Greetings sister saints!
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.Romans 15:13
The God of hope...isn't that thought so very encouraging sisters! Hope...such a precious gift in this dark world. We know all our hope is found in Christ our Saviour! Let us follow after Him and His ways of truth with all that we are!
I'm just dropping in briefly on my really busy day here. I hope you're all striving on wherever you are on God's huge earth! He owns this all doesn't He but has given mankind dominion.
I'm thankful for safe travels and I'll be occupied in various Titus 2 works here. And I'm sure you are too whatever life you have!
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:Luke 18:9
We sure don't want that do we sisters. Everything we have is from the Lord! How foolish to think we have made ourselves righteous or anything like that. Of course we have to act but everything is of the Lord and He made us, owns us, and it is HIS commands we are striving to obey. May God in all things receive the glory!
And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
1 Corinthians 4:6-7
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.Luke 17:9-10
All we are commanded to do is just simply our reasonable service and duty. It's up to the Lord to receive us and commend us as faithful servants having well done all He commanded us. And we see glimpses of what it's like in heaven and it's all about worshipping and serving Him! We know we won't be in these weak and corruptible fleshly bodies then so I don't think it will be a hard thing (as it's spiritual warfare now) to serve Him then and reign with Him!
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
1 Corinthians 15:42-44
Sharing one of my favorite scriptures again because it is so good:-)
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.James 3:17-18
Let that describe us and the wisdom we have and let us be perfected in it more and more by His Spirit.
Ok I better go now and you sisters probably do too as I'm sure you're busy in good works! But I'm pondering many things especially about what edifying means and how we should 'build up' and not tear down. (We sure should tear down sin in our own lives though and help others do that if they want help.) There's usually a lot of pondering to do and examining and testing and refining which is a good thing as it brings more glory to God and we know He prunes us so we bring forth more fruit! Be thankful to be under the hand of the One who tends to His vines!
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.John 15:1-2
He is a good Father to His children!
Hold fast...till He comes sisters!
Love, peace, and joy in Him,
Sister Chayil
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