Salutations to my beloved sisters who are saints of the most high God!
To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 1:7
Praising God that we have such a great high priest in Christ!
But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
Hebrews 9:11
But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Hebrews 7:24-26
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Hebrews 4:14-15
Next scripture reading here...
I was pondering how actually doing something is very different to seeing someone else do it or reading about it or being taught how to do it. In this case, I am thinking about witnessing. And while teaching and observing is a tremendous help, when you do it yourself you still have much to learn how to discern the situations and interact with people in a great variety of ways. Of course we can/should focus on the gospel and not be led around into all peoples excuses but it takes experience in order to do something well. But we just have to start and the Lord will help us through our imperfections as we trust Him. And each situation is different and we have to use wisdom in each one.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Matthew 10:16
I spent a good portion of the day just setting up a newer phone. When you're dealing with such physical things, it's refreshing to get back to focusing on the Word like writing here but it is a great blessing to have technology to do more of the Lord's work than we could otherwise. They're really mostly ministry tools for us believers. Yes they have their challenges and we need to be disciplined and careful with them but overall they are a great tool to love the saints with and help seekers and spread the gospel and other day to day life uses like going shopping and studying the Word! A phone may get outdated and begin to not fully work...but God's Word remains the same through all generations and for eternity! Praise God we can trust in Him!
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you
1 Peter 1:25
Fruitful garden blessings. God is good to provide.
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.Acts 14:17
You can find a zucchini soup post I made here.
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.John 4:14
