Sharing Some of My Day and Edification

Greetings sister saints! 

I'm back! Hope all of you are back too, striving on in the faith one more day!

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 

As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 

Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:35-39

It can be fascinating watching ants build a nest. One grain of dirt at a time they make their nests and build a pile of sand outside. 

They are just another of God's many, many creations. They sure work diligently to keep their colony going. We can learn much from God's creation!

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 

Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:6-8

And some beautiful flowers... 

And then I got asked by a sibling to help move sheep along the road.... 

Burnt out tractor down the road... 

Reminds me of the coming fire of God's judgment coming. Let us be ready, found of this great God in peace, looking to meet Him! 

And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 

When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

 

What a great and glorious hope for those in Christ...and a warning for those who aren't!

Pretty willow trees down by the lake... 

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Psalm 46:10-11

Thank you sister for sharing these scripture pictures. 

By love serve one another...I love that! And we see again about not using our liberty in Christ for walking in the flesh. 

After listing a whole list of sins/works of the flesh Paul goes on to say... 

...of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 

And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 

Galatians 5:21-25

Goes along with this too... 

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Romans 8:1

And I'd like to put a note here about walking in the flesh for women that could also include not wanting to dress biblical and put on a headcovering because of what people will think...that's pride which God hates. It could include a woman just going along with pagan holidays etc just to get along with family or friends. That is like idolatry too isn't it because we are doing what we please rather than obeying God who says to separate from sin and false ways. I'm thankful for those saints who lose their own lives and mortify the flesh to follow after Christ! We are not our own, but have been bought with a great price!

That's a nice scripture. Praise God for the truths in His Word! 

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Proverbs 30:5

Ok I must leave it there sisters! Lord willing I shall be back sharing here tomorrow. Strive on in the faith through all things we have to live through here on earth! 

Love in Christ, 

Sister Michaela 

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