Hello my sisters!
Here's a new day the Lord has given us to rejoice in! 🌤🌷🐦🌳🦋
God's mercies are new and His compassions fail not therefore we are not consumed like we deserve. God is good so let that lead us to follow closely after Him and to repentance when we need it.
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
Psalm 63:7-9
We must press on stedfastly after Him! It can't be half hearted. We cannot love the world or the things in it.
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
1 John 2:15-17
Let us do the will of God and abhor the lust of the flesh, the pride of life, and the lust of the eyes. This is what those living for the temporary are seeking after. But we are preparing for eternity...walking by faith after the unseen but eternal things!
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.John 20:29
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.2 Corinthians 4:18
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.Hebrews 11:1
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.Hebrews 11:7
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.1 Peter 1:8-9
Amen, let us love one another for love is of God! There's a lot of unloving ways in this world from so called minor things like speaking roughly or coldly to someone (or not speaking at all) to actually killing them. And we know wrong thoughts can be unloving and displeasing to God too. It's all a matter of the heart. But we know we have a high calling to love all people including our enemies but especially the brethren.
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
1 Peter 1:22-23
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.Proverbs 18:21
Let us speak words of life, good words to those in our life or around us. Yet there's also is a place for silence no doubt and if the world wants to talk about the world and the foolish and sinful things of it we do not join in.
Words of life reminds me of the edifying we are to do...building up, encouraging, and not destroying. There is no doubt words are very powerful. We see that in the book of James a lot too and Proverbs has a lot too. It's something we each have to master which is only truly possible with the Lord's help. But it's just one area of our life we bring into subjection to the Lord's ways.
Let us keep pressing on sisters, no matter what! If we can, may we support each other and do this...
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Hebrews 12:12-14
Let us prepare for the times to get even more perilous. Indeed we have seen some major changes in the last few decades capable of spreading and enabling sin like never before. Hold fast to the Lord and His truth my sisters! Keep shining as lights brightly reflecting His light, like the moon does from the sun, as the darkness grows! Be strong and stand fast!
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.Philippians 4:1
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.2 Thessalonians 2:15
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.1 Corinthians 16:13
Love in Christ,
His servant,
Chayil
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