Today's Edification (28 July 2024)

Greetings sisters in Christ! 

Here's another day! Always a good one to serve the Lord! He has done so much for us and His grace is sufficient for us! 

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 

I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 

That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; 

Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: 

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 

Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Ephesians 1:3-4

Awesome and uplifting scriptures to think on our Lord and the blessings and riches we have in Him!

I was looking at scriptures on the will of God and then there were so many good ones that I thought an audio on them would be best! Hope they are encouraging to you too to ponder on the will of God in the earth and also in our lives in our obedience and day to day of what happens. His will be done! 

A few extras here too! 

For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. 

Mark 3:35

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

Colossians 4:12

Let us keep striving to do the Lord's will and trust in His will to be done. 

I was thinking about our Lord learning obedience through suffering... 

Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

Hebrews 5:8-9

We know He never sinned of course but He was still human and we know He understands what we go through. Let us keep being perfected and sometimes the best way is through trials. He has gone before us in obedience and opened the way for our salvation if we obey Him! Truly without Him we can do nothing! 

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

Acts 3:6

I love that scripture! He surely had something much better for him! And we too who know the truth of the gospel also have precious truth from the Word for those who want it and are seeking it. We freely give to those who are hungry yet for those who aren't we don't cast such precious pearls of truth to be trampled. Indeed we know the kingdom is as a pearl of great price we sell all for! And others must do the same and lose their lives for Christ and get a new one! 

I mentioned the other day on my blog here about birthdays. I'm just sharing a bit more here to clear anything up. I emailed with a brother about it and so just wanted to make sure I am correct on it. I don't want to cause confusion or any kind of 'false guilt' in people. As we know we all must be preparing to stand before the Lord on our own and testing all things to His Word, sorting through all the false things in this world, cleaving to that which is good yet also not going beyond scripture. 

I thought of this scripture... 

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. 

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

John 16:21-22

It is a wonderful thing when a human is born into this world. Even though it is a troubled wicked world with many trials to go through, it's still a miracle and special part of creation and what the Lord does! And yes we are preparing for our death and Solomon said about one's death being better than birth but each human born into the world is precious. And He gives us all the days that make up a year! And all the years that make up a lifetime! It's all to His glory. And we are here for His purposes not our own. 

So I wanted to say while there are suspected pagan origins to some of today's 'birthday celebration', I am not believing that if a saint happened to be extra thankful to God the Giver of life for another year on the date of their birth I do not mean that would be sinful or if they did a few extra things than normal that weren't sinful. While the world does what it does with all the sinful things in many areas including birthdays (like partying, drunkeness, materialism, foolishness, joking and unsobermindedness, idle games, and other fleshly things) and we avoid all such ways of the flesh, as believers every area comes under testing and this would include what we spend our money on, what we spend time on, what we value, how we live life in general. So each thing we do and don't do goes through much testing...to the scriptures. 

Now I choose to avoid all aspects of birthdays completely due to their general bad reputation, association with the flesh, and some in my opinion pagan origins but I am not saying if a saint did something or anything different on someone's birth date, they're wrong. I would encourage a sister to test everything she does and why and if it's not sinful like eating food, thanking God, or showing someone love etc just good pure and true simple things in the Lord then that's between her and God. If I told a sister I was thankful God gave her another year of life or gave her a meaningful or needed gift or cooked her something she especially liked on her birth date, I cannot say that's sinful! And while I could do all those things any day and it's good to do what we can to love others and care for them and appreciate them in the Lord, we can't just say 'oh I can't do anything today because it's your birth date and I might look like I'm being pagan'...it can get ridiculous and going beyond scripture and foolish. If a saint innocently and in good faith does any kind of recognition for the passing of time and the marking of another year or being reminded to be thankful for someone having been born into the world, I personally don't want to call that celebrating a birthday due to that meaning something the world does but anyway some things go into the area of being like 'straining at gnats' I guess or foolish. Anyway just trying to clarify what I believe on that. Let us do all we do with a good conscience, pure motives and hearts, and in faith and joy in the Holy Spirit. Let us strive on in the simplicity of Christ and be led of the Spirit, and giving thanks in all things, loving others, and glorifying Him! Let us keep preparing for eternity while we have life and breath! 

I like these scripture too and leave you with them. Strive on my beloved sisters! 

Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

Acts 9:31

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

2 Corinthians 13:14

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Be It Unto Me According to Thy Word

Greetings sisters! 

How are you going today? I hope you are being faithful strangers and pilgrims on this earth, running this race with patience, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith! We know this life is not a sit-back-and-do-nothing life. We have to act don't we! And for the love of the Lord and all He has done for us that is a joyous thing even if it can be hard. 

So today I wanted to share some more on the trust we are to have in the Lord and His will. I was thinking about Mary and how she submitted to what the angel told her would happen to her. And we know that was a big thing...Christ coming into the world to die for us. 

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Luke 1:38

And I thought of how that is a godly attitude for any other godly woman and it could also go along with 1 Peter 3 about the holy women of old trusting in God and being in subjection to their husbands. 

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 3:5-6

So we see submission to God first and also submission to male authority here. We know that is part of a godly woman's life being in obedience to the order God has established from creation. And that trust is putting down our own desires, our fear, our life even and going where God leads or obeying Him in and through all things. As we certainly know God has put men in positions of authority and the married woman submits to her husband even if she doesn't agree (except in sin of course). 

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.

1 Corinthians 11:3

And in both cases, trusting in God and submitting to authority women can all learn to do so willingly and joyously trusting that God is greater than all circumstances. 

I read you a scripture to go along with what I shared about Mary; Luke 1:26-55. I guess it's some more of the context to what she said and it is interesting to see and be encouraged by the examples of other godly women. 

What an unusual thing was told her...yet she trusted and submitted to God's will. Praise God for sending His beloved Son into this world! 

And we see in this scripture the truth of a woman trusting in the Lord for her very daily needs. 

Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.

1 Timothy 5:5-6

Being submitted to God and what He has for our lives is something we surely grow in and have to adjust our focus in sometimes. Obviously the more we experience, the deeper it can become and even if we don't experience major trials we can be preparing our minds and trusting Him daily in all things. 

I also thought of Esther going in unto the king risking her very life for her people. 

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

Esther 4:16

God is greater than all things. And we certainly know not to hold onto our own lives but be ready to lose them for Christ daily. A lot of these things are interrelated as it also has to do with not fearing and our faith in God and resting in Christ for our salvation to come! This world no longer holds us and we are seeking the world to come and storing up treasures there. 

I like the attitude here of just submitting to God's will...

Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

Acts 21:13-14

We can be submitted to God if we are persecuted for righteousness sake too. We have been told to expect this and we can trust our souls to Him! 

Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

1 Peter 4:19

Ultimately we know that all that goes on in our lives is for good...for us who love the Lord if we are walking in His ways. 

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

So sisters maybe some of that was encouraging to you. I hope it was edifying with the scriptures and I know there's so much to ponder in each of our lives that we can't get to everything! Let us sisters be holy women trusting in our God no matter what goes on around us. 

I think I know some of you sisters like this scripture too... 

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.

Psalm 112:7

Amen sisters...let that be us, stedfast. It shows deep trust and inner peace. Reminds me actually of what it says in 1 Peter 3 about not being afraid of any amazement. Reminds me also of how we are to be sober-minded. Which reminds me that we need to be vigilant on guard for the adversary too. So many things to think about! What a great God we serve! Glory to Him! 

OK sisters I need to go. Lord willing I shall be back tomorrow with something else to share. I know God has His faithful saints out there shining light into a dark world. That is encouraging because it is very dark. True faith is rare and unbelief and compromise abounds. Hold fast to the faith once delivered sisters! We don't know what may lie in the days or weeks or years ahead if the Lord has those for us. But we do know God will still be God and we can trust in our Saviour for forgiveness and find salvation. But we have this moment to make sure we are watching and ready, prepared, trusting in the Lord going about our duties as godly women. 

The will of the Lord be done! 

Love in Christ

Sister Michaela

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Doing the Lord's Will

Greetings sisters! 

I pray you are weathering the storms of this life as a saint. Striving on through easy times and hard times. We must faithfully endure all the way to the end to receive the promise of eternal life. 

Today I have some verses to edify and encourage on thinking on and doing the Lord's will. We are blessed, that as women we have been shown what is the Father's will in how He wants us to be in holiness and obedience. I have shared a lot of those on other posts (on dress, head covering, quietness and submission etc). So these are simple ones to ponder and bless you in some way as I was. And I hope and pray you are doing the Lord's will in what He commands for us women. 

"And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 

And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day."

John 6:39-40

"For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother."

Matthew 12:50

"Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish."

Matthew 18:14

"For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing."

1 Peter 3:17

I can relate to this one. It's such a blessing to not "fight" situations and just give them all up into the hands of God. 

"And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done."

Acts 21:14

"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is."

Ephesians 5:17 

"That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God."

1 Peter 4:2

"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven."

Matthew 7:21

 

"For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise."

Hebrews 10:36

Continue on patiently sisters! 

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

Romans 2:7

Love and peace in Christ,

...from a daughter of God

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