Tag Archive | Christmas

Filled With Joy

Dec17

Jesus came to earth as a baby over 2000 years ago . . .

and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1:8-9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1pe.1.8-9.NASB1995

Jesus came to save . . .

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Psalms 100:1-3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.100.1-3.NASB1995

🙏 O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places. Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And upon the lyre I shall praise You, O God, my God.
Psalms 43:3-4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.43.3-4.NASB1995

🙌 And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with a joyful shout.
Psalms 105:43 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.105.43.NASB1995

Are you a chosen one experiencing joy through the Holy Spirit who resides in you?

🌹And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Acts 13:52 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/act.13.52.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Jubilant Birth

Dec16

O come, let us sing for joy to the Lord, Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God And a great King above all gods,
Psalms 95:1-3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.95.1-3.NASB1995

Praise the Lord in song, for He has done excellent things; Let this be known throughout the earth. Cry aloud and shout for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 12:5-6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.12.5-6.NASB1995

Great in our midst!! Celebrate the birth that brought the Holy One of Israel to our lives! O, what a gift!

They raise their voices, they shout for joy; They cry out from the west concerning the majesty of the Lord.
Isaiah 24:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.24.14.NASB1995

Great jubilation over our Lord Jesus!

Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
Psalms 66:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.66.1.NASB1995

🙏My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, which You have redeemed.
Psalms 71:23 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.71.23.NASB1995

🌹Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.15.13.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Jesus: Lord of Peace

Dec13

Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:20-21 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.13.20-21.NASB1995

Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!
2 Thessalonians 3:16 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/2th.3.16.NASB1995

🌹Finally, brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.13.11.NASB1995

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon 1:3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/phm.1.3.NASB1995

I hope the Prince of Peace will be your peace this Christmas as you celebrate His birth .

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Jesus: The Fullness of Peace

Dec11

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.4.6-7.NASB1995

for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
1 Corinthians 14:33 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.14.33.NASB1995

For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
Colossians 1:19-20 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.1.19-20.NASB1995

Jesus is the peace made between the Father and us.

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

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

🙏Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1th.5.23.NASB1995

May the God of peace be your celebration this Christmas as you ponder the gift of sanctification He came to bring.

🌹Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;
2 Peter 1:2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/2pe.1.2.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Jesus: A Wonderful Gift

Dec6

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.15.13.NASB1995

For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
Romans 8:24-25 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.8.24-25.NASB1995

🌹looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Titus 2:13-14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/tit.2.13-14.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Merry Christmas

Dec25

My Christmas prayer for you today.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans‬ ‭15:13‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.15.13.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Restoration & Salvation

Dec22

And now says the Lord, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, To bring Jacob back to Him, so that Israel might be gathered to Him (For I am honored in the sight of the Lord, And My God is My strength), He says, “It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
Isaiah‬ ‭49:5‭-‬6‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.49.5.NASB1995

There is much to celebrate in the birth of Jesus Christ. He was born to restore Israel back to their God and be a Light to the rest of the world for their salvation. What a wonderful gift the Father bestowed upon the world that first Christmas.

“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 bless your Christmas.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Hoping You Have a Mary Christmas – Repost

Dec21

Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.” But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:38‭-‬42 NASB

I hope you don’t miss it.

We can get so caught up in the hustle and bustle and be distracted, like Martha. The gift buying and wrapping; parties, stressing over the preparation; dealing with heavier traffic and people everywhere.

Let us not forget the real, true reason for the season, like Mary, Jesus. “For Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

🌹God bless you and I hope you have a Mary Christmas. 

Continually Seeking Him, 

Sharon  https://indasharonjesus.org

A Child Will Be Born

Dec7

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
Isaiah‬ ‭9:6‬a ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.9.6.NASB1995

Isaiah, a prophet of the Old Testament, spoke of a coming child. A child who would be born, but not just any child. . .
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Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
Isaiah‬ ‭7:14‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.7.14.NASB1995

A child born of a virgin. A child who would be Immanuel, God with us!!

It was even revealed to Isaiah the geneology of this child and what attributes this child would have.
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Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
Isaiah‬ ‭11:1‭-‬2‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.11.1.NASB1995
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This is a child worthy of following and aspiring to be like.

For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.
Isaiah‬ ‭53:2‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.53.2.NASB1995

Humble and plain. And yet, majestic, worthy of praise, worship, devotion, and our love and attention.

‭‭🌹for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke‬ ‭2:11‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.2.11.NASB1995

I pray your Christmas Season is filled with praise for and to Jesus, who stepped out of heaven to come as a baby into this world to save it. God bless your Christmas Season.
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“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

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Hoping You Have a Mary Christmas

Dec23

Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.” But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:38‭-‬42 NASB

I hope you don’t miss it.

We can get so caught up in the hustle and bustle and be distracted, like Martha. The gift buying and wrapping; parties, stressing over the preparation; dealing with heavier traffic and people everywhere.

Let us not forget the real, true reason for the season, like Mary, Jesus. “For Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

🌹God bless you and I hope you have a Mary Christmas. 

Continually Seeking Him, 

Sharon