Tag Archive | law

With My Mouth

Feb28

I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.”
Psalms 40:8 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.40.8.NASB1995
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Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Psalms 143:10 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.143.10.NASB1995

God’s holy word is where we find His will and learn to livingly obey it. Under the Holy Spirit’s guidance we can understand, practice and speak God’s will with confidence. Following Jesus, is doing as He did.

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

We are born again for a purpose. To obey God’s word and follow it.

‭‭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

I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O Lord, You know.
Psalms 40:9 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.40.9.NASB1995

Within the great congregation is where I have learned to hide Your word in my heart, but outside the congregation:

I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.
Psalms 40:10 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.40.10.NASB1995

I cannot keep quiet. So,

‭‭🌹I will sing of the lovingkindness of the Lord forever; To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.
Psalms 89:1 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.89.1.NASB1995

Amen.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Law, Repentance, Faith

Feb22

nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified.
Galatians 2:16 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/gal.2.16.NASB1995

Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.
Galatians‬ ‭3:24‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/gal.3.24.NASB1995

No one is justified by the Law of God because no one – because of sin – can keep the law. Every living being has broken the law of God, but thank God for His law that opens our eyes to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.

‭‭For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,
Romans 8:3 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.8.3.NASB1995

So, I urge you, to seek the Lord Jesus, for . . .
“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”
Mark‬ ‭1:15‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mrk.1.15.NASB1995

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Matthew 3:2 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.3.2.NASB1995

‭‭then . . . share your testimony.

solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 20:21 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/act.20.21.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Hope and Faith

Feb15

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.
Romans‬ ‭3:19‭-‬20‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.3.19.NASB1995

God gave the law to make us aware that we are sinners. No one person can keep the law for we are sinners by nature. Awareness of our inability to keep the law opens our eyes to the need we have for salvation, found only in Jesus. We must come before God and repent, confess our sin and turn to God in faith. God is where our hope is found.

Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.                            Psalms‬ ‭42:11‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.42.11.NASB1995

Repent. Believe. Follow.

🌹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,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Change My Heart, O God

Jan29

The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way.
Psalms‬ ‭37:23‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.37.23.NASB1995

When. . .

The law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip.
Psalms‬ ‭37:31‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.37.31.NASB1995

God’s covenant with His children. The surrendered heart will be established by God and the steps of the righteous will not slip.

“But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
Jeremiah‬ ‭31:33‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jer.31.33.NASB1995

Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You.
Psalms‬ ‭119:11‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.119.11.NASB1995

‭‭🌹I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.”
Psalms‬ ‭40:8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.40.8.NASB1995Psalm 40:8

‭‭Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

God’s Word is So, So Good

Jan10

The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether.
They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Psalms‬ ‭19:7‭-‬10 ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.19.10.NASB1995

The Word of the Lord,
Restores the soul
Makes wise the simple
Rejoices the heart
Enlightens the eyes
and . . .

🌹Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; In keeping them there is great reward.
Psalms‬ ‭19:11 ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.19.11.NASB1995

Prayer:
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
Psalms 19:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.19.14.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Road to Triumph Pt. 1

Mar27

He (Jesus) entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.
When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” And he hurried and came down and received Him gladly (rejoicing).
Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Luke 19:1‭-‬2‭, ‬5‭-‬6‭, ‬8‭-‬10 NASB

Was Zaccheus convicted in the presence of the Almighty? He confessed that he would make restitution, and this was according to the law. Jesus sought out Zaccheus, just as He seeks out and saves all who are lost. By the law we are convicted.

because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:20 NASB

By faith we are saved.

🌹For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Romans 4:13‭ NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon 

1 John 3:4-6

Sep1

Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him.
1 John 3:4‭-‬6 NASB

🌹Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Jesus, You are the propitiation for my sin but not mine alone but for those of the whole world. I have been redeemed with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of my Savior Jesus Christ. Thank You, God, for Your law because through it I was made aware of my sin. Sin is lawlessness that brings about wrath. I thank You God for sending Jesus, who knew no sin to be sin on my behalf, that I could become Your righteousness in Jesus. How can I possibly thank You enough for this precious gift bestowed upon me except to practice righteousness in Jesus through Whom I am born again?! I will abide in You and not sin because I am covered in the blood, knowing You and keeping Your commandments and will do good for Your name sake. All praise, honor, and glory to Your name,  in whom I pray.  Amen.
John 1:29/1 John 2:2/1 Peter 1:19/Romans 3:20/Romans 4:15a/2 Corinthians 5:21/1 John 2:29/1 John 2:3/3 John 11 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon 

Philippians 3:9

Jun30

and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,
Philippians 3:9 NASB

Righteousness in the law is to adhere to the law in obedience. Paul was righteous in adhering to the law being a staunch Pharisee, zealous for keeping the law even to the point of persecuting those who followed Jesus.
as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.
Philippians 3:6 NASB
and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.
Galatians 1:14‭ NASB
but only, they kept hearing, “He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy.”
Galatians 1:23 NASB
What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith; but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
Romans 9:30‭-‬32 NASB

Holy God, I bow in reverence to Your perfect righteousness. Forgive me for thinking and trying to earn Your righteousness by works.
Father, You sent Your only Son, Jesus, who knew no sin to be sin on my behalf, so that I can become Your righteousness, the righteousness of God, in Christ. It is by Your doing, Father, that I am in Christ Jesus, who became to me my wisdom and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption. How can I possibly thank You enough for my having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of You, God? Bless me Lord, I pray, by satisfying my hunger and thirst for righteousness found only in Jesus Christ, my righteousness. My Redeemer. This I ask in the righteous name of Jesus, my righteousness. Amen.
2 Corinthians 5:21/1 Corinthians 1:30/Philippians 1:11/Matthew 5:6 NASB

🌹If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.
Romans 8:10 NASB
for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
Romans 10:10 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon 

Great News!!!

Feb15

Therefore the Law (Ten Commandments) has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.

But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.
Galatians 3:24‭-‬29 NASB

🌹Hallelujah!! Great news for the believer. Are you walking as if you belong to Christ, one with Him?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Love Life

Jan16

And a lawyer stood up and put Him (Jesus) to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?”  And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.”
Luke 10:25‭-‬28 NASB

🌹 How is your love life?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon