GOD'S WORD TODAY

John 5:30

.......... I seek not my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

---- My own, this is the key to living a life in the Holy Spirit. If you desire to please the Father and Me in all things you must actively and prayerfully discern God's will in  your life; only then will you will know the peace that the world cannot give. From all eternity my food and drink has been to do My Father's will. This is the source of all my power and all my joy. My love for My Father is what consumes Me to carry out all that He desires to do in the lives of all His children. 

If you enjoy so many good and perfect gifts, the gift of redemption, the gift of salvation, the gift of the Holy Eucharist, the gift of experiencing God in a real and tangible way through the power of the Holy Spirit, and even more substantially when You receive Me Body, Soul and Divinity in the Holy Eucharist, this is all because it has all been My Father's will for you. You owe My Father and your Father a grateful heart for none of this would be yours had He not willed it. Seek His will in all things and you will enjoy plenty in the midst of want, joy in the midst of sorrow, laughter in the midst of tear, gain in the midst of loss and love in the face of hate, persecution betrayal. 

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Luke 7:48  & 50

Your sins are forgiven. Your faith has saved you; go in peace.

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Mark 6:22 & 23

The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want and I will give it to you. I will give you anything you ask, even half my king­dom.

---- Mine, the sinful king Herod, made a fool of himself when in a moment of licentious and maudlin sentimentality made a foolish promise to a foolish girl. Swearing many oaths before his guests he felt compelled to keep his word so he did not appear dishonorable before his guests.

However, this is not so with Me, Your King and your Lord. I have made a Covenant with you and I have said that you may ask the Father anything in My Name and He will give it to you. Ask, ---- Mine, and the Father will be pleased to give you whatever it is to need and the Kingdom of Heaven besides, for He desires that you too have a share in My Kingdom. Do not put your trust in the promises of sinners but place all your hope in God whose Word never fails and who always does all that He has promised.

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John 17:11

I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world whereas I am going to you. Holy Father, keep them in your Name (that you have given me,) so that they may be one, just as we are.

---- Mine, never for an instant do I want you to forget how precious you are to Me. You are Mine. I have carved your name on the palms of My hands. Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you. Before the foundations of the world I knew you and loved you. I lay down My life for you so that you may live, and that when your life here on earth comes to an end, I will come for you and take you to Myself so that where I am you too may be eternally. The prayer I made to My Father before I left the world was for you. I know the dangers, the evils, and the temptations, with which you are faced every single day; this is why I prayed that He may keep You one in Me just as I am One in Him. Trust Me! Stay close to Me! Will to be Mine as much as I desire that you be Mine in time, space and eternity.

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Mark 1:35

Very early in the morning, before daylight, Jesus went off to a lonely place where he prayed.

---- Mine, prayer is your lifeline with the Eternal God; without it you will wither like grass by the wayside and you will die. The desire for union with God must be so  great that nothing will satisfy that deep need, that hunger and the thirst, to spend time with the One who has loved you first, and has called you from darkness into the radiance of  His Light. I am the Light of the world. Spend time in communion with Me in prayer and I will satisfy every longing of your heart. I will imbue your soul with the light of My Presence. I will grant you understanding, wisdom, and knowledge. I will give you grace to walk the extra mile. I will teach you how to yield to the inspirations of My Spirit. Come away with Me when you are overwhelmed by the things that you are called to do. There will always be something that needs attention, that needs to be done, it will keep. Rest in Me awhile and I will minister to you. I will feed you, I will nourish you and I will give you strength for the journey that leads from this life to the life to come. Abide in Me as I abide in you.

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John 18:37

“Just as you say, I am a king. For this I was born and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is on the side of truth hears my voice.” 

---- Mine, if you listen to Me, believe in Me and obey Me, if you grant Me complete sovereignty over you, then My Life will be given to you and you will live in Me and My Word will take root  in you. Unless you are rooted in Me you will not bear fruit but will wither and die. I came into the world in order to redeem you. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will live with Me forever. Come to Me, live in Me, lean on Me, believe in Me, and eternal joy and peace will be your always. I have come in order that you may enjoy life in its abundance. I am a King and I give without measure tho those who are Mine. 

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Judith  16:13-14

I will sing to my God a new song:

Lord, you are great and glorious,

wonderfully strong, invincible!

May the whole of your creation serve you,

for you spoke and all things were,

you sent forth your spirit and all things came into being:

No one can resist your voice.

----Mine, believe in Me, hope in My Word. Trust Me and you will never be disappointed for I am God nothing is impossible for Me. Love as I have loved you and you will live always close to Me, under the shadows of My wings. You will always belong to Me.

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Psalm 89:14-17 & 27-30

Justice and righteousness are the foundation of your throne; 

love and faithfulness go before you.
Blessed is the people who know your praise. 

They walk in the light of your face. 

They celebrate all day your name 

and your protection lifts them up.

‘You are my Father, my God, my Rock, my Savior.’
I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
I will keep my covenant firm forever, and my love for him will endure.
His dynasty will last forever, and his throne as long as the heavens.

---- My Own, know this truth, it is the will of My Father to give Me authority, dominion, and power over all creation, all people, and all things. I rule over all because I lay down My Life just as My Father asked Me to in order that I could redeem the world and all in it. Only My Father and the Holy Spirit truly understand what it cost Me to give up, to give in, to yield, to submit, to surrender, to stoop in lowliness, and humility and become the most despised and wretched of men in order that you could receive My Life. I had to experience the human condition and drink the cup of sorrow and suffering to its bitter dregs in order that every soul is saved. This is why My Father has given Me a Name that is above every other and at its utterance every knee shall bow, and every tongue will proclaim to the glory of My Father, who in love beyond all human understanding, sent Me into the world in order to save and redeem it. 

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Wisdom 5:15

The upright will live forever, their reward is with the Lord, and the Most High has them in his care.

---- Mine, those who love Me, those who obey Me, those who abide by My Word, need never fear of falling prey to evil. Those who walk in My Way, those who are filled with My Life, those who abide in Truth, abide  in Me. Endeavor every moment of every day to enter through the narrow gate; there is no easy way to  possess the Kingdom except through a life of holiness and perfection. Be holy and perfect as I am holy and perfect and you will live secure in the hands of the Most High. Your reward in this life will be an enduring joy and an unwavering peace; this peace is not found in the world but is My gift which I leave in the hearts of all who believe.

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Jeremiah 17:7

Blessed is the man who puts his trust in the Lord and whose confidence is in him!He is like a tree planted by the water, sending out its roots towards the stream. He has no fear when the heat comes, his leaves are always green; the year of drought is no problem and he can always bear fruit.

---- Mine, heed the message that is yours today. Etch them on your soul and recall them often for My Word is true. Put your faith, hope and trust in Me and you will never know want or distress for you will be filled with confidence in Me. You will trust Me to care for you and to give you  all you need in due season. Planted in Me streams of living water will flow into you. Your roots embedded in Me will keep you strong and you will not break when the storms of life surround you. You will never know hunger or thirst for I will be your food and drink. With My Body I shall feed and nourish you; with My Blood I will cleanse your wounds, heal you, and quench your thirst. Take heart for you are Mine in time and in eternity.

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Matthew 21:22

Whatever you ask for in prayer full of faith,
you will receive.

---- Mine, I assure you today as I have done so often in the past, that I will grant you all you ask of Me in faith when you pray.  I delight in answering the prayers of all who come to Me. Believe and it will be done for you as you have asked. The prayer of intercession on behalf of another pleases Me because it is a sign that you love. Never tire of asking for I never tire of giving. Intercede for your needs, for the needs of those you love, the needs of the world and the Church. Intercede for needs both temporal and spiritual and I will pour upon you and those you pray for, grace upon grace, blessing upon blessing. It will be poured out lavishly on you and those you pray for. Do not ever tire of asking boldly for I assure you that I will respond to every prayer prayed in confidence and I will grant it.  

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Sirach 24:19-22

Come to me, you who desire me and take your fill of my fruits. To experience me is sweeter than honey and to possess me sweeter than any honeycomb. Those who eat me will hunger still; those who drink me will thirst for more. Those who obey me will not be put to shame; those who serve me will not fall into sin.

---- Mine, be still, quiet your soul, know that I the Lord your God am with you. Be attentive and you will hear Me speak to you. I assure you that I will never leave you; call Me and I will be by your side, open your mouth and I fill fill it with the with food that does not perish. Drink of Me from whom flows life giving water. My Flesh is real food and My Blood is real drink. 

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Matthew 16:18 & 17:5b

"But you, who do you say I am?

A voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, the Beloved, my Chosen One. 
Listen to him."

---- My Own, you know Peter's response to My question and you also know what My Father says about Me; and what He asks of you; however, you must also have your own personal response to the question I ask of all My disciples.  ---- Mine, who am I to you? What has every experience in life taught you about Me? When you approach Me and kneel before in the Adoration chapel, when you receive Me in the Holy Eucharist, what does this encounter with Me, this intimacy with Me reveal to you? Peter made his declaration of faith as revealed to him by My Father and My Father also made His declaration of who I am to Him.  In doing so He has made it clear to the whole world that I am His most Beloved Son and He commands everyone who believes Him to listen to Me. 

I ask you again, who do you say that I am? If you believe My Father and Peter, and after your own personal experience of Me, ---- Mine, there has to be a visible as well as a visceral change in the way you speak, think, act, and live. Unless there is a total metanoia of your life all you will be doing is paying lips service to what others have said about Me. Ask yourself this questions several times a day and let your response transform your life.

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Tobit 7:17

Have courage, my child, the God of heaven and earth will change your sorrow into joy. Have confidence my daughter!

---- Mine, if you doubt My love for you My Word to you this day will dispel any disbelief that may linger in you. Have confidence in My Word I assure you that I love you with an everlasting love, you belong to Me. No harm shall come to you or to those whom you love. Trust Me and trust  my promises. You are indeed My sister, your soul is espoused to Me do not grow weary  but when you do I will lift you up on eagle's wings and I will hide you under its shadow. I pledge to change your sorrow to joy, your tears to laughter, your mourning to rejoicing, for I the Lord your God love you with a love that is  more powerful than you can ever know or experience in the flesh. Your souls is wed to Mine, the more you yield and surrender to My will the greater will be the bliss you will know in this l,  and joy beyond belief in the next. Remain in Me as I remain in you. 

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Psalm 48:8-9

For no ransom avails for one's life

there is no price one can give to God for it.

For redeeming one's life

demands too high a price.

---- Mine, every soul created by God has infinite value and once that soul dies because of the gravity of sins committed it cannot be redeemed  by by the blood of bulls, sheep, lamb, and goats. It is damned eternally. There was only one way to save souls from eternal death. Innocent human blood from One without fault or blemish and God, My Father, did not hesitate in asking me to pay the price with My Blood, the Blood of the only Son of the ever living God. I was to be conceived in the womb of My virgin Mother, I was to be hidden in her womb for 9 long months and I was to experience the human condition especially that of poverty which so many in the world experience. The cruelty of rejection, persecution, hatred, anger, denial and betrayal. I had to drink to its dregs the human condition before I was nailed to the Cross in the most humiliating of all punishments reserved only for the worst criminals. I was condemned to death by crucifixion. Thus was your life was redeemed and the ransom paid this is why you must never doubt for a moment how much the God of love loves you.

Psalm 50:15

Call on me in time of calamity;

I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.

---- Mine, every time you call Me I will answer you. In all the difficulties that you must face in life, if You speak My Name, the Name of the One who saves, I will be beside You and I will set you free. You in turn, by the way you live your life, will glorify Me and give witness to Me and My love.

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Job 42:2-3

I know that you are all powerful; 

no plan of yours can be thwarted.

I spoke of things I did not understand,

too wonderful for me to know.

----Mine, be still! Quiet your soul! Listen to your heartbeat, feel its constant throb. I am closer to you than the beat of your heart; closer to you than the blood coursing in your veins. I am your life animating your soul if I withdraw my Presence from you, you will cease to be. My Word is Spirit and Truth, it is Light and Life, it is your food and drink, it is the breath of God, the power of God, and the love of the almighty, ever living, all powerful Being before whom you are less than a puff of breath. Know my Word, meditate on it night and day and you will live on the side of Truth; Truth that will set you free if you abide in it. You are Mine, Mine you will remain in time and in eternity 

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Job 42:5

My ears had heard of you,
but now my eyes have seen you.

---- Mine, it has always been My Father's plan that you come to know the Unknowable, to see the Unseeable, to experience the love of One who is Love. The Holy Eucharist is the Father's desire to give His children what He knows is the greatest gift of all, the gift of His beloved Son. I in turn give you the Gift of the Holy Spirit who helps you to hear Me, know Me, who helps you to experience Me understand Me, and above all to grant you the experience of becoming one with Love, one with God.

It is My Holy Spirit  that transforms bread and wine into My Body and Blood so you can eat, drink and taste God. You can come into My Presence and we can look at each other face to face. Such is the power of the love of the Father that He makes heaven come down to earth so even before you spend eternity with Me you already taste heaven.

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Isaiah 33:2

O Lord, have mercy on us
who put our hope in you.
Be our strength every morning,
our salvation when trouble comes.

---- My Own, I am your Lord and your God. I am with you when you open your eyes each morning and I remain with  you all through the night. I am at your side always for I have pledged to be your God, your Lord, your Savior and your Redeemer. I have claimed you for Myself, you belong to Me. I am your Shepherd, your Shield, your Refuge, in the time of catastrophe I am your Rock; built on this sure foundation you shall be unmoved no matter how hard the Enemy strikes. The Blood of the Lamb covers you, the Light of the Word illumines the path, the Body of the Lamb feeds your soul, the Life of the Lamb sustains you, the Spirit of the Lamb encourages you. You have a glorious future and and an eternal destiny. Remain in Me as I remain in you ---- My very own.  You Alone O Lord fill all my deepest longings.

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Psalm 94:18

No sooner did I say, "My foot is slipping,"
your kindness, O Lord, held me up.

---- Mine, fear cripples but hope in My Word and My promises sets you free. Soar high on the wings of an eagle, confident in My Love, the love of My Father, and the power of the Holy Spirit. I assure you that no weapon forged against you will succeed for I the Lord, your God, am with you. I shall keep your hand firmly in My own so even if you stumble you will not fall. If you falter I am right beside you to encourage you. Hungry, I will feed you with My Flesh, thirsty I will place the cup of My Blood to your lips and I will refresh you. Lost, I will shine the Light of my Word on the path that leads to life so you can walk in it. Discouraged, I will help you recall all that I have done for you and how my love has never failed you and you will know  that I never forsake My Own. 

Faith, hope, and love are My abiding gifts to you. Faith in My Word to sustain you, hope in My assurance of eternal life, and love to help you overcome all the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil. Call My Name in the time of trouble and I will rescue you from the snare set to trap you. Walk with confidence for you are a child of God and co-heir with Me to the Kingdom of heaven.

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JOB 16:20

Now my prayer has gone up to God
as I poured out my tears before him.

---- My Own,I hear every prayer, every sigh, I know every thought. I am near you always I reside in your heart. My love surrounds you, it imbues you, My grace is poured upon you and is sufficient  for you. I give you a future and a hope of eternal joy with Me. It has already begun. I am the fulfillment of all your desires. I have collected all  your tears. I know when you are sad and when you are happy. I know when you are content and when you are anxious and troubled. I know you better than you know yourself because I created you. I fashioned you. I watched over you from the moment of your conception. I fashioned you, I knit you together and I  have claimed you for My Own in baptism. Grafted to Me you receive My life. My Spirit breathes in you and animates you. Every good and worthy impulse you have is thorough His inspiration. Do not be anxious, or troubled, or afraid; when the way is narrow, and dark when you cannot see the way ahead of you, walk in faith for my hand holds yours and will never let go. Remain in Me as I remain in you. You have no need to be afraid, or anxious for I the Lord, your God am with you today and always.

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Job 23:10

He knows my every step,
and I will come out as gold in his test.

Yes, ---- Mine, I will bring you through the time of hard testing and you will be as gold, burnished gold, that has come through the fiery furnace of My love. Times of testing are given to all, to the strong as well as to the weak, to the bruised reed and the flickering flame  as well. When time time of trial and testing is upon you do not permit fear to grip and paralyze you rather, turn to Me to give you courage, pray to me that you will not falter, hold on to Me that you may not go down the slippery slope of despair. When the purifying fire of suffering seems to consume you know that I am with you through it all. My grace sustains you, and in the end, because you have  put all your hope and trust in Me, you will be victorious . Suffering and times of testing are given to all it is how your face it that determines how strong you will emerge from the fire of purification.

All suffering purifies and strengthens when endured in the right spirit.

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Isaiah 56:1 & 7

This is what the Lord says:

Maintain what is right

and do what is just,

for my salvation is close at hand,

my justice is soon to come.

 I will bring them to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. I will accept on my altar their burnt offerings and sacrifices, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.

---- Mine, listen to all that I wish to say to you today. Listen and understand that I the Lord, your God desires that you always discern what is right and do it. Act justly, think rightly, walk in the freedom of truth and you will know peace - peace that comes from being rooted in the Spirit of Love. The day is coming when few will pay heed to the truth, rather, because of the courage that truth demands people will ignore it and prefer to take the easy way, the broad path, the way of death. Yes, I have redeemed the world, I have saved it but the perfect love of the Lover demands that the beloved must be free to choose to love in return or not.

But to those who truly love Me, honor Me, worship and adore Me their Lord and their God, these I will take by the and and lead them up the Holy Mountain to the place where I dwell. There at the Altar of the ultimate Sacrifice where heaven and earth meet and God descends I will have communion with all, who in union with Me, offer their lives as a pleasing and fragrant sacrifice acceptable to the Most High. In My house of prayer, in my house of worship all who approach Me will find Me. We will become one in Holy Communion and I will bless them with every grace and blessing to help them resist evil and do good so someday where I am they too will be. 

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Romans 4:16

Faith is the way and all is given by grace.

---- Mine, faith is My free gift to you not because you earned it or deserve it but because I love you. Faith in Me has saved you through the imperishable grace I pour into your soul each day. I give you grace sufficient to help you do all things that you are invited to do as a child of God. Above all you are called to love. To love unreservedly as I have loved you without limits, conditions, or qualifications. Give as you have been given without measure and without costing the cost. When you are called to suffer do not run away from the cross. Do not complain. Suffering becomes a burden when you do not understand that the true measure of love is the extent to which you are willing to pick up your cross and follow Me without complaining. Above all be cheerful there is nothing worse than a sour saint.

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Psalm 92:15-16

In old age they will still bear fruit
they will stay fresh and green,
to proclaim that the Lord is upright,
"He is my Rock," they say, "he never fails."

---- Mine, I am your Rock, your Stronghold, Your Help, Your Deliverer. I am your Lord and your God. Rooted in Me you are rooted to the Tree of Life the sap of My Spirit flows through you rendering you fresh, green alive, and fruitful. Hidden in the cleft of the Rock I protect you from the heat of the noonday sun and from the bitter cold winds of winter. I shelter you from the storms that would otherwise break you for you are a bruised reed and you rely one Me for help. I, the God of love and life will never fail you as long as you remain in Me and My love remains in you.

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MARK 8:34

If you want to follow me, deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me. For if you choose to save your life, you will lose it; and if you lose your life for my sake and for the sake of the Gospel, you will save it.

---- Mine, today the Church celebrates all those who are now with Me in glory. They are with Me because they practiced all that I commanded. They were prepared to imitate Me all the way even to the laying down of their lives in order to establish the Kingdom of God on earth. They had faith that moved mountains of disbelief, they believed in the power of the Gospel, and they lived it. They were people like you, they had the same opportunities as you, they asked for and received grace and power and they relied on Me and My Spirit. They were fully aware that they could do nothing of themselves but with God they could do all things, endure all things, for their hope and faith in Me was boundless. 

You too ---- Mine, receive grace upon grace each day. It is granted to you freely and in abundance each time you receive Me in the Holy Eucharist. Each time you pray and ask you receive. You too are invited to join the company of the glorious saints in heaven and to have a share in My inheritance. Follow Me. Pick up your cross every day and come after Me and lay up for your self treasures in heaven where thieves cannot break in and steal nor rust or moths destroy.