the Lord speaking through you?

🌹for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
Luke 12:12 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.12.12.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Mankind Versus God

Jul11

Mankind:
Surely I am more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man. Neither have I learned wisdom, Nor do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
Proverbs 30:2-3 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.30.2-3.NASB1995

Versus God:
Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name or His son’s name? Surely you know!
Proverbs 30:4 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.30.4.NASB1995

Do you know?

Jesus says:
No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.
John 3:13 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.3.13.NASB1995

The Lord rules over everything.

Whatever the Lord pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps. He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who makes lightnings for the rain, Who brings forth the wind from His treasuries.
Psalms 135:6-7 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.135.6-7.NASB1995

For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited), “I am the Lord, and there is none else.
Isaiah 45:18 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.45.18.NASB1995

Do you know who God is? Do you KNOW Him?

🌹The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Proverbs 9:10 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.9.10.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

I Will Still Praise Him

Jul10

Why are you in despair (sunk down),      O my soul?
And why have you become disturbed within me?
Hope (wait) in God, for I shall again (still) praise Him
For the help (saving acts) of His presence.
The help of my countenance and my God.
Psalms 42:5,11d NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.42.5.NASB1995

‭My God! My countenance! The peace seen on the face that says, “I will hope and wait in His presence, while I still praise Him!”
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“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him.”
Lamentations 3:24 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/lam.3.24.NASB1995

‭🌹Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope (wait) for His lovingkindness,
Psalms 33:18 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.33.18.NASB1995

‭Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The ONE & ONLY

Jul9

See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
Deuteronomy 32:39 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/deu.32.39.NASB1995
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Who has performed and accomplished it, Calling forth the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’ ”
Isaiah 41:4 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.41.4.NASB1995

‭Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me. I, even I, am the Lord, And there is no savior besides Me.
Isaiah 43:10b-11 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.43.10-11.NASB1995

‭“Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver. He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God.”
Psalms 50:22-23 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.50.22-23.NASB1995
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God is to us a God of deliverances; And to God the Lord belong escapes from death.
Psalms 68:20 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.68.20.NASB1995

God is our only hope. Cling to Him.


🌹The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy 31:8 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/deu.31.8.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Hindering Unbelief

Jul8

And He (Jesus) did not do many miracles (works of power) there because of their unbelief.
Matthew 13:58 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.13.58.NASB1995

Do we hinder the work of God by our unbelief?
Do we believe He is able to do the impossible through us? In us? For us?

And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If You can?’ All things are possible to him who believes.”
Mark 9:23 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mrk.9.23.NASB1995

🌹Jesus *said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
John 11:40 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.11.40.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Shout, Serve, Come, Know

Jul5

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before Him with joyful singing.
Know that the Lord Himself (He) is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves (His we are); We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Psalms 100:1-3 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.100.1-3.NASB1995

Shout joyfully before God for your salvation!
Serve Him with gladness because of His many blessings!
Come into His presence with joyous thanksgiving singing praises to your glorious God.
Know the God you have been shown. God is real, believer, so know He is God and there is no other. He is your God and you are His sheep and like a shepherd He will tend His flock, and in His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes. You are loved.
Psalm 95:1-2; Deuteronomy 4:35; Psalm 95:7a; Isaiah 40:11

🌹Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
Psalms 95:6 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.95.6.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Blessed Are Those Who Long

Jul4

just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,
Ephesians 1:4-5 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.4-5.NASB1995

‭Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him.
Isaiah 30:18 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.30.18.NASB1995

Believers are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to walk in good works. Jesus reconciled the believer in order to present us holy, blameless and beyond reproach. Jesus came to open the eyes of the blind and the ears of the deaf – those lost in darkness and deaf to God’s word. God will guide our feet in the way of peace. The Lord longs to be gracious to you.
Ephesians 2:10; Colossians 1:22; Isaiah 32:3, 30:21; Luke 1:79
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🌹O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their (our) strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.
Isaiah 33:2 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.33.2.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org