Tag Archive | righteous

Is Your Light Shining?

May28

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

Jesus, THE Light of Life, gives His followers the Light of life. He has the authority to do so because He is the way, the truth, and the life.¹  Through Jesus we come to the Father.

So what do we do with this light?

Jesus says:
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 5:16 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.5.16.NASB1995
“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.
Matthew 5:14-15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.5.14-15.NASB1995

Is the light of Jesus shining through you? Are others seeing the living Light in you?

🌹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

¹John 14:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.14.6.NASB1995

I AM Doing Something

May27

How long, O Lord, will I call for help, And You will not hear? I cry out to You, “Violence!” Yet You do not save.
Habakkuk 1:2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/hab.1.2.NASB1995

This verse can bring to mind the condition of the world we live in today. Wars. Shootings. Robberies. Violence everywhere.(Recommended reading: Psalm 55:1-2)

Why do You make me see iniquity, And cause me to look on wickedness? Yes, destruction and violence are before me; Strife exists and contention arises. Therefore the law is ignored (ineffectual; lit. numbed) And justice is never upheld (never goes forth). For the wicked surround the righteous; Therefore justice comes out perverted.
Habakkuk 1:3-4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/hab.1.3-4.NASB1995
(Recommended reading: Psalm 55:9-11 and Isaiah 59:12-24, Isaiah 1:21-23)

We could be like Habakkuk, praying for God’s intervention. And yet the world doesn’t seem to be getting better, but worse. Where is our hope?

Our hope is in God alone.

🌹“Look among the nations! Observe! Be astonished! Wonder! Because I am doing something in your days— You would not believe if you were told.
Habakkuk 1:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/hab.1.5.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

My Hero

May19

“I AM Holy” 
For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. . .
Leviticus 11:44 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/lev.11.44.NASB1995

“I AM Eternal God”
Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard? The Lord is the eternal God, Creator of the earth. He never gets weary or tired; his wisdom cannot be measured.
Isaiah 40:28 CEV
https://bible.com/bible/392/isa.40.28.CEV

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 1:17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.1.17.NASB1995

“I AM Righteous”
. . . By His knowledge the Righteous One (Jesus), My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities.
Isaiah 53:11b NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.53.11.NASB1995

“I AM Omnipresent” (Always Present)
Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me.
Psalms 139:7-10 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.139.7-10.NASB1995

Who is your hero?

Holy
Eternal
Righteous
Omnipresent

🌹God is my hero!

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Born of God?

Apr22

Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother.
1 John 3:7-10 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.3.7-10.NASB1995

Are you practicing righteousness? Is it evident in you?

🌹If you know that He (Jesus) is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.
1 John 2:29 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.2.29.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Living By Faith

Jan19

What does it look like if I am crucified with Christ and I no longer live but Christ lives in me?

I live by faith. The one who is righteous by faith shall live.
Galatians 1:17; Romans 3:11

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.11.1.NASB1995

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

🌹For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?
Romans 8:24 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.8.24.NASB1995

How am I living differently than the world because of my faith in Jesus Christ who lives in me?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Trusting Surrender

Jan5

Zacharias, a priest in the days of Herod, was married to Elizabeth. They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
They were childless due to Elizabeth being barren. Both were advanced in age.
While Zacharias was in the temple of the Lord an angel appeared to him. The angel told Zacharias that his prayer for his wife to conceive was heard and Elizabeth would bear a son and he was to be named John.
Zacharias was told, “You will have joy and gladness and many will rejoice at his birth. He will be great in the sight of the Lord and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother’s womb. He will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God.”
Luke 1:5-16 paraphrased.

John was the forerunner of Jesus to make ready a people prepared for His coming as a Savior.

Zacharias’ response:

Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.”
Luke 1:18 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.1.18.NASB1995

How often in our lives do we lack the power of Almighty God to fulfill His plan because of our focus on our own human abilities? Are we trusting in our ability or in God’s power to accomplish what He has planned?

Will we surrender?

🌹Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.3.5.NASB1995

🌹For nothing will be impossible with God.” Luke 1:37 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.1.37.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

His Work is Perfect

Oct27

The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.
Deuteronomy 32:4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/deu.32.4.NASB1995

🙏God, Your law is perfect, restoring the soul. You have worked wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness. You are the author and perfector of faith. Righteous are You, O Lord, and upright are Your judgments. The Mighty One has done great things for me; And holy is Your name. Amen.
Psalm 19:7/Isaiah 25:1/Hebrews 12:2/Psalms 119:137/Luke 1:49 NASB1995

🌹In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety. Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered. And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation,
Hebrews 5:7-9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.5.7-9.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Think Before Speaking

Mar18

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 12:26 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.12.26.NASB1995

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Proverbs 15:28 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.15.28.NASB1995

🌹The lips of the righteous bring forth what is acceptable, . . .
Proverbs 10:32a NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.10.32.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Enduring Truth

Feb25

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.
Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; In keeping them there is great reward.
Psalms 19:9-11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.19.9-11.NASB1995

🙏As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips I have kept from the paths of the violent.
My steps have held fast to Your paths. My feet have not slipped.
Psalms 17:4-5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.17.4-5.NASB1995

You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness And exceeding faithfulness.
Psalms 119:138 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.119.138.NASB1995

🌹Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth.
Psalms 119:142 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.119.142.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Jesus Came to Call

Oct29

For what purpose did Jesus come to earth in bodily form? Why would He leave His throne on high to become a carpenter’s son? Why would He allow His death?

Because of you!!!

Christ Jesus . . . although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Philippians 2:6-8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.2.5-8.NASB1995

Jesus came in obedience to God the Father for a purpose.

Is Jesus our example? Are we to be obedient to God by following in the footsteps of Jesus?

I find these words of Jesus very convicting:

I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” Luke 5:32 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.5.32.NASB1995

Do you?

🌹Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,
Philippians 2:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.2.5.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org