Greetings in the Lord, sisters!
He allows me to be back to edify and encourage one more day! It's good for me to spend some time focusing on the Word in writing too, even if no one else is reading. All we do is to be for His glory. We each have different lives God gave us with different locations, different duties, and different experiences and many different things. But we also face many of the same things as humans as well as in the faith and in our fight against sin and the flesh.
It is humbling to ponder how we once were without Christ, and not the people of God. His great mercy and love and forgiveness is so precious. Let us treasure it and strive to walk worthy of Him.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
1 Peter 2:9-11
All of Ephesians 2 is great to read about this! I decided to read the whole chapter here to encourage us in His goodness! May it edify you also. May God be glorified more!
So may we keep in our place before God who is in control of His creations and has a plan for it all. He is Lord of lords and King of kings! He has been so gracious and merciful to us. He has done great things for us whereof we are glad!
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Micah 6:8
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
James 4:10
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Colossians 3:12
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Luke 14:11
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7
Praise God we now have hope, sisters!
And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
Hosea 2:23
As Thomas said to Jesus after his disbelief, "My Lord and my God", we too are so grateful to believe and know Him!
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
John 20:29-31
We are richly blessed! How precious is the Lord and the truth He has given us. May we guard it carefully and not let it slip.
Keep hoping in Christ, sisters, and striving on to obey Him no matter the cost!
Love to you in Jesus our Lord.
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