Hello sisters!
I'm back! All the glory and praise to God for keeping us and for allowing us to use this technology for good! No glory to man or us but God alone!
Do we believe God's Word sisters?
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
2 Timothy 3:12-14
That does not mean we just go along and don't stand against sin and wickedness and deception does it. No we are to strive to live holy! We would not be persecuted then would we if we just fit in. We would be loved by the world instead.
Obviously the first thing people notice is our dress and headcovering and I'm sure they don't like that but that doesn't matter what they think! We live to please God! If anything it might cause questions to be asked for sharing the gospel right? And then all our actions and our firm standing on God's truth and ways, the separation we must have from sinful people especially those claiming Christ will also cause conflict with those around us. We will not be popular for sure and we don't want to be, only pleasing to God but yes we do want others to find Him too but the way is narrow. And we are to the best of our ability to live in peace with others but we know we must obey God rather than man.
Thank you sister for the pictures of God's creation...
Glory to God...how beautiful!
That's pretty clear sisters! If we love the things of this world we do not have the love of the Father. We got told what the things of the world are...like the lust of the eyes and flesh and pride of life. We all could think deeply about what that could be. We want none of that sisters! A big one would be the way the world dresses too (and us sisters in the past and sadly most people claiming to be of Christ too). The world dresses to fulfill their lusts and pride in that area for sure. They love that...so the love of the Father is not in them. But we hate those things and want to please the Father by obeying His ways to clothe ourselves and all other areas too.
Praise God for that! Amen darkness to light in His Son!
The body of Christ is so alive isn't it. By that I mean it's working in the way God has for it doing good works, loving the brethren caring for them and rejoicing and weeping and bearing burdens with one another, sharing the gospel, and such like. Indeed we have been raised from spiritual death! Let us strive on in newness of life!
Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Romans 6:13
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:5
Here's some sunshine and peaceful scene from my room window...
Pretty creations from the Father...sky, sunshine, clouds, trees, grass!
And some garden produce...
And carrying it up to the house...
And chopped up to cook and eat...
Praise God for providing and that we godly women often get to get the foods God makes to grow and make them into things to feed others. What a good and pure job!
And thank you faithful sister for more gifts to share here:-)
The Lord is worthy to be praised continually!
What forgiveness on the part of brother Stephen there! Interesting God had a plan for one of his persecutors to become his brother Paul. What a great example to us of not only his forgivesness but God's also! One day we shall all be gathered home together to the Lord with all those who were faithful before us!
Amen sisters, let's focus on what is most important first! The Lord will take care of the rest!
OK well I better go now. Lord willing I will be back tomorrow! Hold fast to the true faith once delivered sisters!
Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
Jude 1:2-3
Much love in Christ,
Sister Michaela
You can find the gospel explained here.