Tag Archive | darkness

The Choice is Yours

Apr22

I (Jesus) have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.
John 12:46-48 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.12.46-48.NASB1995

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
John 8:12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.8.12.NASB1995

🌹Are you walking in the Light of Life . . . Or the Darkness?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The Light That Sees All

Feb3

It is He (God) who reveals the profound and hidden things;
Daniel 2:22a NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/dan.2.22.NASB1995

He reveals mysteries from the darkness And brings the deep darkness into light.
Job 12:22 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/job.12.22.NASB1995

And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.
Hebrews 4:13 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.4.13.NASB1995

The secret (or counsel or intimacy) of the Lord is for those who fear Him, And (His covenant to make them know it) He will make them know His covenant.
Psalms 25:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.25.14.NASB1995

He (God) knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him.
Daniel 2:22b NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/dan.2.22.NASB1995

🙏For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.
Psalms 36:9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.36.9.NASB1995

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
James 1:17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.1.17.NASB1995

🌹This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.1.5.NASB1995

Have you seen the Light? Or are you walking in the dark?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Is Your Light On?

Oct31

For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake.
For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:5-6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.4.5-6.NASB1995

As bond-servants of Jesus, who lives in us, we shine the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. What a tremendous responsibility to be faithful in our obedient walk with God.

Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.
2 John 1:9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/2jn.1.9.NASB1995

🌹But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;
2 Corinthians 4:7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.4.7.NASB1995

Shine His Light to the glory of God! 🙌

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

When To Pray

Oct17

Pray when you’re happy
Pray when you’re sad
Pray when you’re obedient
Pray when you’re bad
Pray when you’re broken
Pray when you’re restored
Pray when you’re seeking
Pray when you’ve found
Pray when you’re healthy
Pray when you’re sick
Pray when you’re rich
Pray when you’re poor
Pray when you’re walking
Pray when you’re sitting
Pray when you’re lying upon your bed
Pray in the daylight
Pray in the darkness

🌹pray without ceasing;
1 Thessalonians 5:17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1th.5.17.NASB1995

Jesus is a believer’s constant companion. Talk to Him.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The Everlasting Light of Glory!

Jul29

Believer in Jesus Christ, Son of God,

No longer will you have the sun for light by day, Nor for brightness will the moon give you light; But you will have the Lord for an everlasting light, And your God for your glory.
Your sun will no longer set, Nor will your moon wane; For you will have the Lord for an everlasting light, And the days of your mourning will be over.
Then all your people will be righteous; They will possess the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands, That I may be glorified.
Isaiah 60:19-21 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.60.19-21.NASB1995

One day all followers of Jesus, His saints, will see the full glory of His presence forever.

And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
Revelation 21:23 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rev.21.23.NASB1995

And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever.
Revelation 22:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rev.22.5.NASB1995

🌹The Best is Yet to Come!!!

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The Blind Shall See.

Feb8

for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”] And they went on to another village.
Luke‬ ‭9:56‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.9.56.NASB1995‭‭

‭‭Jesus, in the synagogue on the Sabbath, read from the Book of Isaiah:

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed,
Luke‬ ‭4:18‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.4.18.NASB1995

The Old Testament book of Isaiah is speaking of Jesus. He will come to open the eyes of the blind.

‭‭Then the eyes of the blind will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
Isaiah‬ ‭35:5‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.35.5.NASB1995

Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded (turned away), And the ears of those who hear will listen.
Isaiah‬ ‭32:3‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.32.3.NASB1995

Jesus came and fulfilled that prophesy under the protection of the Father.

“I am the Lord, I have called You in righteousness, I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You, And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations,
To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
Isaiah‬ ‭42:6‭-‬7‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.42.6.NASB1995

Jesus was in the Old Testament, in the New Testament and still is. He always was and always will be. Jesus came to open blind eyes to enable sinners to see the glory of God through salvation.

And answering him, Jesus said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!”
And Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.
Mark‬ ‭10:51‭-‬52‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mrk.10.51.NASB1995

‭‭And Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”
Luke‬ ‭18:42‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.18.42.NASB1995

‭‭🌹the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Matthew‬ ‭11:5‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.11.5.NASB1995

‭‭I will praise God today for opening my blind eyes to see His way, read His truth and live for Him!!

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Lamplight

Jan16

“No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.
The eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is clear (healthy), your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.
Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness.
If therefore your whole body is full of light, with no dark part in it, it will be wholly illumined, as when the lamp illumines you with its rays.” Luke‬ ‭11:33‭-‬36‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.11.34.NASB1995‭‭

The light of Jesus is given to every believer saved by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

That light is not to be put in a cellar, under a basket nor container*¹, nor under a bed*². The light is to give light to all who enter, to all in the house*³.

The light is not for the believer alone, it is to be shared with, given to others.
Jesus is the Light that shines through an obedient, following believer. Your eye is the light to your body.

‭‭to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’
Acts‬ ‭26:18‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/act.26.18.NASB1995

So what are you doing with the Light who lives in you?

🌹for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light
Ephesians‬ ‭5:8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.5.8.NASB1995
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Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

‭‭*¹*²Luke‬ ‭8:16‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
*²Mark‬ ‭4:21‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
*³Matthew‬ ‭5:15‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

30 Days of Thanks – D18

Nov18

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!
For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.
There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains, Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High. Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was none to help. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death And broke their bands apart.
Psalms‬ ‭107:8‭-‬14‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.107.8.NASB1995

Thank You, Lord, for satisfying my thirsty soul and filling my hungry soul with what is good!! Humble my soul, Lord. You have removed my chains and brought me out of darkness into Your glorious light! Thank You for saving me from the shadow of death. Glory to Your name! Thank You!!

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon 🌹
https://indasharonjesus.org

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

Vessel of Light

May23

For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;
2 Corinthians 4:6‭-‬7‭ NASB

🌹God, thank you for filling this dark vessel with Your glorious Light. Shine Your Light through the broken pieces of this vessel to others around me. I am humbled by the surpassing greatness of Your everlasting power that resides in me. Help me not to waste opportunities to shine the Light of the knowledge of Your glory God in the face of Christ. In the name of Jesus and for His glory, amen.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon