Do Not Lose Hope.... Only Believe (12.14.19)

My Child,
Please listen carefully..... and tuck away in your heart what I Am about to say to you. 

You are in a time of extreme importance, when I Will impart wisdom that will establish your path and direction.  I Am Speaking to the many who feel aimless and lost.  I Am Speaking to those who have become discouraged and disheartened. 

For those of you who have begun to lose hope, I Tell you that your hope cannot be in what humans do, nor worldly expectation. Your hope should be in your faith, as you strive to maintain Eternal Perspective. You must let go of everything that has caused you to falter, so that you can prepare to move forward with a New Perspective. 

Do not lose hope.
Do not give up. 

You are on the verge, the absolute
     verge, of breakthrough. 

It has not been easy, but you have
     done your best to persevere.

Let Me lead you out of this valley of weeping, into a place of Great Joy. I Will restore  everything that was lost . I Will send My Holy Spirit to give you peace and guidance.

Beloved, I want our Spirits to be connected forever.

Continue to trust Me to show you the way, and to bring you through each trial. 

Do not lose hope, but believe.
For I Am with you, every step of the way.

Only believe! 

Read and Meditate on God's Word:

Proverbs 4:23 - Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Psalm 31:24 - Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the LORD.

Psalm 39:7 - And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.

Psalm 61:2 - From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Psalm 84:5-7 - Blessed is the man whose strength is in You; Your ways are in their hearts. Passing through the valley of weeping, they will make it a fountain; the early rain also covers it with blessings. They go from strength to strength, appearing in Zion before GOD.

Hebrews 10:35-36 - Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of GOD, ye might receive the promise.

Faith Believers,
I pray the peace of Jesus will flood your soul
and destroy any fears holding you back; so that
the vision He has given you, will come to pass.
  -  Marilyn

#ScriptureReflection - 1 Maccabees 14 (12.13.19)

Chapter 14

Capture of Demetrius II. ¹ In the one hundred and seventy-second year, King Demetrius assembled his army and marched into Media to obtain help so that he could fight Trypho. ² When Arsaces, king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius had entered his territory, he sent one of his generals to take him alive. ³ The general went forth and attacked the army of Demetrius; he captured him and brought him to Arsaces, who put him under guard.

Praise of Simon

⁴ The land was at rest all the days of Simon,
    who sought the good of his nation.
His rule delighted his people
    and his glory all his days.
⁵ As his crowning glory he took Joppa for a port
    and made it a gateway to the isles of the sea.
⁶ He enlarged the borders of his nation
    and gained control of the country.
⁷ He took many prisoners of war
    and made himself master of Gazara, Beth-zur, and the citadel.
He cleansed the citadel of its impurities;
    there was no one to withstand him.
⁸ The people cultivated their land in peace;
    the land yielded its produce,
    the trees of the field their fruit.
⁹ Old men sat in the squares,
    all talking about the good times,
    while the young men put on the glorious raiment of war.
¹⁰ He supplied the cities with food
    and equipped them with means of defense,
    till his glorious name reached the ends of the earth.
¹¹ He brought peace to the land,
    and Israel was filled with great joy.
¹² Every one sat under his vine and fig tree,
    with no one to disturb them.
¹³ No attacker was left in the land;
    the kings in those days were crushed.
¹⁴ He strengthened all the lowly among his people
    and was zealous for the law;
    he destroyed the lawless and the wicked.
¹⁵ The sanctuary he made splendid
    and multiplied its furnishings.

Alliance with Rome and Sparta. ¹⁶ When people in Rome and even in Sparta heard that Jonathan had died, they were deeply grieved. ¹⁷ But when they heard that his brother Simon had become high priest in his place and was master of the territory and its cities, ¹⁸ they sent him inscribed tablets of bronze to renew with him the friendship and alliance that they had established with his brothers Judas and Jonathan. ¹⁹ These were read before the assembly in Jerusalem.

²⁰ This is a copy of the letter that the Spartans sent: “The rulers and the city of the Spartans send greetings to Simon the high priest, the elders, the priests, and the rest of the Jewish people, our brothers. ²¹ The ambassadors sent to our people have informed us of your glory and renown, and we rejoiced at their coming. ²² In accordance with what they said we have recorded the following in the public decrees: Numenius, son of Antiochus, and Antipater, son of Jason, ambassadors of the Jews, have come to us to renew their friendship with us. ²³ The people have resolved to receive these men with honor, and to deposit a copy of their words in the public archives, so that the people of Sparta may have a record of them. A copy of this decree has been made for Simon the high priest.”

²⁴ After this, Simon sent Numenius to Rome with a large gold shield weighing a thousand minas, to confirm the alliance with the Romans.

Official Honors for Simon. ²⁵ When the people heard of these things, they said, “How shall we thank Simon and his sons? ²⁶ He and his brothers and his father’s house have stood firm and repulsed Israel’s enemies, and so have established its freedom.” So they made an inscription on bronze tablets, which they affixed to pillars on Mount Zion.

²⁷ The following is a copy of the inscription: “On the eighteenth day of Elul, in the one hundred and seventy-second year, that is, the third year under Simon the great high priest in Asaramel, ²⁸ in a great assembly of priests, people, rulers of the nation, and elders of the region, the following proclamation was made to us:

²⁹ “‘Since there have often been wars in our country, Simon, son of the priest Mattathias, descendant of Joarib, and his brothers have put themselves in danger and resisted the enemies of their nation, so that their sanctuary and law might be maintained, and they have thus brought great glory to their nation. ³⁰ Jonathan rallied the nation, became their high priest, and was gathered to his people. ³¹ When their enemies sought to invade and ravage their country and to violate their sanctuary, ³² Simon rose up and fought for his nation, spending large sums of his own money to equip his nation’s forces and give them their pay. ³³ He fortified the cities of Judea, especially the border city of Beth-zur, formerly the site of the enemy’s weaponry, and he stationed there a garrison of Jewish soldiers. ³⁴ He also fortified Joppa by the sea and Gazara on the border of Azotus, a place previously occupied by the enemy; these cities he settled with Jews and furnished them with all that was necessary for their restoration. ³⁵ When the people saw Simon’s fidelity and the glory he planned to bring to his nation, they made him their leader and high priest because of all he had accomplished and the justice and fidelity he had shown his nation. In every way he sought to exalt his people.

³⁶ “‘In his time and under his guidance they succeeded in driving the Gentiles out of their country and those in the City of David in Jerusalem, who had built for themselves a citadel from which they used to sally forth to defile the environs of the sanctuary and inflict grave injury on its purity. ³⁷ In this citadel he stationed Jewish soldiers, and he strengthened its fortifications for the security of the land and the city, while he also built up the wall of Jerusalem to a greater height. ³⁸ Consequently, King Demetrius confirmed him in the high priesthood, ³⁹ made him one of his Friends, and conferred great honor on him. ⁴⁰ This was because he had heard that the Romans had addressed the Jews as friends, allies, and brothers, that they had received Simon’s envoys with honor, ⁴¹ and that the Jewish people and their priests had decided the following: Simon shall be their leader and high priest forever until a trustworthy prophet arises. ⁴² He shall act as governor over them, and shall have charge of the sanctuary, to make regulations concerning its functions and concerning the country, its weapons and strongholds. ⁴³ He shall be obeyed by all. All contracts in the country shall be written in his name, and he shall be clothed in purple and gold. ⁴⁴ It shall not be lawful for any of the people or priests to nullify any of these decisions, or to contradict the orders given by him, or to convene an assembly in the country without his consent, to be clothed in purple or wear a gold buckle. ⁴⁵ Whoever acts otherwise or violates any of these prescriptions shall be liable to punishment.

⁴⁶ “‘Thus all the people approved of granting Simon the right to act in accord with these decisions, ⁴⁷ and Simon accepted and agreed to be high priest, governor, and ethnarch of the Jewish people and priests, and to have authority over all.’”

⁴⁸ It was decreed that this inscription should be engraved on bronze tablets, to be set up in a conspicuous place in the precincts of the sanctuary, ⁴⁹ and that copies of it should be deposited in the treasury, where they would be available to Simon and his sons.


 Source: NABRE (New American Bible - Revised Edition)


 

God is Making Changes...... (12.12.19)

My Child,
I Am bringing peace to where there has been chaos.

I Am giving you a boldness to fulfill My Will, because
     you are not seeking your own glory.
I Am taking off the blinders of the eyes of those who
     seek Me first in their lives; as I Increase their
     discernment.
I Am bringing wisdom to those who seem to be
     ʺthe least of these;” and bringing a desire
     "to be more like Me."
I Am bringing them up, and as they wait upon Me.

I Will renew their strength.
 
I Am raising up leaders, now, who walk in the calling
     that I Have placed on them; as they have
     compassion for My People.
I Am making changes, and I Want you to keep doing
     the things I Have spoken in your life.

Continue to stay steadfast and unmovable in My Word. You have a great calling and purpose on your life; and your rewards are right above the horizon.
 
You have been diligently seeking Me, and now I Will honor your request. The changes I Am making will cause you to have a tremendous harvest season.

I Am bringing revelation knowledge
     to My Chosen Ones.

 

 

READ AND MEDITATE ON GOD'S WORD

Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. 
 
Isaiah 43:18-19 - Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert
 
Matthew 6:33 - But seek ye first the kingdom of GOD, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 
 
1 Corinthians 15:58 - Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Do Not Worry About the Weeds..... (12.11.19)

My Child,
I Know your cares, and I Know that your responsibilities seem immense.

However, if you observe them from Above, you will see that they are really insignificant. You’ve allowed the little things in your life to overwhelm you. Do not let the small annoyances steal your joy. Can’t you see that I Am greater than anything that you will ever face?

Why not see them as I Do, like little weeds in a garden.

When you have weeds in your garden, you don’t become so focused on the weeds that you neglect to see the beauty of the flowers growing. However, this is what some of you are allowing to happen. Some of you have spent so much time trying to handle the weeds; that you've neglected to take care of the treasures I Have given you.

Spend time investing in the Blessings that I Have given to you.

Take the time to water and fertilize your blessings, by learning to appreciate and cherish all that is good in your life. When you do this, it will choke out the weeds so they will uproot easily; and you won’t have to worry about them anymore. So, count those blessings and watch your weeds fade away.

Now, stop worrying about the weeds.  Today, set your mind on investing in the good things in your life.  Take time to appreciate, nurture, and enjoy your blessings; then watch as I Send the rain to water every dry area in your life, and cause everything to flourish once again.

Read and Meditate on God's Word

Matthew 6:30-34 - Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 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.

Philippians 4:8 - 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. 

#ScriptureReflection - 2 John 1 (12.10.19)

Greetings

¹ This letter is from John, the elder.

I am writing to the chosen lady and to her children, whom I love in the truth—as does everyone else who knows the truth— ² because the truth lives in us and will be with us forever.
³ Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love.

Live in the Truth

⁴ How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded.

⁵ I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. ⁶ Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.

⁷ I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist. ⁸ Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward. ⁹ Anyone who wanders away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son.

¹⁰ If anyone comes to your meeting and does not teach the truth about Christ, don’t invite that person into your home or give any kind of encouragement. ¹¹ Anyone who encourages such people becomes a partner in their evil work.

Conclusion

¹² I have much more to say to you, but I don’t want to do it with paper and ink. For I hope to visit you soon and talk with you face to face. Then our joy will be complete.

¹³ Greetings from the children of your sister, chosen by God.


Source: NLT (New Living Translation)

 

You Are Not Alone (12.9.19)

My Child,

You are not alone.

When you do not know where to go from here or what to do next, all you have to do is ask Me.  Ask Me for My Wisdom and Direction.  I Am not a GOD who cannot hear.  I See where you are, and I Know all the things about you.  I AM the One Who has been holding you, keeping you from utter despair during those hours you wept alone. I Have seen your tears and I Know how you have yearned to please Me.

I Have cried with you, feeling the shame of your humiliation as if it were My Own. And it was My Own, little one, it was. You cannot hide from Me. You must quiet your thoughts and emotions in order to be restored. 

Peace is the platform of the soul from which you can access My Presence. Allow My Intervention into your circumstances, and you will have no regrets.  Refuse to allow chaos of any kind to interrupt your ability to stay calm.

My Child, I Am with you. 
Release all that is not of Me,
     and come closer to Me. 

To those of you who are feeling completely disconnected and lost, I Ask you to come back to Me, so that you can have safety and security.  In the world, you will have trouble and difficult situations to deal with; but in Me there is peace and tranquility.

I Will never forsake you.
You do not have to do this alone.

Ask for My Help.
Ask and you shall receive.

You are not alone.
You are never alone. 

Come. 

Read and Meditate on God's Word:
Psalm 23:4 - Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 

Psalm 71:21 - Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

Psalm 119:50 - This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

Psalm 119:76 - Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

Luke 11:9-10 - And I say to you, Ask and it shall be given you. Seek and you shall find. Knock and it shall be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives. And he who seeks finds. And to him who knocks it shall be opened. 

John 16:33 - These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

2 Corinthians 1:4 - Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of GOD.

Faith Believers,
I pray the peace of Jesus will flood your soul
and destroy any fears holding you back;
so the vision He has given you,
will come to pass.
  -  Marilyn

Pray & Listen for God's Voice (12.8.19)

My Child,
There are times you’ve tried to speak with Me, without listening to what I Am trying to tell you. You must always listen to Me, First.  Do not allow the enemy to press you into doing things before the time I Have appointed. Come before My Presence, to receive the clarity that you need, and I Will tell you plainly.

Hear My Voice and discern My Time.  Some of you have been through so much pain because you've missed the discernment I Have laid upon your heart.  My Child, follow the leading of My Holy Spirit; and when you do this, My Will shall be done in your life.

You must first realize that when you pray, I Will speak to you in many different ways. Sometimes I May even Speak through people and things.   Do not try to explain this to those around you, just simply tell them that you are seeking My Face and attending to My Words.

There are things I that want to change in your life; so that you can be led by My Holy Spirit in all that you do.

I Will speak clearly, for I Am
     not a GOD of confusion.
I Will make My Voice known unto you. 

Listen for My Voice, and be obedient to My Spirit.  For I Am ready to bring great & abundant fruition into your life; because I Have Promised you this, through My Word.

I Am not a man that I should lie.

READ AND MEDITATE ON GOD'S WORD:
Genesis 22:18  - And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. 

Habakkuk 2:3 - For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Psalm 86:6 - Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

Isaiah 50:4 - The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

John 10:27 - My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

1 Corinthians 14:33 - For GOD is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

 

#ScriptureReflection - Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-36 (12.7.19)

Thus says the Lord GOD,
the Holy One of Israel:
O people of Zion, who dwell in Jerusalem,
no more will you weep;

He will be gracious to you when you cry out,
as soon as he hears he will answer you.
The Lord will give you the bread you need
and the water for which you thirst.

No longer will your Teacher hide himself,
but with your own eyes you shall see your Teacher,
While from behind, a voice shall sound in your ears:
"This is the way; walk in it,"
when you would turn to the right or to the left.

He will give rain for the seed
that you sow in the ground,
And the wheat that the soil produces
will be rich and abundant.

On that day your flock will be given pasture
and the lamb will graze in spacious meadows;
The oxen and the asses that till the ground
will eat silage tossed to them
with shovel and pitchfork.

Upon every high mountain and lofty hill
there will be streams of running water.
On the day of the great slaughter,
when the towers fall,

The light of the moon will be like that of the sun
and the light of the sun will be seven times greater
like the light of seven days.
On the day the LORD binds up the wounds of his people,
he will heal the bruises left by his blows.


Source:  USCCB/NABRE

 

#ScriptureReflection - Habakkuk 2:1-5 (12.6.19)

2 I will stand at my watch
    and station myself on the ramparts;
I will look to see what he will say to me,
    and what answer I am to give to this complaint.

The Lord’s Answer

² Then the Lord replied:

“Write down the revelation
    and make it plain on tablets
    so that a herald may run with it.
³ For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
    it speaks of the end
    and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it;
    it will certainly come
    and will not delay.

⁴ “See, the enemy is puffed up;
    his desires are not upright—
    but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness —
⁵ indeed, wine betrays him;
    he is arrogant and never at rest.

Because he is as greedy as the grave
    and like death is never satisfied,
he gathers to himself all the nations
    and takes captive all the peoples.


Source: NIV  (New International Version)

Stop Reasoning and Trust God (12.5.19)

My Child,
I Opened the windows of Heaven, and you need only to ask!

Ask and ask and ask, for I Delight to shower an abundance of My Blessings upon you. Ask for what you need, and do not allow the enemy to bring condemnation upon you.

My Child, you are going to reap a harvest from those days of sowing in tears. 

You are a Child of the King.  Blessed and highly favored.  Therefore, as a Child of the King, talk to Me, your Heavenly Father, and ask Me for what you need. Do not be afraid to come to Me to ask for what you need.

Do not allow the enemy to cause you to feel unworthy of the promises of My Kingdom. There is no condemnation to those who are in Me or My Son, Jesus Christ.  My Son, Your Lord and Savior died so that you could have the right to live a blessed life.  It all belongs to you.  Have you forgotten this?

Just ask, for no good thing will the Lord withhold from His Children, who are walking with Him. 

Stop reasoning and just trust Me.
Rejoice and be glad in the things
     I Am going to do in your life!

 

READ AND MEDITATE ON GOD'S WORD

Psalm 84:11 - For the LORD GOD is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Luke 11:9-10 - And I say to you, Ask and it shall be given you. Seek and you shall find. Knock and it shall be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives. And he who seeks finds. And to him who knocks it shall be opened.

James 1:5-8 - If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of GOD, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Romans 8:1 - There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.