But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.
2 Corinthians 2:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.2.14.NASB1995
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 4:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.4.6.NASB1995
And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
1 John 5:20 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.5.20.NASB1995
I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart.
1Jeremiah 24:7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jer.24.7.NASB1995
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
1 John 5:4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.5.4.NASB1995
🙏Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone.
Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.
1 Chronicles 29:11-13 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1ch.29.11-13.NASB1995
🌹but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:57-58 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.15.57-58.NASB1995
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org
Tag Archive | faith
Mustard Seed Faith
But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance (steadfastness).
Luke 8:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.8.15.NASB1995
How are you holding up?
And the Lord said, “If you had (have) faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’; and it would obey you.
Luke 17:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.17.6.NASB1995
Has the seed of faith been planted in you?
for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.
1 Peter 1:23 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1pe.1.23.NASB1995
The spoken Word of God plants seeds. Testimonies of God’s love, grace, hope and presence in our lives speak volumes. How many people are you planting seeds in who you know and see regularly?
“. . . the seed is the word of God.
Luke 8:11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.8.11.NASB1995
. . . blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”
Luke 11:28 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.11.28.NASB1995
🌹Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.
Hebrews 13:7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.13.7.NASB1995
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Owned
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, . . .
[God’s grace poured out through Jesus
Christ. But God didn’t stop there. He
didn’t leave us hanging. He showed us
what to do with that grace . . .]
instructing (disciplining) us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,
[preparing us for eternity by the sacri-
fice of His own life for ours. No greater
love did Jesus exhibit for you and for
me.]
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 2:11-14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/tit.2.11-14.NASB1995
🙏Lord Jesus, thank You for Your sacrifice on my behalf. Help me to honor You by being steadfast and zealous for Your ultimate purpose . . . bringing salvation to all. By Your grace and instruction may I be zealous for good deeds. Your will be done, I pray, through me. Amen.
🌹Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.15.13.NASB1995
Continually Seeking Him,
Unconditional Childlike Faith
Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”
Luke 18:17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.18.17.NASB1995
This verse got me thinking. What does childlike faith look like?
I looked at attributes of a child; attributes of a child toward their caregiver. . .
They are innocent, dependent on and trusting those who care for them. They demonstrate unconditional love. They are curious to learn and explore. They often adapt well to new circumstances because they do not have a care in the world. They feel secure.
I’m sure you can come up with some yourself.
If God is our cargiver and we are His children, do we demonstrate these attributes as we walk with Him?
He (God) has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mic.6.8.NASB1995
and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.18.3.NASB1995
Continually Seeking Him,
🌹Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org
Faith Under Fire
Nebuchadnezzar responded and said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden image that I have set up?
Now if you are ready, at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery and bagpipe and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, very well.
But if you do not worship, you will immediately be cast into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and what god is there who can deliver you out of my hands?”
How deep is your faith in the one true God?
Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer concerning this matter.
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king.
But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”
Daniel 3:14-18 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/dan.3.14-18.NASB1995
How assured are you in your faith?
Are you willing to step into the fire?
Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who put their trust in Him, violating the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies so as not to serve or worship any god except their own God.
Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation or tongue that speaks anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego shall be torn limb from limb and their houses reduced to a rubbish heap, inasmuch as there is no other god who is able to deliver in this way.”
Daniel 3:28-29 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/dan.3.28-29.NASB1995
Do you have testimonies of faith?
🌹Glory to God!!
Continually Seeking Him,
Faith & Works
You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
James 2:24 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.2.24.NASB1995
How many times have I read this verse? Many times. But when I read it yesterday, it had a whole new meaning. I will give thanks and praise to God, who through The Holy Spirit revealed something new.
My heart goes out, breaks, for the person who is content in their faith because they took a class or walked an aisle, making a decision to be a Christian . . . BUT . . . that’s as far as it goes.
True faith in God commands us to serve God for His ultimate purpose and His glory. Our salvation is about God, not us. His desire is to use us to show His love and salvation to others so they may know Him and receive the blessings He has for His people, His creation.
Faith is more than a prayer. More than a confession. It is to work under the guidance of the Holy Spirit for the purpose and glory of God!
🌹For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
James 2:26 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.2.26.NASB1995
Continually Seeking Him,
Faith Saves
But Jesus turning and seeing her said, “Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well (saved you).” . . .
Matthew 9:22 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.9.22.NASB1995
And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well (saved you); . . . ”
Mark 5:34 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mrk.5.34.NASB1995
And Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well (saved you).” . . .
Mark 10:52 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mrk.10.52.NASB1995
And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
Luke 7:50 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.7.50.NASB1995
And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well (saved you); go in peace.”
Luke 8:48 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.8.48.NASB1995
And He said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has made you well (has saved you).”
Luke 17:19 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.17.19.NASB1995
And Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well (saved you).”
Luke 18:42 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.18.42.NASB1995
How’s your faith?
🌹And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.11.6.NASB1995
Continually Seeking Him,
Faith
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
Luke 17:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.17.5.NASB1995
How is faith increased?
Is it by trusting in the giver of faith?
By the word of God?
¹Hebrews 12:2 Jesus is the author and perfecter of faith.
²Romans 10:17 faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
³Colossians 1:23 Continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast in the hope of the gospel.
Is faith increased by the encouragement and fellowship with one another?
⁴1 Thessalonians 3:2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you as to your faith,
⁵2 Timothy 1:13 Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
⁶Philemon 1:5-7 because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints; and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ’s sake. For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
Faith is our assurance of things hoped for.
⁷Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.
Hebrews 11:6 without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
⁸James 1:3 NASB1995
So let us run this race called life knowing that the testing of our faith produces endurance.
🌹For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
1 John 5:4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.5.4.NASB1995
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org
¹ https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.12.2.NASB1995
² https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.10.17.NASB1995
³ https://bible.com/bible/100/col.1.23.NASB1995
⁴ https://bible.com/bible/100/1th.3.2.NASB1995
⁵ https://bible.com/bible/100/2ti.1.13.NASB1995
⁶ https://bible.com/bible/100/phm.1.5-7.NASB1995
Faithful Trust
O Lord of hosts, How blessed is the man who trusts in You!
Psalms 84:12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.84.12.NASB1995
Trust: faith, belief, certainty¹
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.11.1.NASB1995
By faith Abraham trusted God when he was told to go to a new land to receive an inheritance, not even knowing where he was going. Hebrews 11:8-10
Abraham, by faith, trusted God when he offered up his only heir to the promise of God, that, “In Isaac your descendants will be called”. Hebrews 11:17-18
Then there is the life of Moses and his journey leading the Jews. That took a lot of trust in God.
🌹Faith takes trusting in Almighty God.
And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.11.6.NASB1995
I can attest to this for God is so, so good to me.
Continually Seeking Him,
Genuine Faith and Fruitfulness
Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He (Jesus) came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He *said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.
Matthew 21:19 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.21.19.NASB1995
Every branch in Me (Jesus) that does not bear fruit, He (the Father) takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.
John 15:2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.15.2.NASB1995
You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.
John 15:3-5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.15.3-5.NASB1995
If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned.
John 15:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.15.6.NASB1995
With fruitlessness comes judgment.
🌹Therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance;
Matthew 3:8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.3.8.NASB1995
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