PSALM 18:16 (2023)

PSALM 18:16

He reached down from on high, he took me; 

 he drew me out of mighty waters.

---- mine,

Each time you shift your gaze from Me and focus on the storm around you, like Peter, you sink. I AM here - I will never leave you nor will I forsake you because you are mine. You belong to Me I purchased you with My Life. Why are you troubled why do you live under the oppression of despondency when you have been delivered, ransomed, and raised to the dignity of a child of God. Believe in the power of My love for you, My power that has reached down into the torrents of the mighty winds, and waves that have buffeted you and I have taken you to Myself. Believe that I have saved you and I have saved those you love for you are all Mine. Be of good cheer, ---- mine, I have overcome the world.

MARK 6:56 (2023)

Mark 6:56

And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the market-places, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed.

---- mine,

You have greater access to Me than the people of Israel did over 2000 ago when I came down from heaven and lived among them. Wherever I went word went out like wildfire and they came in throngs bringing their sick, laying them out before Me, begging to touch even the fringe of My cloak and all who touched it were healed - make no mistake about what I AM saying - ALL WHO TOUCHED EVEN MY CLOAK WERE HEALED.  But today I AM with you in a way that I couldn't be before My Resurrection and before My Paschal Sacrifice. I AM the healing Sacrament, I AM the Eternal Covenant, I AM Your Healer and I will that every prayer that you pray for healing for yourself and those you love I will hear, I will answer, I WILL HEAL in every way that healing is needed. Be not afraid, ---- mine, I AM the Lord Your Healer.

JEREMIAH 12:3a (2023)

JEREMIAH 12:3a

But you, Lord, you know me and see me;

you search my heart - it is close to you.

---- mine,

Etch this verse on your heart, keep it in your mind, let it take root in your soul, and allow the truth of my everlasting love for you to imbue every aspect of your life. I know you. I see you. I watch over and protect you. I search you, I teach you and I take you by the hand and guide you so you can make the perilous journey from this life to the next safely. I keep you close to Me no power can wrest you from Me for I have purchased you - you are Mine.

TOBIT 13:9 (2023)

TOBIT 13:9

I will praise my God the King of heaven;
my soul, radiant with happiness,
will proclaim his greatness.

---- mine,

Take a moment to reflect on the quality of your faith in the recent past. Learn how the great figures in Sacred Scripture faced the trials and difficulties in their lives and imitate them. Do not become sad, despondent, sorrowful, or fainthearted as you are wont to do rather, look to Me, and let your face radiate joy because of My great love for you. Let praise and thanksgiving flood your soul and overwhelm you. Praise must pour out of every cell in your body because you know Me, love Me, and belong to Me. Be not afraid either for yourself or for those you love because I, your God, AM your Good Shepherd, your Brother, your Spouse, and your everlasting Friend

LUKE 4:18-19, 21 - (2023)

 Luke 4:18-19, 21

‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’

‘Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’

---- mine,

Remember this proclamation when you pray for those you love, it was true then and is true today. In the mighty power of the Holy Spirit and the mighty power of My Word, I declare that I set free here and now your loved ones who thus far have been oppressed by the sin and the wiles of the Enemy. I restore their sight and I bestow on them My favor. Dare to believe and rejoice for today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing. 

TOBIT 8:15-17 (2023)

Tobit 8:15-17

‘Blessed are you, O God, with every pure blessing;
   let all your chosen ones bless you.
   Let them bless you forever.
Blessed are you because you have made me glad.
   It has not turned out as I expected,
   but you have dealt with us according to your great mercy.
Blessed are you because you had compassion
   on two only children.
Be merciful to them, O Master, and keep them safe;
   bring their lives to fulfillment
   in happiness and mercy.’

---- mine,

Make this prayer that Raguel and Edna made for Tobias and his wife Sarah your own on behalf of your children. Know that I AM the Lord your God and that nothing is too difficult for Me, nothing is impossible with Me and nothing delights Me more than to answer the prayers of those who put all their faith, hope, and trust in Me. I desire that all God's children live holy, happy, fulfilled lives and make their home in the shadow of the Most High. Do not be afraid for I AM with you and with your children, I go with you and with your children. I have saved you and your entire family. Just believe.

MATTHEW 28:5-7 (2023)

Matthew 28:5-7

But the angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, “He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.”

 

---- mine,

This is My message to you today - Faith comes from hearing My Word. Read, meditate, contemplate let it become your food and drink. Let My Word penetrate into every cell in your body only then can you combat the evil ploys of the enemy. His ploy is to fill you with oppression, sadness, anxiety, failure, and helplessness. These are lies by the Father of Lies. Take to heart the Word I give you this day. You have no reason to fear for I who was crucified as an atonement for your sins is raised from the dead. I AM with you always - always because I now live and reign in you. I AM as close to you as the breath you breathe for that breath is the Breath of My Spirit. BE NOT AFRAID - I have overcome the world.

DEUTERONOMY 33:12 (2023)

Deuteronomy 33:12

The beloved of the Lord rests in safety-
the High God surrounds him all day long-
   the beloved rests between his shoulders.

---- mine,

You must believe, you must have faith, hope, and trust in Me and in My Word. Because you lack all of these you are miserable, your heart is heavy tears are not far from your eyes and you are overwhelmed with feelings of helplessness and fear. Why? Because you lack faith in My Word, in My Love, in My Power. Unless you make an act of will to trust Me even when the night is thick upon you and you cannot see any way forward, still believe in Me, hope in Me, trust Me. I AM God. Entrust all your sorrows, difficulties, worries, anxieties to Me and I will give rest to your soul. My yoke is easy because it is a yoke of love, my burden is light for My burden is mercy. Come to Me rest in Me be strengthened and refreshed in Me. Throw away the cloak of depression and oppression of fear and put on the garment of light that I have given you.

ZECHARIAH 13:9 (2023)

Zechariah 13:9

And I will put this third into the fire,
   refine them as one refines silver,
   and test them as gold is tested.
They will call on my name,
   and I will answer them.
I will say, ‘They are my people’;
   and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’

---- mine,

Unless you are tested by fire the dross of your sins remain. Unless you are plunged into the furnace of suffering, unless you are tried and tested you will never know what it means to strive after holiness and perfection in all things with single-minded devotion. Unless you are purified your prayer will not rise and pierce the heavens like a flaming arrow and find an answer from the One who sits on the throne at the right hand of the Father. Be still under the hand that corrects you and learn from Me, for I AM meek and humble of heart and when you call My Name, I will say to you, 'I AM here, you are mine' and you will proclaim with humility and confidence, 'The Lord is my God.'

JEREMIAH 29:11-14 (2023)

Jeremiah 29:11-14

For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find me, says the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.

---- mine,

Pay close attention to the words I AM speaking to you this day - listen, understand, and allow your whole being heart, mind, body, soul, and spirit to be imbued by this promise that I solemnly make to you this day on the feast of My Divine Mercy. I AM God and I know the plans that I have for you. You do not. You will only see it unfold step by step, moment by moment for I will give you light enough to see just one step ahead of you because I desire you to trust Me. This is what I say to you right here right now - wipe away your tears, stop sighing, life is not over it has just begun. I AM the Author and Finisher of Life and I declare to you that My life-giving plans for you and for every member of your family are to build you up, to set you free, to give each one of you a future and hope that is imperishable. I assure you ---- mine, that because of your prayers, every member of your family those who are close by, and those who are far, far away from Me will search for Me, call My Name and find Me. They will pray to Me and I will hear and I will answer. I will restore their baptismal inheritance and they will return to their Father's house. I will take them by the hand and lead them back from exile, from the wilderness, from the desert wastelands to which they have banished themselves. Be not afraid, trust in God, and trust in Me - it is the Lord who speaks.

ZEPHANIAH 3:16-17 (2023)

Zephaniah 3:16-17

On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
Do not fear, O Zion;
   do not let your hands grow weak.
The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
   a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness,
   he will renew you in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing
  as on a day of festival.

---- mine,

Be not afraid! Be not afraid! This is the Lord Your God who has rescued you, who has come to your help, who has snatched you and your family from the jaws of death and has crushed the Enemy. I AM the Lord your God who goes to war on your behalf so you can live in peace and tranquility. Be not anxious, fear nothing but sin. Exult in My love for you and for those you love. Once again as in the past and always I assure you and reassure you that you are Mine, I have called you by your name and I declare you to be Mine forever. Rejoice, be glad, for I, Your God have covered you and yours with the cloud of My Presence and the Holy Spirit. Be not afraid!

Habakkuk 3:17-18 (2023)

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Though the fig tree does not blossom, and no fruit is on the vines;
though the produce of the olive fails
and the fields yield no food;
though the flock is cut off from the fold
and there is no herd in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will exult in the God of my salvation.

---- mine,

This must be your attitude always, total trust in Me despite the circumstances you find yourself in. My power is greater than all the powers that rally against you - I AM God. It is always darkest before the light of dawn breaks through. The way is narrower, the road steeper, and the path rockier before you come to the place where I AM leading you. You experience no consolation, there is seemingly no sustenance, all comfort has fled, and you believe that you are groping in a darkness that is darker than night. At this moment when hope seems in vain, I ask you to have faith for I AM with you. Rejoice, for your deliverance is at hand. There is no greater faith than the faith that perseveres in the face of apparent defeat. Exult for I have defeated death, I have crushed Satan, I AM the light of the world and I have overcome the powers of darkness. 

PSALM 119:28 (2023)

 PSALM 119:28

My soul melts away for sorrow;
   strengthen me according to your word.

---- mine,

Should you not know by now that you must turn to Me instinctively, involuntarily, the moment the cup of suffering is raised to your lips? Every time I lay a cross on your shoulders you become despondent, anxious, sorrowful, disturbed, and restless because you allow its weight to crush your spirit and that is not the reason why the cross is given to you. You would save yourself so much unnecessary pain if you only trusted in Me, and placed all your hope in Me confident that I AM with you and that all will be well. There is no salvation apart from the cross - have you not learned this most vital lesson after all these years of being my disciple? Learn from Me, ---- mine, how to embrace the cross joyfully, determinedly, only then will you find that the yoke I place on you is easy and its burden light. Only at the end of your life will suffering, pain, and sorrow end, only then will you have a share in My victory, My glory, My triumph. Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

JEREMIAH 9:23-24 (2023)

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Thus says the Lord: Do not let the wise boast in their wisdom, do not let the mighty boast in their might, do not let the wealthy boast in their wealth; but let those who boast boast in this, that they understand and know me, that I am the Lord; I act with steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord.

---- mine,

Consider this, what is it that I require from those called by my Name? Reflect on how I have been leading you recently what have you learned about what pleases Me? What have I taught you and what have you now come to understand? You have wailed you have questioned, you have wept often and you have complained both loudly and silently and almost always bitterly about having to undergo suffering - and all this during the season of Lent. You have also prayed constantly and you have been attentive to the prompting of the Holy Spirit you learned the lesson that I desired to teach you and in understanding you have found some measure of peace. This peace will increase the more you surrender the more you acquiesce to My will. I desire you to come to Me on My terms not on yours. When you come to Me on your terms you have received your reward because you flatter yourself whether you are aware or not. However, when you wait humbly for Me to reveal what I want of you and only then do as I ask you are pleasing to Me. Do not presume, do not assume, do not rush in every direction busily doing this and that under the mistaken notion that you are pleasing Me this is pride. Rather, listen quietly and humbly, and attentively to what the Holy Spirit asks of you in prayer and only then 'act with steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight.' 

ISAIAH 49:15-16A (2023)

Isaiah 49:15-16

Can a woman forget her nursing child,
   or show no compassion for the child of her womb?
Even these may forget,
   yet I will not forget you.
See, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands. 

---- mine,

No woman, no mother worthy of the name would deliberately, willingly, and callously ignore or desire to harm the infant nursing at her breast or the baby in her womb. Yet horrific as this is it happens. Babies are being aborted, euthanized, and their bodies mutilated by the very ones who have been entrusted by My Father to care for them. They are assigned a sacred duty to raise these little ones in the fear and knowledge of God and how profoundly they fail. But God never fails, My love never fails. My love for you is everlasting. You are the apple of My eye and I have declared you to be mine. Fear nothing except being separated from Me by sin. Love Me, ---- mine, and do me the honor of trusting Me. Love builds up but fear destroys. I keep in perfect peace all those who steadfastly trust Me. Remain in My love.  

 

WORD OF GOD - ISAIAH 48:17 (2023)

 Isaiah 48:17

Thus says the Lord,
   your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
I am the Lord your God,
   who teaches you for your own good,
   who leads you in the way you should go.

---- mine,

I know I have led you to difficult roads this Lent I have done so for your own good. Until now you have come to Me on your terms, not on Mine this leads nowhere certainly not in the way that you have desired or have been praying for so earnestly. It took a lot of tears, sorrow, heartache, distress, and bewilderment until you finally understood until wisdom dawned this Maundy Thursday. It is one of the most important and most basic lessons that a disciple must learn and it has taken you a long, long while to become aware of this truth. I desire you to come to Me on My terms, not on yours. All that you do because you believe I desire it is meaningless, worthless. Take heart and never forget that I AM the Lord your God and I take you by the hand as I do all My disciples, and I lead you in the way you should go. It is always My Spirit that takes the initiative you need to be attentive, obedient, humble, and docile to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. 

WORD OF GOD - MICAH 6:8 (2023)

Micah 6:8

He has told you, O mortal, what is good;
   and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
   and to walk humbly with your God?

---- mine,

You know how grudgingly you have carried the cross that I laid on your shoulders. During this short period of trial, you have chafed constantly under its negligible weight. You have grumbled and you have lacked humility, kindness, gentleness, and understanding, and you have displayed a marked lack of empathy and charity. Pay attention to what I say to you this day. Reflect on it. Pray constantly for the grace to act on My Word. Do not be discouraged for I AM with you. Be of good cheer, ---- my own, for I have conquered the world.

WORD OF GOD - ECCL 3:14 (2023)

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I know that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; God has done this, so that all should stand in awe before him.

---- mine,

You must believe that whatever I, Your God have done in the past, does now in the present, and will do in the future endures forever. It is absurd that you make yourself unhappy over what I in My loving wisdom ordain. I created you and all whom you hold nearest and dearest to your heart and I know what each of you needs in order to live a grace-filled, fruitful, and happy life. I have done it all nothing more can be added to the work of salvation, as I said from the Cross, it is finished, it is accomplished, and all you are ever required to do is to surrender all to Me with complete confidence. You know that I have never disappointed you in the past and you will continue to stand in awe of my love and power every day you and they are alive. 

WORD OF GOD - LAMENTATIONS 2:19 (2023)

Lamentations 2:19

Arise, cry out in the night,
   at the beginning of the watches!
Pour out your heart like water
   before the presence of the Lord!
Lift your hands to him
   for the lives of your children,
who faint for hunger
   at the head of every street.

---- mine,

The time for sleeping has long passed wake up from your slumber for the hour of darkness is almost upon you, your children, and the world. The power of Satan has been unleashed on the world and the ruler of this world is roaring like a beast seeking those who he can devour. Those who choose to be ruled by the world are in grave danger of eternal death. Prayer unceasingly,  lift up trembling hands and cry out night and day to the Lord of heaven to show mercy. Plead with the Savior and Redeemer of all mankind to spare your children from the reign of evil and terror that has been unleashed on the world.  Be vigilant. Evil is given its hour for the world has rejected Me and rejected the One who sent Me. Pray that your children may return to Me with humble, repentant, and contrite hearts. Pray with faith, pray with hope pray with trust in My Mercy, in the power of My Love to forgive and to save.

WORD OF GOD - WISDOM OF SOLOMON16:26, 28 - 2023

WISDOM OF SOLOMON 16:26, 28

Then the children you love learned that it is not crops 

of whatever kind which nourish humankind,
but your word that sustains those who trust you.

We must rise before the sun to give thanks and pray to you at dawn.

---- mine,

I hear you, I wipe away all your tears. I AM here. Heed My words to you this day. All suffering is meant for your purification and for your growth. Suffering alone when united to My Passion, transforms you into My image and likeness. Listen to My Word, ponder on it. Allow it to speak to you and it will be your food and drink. Trust My Word and you will receive all the courage and help you need for it has the power to sustain you on your journey from this life to eternity.

You rise before dawn every day to spend time with Me. I AM with you. Lean on Me. Speak to Me. Tell me everything. I hear and I will answer. Be comforted. Be consoled. All is well.