Today's Encouragement (20 June 2023)

 

Hello sisters!

I hope you are looking forward today and not backwards at any number of things back there that can distract. Our hope is ahead and if we have repented of anything we need to and are walking in the light we are cleansed and a precious promise awaits us. 

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

Pretty clouds today... 

Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: 

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

Psalm 147:7-8

Lots to see in His creation especially if we are looking and not rushing past ignoring eveything, too busy with cares of this life. And we like to look because we know He made it and we can give Him glory. 

I loved seeing this clean white cauliflower growing out in the garden with all sorts of dirt around... 

We too can be spotless in a filthy world of sin. 

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

2 Peter 3:14

 

That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

1 Timothy 6:14

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

2 Corinthians 6:17

I was putting some garlic-infused water on these mite-infested snow pea plants that were suffering greatly...

And of course it reminded me of what we should not be in our faith life. We know of Jesus' parable that spoke of birds eating the seeds that fell by the wayside and thorns choking some and growing on rocky ground. So all sorts of things can hinder our production of good fruit. But we want to be thriving by walking in God's ways and truth don't we sisters! 

I'd serve you a warming stew on a cold winter's night... 

Thankful for food and raiment one more day. 

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

1 Timothy 6:8

 

I was thinking how many distractions there are in this world for people. Absolutely everything for everyone. We know satan (and the flesh) is behind it all because it is not of God because people are distracted away from living for Him with all that they are. The list would be huge and seemingly endless if we started to list all the distractions but we sisters want to be very disciplined even with good things to not let them get out of control or become too big in our lives to the point of obsession. Just one of the daily disciplines we need to have as we always have correcting and flesh killing to do in order to do what's right and best. God and our love/obedience to Him must consume our lives. 

Next scripture reading to edify... 

Thankful for His Word. We love it and want to live by it. 

Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

Psalm 119:140

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Well let's keep striving on sisters, working out our salvation with fear and trembling. Hold fast to truth and let us not grow weary or lose our first love or grow lukewarm. Hold fast till He comes! 

Love in Christ, 

Sister Chayil 

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