Tag Archive | salvation

Prayer Offered in Faith -1

Sep4

Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders (Gr. ekklesia – called out one) of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.
James 5:14-15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.5.14-15.NASB1995

Anointing with oil was common in the Old Testament and a continued custom in Jesus’ day, as we can read in Mark 6. Jesus sends His disciples out by two and they were anointing many sick people and healing them.

The emphasis in this passage of James is the power of prayer offered in faith. The prayer of faith will save. The Lord will lift them up and forget their sin. I can’t help but think the source of sin is the sickness.

By faithful believing prayer the sick are healed, brought to salvation. The salvation that begins with prayer and extends into eternity.

Thank God for the power of prayer that saves lives. Who are you praying for?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon 🌹
https://indasharonjesus.org

Hallelujah Praise

Aug29

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones.
Let Israel be glad in his Maker; Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King.
Let them praise His name with dancing; Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre.
Psalms 149:1-3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.149.1-3.NASB1995

Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
Psalms 95:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.95.6.NASB1995

Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
Psalms 47:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.47.6.NASB1995

🌹For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.
Psalms 149:4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.149.4.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Faith Works

Jul2

What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?
James 2:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.2.14.NASB1995

Works is an outpouring of faith. The desire, the call to serve sincerely, comes from a heart to serve our Lord God. Do you know that you know that you know you are saved?

Salvation is a commitment to follow and serve God.

Are you content in your salvation?

(Recommended reading: Matthew 25:31-46)

🌹But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.
James 1:25 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.1.25.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Spiritual Blessing

Jun12

Do not be deceived (misled), my beloved brethren.
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
James 1:16-17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.1.16-17.NASB1995

“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above.”

The gift of salvation:
Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.3.3.NASB1995

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 1:12-13 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.1.12-13.NASB1995

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1pe.1.3.NASB1995

The gift of wisdom:
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.
James 3:17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.3.13-17.NASB1995

The gift of light given to us by the Father of Lights:
This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1jn.1.5.NASB1995

These are but a few of the gifts God has for His children.

In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.
James 1:18 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.1.18.NASB1995

just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. . .
Ephesians 1:4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.4.NASB1995

🌹Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Ephesians 1:3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.3.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

A Hallelujah Seeking!

May23

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, “The Lord be magnified!”
Psalms 40:16 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.40.16.NASB1995

🌹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.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Clothed in Preistly Righteousness

May13

. . . as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved,
Colossians 3:12a NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.12.NASB1995

Believer, we are a new person, in the likeness of God. Put on the Lord Jesus Christ; be clothed in His righteousness.
Ephesians 4:24/Romans 13:14/Job 29:14

I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:10 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.61.10.NASB1995

If you are not a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and are ready to confess your need for His salvation; take a moment to ask Jesus to come into your life and lead you in the way you should go. Make a heartfelt request asking forgiveness for the sin Jesus died for you, so you may be clothed in His righteousness for eternity.
When you have done this, seek a believer and a Pastor, and tell them. Continue to seek God through the Bible, Bible Study, Church. You won’t be sorry.

🌹Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your godly ones sing for joy.
Psalms 132:9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.132.9.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Jesus, Savior, Not Judge

May12

You judge according to the flesh; I am (Jesus) not judging anyone.
John 8:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.8.15.NASB1995

For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
John 3:17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.3.17.NASB1995

But even if I (Jesus) do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me.
John 8:16 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.8.16.NASB1995

“I (Jesus) can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
John 5:30 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.5.30.NASB1995

🌹So they were saying to Him,“Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.”
John 8:19 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.8.19.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Waiting in Silence

Apr29

Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.
Psalms 27:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.27.14.NASB1995

My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation.
Psalms 62:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.62.1.NASB1995

“My soul waits in silence.” That’s hard for some of us, isn’t it? Waiting is hard enough, but in silence? Really?
But God. He is found in the stillness of our mind; in the openness of our heart, willing to receive a word from Him; in the silent waiting. Jesus is our continual salvation minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day.

Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.
Psalms 33:20 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.33.20.NASB1995

I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope.
Psalms 130:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.130.5.NASB1995

🌹My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him.
Psalms 62:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.62.5.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Shine for Jesus

Mar3

God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon (with) us— Selah.
That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations.
Psalms 67:1-2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.67.1-2.NASB1995

Have you ever seen a person or persons who’s face shines, where their smile lights up the room, noticing there is something different about them? Is their countenance shining with the light of the Lord?

Remember Moses of the Old Testament? His face shown because of time spent with God.

The Lord has made known His salvation; He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
Psalms 98:2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.98.2.NASB1995

We are to be a light to the nations.

The Lord make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you;
Numbers 6:25 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/num.6.25.NASB1995

🌹“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;
Matthew 5:14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.5.14.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Jesus, Our Savior

Dec27

So they (the shepherds) came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger. When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.
Luke 2:16-17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.2.16-17.NASB1995

for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.2.11.NASB1995

Jesus, Savior, arrived as an infant to be
— Savior of the world: John 4:42
To grant salvation
— Savior to grant forgiveness of sin: Acts 5:31
And
— Save from sin: Matthew 1:21

I hope your New Year will be filled with the wonder, blessing, and awareness of the Savior, who is Christ the Lord!!

Continually Seeking Him,

🌹Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org