I have enjoyed our church's sermons on spiritual warfare and I learned a lot about spiritual warfare as well in Fort Lauderdale when we used to live there at our other church. It seems there is so much about the spiritual world we don't see, yet it is there.
Our family has gone down one by one with the flu or some severe illness. I am over the fever period of being contagious, but my kids and husband are still struggling. I was over 103 and my son was at 103 the other day. Now my daughter is ill. Sickness is just that, sickness. Whether attack or not, illness sure wakes you up for your need for a savior.
Sometimes Christians in the Bible get sick, because they are walking in sin. God even says he will take their lives before their times if they continue to walk in disobedience. (This is where I believe everyone who calls on the name of the Lord-Jesus- will be saved, but the Christian is far from many troubles if they continue to walk in sin. God's wrath and love will humble them.
1 Corinthians 11:30-34
Other times, God takes his children home early and it is actually a gift, sin not being the reason.
Isaiah 57:1-2
The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity; he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness.
Well, I guess we have seen we are not in control and life is short. So we better be repenting, following Christ, and walking in His ways. There are promises in the Bible about a long life for those who follow the laws and commands of the Lord- yes OT is still relevant for Christians today. We are in the new covenant of grace, but there are wise instructions throughout the OT for us to glean on. The whole of the Bible is God's word.
Anyways, In Proverbs 31, the woman of virtue clothes herself with fine linen and purple. Proverbs 31:22
This is a sign of royalty. I never caught this. You wife and mama, are royalty to God! Society tells you otherwise, but God says you are a queen. I love this as purple clothing is a biblical reference to royalty. When things are hard, when life isn't entertainment, when you are working hard to serve Jesus and others, you are royalty. When you bless your husband, when you bless your children, when your hands toil and your hard work isn't shown, God sees.
The most important aspect God is after is our hearts. Not outward appearance. Let's pray to have clean hearts and for God to cleanse the wicked in us.
And please pray for my family to heal if its God's will.
Blessings,
Briana
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