Tag Archive | life

God’s People, Seek His Face

Mar6

and My people who are called by My name . . . seek My face
2 Chronicles 7:14c NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/2ch.7.14.NASB1995

Life is ALL about God. ALL about His plan! ALL about His way! Realization of this truth will humble a person. In humbleness we go before God in prayer seeking His Face, His will, His way. God becomes our quest, our priority in life.

I will go away and return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.
Hosea 5:15 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/hos.5.15.NASB1995

Seek God with a repentant heart.
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Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.
Psalms 105:4 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.105.4.NASB1995

Seek God’s strength to walk this life for His glory. Seek His face continually.

🌹When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.”
Psalms 27:8 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.27.8.NASB1995Psalm 27:8
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Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

What Are You Pursuing?

Feb7

He who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness and honor.
Proverbs‬ ‭21:21‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.21.21.NASB1995

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves one who pursues righteousness.
Proverbs‬ ‭15:9‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.15.9.NASB1995

‭‭“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Matthew‬ ‭5:6‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.5.6.NASB1995

🌹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 ‭15:58‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.15.58.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Do You Have The Life?

Dec6

God loved you so much that He made a way for you to live forever!!!

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
John‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.3.16.NASB1995

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
1 John‬ ‭4:15‭-‬16‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.4.16.NASB1995

By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
1 John‬ ‭4:13‭-‬14‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.4.13.NASB1995

🌹And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.
1 John‬ ‭5:11‭-‬12‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.5.12.NASB1995

Do you have the life?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

30 Days of Thanks – D21

Nov21

Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of His godly ones.
Psalms‬ ‭116:15‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.116.15.NASB1995

‭‭Why do you suppose God would consider the death of His godly ones as precious?

Does God not rejoice at the salvation of His children, His creation?

He will rescue (redeem) their life (soul) from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight;
Psalms‬ ‭72:14‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.72.14.NASB1995

‭‭Even though we have received God’s redemption and our eternity from oppression and violence, we still face oppression and violence this side of heaven. But . . . One day when our mortal bodies are no more, we will receive full all God has promised to His own. How precious in the sight of God, is the death of His godly ones.

I’m saddened by those who die without Jesus. What a contrast when compared to the death of a godly saint who believed and trusted God. I am very thankful to God for the ability to rejoice at a believer’s celebration of life because they continue to live. Oh how precious.

Dedicated to Joyce and Noel.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon🌹

Living or Dying?

Sep11

I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants,
Deuteronomy 30:19 NASB

Life and blessing or death and curses. Does that seem to be an easy choice? If it were, why are so many choosing death and curses? Could it be self-centered pride? “I can do life myself.”

Let’s take a look at what life is:

by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, that you may live in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”
Deuteronomy 30:20 NASB

The promised land awaited the Israelites. The promised land awaits those today who humbly surrender to God’s eternal love, obedience to His Word, and holding fast to Him. This is life!

1. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
Deuteronomy 6:5 NASB
2. All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the Lord your God:
Deuteronomy 28:2 NASB
3. You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.
Deuteronomy 10:20 NASB

🌹for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’
Acts 17:28 NASB

Are you living or dying?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

For the Sake of Christ

Aug3

And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.
Mark 8:34‭-‬35 NASB

What does it mean to “to take up your cross”?
As I meditate on this verse, I come to the conclusion, I must be like Christ.

Jesus denied His will to be obedient to the Father’s will. I must deny self – my will, my desire, my way – seeking God’s will, His plan for my life.

Jesus carried His cross, despite the outcome, to fulfill the Father’s plan. If I am to carry my cross, I must obediently follow God’s plan for my life, no matter the outcome. The gospel needs to be shared, no matter the cost.

What are your thoughts?

🌹saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
Luke 22:42 NASB
🌹For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
Mark 8:36 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Who is God?

Jul26

For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God,
Psalms 18:31 NASB

I am the Lord, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God.
Isaiah 45:5a NASB

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 NASB

Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me.
Isaiah 43:10c NASB

‘I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’ ”
Isaiah 41:4b NASB

Do you believe? I do!

There is no one holy like You, Lord! Indeed, there is no one besides You. There is no rock like You, God. I shall praise You forever. Glory to Your name, amen.
1 Samuel 2:2 NASB

🌹There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours. All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your name. For You are great and do wondrous deeds; You alone are God.
Psalms 86:8‭-‬10 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Show Me Your Glory!

Jun2

Then Moses said, “I pray You, show me Your glory!”
Exodus 33:18 NASB

One of my all time favorite verses. Show me Your glory, Lord God! Moses saw a glimpse of God’s glory. I’m looking forward to the day when I will see the full glory of my Lord face to face.

But can we see God’s glory, a glimpse, today? In this day and age? I believe we can.

He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’ ” But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
John 7:38-39 NASB

The rivers of living water is the Holy Spirit working in the believer, the child of God. The work of the Holy Spirit through the believer allows the believer to see the glory of God.
God shows His glory through answered prayer, or the Sonshine in the midst of the storm, or the light of salvation in the eye of a new believer or the healing of  physical or emotional hurt. . . The list goes on. How long has it been since you saw the glory of God? When was the last time, if ever, did you pray to God asking, “Show me your glory”?

🌹“I pray You, show me Your glory!” Amen.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Path of The Righteous

May9

In Him (Jesus) was life, and the life was the Light of men (mankind).
John 1:4 NASB

I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. — Jesus
John 12:46 NASB

Jesus came as the Light to the world. As believers we have the Light living in and working through us.

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 NASB

The righteous journey from salvation, the light of dawn, to our journey end, the promised land, our light should be shining brighter and brighter until that glorious day when our light will be outshined in the presence of our Lord Jesus.

Is your life shining brighter and brighter?

“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 NASB

🌹But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
Proverbs 4:18 NASB

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon

Find Life, Righteousness and Honor

Apr10

God loves and blesses those who pursue righteousness:

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves one who pursues righteousness.
Proverbs 15:9 NASB

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Matthew 5:6 NASB

God delights in loyalty.

For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 NASB

He who pursues righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness and honor.
Proverbs 21:21‭ NASB

Find life. Jesus is the “life”:

Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
John 14:6 NASB

Find righteousness. Jesus is our righteousness.

having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 1:11 NASB

🌹What an honor to be filled with the righteousness of Jesus Christ, our Life, Lord and Savior, to the glory and praise of God!

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon