Today's Edification (10 July 2024)

Greetings sister saints!

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

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 

Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, 

For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. 

For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. 

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 

That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; 

Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. 

Philippians 1:2-11

That's an awesome scripture! 

I hope you're all fighting the good fight of faith, sisters! This life isn't passive or 'easy' and definitely not the path of 'least resistance'. But it is no doubt a wonderful and glorious thing to know the One true and living God and follow His perfect ways the best we can in this fleshly body of ours and in this fallen world. He sent a Saviour! We have His written Word to guide us. He gave us a conscience. And He sent the Comforter. He truly has given us all we need! 

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Micah 6:8

I really love that scripture. Precious things...doing justly, loving mercy, and humbly walking with God. If only there were more people doing that, the world would be a much better place. Let us make sure we are though and continue to test all we do and bring them into subjection to His good ways. 

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13

I was pondering this scripture... 

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Matthew 20:16

God's ways are not man's. I'm sure there will be many surprises for people on judgement day...when they are sent away. We don't want that for anyone or ourselves but God knows it will be and warned us. We do not want to be naive or caught off guard. 

Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

Matthew 25:11-12

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. 

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  

And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Matthew 7:21-23

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 

Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 

But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 

There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 

And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 

And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

Luke 13:25-30

We all have been warned. Let us take this seriously and strive on fervently and circumspectly. Let us cast off every weight...and sin that does easily beset us in our race. 

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:1-2 

Yes let us look to Him as we do this as without His help we can do nothing. 

I thought it was time for some new scripture pictures as it's been awhile since I shared some here:-) His Word with His creations are always good! 

His Word is so good and is full of truth treasures! 

Let us trust in our great God sisters! He is a shield and refuge and fortress and so much more for us! He is our portion and His grace is sufficient for us! Ponder His precious grace and let us not take it lightly lest we fall from His favour. 

But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

Psalm 3:3

And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

2 Samuel 22:2-3

He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

Psalm 62:6-7

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

Psalm 142:4-5

He is all we need! Let us cleave to the Lord sisters. Everything around us is temporary and fading away but we seek for that which eternal don't we sisters! 

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 4:18

Let's keep being stedfast, unmoveable, grounded, stablished, settled in the Lord and His truth!

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

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

Colossians 1:11-13

That's an awesome scripture too! Praise God for all He has done! How can we not be thankful?! 

Let us keep being patient and longsuffering. There is much to endurance and every day we are working on it and every day is important as they all add up. Therefore each minute is important too and how we use it for good or bad. We want to have lived a life of faithfulness to God to the very end, amen sisters?! Let's keep working on it today and let us be thankful for this opportunity to do so and the light and truth God has shown us! 

Love, mercy, and peace in Christ, 

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Today's Edification (16 April 2024)

Hello sisters!

I'm back another day and I trust you are striving on in the Lord too!

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

Philemon 1:3

A new day dawns... 

A new day of His mercies! 

Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised.

Psalm 113:2-3

Pretty sun through the fog and autumn leaves... 

Off on my bus trip to the children's. 

And getting to work on my blog here as I go. I was studying about 'witness/testimony'. We sisters are bearing His witness in this world...in every aspect of our lives as there's no part of us that isn't under His control is there. 

And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Revelation 19:10

 

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

Acts 23:11

Paul got to speak before rulers and kings. I don't think we will have that but we sure have to be ready to give an answer and also suffer physical persecution. We have so many freedoms today...not to be taken forgranted. 

And I was thinking of this scripture how satan accuses us to God and how we overcome him... 

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Revelation 12:10-11

And I was thinking about Job too. 

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? 

Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 

Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 

But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

Job 1:8-11

He said that Job would curse God...which is a false accusation or prediction. 

But we sisters just keep pressing on knowing satan (or sadly even humans) will accuse us before God. We keep striving to be blameless and ready to give 'the word of our witness' and we don't want to be a poor witness for the Lord. 

We do not want to blaspheme His name by our actions. 

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Titus 2:5

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

1 Timothy 6:1

Just pondering on the whole subject of witnesses (true or false) and of being Christ's witness in this dark world. Of course we have not seen Him but we believe His Word by faith and live it out! Faithfully living out His Word is so important isn't it sisters for our witness for Him in this dark world. He is truth and as Jesus said to Pilate He came into the world to bear witness to the truth. 

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

John 18:37

Let us keep bearing witness to the truth also. His Word is truth! We are so blessed to have His written Word - the word of truth! 

In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Ephesians 1:13

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

James 1:18

Beautiful day He made... 

That's a really country looking bus stop where my journey ended. But the gospel went up! Thankful for safe travels. 

Here's some older scripture pictures to edify... 

Hope those blessed you (again!). There's a lot on patience and endurance etc. 

I've had a busy day catching up on housework and helping here. More to go tomorrow if I get the day. Hope all your godly woman's works are going well whatever they are in the calling you do have which you're being content and doing your best in! Rest is a great blessing after working hard isn't it. And Christ is our spiritual rest most importantly and one day we can rest from our labours. 

Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

Revelation 14:12-13

 

And the sun went down again on my day... 

Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 

His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

Psalm 19:4-6

And it keeps rising somewhere around the world and only the Lord knows where all His saints are! Everyone's out there few though they may be pressing on and going though trials too. 

Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

2 Timothy 2:19

I'm sure we all can echo brother Paul's thoughts and feelings here... 

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 

But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. 

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: 

Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 

And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

Philippians 1:21-25

But to live is Christ and that's what He has for us so let's abide in Him as it's all about Him! 

Keep enduring in the faith sisters! Though our outward man is perishing we are renewed inwardly day by day and can mount up with wings as eagles and not faint! He is our strength and hope! Endure hardness with joy like good soldiers sisters! 

Love in Christ, 

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Today's Edification (28 March 2024)

Greetings sisters! 

I hope you are determined to press on strong in the Lord today! I am! And keep enduring hardness like good soldiers. He is our comfort and hope and peace and joy no matter where we are on this earth or what is going on in our days. 

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 

For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. 

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

Psalm 61:2-4

Are you ready to be washed in the Word today here, sisters?! Well I'm sharing a whole lot as His Word is so pure and we can trust in it and let it do what it does in our hearts. God is good...always remember that no matter what sisters. I've had much to think about lately and so many scriptures were coming to mind. 

Proverbs 9 & 10 here... 

Thankful for being able to learn wisdom. 

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

2 Chronicles 1:11

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

James 1:5-6

We know to go with bold faith to the source for true wisdom! 

Sharing some good pure and true older scripture pictures to edify you... 

And sharing some more good scriptures to edify us all... 

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 

Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

Ephesians 3:19-21

He is able! 

If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 

But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Daniel 3:17-18

He can part the Red Sea... 

And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 

The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 

And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: 

But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

Exodus 14:13-16

He can close the mouths of lions... 

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

Daniel 6:22

Let us wait on God sisters... 

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

Psalm 25:3

I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

Psalm 52:9

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

Proverbs 20:22

O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

Isaiah 33:2

That's comforting...waiting on God. Wait. Patiently. 

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

1 Peter 5:6-7

Trust in Him! 

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

Psalm 56:4-5

Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. 

Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand? 

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. 

He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.

Job 13:13-16

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

1 Corinthians 10:13

That's comforting too. Trials are completely normal in this faith life but the Lord doesn't give us more than we can bear! 

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Psalm 34:17-19

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

James 5:4

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. 

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Matthew 5:39-40,44-45

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

Revelation 6:10

Some are getting their reward today...but let us learn the depths of leaving all in the Lord's hands. 

So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

Psalm 58:11

That's a huge subject to ponder...not getting our reward or seeking revenge in this life...but trusting our lives to the Lord and being poor in spirit and lowly and despised and defrauded. I want to be in that place with my Saviour who trod that path while on this earth too. He died for my sins and yours too...the just for the unjust. 

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 

He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 

Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

Isaiah 53:7-10

I'm so thankful for that! So too let us sisters be willing to silently suffer with Him so we can reign with Him one day! Nothing that happens to us goes unnoticed by His watchful eyes! 

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Proverbs 15:3

And we do not see the big picture...we are so puny. But God does so let us not fret but patiently wait on Him to work all things for good for those who love Him. 

This scripture really stood out to me... 

For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

Jeremiah 8:11

And this... 

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. 

Matthew 22:15

Have you ever felt that way sisters? Well our Lord has! We are no better than Him...so I guess we're in good company with Him again. 

And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

Luke 11:53-54

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:2

I like that...despising the shame for the joy set before Him! Let's do that too. Our joy is our eternal reward of being with Him and the shame is any persecutions and trials and such that we need to go through here. 

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Romans 8:18

 

I also read some scriptures on longsuffering here... 

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Acts 20:35

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

Isaiah 35:3-4

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Romans 15:1

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

Let us obey those scriptures...best we can. 

But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

1 Corinthians 8:12

I was letting that scripture sink in...'ye sin against Christ'. That's deep to ponder and make sure we see what we are doing when we sin against saints. 

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

Matthew 7:5-6

Watch out for those who rend you sisters. Flee to the good Shepherd to heal you! There is nowhere else to go but to Him! 

From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 

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 6:66-69

And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. 

No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: 

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 35:8-10

I hope all your godly woman works are going well. I'm keeping busy serving here. But I'm still blessed with plenty of time in the Word and being able to share here! I don't take that forgranted. But as I know...all we have is the Lord's and we want to use it for His glory and do all things heartily as unto Him! 

Good pure creations on a beautiful autumn day... 

Always much to be thankful for no matter what. 

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Proverbs 31:27

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

1 Thessalonians 4:11

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

Colossians 3:23-24

Keep pressing on in your Titus 2 works sisters. Everything good we do is just our duty and reasonable service. But don't grow weary in well doing! 

Look up sisters! 

And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

Luke 21:28

Be strong and of good courage and keep choosing the Lord and His truth! Remember we must patiently endure to obtain the promises. (Lord willing I will be back to edify you again here after late travels tomorrow.) 

Love to you all, 

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