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1 John 1:5

Aug4

This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:5 NASB

O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty, Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain. My soul will bless You, Lord! God, You are Light in whom there is no darkness and no variation or shifting shadow. Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from You, the Father of lights! Father, thank You for sending Jesus, the Light that dwelt amongst mankind. Direct me to walk in the light so darkness will not overtake me; for I know that the one who walks in darkness does not know where he goes. May I walk according to Your commandments until Your appearing, Lord Jesus Christ, who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To You be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
Psalms 104:1‭-‬2/James 1:17/John 12:35/1 Timothy 6:14,16 NASB

Continually Seeking Him, 

🌹Sharon 

1 John 1:3-4

Aug3

what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. These things we write, so that our joy may be made complete.
1 John 1:3-4 NASB

Joy made complete. What is joy made complete?
When the fellowship I have with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ is shared with you — my family, my neighbors, my co-workers, anyone who knows and loves Jesus as I do. That is why I share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

I came to the realization of my need for Christ at the age of 15. At that time I thought myself a Christian. I went to church. I was a good, polite and moral young lady. At 11 I took a class to learn how to be a Christian and was baptized. I was now good to go.  .  . live as I wanted to. I had a place reserved for me in Heaven. No Hell for me.
Until God set me straight at 15 with a movie called, “A Theif in the Night”. That movie shook my world and made it clear that living a Christian life is more than having a mansion reserved for me in heaven. Or a happy life or being a moral person. The Bible says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.”  – Proverbs 1:7 NASB
The fear of eternal condemnation woke me up to my need for Christ. My need of a relationship with Him. It has not always been easy but it has all been worth the journey since I bowed before my Savior Jesus Christ at my bedside at the age of 15 and gave my life to Him, making Him Lord of my life.
Now I am reminded that,  “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. Galatians 2:20

Lord God, my Father, I thank You for that faithful, fateful night You called me to salvation, a true salvation. I thank You for not giving up on me but continually perfecting Your workmanship in me, Your creation over the years. I am grateful for the hard times that have strengthened me, making me more dependent on You. I thank You for the times of rejoicing because  of the good work You are doing in me and through me. I thank You faithful God for calling me into fellowship with Your Son, Jesus Christ, my Lord. May I never stop speaking about what I have heard or seen of Your mighty work unto salvation. And I pray, Lord God that You would use this testimony to touch lives for salvation, which is Your will, and for Your glory!! In Jesus name, amen.
Ephesians 2:10/1 Corinthians 1:9/Acts 4:20 NASB

🌹But the testimony which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.
John 5:34 NASB

Continually Seeking Him, 

Sharon 

1 John 1:2

Aug2

and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us—
1 John 1:2 NASB

🌹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1 NASB

God of revelation who unveils the mystery of Christ and His manifestation. I praise You for the testimony of John who saw and testified of the manifestation of Christ. His testimony is true; and he is still telling the truth, through Your word, so that all who hear may also believe. Believe the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to Your saints, to whom You willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in me, the hope of glory. Hallelujah to You, my Deliverer and hope!
Holy God, may I always carry about in my body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in my body. For I know we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
Father, I pray, asking to be a letter of Christ to those around me, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. May I be a walking evidence of Christ living in me, the Light of life to all who are around me.
God, I thank You for eternal life and the promise that no one will snatch me out of Your hand. In humble adoration as Your servant, amen in Jesus name.
John 19:35/Colossians 1:26‭-‬27/2 Corinthians 4:10‭-‬11/2 Corinthians 3:2‭-‬3/John 1:4/John 10:28 NASB

🌹This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
John 17:3 NASB

Continually Seeking Him, 

Sharon 

1 John 1:1

Aug1

What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life—
1 John 1:1 NASB

🌹Jesus, Word of God. The Word who was from the beginning. The God of Life who is the Light unto mankind. You are the Word of Life.
Jesus, You are before all things, and in You all things hold together.
Lord God, may I never stop speaking about what I have heard from Your word and seen of Your life changing presence in my life.
Jesus, the Word become flesh, dwelling among Your creation, showing Your glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
As Your child, I pray, I will testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world so that others will not be unbelieving, but believing as Thomas was when he reached with his finger to Jesus’s hand and reached his hand to the Savior’s wounded side. Jesus, You truly are the Word of Life. Praise and glory to Your name for coming to save mankind from the destruction of sin through Your sacrifice for our salvation. Amen.
John 1:1/John 1:4/Colossians 1:17/Acts 4:20/John 1:14/1 John 4:14/John 20:27 NASB

Continually Seeking Him, 

Sharon 

But We Have. . .

Jul29

For to us God revealed them (all that God has prepared for those who love Him) through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.
For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God.
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God, which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual (or non-spiritual) thoughts with spiritual words.
But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.
But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one.
For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:10‭-‬16 NASB

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are Your judgments and unfathomable Your ways! For who has known Your mind, Lord, or who became Your counselor? 
You have granted us to know the mysteries of Your kingdom, God.
For to Your own You have revealed all that has been prepared for us by way of Your Holy Spirit through Christ. For from Jesus and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

I thank You, God, for I have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear, but I have received a spirit of adoption as Your child by which I cry out, “Abba! Father!”                     God, I pray my message and proclamation of You in my life is a demonstration of the Spirit and of power. For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Thank You Father for the mind of Christ made available through the Holy Spirit to the glory of God! Amen
Romans 11:33-34/Matthew 13:11/Romans 11:35-‬36/Romans 8:15/1 Corinthians 2:4/1 Corinthians 1:18 NASB

🌹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 NASB

Continually Seeking Him, 

Sharon 

God Declares His Thoughts

Jul28

For behold, He who forms mountains and creates the wind And declares to man what are His thoughts, He who makes dawn into darkness And treads on the high places of the earth, The Lord God of hosts is His name.
Amos 4:13/NASB

God of wonder! You have formed the mountains and You create the wind. You are mighty and I am awestruck that You would declare Your thoughts to me. It is You who reveals the profound and hidden things; You know what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with You. You are God in heaven who reveals mysteries. Glory and praise to God in the name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.
Daniel 2:22/Daniel 2:28a NASB

🌹The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant.
Psalms 25:14 NASB

Continually Seeking Him, 

Sharon 

To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice

Jul27

Now the Philistines assembled to fight with Israel, 30,000 chariots and 6,000 horsemen, and people like the sand which is on the seashore in abundance; and they came up and camped in Michmash, east of Beth-aven. When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were hard-pressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, in thickets, in cliffs, in cellars, and in pits. Also some of the Hebrews crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. But as for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

Now he waited seven days, according to the appointed time set by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him. So Saul said, “Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering. As soon as he finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him and to greet him. But Samuel said, “What have you done?” And Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the appointed days, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash, therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not asked the favor of the Lord.’ So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering.” 

Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, for now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. But now your kingdom shall not endure. The Lord has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has appointed him as ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.”

1 Samuel 13:5‭-‬14 NASB

Do we allow our impatience and anxiousness to turn us to disobey God?

🌹Samuel said, “Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:22 NASB

Continually Seeking Him, 

Sharon 

Philippians 4:21-23

Jul26

Greet every saint (holy one) in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you. All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar’s household. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Philippians 4:21‭-‬23 NASB

Greetings, holy ones in Christ Jesus. Thank you for taking this journey through Philippians with me. I hope you have been as challenged as I have been to live as Christ lived. I have learned a lot about the changes that need to be made in my life to bring glory to my God.

I thank You, God, for Your grace as I strive to live in a godly way before Your all seeing eyes. Strengthen me in Your power to live boldly for Your kingdom purpose. Help me, Lord, to join with Your holy ones to encourage one another to live for You and spread Your gospel so others may know Your grace as Your holy ones do.
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
Revelation 22:21 NASB

🌹The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:14/2 Timothy 4:22 NASB

Continually Seeking Him, 

Sharon 

Philippians 4:15-20

Jul25

You yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the first preaching of the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you alone; for even in Thessalonica you sent a gift more than once for my needs. Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek for the profit (fruit) which increases to your account. But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you have sent, a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Philippians 4:15‭-‬20 NASB

God of the gospel truth of my Savior Jesus Christ, thanks be to You, who always leads me in triumph in Christ, and manifests through me the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. You have made me a fragrance of Christ to You, God, among those who are being saved, an aroma from life to life; and among those who are perishing, an aroma from death to death.
May I be found adequate and speak in sincerety as from God, not corrupting the word of God, but speak in Christ in the sight of God.
Lord, I trust and believe You are able to do far more abundantly beyond all that I could ask or think, according to the power that works within me through Your Holy Spirit so I ask You to make all grace abound to me, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, I may have an abundance for every good deed leading to the proclamation of the gospel. Jesus, through You I have received the gospel, not of my doing so I have nothing to boast of. In pure thankfulness of my undeserved salvation, may I freely share Your saving grace with urgency having been entrusted to proclaim the gospel to everyone.
I also ask that my pocketbook would be used for the spread of the gospel as You see fit. All I have is Yours for Your glory. For from You and through You and to You are all things. To You be the glory forever. Amen.
2 Corinthians 2:14‭-‬17/Ephesians 3:20/2 Corinthians 9:8/1 Corinthians 9:16-18/Romans 11:36 NASB

🌹and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
Ephesians 5:2 NASB

Continually Seeking Him, 

Sharon 

Philippians 4:10-14

Jul15

But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked opportunity. Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through (in) Him who strengthens me. Nevertheless, you have done well to share with me in my affliction.
Philippians 4:10‭-‬14 NASB

God, my provider, the giver of abounding  grace, I rejoice greatly in You. Thank You for
Your grace toward me, God, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, I may have an abundance for every good deed.
Lord, Your grace is sufficient for me, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ, Your power, may dwell in me.
May I find my contentment in what I have, free from the love of money, knowing You Yourself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”
I want to truly know — godliness is actually a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. For I have brought nothing into the world, so I cannot take anything out of it either. If I have food and covering, with these I shall be content. Content in all things because in You, Jesus, I can do all things because You strengthen me. Content in You, Jesus, amen.
2 Corinthians 9:8/2 Corinthians 12:9/Hebrews 13:5/1 Timothy 6:6‭-‬8/Ephesians 3:16/Colossians 1:11-12 NASB

Continually Seeking Him, 

Sharon

P.S. I will not be posting in the coming week as I will be serving at a Youth camp. See you again beginning July 25. God bless you.