Daughters for His Glory

Today's Encouragement (31 March 2023)

Greetings sister soldier saints!

How are you doing in the battle today? I hope you are strong in the Lord and the power of His might! And I hope none of us are like those fearful-hearted men who had to be sent home lest they affect the others with fear in the real battles in the OT. We can all have affects on each other. We know the strong are to support and lift up the weak. We also know about the roaring lion like enemy looking for someone to devour.

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Romans 15:1

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Isaiah 35:3-4

God's ways are awesome! And let us also strive to be strong by trusting in Him and having a great faith and our armour on and everything else that helps us do that.

And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
Daniel 10:19

Another scripture to edify....

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Psalm 119:127-130

Cute lil things...

Peaceful and good creations God made.

Hold fast sisters and Lord willing I will be back tomorrow to share something to edify.

Love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

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Today's Encouragement (30 March 2023)

Greetings in love to my sisters!

Hope you are enduring one more day for the Lord. I find it a blessing that we have so much hope today in Christ to choose to serve Him! I hope you're all choosing Him and His ways and mortifying the flesh and it's deeds and lusts of all sorts. And let's all have this heart...

"Thy will be done." (Luke 11:2)

"Nevertheless, not my will but thine, be done. (Luke 22:42)

"And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done." (Acts 21:14)

Another scripture reading to edify...

That shows great love, care, and concern of Paul and the Thessalonians doesn't it. We can try to have that best we can today so scattered and with the challenges that brings.

(Thank you sister for the picture.)

That's a good reminder that our life isn't down here really. Got a lot to do down here though as His servants but our true life is above.

I share some more scriptures to ponder on that...

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Colossians 1:5

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
2 Corinthians 5:1-2

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:1-2

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Timothy 4:18

What blessed promises of our eternal life to come. But for now we walk by faith don't we sisters believing all our Lord has told us and being faithful ourselves.

Keep striving on in your Titus 2 good works sisters...if that be washing dishes or clothes, cleaning, organizing, gardening, raising children, being a helper to a husband, or other such things. Good works not being feminists sisters. The world may look down on our lives and what we do but we live to please God first don't we. Hold fast sisters and keep striving on!

Love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

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Today's Encouragement (29 March 2023)

Greetings sisters!

Hope you're stedfast and strong today...in the Lord who is our strength and rock and fortress and deliverer and high tower and redeemer and saviour and so much more! What a great and good one true and living God we serve! What a blessing! Let's remember all this and more as we go about our lives.

And sometimes we may think that our lives will or should all be totally about spiritual things (meaning spreading the gospel, fellowshipping with saints etc) and yet we know we have much physical life work to do and things of this world to deal with but how we do them all too is surely affected by our faith of course. But we know doing our Titus 2 works and being hard working and diligent is pleasing to the Lord indeed so in a way is spiritual I know. We know our faith directly affects every area of our lives. It affects how, when, and where we do things doesn't it.

An example of how we do things would be...with cheerfulness and diligence etc.

Of when...at the time we are expected to which means not being lazy and careless in our time and also remembering what is our priority in life. We may be under direct authority of a husband or parent/boss/master etc so we do things when asked or expected to as best we can.

Of where...best example I can think of is Psalm 1 where it says...

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalm 1:1

We don't hang out and fellowship with sinners for the sake of it. But we will always have sin to deal with as long as we are in the world but we are not defiled by it only if it's in our heart and actions ourselves.

Just some little examples I guess how every area of our life is affected by the Lord's commands.

I share this scripture as it's a good one to ponder (well what one isn't though?)...

And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Luke 9:57-62

Just shows the contrast of how much more important obedience to the Lord is than pleasing people etc. And many other things of course but we don't want to look at people and be stumbled or pulled back from our sincere heart for the Lord. We don't want a divided heart do we. We cannot serve two masters either. Can't be trying to walk one way and also longing for another way...it won't work will it sisters! Let's keep pressing on after our Saviour no matter what!

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2

Another scripture chapter to edify...

Came across this verse before and it stood out to me...

But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
Mark 4:34

What a blessing thinking of Jesus explaining much to His disciples that He didn't reveal to the rest. Reminds me also how we sisters may not pour out a lot of precious truth to those who don't care about it which is like not casting pearls before swine also.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Matthew 13:16

Let's keep treasuring His Word and truth and ways sisters.

Hope all your works as good obedient holy women of God go well for you today and always.

Hold fast sisters!

Love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

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Today's Encouragement (28 March 2023)

Greetings sisters!

Hope all is well in your life as you're striving on after our Saviour!

We sisters encourage each other to just keep going in everything good, and doing what He has in front of us, and being godly women, and seeing what He has for us each day and then striving on in all this no matter what! We're so blessed in whatever we can have for online encouragement today too. One day all the faithful saints from all time and all places shall be gathered home at the marriage supper of the Lamb!

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
Revelation 19:7-9

Praise God for even an opportunity of such a blessed hope as we don't deserve it. But today we have work to do to be preparing for that special time don't we. Let's keep focusing on that.

A glimpse into my day of Titus 2...

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
1 Thessalonians 5:18

I'm sure you're all labouring in your many good godly woman works and thankful for all He gives! A sister shared another audio today on the Proverbs 31 woman and it had in there about working willingly with hands. We sisters do a lot of that and we want to do it willingly and not grudgingly right sisters?!

I finally thought just recently of adding bird netting over the cabbage seedlings to keep out butterflies that lay eggs on them which means you have a lot of holes and grubs and their mess in your crop to deal with before cooking.

There were still some grubs caught under there from before I put it on which chewed many holes but they're looking much better than they would have! And I hope to do that in future for all things like cauliflower, broccoli, and cabbages etc. Try to at least. I think it will be worth it!

Here's a Titus 2 cleaning tip also (which I saw online) and tested the other day. Was trying to get rid of burned on patches in a ring around the heating element on the glass cooktop...

Sprinkle bi-carb soda on the area after turning on the element to warm up (helps soften the grease I think. Just don't burn yourself:-). And drizzle some dish soup on top of the baking soda. Turn off the element and tip on some vinegar in a patch to start working. I used a non abrasive (yet heavy duty) sponge to then scrub at it (obviously, don't want to damage the glass).

If/when it dries out and cools down tip on a bit of hot or boiling water from a kettle to keep it softer...and keep scrubbing.

It didn't get it all off but was definitely much better...

Thankful for simple ways that work to keep things clean without nasty chemicals. I tried it on the oven glass door too when it was still hot from baking and it worked quite well also.

Maybe some of you have that to deal with in your Titus 2 works.

Scripture reading to edify...

Hope your day is a great one as you keep pressing on with much patience in the Lord sisters. Hold fast!

Love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

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Today's Encouragement (27 March 2023)

Hello sisters!

Greetings in His holy name with mercy and peace to you.

I hope all your Titus 2 and Proverbs 31 godly woman works are going well for you. Our works may be really simple and seem so basic but we know it is pleasing to the Lord for us to be occupied in such work.

Sharing His creations and some scriptures to edify...

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
Psalm 115:1

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Psalm 89:14

For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.
Psalm 117:2

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
Psalm 119:142

Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
Psalm 75:1

Nice Titus 2 work with such awesome creations God grew for food!

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And more good food blessings...

Sure my sisters are busy feeding their families or those in their lives too...with thankfulness!

(Thank you sister for that scripture picture.)

A great scripture reminder along with many others that our works are going to mean something on that great day.

And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
1 Peter 1:17

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Revelation 20:12

Let's keep being zealous for good works sisters. Those good works that God commands of us and we're blessed to have His written word to read those. We know there's a lot specifically to us women!

Another scripture reading to edify...

And you can find here a post where I am putting my scripture readings by books for longer listening to His precious Word. Hope that blesses you.

Sisters...

Hold fast!

Don't grow weary in well doing!

Strive on!

Look up!

Endure!

Overcome!

Flee sin!

Stand fast!

Run with patience!

Be strong!

Set your face like flint!

Follow Him! Until He come or we go be with Him!

And the Lord bless and watch over and keep you in His care.

Love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

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Scripture Readings - NT

Greetings sisters who love His Word!

I wanted to post here my previous New Testament scripture chapter readings - by book (or some needed breaking into smaller portions), as it sure is good to get the greater context than one chapter or if you would like to listen longer than one chapter (like when driving or having some quiet time or work). I know all my previous readings are scattered throughout my blog posts so it will be good to have these all here. I cannot post audios on my blog so have to post the audios in video form. I compressed them so they won't take up a whole lot of your data either. I hope to keep adding to it as I go. (You can find some of the OT here on another post.)

May His Word bless and edify and keep teaching you in His ways!

Matthew 1-8

Matthew 9-16

Matthew 17-23

Matthew 24-28

Mark 1-5

Mark 6-11

Mark 12-16

Luke 1-5...

Luke 6-10

Luke 11-17

Luke 18-24

John 1-7

John 8-14

John 15-21

Acts 1-7

Acts 8-14

Acts 15-20

Acts 21-28

Romans 1-8

Romans 9-16

1 Corinthians 1-7

1 Corinthians 8-16

2 Corinthians 1-7

2 Corinthians 8-13

Galatians

Ephesians

Philippians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Titus

Philemon

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

2 John

3 John

Revelation 1-6

Revelation 7-13

Revelation 14-22

O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Psalm 119:97, 163

(Some browsers may have the option to allow video/audio to remain playing while the phone screen is off etc.

...in case that helps you to know:-)

Hold fast sisters and let's keep living by all of His Word...the 'easy' and the harder parts. May He be glorified in our obedience!

Love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

Find the gospel to eternal life through Christ explained here.

Today's Encouragement (26 March 2023)

Greetings sisters!

God blessed us with another day...I'm back writing and edifying and you may be back reading and being edified! It's another day to choose Him and His ways over our flesh or the world's ways! Let's keep striving in this even if so very few are and even if we find ourselves alone one day. It's the Lord we are living for and we believe He is all He has said He is in His Word and will do all He has said and promised. Hope you're all striving on and your Titus 2 works are going well.

Next scripture reading chapter for you...

Thankful for His Word.

I'm sharing a few more scriptures to edify from my study on fear in His Word...

O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
Deuteronomy 5:29

And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
Deuteronomy 10:12-13

And I know I will find we are to fear Him in the NT too so it's not something that has gone away for us today.

And I thought this one was an interesting one also.

And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.
Deuteronomy 20:8

And today we are in a spiritual battle are we not and so we don't want to be hanging out with fearful 'soldiers' in this very important battle of eternal life or death, right sisters?!

(Thank you sisters for that picture...one for the picture and one for the scripture added:-) That scripture reminds me that we have business to do for the Lord and we don't want to get sidetracked do we. We too are passing through this land as strangers and pilgrims so we don't want to be caught up in any allurement of the world do we sisters.

Reminds me of this one too..

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

2 Timothy 2:4

Yep we've got important work to do so let's keep our mind on the task at hand and keep setting our faces like flint and marching on to please the One who has called us as we seek His kingdom and righteousness first!

Hold fast sister saints as good sister soldiers!

Love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

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Today's Encouragement (25 March 2023)

Greetings sisters!

Coming to you today in the name of our Lord and on His side in His truth! How are you going there where God has you?!

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 124:8

New scripture reading for my sisters...

Praise God for His Word and knowing how He wants us to live. There's a lot of good in that scripture of course but I was thinking about where it says envying and strife come from vs the opposite which is good things from God. We sisters want to be selfless, humble, and living at peace as much as we can.

(Thank you faithful sister for that scripture picture gift.)

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
Luke 4:4

His Word is so important isn't it sisters. Let us strive to live by it all and not pick and choose what we like or take any of it lightly. We also know that the enemy knows the scriptures very well so we must live by it all not take bits out like he does. Hold fast sisters! And I'm so glad we also have many specific commands for us as women striving to live godly. Thankful to know how to live in this dark and confused and sad world with people with no hope. But we have hope and we try to offer it to the world even though most don't want it as the cost is so high...but we know how precious it is.

Hope all your Titus 2 works go well for you today. Strive on no matter what sisters as good soldiers enduring hardness.

Love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

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Today's Encouragement (24 March 2023)

Hello sisters!

Hope you're doing great in the Lord on this day!

Thank you sister for sharing that scripture picture. God's paths are so good aren't they sisters.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Psalm 23:3

Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Psalm 119:35

Scripture reading to edify...

His Word is so good. We know we live by it all and are so blessed to have it.

Garden blessings of the day...

Thankful for such things.

Hope your labours unto the Lord are going well sisters. My day has been a busy one with house work mostly...

...but never too busy to come here and edify my sisters with His Word and encouragement as best I can! Thankful to have internet that we can use today to shine light and encouraging content into a dark world! Hold fast and keep striving sisters!

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Love to you all,

Sister Chayil

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Today's Encouragement (23 March 2023)

Greetings sisters!

I come to you in His love! Hope all is well in your day and life!

Those spring flowers a sister shared are so pretty and I'm sure a welcome sight after winter. Amazing the opposite seasons in the north and south and they keep changing over year after year while the earth remains. Glory to the Creator of it all!

I'm doing my own personal study on fear in the scriptures. I know I will see much about fearing God and not fearing circumstances. But it's awesome to study particular subjects to get a greater biblical perspective in things.

I share this scripture for one example...

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
Exodus 20:20

Yeah...the fear of God leads us away from sin doesn't it sisters?! Amen it does.

Cute lil baby creatures...

Flock of pelicans in flight...

Amazing that such big birds can fly. Yet I guess it's not in a way because nothing is impossible with God! But all such things are just a testimony to Him throughout the whole world.

I've had a busy Titus 2 day. I'd share a meal I cooked if I could...

Thankful for many things, we sisters are!

Another scripture reading to edify....

I guess that's all for now sisters. I hope you were edified and encouraged as I am by my few sisters I know who are striving on...no matter what! Hold fast...till He comes!

Love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

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Today's Encouragement (22 March 2023)

Greetings sisters who love the Lord!

Wherever you are on this huge earth...I hope you're doing well in the Lord!

I'm glad to know what is good and what we are to do...

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Micah 6:8

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Colossians 3:12-15

How awesome are God's ways! They work so well when followed but we know humans cause all kinds of issues when they rebel. We want to walk in them all and we do the best we can and the Lord helps us.

(Thank you sister for adding the scripture to my picture of God's pretty creations! He made them!)

Garden blessings...

I'm sure you all appreciate seeing the things God grows from the ground. I know my sisters are diligent in providing food for their households and no matter where you 'harvest' the food from it's all a blessing to keep us going in the Lord's work!

Another chapter to edify you...

Let's keep abiding in Christ our vine sisters! Without Him we are like a dead branch ready to be burned.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
John 15:5-6

Love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

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