Tag Archive | Bible

A Mourning Heart Comforted

May28

He (Jesus) opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:2, 4 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.5.2-4.NASB1995

‭He gives rain on the earth And sends water on the fields, So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
Job 5:10-11 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/job.5.10-11.NASB1995

What is it that a Christian mourns?

Could it be regret for the lifestyle lived before salvation?
Could it be the times of sin now that disappoint our Father for which we seek forgiveness?
Could it be the lost that surround us today?
Could it be tribulation or persecution?
Could it be for our Savior who we long to see face to face?

‭Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
James 4:8-10 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.4.8-10.NASB1995

Christian, take your repentant mourning heart to Jesus so He may comfort you.

‭‭These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.16.33.NASB1995

🌹for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”
Revelation 7:17 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/rev.7.17.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Blessed Are The Poor in Spirit

May27

In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Ephesians 1:13 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.13.NASB1995

Believer, you are sealed in Jesus with the Holy Spirit of promise. Being a believer you are a disciple of Christ. Being a disciple of Christ comes with blessings.

‭‭He (Jesus) opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,
“Blessed (fortunate or prosperous) are the poor in spirit (not spiritually arrogant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:2-3 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.5.2-3.NASB1995

🌹Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
James 4:10 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.4.10.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Lord Most High is King

May24

The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty (kingdom) rules over all (I.e. the universe).
Bless the Lord, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word! ‭
Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will.
Bless the Lord, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion;
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Psalms 103:19-22 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.103.19-22.NASB1995

For the Lord Most High is to be feared, A great King over all the earth.
Psalms 47:2 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.47.2.NASB1995

God reigns over the nations, God sits on His holy throne.
Psalms 47:8 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.47.8.NASB1995‭

🙌You alone are the Lord. You have made the heavens, The heaven of heavens with all their host, The earth and all that is on it, The seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them And the heavenly host bows down before You.
Nehemiah 9:6 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/neh.9.6.NASB1995

All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord, And Your godly ones shall bless You.
Psalms 145:10 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.145.10.NASB1995

🌹Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:10 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.6.10.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

A Repentant Heart

May23

For thus says the high and exalted One Who lives forever (dwells in eternity), whose name is Holy, “I dwell on a high and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit In order to revive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite.
Isaiah 57:15 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.57.15.NASB1995

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
Psalms 51:17 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.51.17.NASB1995

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalms 34:18 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.34.18.NASB1995

He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.
Psalms 147:3 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.147.3.NASB1995

For My hand made all these things, Thus all these things came into being,” declares the Lord. “But to this one I will look, To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.
Isaiah 66:2 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.66.2.NASB1995

The eternal God is a dwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting arms;
Deuteronomy 33:27a NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/deu.33.27.NASB1995

🌹Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable.
Isaiah 40:28 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.40.28.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Rock of Strength

May22

Hear my cry, O God; Give heed to my prayer. From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For You have been a refuge for me, A tower of strength against the enemy. Let me dwell in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.
Psalms 61:1-4 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.61.1-4.NASB1995

‭The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalms 18:2 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.18.2.NASB1995

He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you may seek refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.
Psalms 91:4 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.91.4.NASB1995

‭“I love You, O Lord, my strength.”
Psalms 18:1 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.18.1.NASB1995

‭🌹On God my salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
Psalms 62:7 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.62.7.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Saved For a Relationship

May21

that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
Romans 10:9 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.10.9.NASB1995

Wedding day. Two excited, anxious hearts awaiting the “I Do’s”. The groom stands at the front of the church. Here comes the bride to join him. They confess their love to one another and at the end of the service they go live their own lives. . . Wait. . . Rewind.

Is this the way we are when it comes to the marriage of Christ and the church? Christ and a professing believer?

“I walked the aisle.” “I confessed that Jesus is Lord and that He was raised from the dead.” Now that I’m saved I’m insured . . . I mean assured a place in heaven, right?

At salvation our life, our walk with Christ, begins. It is an everyday, growing all the way, surrendered relationship with God. It is daily communication – prayer, Bible reading. It is confessing the work of Christ in our lives – testimonies. It is bringing others to the altar of confession for redemption.

It is living ‭
so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:10-11 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.2.10-11.NASB1995

‭Are you living a separate life from Jesus? Or are you walking with Him all the way to the promised land?

🌹I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,
John 10:14 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.10.14.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Pressure

May20

The Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings. So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite. Now, behold, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.
Exodus 3:7-9 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/exo.3.7-9.NASB1995

The Lord God sees you, hears you, knows the sufferings you face from the pressures of life. Just as God sent Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt to a promised land; the Father sent His Son, Jesus, to lead mankind through the pressures of life to the promised land of eternity abiding with Him.

‭“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.3.16.NASB1995

God made a way for you to be released from the pressures of your affliction – sin. Jesus. Jesus will lead a surrendered heart out of the pressure of sin and release you from bondage by following His lead. There is one way only for the pressure release — follow the
Leader — Jesus.

What does that mean?
Surrender your life to Jesus –> His way. His plan. His will.

Our need here is to follow a faithful, trustworthy leader.

‭🌹Who is your leader in life?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
‭https://indasharonjesus.org

Appreciation

May17

It is good to give thanks to the Lord And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning And Your faithfulness by night,
Psalms 92:1-2 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.92.1-2.NASB1995

‭Looking over your past week, where did you see God at work in you? How about through you? For you? Around you?

God is always at work. Are you missing out on seeing His glory? I hope not.

If you have seen Him at work this week, take time to thank Him; to praise Him.


🌹For You, O Lord, have made me glad by what You have done, I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands. How great are Your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep.
Psalms 92:4-5 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.92.4-5.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Talk to God

May16

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:6 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.4.6.NASB1995

What is the cure for anxiety?
Pray.

‭Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,
Luke 18:1 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.18.1.NASB1995

Pray Believing

‭And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
Matthew 21:22 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.21.22.NASB1995

Pray with Persistence

‭“Ask (keep asking), and it will be given to you; seek (keep seeking), and you will find; knock (keep knocking), and it will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.7.7.NASB1995

If the persistence is lacking we are probably asking for something we really don’t want or need.  Persistence in prayer may also be because God is preparing us for the answer. How often do we pray for something without really thinking about how the answer would affect our walk? Persistence so we are aligned with God’s will and purpose.

Pray Trusting

‭This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.
1 John 5:14-15 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.5.14-15.NASB1995

🌹Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.3.5-6.NASB1995

Pray with a thankful heart.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Provisions Anxiety

May15

Be anxious for nothing,
Philippians 4:6a NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.4.6.NASB1995

Life can come with lots of anxiety. Worries about ourselves, our children, our livelihood, and multiple other things in life. But God says be anxious for NOTHING.

Why? How?

‭“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Matthew 6:25 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.6.25.NASB1995

Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
Matthew 6:26 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.6.26.NASB1995

And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
Matthew 6:28, 30 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.6.28-30.NASB1995


Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’
Matthew 6:31 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.6.31.NASB1995

If God can be trusted to care for the birds and flowers, will He not care for His prized and precious creation, you?

🌹casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
Peter 5:7 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/1pe.5.7.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org