Tag Archive | Hell

Fiery Tongue Defiles

Jul16

See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.
James 3:5b-6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.3.5-6.NASB1995

But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.
Matthew 12:36 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.12.36.NASB1995

🌹For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.¹
Proverbs 26:20 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.26.20.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

¹Recommended reading: Proverbs 26:21-28

Remember: Your Choice

May28

Free will:
I either choose to do my will or God’s will.
I choose to obey or disobey commandments.
I choose to follow God’s way or my way.
I choose to believe God’s truth or the world’s (my own self made) truth.
I choose to live for Jesus or for myself.
I choose God’s will or my will.

In the Garden, Jesus chose the Father’s will,

saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
Luke 22:42 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.22.42.NASB1995

Walking with Jesus is letting Him lead. It’s letting God show us the way so we may fulfill His purpose in us and through us. Submission to His will is allowing us to partake in His grand plan for mankind . . . life, peace, eternal blessings, love and joy. It’s to live eternally with no sin, no pain, no anguish, no fighting, no war, etc.

Your choice.
A lifetime of anguish and pain now – doing God’s will and a peaceful, perfect eternity with no anguish;
OR
Your will now that continues the anguish of sin for eternity.

Will you let God have His way in you?

for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
Philippians 2:13 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.2.13.NASB1995

Jesus *said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.
John 4:34 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.4.34.NASB1995

🌹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

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Real or Faking It?

May8

“But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, and he *said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless.
Matthew 22:11-12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.22.11-12.NASB1995

The great wedding feast of the saints with our Savior, Jesus. Will He see you clothed in His righteousness at the table? He sees right through your facade. Repentance is not your dress.

Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping 💧 and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 22:13 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.22.13.NASB1995

We can’t fool God. We are to live repentant lives, living totally for Him.

🌹For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Matthew 22:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.22.14.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Turn To Me

Jan2

Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other. Isaiah‬ ‭45:22‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.45.22.NASB1995

God is inclusive when it comes to the offer of salvation. He already knows that all are sinners – all nationalities, all walks of life, all ages, – and that we all fall short of His glory. But God. God simply says, turn to Me and be saved. God created all mankind, that’s everybody,  and He is the only way to salvation from the sin and corruption of each individual’s life in this world. Now is the time of salvation.

‭‭Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”—
2 Corinthians‬ ‭6:2‬b ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.6.2.NASB1995

Any delay could cost you your eternity. The payment made by Jesus Christ on the cross for you is eternal joy. The cost of refusing the payment made by Jesus is eternal hell. Hell does not come close to the hell you might be experiencing in your earthly life. Just remember that the choice is yours. Jesus simply says, “Turn to Me and be saved”.

‭‭🌹The Lord has bared His holy arm In the sight of all the nations, That all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God.
Isaiah‬ ‭52:10‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.52.10.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Fell to the Ground

Jan9

So Jesus, knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth and *said to them, “Whom do you seek?” They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He *said to them, “I am He.” And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them. So when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
John 18:4‭-‬6 NASB

In my Sunday Bible Study yesterday we were looking at John 18:1-21.
As many times as I have read this passage I was amazed that I never noticed the response of the Roman regiment and officers.
Jesus asked, “Whom do you seek?” When they answered, “Jesus the Nazarene”, Jesus said, “I am”. Did you catch that? “I AM”.

I am a shield – Genesis – 15:1
I am the Lord – Genesis – 15:7
I am God Almighty – Genesis 17:1
I am with you and will keep you – Genesis 28:15
I AM WHO I AM – Exodus 3:14
(There are a whole lot more “I Am”s in the Bible.)

But now let’s look at the response. . .
So when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

They drew back and FELL TO THE GROUND!!!!!

They had no power over Jesus. Jesus willingly submitted to the Father’s will and allowed them to take Him into custody. God’s will was about to be fulfilled for our salvation. The door to be opened for our eternal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Do you believe in Jesus Christ as your Savior?
Do you have the joy of the Lord?
Are you secure that you will live forever in peace and tranquility?

There are only two choices, believe and be saved or deny Christ and die. Either live in eternal peace with God or die eternally in pain and suffering.

Either choice you make you will fall to the ground. Some will fall in fear and regret. Some will fall in thankfulness. But all will fall in awe.

What are you choosing?

🌹For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall give praise to God.”
Romans 14:11 NASB

🌹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 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

For The Love of God, Repent and Return.

Oct18

For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares the Lord God. “Therefore, repent and live.”
Ezekiel 18:32 NASB

God has no pleasure in sending anyone to Hell. In that is the love of your Creator. So much love that He sent His only Son to take the penalty of sin for all mankind.

For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
John 3:17 NASB

So.  .  .

Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah 55:6‭-‬7 NASB

The time is now.  .  .

🌹Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;
Acts 3:19 NASB

Want to but not sure how? Connect with someone you know to be a Christian. Talk with a Pastor. Don’t wait. Your life depends on it. If you know God personally, tell (warn) others.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Narrow Gate/Wide Gate

Jan7

“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it. — Matthew 7:13-14

The realization of Jesus’ words here really hit home for me last night at Small Group Bible Study. “How Can I Know” by Robert Jeffress.

The way is broad that leads to destruction. And there are MANY who enter through it. Statistics say there are seven billion people in the world. Of those seven billion 25% are classified as Christians. That means there are literally billions of people headed to Hell. And of those 25% classified to be Christians, how many really are?

God Himself says many are headed to destruction. There are only two destinations for all mankind. Only one narrow path to God and that is through Jesus Christ and Him alone.  What gate are you headed to? Your eternal life depends upon it.

Continually seeking Him,

Sharon