Greetings sisters who love the Lord!
"Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love."
John 15:8-10
How are your Titus 2 and Proverbs 31 duties going these days? It's encouraging to know there are some godly women out there content with their roles the Lord made them for and diligently fill them and go about their work.
I thought you might like this pic of a week of meals for tea that I made this last week. It's such a blessing that we can have such good food...and have fresh produce from the garden and fresh milk and eggs. And I just get to put it all together and serve it to others.
And most all of us sisters would have good access to clothing too so we should be more than content.
"And having food and raiment let us be therewith content."
1 Timothy 6:8
I have a lot to do with food and raiment in my life. I cook and harvest food and I do some sewing of raiment. We have an abundance of clothing really in most of these countries even if it requires some patient hunting to find biblical clothing, it still is easy to find today to clothe our temples as we ought.
And we don't so much face this....but we might.
"If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
James 2:15-17
Then we could be like Dorcas who sewed for others.
"Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord."
Acts 9:36-42
That's amazing....the dead being raised by the power of Jesus Christ! And that must have been a sad occasion for the poor and the widows when she died. It seems like she was certainly a good worker and a very kind woman...well it says she was "full of good works and alms deeds". Certainly sounds like a good example for us sisters to look to!
It seems she sure would have fit this category...which describes a godly woman's work (for being supported as a widow).
"Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work."
1 Timothy 5:10
Of course she died again and is with the Father and we shall all be together one day if we all endure...and get eternal life!
"Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection."
Luke 20:36
But so we are to be content with food and clothing. Think of all the things above and beyond those two things that we have in our physical lives. So many things...too many to list; things like heaters and coolers and houses and blankets and shoes and cars and phones and running water and hair brushes:-) and sewing machines and on and on, not to mention the great variety of foods and things. So we have an abundance of blessings and we have much to be thankful for for sure!
I hope none of us grumble about anything. There's plenty of grumblers and unthankful people in the world...let it not be among us sisters.
"Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall."
1 Corinthians 10:1-12
Amen and praise God for giving us plenty of examples and warnings in His Word.
Let us sisters be content and so thankful. Of course most of all we can be thankful for the gospel, new life in the Spirit, and the hope we can have of eternal life to come!
"Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance."
Psalm 89:15
Well sisters I hope you have a fruitful and joyous day going about the things you all do as godly women.
"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."
Ephesians 3:20-21
Love, blessings, and peace
....in Christ our Lord...
...from a servant of His
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