Greetings sisters!
Here is another day to serve our Lord! Hopefully you're pressing on in His grace which is sufficient for us! That's always so encouraging if there's any trials in the day to press through! We just need to think on His great goodness to us which we didn't deserve...and that is encouraging and uplifting!
This is a good scripture for us...
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.
Romans 15:9-12
He has been so good and merciful and gracious to us! And I'm sharing the scriptures from the Old Testament which it mentions in that passage above. Just interesting seeing all that has been fulfilled.
Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
2 Samuel 22:50
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
Deuteronomy 32:43
O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
Psalm 117:1
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
Isaiah 11:1,10
I'm thankful to be able to be grafted in and to be part of His one sheep fold!
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 2:10
Surely it is of His tender mercies and grace we are saved! We are His work! And now we strive to follow after Him, working out our salvation with fear and trembling as the righteous will scarcely be saved and the way is narrow, the saints few, the adversaries many, and the flesh weak. But with His help we can be more than conquerors!
I was pondering this scripture...
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
Romans 15:1-2
I'm pretty sure we each have strengths and weaknesses and also we can be strong at times and weak at other times and some may be stronger in the faith and some weaker in general. So in Christ's body we are to be helping one another when they are weak. Helping to build up and encourage and not tear down. There's so much hope in Christ as long as we keep striving through all things! We are still in our earthly bodies and in this world plagued with many trials and temptations. But we have the Lord as our help and strength and His Word to guide us through it all. May we not lose hope but keep fighting the good fight of faith!
Job had a good testimony of helping the weak and then he had his own time of need...
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
Job 4:3-5
More encouragement on the subject...
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Isaiah 35:3-4
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Acts 20:35
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.
Hebrews 12:12-13
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
1 Corinthians 8:9-13
The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
Isaiah 50:4
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
1 Thessalonians 5:14
Good words for us to heed and obey...whatever may apply in our situations!
I was pondering about fruits and it being how we know people by. It's true we humans do not know peoples hearts the way God does and who will be saved in the end and who won't be and obviously we can be mistaken in our assumptions or judgments but we can know who people are by their fruits. Jesus said we can.
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Matthew 7:15-20
We do want to bring forth good fruits don't we sisters as we remain in the Vine and the Father prunes us to be even more fruitful! That is awesome. So may we also know others by their fruits, good or bad, and we know these come from the heart.
Well I must go now. Keep remembering the hope in Christ and press hard after Him sisters! Finding the kingdom is like the man who found one pearl of great price and sold all he had to buy it! We see a glimpse of how precious it is but I don't think our minds can fully comprehend all God has done and has laid up for us if we endure. So let us continue to endure patiently! Love to you in His holy name.
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