WORD OF GOD - MK 4:3 (LENT 2021)

MARK 4:3

Listen! A sower went out to sow.

---- Mine,

Your whole life must be one of listening. Listening quietly, attentively, and contemplating deeply on the Word of God which is the seed sown by the sower. All that you receive must be kept in your heart, for they are God's treasures. With the help of the Holy Spirit discern God will for you then act on it promptly humbly, obediently, and joyfully, only then will you thrive and grow and bear fruit in abundance for the glory of God and for His Kingdom.

WORD OF GOD - LK 12:6-7 (LENT 2021)

LUKE 12:6-7

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight. But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.

---- Mine,

Once again I AM here to say to you, 'Fear nothing am I not your Brother, your Spouse, your Friend? Am I not closer to you than your breath and your spirit? Why worry when you have God for your Dad, Me for your Beloved, and My Spirit who draws you and entwines you ever deeper into the love of God and gives you His life-giving spirit? You are precious, you are loved, you are esteemed more highly than the greatest treasures that earth holds. You have an eternal destiny in the Kingdom of God. Fear not, nor be anxious about anything, just believe. 

WORD OF GOD - PS 18:28 (LENT 2021)

PSALM 18:28

It is you who light my lamp;

the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.

---- Mine,

You, my little one, are my little clay lamp and I AM the light that dispels the darkness around you. Ask and you will be given the oil of My Spirit to keep the Light of My love aflame in you always. Never again will you fear the terrors of the night for I have overcome and prevailed over the powers of darkness. Remain in My light.

WORD OF GOD - MT 14:27 (LENT 2021)

 MATTHEW 14:27

But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said,
‘Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.’

---- Mine,

You lose your inner peace in difficult moments because you take your gaze away from Me. Train yourself to look at Me and you will always find rest for your soul. My ear is pressed to your lips, My Heart is entwined with yours, My Spirit is one with yours. My powerful protection and My steadfast love are yours from the moment you were conceived in your mother's womb. Never doubt for a moment that I am not prompt to hear your prayers, that I have not heard every sigh when you are troubled or afraid. Never doubt that I know all, I hear all, I see all, and any time you do not feel My presence believe that it is precisely in these times that I pick you up and nestle you close to My Heart. Be not afraid I have overcome the world. 

WORD OF GOD - MT 25:29 (LENT 2021)

 MATTHEW 25:29

For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

---- Mine,

The principle of the Kingdom of God is a paradox, the more you give yourself away, the more fruitful will you be. The more you stretch yourself in loving service to others, the greater will be your capacity to receive. I enlarge the heart of those who hold on to nothing so I pour a constant stream of blessings on them. The one who does not worry about tomorrow, who does not store anything but is openhearted and openhanded will always find more to give away. Whereas the hoarder, the money-grubber, the tightfisted miser will lose all.  

WORD OF GOD - 2 KGS 19:20 (LENT 2021)

2 KINGS 19:20

Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel:
'I have heard your prayer to me.'

---- Mine,

How often must I assure you that I AM with you and I hear and answer all your prayers? Do not be troubled, do not be afraid, be anxious for nothing; I assure you that I AM with you always to the end of your days. Believe, and live with a joyful heart and a peace-filled spirit.

WORD OF GOD - ZECH 12:10 (LENT 2021)

ZECHARIAH 12:10

And I will pour out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that, when they look on the one whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.

---- Mine,

The cold indifference of the world to My Sacrifice on Calvary is the reason for all that ails it. Ask, pray, implore the God of all love, compassion, and mercy to give the world a portion of His spirit of tender compassion and love so when they look on Me, whom their sins have pierced, they might experience compunction and true remorse for their sins. Then perhaps God will ease the weight of punishment that now oppresses the world. Pray that it may not be too late before God's wrath is unleashed on the world for its apathy to His greatest act of love and mercy for the salvation of the world.

WORD OF GOD - PS 9:9-10 (LENT 2021)

 PSALM 9:9-10

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
And those who know your name put their trust in you,
for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.

---- Mine,

When you keep your eyes on the storm instead of on Me it is far easier to become overwhelmed and frightened. This is why I constantly remind you to keep your mind and your thoughts, on Me - I  keep in perfect peace those whose mind is stayed on Me. My Heart was pierced so you could enter into It, nestle in It, and rest in My love. In It, you will find all you need. Do not be afraid, ---- Mine, you have nothing to fear - I have overcome the world. 

WORD OF GOD - ZEPH 3:15 (LENT 2021)

 ZEPHANIAH 3:15

The Lord has taken away the judgments against you,
he has turned away your enemies.
The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
you shall fear disaster no more.

---- Mine,

My daughter, my child, how often have you feared disaster and it has not come to pass? Trust Me! Why don't you? Have I not assured you time and time again that I AM with you? Be not afraid, have faith, for the Lord your God is with you, I make My dwelling in you, I will never abandon you for I have claimed you as My own. Believe, and My peace which surpasses human understanding will be with you always.

WORD OF GOD - PSALM 46:11 (LENT 2021)

 PSALM 46:11

‘Be still, and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth.’

---- Mine,

No matter what calamities befall you or the world, despite the iniquity that seems to overwhelm and overcome all that is true, good, and beautiful, do not forget for a moment who I AM. Withdraw into the inner sanctuary of your soul and find Me. I AM with you always. Enthrone Me in your life as I AM enthroned in glory at the right hand of My Father. Quiet your restless heart and sorrowful spirit. Be still and experience Me in the quiet streams of Living Water flowing from My side cleansing and refreshing you and the whole world.

WORD OF GOD (LENT 2021) - WIS 16:20 & 26

 WISDOM 16:20 &26

You gave your people food of angels,
and without their toil you supplied them from heaven with bread ready to eat, providing every pleasure and suited to every taste.
So that your children, whom you loved, O Lord, might learn
that it is not the production of crops that feeds humankind
but that your word sustains those who trust in you.

---- Mine,

Pray constantly and work tirelessly to make known to the world that the only hope for humanity dangerously weakened by concupiscence is the Word of God and the Holy Eucharist. These are the weapons to foil the snares of the Enemy. 

WORD OF GOD - LAM 3:40-42A, 57

 LAMENTATIONS 3:40-42A, 57

Let us test and examine our ways,
and return to the Lord.

Let us lift up our hearts as well as our hands
to God in heaven.
We have transgressed and rebelled.
You came near when I called on you;
you said, ‘Do not fear!’

---- Mine,

Use this time of Lent well and you will find refreshment for your soul, strength for your spirit, courage in the face of trials, and hope till the end of your days. Faith will sustain you and love will make all things possible. Do not fear! I have overcome the world.

WORD OF GOD - MT 12:29

MATTHEW 12:29 

How can one enter a strong man’s house 

and plunder his property, 

without first tying up the strong man? 

Then indeed the house can be plundered.

---- Mine,

No matter how spiritually strong you believe yourself to be, or how much knowledge you have accumulated through intense study, despite training yourself in self-discipline, if you lack humility trusting your own ability to withstand the Enemy, you will fall like a house of cards. Place no confidence in yourself but lean daily on the strong arm of prayer and humbly beseech the Holy Spirit to do for you what you will never accomplish alone. 

WORD OF GOD - PVBS 1:7

PROVERBS 1:7

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.

---- Mine,

The world is full of fools and the numbers are growing rapidly as a vast majority increasingly lack all three, the fear of the Lord, and hostility and disdain for wisdom and instruction. The more people make tin gods of themselves and others the less they believe in the one, true God, and the more foolish they become as they drink from wells polluted by worldly wisdom, deception, and evil. Do not let your guard slip lest you find yourself sliding down the slippery slope of faux wisdom and self-love.

WORD OF GOD - MK 14:38

 MARK 14:38

Keep awake and pray
that you may not come into the time of trial;
the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

---- Mine,

This is the hour for prayer - too long have you been asleep to the Spirit and awake to the flesh. Put to death the things that choke the Spirit and kindle the fire of divine love with the breath of the Spirit of God. The night is almost ended and the Day of the Lord is at hand. If you are caught asleep when I arrive it will be to your ruin. Wake up and prepare before it is too late.

WORD OF GOD - MT 7:13-14

MATTHEW 7:13-14

Enter through the narrow gate;
for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction,
and there are many who take it.
For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life,
and there are few who find it.

---- Mine,

A will that is not under the control of the Holy Spirit is unruly and undisciplined. Without the aid of the Holy Spirit, you will find the road to eternal life hard, perilous, and fraught with danger on every side. Be vigilant, keep your eye on the goal which is to win the prize of life or you will go off course and lose your way often. Tame your will, discipline your senses, once you enter the battlefield the Enemy will attack you relentlessly. Have courage, lean on Me, I AM always right beside you. Strip and detach yourself from all created things and you will find it far easier to enter the eye of the needle.

WORD OF GOD - PS 81:13-14

PSALM 81:13-14

O that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
Then I would quickly subdue their enemies,
and turn my hand against their foes.

---- Mine,

I have shown you the Way, I have walked the Way, I AM the Way - the only Way to the Father, yet remain stubborn, hard-hearted, hard-headed, and indifferent. If only you knew how difficult you make it for Me when you refuse to let Me lead you on the narrow path that leads to Life. If you did, how eagerly I would assist you. But you refuse to listen preferring to lose yourself in frivolous pastimes. You do so at your own peril. Choose Life and I will hasten to help you overcome all that delivers you to death rather than life. Choose Me and peace and joy will be yours every step of the Way to My Father's house.  

WORD OF GOD - ZEPH 3:15

ZEPHANIAH 3:15

The Lord has taken away the judgments against you,
he has turned away your enemies.
The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
you shall fear disaster no more.

---- Mine,

I took the judgments against you upon Myself. I turned all your enemies away from you and towards Me. They fell on Me, tore at My Flesh until they exposed My bones. They crushed Me, stripped Me of all human dignity, all My friends abandoned Me and My most crushing sorrow was the experience of total abandonment when My Father withdrew His Presence from Me. I was stripped naked and held aloft, raised above the earth as a symbol of scandal and shame for the world to despise and abhor. I bore all deprivation and suffering of Body, Soul, and Spirit for your sake so you would not die but live. Fear nothing anymore for in crushing Me I crushed and annihilated the Enemy. My victory and triumph are yours for you are Mine.

WORD OF GOD - IS 46:3-4, 9

ISAIAH 46:3-4, 9

Listen to me, O house of Jacob,
all the remnant of the house of Israel,
who have been borne by me from your birth,
carried from the womb;
even to your old age I am he,
even when you turn gray I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
I will carry and will save.
Remember the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is no one like me.

---- Mine,

In every life, there are trials, difficulties, anxieties, fears, and troubles but the more you lean on Me and trust Me the easier and lighter will be the load you carry. Every one of My promises is true. My covenant with you is an everlasting covenant. All your experiences of Me in the past must teach you this truth - I AM God and I AM faithful. Have no fear, I have overcome the world. You are redeemed and purchased by My Blood and no one can snatch from Me what is Mine. Have faith!

WORD OF GOD - BAR 3:33-35

BARUCH 3:33-35

The one who sends forth the light, and it goes;
he called it, and it obeyed him, trembling;
the stars shone in their watches, and were glad;
he called them, and they said, ‘Here we are!’
They shone with gladness for him who made them.
This is our God.

---- Mine,

Never forget for an instant to whom you belong. Because you are Mine all that is Mine is yours as well. Contemplate the God of all creation, the God who made the heavens and the earth and all that is in it, this God thought of you, created you, desired you to be born for Himself. He delights in you. Do you too delight in Me? Am I all in all to you? You cannot repay the cost of My love for you but will you try anyway? What will you offer Me? Give Me all of you as I have you all of Me - be Mine.

WORD OF GOD - EZ 39:25-26, 28-29

EZEKIEL 39:25-26, 28-29

Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob, and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; I will be jealous for my holy name. They shall forget their shame, and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when they live securely in their land with no one to make them afraid. Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God because I sent them into exile among the nations, and then gathered them into their own land. I will leave none of them behind; and I will never again hide my face from them, when I pour out my spirit upon the house of Israel, says the Lord God.

---- My Own,

I who love you and punish when you sin also forgive you, reach out to you, take you back and restore all that I took away from you when you rejected Me. I who withdrew My Presence from you will reveal My Face to you again. Once more will you experience the safety and security of abiding in My love and you will know that I AM God. I keep My promises. Do not be afraid, I will help you by pouring out My Spirit upon you. You are Mine.

WORD OF GOD - JN 3:5-6

JOHN 3:5-6

Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

---- Mine,

When your will obeys the promptings of your flesh you die a little every time. Grafted to Me in baptism you have received the Holy Spirit and the gift of Faith. Born of water and the Spirit you are saved, you are a child of God and a member of God's family. The works of the flesh bring death, but the power of the Spirit working in you enables you to choose life over the works of the flesh. Choose life, choose love, choose Me and you will receive the prize of life, which is God.   

WORD OF GOD - MT 4:20, 22

 MATTHEW 4:20, 22

Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.

---- Mine,

My hand is stretched out to you constantly in an open invitation to follow Me and demands your response. Are you for Me or against Me? The nets represent your security in laboring for the things of the world. The boat represents the security you place in material possessions. The father represents all family, filial, and human ties. Are you ready to give it all up promptly, joyfully, completely, in perfect obedience and humility? Will you put all your faith in Me, trusting Me to provide all you need for the journey to the New Jerusalem? Today I put before you life and prosperity, death and destruction - will you walk with Me or with the world? Will you follow Me or reject Me? 

WORD OF GOD - EZ 34:30-31

EZEKIEL 34:30-31

They shall know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, says the Lord God. You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, says the Lord God.

---- Mine,

Fear nothing, be troubled about nothing for you have nothing to be anxious about. The Lord your God is with you, within you, around you, above and below you. God whose word and breath uphold and sustain the world is your God and you are His in every way that it is possible to belong and be one with your Creator, Redeemer, Savior, Father, Protector, Lifegiver, Friend, Spouse, and Beloved. You are Mine and no one can or will ever take what belongs to Me. Peace I give you, my peace I leave with you - do not let your heart be troubled or afraid not now not ever. 

 

WORD OF GOD - MT 23:11-12

MATTHEW 23:11-12

The greatest among you will be your servant. All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.

---- Mine,

If you set yourself up as being better than others your fall will be great - for the fool is puffed up but the wise are humble before God and man. Remember that I, the Son of God, in obedience and humility, emptied Myself and became a slave for you. Imitate Me. Recognize you are nothing without God. Submit yourself to us lovingly in all things, with humility, and in obedience, and be a servant to all.

WORD OF GOD - MT 22:14

MATTHEW 22:14

Many are called but few are chosen.

---- Mine,

In their lifetime, many will hear My call to believe in Me, know Me, be baptized into My Body, be a part of My Church, to give up all for the sake of the Kingdom of God. Many will deliberately and stubbornly ignore My invitation and many more will excuse themselves saying they are ill-equipped to do so.  But a few, with an open heart, and a humble and obedient spirit, will heed My call and respond to it wholeheartedly. I know them. These are My chosen ones - not because I single them out but rather because they were disposed to hearing My voice and responded generously to My invitation. You must decide whether You will be among the many who are called or the few who are chosen. 

WORD OF GOD - PS 46:9-11

PSALM 46:9-11

He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.
‘Be still, and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth.’
The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.

---- My own,

Never forget that I AM God and you are most precious in My sight. Because you are Mine no evil will approach you to harm you. Take refuge in Me, I will shelter you from the storm. Come to Me, hide in Me, find your rest in Me.

WORD OF GOD - MT 26:39

MATTHEW 26:39

 ‘My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not what I want but what you want.’

---- Mine,

I knew what I was called to suffer, I knew every lash of the whip, every blasphemy, the mocking, the foul language, the betrayal, the denial, the abandonment of all, most especially the feeling of abandonment by My Father who seemed beyond My grasp. I knew the suffering that My poor Mother would have to undergo as she stood by helplessly, feeling every painful blow as if it fell on her. Yet My Father was with Me, through it all just as My Mother stood steadfastly by Me. ---- my own, I AM with you and with Me you will overcome. Pray as I did, 'Not as I will but as you will' and strength and comfort will be given to you every step of the way. It is the work of a lifetime aligning your will to Mine, make a start now. The way to redemption is suffering, the way to resurrection is death to self, the way to the Father is through Me. Remain in Me and be at peace, I have overcome the world.