Daughters for His Glory

Today's Edification (26 June 2024)

Salutations to my godly sisters!

I hope this next post finds you well and striving on in the Lord, walking in truth and light and hope and peace and joy! In the Lord...we are most blessed!

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Psalm 32:10-11

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Psalm 23:6

Mercy is such a precious gift. No wonder we're so rich! And since the Lord shows mercy on us may we richly give it to others too!

I love this scripture too...

And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
Genesis 32:9-10

Just as we don't deserve God's mercy, others around us also may not 'deserve' our mercy either but let us remember God's perfect example and follow/imitate Him! His ways are always good. And we are nothing.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
Ephesians 5:1-2

Just a short post today but that's fine too! I had other good works to do in my day and I'm sure you did too! I hope all your Titus 2 godly women's works are going well and also your growth in the Lord as you ponder, read and study and then obey the Word! That is our endurance as we strive to abide in Christ bearing fruit with patience! There's so much to dig into in His Word we'll never run out I'm sure!

Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
Deuteronomy 7:9

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
John 14:23-24

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
1 Corinthians 16:22-24

Press on in the truth my sisters...wherever you are around the world! Hold fast until He comes. Stand strong! Be courageous! Watch!

Love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

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Today's Edification (25 June 2024)

Greetings sister saints!

The Lord gave us another day to have the breath of life! His mercies are new and He is good and faithful and loving to His children who fear and serve Him! What a blessing to know and follow Him, amen sisters?!

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
Psalm 89:14-16

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Psalm 33:12

Amen sisters! We are a holy nation, a peculiar people and we are blessed in Him!

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
1 Peter 2:9-10

This is a cause for great rejoicing for us Gentiles....

Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
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 15:8-13

Ponder and rejoice in His great grace on us Gentiles and let us not receive His grace in vain or believe in vain but strive on!

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Ephesians 2:12-14

Let our lights be burning...

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
Luke 12:34-37

Let's keep watching and occupying in good works til He comes sisters!

He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 1:11-13

Praise God for that sisters and let us not take this precious gift of being born into His family lightly!

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:3

Despite what anyone says about me...I believe God's Word and that we must become His children, being born from above! I love and live by all of God's precious Word of truth!

In fact, we are born through the Word of truth...

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
James 1:18

But one thing I am standing on, is as the Word says, that it is God's will not man's will or doing! Now we must believe and repent and obey and be converted and live righteous and endure to the end and many more things within all those of course! We must live by every word of God and because we are blessed with unrestricted access to His Word we shall all be without excuse. We are to do much...but not birth ourselves into His family!

I'm always ready to give an answer to the reason of the hope within me...with meekness and fear. I submit to God's Word and fear Him to never go outside or deny what it most clearly says. A few things are a little unclear...but not this fact of needing to be reborn! I stand on that!

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
1 Peter 3:15-18

Keep pressing on sisters...no matter what! Look to our Saviour who endured much contradiction of sinners against Himself. Ponder the depths of Him suffering...the just for the unjust. Ponder Him dying while we were yet sinners. Ponder Him silently being falsely accused when He could have said it all! He committed Himself to Him who judges righteously and so must we sisters!

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
1 Peter 2:21-24

One thing I notice is that whenever someone tries to in any way oppose the truth you stand for...it always ends up making you stronger! Not sure if you understand what I mean but probably you've experienced it but instead of tearing you down you see how false what the people are saying are and with the Word and the Lord on your side you can be strong! After all the Word is part of our Ephesians 6 armour!

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Ephesians 6:17

I'm blessed with somewhat of a quieter life sometimes which gives me a lot of time to just be in the Word, no outside input from man. The internet is no place for theology as the deception and confusion abounds there. A phone is a great asset in studying the Word as word studies and definitions and listening to the Word as well as reading all helps! We've all got so far to go in our knowledge of the Word...and we'll never get where we know it all perfectly. One day we will be with The Word, Jesus Christ Himself!

We do not want to get so hung up on how exactly you say something that we end up being like this...straining at a gnat (and striving about precious truths).

Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Matthew 23:24-26

This is not what we want to experience...

There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Luke 13:28-30

Or this...

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
Luke 13:24-25

May we be humble and low, poor in spirit knowing we do not deserve to enter but trusting in Him to save us. His grace is amazing and His goodness so very great. Let that all lead us to repentance (ongoing) as we remember His severity also.

I heard this scripture and it's just interesting to ponder.

The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
Luke 16:16

Because there's various heresies around concerning such things (like people teaching the law and also saying the kingdom isn't for today or something, I don't know!)

Let's keep seeking first God's kingdom and righteousness sisters!

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Colossians 1:12-14

Hold fast to sound doctrine and the faith once delivered!

Much love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

Find the path to eternal life explained here.

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Today's Edification (24 June 2024)

Greetings sisters!

A new day to serve the One who created us and loved us and came to die for us!

As I was getting up this morning I was pondering the joy of serving our risen Saviour! So I got some scriptures on that and read them to us here...

I hope those were encouraging to remember our hope of the resurrection in Christ and to keep abiding in Him!

Let us keep following after Him in doing our reasonable service and duty which glorifies Him. We need all of eternity to praise Him enough though...so let's strive to please Him here so we can glorify Him for eternity there!

In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:13-14

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
1 John 5:1

He gives those who truly believe in the true Saviour the true Holy Spirit! There's fakes of all of those so let us live by all His Words! Truth matters.

One thing that can get to me, if I let it, is why two people who say they love God and all truth and obedience don't talk to each other. But such is life sometimes and I guess it could be caused by flesh and sin, or a misunderstanding of the scriptures or something. But we can only do our best and our part and yes there are some things we just won't understand in this life! God knows! Some things are too mind boggling, as there is a lot like that really in this crazy (for want of a better word) world we live in, so I guess we just can't try to figure them out. I'm glad God's going to deal with this all as He is a just judge and knows the depths of the human heart and motives. I just hope we all strive on with a pure heart and seeking His forgiveness and showing us what we lack or may be blind in and doing our best...for His glory! May we all...few though we be...go on to perfection and strive to attain.

At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
2 Timothy 4:16-17

May the Lord be our strength and may we stand on His side! And I'm thankful for those who are humble and love one another and help build up one another in the faith especially in these last days of there being so very few who want all truth and righteousness. One day those who obeyed Him will be gathered home together! There will be no sin there and we shall be like the angels of God!

Hmm we know there won't be marriage in heaven but if we're like the angels I was wondering if we even will be sisters (or the men brothers) in heaven. Just pondering that and if the scriptures tell us or is that something we assumed? 🤔 Well I know we'll still be children of God but interesting to ponder. We get new resurrected bodies which I wasn't thinking that they're male or female as flesh and blood doesn't inherit the kingdom so perhaps we're just sisters on earth:-) I'm just pondering on it. Anyway there's so many things we may not fully know until we get there I guess...IF...we endure to the end as I sure plan to and I hope you all do too.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:1

We know Solomon spoke about times and seasons for different things. And we see how that is in our lives...things never stay exactly the same. It may seem like they do for a long while but whatever the Lord has for us we need to be content and thankful and rejoicing in! Let us keep being faithful in what He has for us and in front of us. Doesn't mean we can't look to see if there's anything else we could be doing within the means He has given us and if it is within scripture for us to do so but we do not want to be discontent or complaining about what He has for us. Oh yes we can pray for things as He does say to take our requests to the Lord but we need to leave them there with Him and keep focusing on what He has given us to do. Keep being faithful in your own lives my sisters!

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
Colossians 3:23-25

Just like the look of the silky pureed pumpkin...

I'd serve you a piece of warm pumpkin bread if you like!

And thankful to be getting to use the tomatoes I froze. 'Fresh' summer garden produce in winter is an extra blessing!

I put them in the tuna grills to have with pumpkin soup.

Good blessings and the Lord provides!

This was a rainstorm coming in today...

Amazing creations He made! Clouds bringing life giving water.

We don't want to be spiritual 'clouds without water' though....

These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
Jude 1:12

Let us remember the exceeding great and precious promises of the Lord for His people. Of course we need to make sure we are eligible for the promises but if we are in all the truth of Christ we are!

Let us be patient for many of these promises and wait on the Lord, day by day.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:15

Press on my sisters...as good soldiers of His!

Love in our risen Saviour,

Sister Chayil

Find the path to eternal life explained here.

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Today's Edification (23 June 2024)

Greetings my sisters who love God!

He has given another day to keep pressing on not growing weary in well doing! I hope that's what my sisters are doing!

He deserves our best...our everything. He is worthy of so much and yet most give Him so little (like I used to). May that not be so of us and may we love Him with all that we are and may our life be consumed with Him. We cannot have Him and something else. He is a jealous God. He made us and we are not our own. Let us seek to be where He would have us in His service fulfilling His commands for us His daughters.

God can use the 'weak' things to confound the mighty and He uses things which the world despises for His purposes. He is an amazing God. Let us not look down on the roles He has for women. Meek and quiet, chaste and discreet, keepers of the home and raising children, being silent in the body and under man's authority, winning husbands without the Word, and shamefacedness and sobriety and all such commands for women.

Just a quick note here. I decided to remove what I had written about the ministry I once was united to. My two posts had accomplished what they needed to do with letting any regular readers know what was happening. (I just added a brief note into my 'About' page for anyone coming along later.) I do not think I sinned in anything I said but I can be too wordy sometimes and I have learned personally the hard way that we need to be very careful what we say or write about others publically especially. I do not want to get anything wrong about others before God, as I strive to do unto others as I would have them do to me. I still believe everything I said was/is completely true and I believe I was very careful and trying my best in a challenging situation but especially as a woman I think I need to be careful to keep in my place. Just because something is true doesn't mean I need to say it. Neither do I want any ways contrary to God's ways and so want to be doing good unto others and blessing them instead. Jesus taught us to turn the other cheek etc. I just want to be blameless before the Lord and have nothing in me against others. No this does not mean I compromise or condone wrong doing but I am solely responsible for my own actions and will stand to give account before the Lord one day including how I have used this blog. I want to be clear and at total peace in that as I hope you all do too in all you do. And I am but sometimes we need to be extra sure as there's things that just aren't worth losing any reward for. I commit myself again to Him who judges righteously. He knows. I understand a woman is to have a meek and quiet spirit and we do need to be careful how far we go and what we say. As usual many situations in life that may not be sinful but you can just do without doing them or something. I hope that makes some sense sisters.

I believe I have done all I can in the situation to love souls with the truth and warn of error so I continue to pray for God's ways to be followed in all people I know. I can only hope to be a good example for His glory and not a bad one. Out of all this has been many deep lessons in what God's pure and holy ways look like and we need to put them into action...no excuses! You can't just say about anyone in this life..."oh they were so wrong or hurt me so bad"...no that's their problem before God and we must do what's right and even take radical action to make sure we are clear before God and so for these reasons I believe the Lord had me remove what I had written and it was up long enough anyway. My written word is not set in stone like God's is and if we can't change something we wrote ever to conform to the Lord's leading and ways and His timing we have a problem. Anyway yeah I sure am wordy sometimes but that's enough on that I suppose. Keep seeking the truth and all holy and high ways of God my beloved sisters! Be merciful, forgiving, loving, doing good, blessing, and praying for all. To God be the glory! Stand on the truth too and be stedfast and unmoveable in it! Labours are not in vain in Him! We stand on His truth and yeah sometimes we do need to separate from things that are not according to truth.

And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 7:59-60

That stood out to me too the other day. Stephen crying out with a loud voice...no doubt so all could hear about not laying that sin of his murder to their charge. That is great fruit of love and forgiveness. I'm sure Saul heard it too.

And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
Acts 22:20

May we have the same spirit of forgiveness for we sure have and do need our Saviour's forgiveness!

And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Mark 11:25-26

That's pretty serious if we don't forgive. You can read Matthew 18 for a parable on that too.

Got to work in the garden today. Good, pure, and true peaceful works.

Satisfying clearing weeds. I think there's rain coming so I wanted to work while I could. It was really cold (well for here) but that's the very best weather to work in as you don't overheat! Good blessings and I'm thankful to have a garden even in winter (and no snakes!).

Seeing I need to try to do something else about the huge amounts of aphids.

I was looking online what I can do and thought it was funny you can buy ladybugs...

Not that I'm going to but it made me smile:-) Awesome creations. I'll probably just figure out a soap spray or something if I can.

Fruitful trees...

An orange and a lemon tree.

May we be fruitful in good works! We do not want to be hewn down and cast into the fire.

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Luke 3:9

If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
John 15:6

Saw this huge ball of sap on a tree. Just thought it was interesting! So many creations He made and how He made them to function. I think that's where the trunk is damaged.

Reminds me of maple syrup:-)

I'd serve you a simple potato lunch...

Just sharing from my days. Been having a few quieter ones with study and pondering on the Word and online ministry and looks like more cozy indoor days ahead if it rains too. Very thankful for my little heater to keep warm in my little caravan refuge during cold weather. We all have many blessings and a simple quiet and content life in Christ is good.

Made me think of this...

And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Acts 28:30-31

I'd gladly receive any woman seeking all truth into my lil home to talk about truth and study the scriptures! But there's not so many around wanting truth is there and so we can't do that! But we do do what we can and that's a lot of online for me.

That truly is a peaceful window view. From the rising of the sun to the going down thereof the Lord's name is to be praised!

I thought I would share here what I send out by email to women (who claim Christ) to share the gospel of our true Saviour and His path to eternal life with them. I hope it may also edify anyone reading somehow. There's many ways we can say the same things of truth so let's just all do the best we can. It's God that gives the increase not our wisdom or way of saying things. I know I am pretty wordy but it's all true as far as I know. You test all things to the scriptures too sisters!

"Greetings!

How are you going? I hope well.

I found your email online so wanted to reach out and say hi and introduce myself as a daughter of God who loves and obeys Him!

I found that the scriptures teach us to love one another and so I also want to tell you about the glad tidings of Jesus and His way to eternal life! Maybe you do have some kind of faith but I learned that there's much more to finding eternal life than I had once believed.

So I want to share how I am expecting to enter the gates of heaven one day...according to the scriptures...so you can also have that glorious hope!

Luke 13:24

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

First I need to believe in Jesus that He came into the world to save sinners. He died, shedding His precious blood to atone for those who repent and follow Him. Then He rose again to give us hope of a resurrection to life! (John 6:29, 1 John 5:1)

That's what I needed to do...repent! Stop doing sinful things and practicing false ways that do not please Him. It is a whole changed life as I surrendered everything to Him and submit to His Word now. I repent of my ways to replace them with God's holy ways which He gave in His Word. I am to love Him with all that I am and I learned I do that by obeying Him! (Mark 1:15, Acts 2:38) Jesus said we must be converted and become as little children. We must humble ourselves and surrender our lives and will to Him (Matthew 18:3-4). He calls us to hate our own lives in order to find eternal life! (John 12:25-26)

Through this all I became God's daughter! He gives us of His Spirit and makes His people new creations! This is a miracle and not of my doing! The Word speaks about how we must be born from above or born again. (John 3:3, 1 Peter 1:22-23) This is a whole renewing of the heart and mind and the Spirit produces good fruit in us as we repent of our ways and turn to His. We enter a blood covenant with Christ and He does His part faithfully and I must do mine faithfully. We become new creations in Him!

And by His grace, mercy, goodness, and strength, I plan to walk in the good news of Christ and the only way He taught to eternal life until the very end. (Matthew 10:22, Revelation 21:7)

We know we must through much tribulation enter the kingdom of heaven so we must fight all the spiritual battles in our path and overcome through the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony and not love our lives unto death (Revelation 12:11)!

How about you? I would love to hear from you if you too are seeking all truth and holy ways as God's daughter or want to be one!

I learned there is so much deception in what is called 'Christianity' today that I obeyed the Word to leave what is called 'church' to worship Him in spirit and truth and not be a partaker of deception which He hates. (2 Corinthians 6:17-18, 1 Corinthians 5:11)

There was much I needed to repent of but unbiblical clothing and an uncovered head are a few. I learned that God wants us to clothe ourselves simply and plainly and be clothed in loose long garments. I covered my head in obedience to 1 Corinthians 11. I learned practices like Christmas and Easter are pagan and not God ordained so I gave up practicing them. I repented of loving the world in making and listening to music and also that idle entertainment of all kinds is not for God's people. And I learned many other things that many have just accepted as normal in this culture but actually are of this world and the deception and distraction trap of satan. I saw I couldn't love the world and the Father (1 John 2:15-17).

There's more but those give you some idea of who I am and also this is a plea to you to test your life and your conversion and make sure you're walking in the truth of the gospel! Jesus the Christ is the way, the truth, and the life but sadly many fake 'jesus' exist today. This is a plea for you to make sure you are following the one true Jesus of the Bible. In Him we can be safe but outside of Him is only the wrath of God abiding on you.

I'm sharing this in love for you and your eternal soul. Reach out if you would like to talk about this most important truth! And I encourage you to go seeking in the New Testament for the truth! Wisely count the cost to follow Him - and the cost not to - and I hope you choose Christ to eternal life and lose the world instead...not your soul!

Mark 8:36

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

I have a blog for sisters if that can edify and encourage you in any way.

daughtersforhisglory.blogspot.com

Love in Christ,

Chayil"

And we just do what we can and keep pressing on ourselves and examining ourselves lest we ourselves be cast away. Let us work out our salvation with fear and trembling and we may be able to try to save others from the fire. We are just His servants doing our reasonable serve, that which is our duty to do.

I hope whatever calling you have that you're doing your best faithfully! If you're a keeper at home, mother with children doing the same things day in day out, washing dishes, and clothes, cooking, and teaching and training children over and over, rejoice to be where the Lord has you! If you're an older sister and mostly confined to a house...rejoice to do the best you can there and with whoever the Lord has come into your life. If you have to work full time, or serve others, or have more ministry time or if you have some other calling just keep labouring your best sisters! It's all good works for the One who is so worthy of them!

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10

Keep pressing on my sisters! Worthy is the Lamb!

Much love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

Find the path to eternal life explained here.

My biblical clothing shop here.

Today's Edification (22 June 2024)

Greetings sisters!

Another day! For to live is Christ...to die is gain! Today we have the breath of life and I'm writing again here and you're reading. I hope that means you're seeking after the Lord today and less of the world. There's much we need to do in this world and things of it to do as well...work and 'give to Caesar what is his' etc but praise God not to be entangled in it's pollutions and fleshly lusts anymore.

It is good to remember that life is a vapor. It is here today and could be gone tomorrow. The wisest thing to do is to be preparing for eternity. We know each of us will face death one way or another (except if we live through the very last days before the Lord's glorious return!). May we be ready for death each day. Trusting by faith in our Saviour and not living in any known sin.

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Psalm 32:1-2

Praise God for that hope that we are made clean in Christ!

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Isaiah 1:18

I'm glad we're not crimson with our past sins! Our fellow humans may hold them against us but not God!

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
1 Peter 1:13-15

We have a holy high calling to aim for don't we. Something to keep working on daily until we have no more days. May we be faithful unto death.

I came across this scripture.

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Luke 6:27-28

First of all, are we ones which hear? I hope so. But I was pondering how these are active things we do to those who mistreat us. We are to love...and we know love is actions. We are to do good. We are to bless. We are to pray for them. May we do so for anyone like that in our lives. This is the high calling we have. Not what the flesh wants always but we die to self and love and obey our Master over our wicked flesh. I encourage you to go look up those words in the Greek especially the word 'bless' (and curse) and let us test ourselves and make sure we obey these as that is obeying the gospel which is Jesus Christ. We know punishment is coming for those who obey not the gospel.

I was also thinking about our Saviour and how He become as one of us humans and had the same emotions and feelings that we do. In it all He never sinned of course but it's encouraging to know (as such emotions and feelings are not sinful). I share a few scriptures on some of these. He is our perfect example to imitate.

Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Luke 4:2

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
Mark 3:5

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
Matthew 14:14

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Luke 10:21

And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
John 2:17

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Mark 10:21

Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
John 4:6

And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
Mark 11:12

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Luke 19:41-42

When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept.
John 11:33-35

And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
Mark 14:33-34

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Luke 22:44

Surely He was one of us. (And we are His sisters if we do the Father's will.)

For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
Hebrews 2:16-18

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.
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:14-16

Let us go to our merciful Saviour for help! He will save us and help us through our own temptations and trials! God has been so good to us. I'm so thankful He came down and became one of us to taste death for everyone. How greatly He suffered...the just for the unjust. What a glorious merciful loving forgiving Saviour we have! Let us go to Him for help in time of need.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6

The Prince of Peace...that's wonderful as man in his sinful nature is not peaceful. But we sisters have been called to be peacemakers haven't we. Let us be so. Doesn't mean we don't stand for truth or that we compromise but as much as is possible let us live peaceably.

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Romans 12:18

Press on after the kingdom first sisters! Hold fast to truth!

But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Luke 12:31-32

Love in Christ,

Sister Chayil

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