#ScriptureReflection - Sirach 27:30-28:7 (9.12.20)

Wrath and anger are hateful things,
yet the sinner hugs them tight.
 

The vengeful will suffer the LORD’s vengeance,
for he remembers their sins in detail.
 

Forgive your neighbor’s injustice;
then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven.
 

Could anyone nourish anger against another
and expect healing from the LORD?
 

Could anyone refuse mercy to another like himself,
can he seek pardon for his own sins?
 

If one who is but flesh cherishes wrath,
who will forgive his sins?
 

Remember your last days, set enmity aside;
remember death and decay, and cease from sin!
 

Think of the commandments, hate not your neighbor;
remember the Most High’s covenant, and overlook faults. 

 

 

God Has Many Gifts for You; but If Something is not Blessing Your Life..... (9.11.20)

My Child,

You can always be honest with Me.
Do not try and hide anything.

I Know your thoughts near, and far away.

However, I Love it when you talk to Me. Ok, why is that still bothering you? We talked about that, and we agreed that you would give that back - because that particular gift was not from Me  I Never give My Children gifts that will cause them pain.  Please stop accepting gifts from the enemy. he is trying to replace 'My Joy gifts' with his gifts of fear and sadness. Each time you verbalize fear, you accept his gifts. Accept them no more.

Accept only My Gifts.

Your breakthrough is imminent.
the enemy cannot stop it.

However, you must be unwavering in your faith.

I Am your very present help,
I Stand with you to defeat adversity.

Refuse to allow the spirit of fear to invade your spiritual environment. Let My Love and My Peace rule. Rededicate yourself and move forward, with renewed faith. Do not allow your current situation to hinder you.

This trial that you are facing will become a stepping stone to the manifestation of My Grace and My Glory.

Remember, everything Good and Perfect comes from Me. 

If it is not blessing your life,
     it not A Gift of Mine.

READ AND MEDITATE ON GOD'S WORD

Psalm 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Luke 12:32 - Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
2 Timothy 1:7 - For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
James 1:17 - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 

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.

#ScriptureReflection - James 4:8-10 (9.10.20)

⁸ Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. ⁹ Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. ¹⁰ Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.


Source: NIV (New International Version)

 

#ScriptureReflection - Luke 6:1-26 (9.9.20)

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

6 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. ² Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

³ Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ⁴ He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.” ⁵ Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

⁶ On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. ⁷ The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. ⁸ But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he got up and stood there.

⁹ Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

¹⁰ He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was completely restored. ¹¹ But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

 

The Twelve Apostles

¹² One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.  

¹³ When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: ¹⁴ Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, ¹⁵ Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,  

¹⁶ Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

 

Blessings and Woes

¹⁷ He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon, ¹⁸ who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured, ¹⁹ and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.

²⁰ Looking at his disciples, he said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,
    for yours is the kingdom of God.
²¹ Blessed are you who hunger now,
    for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now,
    for you will laugh.
²² Blessed are you when people hate you,
    when they exclude you and insult you
    and reject your name as evil,
        because of the Son of Man.

²³ “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.

²⁴ “But woe to you who are rich,
    for you have already received your comfort.
²⁵ Woe to you who are well fed now,
    for you will go hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now,
    for you will mourn and weep.

²⁶ Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
    for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.


Source: NIV (New International Version)

 

Forgive, Move On and Pray.... God's Got You! #speakLife (9.8.20)

My Child,

I Am the Lord your God!  And I Declare, unto many of you, this day, to 'Come Out' from amongst them!  Too many of you are surrounded by people who are from the enemy. You will know them from their deeds and the words they speak. 

I Will not leave you in their hands. 
I Will protect you.
I Will keep you from all evils things
     they may try to wish upon you
     or try to declare over your life.

I am Jehovah Jireh,
I AM the great I AM.
There is no one more powerful than I.
I Hold ALL POWER in My Hands.

You must forgive and move on; but My Word also says to remove yourself out of the midst of darkness. When you remove yourself from this situation I Will step up and destroy all works of satan. 

Pray for those who do not know Me,
     and are doing the work of
     the enemy.

Some will even come in My Name, or My Son's Name - Jesus Christ - and profess to know Me; but their heart is far from Me. I Will show you who they are through the Holy Spirit. You shall know them because they will have all of the characteristics of their father, the devil. 

Stand on My Word and believe that I Will destroy all evil, at the right time. Stand strong during these times, believe Me and know that I Am right beside you - to protect you and keep you; regardless of what you see with your natural eyes. 

No one and no thing can stand face to face or toe to toe with Me or My Son or My Holy Spirit. I Can and I Will destroy them with just one breath. I have ALL power! 

Now stand, and rebuke the enemy, in the Mighty Name of My Son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth!!

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Philippians 3:13-14 - Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of GOD in Christ Jesus.

#ScriptureReflection - Luke 6:35-49 (9.7.20)

³⁵ But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. ³⁶ Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
 

Judging Others

³⁷ “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. ³⁸ Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

³⁹ He also told them this parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?

⁴⁰ The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.
⁴¹ “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? ⁴² How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

 

A Tree and Its Fruit

⁴³ “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. ⁴⁴ Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. ⁴⁵ A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

The Wise and Foolish Builders

⁴⁶ “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? ⁴⁷ As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. ⁴⁸ They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. ⁴⁹ But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”



Source: NIV (New International Version)

For Those Struggling, Retrain Your Thinking..... and BE HEALED #rightNow (9.6.20)

My Children,
Yes, I See that for some of you - depression has entered your life. It came upon you slowly and has lasted an extended period of time. I See it in your eyes and the way you carry yourself.  Some of you have become discouraged with where you are, and the situation surrounding you.   To My weary, depressed Children - I See it, and of course, I Know what is in your heart.

I Can see what your closest friends and family do not know.

For some of you, you donʹt even want anyone to know how low you are feeling. Some of you think you should be more mature, and handling things better. Some of you wonder whether you will ever see My Victory.
 
Do not entertain those thoughts any longer.

I Am here to stop the pain you are feeling. Surrender your mind to Me (#rightNow) and allow Me to retrain your thinking (#rightNow). Let Me renew your spirit. (#rightNow) 

Work with Me, as I Transform your mind.
Reflecting on the good things.

Remember, every victory - even the smallest victories that may seem to you to be insignificant - remember to be grateful for those as well. Take one day at a time and continue to walk in joyful gratefulness.

When your mind is focused on good things,
     your heart will follow. 
Never forget that My Child.
 
Yes, for those of Mine that are struggling - retrain your thinking, Beloveds.

I Have such good plans and blessings for you.
Trust in Me and I Will bring to pass everything that troubles you.

Receive My Healing power right now,
     in the Mighty Name of MY SON,
    Jesus Christ!

You are healed. 
#rightNow
You are healed......

READ AND MEDITATE ON GOD'S WORD

Isaiah 26:3 - Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 

 
Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
 
Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of GOD.
 
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.

The Things You Don't Know...... (9.5.20)

My Child,
I Know that for some, it appears to you and others who are watching, that I Am not doing anything about your situation. However, you know - within your spirit - that that is not true. Look at where you are now.  You may not be where you want to be, but if I Had not been working in your life, things would be much worse.

Take some time to think back to those times when some of you thought I Was nowhere to be seen and perhaps you told others (or had thoughts) that you did not hear from Me.   Those times when it may have seemed like I was quiet, silent; and some of you thought I Did not care.   However, you must come to know for yourself (and for the future) that things were ALWAYS going on behind the scenes.  Things that you knew nothing about.

Didn’t I Provide for you?
Didn’t I Work things out for your good?
Yes, I did.

I was with you then.
And I Am with you now.

I Worked things out for you that could not have turned out the way they did, if I Had not been working. You prayed and stood on My Word, and I moved countless mountains - mountians some of which you never saw - out of your way. 

Therefore, do not worry about what others are saying. 
Do not worry about what you don’t know. 
Do what you did before.
Pray and stand on what you know to be true, My Word.

I Delivered you in the past; now believe that I will do it again.

 

READ AND MEDITATE ON GOD'S WORD

Daniel 10:12 - Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy GOD, thy words were heard and I am come for thy words.

John 13:7 - Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. 

1 Thessalonians 5:21 - Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

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

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

You Never Walk Alone (9.4.20)

My Child,
I Know that at times, some of you cannot always feel My Nearness, My Presence; however, that does not mean that I Am not near. 

I Have not left you, nor abandoned you; nor will I Ever do so. No matter how far away some of you may feel that I Am from you; I Am close to you, right at your side.  I Have surrounded you with My Presence and I Have assigned angels on your behalf.

You are watched over.
You are cared for.
My Love for you never fails.
No matter how 'unspiritual' some of
     you may feel at the moment. 

Yes, Dearest Little Ones, I Know that some of you feel very isolated from Me during those desert times, but you are not alone. 

You are My Own Dear Child, and I Love you with the same passion and the same compassion that a loving parent (mother or father) feels for their newborn child. You are precious to Me, and you are Mine.  Dearest One, regardless of how alone or isolated you may feel, I Do not abandon My Own.  And you are Mine.

I Will never stop watching over you.
I Will never stop loving you.

You are always on My Mind and in My Heart.
I Will take care of you at all times.

I Am constantly at work, behind the scenes, on your behalf; even when you cannot perceive My Presence. 

My Hand is upon you for good, and I Will never stop caring for you. I Have good things for you and I Will surely bring them to pass, in your life. So, do not fret.  What some of you are going through, will pass.  It is only temporary. 

I Promise you, you WILL get through any trying experiences some of you may be going through; and come out in green pastures.

Read and Meditate on God's Word

Isaiah 41:10 - Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy GOD: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 43:19 - 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.

Isaiah 66:13 - As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you...

Jeremiah 31:3 - The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. 

John 14:18 - I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 

Hebrews 13:5 - Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 

It Is Never Too Late to Begin Again..... (9.3.20)

My Child,
I Speak to those who have been in the pit so long, that you accept your position as normal living.  It is not normal.  Therefore, stop sinking into the mire of self-pity and condemnation. 

Today is a new day.
A fresh start has begun.
Refuse to allow stress to rule your life. 
So, leave all fear, failure, and disappointment
     behind you and begin again. 

Come into peace and rest knowing; that I Will cause you to progress according to My Will as you yield to My Purposes. 

Do not now rethink what you started.
Do not look back, or wonder, if the
      timing was right.
Do not look to the right nor left to see if
     anyone else is doing what you’re doing.
And do not worry about your enemies.

Keep your eyes on the path I Have set before you.

Look not to your circumstances as any measure of your worth or ability.  Look up and behold My Face, for I Will draw you close to Me, and place your feet on sturdy ground.

You are precious in My Sight.

Trust Me.
Let Me lead you.
And remember, it is never too late
         to begin again.

Read and Meditate on God's Word

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

Psalm 118:24 - This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 

Psalm 31:8 - And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a spacious place.

There is nothing you will face today
     that GOD can't bring you through. 
So, let your faith be bigger than
     your fears. 
- Marilyn