Salutations to my sisters on this day!
Praise the Lord for He is good!
And this was my view of it shining in my window last night...
Just peaceful creations...good pure and true.
I'm coming back to provoke you unto love and good works sisters! It's all part of our endurance and running our faith race stedfastly unto the end. We don't want to grow weary or faint but press on like our brother Paul did to the very end.
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.2 Timothy 4:7-8
I want to exhort and encourage you to do that sisters! Encourage you to get up and keep going if you stumble in the race or lose focus. Look to the one who is the forerunner! Jesus Christ! He has overcome the world and so can we too because of our faith!
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?1 John 5:4-5
Maintaining a strong faith in the Lord is so very important.
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Ephesians 6:16
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.1 Peter 5:8-9
It is a huge part in our spiritual warfare. But this is also written...
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.1 Corinthians 13:13
We know it's a faith that works by love...
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.Galatians 5:6
When something is going wrong in our lives personally or in others and also in relationships with others it all can come down to lack of love for God and others. It's really that simple.
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 22:37-39
Press on in faith and love and all good things of the Spirit sisters!
Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.2 Timothy 1:13
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.1 Timothy 1:14
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.1 Thessalonians 5:8
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)Ephesians 5:9
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.Galatians 5:22-23
What would be some of the opposite things which would be works of the flesh...hatred, not peaceable, impatience, unkind, evil, unfaithful, proud, not self controled, unrighteous, lies. We don't want any of those things do we sisters!
I was thinking about the tree of knowledge of good and evil that humans ate from when they weren't supposed to. It's interesting to realize that we have that knowledge of good and evil now when humans didn't used to.
One day we will have the right to the tree of life if we obey Him! Keep striving in that sisters!
I'm thankful we can make the choice to follow that which is good. God is good. Let us follow Him!
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.3 John 1:11
Came across this scripture...
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.Proverbs 28:26
And it reminded me of this one...
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.Proverbs 16:25
We know we follow the Word, Jesus Christ, and not our own heart. And oftentimes His ways are not what man's ways are.
Well I think that's all from me for today. Lord willing I'll be back after travels tomorrow.
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.Hebrews 13:5-6
Hold fast and keep watching sisters. He is coming back again sometime!
Love to you all in Him,
Sister Chayil
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