Hello all my sisters who do the will of God!
We're supposed to be doers aren't we sisters! Lots of doing to be done! And the Lord helps us of course as without Him we can do nothing. We know He gives us faith and repentance and His Holy Spirit! It's His holy ways we will walk in and He will help us endure to the end! Let us follow hard after Him! Let us stay in His Word and not be moved from the blessed hope of the good news in Christ!
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;Colossians 1:23
Let us continue in the faith sisters! Everywhere the written Word of God is...there is the gospel. Sadly people just don't read it. Well they do often but they don't obey it. In it, is written how one can find eternal life. And yet man would rather sit in a pew under a man and hear someone's interpretation of it. It is laziness and we know we must make effort...strive in fact...to enter the kingdom.
And there's people who think we need scripture...and...something else. No you don't need early church fathers and you don't need my blog nor do you even need me to explain the gospel to you if you have the New Testament. I'm really encouraging for people to get in the Word! If we don't think God's Word is the best and says everything the best way...I think we have a problem. Of course God can use people to help others. But they have to condense so much down and leave so much out that of course it's best people read the pure milk of the Word and I will always point you there. His Word changes not! I'm thankful for it in this world of ever changing humans. He is our Rock and His truth is a rock that won't budge!
While His Word changes not and humans of the world are constantly changing for the worse. I was think we should actually be changing to conform to the truth and as we grow in understanding. It's probably a problem if we're not changing/growing. We should never think we are done testing ourselves to the Word or think we could never be wrong. While the truth is a rock we are not! And we can't get too firm in our own understanding of the truth that we won't actually change to be more in line with the truth as we grow up in the faith no matter how long we have believed something.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Proverbs 3:5-7
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
1 Thessalonians 5:21
We know it is essential that we have love for God as that really precedes obedience doesn't it. Otherwise they may be dead works right sisters? Of course we fear Him but we know doing things without love profits nothing! We know Jesus told the Pharisees that they had neglected the love of God. I don't want to do that and so I hope to be encouraging anyone I write (or speak) to on the gospel...about loving God. Think of all He did for us? We love Him because He first loved us. And we know it must be with our whole being and that's some pretty big love!
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.Matthew 22:37-38
We know we must fear Him too so we do remember His severity but there is a balance between speaking of destruction and also hope through Christ! Some focus on all hellfire and others all on God loving us. Both are wrong we know don't we. So we speak of both as the Word does. "It is also written" Jesus replied to satan's twisting. With so much truth in His Word of course we have some liberty with what we share from it in the time we have to share with people and each situation we may be led to focus on something specific depending on what belief system the person has. Being Spirit led is of course speaking that which is from the Word but there's many different things to share from it. And many ways to state the same basic truths of the gospel (which is Jesus and all He did) and then our response to find eternal life (faith in Him, repentance to obey, and continuing in the faith to the end) and because of all this the miraculous work of a new creation the Lord does through His Spirit! Praise God for the guidelines in His Word!
Of course when you have a gospel card you have to only have a very tiny bit of information on there and it can be really hard to know what to include. In a way it really could 'water it down' a bit but you want people to go to the Word as we must live by every word of God! That's essential that we include on there to go read and obey the Word! Many 'gospel tracts' tell them to go to church to be taught but His Word and the Spirit are the best teachers. And in the rare case there were reliable and trustworthy teachers of the truth today we could point them there after much testing. We may not have that blessing in these perilous times but praise God we are not hopeless because of that as the Word really is all we need. And all saints can help the lost find their way of course.
We know godly love speaks the truth in love no matter how hard it is. God's ways are so high and amazing and good! There's so much growing we can do and we want to keep growing and growing amen sisters!
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.2 Peter 3:18
We can't let feeling bad for someone stop us from speaking the truth and loving their soul. Even though we do feel bad and that is a good thing I think as it shows we aren't cold and dead but are compassionate but we just have to do what's right and let God do what He does in each situation.
I hadn't got to travel to the children's yet...but did today. Thankful for safe travels. So I'm just catching up here on anything from the last place first. I'll have different serving works for awhile again...however long that is as I need to be quite flexible in it all. One day at a time though!
Thought all the little curls of wool on the lamb was kind of cute:-)
Wool is a good useful blessing.
Cute to see the mother and chicks just doing what they do...
They grow fast and soon there will be even more roosters around and hopefully some good egg layers. There's like already seven roosters or so around mostly from the last batch of chicks so there's plenty of crowing happening. 🐓 Hopefully they'll go to another home sometime soon:-)Lots of water drops sparkling...
Water is an awesome creation and so essential for life.
Cute lil mushrooms...
And some more interesting fungi...
It's incredible the variety in His creations! Glory to Him!
I made some 4 ingredient cookies with a jar of applesauce I canned previously.
I guess I'll just share the recipe within my post here (and add this post to my recipe list page).
Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies
2 cups quick oats
1 cup applesauce
Few tablespoons of either honey or maple syrup etc. (This depends if the applesauce is sweetened or unsweetened though. Just adjust to taste.)
Add-in of choice (choc chips, raisins, nuts etc. I used currants here.)
Just mix together and shape and cook in a moderate oven. I appreciate such simple recipes:-) The recipe doesn't make a whole lot (my picture is a doubled batch but it's good healthy blessings and can be used for breakfast too.)
Since I'm talking about simple recipes. I'll add this one here too. I think I shared it already maybe but that's ok.
Applesauce coconut cake.
I cup applesauce
1/2 coconut flour
(may need a little sweetener depending on the applesauce)
Just mix and spread out in a small lined pan or baking dish and refrigerate.
And here's a baked oatmeal recipe for you if you like.
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds:Romans 2:5-6
For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:Colossians 3:6
For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,1 Thessalonians 5:9
This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:1 Timothy 1:18-19
I remember I used to go to church (Baptist) as a young child in this town. No matter where we find ourselves born into this world...there is hope for anyone to come to the truth no matter how they were brought up.
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.2 Timothy 3:15-17
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.1 Corinthians 10:13
For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.2 Corinthians 7:5
But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?Matthew 14:30-31
Keep enduring any hardness like good soldiers, sisters! And growing in His Word and the knowledge of Him and His ways!
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.Colossians 2:6-7
Love in Christ,
Sister Chayil
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