Tag Archive | salvation

The Eyes of the Lord

Feb27

I waited patiently (intently) for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
Psalms 40:1-2 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.40.1.NASB1995

‭‭The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry.
Psalms 34:15 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.34.15.NASB1995

What a magnificent God we have!! He gives us eternal life AND walks with us from day one. He hears our cries and steps in to help us as we intently, earnestly seek Him and His ways. God’s eyes are toward the righteous with His ears open to their cry.

O, Lord, help me to stand firm upon the rock while You
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; For You I wait all the day.
Psalms 25:5 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.25.5.NASB1995

Let us walk in such a way that others see Christ in us and desire to know Him too.

🌹He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the Lord.
Psalms 40:3 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.40.3.NASB1995
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‭‭Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Precious Thoughts

Feb26

“For I know Your thoughts are not my thoughts O Lord my God, Nor are Your ways my ways.
Paraphrased from Isaiah 55:8 NASB1995‬‬

I repent, Lord God, of my wayward thoughts and ways that are contrary to Yours. Forgive me. Lead me in the way of Your righteousness. For

Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.
Psalms 40:5 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.40.5.NASB1995

But I shall speak of Your salvation for I am in awe of
‭‭How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
Psalms 139:17 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.139.17.NASB1995

‭‭🌹My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long;
Psalms 71:15a NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.71.15.NASB1995

To God be the glory!!

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

God, You Who . . .

Feb23

How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You To dwell in Your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple. By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea; Who establishes the mountains by His strength, Being girded with might; Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples. They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.
Psalms 65:4-8 NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.65.8.NASB1995

🌹May you be blessed by the God who chooses to draw you near to Him; who answers us in righteousness; who is our salvation. He who is the trust of all the ends of the earth; who established the mountains and stills the roaring seas and the uproar of peoples. He who makes the dawn and the sunset shout for joy!! Let us stand in awe of His signs and wonder.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Hope and Faith

Feb15

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.
Romans‬ ‭3:19‭-‬20‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.3.19.NASB1995

God gave the law to make us aware that we are sinners. No one person can keep the law for we are sinners by nature. Awareness of our inability to keep the law opens our eyes to the need we have for salvation, found only in Jesus. We must come before God and repent, confess our sin and turn to God in faith. God is where our hope is found.

Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.                            Psalms‬ ‭42:11‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.42.11.NASB1995

Repent. Believe. Follow.

🌹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

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Pride to Repentance

Feb13

Who has put wisdom in the innermost being Or given understanding to the mind?
Job‬ ‭38:36‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/job.38.36.NASB1995

‭‭Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?
Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
“Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low.
Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand.
Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place.
Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you.
Job‬ ‭40:8‭-‬14‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/job.40.8.NASB1995

‭‭Forgive me, Lord God, of my pride and arrogance, to think that I could compare myself to You. Only You are my salvation and any wisdom or understanding in me comes from You. I humble myself before You as my justification comes only from the sacrifice of Christ. My adornment is the Light and righteousness of You, Jesus, in me. I cannot save myself or anyone. It is by Your sovereign grace and power that anyone is saved.
I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You;
Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes.”
Job‬ ‭42:5‭-‬6‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/job.42.5.NASB1995

By my repentance You will save. By my belief You will live through me, revealing to the eye, Your glory. Use me for Your glory, Lord God.

The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will extol Him. The Lord is a warrior; The Lord is His name.
Exodus‬ ‭15:2‭-‬3‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/exo.15.2.NASB1995

🌹Your way, O God, is holy; What god is great like our God? You are the God who works wonders; You have made known Your strength among the peoples. You have by Your power redeemed Your people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
Psalms‬ ‭77:13‭-‬15‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.77.13.NASB1995

Thank you God for redeeming me.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

The Blind Shall See.

Feb8

for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”] And they went on to another village.
Luke‬ ‭9:56‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.9.56.NASB1995‭‭

‭‭Jesus, in the synagogue on the Sabbath, read from the Book of Isaiah:

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed,
Luke‬ ‭4:18‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.4.18.NASB1995

The Old Testament book of Isaiah is speaking of Jesus. He will come to open the eyes of the blind.

‭‭Then the eyes of the blind will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
Isaiah‬ ‭35:5‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.35.5.NASB1995

Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded (turned away), And the ears of those who hear will listen.
Isaiah‬ ‭32:3‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.32.3.NASB1995

Jesus came and fulfilled that prophesy under the protection of the Father.

“I am the Lord, I have called You in righteousness, I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You, And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations,
To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
Isaiah‬ ‭42:6‭-‬7‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.42.6.NASB1995

Jesus was in the Old Testament, in the New Testament and still is. He always was and always will be. Jesus came to open blind eyes to enable sinners to see the glory of God through salvation.

And answering him, Jesus said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!”
And Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.
Mark‬ ‭10:51‭-‬52‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mrk.10.51.NASB1995

‭‭And Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”
Luke‬ ‭18:42‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.18.42.NASB1995

‭‭🌹the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Matthew‬ ‭11:5‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.11.5.NASB1995

‭‭I will praise God today for opening my blind eyes to see His way, read His truth and live for Him!!

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Do You Remember?

Jan19

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

Praise God, the Rock!
Do you know the Rock?

‭‭For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God,
Psalms‬ ‭18:31‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.18.31.NASB1995

The Rock is our salvation, our Lord Jesus Christ.

‭‭The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
Psalms‬ ‭18:46‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.18.46.NASB1995

On God my salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
Psalms‬ ‭62:7‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.62.7.NASB1995

‭‭🌹And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer.
Psalms‬ ‭78:35‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.78.35.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Praise God’s Word!

Jan12

In God, whose word I praise, In the Lord, whose word I praise,
Psalms‬ ‭56:10‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.56.10.NASB1995

Praise God for His word and the transforming power of it to change lives.
The power to bring eternal salvation. The power of a new you through sanctification.

‭‭🌹Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.
Psalms‬ ‭139:23‭-‬24‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.139.23.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Living The Word

Jan4

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,
Titus‬ ‭2:11‭-‬12‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/tit.2.11.NASB1995

The Bible. God’s word to mankind. It is important to read it, but it is even more essential that we act on it. Live it.
The Bible is our instruction manual to teach us godliness so that we may live sensibly, righteously and godly in this present world in which we live.
The Bible draws us close to our Creator, our Savior, our hope, our future and so much more. Salvation is just the beginning. Seeking God and His kingdom is our life endeavor.

🌹Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”
Luke‬ ‭6:47‭-‬49‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.6.47.NASB1995

How is your foundation?

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Turn To Me

Jan2

Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other. Isaiah‬ ‭45:22‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.45.22.NASB1995

God is inclusive when it comes to the offer of salvation. He already knows that all are sinners – all nationalities, all walks of life, all ages, – and that we all fall short of His glory. But God. God simply says, turn to Me and be saved. God created all mankind, that’s everybody,  and He is the only way to salvation from the sin and corruption of each individual’s life in this world. Now is the time of salvation.

‭‭Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”—
2 Corinthians‬ ‭6:2‬b ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/2co.6.2.NASB1995

Any delay could cost you your eternity. The payment made by Jesus Christ on the cross for you is eternal joy. The cost of refusing the payment made by Jesus is eternal hell. Hell does not come close to the hell you might be experiencing in your earthly life. Just remember that the choice is yours. Jesus simply says, “Turn to Me and be saved”.

‭‭🌹The Lord has bared His holy arm In the sight of all the nations, That all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God.
Isaiah‬ ‭52:10‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.52.10.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org