Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit
within you, given by God?
You belong no longer to yourselves.
Remember at what price you have been bought,
and make your body serve the glory of God.
---- my own,
You belong to God, you belong to Me, you belong to the Holy Spirit, and not just you but every member of your family. Remember this well as you live each moment of the life that is given to you. Ponder on the goodness of God who created you for Himself. What a great and joyful future awaits you, a glorious and eternal future that was won for you because I took upon Myself all your transgressions, failures, mistakes, weaknesses, and every one of your sins that were the result of your failure to love God as you ought. I became sin so that you may experience the goodness of God in Me. You were created for life, not death. You were created for a future of eternal glory, not for condemnation, sadness, despair, and despondency. You are a daughter of the King. You are espoused to the Son of God. You have God for your Father, whom you are invited to call Abba, for this is how He loves you intimately and closely. You are a member of My Body,and you belong to the family of God. It is the life of the Holy Spirit that animates you, gives you life, and fills you with His gifts so you may bear good fruit that will last. The Body is only as healthy as the least of its members, so you must pray for each other, love and encourage each other. Suffer gracefully and do not become unhappy when you are called to carry the cross. In the cross alone is your salvation and the salvation of every member of your family. Pray. Pray constantly that they, too, may understand this. Pray with faith, with hope, and with confidence that all that you ask for in prayer will be granted, not as you desire but in God's way, according to My will. Be still and know that I AM God and I save. You don't need to know how life will turn out for you or those you love. All that is necessary is for you to have faith in the outcome that I desire and bring about. In My will alone, you will find perfect peace and rest.
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