Good day sisters!
I am back again! In the Lord, we live and move and have our being! Without Him we can do nothing. We are to do all things for His glory! We are nothing before Him and so let us serve Him in meekness and godly fear. And yet with great joy at the hope He has offered us in His Son! May we shelter in this love that He showed the whole world as we must abide in Christ to the end to be saved. We abide in Him by keeping His Word. May we be diligent about that sisters. And I am very thankful to know the way and how He wants us as women to please Him!
Let's refresh in some of those ways today shall we sisters?!
Yes I know we probably think we know them well but that actually could be a danger as we may not look deep into them and test ourselves. So I'm just encouraging us all to take a look at what applies in our lives and see how we're doing!
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Titus 2:3-5
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
1 Timothy 2:9-15
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
1 Corinthians 11:3-10
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.1 Peter 3:1-6
Surely we are blessed to have all this specifically for us! And of course there's much more that applies to everyone but we know we were created different to man from the beginning and yes there may be some differences even because of the woman first being deceived as the scripture above suggests. But let us truly submit ourselves to our Creator and Lord and Master! His ways truly are good.
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
Indeed we needed new life in Him as we were dead in trespasses and sins! How great a love He showed in dying before we were saints...while we were still sinners. This surely is why it is not of our works we are saved, we desperately needed a Saviour, but indeed the good works follow our belief and we are to be zealous and fruitful in them!
I was pondering how the scriptures mention a few times about faith unfeigned as well as love unfeigned and how we are to have them of course! It implies that there is feigned faith and love and we certainly do not want those as they are vain and lead to destruction. But it's good to also be aware of it in the world around us as words can be deceiving.
Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:1 Timothy 1:5
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:1 Peter 1:22
I was also pondering how we live in a rich culture many of us so naturally we may also have more compared to others especially in poorer countries. So I was thinking how we don't want to even subconsciously be trusting in the things around us as we are not to do that. Thankful for food and raiment and for any extras. Blessings from the Lord which He can take away too.
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.Proverbs 11:28
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.Psalm 62:10
And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!Mark 10:24
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;1 Timothy 6:17
May we be trusting in our great God who gives us every good and perfect gift and may we be faithful stewards of everything He has given us including our time.
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.Colossians 4:5
Keep striving in the truth my sisters! Our redemption draws nearer!
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
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 4:16-18
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