Greetings sisters!
I hope you are pressing on to the mark with an undivided heart!
Our lives as saints are not to be inward focused just looking out for ourselves and pleasing ourselves and fulfilling our fleshly lusts...no! We know God gave us His beloved Son. We too ought to be givers and not just looking out for our own interests.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Matthew 10:7-8
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Acts 20:35
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Philippians 2:3-4
We see that this faith life is not a passive thing...but requires great action on our part amen sisters. No of course we couldn't work our way to heaven without Christ's perfect blood sacrifice for our sins but without holy works...we are not part of Him at all. Let us not deceive ourselves.
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Just some more pretty creation pictures from yesterday's walk...
We will often run across people who will accuse us of being narrow or close-minded. Last I knew, there is only one Lord, one truth, one Word, one faith, one baptism, one way, one Spirit. So yes let's own that accusation and rejoice to know the one true way and walk in it with great confidence! How blessed we are to be able to know the one true and living God who made us and owns us and tells us His truth to walk in! Outside of Him, all is lost and there is only eternal judgement coming.
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Acts 4:12
What a great blessing it is to have rock solid truth in a crazy world with billions of different beliefs and opinions and lies!
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:32
Hold fast sisters and keep thriving in the truth and being faithful with it. It's a great treasure like the pearl of great price the man sold all for in Jesus' parable. Strive on sisters!
Love in Christ,
Sister Chayil
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