Today's Encouragement (13 August 2023)

Greetings sisters! 

I hope you are pressing on for the Lord today and in the power of His might! In our weaknesses He is strong and He strengthens us through His Word and can use His saints to encourage and edify each other and comfort. 

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 

For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:3-5

What a great and awesome God we serve! Let us honour and obey Him in godly fear. 

Thank you sister for the scripture above and sharing all these incredible creation pictures below. Too beautiful for words even. It looks like a paradise. Glory to God! 

Wow I love that. Praise God! Reminds me of the perfect garden in the beginning and the perfect new heaven and earth to come! God is good to let us still have beauty and peace here when we don't deserve anything good after we sinned against Him.

Next scripture reading here... 

Another great one to edify and encourage. Let's not grow weary in well doing sisters! 

Beautiful sparkly wet morning... 

So many water droplets on that one blade of grass! Awesome creations! 

Little one year old watching the sheep and lambs... 

There is still much good and many precious things in this world in amidst the horrendous wickedness and works of satan. The Lord will triumph over it all and set it all straight one day. Let us strive to be found worthy to stand before Him. 

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Luke 21:36

Well I think that's all I have to share but I hope you keep standing really strong sisters! Nothing is worth losing our soul over is it so let's press on with our faces like flint toward the Lord and what is ahead willing to lose all things on this earth to gain the next and glorify our glorious God! Strive on sisters! 

Love in Christ, 

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Today's Encouragement (12 August 2023)

 

Greetings sisters! 

How's your day in the Lord? My day was a busy one in Titus 2 works. And praise God for any fellowship we can have with sisters we know. We know how few there are who truly love God no matter what so it is a joy and refreshment when we do know a few. 

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

I love to think about my sisters who love the Lord. And be thankful to God for you. 

Sheep with their lambs... 

Quite a noise too with all the mothers and lambs calling for each other. It's funny to watch all the lambs playing together and running around exploring the world but then they lose their mothers and have to find each other again in the flock, hence the noise. But they do find each other so it's amazing God's creation in that aspect too and all the instincts He put in them and all His creatures. 

Next scripture reading to edify you... 

Lots of great truths for us in there. Praise God for being able to know His truth and good ways. I'm thankful to know what the works of the flesh are and the fruits of the Spirit. Although we are not under the law or saved by works we see and know that to walk after the flesh is death but to walk in the Spirit is life! 

Edifying...that's something we should all be involved in doing. 

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

1 Corinthians 14:12

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

Ephesians 4:16

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

We want to be focused on good things and not talking about or being involved in vain useless things that do not edify. Reminds me about the incorruptible versus corruptible and how we want to be about incorruptible things don't we too. 

The longer we walk in the Lord the more we see how different we are from the world and what they value. They are of this world and mostly about this world and not eternal things even though many claim to believe. But their fruit shows otherwise but let us be set on seeking first His kingdom and righteousness. We really are just strangers and pilgrims here, peculiar people, whose citizenship is in heaven. Hopefully that shows in what we value and how we trust this world and all we have to Him as we know it's all His. 

And we sisters may have somewhat more quiet lives being helpers and servants and involved in physical Titus 2 things but that too is pleasing to the Lord we know and it's also important how and why we do things. We want to have willing hearts not pleasing ourselves and also have thankful hearts, meek, and submitted to our role God gave us 

Well I think that's all from me sisters but I hope you keep pressing on strong in the Lord! Hold fast! Lord willing I will be back sharing here tomorrow and I hope you are back also as that means you're striving on again. And I want to encourage you in that even in a tiny way. 

Love in Christ, 

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Today's Encouragement (11 August 2023)

Greetings sisters! 

I hope you are striving on wherever you are on this earth! The Lord has called us to stand and shine our lights where we are. We worship in spirit and truth and we don't have to 'go' anywhere to serve Him like they used to go to Jerusalem and the temple to worship. 

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 

Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

John 4:21-24 

I'm thankful for that and we love the truth don't we sisters! And if we love the truth we hate error and lies. 

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

Psalm 97:10

I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.

Psalm 119:113

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

Psalm 119:127-128

I know that describes my godly sisters. (and thank you sister for the pretty creation picture I shared at the top.) 

Next scripture reading to edify my sisters whom I love... 

Many deep truths in His Word and it all fits together amazingly. It is so congruent from Genesis to Revelation isn't it. 

I hope all your godly woman works are going well sisters. 

Mine are going along well and I'm just taking one bit at a time like if you have a huge pile of dishes to wash at the end of the day. 

Hold fast to the truth sisters and let us not live in the flesh but mortify it daily so we can live in the Spirit and please God 

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 

For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Romans 8:12-14

Love in Christ, 

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Today's Encouragement (10 August 2023)

Greetings sisters!

God gave us another day to live for Him! 

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

We know our faith in Him changes everything. And we live by all of His Words not just picking and choosing what we want to. We take the easy and the hard don't we as He is worthy! He made us and owns us and who are we to rebel against Him and do our own ways. 

Next scripture chapter reading to edify you... 

And thank you sister for sharing these scriptures... 

I love that. And that's the opposite of this isn't it... 

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

1 Timothy 5:13

We not only have good examples and commands but also bad examples and what we shouldn't be like. I'm thankful for them all and we're blessed to have them. My sisters and I want to be good examples and really we have such a high calling to be His witnesses. That's a job to be taken seriously and yeah I know sometimes we can think how unworthy we are in that we know our weaknesses but He can use the humble and those who know they need Him! We can think of Him using Moses who said he couldn't speak well and also Paul who said in several places about his weaknesses. We know not many mighty and wise in this world are called but God can use the weak things for mighty things. 

I love that...God's peace ruling in our hearts. That's a precious gift. 

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

Galatians 6:14

 

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 10:17

That's a good subject to ponder...boasting in the Lord. Well we sure know we don't want any glory for ourselves. And yeah people may falsely accuse us of being that way but they accused our Saviour falsely too but God knows our hearts. Let us glory in our great God! 

I was thinking about this scripture... 

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Genesis 50:20

In what happened to Joseph. We may have bad things happening to us but we don't know the end or what God can do with it and why He may allow it. We may see the end or maybe not but we want to trust in Him and that this is true... 

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28 

Well I must go sisters but I hope you're all striving on loving the Lord first and others next. Hold fast! The Lord is preparing a place for us...let us endure faithfully! 

Love in Christ, 

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Today's Encouragement (9 August 2023)

Greetings sisters! 

I hope you're striving on in the Lord today! I'm back again sharing one more day as the Lord allowed. We know our days are numbered but we want to live the ones we have left for the Lord. We cannot change the past now, when we wasted our days in ignorance or rebellion, but we can choose each day going forward whom we will serve...we will serve the Lord amen sisters?! He is worthy! 

I had a 3 hour bus trip today. 

Was a beautiful and pretty day for it. 

Glory to God for that. 

Every day is a great and perfect day to serve the Lord and we don't want to ever complain but we know some days are perhaps 'nicer' in the weather area. But we don't get our joy or peace from weather do we sisters! No we get it from the One who is our joy and peace and hope! 

 

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Romans 15:13

Evening sunshine on my Titus 2 works... 

I'm sure I'll be having a lot of those. And you sisters too. It's a blessing to be godly women submitted to Him! 

Next scripture reading here... 

I found a quiet spot in His creation to read that on a half hour break on my bus trip. Thankful for His Word again. 

I had my gospel bag sharing truth on my trip. One older woman walked up and wanted to see it. But sadly she was set in her ways and defending the churches. But she got the gospel. 

She said she liked all it said front and back and wanted me to sew some for her except she didn't want the part about not listening to the churches. No, we sisters follow Jesus who is the truth and not these churches today packed full of lies. 

Didn't we get warned that deceivers would enter and Paul warned that as soon as he left corrupt men would come in and draw many away. And we are in the perilous last times and with iniquity abounding and love waxing cold. No we are responsible to stand for truth and not follow churches into hell. I'm glad to know my sisters who have been set free from that trap. Praise God! 

I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

1 Corinthians 10:15 

That reminds me of the men at Berea who tested what Paul was saying to the scriptures. We know we sure ought to test and judge what people say and that is wise to do so. 

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Acts 17:11

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:21-22

Thank you sisters for sharing these... 

Yes we want to do good and not evil to our fellow man. Vengeance is the Lord's we know. 

Our God lives! And He always has and never had a beginning. That's so hard for our minds to grasp and He'll never end. So sad people worshipping dead false gods which really do not exist. Well we know it's satan really. 

And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God.

1 Kings 18:39

I love that what the false god worshippers said when they saw what our God did! 

We will gladly bear reproach for Him as we know His people are hated or thought foolish in this world. One day all will bow. 

Amen we want that too. He alone is worthy! 

I leave you with this one... 

Hold fast sisters! 

Love in Christ, 

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Today's Encouragement (8 August 2023)

Greetings sisters! 

I hope you are standing strong in the faith! We know we are absent from the Lord don't we and have to walk by faith! We must have a very strong faith in order to overcome the wicked one and also to obey Him! Think of the faith of Noah in which he obeyed God to build a huge boat to escape God's judgement on the world. That is no small faith. So let us have great faith even if people laugh at us for taking God so seriously. 

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

Hebrews 11:27

I love that description of Moses' faith...enduring as if seeing Him who is invisible. That's right isn't it sisters we so truly believe in Him that we obey Him and because we believe He gave us His Word with commandments that are not burdensome! 

Seems to be unending loads of weeds to pull... 

But it's satisfying works even if you have to do something over and over again. We have to do that a lot in life anyway. They can contain a lot of repetitious daily activities but good and necessary ones and we want to be thankful for all things. 

Dealing with that door lock took 2 and a half hours out of my day with the many issues it brought. But satisfying to endure that and to have it work in the end. Just like our faith too we must endure to the end to be saved. We do not want to give up do we sisters. So many things in this life it's good to keep working at until we're finished if possible. But most importantly to have a mind ready to endure until the end in our faith. 

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Mark 13:13

Next scripture reading for you here... 

Praise God to have so much written for us to read and take heed to. 

Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

1 Corinthians 10:11-12

Here's some older scripture pictures which are still just as good as ever because His Word is eternal! I'll let them speak for themselves.

His Word is so good! 

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

We want to be fully furnished unto all good works through His Word don't we sisters! And we know we have godly women's roles to submit to and I'm thankful to know what those are. 

Well I must go and Lord willing I have travels tomorrow to go help look after the children with housework etc again. But I'm thankful to be able to keep sharing here. Hold fast sisters and look up as our Saviour and our affections are above and He is coming back! 

Love in Christ, 

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