The chosen woman is mocked; she is anointed, and because of that, she will often walk alone. A chosen woman does not live an ordinary life because she does not have an ordinary purpose.
By Billy Graham
The chosen woman is mocked; she is anointed, and because of that, she will often walk alone.
A chosen woman does not live an ordinary life because she does not have an ordinary purpose.
She is set apart, designed for something greater than herself, and because of that, she feels the weight of her calling pressing up upon her soul. It is not a burden that crushes but a fire that refines.
I apologize for the issues with the link. I’ve had to search for and update it multiple times because it keeps getting removed, breaking, or becoming distorted. It’s a powerful message delivered by Billy Graham, an older sermon of his that I find very encouraging. You might be able to find it on YouTube.
The greatest encouragement we can find is in the Word of God, the Holy Bible. Let us seek God daily. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.
Source: Billy Graham
Be encouraged: The Lord is ready to do mighty things in and through your life. Your role is to partner with the Holy Spirit and resist the lies and schemes of the enemy along the way.
Indeed, all who delight in pursuing righteousness and are determined to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be hunted and persecuted [because of their faith] (2 Timothy 3:12). AMP
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution (2 Timothy 3:12). NKJV
RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY
- Attributes: Who He Is
He possesses omniscience (1Co 2:11–12).
He possesses omnipresence (Ps 139:7).
He possesses omnipotence (Job 33:4).
He is truth (1Jn 5:6).
He gives life (Lk 11:13).
He possesses creative wisdom (Isa 40:13).
He possesses all the attributes of deity; he is God (Ac 5:3–4).
- Record: What He Has Done
In the Old Testament:
He was active at creation (Ge 1:2).
He was the bestower of supernatural giftedness (Ge 41:38).
He was the giver of creativity (Ex 31:2–5).
He was the source of power (Jdg 3:9–10).
He inspired prophecy (1Sa 19:20,23).
He was the mediator of God’s message (Mic 3:8).
In the New Testament:
He was part of the incarnation (Lk 1:35).
He declared the truth about Christ (Jn 16:13–14).
He endowed believers with power for witnessing (Ac 1:8).
He poured out God’s love (Ro 5:5).
He interceded (Ro 8:26).
He was the inspiration for the writing of Holy Scripture (2Ti 3:16; 2Pe 1:21).
He distributed giftedness for ministry (1Co 12:4–11).
He empowered believers with characteristics for godly living (Gal 5:22–23).
He strengthened believers within (Eph 3:16).
- Work: What He Will Do
He will guide the believer (Ac 8:29; Ro 8:14).
He will give assurance of salvation (Ro 8:14–17).
He will be the believer’s teacher (1Jn 2:27).
He will intercede (Ro 8:26).
He will comfort (Jn 14:16).
He will sanctify (2Th 2:13).
He will accomplish regeneration (Jn 3:6).
He will make you aware of sin (Jn 16:8).
He will convince you of the truth of the gospel (Jn 16:8,13–14).
He will empower you to witness (Ac 1:8; 4:31).
He will destroy the power of sin in your life (Ro 8:2–6).
He will lead and even control your life (Ro 8:14; Gal 5:16,25).
He will distribute gifts to be used in the kingdom (1Co 12:4–11).
| The Holy Spirit was promised as a gift to believers (Lk 24:49; Jn 14:16; Ac 1:5). Part of his ministry is to seal believers at the moment they place saving faith in Christ. The term “seal” includes four truths: He is a provision of security, a mark of ownership, a certification of genuineness, and a sign of approval (Eph 4:30). Indeed, the Holy Spirit’s presence in the believing woman’s life is the final evidence, both to herself and to others, of the truth of what she has believed. Further, he is the down payment, providing both a foretaste of the believer’s spiritual inheritance and a legal claim to the fullness of that inheritance in the future (see 2Co 1:22). |
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