Greetings sisters!
I am back to edify in the Lord today. Hopefully you are pressing on in the faith. Ultimately that is most important of course, isn't it, as there will always be trials, and our earthly bodies are decaying and will die any day. But our soul is eternal. All the things around us too will be burned up in the end, and even now they may vanish away in an instant. So we do not want to be wrapped up in all the earthly things. While we are to be faithful in the physical things too, our faith towards God and our love for Him, and seeking His kingdom are always to be first. He has granted us many extra blessings but we are to be content with food and raiment even if it's one set of clothing and one day's worth of simple food that He keeps providing. Jesus clearly taught how He cares for the animals even when they don't have gardens and farms etc so we are not to be faithless but believe and trust. Paul also shared how he had learned to be content with little or much.
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.
Philippians 4:10-14
And humans are of course of more value than the animals.
And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.Matthew 12:11-12
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.Matthew 10:31
And I am sharing this parable too as it's good to be reminded of how things are in the world as it moves towards that great day of harvest.
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Matthew 13:24-30
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Matthew 13:36-43
May we be ready, sisters. Precious promises are ahead for those who believe and obey. May we keep striving on as there are many dangers down here still. We are not there yet. We want to be faithful to the end like Paul was.
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.2 Timothy 4:7-8
Let us keep pressing on for the kingdom! Love unto you in His name.
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