Wednesday, July 2, 2025

HOSEA 14:5, 8-9 (2025)

HOSEA 14:5, 8-9

I will heal their disloyalty
and love them with all my heart,
for my anger has turned from them. 6 I shall be like dew to Israel,
like the lily will he blossom.
Like a cedar, he will send down his roots;

They will dwell in my shade again,
they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom like a vine,
and their fame will be like Lebanon wine.

What would Ephraim do with idols,
when it is I who hear and make him prosper?
I am like an ever-green cypress tree;
all your fruitfulness comes from me.

---- mine,

All that I have said to you repeatedly, day after day, I will do. Have faith and confidence in My Word. I do not desire the death of the sinner, for I came to give life and give it in abundance. There is no prayer, no sigh, no sorrow, no wound, no illness so grave that I cannot touch and heal by the power of My Word. Do not be afraid, ---- my own, it pleases My Father to give the Kingdom to all who believe in Me, hope in Me, and trust Me. Those you pray for, plead before My throne, cry to Me incessantly for their restoration, healing, and return, I have heard. Believe Me when I say to you, at a time of My choosing, at the appointed hour, their hearts will be filled with My Holy Spirit and filled with compunction and sorrow for their rejection of Me, they will know that apart from Me, life is meaningless. They will return with joy, contrition, and true repentance, and I will give them healing, I will forgive, I will restore in full measure and more all that they turned their backs from during the time of their wandering. They will put down roots deep into Me and they will bear fruit, good fruit in abundance, and you will rejoice and be glad and your joy no one will steal from you. Be of good cheer, ---- my own, I have overcome the world. 

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

RUTH 3:9, 11A (2025)

RUTH 3:9, 11A

“Who are you?” he asked. The answer came, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread the corner of your cloak over me for you are a kinsman who has right of redemption over me.”

Have no fear, my daughter; I will do for you all that you ask.

---- mine,

I do not ask you who you are, for I know you. You are my own. I know you by your name, I have carved it on the palm of My Hand. I have saved you, I have washed you clean, I have robed you with festal robes, and I rejoice over you. I have called you out of darkness into My own marvelous light. I have loved you with a love beyond all telling. Be not afraid, ---- my own, but lift your head high and walk with the freedom of a child of God. You are redeemed and sanctified, so live unafraid, victorious, joyfully, for you know who you are and the price that love paid to save you and bind you to the Lord and Giver of Life. Be not afraid - fear crushes the soul and steals your joy. It allows darkness to pervade your soul and your spirit, and it crushes you with fear and anxiety. You are Mine, and because you are Mine, you are grafted to My Body. The Life of the Holy Spirit runs through you and gives you life in abundance. Remain in My Love. Listen to  Me and do all that I command, and you will receive all that your heart desires. I will wipe away all your tears. I will heal your broken heart. I will come to you and live in you, and you will be one with Me. You are Mine forever.  Remain in Me and you will remain in My Love. Ask Me for all you need, ask boldly and with confidence, I will deny you nothing, for it pleases Me to hear your voice passionately pleading that I save those you love. I desire this far more than you do, and I will gladly do as you ask, for I AM the God who saves.