Salutations to my sisters!
Here is another day to live for the One who died for us! What a glorious life to live despite the trials of it! We are not our own but bought with a price!
I was thinking of some scriptures to start our days if we need a little encouragement to get out of bed sometimes:-) It's always a great day to serve the Lord!
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.Isaiah 40:31
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.1 Corinthians 15:58
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.2 Corinthians 4:16
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.Galatians 6:9
We're blessed to have such hope in Christ! We know our hope is to come if we press through this life and any trial in it! We just keep going! Our reward is for if we patiently endure to the end!
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.Hebrews 10:36
Patience...that's a huge trait we need to have. We see what happens when people are impatient in things and how much less should we be impatient about obtaining eternal life. No, it's worth waiting really patiently for and labouring to be found worthy. He is worthy!
People get impatient and give up in the faith too because this world is absolutely filled with millions of distractions and allurements for the flesh. And it's filled with lies to make the narrow road supposedly easier...but we know it's the patient race of endurance in the truth that will lead to being allowed to enter the gates of heaven.
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.Revelation 22:14
Press on my sisters! It's the 'old paths' of the faith once delivered and not all these new false doctrines coming in these last days.
I was thinking of this scripture...
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.Genesis 3:21
And about Joseph and his coat of many colours (same Hebrew word).
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.Genesis 37:3
I was just thinking how interesting it is that people draw pictures of that and it's long and loose and yet that's what God clothed Adam and Eve in after they had done a poor job covering up. We all know how people dress up in biblical clothing for their fake acting of biblical events but don't consider it is how God clothed us and for today. Humans are going back to Adam and Eve's improper clothing attempts in varying degrees.
Sometimes after a day of work whether you leave your house to go into the world or work in the house in the world you can really be thirsting for spiritual things by the end of, or throughout the day. But we can remember God has called us to work, otherwise we don't eat. But we can be thankful for this feeling because we know where to go to be fed spiritual things - His Word! - and then be even more thankful for quiet times to ponder and be still and know He is God, and pray. We know saints are scattered around the world and not likely there will be much face to face fellowship possible...but even if it's a little encouragement online long distance that's refreshing too! And I'm blessed to pour out here and that's satisfying too! But while on this earth we are absent from the Lord and pilgrims and strangers. And we long for and look for that eternal heavenly city to come where the Lord and His saints are. Let us keep patiently enduring this place that isn't our home, yet God has work for us to do here.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.Matthew 5:6
Let us go to the Lord to be filled! Blessed we are if our heart hungers and thirsts after righteousness. Mine does. And I'm sure my true sisters around the world do too! I can describe it as a craving and a longing for truth and all good things...for the Lord Himself and for labouring for Him. We know we need to have zeal and fervor and a pressing forwards and striving. We have to press into the kingdom. Nothing half-hearted will do. We have to be all in or nothing...as we can't serve two masters.
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?Psalm 42:2
I was also pondering how sometimes we may do something...and then afterwards think yeah I won't do that again. And while it may not have been sinful, just there's so many different experiences we face and we can only learn through going through them sometimes and the Lord gives us wisdom. If the Lord has us to live fifty more years...well we'll be able to praise God for all the wisdom He gave us by then! Let us remember that fearing God is the start of wisdom. If we don't have that...well we are foolish instead.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.Job 28:28
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.Proverbs 14:16
Keep pressing on my sisters! Look to Jesus our faithful High Priest! He is merciful.
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 4:15-16
Love to all in Christ,
Sister Chayil
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