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A Heart of Patience

May21

. . . as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of patience
Colossians 3:12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.12.NASB1995

The chosen of God, overflowing with the fruit of the Spirit, have another attribute of the Spirit, patience. By Jesus we are strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience with joy; so that we might demonstrate the perfect patience of Jesus Christ as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
Galatians 5:22/Colossians 1:11/1 Timothy 1:16 NASB1995

Life is hard, with many tribulations – adversity, grief, heartache, misfortune, etc. Do we endure with patience, trusting in God?

🌹For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.
1 Peter 2:20 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1pe.2.20.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

A Gentle Heart

May20

. . . as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of gentleness
Colossians 3:12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.12.NASB1995

Gentleness is a rare commodity in the world today. It is often associated with weakness, being a ‘sissy’, but in reality it is harder to be seen as gentle than to pretend to be tough. Could a gentle spirit be more transforming?

What do you desire? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?
1 Corinthians 4:21 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.4.21.NASB1995

Gentleness is another fruit of the Spirit of God. One who is caught in a transgression, who could easily be one of us, can be restored with humility and gentleness. Showing tolerance with gentle correction to another, in love, could lead to God granting them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth.
Galatians 5:23/Galatians 6:1/Ephesians 4:2/2 Timothy 2:25 NASB1995

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
James 3:13 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.3.13.NASB1995

🌹Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.4.5.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Humble Obedience

May19

. . . as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of
humility
Colossians 3:12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.12.NASB1995

Jesus, our perfect example:
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Philippians 2:3-8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.2.3-8.NASB1995

🌹The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, honor and life.
Proverbs 22:4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.22.4.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Wondrous Blessings

May16

Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.
Psalms 40:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.40.5.NASB1995

Do you ever ponder the wonders God has performed in your life? Are you aware of the times He has intervened on your behalf; the blessings He has poured out on you? Do you vocalize it with praise and thanksgiving to God? Do you share with others so they may know His wonders?

🌹Testimonies of the wonders of God in your life are a marvelous way to bring the wonders of God to others.

Have a blessed weekend making memories with God at the center of all you say and do.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Chosen To Be Kind

May15

. . . as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of kindness
Colossians 3:12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.12.NASB1995

Did you know that kindness is a fruit of the Spirit? As God’s chosen we have the indwelling Spirit of God residing in us. Kindness, what a gift to practice and display for the glory of God!
(Galatians 5:22 NASB1995)

Do you know Jesus? Today if you seek Jesus, you can become one of His chosen and be filled with His kindness.

Sow with a view to righteousness, Reap in accordance with kindness; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord Until He comes to rain righteousness on you.
Hosea 10:12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/hos.10.12.NASB1995

🌹Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 3:3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.3.3.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Wearing a Heart of Compassion

May14

. . . as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved,
put on a heart of compassion,
Colossians 3:12a,b NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.12.NASB1995

Chosen of God! What a wonderful gift that comes with compassion.

Seeing the people, He (Jesus) felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.
Matthew 9:36 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.9.36.NASB1995

Jesus, the great Shepherd, who leads His people, has called us to follow in His footsteps. Have you asked God to fill your heart with compassion, His compassion? Are you practicing compassion toward others?

Compassion: sympathy, empathy, grace, mercy, kindness

Not compassion: indifference, callousness, heartlessness, cruelty, insensitivity

🌹 So,as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion.
Colossians 3:12a,b NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.12.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Clothed in Preistly Righteousness

May13

. . . as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved,
Colossians 3:12a NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.12.NASB1995

Believer, we are a new person, in the likeness of God. Put on the Lord Jesus Christ; be clothed in His righteousness.
Ephesians 4:24/Romans 13:14/Job 29:14

I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:10 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.61.10.NASB1995

If you are not a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and are ready to confess your need for His salvation; take a moment to ask Jesus to come into your life and lead you in the way you should go. Make a heartfelt request asking forgiveness for the sin Jesus died for you, so you may be clothed in His righteousness for eternity.
When you have done this, seek a believer and a Pastor, and tell them. Continue to seek God through the Bible, Bible Study, Church. You won’t be sorry.

🌹Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your godly ones sing for joy.
Psalms 132:9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.132.9.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Jesus, Savior, Not Judge

May12

You judge according to the flesh; I am (Jesus) not judging anyone.
John 8:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.8.15.NASB1995

For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
John 3:17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.3.17.NASB1995

But even if I (Jesus) do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me.
John 8:16 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.8.16.NASB1995

“I (Jesus) can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
John 5:30 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.5.30.NASB1995

🌹So they were saying to Him,“Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.”
John 8:19 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.8.19.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Magnify the Lord With Me

May9

I will praise the name of God with song And magnify Him with thanksgiving.
Psalms 69:30 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.69.30.NASB1995

My soul will make its boast in the Lord; The humble will hear it and rejoice.
O magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.
Psalms 34:2-3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.34.2-3.NASB1995

🌹Bless the Lord, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Psalms 103:22 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.103.22.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Real or Faking It?

May8

“But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, and he *said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless.
Matthew 22:11-12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.22.11-12.NASB1995

The great wedding feast of the saints with our Savior, Jesus. Will He see you clothed in His righteousness at the table? He sees right through your facade. Repentance is not your dress.

Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping 💧 and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 22:13 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.22.13.NASB1995

We can’t fool God. We are to live repentant lives, living totally for Him.

🌹For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Matthew 22:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.22.14.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org