Salutations to my sisters in the Lord!
Hope you're striving on wherever you are!
We have a lesson from ants for sluggards...
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Proverbs 6:6-11
And more here...
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
Proverbs 30:24-28
I often think about how hardworking the animals can be (building their nests, feeding babies etc). And yet man...made higher in God's own image can be so rebellious against Him. Yes we all have rebelled against Him in our lives, in ignorance or willfully, but let us sisters born of Him strive to be perfect and fulfilling the roles the Lord has for us.
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Matthew 5:41
Thinking about how we sisters can apply that verse to our everyday serving duties. We can do extra when asked to do something as long as it's something that is wanted to be done of course. We obey our 'masters' but that doesn't always mean we do exactly what they say and no more. We can look for things that need doing and get them done without being asked. Let us be His witnesses in all areas of our lives.
We don't try to moralize the people around us who are of the world if we dont like something they do. They all need the gospel with it's radical heart change rather than adjustments to some of their behaviors. And we just endure this world and remember we are no better than anyone and that the Lord sees all which is far more than we do. How much He has to endure!
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9
I was thinking about ditches too. We know there is a narrow road we are to strive on. We have been given many commandments and we need to keep testing and discerning and seeing how we are walking out His commandments in the right way.
Here's some scriptures on wisdom to edify you in the Word today. I hope they bless you and you want to keep growing in true wisdom!
To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
Romans 16:27
Let's keep pressing on with cheerful endurance, sisters! Our great Saviour is worthy!
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Revelation 5:9
Love in Christ,
Sister Chayil
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