Ever Shining

Jan20

Embrace your circumstances with the gusto you expressed when you first came to know Me. I know it is difficult, as time wanes, the seasons change and yet you do not see the fruit of your labors, but your service to Me must be fervent–especially in prayer.

My people, you do not pray enough, and you hesitate even to come before My Throne of Grace. My countenance is made even more brilliant by the light of My saints gathered around Me. Much as the facets of a finely cut gem make it to shine all the greater by catching light and reflecting it back, so you shall catch My light and refract it back upon Me as you fellowship with Me.

I am the light of the world and those who follow that light shall also become as light–

ever increasing
ever learning
ever shining

As the light of the noonday, so shall those of the world be drawn unto you and thus be drawn unto Me. My children do not lose heart, but be strengthened with the knowledge that the time is soon and yet to be when we shall know each other face to face.

And ever shall we remain!

“Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace to His people, to His saints, to those who turn to Him in their hearts. Surely His salvation is at hand for those who fear Him, that glory may dwell in our land.” Ps. 85:8-9

“Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance, who exult in thy name all the day, and extol thy righteousness. for thou art the glory of their strength; by thy favor our horn is exalted.” Ps. 89: 15-l7

“Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” I Thess. 5:16-18

“Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near; let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that He may have mercy on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord.” Ps. 55:6-8

“Continue steadfastly in prayer being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” Col. 4:2

Courage to Soar

Jan19

Those who have the courage to follow Me must also have the courage to stay where I place them, for the length of time I would have them to stay there. This is to receive the instruction, message, teaching and growth that I have intended for them to receive.

My Word is truth, but if it is mixed with logic, it doesn’t always retain it’s full meaning. Logic is not required when “faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.” (Heb. 11:1) Logic will pull you down to the flesh, when I would have you to soar in the Spirit.

My Word is strength, power, deliverance and truth. My Word is stable in times of chaos and unrest. My Word is your rock on which I would have you to stand. As you all know a rock is higher than the earth. When you stand on it you are raised above the level of those of the earth. Stand on My Word and when you see those around you leaning, you will remain ramrod straight and will not falter. (see Ps. 61:2)

Strength and courage are required to follow Me, but the road will be easy if you do not try to depend upon yourself as your guide, rather, rely on My instruction alone to guide you.

I have never stopped loving you–ever! Though there are times when it feels to you as though I were absent and had. But, as My Word says, “I will never leave you nor forsake you,” (Heb. 13:5) and when at these times you feel as if I had left, I would have you to return to My Word and remind yourself of My promises.

I give you times of weakness so that you may become strong through your weakness. When you are weak, then I am proved strong. (see II Cor. 12:9)

My children, cling to Me and I will cling to you; as a mother embraces her child with all the love, protection and fierce joy she has in her heart. For a mother loves her child far less than I love you.

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Heb. 11:1 kjv

“–for He hath said, I WILL NEVER LEAVE THEE, NOR FORSAKE THEE.” Heb. 13:5b kjv

“And He saith unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” II Cor. 12:9a kjv

“From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. for thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.” Ps. 61:2-3 kjv

“I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. I keep the Lord always before me,; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.” Ps. 16:7-8

Kingdom Love

Jan18

This “Kingdom” is not your own–not of the flesh. It was bought with a price, the cost and expense of a perfect life–the perfect sacrifice. Jesus came and fulfilled My “plan” for His life. The perfect sacrifice. He walked in perfect love; perfect love casts out fear.

The anointing to do what I have called you to do, comes through love. Love is the fulfillment of all things possible. If you walk in love you will see My plan unfold for you, but every step you take out of love, you are a step out of My will and you will not move forward until you step back into love. You must be careful and disciplined to walk in love at every given moment in your life until it becomes your very nature and then you will have obtained the nature and very heart of God and your destiny will be fulfilled.

It is very simple–your part. You have one rule.

Love

Love at all times. I will do the rest.

No strife–at all!

Complete this task for me. I have given you every tool you will need. You can do this and you will.

“For the Kingdom of God does not mean food and drink, but righteousness, and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit; he who thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.” Rom. 14:17-19

“We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves; let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to edify him.” Rom. 15:1-2

“Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.” I Cor. 14:1a

“Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” I Cor. 16:13-14

Follow My Lead

Jan17

Surely you will gain a new perspective of your life as you stop following chance and begin to follow My lead. For yes the road that I would have you on is narrow and indeed it is less traveled, but that would not be My choice. For I would desire that all would be saved and come to the knowledge of truth but, in fact, very few even seek beyond salvation…

to know the truth
to be set free
to understand My Kingdom
to live in total prosperity, peace and abundance that I have for them.

It is a sad wonder that this world draws them so, when the life that I would have them choose, the life I have indeed already provided, cannot be compared.

Will you choose to be different? Will you find the road less traveled? I will lead you to it and I’ll stay on it with you every step of the way. Should you take my lead and truly step forward in faith to advance into Kingdom living, you will shake your head in wonder that the world ever held any draw for you at all.

Join Me?

“A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one when he is fully taught will be like his teacher.” Lu. 6:40

“Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” Mt. 7:13-14

“How precious is thy steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of thy wings. They feast on the abundance of thy house, and thou givest them drink from the river of thy delights. For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light do we see light.” Ps. 36:7-9

Only Believe

Jan16

I have a time and a season for every good thing.

The seed is planted. It lies seemingly dormant, but it is at work in your heart as you ponder the idea of it. When you grasp the idea it begins to put down roots, tiny hair-like fibers at first. They are so tentative and delicate that if you put your “self” into it you would break them off. Pull it up and look at it too closely, and it will die. Don’t jump too quickly in the flesh and try to make it happen. Allow it to work on the inside of you and, in time, as it grows and puts down stronger roots the image and plan will grow in your heart. It will become clearer and, along with the image, an urging to move forth. You will feel a prompting to act. Go with what you know.

I will call you to step forth in one direction. Only one. I will not scatter you to and fro but, one path, one step–a clear direction. Do not follow after strange gods, but follow your God and you will see My will become your will.

You are learning obedience and discipline right now, and you are doing well. You please the Father greatly. You often ponder how you appear to others. Do not worry or even think about this. Keep your eyes fixed on your Father in Heaven and His will for you and it will manifest when His plans and purpose for your life manifest. You won’t care one bit what anyone thinks of you, for you will be gloriously happy and joyful that you have obeyed your God.

You cannot imagine the joy and delight set before you. You have been chosen for greatness far beyond your comprehension of what you know. No man has accomplished what will manifest in your life. Abraham couldn’t comprehend either and yet I chose him for greatness and it came to pass. It began when he believed and it was accounted to him as righteousness.

Only believe!

“–for I have chosen him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice; so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” Genesis 18:19

“No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what He had promised. That is why his faith was reckoned to him as righteousness.” But the words, “it was reckoned to him,” were written not for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in Him that raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justification. Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God.” Romans 4:20-5:2

“Take heed lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them…” Deuteronomy 11:16a

Abide

Jan15

Advancing into the Kingdom of God is like that of the growth of a baby. It is well known in My Word that I feed my children milk before they are ready for strong meat, but also, like that of a baby, the growth does not develop properly until the baby begins to trust. He will not step out in faith unless he knows and believes that someone will be there to catch him if he should fall. The baby will search for his mother’s eyes, smile and toddle in the direction that he sees her. He will hear her voice and turn to her with a smile or run giggling in the opposite direction, knowing full well that he will be chased and caught up into her loving arms.

So it is when my children look to Me for acceptance, love and nurturing. One look into My eyes and they know they are safe. Listening for My voice, they are comforted when I call. When they fall, I pick them up. If they run away, they know full well that I will pursue them.

But, there comes a time when…

The child must grow up.
Must launch into the deep.
Must not depend, but deepen.
Must eat strong meat.
Not seek to be fed, but seek to feed others.

Childish ways must be set aside, for maturity and usefulness to emerge. Just as a mother’s love never diminishes as the child grows into the man, neither will my love wane, but intensify.

This is my command

Abide in Me.

Abide in My Love.

Love one another.

“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. If a man does not abide in Me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned.

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down His life for His friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.

You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide; so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He may give it to you. This I command you, to love one another.” Jn. 5:4-17

Consider Love

Jan14

Present yourself to me as a sacrifice of love…

By sacrifice I mean, to deny the flesh and choose to love.

When your emotions want to hate…choose to love.
When someone makes you angry…love them.
When you are tempted to speak a cutting retort…love with a closed mouth until love brings forth a kind response and soft-spoken words.

Love is the fulfillment of the law, in that there are no boundaries where love is concerned. Yes, you could overwhelm someone with too much love, but is that truly love?

Love is considerate of others…love waits for an opportune time

Love is considerate of others…love never fails

Love is considerate of others…

I am LOVE

Consider ME.

“–her sins which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.” Lu. 7:47

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” Jn. 3:16

“–Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” I Cor. 13:4-7

Be Glorified

Jan13

The hope that is within you is the same hope that raised Christ from the dead. Hope is desire–mixed with the Word, becomes faith–that births spiritual energy–the life of God within you–manifests to the Glory of God! It all begins with hope, but if hope is not built upon it remains as hope and nothing more. The end is never accomplished if the foundation is not built upon.

Many Christians never move beyond the foundation of hope. They hope they are saved. They never look into the perfect law of liberty. their eyes never feed on My Word. Their ears hear very little of My Word and yet they hope. What basis do they have to anchor that hope? They can’t know for sure if they are even saved, because they choose to remain ignorant to My Word that would be their anchor secure of truth. It is a futile practice that repeats over and over throughout the generations.

“Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us.” Rom. 5:1-5

“May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Col. 1:11-14

Follow your Heart

Jan12

Learn to discern the difference between the temptations that present themselves in your head, from the direction I give you in your heart–your inner man–your spirit. I will always lead you through your heart, never your head, and the enemy of your soul will always try to cast thoughts at you through your head.

Resist the temptations in your mind–those of the flesh, for they wage war against your spirit and often cause disappointment and regret.

Persist. Setting your mind to follow your heart; do not follow your mind with your heart.

Resist
Pursue
Persevere

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” Ja 4:7

“Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Rom. 12:2
“Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised.” Heb. 10:35-36

Waste no Time

Jan11

A calling I have laid upon you, for I have formed you and fashioned you with My image in mind. Not one of failure, defeat and what if’s, but one of victory, purity and love.

I will fulfill My dreams for you, because I always finish that which I begin and I AM a God of accomplishment.

When you doubt yourself, you are doubting Me, for I AM the one forming you, molding you and shaping you. It is blasphemy to doubt your creator–pure and simple. Therefore, turn from your wicked ways and turn to the one who designed you, created you and lives within you. And accomplish that which I have set forth to do with you.

You are My child, My chosen one and I love you dearly.

Time is short and soon will be no more as you know it to be. Don’t waste it anymore!

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” 2 Tim. 2:15

“If one purifies himself from what is ignoble, then he will be a vessel for noble use, consecrated and useful to the master of the house, ready for any good work.” 2 Tim. 2:21

“Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised.” Heb. 10:35-36

“I have made known to them thy name, and I will make it known, that the love with which thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” Jn. 17:26