#ScriptureReflection - Esther 9:24-28 (6.30.22)

 VII. EPILOGUE: THE RISE OF MORDECAI

Summary of the Story.

²⁴  Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the foe of all the Jews, had planned to destroy them and had cast the pur, or lot, for the time of their defeat and destruction. ²⁵  Yet, when the plot became known to the king, the king ordered in writing that the wicked plan Haman had devised against the Jews should instead be turned against Haman and that he and his sons should be impaled on stakes. ²⁶  And so these days have been named Purim after the word pur.

Thus, because of all that was contained in this letter, and because of what they had witnessed and experienced in this event, ²⁷  the Jews established and adopted as a custom for themselves, their descendants, and all who should join them, the perpetual obligation of celebrating these two days every year in the manner prescribed by this letter, and at the time appointed. ²⁸  These days were to be commemorated and kept in every generation, by every clan, in every province, and in every city. These days of Purim were never to be neglected among the Jews, nor forgotten by their descendants.

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition)     

We MUST Conquer Worry, Fear and Anxiety - A Repost from Sept. 19, 2021 (6.29.22)

Faith Family,
I sent this out some time ago, but I am sending it out again - upon request. 

There is so much going on in our world right now. Too many people are worried about themselves and their loved ones because of the instability, disease, violence and uncertainty. Regardless of what happens GOD is still in the midst of His People.  The Word of GOD says 'it is impossible to please Him when you do not have faith.' 

Through it all stand!!!! 

Stand when the enemy come in like a flood!!! Stand on GOD's Word; and know that regardless of what you see with your natural eyes, Jehovah is still in control of all things.  Our ways are not His Ways and our thoughts are not His Thoughts. You might not understand why all of these things are happening but nothing has caught GOD by surprise. 

Keep your mind, heart, body and soul focused on the Lord.  

~ Marilyn Chanety

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A "Help Me God, to Conquer Worry, Fear and Anxiety" Prayer 
first posted on (9.19.21)

Heavenly Father,
I come to You, in Your Son Jesus' Name, asking You to please forgive me for allowing worry and anxiety to take root in my life.

I plead the Blood of Jesus Christ against each and every spirit of fear, oppression, and depression.  And I declare and decree that I do not have - You did not give me - a spirit of fear; but of power, love and a sound mind.

I will not allow the enemy to rob me
     of my peace, anymore.
I will trust in Your Word, Father God.

I surrender my will to You, and You alone.
I give You complete control.

And I recognize that You are greater than any fear that my mind, or this world, can conceive.

Oh Father, by worrying I am displaying not only an obvious lack of faith; but also I am, in that moment, doing the very thing that You did not create me to do.....

And I know - in those moments where I am in my right, clear mind - that without faith, it is impossible to please You.

Father, it is my desire to please You in all that I do.

So, right now, I give You the weight of the world and the weight of my worldly trials, that I have erroneously taken on my shoulders; and I am doing what I should have done long ago.  I am placing it all in Your Mighty Hands.

Today.
Right now.
I cast all my cares upon You.
Because I know that I know.
That You care for me, Lord.

I love You.
I thank You, I praise You,
I give You all glory & honor & power.

And I pray this prayer in the matchless Name of  Your Son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth,

Amen
Amen
Yes & Amen

#ScriptureReflection - Esther 9:17-23 (6.28.22)

(¹⁷  This happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar.)

The Feast of Purim.

On the fourteenth of the month they rested, and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing.

¹⁸  The Jews in Susa, however, mustered on the thirteenth and fourteenth of the month. But on the fifteenth they rested, and made it a day of joyful banqueting. ¹⁹  That is why the rural Jews, who dwell in villages, celebrate the fourteenth of the month of Adar as a day of joyful banqueting, a holiday on which they send food to one another.

²⁰  Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews, both near and far, in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus. ²¹  He ordered them to celebrate every year both the fourteenth and the fifteenth of the month of Adar ²²  as the days on which the Jews obtained rest from their enemies and as the month which was turned for them from sorrow into joy, from mourning into celebration. They were to observe these days with joyful banqueting, sending food to one another and gifts to the poor. ²³  The Jews adopted as a custom what they had begun doing and what Mordecai had written to them.

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition) 

#ScriptureReflection - Esther 9:11-17 (6.27.22)

¹¹ On the same day, when the number of those killed in the royal precinct of Susa was reported to the king, ¹² he said to Queen Esther: “In the royal precinct of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred people, as well as the ten sons of Haman. What must they have done in the other royal provinces! You shall again be granted whatever you ask, and whatever you request shall be honored.”

¹³ So Esther said, “If it pleases your majesty, let the Jews in Susa be permitted again tomorrow to act according to today’s decree, and let the ten sons of Haman be impaled on stakes.” ¹⁴ The king then gave an order that this be done, and the decree was published in Susa. So the ten sons of Haman were impaled, ¹⁵ and the Jews in Susa mustered again on the fourteenth of the month of Adar and killed three hundred people in Susa. However, they did not engage in plundering.

¹⁶ The other Jews, who dwelt in the royal provinces, also mustered and defended themselves, and obtained rest from their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them, but they did not engage in plunder. ¹⁷ This happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar.

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition) 

Calm the Storm with God's Peace (6.26.22)

My Child,
I Speak peace to you, My Child.
Peace.
I Speak peace.

Soon you will see your storms bend to  My Calm; and the whirlwind of anxious thoughts and emotions that some of you are experiencing, will cease.

Stand Firm in My Peace.

Stand My Child.  Stand firm.  Stand with your feet planted firmly in My Gospel of Peace. Put on 'My Full Armor.'  Keep your 'Belt of Truth' buckled and tightened around your waist. Put on your 'Breastplate of Righteousness.'  Lift up your 'Shield of Faith,' and let not the circumstances of your day steal your peace. 

Now is the time to exercise Your Authority, in Me.
Use My Word, which is hidden in your heart,
     as a defense against the attacks of the enemy.

Stand Firm in My Peace.

Let My Peace become your peace. Reach out for it.  It is there.  Take it.  And never let go. Receive My Peace, by faith; and use My Peace to walk through each and every trial that may come your way.   

Use My Peace to rebuke any thoughts that are not of Me.  Use My Peace to rebuke any thoughts that are contradictory to who I Say tht you are.  Use My Peace to rebuke any words that you may speak, that do not align and agree with My Purpose & Plans for your life.  Use My Peace to rebuke the foolish, negative words that others may speak - for they have no authority in (or over) your life.  Use My Peace to rebuke any messy thoughts, attempts, words or efforts from the enemy.

Let your ways be pleasing in My Sight; and I Will even cause your enemies to be at peace with you.  Watch Child, watch.....

Stand Firm in My Peace.

Meditate upon My Word; and be obedient to the things My Word says to occupy your mind with.   My Child, it is not My Desire for anxious thoughts or worry to overtake you.  I Want you to bring your every thought, every word out of your mouth, your every concern - to Me in prayer; for I Will hear, I Will guide you in the best way that you should go and I Will answer.

Stand Firm in My Peace.

Now stand firm.
Trust in Me.

And know that I Will give you peace, to calm your storms.

I Speak My Peace to you, Child.
I Speak My Power to you, Child.
I Speak My Love to you, Child.
I Speak a sound mind to you, Child.

Peace.

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Read and Meditate on God's Word

John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Ephesians 6:14-17 - Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of GOD

Proverbs 16:7 - When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him

Philippians 4:6-8 - Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto GOD. And the peace of GOD, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Colossians 3:15 - And let the peace of GOD rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 

Warrior or Worrier - You Cannot Be Both.... (6.25.22)

And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony… - Revelations 12:11.   satan may be crafty, but he is definitely not smart. Can you imagine a someone or something  still fighting when they've already been beaten?  If you don’t believe this, look at the book of  Revelations, for the book lays it all out, very clearly.  In fact, Revelation 12:11 declares - Victory is yours!

And 1 John 4:4 states - Ye are of GOD, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.
 
Fellow Children of the Most High GOD, Let those scripture verses sink in. 

Do not miss that moment!  Harken your ears and hear, truly HEAR, some of the key words shared in the texts.  Revelations 12:11 declares "they overcame;" - "by the blood of the lamb;" - "and the WORD of THEIR TESTIMONY - THEIR!  TESTIMONY!"   And 1 John 4:4 declares "Ye are OF GOD!" - Ye, that's you and me; are OF GOD.  OF GOD.  Then the text goes on....  "have overcome them;" - OVERCOME!!  Continuing on to declare, "because GREATER is HE that is IN YOU, than HE that is in the world."

Just take a moment, just a moment, grab a pen and paper, read it out loud and then write out Revelations 12:11; 1 John 4:4; and any of the other scriptures in today's message that speak to you.  Read them aloud and then write them out, one time, now and then before you go to bed - or tomorrow when you wake up.  When you write it for the second time (before bed or in the morning), write the scripture(s) not once, but three times.  Let His Word work in you, through you and come 'out of' you (your mouth).  The Word works.  We must "work the Word."

Therefore, do not worry about fighting the enemy.  Lest we forget that Jesus defeated him over two thousand years ago.  Never ever forget that.  the enemy has already been defeated!!  And because of that, and that fact alone, you must resist the enemy by using the Word of GOD and by standing (and sometimes fighting) in and with your faith.

Talk about GOD’s Word.
Talk about the goodness of the Lord.
Talk about how you are an overcomer.

Talk about GOD's Promises.

Talk about Jesus' Victory on the Cross.
And Praise The Father. Praise the Son; and the Holy Spirit.

Fill your mind, heart, spirit, soul and mouth with joy and praises for the Lord.

Thank Him right now for answering your prayers.
Right now.  Right now.  Right now.

Thank Him.

As you do this, your faith will grow by leaps and bounds.
Do not wait until you see the victory.
Praise the Lord now! 
 

Submit yourselves, therefore, to GOD.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- James 4:7 

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life,
- 1 Timothy 6:12 

 

Faith does not ask for the possible things; faith is knowing that you will be blessed with the impossible. When you pray, you aren’t praying for the possible.  In other words, you aren’t praying for something you can get yourself. You are praying for something that only GOD can deliver.

Faith through prayer shows our trust in GOD.  And that we "know that we know" that only the Mighty Hand of God, at work for us (and sometimes through us), is at work.  At the end of the day, like the song "Waymaker" declares - "You never stop, You never stop working.  You never stop, You never stop working."  This is what we KNOW about our GOD.

 

And he said, the things which are impossible with men
are possible with GOD.
- Luke 18:27 

Behold, I am the LORD, the GOD of all flesh:
is there anything too hard for me?
- Jeremiah 32:27

 
Whatever you are believing GOD for, the Word of GOD says all things are possible, if you will just believe. It does not matter if you are believing GOD for physical healing, financial healing, or emotional healing; the Word of GOD says you can have it!  Pray on it first, talk to GOD, then search The Word for scriptures that 'align and agree' with what you are asking the Lord for.  Try to discern GOD's Will and His Way (not our will, not our way) - ask GOD for clarity and guidance, call upon the Holy Spirit to help you; and then watch over your promises, as you would a small precious child. Protect those things that you are believing for, from being destroyed by the enemy, by praying always, Praising GOD always, always believing, always ready for receiving your blessings, and never giving up.

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~ GOD's Still Small Voice speaks ~

My Child,

Find peace in your heart, regardless of the turmoil happening around you.

Set your heart on peace.
Set your heart on peace.
Set your heart on peace.

Set your heart on peace, and let My Peace permeate every fiber of your being.  

Do not be afraid.  Do not worry.  You have My Holy Spirit to comfort you and to lead you to victory; over each and every plan, scheme or attempt of the enemy.

You are not alone.
I Am with you.
I Am with you always.
I Am with forever.

All My Promises are
      Yes & Amen.

 
Therefore, do not despair when things do not seem to be working out for you.  Refuse to speak negatively about your circumstances; but quietly wait for My Leading.  Wait for Me.  Wait for Me, Child.  Exercise patience.  Sometimes it may be hard.  But Wait.  For it will be the very best thing that you can do. 

Do not allow unbelief to rule over your life. If you walk in My Love, and let it be your strength; then you will know - beyond a shadow of a doubt (for you doubters and skeptics) - that there is nothing to fear and no need to worry. 

Now decide, because it is important that you make the decision, if you are going to be a warrior or a worrier.

I Love you, My Child.
There is plenty work for Us To Do.
Let Walk together.
Into My Plan for you.
Into Your Divine Destiny.

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Sisters & Brothers,
If you’re going to pray, don’t worry. 
 If you’re going to worry, why pray? 

Remember this:
Today is the tomorrow
you worried about yesterday

Thank God for what you have;

Trust God for what you need.
 ~ Marilyn Chaney

 

 

Read and Meditate on God's Word

Matthew 6:31-34 - Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?  (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of GOD, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 

 

Mark 9:23 - Jesus said unto him, “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth”.

Luke 18:1 - And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 

#ScriptureReflection - Esther 9:1-10 (6.24.22)

The Massacre Reversed.

¹  When the day arrived on which the order decreed by the king was to be carried out, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, Adar, on which the enemies of the Jews had expected to overpower them, the situation was reversed: the Jews overpowered those who hated them. ²  The Jews mustered in their cities throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus to attack those who sought to do them harm, and no one could withstand them, for fear of them fell upon all the peoples. ³  Moreover, all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, governors, and royal procurators supported the Jews out of fear of Mordecai; ⁴  for Mordecai was powerful in the royal palace, and the report was spreading through all the provinces that he was continually growing in power.

⁵  The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them; they did to those who hated them as they pleased. ⁶  In the royal precinct of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred people. ⁷  They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, ⁸  Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, ⁹  Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha, ¹⁰  the ten sons of Haman, son of Hammedatha, the foe of the Jews. However, they did not engage in plundering.

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition)     

#ScriptureReflection - Isaiah 49:1-6 (6.23.22)

 The Servant of the Lord

¹  Hear me, coastlands,
    listen, distant peoples.
Before birth the Lord called me,
    from my mother’s womb he gave me my name.
²  He made my mouth like a sharp-edged sword,
    concealed me, shielded by his hand.
He made me a sharpened arrow,
    in his quiver he hid me.
³  He said to me, You are my servant,
    in you, Israel, I show my glory.

⁴  Though I thought I had toiled in vain,
    for nothing and for naught spent my strength,
Yet my right is with the Lord,
    my recompense is with my God.
⁵  For now the Lord has spoken
    who formed me as his servant from the womb,
That Jacob may be brought back to him
    and Israel gathered to him;
I am honored in the sight of the Lord,
    and my God is now my strength!
⁶  It is too little, he says, for you to be my servant,
    to raise up the tribes of Jacob,
    and restore the survivors of Israel;
I will make you a light to the nations,
    that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition)     

What Am I Going To Do??? I Am Going to PRAISE!!! (6.22.22)

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed;
we are perplexed, but not in despair;
Persecuted, but not forsaken;
cast down, but not destroyed;
- 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 

By him therefore let us offer
the sacrifice of praise to GOD continually,
that is praising His holy name.
- Hebrews 13:15  

 

~ Prayer ~

 Heavenly Father,

I Am troubled on every side,
yet You are keeping me
from being distressed.

I Am confused,
because I don’t know which way to turn,
Yet, You won’t let me be in despair.

 My family and friends have persecuted me for no reason,
But thank You Lord; you have not forsaken me.

I have been cast down, walked over, pushed aside,
But You have kept me from being destroyed
by the enemy and his followers.

So, what am I going to do? 

I Am going to Praise You,
for all that I Am going through

I Am going to Praise You,
because You are worth to be praised,
oh Most High Jehovah!

I Am going to Praise You,
because praise is what I will do,
despite my circumstances.

I will trust You, Father GOD
because I Love You.

 

#ScriptureReflection - Luke 1:76 (6.21.22)

⁷⁶  You, child, will be called prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition)     

#ScriptureReflection - Luke 1:66-80 (6.20.22)

⁶⁶  All who heard these things took them to heart, saying, “What, then, will this child be?” For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.

The Canticle of Zechariah.

⁶⁷  Then Zechariah his father, filled with the holy Spirit, prophesied, saying:

⁶⁸  “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
    for he has visited and brought redemption to his people.
⁶⁹  He has raised up a horn for our salvation
    within the house of David his servant,
⁷⁰  even as he promised through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old:
⁷¹      salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
⁷²  to show mercy to our fathers
    and to be mindful of his holy covenant
⁷³  and of the oath he swore to Abraham our father,
    and to grant us that, ⁷⁴  rescued from the hand of enemies,
without fear we might worship him ⁷⁵  in holiness and righteousness
    before him all our days.
⁷⁶  And you, child, will be called prophet of the Most High,
    for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
⁷⁷  to give his people knowledge of salvation
    through the forgiveness of their sins,
⁷⁸  because of the tender mercy of our God
    by which the daybreak from on high will visit us
⁷⁹  to shine on those who sit in darkness and death’s shadow,
    to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

⁸⁰  The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the desert until the day of his manifestation to Israel.

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition)     

I Will Fear NO evil (6.19.22)

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.  - Psalms 23:4-6  

Sisters & Brothers,
Let us reflect on that scripture for a moment.

Some of us are going through hard times right now, and we feel as though we are walking this journey all alone. I want you to listen to what King David said when he was going through some very hard times - I will fear no evil, for Thou are with me - Psalm 23:4.  King David would fear no evil.

Did you know there is a resting place in the Lord's Arms, where you simply will fear no evil?  A place where no circumstances can shake you.   A place where your faith does not waver.   A place where everything is “Yes, Lord.  Yes, Father.”   David knew this place.  Esther knew this place.  Daniel knew this place, and so did many of the prophets, saints and ancestors before us. They feared no evil because JEHOVAH WAS WITH THEM and they knew - they had learned the lesson, learned how to - to rest in the Lord.  The Father was with them every step of the way; and Jesus Christ, His Son, is offering this same place to you and me, right now.

What, you ask, is this special place?  This place: this special place with the Lord our GOD. This special place is twofold: Loving the Lord; and Abiding in His Word.

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them - Psalm 119:165  

Every situation you face will unfold in victory, because you love the Lord; and you know - beyond a shadow of a doubt - that Jesus is with you and that GOD has a mighty, mighty plan for your life.  The Glory and Anointing of GOD is upon YOU.  Your Father has already conquered everything you will ever face. There is nothing the enemy can think of (or try to do) that GOD hasn't ALREADY given you the Victory over!  No matter what it looks like. 

No matter what it looks like.
No matter what it looks like.
No matter what it looks like.
PRAISE THE LORD!

David felt so good about what GOD was doing for him, that David went on to say, He prepares a table for me - Psalm 23:5  And not just any table, but a table in the presence of his enemies - Psalm 23:5.   

Look at GOD showing up and showing out!! 

The same table that Our Lord prepared for King David; He Will prepare for you.  Our Lord will prepare a table for you in the presence of your enemies - Psalm 23:5.  Your battle will become a 'cake walk' in the face of your enemies. Yahweh, Jehovah Jireh, El Shaddai, the Lord Our GOD, Will prepare for you a meal that will nourish you and lift your spiritual life to a level that no human, no man, no negativity, no unclean spirit, no demon can touch.

Think about that, dwell on that thought, especially when you are in the midst of the battles that you face; for some you, you may even have a battle that you are facing this very day.  Tune your ears and your heart to Our Father, listen for His Wisdom, for His Still Small Voice. 

For Our Lord is saying, “Sit, rest, and eat with Me.  This battle is not yours; it is Mine.  I got this, Child.  I got this.  It is handled.  Release it to Me.  Trust Me.  I got this.  I got YOU.  I Am GOD.  Be still and know that I Am God - Psalm 46:10”

Oh, thank you, Father GOD!  Praise be Your Name, Jesus Christ!  What a Mighty GOD we serve!  Jesus is Our Rock!  GOD is our Father!  Jesus, His Son!

Shout a word or song of Praise.  Quote The Word, GOD's Word, the Sword of the Holy Spirit - the Bible.   For GOD Loves to hear His Words, on His Children's Lips.  At all times.  For when PRAISES go UP; BLESSINGS come DOWN!

Sisters & Brothers, you don’t even have to worry, or give a second thought, about anyone 'stabbing you in the back' while you are eating with the Lord, because His Goodness and Mercy shall follow you - Psalm 23:6.  

Imagine GOD's Mercy and Goodness following you everywhere you go. Everywhere.  EVERY-WHERE you go!  In other words, GOD's got you and JESUS has your back!!  It can't get any better that that!!   

If you start slipping, or feel like you've messed up or gotten off course, you do not have to say, “I've fallen, and I can't get up;" because the Goodness and Favor of the Lord catches you before you fall.   Before you go "off course," as you feel yourself "slipping" into your worldly/human self, responses, thoughts or actions - seek GOD, call on Jesus, put on a garment of Praise - for that moment is no surprise to GOD.  He's Got you.  And He Is just waiting for you to do your small part.  To reciprocate.  To lean into what you learned from Abba Father.  To pivot to what you know HE would have to you do, think, be or act. 

And in that moment - just like that - His Mercy steps in -  just like that - to place you back on your feet -  just like that - and give you another chance. Then guess what, you “will dwell in the house of the Lord forever - Psalm 23:6.”   Just like that.  Just like that.  Just like that. AMEN! AMEN!  YES & AMEN!  AMEN! 

 Just like that. 

AMEN!
AMEN! 
Praise His Name! 
YES & AMEN!  
SHOUT!!!
AMEN! 

IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS, demons tremble.  satan take that.  I decree & declare & I rebuke every demon, you satan, and any and all powers and principalities of darkness; in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth!!!! 

ALL GLORY AND HONOR TO GOD!!!

Thank God for what you have.

Trust God for what you need.
  ~  Marilyn Chaney

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* POST NOTES * 

BECAUSE JESUS SAID IT, I KNOW IT IS TRUE.  DO YOU?!?  
Therefore, I shall confess with my mouth and believe in my heart that my needs are met according to His Glorious Riches in Christ Jesus. 

I am blessed.  I am rich.  Because Jesus Christ came down from Heaven, in a humble poor way for me. 

I am blessed by His Great and Mighty Promises. He has opened the windows and doors of His Storehouses - He has PEELED the ROOF OFF! - and poured out Blessings for Me that I Cannot contain.  

I can be a blessing to others; because my cup overflows with Your Promises. 

Whatever I need, GOD Will provide. He Is the solution to every 'problem' in my life.  It is GOD's Good Pleasure, it is GOD's Desire, to give me His Kingdom Promises. 

I will only believe!  
I will not be afraid!
I will believe! 

 

#ScriptureReflection - Esther 8:1-12 (6.18.22)

 ¹  That day King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther; and Mordecai was admitted to the king’s presence, for Esther had revealed his relationship to her. ²  The king removed his signet ring that he had taken away from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai; and Esther put Mordecai in charge of the house of Haman.

VI. THE JEWISH VICTORY AND THE FEAST OF PURIM

The Second Royal Decree.

³  Esther again spoke to the king. She fell at his feet and tearfully implored him to revoke the harm done by Haman the Agagite and the plan he had devised against the Jews. ⁴  The king stretched forth the golden scepter to Esther. So she rose and, standing before him, ⁵  said: “If it seems good to the king and if I have found favor with him, if the thing seems right to the king and I am pleasing in his eyes, let a document be issued to revoke the letters that the schemer Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, wrote for the destruction of the Jews in all the royal provinces. ⁶  For how can I witness the evil that is to befall my people, and how can I behold the destruction of my kindred?”

⁷  King Ahasuerus then said to Queen Esther and to the Jew Mordecai: “Now that I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have impaled him on the stake because he was going to attack the Jews, ⁸  you in turn may write in the king’s name what you see fit concerning the Jews and seal the letter with the royal signet ring.” For a decree written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.

⁹  At that time, on the twenty-third day of the third month, Sivan, the royal scribes were summoned. Exactly as Mordecai dictated, they wrote to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and officials of the hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia: to each province in its own script and to each people in its own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language. ¹⁰  These letters, which he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the royal signet ring, he sent by mounted couriers riding thoroughbred royal steeds. ¹¹  In these letters the king authorized the Jews in each and every city to gather and defend their lives, to destroy, kill, and annihilate every armed group of any nation or province that might attack them, along with their wives and children, and to seize their goods as spoil ¹²  on a single day throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, Adar.

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition)   

Those We Need to Forgive (6.17.22)

Sisters & Brothers,
It is important to pray “for” those whom we need to forgive.

Most of us are already aware that we need to do this; however, some of us (and often too many of us) often stubbornly hang onto our “right” not to.   We are called to "be like Christ;" and so, because of this, if we are to be like Christ, then we must relinquish those perceived “rights.”  We must relinquish those thought; and take on humility.  We must be obedient to the Lord our God, for His Word says in Mark 11:25 - And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.

If unforgiveness has a place in your heart, in your thoughts, in your home or in any of your relationships.  If unforgiveness is something you justify.  If unforgiveness has been a hindrance to your prayer life in the past, remember that satan will attack you over and over; in this area, again and again....   until your victory over your spirit of unforgiveness is firmly established, in (and through) the strength of Christ Jesus.

If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, in order that satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes - 2 Corinthians 2:7-11
 

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~ Let Us Pray ~

Father ~ Abba ~ Jehovah ~ Yahweh, 

Sometimes it "just makes me feel good" to be angry with someone who has hurt me; or who I think has hurt me. 

I "feel" justified about my pain; and I struggle to let go of my negative feelings towards whoever I say has caused them.  Instead of coming to You in prayer, instead of "chalking up to their head and not their heart;" instead of casting it in the sea of forgetfulness and ministering to them - I stay angry.  I wont speak to them. I talk to other people, recounting the scenario, involving others - when the ONLY thing I should be doing is taking it to You.  To Heal me.  To minister to me.  To show me what to do next, in the natural. 

But too often I do not do that. I do not pray on it.  I 'slay on it;' or at least attempt to, in the natural, with my worldly self.  Which in turn disrespects You, El Shaddai.  For that is not what you expect of Me.  It is not how You Raised me, Father God.  

Abba, Jehovah Jireh, I ask You - this day and in the remainder of my days on this earth that You Created - I ask You to remind me that I must die to self; and what my self wants in the flesh; so that I can live as You Son, Jesus Christ, did. 

Yahweh, many years ago, You sent Your Son Jesus to us, so that we would have an example of what You, Abba, expect of us. I must confess that there are times that I do not, as a Child of the Most High, who has Jesus Christ as an example - I do not meet Your Expectations. 

There are times when I do not echo the Words or the Ways of Jesus Christ, who took on the nature of a servant.  There are times that I fall short of the High Calling that You bestowed on me, when You Knit me in my mother's womb.

Help me, Elohim, to be like You - slow to anger and quick to forgive.  Help me, Jehovah, to be like You - so that satan will not outwit me! I call on Your Holy Spirit - The Paraclete to walk this life walk with me to keep my heart aware of the enemy's attempts to try to cause me to fall into the trap that is the sin of unforgiveness. 

But most importantly Abba Father, I call on Your Holy Spirit - The Paraclete to keep, at the forefront of mind, You.  That my heart awareness would pivot, focusing less on the enemy; and 'pilot,' to focus on You, Your Word / The Bible, and the Promises that You have for me.  That I would 'see' more of You, that I would focus more on You, that my words and thoughts would change, to only see YOU - which in turn, and a result, means that the enemy has no foot hold.  No stronghold.  No presence.  No authority.  Your Son, Jesus Christ, defeated the enemy on the Cross.  Therefore, I Am VICTOROUS.  I must remember that.  Help me, Father God; help me, Jesus Christ; help me, Holy Spirit to remember THAT.

Thank You Yahweh.  For YOU are the Author and Finisher of my life.  YOU are the Alpha and Omega.  YOU have all Authority, Power, Purpose & Plans in my life.  For YOU gave me a Spirit of Power, Love and a Sound Mind.  That I would remember that.  That I would walk in that.  That I would live that.  That I would be that.  All the days, for the rest of my life.

Thank You, Father God.
I Love You.
And I know You Love me.

Yes & Amen
Yes & Amen
Yes & AMEN

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Ask, and God Will Give You His Wisdom. Simply. Ask.... (6.16.22)

 

My Child,
Once again, I Say to many of you, Be Still. 
Be Still and Know.
Be Still and Know that I AM God.

Many of you, Children, need to hear Me & hear Me well.  Because too many of you are restless and sometimes even moody.  The situations many of you have faced, have caused too many of My Children to be unsettled and anxious; which is causing you to tend towards impulsiveness. 

But I Say to you, wait on Me. 

I Will most certainly bring those of you who are going through this troubling time, through; and I Will Strengthen, Establish and Settle you, in My Purposes and My Plans, as you yield to My Guidance. 

Stop. 
Refocus. 
Be at peace.

For you can trust Me absolutely.  

I Am calling many of you to know Me more intimately than ever before.   To KNOW Me is different than speaking My Name.  To KNOW Me is to #speakLife, to seek My Face, to go to Me first and to trust Me in ALL things.  To KNOW Me is to know that spirit of anger, that habit of foul language, that conniving spirit, those things you do in the dark (which will come to light), those broken relationships that you are not trying to mend, that spirit of unforgiveness - is not of Me.  Those fleshly, worldly, out of order habits and ways must go.  You must block out the world, and draw closer to Me.  Just you and Me, Child.  Just you and Me.

 Ask.  Ask.  Ask.  Ask, and I Will give you My Wisdom, My Discernment, My Vision; and I Will direct your steps.  Do not step out in your flesh and by the power of your own good ideas to try to bring a resolution to your problems. 

Take the time (Take.  The.  Time.) and make the effort  (Make.  The  Effort.) to become more intimate with Me; so that you can be elevated into a place you have never been.   Let Me Say that again, Child.  Let that sink in.  Do not speed past these words and this moment, as too many of you have done, too many times before.  Pause.  Read the words slowly.  Let it sink into your mind, and then your soul, then read the words aloud.  Take the time (Take.  The.  Time.) and make the effort  (Make.  The  Effort.) to become more intimate with Me; so that you can be elevated into a place you have never been. 

Rise up, rise up, rise up, RISE UP in My Holy Spirit; rise up in the Spirit that is inside of you, your Spirit, that is part and parcel, a part of Me; and seek Me with your whole heart.  With your WHOLE heart.  With your WHOLE heart.  With your W-H-O-L-E heart.  Seek Me.  Stop talking to others so much.  Stop trying to be in control so much.  Stop trying, just stop trying, so much.  And seek Me.

For certainly, I Will be found by you.
Seek, and ye shall find.

Have faith in Me.
Have faith in Me.
Have faith in Me.
And ask Me for Wisdom.

 

Read and Meditate on God's Word

Psalm 51:6 - Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 

Proverbs 2:6-7 - For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 

Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 

James 1:5 - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of GOD, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 

Trust God To Prepare a Table for You, in the Midst of Your enemies (6.15.22)

My Child,
Nothing.  Nothing.  No-thing. 

Nothing can stop My Hand concerning you.
Who (and what) can close the doors that I Have
     opened for you?

There is nothing that can stop Me from blessing you.
And I Have decided that you will be blessed.
Abundantly Blessed.
Big Blessed.
Beyond Blessed.
My Blessings.

When I Placed, deep in your Spirit, for example, that the job that you applied for is yours, that is exactly what I Meant. When I told you "no weapon formed against you will prosper," that is exactly what I Meant.

People can plan and scheme against you; but nothing they do will stop Me from bringing forth the Abundant Blessings that I Have for you. Let them have their meetings, behind closed doors, as they attempt to plan your demise; what they don't realize, is that I Am Behind the door with them, undoing everything they are trying to plan. 

Trust Me, Child, to prepare a table for you in the midst of your enemies.

I Will show them Whose Child YOU Are. 
It is a dangerous thing for anyone to come against My Children.
For when they attack My Children, this means that they are attacking Me.

I Will fight for you, and I Will win - every time -; because I Am the Great I AM, and there is no other. All Power is Mine.  I Created Power. 

So dry your eyes, My Child.
Stand tall. 
Rebuke the enemy.
and his work.

he has no power over you.
Because you belong to Me.

Because You belong to Me.

Because YOU belong to ME.
And because You belong to Me.
I belong to You.

Because You belong to Me.

Do You Know What Time It Is? God Says, "It Is Time, Child. It. Is. Time." (6.14.22)

My Child,
It is time.  It is time.  It is time to stop thinking that your strength will sustain you in these troubled times. Your strength is limited and will come to an end.  However, My Strength - My Strength - My Strength is everlasting.  And My Strength is the only strength that has prevailed against every attack of the enemy.  Therefore, it’s time to rise up in My Strength - the strength of the Lord your God - and stand against your enemy.  That is all you have to do, Child.  Is just stand.  And Trust Me.  And let My Strength do the work.  Let My Strength work, while you simply stand. 

• It is time to let the enemy know that his attacks of discouragement and fear will no longer work. 
• It is time to call on My Name, be strengthened and find help in your time of trouble.
• It is time for you to remember - to never forget - that I Am your Rock, I Am your Fortress, and I Am your Strong Tower. So, trust in My Strength, My Wisdom and My Love; and I Will deliver you from your enemies.  

It is time.  It is time.  It is time to stop thinking about giving up.  It is time to stop becoming a victim of your circumstances. It is time to refuse to allow the tactics of the enemy to bring you down anymore.

• It is time to stand and pull down every stronghold of the enemy coming against you.  
• It is time to stop allowing yourself to be held back by the lies of the enemy.  
• It is time to ask Me to rebuke the enemy, for your sake; so that the work of your hands can prosper.  

It is time to be strong. 
It is time to be of good courage. 
And it is time for you to "know that you know;" that if you continue to stand, in My Name, that you shall have the victory.  You.  Shall.  Have.  The Victory!

• It is time to embrace, who I Have created You TO BE.
• It is time to EMBRACE The Calling and The Destiny that I Have put on your life. 
• It is time to RISE UP in My Strength, and My Power; and go accomplish ALL that I Have given you to do (and ALL that you desire to do).
  

It is time, for many of you to remember - to never forget - that you are never alone.  

I Am with you, and you do not have to do things in your own strength. In fact, you should turn to and use My Strength more often.  Yes, Child - once you choose to let Me rest, rule and abide in your life; things will turn around. 

If you choose, if you allow it
     - I Will be your strength. 
I Will empower you.
I Will cause you to be
     triumphant in all you do.  

Do you know what time it is?
It’s time, My Child.
It is time.

It.  Is.  TIME.  

 

 

Read and Meditate on God's Word 

Psalm 18:2 - The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my GOD, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Psalm 37:39-40 - But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble. And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

Romans 13:11 - And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

2 Corinthians 2:14 - Now thanks be unto GOD, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 

#ScriptureReflection - Esther 3:1-13 (6.13.22)

 ESTHER 3

III. HAMAN’S PLOT AGAINST THE JEWS

Mordecai Refuses to Honor Haman.
¹  After these events King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, to high rank, seating him above all his fellow officials. ²  All the king’s servants who were at the royal gate would kneel and bow down to Haman, for that is what the king had ordered in his regard. Mordecai, however, would not kneel and bow down. ³  The king’s servants who were at the royal gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the king’s order?” ⁴  When they had reminded him day after day and he would not listen to them, they informed Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s explanation would prevail, since he had told them that he was a Jew.

Haman’s Reprisal.
⁵  When Haman observed that Mordecai would not kneel and bow down to him, he was filled with anger. ⁶  But he thought it was beneath him to attack only Mordecai. Since they had told Haman of Mordecai’s nationality, he sought to destroy all the Jews, Mordecai’s people, throughout the realm of King Ahasuerus. ⁷  In the first month, Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, the pur, or lot, was cast in Haman’s presence to determine the day and the month for the destruction of Mordecai’s people on a single day, and the lot fell on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, Adar.

Decree Against the Jews.
⁸  Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus: “Dispersed among the nations throughout the provinces of your kingdom, there is a certain people living apart. Their laws differ from those of every other people and they do not obey the laws of the king; so it is not proper for the king to tolerate them. ⁹  If it please the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them; and I will deliver to the procurators ten thousand silver talents for deposit in the royal treasury.” ¹⁰  The king took the signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews. ¹¹  The king said to Haman, “The silver is yours, as well as the people, to do with as you please.”

¹²  So the royal scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and they wrote, at the dictation of Haman, an order to the royal satraps, the governors of every province, and the officials of every people, to each province in its own script and to each people in its own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the royal signet ring. ¹³  Letters were sent by couriers to all the royal provinces, to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, including women and children in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, Adar, and to seize their goods as spoil.

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition)

#ScriptureReflection - Acts of the Apostles 12:11-19 (6.12.22)

 ¹¹  Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.”

¹²  When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. ¹³  Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. ¹⁴  When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, “Peter is at the door!”

¹⁵  “You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”

¹⁶  But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. ¹⁷  Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.

¹⁸  In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. ¹⁹  After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed.

Source: NIV (New International Version)

#ScriptureReflection - Acts of the Apostles 12:6-10 (6.11.22)

 ⁶  The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. ⁷  Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.

⁸  Then the angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals.” And Peter did so. “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me,” the angel told him. ⁹  Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision. ¹⁰  They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it.

When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.

Source: NIV (New International Version)

God Says, "It's A Faith Walk, My Child, A Faith Walk....." (6.10.22)

My Child,
Walk by faith.  And do not believe those things you see with your natural eyes; nor process those things you see with the carnal mind.

It is by faith that your ancestors entered My Promises - The Promises of GOD.  It is by faith that they regarded their circumstances' null and void' of interfering with My Promises.

By faith, believe that I - Who Am The Great I Am - is bigger than the circumstances you face. Do not be intimidated by negative reports; for this will cause you to give up on My Promises, and see them as impossible.

You know, with Me, all things are possible to those who believe; therefore, walk in this truth - and this truth only. 

You have within you the ability to overcome every obstacle in your way, and walk in victory - My Victory.  You have been blessed, My Precious Beautiful Child, with The Power - My Power - to RISE UP above whatever circumstances come your way. I Have not left you alone.  I Have never left you alone.  I Have made a way for you to conquer every foe.  I Have made a way for you to say "no" to temptation.  I Have made a way for you to discern truth, from a lie.

And I Have given you every tool to outsmart the enemy.
I Have given you, My Word.

All you need to do is use It (My Power), believe It (My Power), and walk by Faith, not by Sight.

By faith, conquer every fear by The Power of My Word.
My Word is The Weapon that will render the enemy a defeated foe.

Believe My Word, Speak My Word and walk in obedience in and with My Word; and be numbered among the faithful - My Faithful. 

Walk by faith and understand that no weapon formed against you is ever able to prosper. By faith, believe that every mountain will move in the Mighty Name of My Son, Jesus. Walk by faith and make the way straight for My Will - the Will of the Lord your God - to be performed in your midst, in your life, in your family and in your world. 

Walk by faith and not by sight; and no power on earth will be able to defeat you.

Remember My Child, I gave All Power to My Son, when He Died and rose on the third day.

It’s a faith walk, My Child, a faith walk.

Believe it.
Receive it.
And speak it....
      By faith. 

 

Read and Meditate on God's Word

John 20:29 - Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Mark 9:23 - Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

Mark 11:23 - For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

2 Corinthians 5:7 - (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Hebrews 10:23- Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 

#ScriptureReflection - Acts of the Apostles 12:1-5 (6.9.22)

 Peter’s Miraculous Escape From Prison

¹  It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. ²  He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. ³  When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread. ⁴  After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

⁵  So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.

Source: NIV (New International Version)

#ScriptureReflection - Esther B:1-7 (6.8.22)

¹  This is a copy of the letter:

“The great King Ahasuerus writes to the satraps of the hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia, and the governors subordinate to them, as follows: ²  When I came to rule many peoples and to hold sway over the whole world, not being carried away by a sense of my own authority but always acting fairly and with mildness, I determined to provide for my subjects a life of lasting tranquility; and, by making my kingdom civilized and safe for travel to its farthest borders, to restore the peace desired by all people. ³  When I consulted my counselors as to how this might be accomplished, Haman, who excels among us in discretion, who is outstanding for constant good will and steadfast loyalty, and who has gained a place in the kingdom second only to me, ⁴  brought it to our attention that, mixed among all the nations throughout the world, there is one people of ill will, which by its laws is opposed to every other people and continually disregards the decrees of kings, so that the unity of empire blamelessly designed by us cannot be established.

5  “Having noted, therefore, that this nation, and it alone, is continually at variance with all people, lives by divergent and alien laws, is inimical to our government, and does all the harm it can to undermine the stability of the kingdom, ⁶  we hereby decree that all those who are indicated to you in the letters of Haman, who is in charge of the administration and is a second father to us, shall, together with their wives and children, be utterly destroyed by the swords of their enemies, without any pity or mercy, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth month, Adar, of the current year; ⁷  so that when these people, whose present ill will is of long standing, have gone down into Hades by a violent death on a single day, they may leave our government completely stable and undisturbed for the future.”

Source: NABRE (New American Bible Revised Edition)  

Rest in Our Father, This Day; and Trust in Him (6.7.22)

Beloved,
Although some of you cannot see "the way" clearly and some of you are not sure of your direction; this does not mean that I Am not in control.

For just as the night turns into morning,

I Will turn your sorrows around,

in that same manner

and bless you. 

For just as a seed is hidden in the soil

and takes time to manifest;

My Blessings will also take time

 to manifest in your life. 

Just because the Blessings that I Have for you did not (or have not) manifest immediately; does not mean that I Was not there when you were going through.  I was right there Child.  Covering you.  Fighting for you.  I Am always with you.  Are you always with Me?  Looking to Me?  Seeking Me?  My Grace.  My Mercy.

So rest in me, this day. My Child; and trust in me.

Trust that I Am working things out that you cannot see.
Trust that even when you rest, that I continue to prepare
      the way for you.
Trust that even when you are unfaithful,
      I Will continue to be faithful.
Trust that I Am here.
Trust that you must decide, to follow Me.

For I Will accomplish the Blessings I Have Promised you; and I Will continue to work "a good work" in your life to ensure that My Blessings will manifest.

I Will continue to reveal things to those of you who follow Me, who strive daily to "hear My Voice," that are hidden. So do not look at what you can see with your natural eyes, but look to Me alone. Take My Hand, and put your trust in Me once again.

Just as My Servant Abraham trusted in Me, I Want you to have that same faith. Your trust and faith in Me, is the key to opening doors that will bless you for the rest of your life.

So trust Me, once again.
Trust Me, anew.
Trust Me, at all times.
For soon the daylight will come, and all My Promises will manifest in your life.

I love you, Child.

Trust Me.

#ScriptureReflection - Acts of the Apostles 7:35-42 (6.6.22)

 ³⁵  “This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. ³⁶  He led them out of Egypt and performed wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and for forty years in the wilderness.

³⁷  “This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.’ ³⁸  He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors; and he received living words to pass on to us.

³⁹  “But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. ⁴⁰  They told Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt—we don’t know what has happened to him!’ ⁴¹  That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and reveled in what their own hands had made. ⁴²  But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the sun, moon and stars. This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets:

“‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings
    forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel?
43 You have taken up the tabernacle of Molek
    and the star of your god Rephan,
    the idols you made to worship.
Therefore I will send you into exile’ beyond Babylon.

Source: NIV (New International Version)