Tag Archive | life

Thankful for The Indwelling Holy Spirit

Nov12

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.8.11.NASB1995

for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Romans 8:13 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.8.13.NASB1995

🌹For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Romans 8:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.8.14.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

I Never Knew You

Oct14

How does one come to know another? I mean really know someone. Isn’t it spending time with them? Time spent learning what they like, dislike? What brings them joy, what makes them angry? “What makes them tick?” It’s being willing to also be known ourselves?

Do you know Jesus Christ? Do you take time to know His likes, dislikes; what brings Him joy, or disappointment? Do you spend time letting Jesus know what’s happening in your life? Your likes? Your dislikes? Your disappointments? Your joys?

Do you wonder how you can do this? Well, reading the Word of God and praying will help. It will open your eyes to know God. A real and personal relationship with your Creator.

Your life depends on knowing that you know, that you know . . . God.

🌹“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’ “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Matthew 7:21-24 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.7.21-24.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The ONE & ONLY

Jul9

See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
Deuteronomy 32:39 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/deu.32.39.NASB1995
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Who has performed and accomplished it, Calling forth the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’ ”
Isaiah 41:4 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.41.4.NASB1995

‭Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me. I, even I, am the Lord, And there is no savior besides Me.
Isaiah 43:10b-11 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.43.10-11.NASB1995

‭“Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver. He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God.”
Psalms 50:22-23 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.50.22-23.NASB1995
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God is to us a God of deliverances; And to God the Lord belong escapes from death.
Psalms 68:20 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.68.20.NASB1995

God is our only hope. Cling to Him.


🌹The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy 31:8 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/deu.31.8.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Is Your Light On?

Jun14

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.5.14-16.NASB1995

The verse “nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house” can be found four times in the Gospels. Matthew 5:15, Mark 4:21, Luke  8:16, and Luke 11:33.

I consider it an important statement if it is mentioned four times. Could it be a  reminder that salvation is more than receiving? That it is about shining the Good News in the lives of others? Jesus is the Light that shines through believers to the world.

I (Jesus) have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.
John 12:46 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.12.46.NASB1995‭

In Him (Jesus) was life, and the life was the Light of men.
John 1:4 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.1.4.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

While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.” These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and hid Himself from them.
John 12:36 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.12.36.NASB1995

so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,
Philippians 2:15 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.2.15.NASB1995

🌹Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
Daniel 12:3 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/dan.12.3.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Blessed Are the Gentle

May29

He (Jesus) opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying
“Blessed are the gentle (humble, meek), for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:2, 5 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.5.2-5.NASB1995

¹The imperishable quality of a gentle spirit is precious in the sight of God and is known by others around them. ²The humble spirit will obtain wisdom and honor, for humility comes before honor. ³Beware, whoever exalts himself will be humbled but the humble will be exalted.

Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
James 4:10 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.4.10.NASB1995

The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches, honor and life.
Proverbs 22:4 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.22.4.NASB1995

But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
Psalms 37:11 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.37.11.NASB1995

🌹For My hand made all these things, Thus all these things came into being,” declares the Lord. “But to this one I will look, To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.
Isaiah 66:2 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.66.2.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

¹1 Peter 3:4 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/1pe.3.4.NASB1995
-Philippians 4:5 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.4.5.NASB1995
²Proverbs 11:2 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.11.2.NASB1995
-Proverbs 29:23 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.29.23.NASB1995
-Proverbs 15:33 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.15.33.NASB1995
-Proverbs 18:12 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.18.12.NASB1995
³Luke 14:11 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.14.11.NASB1995
-Matthew 23:12 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.23.12.NASB1995

God’s Interests or Mine

Apr11

But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests (the things of God), but man’s.”
Matthew 16:23 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.16.23.NASB1995

‭O, how many times I have been there. How about you? Getting caught up in life, seeking our own way, putting Jesus on the back burner as we strive for the good life when Jesus is the way to the good life.
Jesus made it very clear through three of the Gospels — Matthew, Mark and Luke — what is expected of us who call ourselves His “disciples”.


Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
Matthew 16:24/Mark 8:34/Luke 9:23
For whoever wishes to save his life (soul) will lose it; but whoever loses his life (soul) for My sake will find it.
Matthew 16:24-25 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.16.24-25.NASB1995

‭The choice is ours everyday. Are you, am I, willing to deny self, take up the cross and follow Jesus?
Is our soul willing?

🌹For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew 16:26 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.16.26.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The Alpha and The Omega

Apr10

He (Jesus) is before (has existed prior to) all things, and in Him all things hold together (endure).
Colossians 1:17 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.1.17.NASB1995

Before there was an earth, other planets, people, animals, a garden, a flood, breath, life — Jesus existed. That is why He is the beginning and ultimately will be the end of all things as we know it. The Almighty!
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“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 1:8 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/rev.1.8.NASB1995

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
Revelation 22:13 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/rev.22.13.NASB1995

Jesus says,
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Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it; Yes, let him recount it to Me in order, From the time that I established the ancient nation. And let them declare to them the things that are coming And the events that are going to take place.
Isaiah 44:7 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.44.7.NASB1995

‭O Lord, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
1 Chronicles 17:20 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/1ch.17.20.NASB1995

Do you believe? Now is the time to confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of your life. He created you for a purpose. Jesus is offering eternal life without cost to you. Jesus already paid the price. Come. Drink. Live.
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🌹Then He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost.
Revelation 21:6 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/rev.21.6.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon 
https://indasharonjesus.org

In Your Dwelling Place

Apr9

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.
Psalms 43:3 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.43.3.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

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling places of the Most High. God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.
Psalms 46:4-5 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.46.4.NASB1995

God, who is the fountain of life, lead me to the place where You dwell. Fill me with Your light. Fill me with Your truth. Fill me with streams of gladness and I will be glad in your presence. It is there where I am made strong and can face each new day.

How lovely are Your dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Psalms 84:1-2 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.84.1.NASB1995


🌹The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy 31:8 NASB1995‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/deu.31.8.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

By One Man

Mar19

As Resurrection Sunday approaches, the Scriptures can prepare our heart as we reflect on what a tremendous impact this event has on all mankind.

For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:21 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.15.21.NASB1995

Sin entered the world in the Garden of Eden through the disobedience of one man. It continues to be a threat to mankind today.
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Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.
James 1:15 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.1.15.NASB1995

‭‭Sin brings about death. Eternal, forever dying death.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.6.23.NASB1995

But God. . . !!!

Jesus came as a man to earth. Through Him, this one man, comes eternal life for all who believe.

Do you believe?

Continually Seeking Him,

🌹Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Steps of Life

Mar18

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

Man’s steps are ordained by the Lord, How then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 20:24 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.20.24.NASB1995

How?

Commit your works to the Lord And your plans will be established.
Proverbs 16:3 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.16.3.NASB1995

‭‭Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
Psalms 37:5 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.37.5.NASB1995

In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:6 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.3.6.NASB1995

The mind of man plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.
Proverbs 16:9 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.16.9.NASB1995
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Many plans are in a man’s heart, But the counsel of the Lord will stand.
Proverbs 19:21 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.19.21.NASB1995

Lord God, direct my way with each step I take. I pray that the plans I make will be established under Your counsel, direction, and plan, trusting fully in You. I commit my way, my works and my will to You for this day and all the days You have ordained for me. I pray my life acknowledges You in actions, motive, and by my words, Holy God. In Your Name I pray, amen.

🌹I know, O Lord, that a man’s way is not in himself, Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.
Jeremiah 10:23 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jer.10.23.NASB1995


Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org