Tag Archive | joy

Give Thanks to God

Nov27

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
1 Chronicles 16:34 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1ch.16.34.NASB1995

Happy Thanksgiving from my heart to yours. May God richly bless your day with a heart of joy, peace and goodness.

🙏Thank You, Lord God, for Your provision, the gift of fellowship, salvation, and most of all the blessing of knowing You! I pray you will bless the one who is reading this now. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Continually Seeking Him,

🌹Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

With Joyful Thanksgiving

Nov24

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, In whose hand are the depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are His also. The sea is His, for it was He who made it, And His hands formed the dry land.
Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
Psalms 95:1-6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.95.1-6.NASB1995

My hope is that you will find joy this Thanksgiving week as you gather with family, friends, your church, or anywhere you gather. From small gatherings to big gatherings take time to look over the past year and see where God has cared for you, protected you, led you, and well, blessed you. Thank God and worship Him for His abounding steadfast love; His abundant grace; His provision through all situations of life. What a Mighty and Awesome God He is!

🌹“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.
Luke 2:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.2.14.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Joyously Thankful

Nov17

. . .; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.
Colossians 1:11-12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.1.11-12.NASB1995

He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
Ephesians 1:5-6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.5-6.NASB1995

In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.
Ephesians 1:13-14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.13-14.NASB1995

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

🌹Hallelujah! Thank You Father for sending Your Light, our Savior, that we may share in His inheritance. Glory to God!!!

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The Lord is Good

Oct17

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing.

Lest we forget . . .

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.

Let us . . .

Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.

Why?

For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations.
Psalms 100:1-5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.100.1-5.NASB1995

🌹Have a blessed weekend.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Pathway of Life

Oct8

You will make known to me the path of life;
Psalms 16:11a NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.16.11.NASB1995

For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Matthew 7:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.7.14.NASB1995

In Your presence is fullness of joy;
Psalms 16:11b NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.16.11.NASB1995

🙏How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights. For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light. *Our glory is great through Your salvation, Splendor and majesty You place upon Your own. For You make us most blessed forever; You make the redeemed joyful with gladness in Your presence. Thank You, Lord! Amen.
Psalms 36:7-9/Psalms 21:5-6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.36.7-9.NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.21.5-6.NASB1995 *
*Paraphrased

🌹In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
Psalms 16:11c NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.16.11.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Worth The Wait

Sep26

And it will be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
Isaiah 25:9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.25.9.NASB1995

Are you anticipating, looking forward to, the day when our faith will be made sight? ¹When we will see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God!

🌹O come, let us sing for joy to the Lord, Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
Psalms 95:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.95.1.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

¹(Isaiah 35:2)

Shout to The Lord!

Sep5

Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; Sing the glory of His name; Make His praise glorious.
Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You.
All the earth will worship You, And will sing praises to You; They will sing praises to Your name.” Selah.
Psalms 66:1-4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.66.1-4.NASB1995

🌹How awesome are Your works, O God!

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Eternity: Devastation or Bliss?

Aug26

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you. . . . .

Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth (Hosts).
You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you.
James 5:1, 4-6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.5.1-6.NASB1995

The world is full of self-seekers; seeking their own pleasures and desires. People who want and will not let anyone stand in their way until they get it. Seeking the wealth and pleasures of this world. But in the end the consequences are eternal devastation.
The Christian life is not a life without struggles, challenges, nor ridicule – disdain, mockery, scorn, sarcasm, taunting – from the world we live in. But we have a God we can run to who understands. Who gives strength for the day, peace in the turmoil, contentment, joy, His eternal love and protection and eternal bliss.

🌹Which eternity are you seeking?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

My Exceeding Joy

Jul18

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

🌹May God be your exceeding joy as you take time to dwell with Him, causing your heart to overflow with praise! Then let the light of His truth lead you through your day.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

P.S.  I will be away from internet access next week so I will probably not be able to respond back to you on next week’s devotions until the following week. Just know I appreciate your time to read, like, and remark on my posts. Have a wonderful week and may God bless you.
– Sharon

Rich in Joy

Jun26

Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
James 2:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.2.5.NASB1995

Do you ever notice you’re smiling without realizing it? You might be alone or in a crowd but there is this smile on your face for no apparent reason. This verse brought that to mind. I believe the joy of knowing the richness of faith in God and that I belong to His everlasting kingdom is the reason.

Do you find contentment and joy knowing that you are part of something bigger and better than the life you live now? Are you experiencing the joy of the Lord and His grace being poured out on you?

Is it time to put your trust in Him?

🌹The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him.
Psalms 28:7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.28.7.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org