My Story: for His Glory
Hello!
Thank you for stopping by the Pioneer Essence website!
Making soap seemed like such a mystery to me until I got to help a friend make it! I had never really thought much about making homemade soap, but after seeing it done, I thought it looked like something I would enjoy doing. It took a lot of research and some experimenting, but we now have a recipe that we are very happy with. Each small batch is made with love for people we love - using all natural and healthy ingredients that are good for sensitive skin!
This soap is a good cleanser for your hands and other cleansing needs! We enjoy providing homemade natural soap, but an important question is...
What Can't Soap Clean?
Soap is an essential item for our day to day lives. Used many times throughout the day. However, there is one thing that soap just can't clean - as hard as you might try!
Jeremiah 2:22
For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before Me," says the LORD God.
As clean as we may be on the outside, our heart is still naturally unclean... and since our heart isn't naturally clean, any righteous deeds are like filthy rags. What a terrible state we are all in. Many people think their good deeds will please God, so they can go to heaven but that is not what the Bible says. This is hard news, but it is the truth.
Isaiah 64:6
But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; we all fade as a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
The verses below say that we are all sinners and in need of a clean heart. But how is that possible? It is good news that God gives us the answer to this mystery in His word (the Bible).
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
We have all sinned and deserve to spend eternity in hell. This is also difficult news, but the story doesn't end there! There is Good News that we want to share!
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
This wonderful news has changed my life! We need to repent of our sin and believe that Jesus came to earth, died on the cross for our sins, was buried, and rose again three days later.
When we believe this, we are saved from being separated from Him and will get to spend eternity with Him. We can now have a personal relationship with Jesus who is God! What a gift!
Acts 15:9
. . . purifying their hearts by faith.
Death is a scary prospect if you don't know where you will end up. Those who don't know Jesus will be separated from Him eternally in hell. This is a very sobering thought. I love each one of you and that is why I share the good news of what Jesus did for us. Once we know Him, we no longer need to fear death. We will get to spend eternity with our Saviour in heaven!
Ezekiel 36:26
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
The Lord Jesus can cleanse what we can't clean with soap so that our words and lives will be for His glory! These are some very important things that I'd encourage you to think about.
I'm very excited to be able to provide you with homemade soap to help you with your physical needs! However, I also feel the responsibility to share about our spiritual need as well!
With love,
Rachel (Pioneer Essence)
