Encouragement for Today (4/11/24)

Greetings sister saints!

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 that, let us lift up our soul to Him and let Him help direct out paths for the day.  We can wake up and begin thinking about what we need to do, especially if you have children or others who need much help or attention, and lose that time of setting our mind on Him and getting that firm foundation to start our day. 

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. Psalm 73:26 

And this too....

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,  May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Ephesians 3:14-19

Let us be filled with the fulness of God, not the fulness of the world or the fulness of troubles we have to endure, let it be of Him; by Him, because of Him and for Him!

Last night brother Tupos and I did our daily audio and on it we talked about contending, reasoning and refuting for the truth of God, you can listen to that HERE. It's something we have to do a LOT of out here on the streets and online ministry and we share what we can with you (videos and audios etc) so that you can be prepared yourself, 'when' you encounter your own situations. I didn't say 'if', I said 'when' because we ALL need to be ready, even when it comes to those who are in the body that are holding to sin.  We must love the truth MORE than we love people, even the brethren, because the truth is Christ, Amen?  This life in Christ is one of much contention...why is that?

If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.  John 15:19-20 

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Matthew 5:11 

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. Matthew 10:22 

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.  Ephesians 6:12 

Contending and reasoning for the truth also happens within us doesn't it?  Our flesh will try to lead us astray and we have to go to the scriptures, test ourselves, prove out what we are thinking or doing or saying and getting it back in line with the scriptures.  That's why I'm always encouraging women to test themselves to the GOSPEL as well as their testimony. 

The contention against the truth won't stop until the Lord puts an end to it all, we just have to endure through it, battling the best we can, until our time is over and we've fought the good fight to the end. 

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 

As I type this, we are parked in the downtown square of a very small town working online ministry with cars going by because it's the main road through.  We have gospel signs all over the van (you can see in the picture below) and will be going out to fly signs on the corner soon, Lord willing. We've been in this town several times before and had a lot of witnessing so we will see what will become if it today.  Then tomorrow we head into a bit city tomorrow of half a million people for an event on Saturday, if the Lord gives us the day.  We're just being workers of the Lord in the ministry He has given us and I'm just sharing with you what we do in our days as maybe it will be an encouragement to you because I'm greatly encouraged when I hear of sisters working in the ministry the Lord has given them.  (I've been pondering the works of women out laboring in the gospel with Paul and will be visiting that topic soon, Lord willing.)

Hold fast to the truth, protect it with all that you have, be ready to contend and refute and reason, for He is worthy!
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Love to you all, in Christ Jesus,
Sister Aman