The Gospel is Peace

Aug12

And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds,
Colossians 1:21 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.1.21.NASB1995

Alienated, hostile in mind, evil — enemy of God. That is who Jesus came to sacrifice His life for. Jesus came to save His enemy. Jesus came to save you.
yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach—
Colossians 1:22 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.1.22.NASB1995

Blameless and beyond reproach! The Prince of Peace came to reconcile you to Himself, to bring peace into your life.

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
Colossians 1:23 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.1.23.NASB1995

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.
Colossians 3:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.15.NASB1995

And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.4.7.NASB1995

🌹Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.
John 14:27 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.14.27.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Good, Good, God!

Aug9

Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart, In the company of the upright and in the assembly.
Great are the works of the Lord; They are studied by all who delight in them. Splendid and majestic is His work, And His righteousness endures forever.
Psalms 111:1-3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.111.1-3.NASB1995

🌹He has made His wonders to be remembered; The Lord is gracious and compassionate.
Psalms 111:4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.111.4.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Are You One of His?

Aug8

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
Psalms 19:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.19.14.NASB1995

Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have ransomed me, O Lord, God of truth.
Psalms 31:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.31.5.NASB1995

🌹Praise the Lord

Our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name, The Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 47:4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.47.4.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The Life Change

Aug7

The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
Psalms 119:130 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.119.130.NASB1995

The power of God’s word to bring light -understanding, direction, sense to life- will change the soul life of a seeking heart.

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
Proverbs 6:23 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.6.23.NASB1995

The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
Psalms 19:7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.19.7.NASB1995

🌹Consider seeking God through His word. It is life changing.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Boast in The Lord!

Aug6

For the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power.
1 Corinthians 4:20 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.4.20.NASB1995

It is not by my words but by God’s power in me that the gospel and His kingdom grows and flourishes.

For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
Romans 15:18-19 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.15.18-19.NASB1995

🌹But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as it is written, “Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 1:30-31 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.1.30-31.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Search Me

Aug5

but the one who examines me is the Lord.
1 Corinthians 4:4c NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.4.4.NASB1995

Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts;
Psalms 139:23 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.139.23.NASB1995

For . . .

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves one who pursues righteousness.
Proverbs 15:9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.15.9.NASB1995

Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Psalms 143:10 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.143.10.NASB1995

🌹A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless.
Proverbs 14:16 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.14.16.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Humbled Grace

Aug2

But to me it is a very small thing that I may be examined by you, or by any human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself.
For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted; but the one who examines me is the Lord.
1 Corinthians 4:3-4a NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.4.3-4.NASB1995

‘Can mankind be just before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker?
Job 4:17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/job.4.17.NASB1995

Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/ecc.7.20.NASB1995

as it is written, “There is none righteous, not even one;
Romans 3:10 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.3.10.NASB1995

So let us put away the judgment of our brothers and sisters in Christ – the pointing fingers, the gossip, the “I am better than you” self-righteous attitude – and show humbled grace.

🌹If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
Psalms 130:3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.130.3.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Trustworthy

Aug1

Verse from yesterday’s devotion as context:
Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
1 Corinthians 4:1 NASB1995

Today’s devotion:
In this case, moreover, it is required of (in) stewards that one be found trustworthy.
1 Corinthians 4:2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.4.1-2.NASB1995

Trustworthy: deserving of trust; dependable; reliable
Synonyms: faithful, honorable, honest, true

As stewards of God’s gospel, His holy word, it is vital that we are trustworthy, spreading faithfully the word of God.

🌹Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/2ti.2.15.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The Mystery Revealed

Jul31

Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
1 Corinthians 4:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.4.1.NASB1995

Christian, we have been given a precious gift. A gift that is to be shared, handed down from generation to generation. A mystery that when revealed opens the eyes of the blind, heals the broken-hearted, restores freedom to the afflicted, hope to the lost and so much more.

just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word (gospel),
Luke 1:2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.1.2.NASB1995

Let us be faithful in sharing the gospel.

And He (Jesus) said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
Mark 16:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mrk.16.15.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Sacrificial Surrender

Jul30

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
Matthew 16:24 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.16.24.NASB1995

What did Jesus do on the cross?
He gave His life (surrendered, sacrificed) for you and me.

What does it mean to take up my cross and follow Jesus?
To deny (sacrifice) myself for His purpose and glory.
To surrender my way for God’s way.
To surrender my truth for God’s truth.
To surrender my life to God so He lives through me.

In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.
John 14:20 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.14.20.NASB1995

🌹Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
John 14:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.14.6.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org