Today's Edification (17th December)

Hello sisters! 

I'm back sharing some edification for today and some of my day. Hope yours is going well! 

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

2 Timothy 3:10-12

That's an encouraging example in Paul because he went through so much. Yet the Lord delivered him so many times. Reminds me of the time he was stoned and they threw him out of the city as dead...but he rose up and kept going! We serve a mighty God! And we see accounts of the Lord mightily delivering His people from dangerous situations; like Daniel out of the lion's den and the three Israelites in the fiery furnace. Nothing is impossible with Him. 

We certainly know don't we sisters that we also are not promised an easy life at all. And we can think of Joseph in Egypt and the prison, and Jesus going through His suffering and death. Yes we know to expect suffering for Christ...but whatever the Lord allows is good. He is so worth it all! It works patience in us for sure and that is a good thing and part of our daily endurance. 

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Romans 5:3-5

So may we sisters keep pressing on through the easier times and the harder times. We can always be ready to love not our lives unto death for our Lord! And for now we all have our duties to do as godly women shining our lights and clinging fast to the truth. 

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Gathering vegetables to cook with... 

Praise God for all things whether we can grow them from a garden or buy them from a store. We're richly blessed with many good foods to cook healthy foods for those in our lives and ourselves to keep us going in our works for the Lord. 

Saw a delicate bird nest fallen out of the tree... 

It amazes me that birds can make such intricate things...all the glory to their Creator! 

Saw there was even a law under the old covenant to do with birds and their nests... 

If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.

Deuteronomy 22:6-7

Interesting. We know God cares about His creation too. 

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Luke 12:24 

Calf feeding time... 

And an awesome sunset with a bit of lightning...so pretty. 

Glory to God! 

Pretty sun in my room window (and thank you sister for adding the scripture and sending it back:-) 

I got to see this cute frog last night...

(I sent it to my sisters and one added the words and sent it back. We glorify God together:-) I love frogs and I'm glad I got to see that one. They are for sure amazing creatures that our great God made! And there's so many varieties the world over too! 

I still remember seeing this pretty green one on a family trip back in 2011...

It was awesome to see. I've shared it before but I never tire of seeing it:-) And I love the raindrops on the leaves too. 

And I share some scriptures from a sister too... 

He gives His Spirit to those who obey Him. Let us sisters keep our focus on the Lord and not listen to those who take it all lightly and say we don't have to obey everything. We know we do and we want to! 

I love that! We know the Lord hears His people! 

And so can we too...faithfully endure to the end, keeping the faith. Our reward is to come! 

It's a blessing to be able to love God and His Word and share it and life together in Him. 

May the Lord bless you sisters! Keep holding fast and working out your salvation! 

But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. 

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 

And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Hebrews 6:9-12

Love in Christ, 

Sister Michaela 

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