Greetings!
What a great God and Saviour who taught His people how to live this loving, kind, and unselfish life described here...
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Matthew 5:38-48
What a perfect Father we have, sisters. As it says, may we be perfect also.
How refreshing is rain on the dry and thirsty land! The Father sent some to us - on the wicked and on the good, just as Jesus said in the scripture above. He sent a lot of the sun yesterday, also as mentioned. Truly....
"Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."
Acts 14:17
I was so refreshed to take a walk...even if I got a bit wet. Everything is washed clean and smells fresh after months of dry and dust.
It's just nice to see the raindrops on everything:-)
Praise God for Christ who cleanses His people.
"That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."
Ephesians 5:26-27
This verse is encouraging also.
"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."
Romans 8:16-18
And a few more pics from my day...
Lots of peaches to cook....and there's still heaps more to go.
And a small batch of cucumber pickles...
Just a bit of my keeper at home things from today.
I'm not going to claim that I have much to write today. I hope my simple post has encouraged you in some way:-)
Love in Christ,
....from a servant of God
See the gospel to eternal life here.