Compromise

Oct17

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, . . .
Then the herald loudly proclaimed: “To you the command is given, O peoples, nations and men of every language, that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe and all kinds of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up. But whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.”
Daniel‬ ‭3:1, 4-‬6‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/dan.3.1.NASB1995

What are you willing to compromise in your walk in Christ Jesus?

🌹If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.
Ecclesiastes 10:4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/ecc.10.4.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Turn & Be Saved

Oct16

The Lord has made known His salvation; He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
Psalms‬ ‭98:2‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.98.2.NASB1995

The Lord has bared His holy arm In the sight of all the nations, That all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God.
Isaiah‬ ‭52:10‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.52.10.NASB1995

whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed;
Romans‬ ‭3:25‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.3.25.NASB1995
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🌹Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other.
Isaiah‬ ‭45:22‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.45.22.NASB1995

‭‭Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Wait and Trust

Oct13

Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.
Psalms‬ ‭27:14‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.27.14.NASB1995

This week and three days last week have been about searching Psalm 27.

Verse 14 sums it all up.
First of all, it is all about God.
God is He who we need to seek, to trust. It is through Him, and Him alone, that we can be strong against the forces of evil and are able to fill our heart with courage. But how is this attainable?

WAIT.
Wait for the Lord. . .Wait for the Lord.
Sandwiched between those two phrases is where our protection, our strength, our courage are found. Are you willing to wait on the Lord? Willing to trust Him?

‭‭My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him. Psalms‬ ‭62:5‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.62.5.NASB1995

Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
Isaiah‬ ‭40:31‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.40.31.NASB1995

Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs‬ ‭3:5‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.3.5.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

🌹Sharon

Bold Living, God’s Goodness

Oct12

Teach me Your way, O Lord, And lead me in a level path Because of my foes (those who lie in wait for me).
Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence.
I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.
Psalms‬ ‭27:11‭-‬13‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.27.11.NASB1995

What great hope we have in Jesus. Jesus is the life. Life that begins the moment of confession, that He is Lord of our life. God is good and He shows His goodness even in the hardest of times.

How great is Your goodness, Which You have stored up for those who fear You, Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You, Before the sons of men!
Psalms‬ ‭31:19‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.31.19.NASB1995

Lord God, show the way.

Make me know Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths.
Psalms‬ ‭25:4‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.25.4.NASB1995

‭‭Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name.
Psalms‬ ‭86:11‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.86.11.NASB1995
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O Lord, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes; Make Your way straight before me.
Psalms‬ ‭5:8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.5.8.NASB1995Psalm

Teach me that I may bring to remembrance when attacked for my faith, as You were Jesus.

Jesus experienced being delivered over to his adversaries; those who bore false witness of Him, those who were violent against Him. Should we expect any less for standing on the truth of God’s promises?

I cried out to You, O Lord; I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Psalms‬ ‭142:5‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.142.5.NASB1995
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🌹For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling. I shall walk before the Lord In the land of the living.
Psalms‬ ‭116:8-9‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.116.8.NASB1995

‭Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Seek My Face

Oct11

When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.”
Psalms‬ ‭27:8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.27.8.NASB1995

I sought the Lord, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms‬ ‭34:4‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.34.4.NASB1995

There is peace and freedom in Christ the Lord. ‭‭In Jeremiah‬ ‭29:13‬ ‭God says, “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart”.

So  .  .  .

‭‭🌹Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.
Psalms‬ ‭105:4‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.105.4.NASB1995

‭‭Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Does God Hear You?

Oct10

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice, And be gracious to me and answer me.
Psalms‬ ‭27:7‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.27.7.NASB1995

‭‭‭‭Hear my cry, O God; Give heed to my prayer.
Psalms‬ ‭61:1‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.61.1.NASB1995

What will it take for You to hear and heed my prayer, Lord God?

🌹But know that the Lord has set apart the godly man for Himself; The Lord hears when I call to Him.
Psalms‬ ‭4:3‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.4.3.NASB1995

‭‭Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

My Hiding Place

Oct9

How great is Your goodness, Which You have stored up for those who fear You, Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You, Before the sons of men! You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of man; You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues.
Psalms‬ ‭31:19‭-‬20‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.31.19.NASB1995

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
Psalms‬ ‭50:15‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.50.15.NASB1995

For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle (shelter); In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.
And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts (of shouts) of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
Psalms‬ ‭27:5‭-‬6‬ ‭NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.27.6.NASB1995

🌹Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings
Psalms‬ ‭17:8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.17.8.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Temple Dwelling

Oct6

Okay, I could be stretching this a bit but. . .
Are we who confess Jesus as the risen Messiah, the temple of the Holy Spirit? Is not the Holy Spirit God?

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 NASB

We have the glory of God residing in us and yet we walk around with glum faces, walking as if we are lost, stressed to the max . . . need I go on?

If this is our demeanor then we should ask, as David did:

One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty (delightfulness) of the Lord And to meditate (inquire) in His temple.
Psalms 27:4 NASB

With salvation comes our eternal abiding with our God. Are we seeking to dwell with the Lord in our very being? Do we delight in the Lord God and seek the Word as we meditate on the word?

For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 6:20 NASB

🌹O Lord, I love the habitation of Your house And the place where Your glory dwells.
Psalms 26:8 NASB

God bless your day and weekend!

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Confident Trust

Oct5

Though a host encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, In spite of this I shall be (I am) confident.
Psalms 27:3 NASB

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me round about.
Psalms 3:6 NASB

Wow! Those are two very bold statements. Are you that confident in trusting God? I can, without a doubt say, ‘No, I am not’. I can also truthfully say, ‘I want to be’.

Life is not without challenges of dealing with difficult people. People who are determined to argue, disagree, set themselves against you, persecute you, especially when we are walking with God.

That is the point right there. Walking with God. The closer our walk, the more we learn to trust. The more we trust, the more confidence we have in God.

🌹Let’s pray, asking God to bring us to confident trust in Him.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Fearless Trust

Oct4

The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense (refuge) of my life; Whom shall I dread?
Psalms 27:1 NASB

For You light my lamp; The Lord my God illumines my darkness.
Psalms 18:28 NASB

On God my salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
Psalms 62:7 NASB

The Lord is their strength, And He is a saving defense to His anointed.
Psalms 28:8 NASB

If God has brought us to His glorious light illuminating our darkness and given us salvation then whom shall we fear?
He is our rock and our refuge. Whom then shall we dread?

🌹I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the Lord.”
Jonah 2:9 NASB

🌹The Lord is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me?
Psalms 118:6 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon