I am not following Jesus if I put myself before Him.
And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
Mark 8:34 NASB
He must increase, but I must decrease.
John 3:30 NASB
🌹“He who comes from above is above all, . . . He who comes from heaven is above all.
John 3:31 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Ephesians 5:17 NASB
The unwise do not know the will of God.
They are foolish.
Where do we find the will of God?
In the Word of God.
Those who learn it will walk in wisdom.
Opening and reading the Bible daily will open the door to adventure that compares to no other. The wise will seek the Word, know the Word, and follow the Word so they can do the will of God.
🌹Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:10 NASB
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Sharon
And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him.
Matthew 18:34 NASB
My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”
Matthew 18:35 NASB
A man was shown mercy for a debt owed to his lord but turned around and showed no mercy to a fellow slave who was indebted to him. This man was forgiven his debt and set free but turned around and sent his fellow slave to jail until he was repaid.
Jesus forgave the debt of sin I owed by His blood.
And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
Hebrews 9:22 NASB
Jesus opened the door to salvation. Without forgiveness there is no salvation.
We aren’t to take God’s forgiveness and turn to our brother or sister in Christ and not forgive them. But we also are not to superficially forgive by lip service but are to forgive from the heart. Without true mercy we sentence ourselves to a prison of bitterness, anger, resentment, and separation from God.
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Luke 6:36 NASB
🌹“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Matthew 5:7 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
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 NASB
Do you ever think, “God must get really tired of hearing from me”?
God’s word says He doesn’t. He totally understands us. We can go to Him with all the garbage in our lives, our gripes, complaints, our woes, etc. God’s understanding is unfathomable! And He is available 24/7. Talk to God. He’s our Father.
🌹Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.
Psalms 147:5 NASB
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Sharon
But the high places were not taken away; nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to the Lord all his days.
1 Kings 15:14 NASB
Even in the midst of the world’s ways, our hearts can be for God. Thankful that God looks at the heart.
Lord God, may my heart be wholly devoted to You so as to bring You glory and honor as I walk in Your way, and Your truth. Praise Your holy name! Amen.
What is your heart condition?
🌹Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day.”
1 Kings 8:61 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Psalms 62:8 NASB
God can be trusted at all times, so pour out your heart to the Lord God. He is understanding and caring. He is not a gossip so your words are safe with Him. God is a refuge, shelter, protection for us.
casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NASB
Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
Psalms 55:22 NASB
🌹Trust in the Lord forever, For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.
Isaiah 26:4 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
On God my salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
Psalms 62:7 NASB
The Lord gives grace and glory. He is our shelter where we can run and feel safe. He is our rock of strength to face the trials, hurts, stress, tribulations, sufferings of this world. On God alone our salvation and glory rest.
Where, or should I say, Who do you run to in these times?
🌹For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Psalms 84:11 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
Psalms 62:6 NASB
The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.
Deuteronomy 32:4 NASB
There is no one holy like You Lord, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is there any rock like You God.
I will declare that You Lord are upright. You are my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in You. Being my rock, I will not be shaken for I trust in You, my salvation, my fortress, my God. In Your holy name I pray, amen.
1 Samuel 2:2 NASB/Psalms 92:15 NASB
🌹For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God,
Psalms 18:31 NASB
Trust in the Lord forever, For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.
Isaiah 26:4 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him.
Psalms 62:5 NASB
Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.
Psalms 43:5 NASB
God, I hope in You!! You put a smile on my face. I shall praise Your name.
🌹My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalms 73:26 NASB
And because. . .
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him.”
Lamentations 3:24 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.
Psalms 62:1-2 NASB
Waiting in silence. . .
If you’re anything like me, this is difficult. I very much enjoy talking to the Lord and I can babble on and on and on. . . But how can I hear the still small voice of the Lord if I am not silent, listening.
In the silence I am humbled as I am reminded that my salvation is from God alone. He is my rock, my stronghold and where I find my strength.
I shall not be greatly shaken! In God I will trust.
For our heart rejoices in Him, Because we trust in His holy name.
Psalms 33:21 NASB
🌹The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the person (soul) who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the Lord.
Lamentations 3:25-26 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
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