Greetings sister saints!
I'm back here to share whatever comes to me to share to edify and encourage us all! I hope all of your days are going well or went well...depending on when you read this:-) I hope you are all pressing forward and not letting distractions, trials, or cares of this life take your focus off of Christ and the life we are to live for Him.
I came across this scripture and wanted to share it...
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
Then Job answered the Lord, and said,
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
Job 40:2-5
Sometimes we feel so very small and unworthy in the sight of God. We know we can have a boldness to come to Him through Christ but we also fear Him and know He is perfectly holy. As a sister and I sometimes talk about we don't know how we will even be able to be in God's presence one day.
And we see such holy scenes as this...
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him ; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Revelation 4:8-11
It will be all because of Him that we can have such a hope to be with Him one day. What a great, great hope from being spared from the destruction and the wrath of God. We don't deserve it but praise God and humbly serve Him for all He has done to make the way for us.
I had a good and busy day sharing with sisters and going about some housework.
The Lord gave me a beautiful day with lots of sunshine and fresh air and green grass and pretty flowers and such things. What a blessing we have the ability to see and hear it all and then give the glory back to the Creator!
Peaceful scene...
But then it also causes me to think of all the cattle that were needed to be sacrificed before Christ and it reminds me again of the vileness of sin and that animals needed to die because of man's sin. But then I think of the PERFECT Lamb of God who died once for all. How precious He is!
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
1 Peter 1:18-19
And I was thinking of the glory that we see when Moses communicated with God and how much more greater things we have today! And people seem to toss it around like something they deserve and trample Christ's blood and others use His name in vain and others make false christs. Let us be among those few who deny themselves and follow and obey Him.
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
Hebrews 12:22-25
How precious are the things we have today sisters! Let us treasure it all and we have the opportunity to share it with others! What a great and lively hope we have!
I was working on this blog post and one of the cows came closer (from the picture I shared before) so I share a video:-)
So peaceful and pretty colours of the grass, the flowers, the sky, and everything. Glory to the Creator!
Yesterday, I saw some pretty clouds and took this picture and thought it looked interesting. It makes the sky and clouds look so close!
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.Proverbs 15:28-33
Amen sisters!
And here's tea I cooked tonight...
Praise God for provisions and sisters to share it with. Well you know what I, mean cyber share, but we do the best we can:-)
OK I better go and work on some other things I need to do yet before bed.
May your day today or next day be joyous and fruitful and strive on sisters!
Love in Christ,
...from one of God's servants
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