Thursday, September 29, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

John 12:24

Truly, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies it remains alone, but if it dies, it produces much fruit.

---- Mine, the terrible loneliness experienced by so many in the world today is because of one thing and one thing alone, their utter selfishness in single mindedly pursuing the things that pander to their own well being. Even those who profess to love are in love with themselves first; they are prepared to sacrifice the other if it gets in the way of their pursuit of happiness for themselves. Look around you ---- Mine, and also look at yourself, if the world is in the state it is in today it is because everyone is navel gazing, their vision is narrow, their horizon goes no further than the satisfaction of their immediate needs and wants. Immature children who desire not to get involved too deeply with their neighbor, let alone the stranger at the gate. 

Look at Me ---- Mine, lift your gaze to the Cross and think about the Word given to you this day. Only by dying to yourself, only by giving up, only by giving in, only by making a sacrifice of self on the altar of true love can you hope to bear effective testimony to Me. The paradox of the Good News is this, in order to live you must die, in order to bear fruit that will last you must first be buried. It is in dying to self that one can live eternally.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

Jeremiah 1:5

“Even before I formed you in the womb I have known you; even before you were born I had set you apart, and appointed you a prophet to the nations!”

---- My Own, Give heed to what I say to you this day. Ponder on the Sacred Word and understand the significance of what it means to be known so utterly and completely by the One who before you were formed by God in your mother's womb has always known you; for you were first conceived in the mind and heart of God. Even before the foundations of the earth were laid I thought of you with great love it was I who decided everything that you would be. I mapped out the course of your life and it gave Me the greatest pleasure to know that you would be with Me forever. Created by God the Father and redeemed by Me you are given every grace you need each day to make the choices that will ultimately lead you to the place prepared for you in the Kingdom of My Father. Keep your eyes fixed on Me. Be filled with My Spirit and let the love of the Father continue to inspire you, to spur you on the path of righteousness that will lead you into the very presence of the Lord there to dwell with Him and all the angels and saints forever. 

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

Nehemiah 1:5-6

God of heaven, you are fearsome and great. You keep your covenant and your kindness towards those who love you and fulfill your commandments.  May your ears be attentive and your eyes open to listen to the prayer of your servant!

---- My Own, its been a while since you spent time with Me I have missed you and I have missed our time together. It is good that you have returned. I have never been far from you and I have delighted in granting you all you have asked for and will continue to do so. Stay close to Me as I stay close to you. My eyes have been on you and I have been attentive to every prayer you have made and yes there were many times you failed to give thanks immediately but you did acknowledge fairly quickly that it was My hand of blessing that was lifted over you. Stay close ---- Mine, be attentive to the Voice of Wisdom that speaks constantly. Do not become discouraged when you lapse, fail, stumble, or fall the most important thing to remember is to reach out, cry out to Me, and I who am closer to you than you are to yourself will lift you up; I will heal, forgive, and restore until at last I draw you to Myself to remain with us forever.

Sunday, September 11, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

Esther 15:9b

I am your brother. Take heart.


 I am your Brother, I am your Friend, I am your soul's beloved---- Mine. Whichever way desire to express it, this is the truth. I am all things to you and you belong to Me. You are Mine. Before We laid the foundations of the world, I knew you and I loved you. Think of all the times when you have not been all that I desired you to be and have sympathy when sometimes people fail. Nothing matters more than this My Own, I am your Brother; be strong, stay confident, be assured that you have My love, My life and My protection. Rise above all that is weighing you down and look at Me and be strong and radiant in My light that shines on you and imbues you with my peace and My Presence. Seek Me and you will find me in every circumstance of your life for I am with you always, always. Take heart --- Mine. Take heart.






Saturday, September 10, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

John 20:26

Despite the locked doors Jesus came and stood in their midst and said, "Peace be with you."

---- Mine, nothing will keep me locked away from your heart and soul except if you deliberately shut the door and collaborate with the things that are detrimental to your soul. Sin, grave sin, causes an insurmountable barrier that keeps you separated from Me. I long for union with you and this I why I pursue sinners relentlessly and plead with them to turn away from the paths that can only destroy their souls and deny them fullness of life in Me. 

Keep the door to your heart always open to Me. Let me come in and out as I please. Let Me dine with you and let Me fill your soul with all that you require to live a life that is pleasing to Me. I love you with an everlasting love. You are Mine. When you flirt with sin you open yourself to temptation,you give the devil a foothold, and you become weak. Guard against the wiles of the Enemy by staying close to Me and keeping your gaze fixed on Me.

Friday, September 9, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

Sirach 40:26b-27

You cannot suffer loss when you fear the Lord, 
with it you have all the support you need.
The fear of the Lord is like a garden of blessings;
it clothes a person better than any glory.


----My Own, having Me, you have all things for I am sufficient for you. Know this with deep conviction so nothing will disturb you, nothing will sadden you nothing will dishearten you, nothing will make you tremble with fear, for I am on your side. I wage battle on your behalf, I have struck a blow to the enemy and evil can do nothing to claim what is Mine. 

Do I not assure you constantly that you are Mine? You belong to Me. The waters of baptism have grafted you to Me and now you are part of Me. Do not be so full of self-consequence that you take offense where none was meant. Be more magnanimous and generous than that. Bask in My love and let go of every desire for human appreciation. What matters if you gain the acclaim of the world but you lose your peace of soul? Keep your gaze on Me as my gaze is unwaveringly on you. Love Me and you will discover that nothing matters for in loving Me you possess every joy, and peace is the fruit of that love.

Thursday, September 8, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

Psalm 73:23-26

I am always with you;
you hold my right hand,
you guide me on the way you chose
and your Glory brings me along.
I have no one in heaven but you;
on earth I desire nothing but you.
My flesh and my heart waste away
for you, O God, O my rock,
you are mine forever.

---- Mine, there has never been an instant when you have not been in my mind and in my thoughts. I keep you close to Me. I stoop low over you. I walk with you from moment to moment for I am your closest and dearest Companion and Friend. I delight in your praises and I leap into your soul when you receive Me in Holy Communion just as you desire. My Father does accompany you down the aisle as you approach the Altar to receive Me exactly in the manner that you ask Him to. My Mother adorns your soul with her virtues, just as you ask her to as the Mother of the bride. She loves you and asks only the best for you and for all those you pray for each day. My angels are appointed to guard and protect you and those you love. Be confident. Be strong in My love for I will never leave you nor abandon you. You belong to Me. You are Mine. 




Wednesday, September 7, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

Esther 15:9, 11, 12

"What is it? I am your brother. Take heart. Come speak to me. Speak to me."


---- My Own, there is nothing that you cannot tell Me. I want to hear all from your lips. Remember, I know you better than you know yourself for nothing is hidden to Me. I am God and Man I can and do understand. This is why I have said, come to Me; cast all your burdens, worries, cares and anxieties on Me. Be yoked to Me so I can share everything with you.  Sometimes trifles hurt more than the heavy blows when they come from those you respect and admire. More often than not,  ---- My Own, it is your pride that is hurt and the greater the pride the deeper the arrows drive through you  and wound your spirit. You often carry hurts that are imagined for there was no intent to hurt or wound. Get over yourself and all the little wounded self love and look at Me. Drink deep of My love.  Having Me you have everything for I am sufficient for you. I am your Brother, and you are my most foolish little nuthin. I love you for you are Mine isn't this truth all that matters - you are precious in My sight and you are Mine. 

Pray for prudence. You need a large and healthy dose. Ask and I shall give it to you.

"I am your brother. Take heart. Come, speak to me. Speak to me."


Tuesday, September 6, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

Mark 16:17-18

Signs like these will accompany those who have believed: in my Name they will cast out demons and speak new languages; they will pick up snakes and, if they drink anything poisonous, they will be unharmed. They will lay their hands on the sick and they will be healed.”

---- Mine, signs are an indication of My Presence, they are a witness to my power at work in those who believe in Me; they have faith that all that I have said I will do. They believe that My Father has given me a Name that is above every other and when they pronounce it in perfect confidence that I will do all that I have said I will, then it does. Speak My Name boldly and confidently and ask what you will of the Father in the Name that He has given Me, and it shall be done for you in accordance with His will. When you walk in the Light and Power of Faith in Me you will discover that all things are possible because you believe.

Monday, September 5, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

Jeremiah 31:3-4

I have loved you with an everlasting love, so I have kept for you my mercy. I will restore you again, and you shall be rebuilt.


---- My Own, this is the Eternal Word who speaks to you this day assuring you and renewing my declaration of love for you. My love for you is from eternity to eternity. It will never end for it has no beginning. I knew you before you were conceived in your mother's womb for you were first conceived in the mind and heart of God. He desired to bring you forth because He wants you to live with Him in glory, sharing My inheritance in the Kingdom to come.  Yes, you have sinned and strayed often from the path of righteousness. Yes, you have wandered where My Spirit has not led but as I have assured you, I came into the world not for the healthy but for the sick. I came in search of those who needed to be set free of the shackles that held them in captivity. This is why I have sought you and finding you I healed your wounds; I strengthened you and I restored you. You belong to Me; you are Mine. Be not afraid to cast into the deep for I the Lord your God am with you

Sunday, September 4, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

 Jeremiah 32:37-41

"I will bring them back to this place and have them live in safety. They will be my people and I shall be their God.
 I will have them think and act in another way, so that they may always fear me for their own good and the good of their children.
 I will forge an eternal covenant with them by which I shall never cease to do them good and I shall place my fear in their heart so that they may never turn away from me.

 I shall rejoice in doing them good and I shall plant them securely in this land with all my heart and soul.”

---- Mine, claim the promises I make to you and yours today. Rejoice always for this is is what I desire to do for you. I am your God and you are Mine. I will draw you to Myself. I will make a home and a place of refuge for you in My heart.  I will remain close to you always. I will safeguard you from the fowler's net and keep you and protect you beneath the shelter of my wings. Every good and perfect gift shall be yours because it delights me to fill you from the fountain of My life and love. No evil will draw near  to you or to those who belong to you for I the Lord, your God make you mine in time and in eternity.   

Saturday, September 3, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

Matthew 7:7-8

Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened. For everyone who asks, receives; whoever seeks, finds; and the door will be opened to him who knocks.

---- My Own, have you known anyone other than My heavenly Father who has ever made such promises to you. There is no limit to what the Father can give you if only you believe. Ask for all that you need in faith for He delights, from the unending wealth of His riches. to grant you all that is good, holy, and perfect to lead a life of virtue in this life so that you can live in union with us in the Kingdom. 

Your heavenly Father desires all His children to live in joy and peace and He made this possible by sending Me into the world to reveal His love for You. There is no greater love ---- Mine than this, that God sent His Son who is God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, to lay down His life for you in order to save you. This truth alone should suffice to kindle in you a desire to strive to return love for love.

Friday, September 2, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODDAY

Proverbs 30:5

Every word of God is true, he is a shield in whom man can find refuge.

---- My Own, let My words to you this day sink deep into your soul. Let it settle in the marrow of your bones so you never have a moment of uncertainty that every word uttered from the mouth of God is true. You can depend on it, you can trust it. When everything else fails God's Eternal Word will stay steadfast, and faithful. From the rising of the sun to its setting God's Word upholds and sustains the world and in the Word of the Eternal Father and Creator you will find a sure refuge and shield against all the attacks of the flesh, the world and the devil. 


Thursday, September 1, 2016

GOD'S WORD TODAY

Isaiah 46:3-4

I have cared for since you were conceived,
and carried since you were born.
Even to your old age, I am he
and I will sustain you
even when your hair turns gray.
It is I who have done this,
and who bear the burdens,

I will sustain and save you.


---- Mine, I say to you this day, o you of little faith. How is it that you allow trivialities to obsess you the way you do? Have you not learned anything from Me and your experience of Me thus far? This is why I remind you today of my everlasting covenant that I have forged with you. I have always known and loved you from the moment you were brought into existence, conceived in your mother's womb. My gaze has never shifted from you. I have cared for you, walked with you, held your hand, led you and guided you through the years. I have wiped your tears, and have rejoiced with you. Even during those times when you wandered away from me I came looking for you and I patiently wooed you back to Me. Now as you approach the evening of your life I continue to stay by you for I delight in being with you. Keep your gaze on Me, my own, and your peace will never be shaken. My love and my peace are yours until the end.