And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 1:9-11 NASB
🌹Amen
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered. Hebrews 5:8 NASB
Suffering, trials, tribulation is part of living in this world of sin. But God, the Father, sent His perfect Son as an example and hope for us. Did Christ suffer? Did not Satan tempt Him? Was He not ridiculed and treated horrendously? Yet, He did not sin. He was our example of obedience to the Father.
And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, Hebrews 5:9 NASB
Jesus, the perfect obedient Son, is the hope of eternal salvation to those who are obedient to Him.
Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:8 NASB
Jesus was obedient to the death. How far are you willing to go for eternal salvation?
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. James 1:2, 12 NASB
🌹 Will you look at suffering in your life as opportunity to grow in Christ to a faithful, obedient child of God? Or grumble, complain and be disobedient?
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
What does God need from us to fulfill His purpose, His will, His plan?
NOTHING. NOT A THING.
God desires a real and personal relationship with His people. He wants us to surrender our possessions,
So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions. Luke 14:33 NASB
Our very life, our will, our all.
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Romans 12:1 NASB
Surrender of our will, our purpose, our way.
But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Philippians 3:7 NASB
Self-centered versus God-centered. Worldly minded verses spiritually minded.
🌹 Where is the treasure of your heart buried? In the world or in heaven?
I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. John 17:11, 18 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear (reverence for) of the Almighty. Job 6:14 NASB
How we relate to people around us should demonstrate our reverence for Almighty God. When you relate to people around you – by your words, facial expressions, body language – what are they seeing?
Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:5 NASB
Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. Colossians 3:17 NASB
🌹Whose image are you portraying?
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
Do I have any righteousness in me?
Then he (Abraham) believed in the Lord ; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15:6 NASB
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Romans 4:3 NASB
It takes belief in the One true God to have any righteousness at all. As stated above, “Abraham believed and it was credited as righteousness”.
The good news is:
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
Christ’s righteousness in you. Him in you makes your spirit alive. Now that is good news!
having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:11 NASB
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
How’s your faith? Faith in Christ means you are righteous in Him.
🌹 God is the righteousness in me.
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
“This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s ‘; And that one will call on the name of Jacob; And another will write on his hand, ‘Belonging to the Lord ,’ And will name Israel’s name with honor.
Isaiah 44:5 NASB
Who is your Lord? Who do you belong to? Do you bear the brand-marks of Jesus?
“From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus.” Galatians 6:17 NASB
Jesus bore the marks for you. Until we are ready to bear His mark can we truly say that we are His? Are we willing to follow in obedience into whatever situation, circumstance God calls us to? Are we willing to take His brand-marks? To go that far for His namesake?
“that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;”
Philippians 3:10 NASB
Jesus came to save the lost, to reconcile mankind to the Father. Is that not what bearing the brand-marks of Christ is? Willing at all cost to reconcile mankind to God?
Can we say that we are:
“always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.”?
2 Corinthians 4:10 NASB
🌹Are you willing to wear the brand-mark of Christ “in order that I” (others) “may attain to the resurrection from the dead.”?
Philippians 3:11 NASB
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
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