Today's Encouragement (7 August 2023)

Greetings godly sisters!

I hope this finds you striving on forward in the Lord! We don't want to go back or we don't want to stray to the left or the right but press right forward after Him. 

Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Proverbs 4:26-27

Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

John 6:67-69

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Spring is coming in His creation here... 

But the apricot tree still hasn't lost it's leaves yet... 

Must have pretty mild winters here then. But it's still beautiful all the changes that happen in His creation. 

Yummy broad beans on the way... 

So pretty seeing the sun shine through healthy growing plants.. 

...producing food for mankind. God is good and merciful to us all. 

Gathering blessings for the evening meal... 

In other words, going grocery shopping in the garden:-) Good blessings! I'm thankful. And for health and strength to labour in tilling the ground as man has from the beginning. 

I'd serve my sisters (and brothers) yummy chicken veggie stew with good garden blessings of potato, cabbage, leek, silverbeet and parsley. 

How beautiful... 

His creation is good and refreshing in a dark world with so much sin and confusion and chaos in it. 

But we sisters want to be pure and peaceful and in order to God's Word. 

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

Let all things be done decently and in order. 

1 Corinthians 14:33, 40

Let's all keep seeking first God's kingdom and righteousness sisters! Hold fast! 

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Today's Encouragement (6 August 2023)

Greetings sisters!

Here's one more day the Lord gave us. He is in control and He reigns! And we get to be His servants! That's an awesome position to be in even though sadly many do not want to be servants to Him as they think it is bondage. But we sisters want to be! 

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

Romans 6:22

We are free yet servants! Free from sin and servants to God and righteousness! 

And I share another awesome scripture I read today... 

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

Revelation 15:3-4

I love that. 

Pretty winter flowers in His peaceful creation. 

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

John 15:1-2

We want to be the branches that bear fruit don't we sisters. Otherwise we will be removed. So many good subjects for us to study in His Word. It would be good to do a whole one on fruit. I also love that He prunes us so we bear more fruit...that is precious and shows His care and we want to submit to that pruning don't we sisters. 

Next scripture reading to edify my sisters... 

That's the one where Paul says he takes pleasure in trials and weaknesses as God's grace is sufficient for Him. Yes God's grace is precious even though it's one of those things that have been so thoroughly abused in this day that we need to make sure we think biblically on it. That would also be a good personal study subject to do. We know we can receive it in vain and despise it and we know those aren't good things. Let's be careful with all these precious gifts lest God take them away from us. 

Well I guess that's pretty much all I have to share. I got some weeding and work done in the garden. Also working on online ministry in finding email addresses to send the gospel to. That's a good ministry for us sisters especially if we don't get out in the world much, there's much online work to be done and that's a great 'mission field' as they say. Yes everyone...whosever...can come to be forgiven and find new life in our almighty Saviour!! But we know they have to give up their lives to follow Him and obey the gospel. 

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Mark 16:15

Hold fast sisters! 

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Today's Encouragement (5 August 2023)

Hello sisters! 

How's things going in your life where you're standing?! It's encouraging that God has His remnant around the world striving on. And we're all facing things to overcome and work through but He is glorified as we do so. 

God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, 

Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. 

But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. 

Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

Romans 11:2-5

Next scripture reading for your edification on this day... 

A lot of good things in there again and warnings for us. 

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Romans 16:17-18

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

2 Timothy 3:13-14

We know there's going to be massive deception don't we sisters. Let's cling to His Word and not added traditions of man that have come along afterwards and void our worship. 

Well that's what I have for today. Praise God for all good things and let's cultivate a thankful spirit in all things. We know God hates grumbling and complaining so let's stay away from that as far as possible! 

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Love to you all, 

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Today's Encouragement (4 August 2023)

Greetings godly sister saints! 

God granted us this day to chose whom we will serve! I know my sisters are choosing Him! 

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 

But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 

He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

1 John 2:3-6

That describes my true sisters. You're refreshing because you love God and want to obey Him and have pure hearts and work on crucifying the flesh daily and don't make excuses for any sin. That sure is refreshing in such a world as ours. Keep shining your lights sisters! 

Many beautiful flowers around here in late winter... 

Glory to God for all the creations He made...and they are good and peaceful in a dark world. 

Even withered flowers look beautiful... 

And the lichen growing on the log is unique... 

While the carpet of green does look pretty we take dominion of the earth and rip out the weeds to be able to grow food don't we... 

Satisfying work it is. I'm blessed to be able to have a garden to work in. 

Sending out the gospel with a sewing order... 

I'm thankful for any way to be able to share that precious eternal truth. And I love hearing how my sisters are ready to share it too and they do! 

Next scripture reading here.. 

Some extra scriptures to ponder... 

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

Philippians 4:5

 

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

James 5:9

God's word is good and great when lived by! It all works so orderly if everyone obeys it. He is a God of order! Let's keep working on following after His ways sisters! We're so blessed to know the way to walk in and He leads us and gives us strength and helps us stay in the right way. Hold fast sisters! 

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Today's Encouragement (3 August 2023)

 

Greetings sisters! 

Hope you're standing and stedfast and unmoveable in your faith on this day. We know our labours are not in vain in the Lord! 

Beautiful day here God made... 

Every day is a good day in the Lord though! Well as long as we are striving on. He is good! 

Hopefully a fruitful onion harvest coming up... 

But many months to wait yet...so as in many things we need patience. We are waiting for the Lord and so must patiently endure this life for however long He wants us here. 

Sometimes before and after pictures can be more encouraging if you don't think you're making any progress on something... 

And that can be a bit the same in our lives if we think we haven't grown recently or something, we can remember how far the Lord has brought us! We know we do not stay in our original state when we repent and decide to submit to the Lord and follow Him. 

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

1 Peter 2:9

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

1 Corinthians 6:11 

Amen the past is gone and we have been called into marvellous light and made new and clean in Him! And we want to keep growing and learning and maturing and using our senses to discern good and evil. 

And leaving our sins and serving a glorious Saviour is not bondage like many sadly think. Having boundaries (like barriers on a highway with steep drop offs) is a necessity to make it safely on the narrow road isn't it sisters? The way is very narrow and few find it. But it's never a burden to serve the one true and living God! Doesn't mean it isn't hard. He told us it will be but only those who don't want to obey think this life we sisters live is a burden. But we are set free from darkness and sin and we keep fighting the good fight of faith until the end! 

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

1 John 5:3

They're not grievous, sisters! I know you all say amen! The 'Christians' who think we are in bondage might as well come out and say (and some may)..."let's not obey God anymore". How wicked, as that is all we are striving to do...obey Him. They seem to think Jesus did it all for us. Last I recall Jesus Himself said go sin no more and that even thoughts were sin. Yes sisters we indeed have been called to a holy life so let's not let anyone tell us otherwise! Only workers of satan would do that. But His Word is truth. We just have to go read that if someone tries to say "has God really said you still have to obey?" (and we know they say it in more cryptic and sly ways than that oftentimes). He is so holy and worthy to be lived for! 

Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

3 John 1:11

Next scripture reading to edify my sisters...

The word of the Lord came again to me, saying,

Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:

Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord God.

Ezekiel 14:12-14

Thank you sister for these scripture pictures... 

Praise God for that! 

Amen I love that too. He is good and we are seeking Him and His holy ways. 

Hold fast sisters and let's all keep loving the Lord our God! I hope all your Titus 2 works go well too. It is a blessing to be godly women as the Lord is pleased with His obedient daughters. 

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Today's Encouragement (2 August 2023)

Greetings godly sisters!

I hope you're strong in the Lord and not growing weary in well doing! 

Beautiful morning kitchen window view... 

God's mercies are new every day and it's like we get a fresh start isn't it. The day before and any troubles in it are gone (well unless something is ongoing) and we keep looking ahead yet still mostly taking each day as it comes. Jesus said not to worry about tomorrow as there's enough to deal with today didn't He. 

I had a cleaning job to do... 

Thankful for health and strength to labour in all sorts of good works. It's a great blessing and it could be taken away and we would need to be thankful and content still! 

Next scripture reading to edify... 

There's a lot in there about 'proof of love'. We know people can say they love either God or people with their lips and maybe do a few little things to make themselves think they love but we want to have godly love first to God which is obedience and to others which is similarly obeying how God says to treat others! 

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

1 John 3:18

Let us have good and full proof of our love in full obedience to God...from which flows sacrificial love to others especially to the children of God. We love Him as He first loved us! It's all from Him and no man can boast in anything! 

Hold fast sisters and let's keep being on guard and crucifying the flesh and overcoming! 

Love in Christ, 

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Today's Encouragement (1 August 2023)

Greetings sisters! 

I hope you're doing great in the Lord on this new day! 

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

Colossians 1:9-11

I love that! That's a great thing to pray for each other about. 

Thank you sister for this... 

That's a great scripture to keep in mind...believing goes along with suffering for His sake. But He is so worthy to suffer for. 

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Philippians 3:10

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

1 Peter 4:13

Next scripture reading to edify you... 

Thankful to have His Word again and know the way in which we are to go. We are not left out in the crazy changing world without guidance from above! 

Juicy manderin blessings... 

And I'd serve you a steaming bowl of cauliflower rice and chicken curry... 

God provided daily bread again. He is good to us. 

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. 

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 5:14-15

I love that...seek and love the good and hate and don't seek the evil! That's what we are commanded to do all through the pages of His Word. 

Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

(Romans 12:9b) 

That's what I have to share today sisters. Let's keep being zealous of good works! Hold fast! 

 

Love in Christ, 

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Today's Encouragement (31 July 2023)

Hello holy sisters! 

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Romans 12:1-2

Good commandments in there for us all to test ourselves too. Christ is worthy to be living sacrifices for. He was our perfect sacrifice to take away our sins. How thankful we ought to be, and giving our lives to Him is nothing really compared to all He did for us. And how much of our sin He had to endure before we repented (and if we fail again). And all the sin of the whole world He sees every second. I couldn't begin to endure that. I was thinking how long suffering God is and here's a few scriptures on that... 

Yet we know that will end and His just wrath will be poured out. We hope people repent and it is good to warn them or plead with them to repent before it's too late. 

I hope my sisters are pressing on today, not growing weary in well doing. We can just remind ourselves if we have trials that God told us we will and especially if we are living godly. I mean the world has trials too but extra trials for His names sake but we can rejoice in those and through all trials actually. We should. Can be hard sometimes but we keep re-adjusting our minds don't we sisters. 

I was pondering this scripture too... 

For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

Romans 15:26

And thinking so much for the prosperity gospel that teaches God will give you wealth (and health) on this earth etc. That verse says 'the poor saints' and we know Paul often lacked at times but he had learned to be content. And we also know there was sickness among the saints. 

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.

Philippians 4:11-13

This world is not our home and we don't want our treasures down here anyway. It's a blessing living a simple life for Christ. 

I had more sewing to do today... 

Thankful to have good pure and true things to occupy in. 

It's a blessing to be able to do all we do. 

Next scripture reading to edify... 

That's another great one and also goes along with what brother Paul went through. 

Well I guess I will go and leave you to whatever godly woman's works you have to do next! Let's keep holding fast to truth sisters and not compromising to please the flesh or to avoid hurting anyone's feelings etc. We must love God so much, far above all things. Our faith is a living and active faith because we truly believe in the one true God and His Son whom He sent! Glory to God! 

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Today's Encouragement (30 July 2023)

Greetings godly sisters! 

Here we have a new day and each one and second is time no one will ever get again. But we know our great God is eternal! But we can strive to redeem the time in good and worthwhile works! 

That's a pretty sunflower a sister shared! So beautiful they are. God made them and all the thousands of other flowers there are and everything else! 

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Isaiah 40:8

Yes so glad to have His eternal unchanging truth! 

Refreshing morning in His creation... 

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Psalm 143:8 

I love the flower 'snow' under the blossoming almond tree... 

Beautiful creations... 

Pretty water droplets too... 

Glory to God for all good things He made! 

Sewing in progress... 

Glad to do various godly woman's works and I'm sure you sisters are too! 

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

Daily 'bread' blessings... 

Always Titus 2 works going on in us sisters' lives. I love thinking about my godly sisters. 

Next scripture reading to edify you... 

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 5:15

Amen let us live unto Him..not ourselves. We are His servants and friends if we obey Him which I trust my sisters are doing! Hold fast and keep enduring hardness like good soldiers sisters! 

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Today's Encouragement (29 July 2023)

Greetings sisters!

How are you going on this day?! I hope you're seeking things above, through all this earthly world and the things we have to deal with. 

I had a busy day with some unexpected changes being a helper but I'm still here to send some love and encouragement to my sisters! The family of God is precious. It's not the whole church with a million different beliefs and sins within. His children are called out and separate and striving to be holy, loving truth, walking in the light, and overcoming. Oh yeah there can be issues and sins to deal with in His family but His children will repent whether on their own with God or after discipline from the body etc. Or if they won't repent we know what Jesus said... 

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 

But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Matthew 18:15-17

Pretty day... 

Yes there's much trouble and darkness and horrendously bad things going on in this world...but seeing the beauty and peace still around in His creation is such a refreshing blessing. God is good to give us ways to restore as we walk absent from Him by faith. Strangers and pilgrims looking for an eternal city we are! 

Next scripture reading to edify my sisters... 

Another great and encouraging chapter! 

I'd share this yummy healthy pumpkin fudge with my sisters to help keep you going in good works. I made it yesterday to use up some cooked pumpkin. 

It also has almond butter, stevia, coconut oil and some spices. Good treat blessing it is! 

Lord willing I will be back tomorrow. I have some extra sewing to work on to keep me busy Lord willing. And all the other things and I'm sure my sisters are occupying in many good and useful works! Hold fast sister saints! 

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Today's Encouragement (28 July 2023)

Greetings sisters! 

God gave us another day. We can start out with Him as He allows this world to continue so far, in this day and gave us breath for another day. Most forget Him but we believe in Him by faith and because we do truly believe we obey all He told us in His Word. 

Having a strong faith is very important isn't it sisters... 

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

1 Peter 5:8-9

We can resist the enemy and keep fighting the good fight of faith. 

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Ephesians 6:16

Let's keep trusting in Him in a faithless generation. It is lacking true faith we know but there's plenty of false faith though isn't there sisters of all sorts...right from atheism which is a faith to fake Christian faiths too even to ones which may seem almost close to the true faith. 

Next scripture reading to edify my sisters... 

For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. 

Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

2 Corinthians 3:11-12

Amen we have so much revealed to us in Christ and indeed we have a better covenant! 

Reminds me about the sorer punishment though... 

He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

Hebrews 10:28-29

We do not believe the lies around that say we are safe from punishment if we practice sin...just because we believe in Jesus. We know we must repent. 

Five hungry lambs to feed... 

Watering the cows... 

Reminds me that it often seemed to be a woman's job in the Bible. Well at least drawing water from wells. I'm sure it was needed a lot for Titus 2 things as well just as it is today. 

And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

Genesis 24:11

They sure had to work really hard for basic needs back then. And those big creatures sure can drink a lot of water. We can be really thankful for modern conveniences today but also not grumble and complain if we are without them. If we have food and raiment...we have all we need...for physical things at least but we need the living water and the bread of life! 

Well I must go now and keep going on my work but I hope all your works as godly women are going well. Hold fast to the truth in a crooked and perverse dark depraved foolish culture. Christ is coming sooner! Let's be salt and light and ready for His coming or our going to be with Him. And we have the blessed hope to share with those who want it! 

Love in Christ, 

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