Year one
7-1
Trust My Love for you
Do not be offended with My dealings with you. Do I not know all things, including how to reshape your spirit? Be careful of the dark spirit of offense. Bind him and cast him out. Do not meditate on your opinion of My tools with which I shape you. Just be humble and still before Me. Trust My Love for you.
Proverbs 3:12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
Job 5:17, 1 Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole.
Philippians 2:12-13: Work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
Hebrews 12:6, 7 For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives. If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten?
7-2
Learn to Die so you can learn to Love
Not one drop of Love-Blood that you shed in obedience to Me will be wasted. Not one second you spend on My altar will be in vain. When I lead you to the cross I will not give you more than you can bear. You will not remain one second longer than you can bear. You also will not be there alone . . . I will be there with you, understanding the pressure and suffering while carrying you through.
Deuteronomy 31:8 The LORD is the One who will go before you.m He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you.n Do not be afraid or discouraged.
Isaiah 41:10-13 Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand
1 Peter 5:7 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. 7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you
Matthew 6:3 3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.…
Romans 12:1 1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship
7-3
The highest form of Love
Then, when that cross is borne to completion, come to Our Secret Place in quietness and surrender. There I will heal you, erase the memory, give you refreshing waters, and make all things brand new. Do this after every altar-time. Remember, We serve and die together. This is the highest form of Love. There is no higher form of Love than death. I Love you, My Precious Bride!
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Philippians 3:8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ
Luke 9:23-24 And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.”
Romans 12:1-2 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
Galatians 5:24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
John 3:30 He must increase, but I must decrease
Matthew 10:38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
Romans 6:8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,
Psalm 119:76 May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
7-4
My Everlasting Love for you
My Little One, know that you are what I Love. Yes, I treasure your faithful desire for Me. Yes, I delight in your surrender to Me and your obedience. I see your heart and know your longing to please Me. But, My Precious Little One, it is you alone that I choose and Love with all the Love that there is in eternity. If you could do nothing but exist, I would still Love you with My eternal Love. Nothing you can do can change that. I Love you simply because you exist. I Love you simply because you are. I made you so that I can Love you . . . not for what you can do for Me . . . but just because you are you. My Love for you does not depend on your doing anything at all
Jeremiah 31:3 3 The LORD appeared to him from afar: I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
7-5
I Love you just the way you are
Therefore, do not worry about making mistakes. My Love does not depend on how well you do anything. I love you for who you are . . . you are My Love . . . you are simply the object of My Love . . . that is all . . . no requirements necessary . . . I Am not a conditional lover . . . I Am perfect Love and I Love your bare naked soul that came into the world with nothing and had nothing to offer . . . that is the you that I Love now and forevermore.
Jeremiah 31:3 3 The LORD appeared to him from afar: I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved.
7-6
Trust Me in all things
My Perfect will for you is born out of My Perfect Love for you so trust in My will . . . even if the circumstances in which I placed you are bleak or difficult or seem impossible . . . trust My will because you trust My unending, unconditional Love for you.
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it
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
7-7
Do you Love Me?
My sheep follow Me. They follow Me because they are born anew with different desires than other sheep who belong to other masters. My sheep are the ones who have so much desire to be with Me that they put great effort into listening to and focusing on Me. How well you follow Me depends solely upon your desire for Me. Little desire results in little guidance. All-consuming desire to be led by Me results in not just following Me but even placing your feet within My footprints.
John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
Matthew 6:33-34 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us…
7-8
Choose Me, listen for My Voice
When you place your feet within My footprints We not only reach Our destination but you avoid injury from unseen harms along the way. Cultivate your desire to follow Me. Listen more intently. As you go about your day, strain for My Voice. When you are lured into the exterior, retreat back into your spirit and focus on Me. You must will yourself to do this.
John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
Romans 12:1-2 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
7-9
Listen for My Voice. I Am near
The stronger you make your will to follow Me the more you will put your feet in My footprints. I will never lead you astray. Trust Me. Trust My Voice within your spirit. It is the calm Voice that is full of Lovingkindness. It is the Voice that My sheep long to hear.
John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
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.
Isaiah 54:14-15 In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear, and removed from terror, for it will not come near you. 15 If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.…
7-10
Wanting to walk in My footprints
My sheep not only want to follow Me with a great desire but they want to be very close to Me. This is why they do not allow any distance between their feet and Mine. They do not look for a wider path than My footprints. They are not interested in knowing the boundaries of the sound of My Voice within which they can still hear. No, they crave My Voice and My leading so much that they walk touching Me and placing their feet within My prints. They not only want to go where I go but they want to be close enough to have intimate fellowship and contact along the way. This is My desire for you.
Isaiah 48:17 I am God, your God, who teaches you how to live right and well. I show you what to do, where to go.
Micah 7:7 But as for me, I will look to the Eternal One, and my hope is in the True God who will save me. My God will hear me.
7-11
Be patiently persistent
The less distance between Us means the more intimacy We share and the less injury for you. Keep pressing in to Me within your spirit. Calmly bring your inner self back to Me when it rises to the surface. Your inner man within your flesh is like a helium balloon that wants to rise to the exterior life. Use your will to push it down into Our Secret Place. Then you will hear and understand. Be patiently persistent. I will help you. Just ask Me. I love for you to ask Me for help. I know your struggle. I Love you!
Psalm 143:8 Show me your faithful love this morning. I trust in you. Show me what I should do. I put my life in your hands!
Joel 2:23-29 People of Zion, shout with joy and happiness in the Eternal, your God; The drought is over; He has sent the early autumn rain as a sign of His faithfulness. He has poured down heavy rain, autumn and spring, as before. 24 The threshing floors will be covered in grain; the vats will spill over with new wine and fresh oil. 25 Eternal One: I will compensate you for the years that the locusts have eaten—the swarming locusts, The creeping locusts, the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts—My great army that I unleashed against you. 26 In that day, you will eat plenty of food and always have enough, so you will praise My name, The Eternal One, your God who is merciful to you. Never again will My people be shamed among the nations. 27 Return to Me and you will know that I live among My people Israel and that I, the Eternal One, am your God and there is no other. Never again will My people be shamed among the nations. 28 Then in those days I will pour My Spirit to all humanity; your children will boldly and prophetically speak the word of God. Your elders will dream dreams; your young warriors will see visions. 29 No one will be left out. In those days I will offer My spirit to all servants, both male and female.
7-12
Needs or Desires
When I physically walked on earth there were those who followed Me because they had needs. Then there were those who followed Me because they had a desire for Me. Follow Me because you desire Me and I will fulfill both your desire and your needs. You are My desire.
Psalm 42:1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
1 John 4:19 We love Him because He first loved us
Romans 3:20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
7-13
I Am large and in charge
Do not worry about anything. I can even hide you while you are in plain sight . . . like I have hidden mysteries within My Word that man has not ever seen . . . like the way an item on your refrigerator or pantry shelf is hidden from your eyes even though it is before your face. I Am your safe place. You can trust Me. I Am good at this!
Psalm 27:1, 5 The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread? For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
7-14
Silence Transforms
We can even lead you with silence. Silence is another form of Our Voice. When there is silence then you know to humbly wait in peaceful surrender and remain where We placed you, accepting all from Our Hand. This is a time for trust and patience.
Psalm 46:10 Be still and know that I am God.
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Psalm 37:23-24 23 The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; 24 though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
Proverbs 16:9 In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.
Isaiah 30:21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
Ecclesiastes 3:7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
7-15
The Purification of Silence
Let Our Voice of silence bring the dross to the top so it can be seen. Endure with longsuffering the process and then you will be further purified. Remember that purification is a process. Be submissive, peaceful and quiet. Allow Us to do all. We know what you need more than you do. We know you far better than you do. We Love you. Trust in Our unconditional Love.
Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Psalm 1:2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.
Song of Solomon 3:1-2 On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him but did not find him. 2 I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.
1 Kings 19:12 the Lord was not in the wind.” After the wind there came an earthquake, then a fire; but the Lord was in neither. Then, the passage concludes, “after the fire a still, small voice.”
Zephaniah 1:7 Be silent before the Lord God! For the day of the Lord is at hand.
Zechariah 3:13 Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.
Zephaniah 1:7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.
7-16
Rewarder of those who seek Me
When you hear My Voice, obedience will determine your ability to hear more of My Voice. The more you obey, the more you will hear. I Am a rewarder of those who seek and obey. Obedience is the measure of desire for Me plus Trust in Me. Little desire = little or incomplete obedience. Little trust = little or incomplete obedience.
Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, and having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,”
John 10:27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
Jeremiah 3:33 Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
7-17
Mystic Union
Your self is like a helium balloon. Keep pushing it back into the Secret Place with Us. If you let it rise to the exterior then it is subject to the winds of emotion, doctrine, environment, and ground fire. Pushing the helium balloon of self down into Us takes huge effort and strength. Sometimes the balloon feels quite powerful and you are exhausted from pushing. Do not stop. We will give you strength. We will reward you. Your spirit will grow with the exercise. Do not be discouraged. We are here. Push into Us. Press into Us. Lean into Us all day long.
Psalm 143:8 Show me your faithful love this morning. I trust in you. Show me what I should do. I put my life in your hands!
Psalm 42:1-2, 7-8 1 As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, God. 2 I thirst for God, the living God. When can I come and appear before God? Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and Your billows have swept over me. 8 The LORD will send His faithful love by day; His song will be with me in the night — a prayer to the God of my life.
Psalm 27:4 I have asked one thing from the LORD; it is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the LORD and seeking Him in His temple.
Galatians 6:8 He that sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Colossians 1:27 God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 We proclaim Him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 I labor for this, striving with His strength that works powerfully in me.
2 Peter 1:4 By these He has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires.
Ephesians 1:3-6 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless
1 Corinthians 6:17 But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.
7-18
True truth seekers
Read the story of Stephen, Acts 7. Notice what the crowd did before they stoned him. First, they released their own voice of emotion. Then they stopped their ears from hearing the Truth Stephen was speaking. When a sheep does not want to follow My Voice he will give full vent to his desire by releasing emotion from his flesh and then refuse to hear My Truth. He cannot hear because he wills not to hear. Desire Truth no matter how difficult it is to hear.
John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, I know them, and they follow Me.
1 John 2:9 The one who says he is in the light but hates his brother is in the darkness until now. 10The one who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11 But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he’s going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
Matthew 7:15-20 Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits.
Acts 7:54-60 54 When they heard these things, they were enraged in their hearts and gnashed their teeth at him. 55 But Stephen, filled by the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven. He saw God’s glory, with Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and he said, 56 “Look! I see the heavens opened and the •Son of Man standing at the right hand of God! 57 Then they screamed at the top of their voices, covered their ears, and together rushed against him. 58 They threw him out of the city and began to stone him. And the witnesses laid their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul.59 They were stoning Stephen as he called out: “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit! ” 60 Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin! ” And saying this, he fell asleep.
7-19
Unripe Berries
To be mindful of Me means to fill your being with only one desire . . . Me. Those who do not really want to be set free from their chains are not mindful of Me. As soon as their suffering eases a little they fill their desires with interests, pleasures, connections, and plans of their old life that was without Me. Do not force them to drop all and follow Me. They are unripe berries. Unripe berries do not fall easily into the picker’s hand. They still cling to the branch of their old life. Ripe berries are happy to release that branch and fall into My Hand. Unripe berries have a sour taste to all who desire to eat of Me.
Mark 2:22 No one puts new wine into old wine skins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wine skins.
Mark 8:35 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.
John 12:25 He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.
7-20
The humble sweetness of desire
Those who seek Me but find and taste unripe berries in the church then are misled and think all berries are sour. They do not want to be sour like them. Unripe berries are also infertile. They were harvested before they were ready and cannot bear more fruit from Me. Do not harvest a berry before it is fully ripe, eager to leave the old branch, happy to be falling into the unknown of My Hand, filled only with humble sweetness of surrender and desire for Me.
Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Jeremiah 29:13 13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, declares the LORD. . .
7-21
Beware of Strangers
Think on what is noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous, praiseworthy, My Love for you, My faithfulness and kindness to you and your place in My Heart. When you were little you were told not to open the door for strangers. Do not open the door of your mind to strangers. If you do then the door of your mouth will also be opened and the voice of strangers will come out and enter the ears of the listener.
Phil.4:8 From now on, brothers and sisters, if anything is excellent and if anything is admirable, focus your thoughts on these things: all that is true, all that is holy, all that is just, all that is pure, all that is lovely, and all that is worthy of praise.
Luke 6:45 Good people have good things saved in their hearts. That’s why they say good things. But those who are evil have hearts full of evil, and that’s why they say things that are evil. What people say with their mouths comes from what fills their hearts.
7-22
Close the door to deadly viruses
Do not open the door of your mind to strangers. If you do then the door of your mouth will also be opened and the voice of strangers will come out and enter the ears of the listener. This is how darkness is spread from one person to another like a deadly virus. Close the door to strangers. Do not let fear, condemnation, selfishness, pride, judgmentalism, criticism, negative memories, uncleanness, worry, jealousy, greed, and anger come in. Then they cannot make their home in you and come and go through your mouth and enter the spirits of those you talk to. Slam the door shut. Cast them out by My Name and Blood.
2 Corinthians 10:5 and we tear down every proud idea that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We also capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.
Ephesians 6:12 For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens
2 Corinthians 10:5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ
Matt12:43-45 43 Let Me tell you what will happen to this wicked generation: When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it rattles around through deserts and other dry places looking for a place to rest—but it does not find anywhere to rest. 44 So the spirit says, “I will return to the house I left.” And it returns to find that house unoccupied, tidy, swept, and sparkling clean. 45 Well, then not only does one spirit set up shop in that sparkling house, but it brings seven even more wicked spirits along. And the poor man—the house—is worse off than he was before. This evil generation will suffer a similar fate.
7-23
Rebellion is witchcraft
Beware of the deception of “good causes.” Good works are not an excuse for disobedience. Do only what I tell you. If I forbid something then a “good cause” does not make disobedience okay. This is demonic, rebellion and manipulation which is witchcraft. You cannot follow Me if you choose to go your own way and give excuses. You are going into the wilderness unprotected and may cause weaker sheep to follow you.
1 Samuel 15:11 It grieves me that I have set up Saul to be king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments. And it incensed Samuel, and he cried unto the LORD all night.
1 Samuel 15:23 Do you think all God wants are sacrifices—empty rituals just for show? He wants you to listen to him! Plain listening is the thing, not staging a lavish religious production. Not doing what God tells you is far worse than fooling around in the occult. Getting self-important around God is far worse than making deals with your dead ancestors. Because you said No to God’s command, he says No to your kingship.
1 Samuel 15:35 And Samuel went no more to see Saul until the day of his death. Nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul, and the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
Matthew 21:28-31 28 But I will tell you a story, and you can tell Me what you make of it: There was a man who had two sons. He said to his first son, Father: Go and work in the vineyard today. First Son: 29 No, I will not. But later the first son changed his mind and went. 30 Then the father went to his second son. Father: Go and work in the vineyard today. Second Son: Of course, Father. But then he did not go. 31 So which of the sons did what the father wanted? Chief Priests and Elders (answering at once): The first. Jesus: I tell you this: the tax collectors and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God ahead of you.
7-24
Lifting Skirts
Do not uncover the sins of another by thinking and talking about their sin. When you do you also uncover or open the door of your own spirit and allow darkness to enter. Love covers sin. It does not expose it. Ask Me to remove memory of the sin you saw so I can make your attitude toward that one pure and full of unhindered Love. Remember the heights of pride from which you yourself have fallen. You do not want Me to remember and expose your own sin. Ask Me to help you notice that which is good in others. Then you can speak words of encouragement and good reports.
Gen. 9:20-27 20 Now Noah became a farmer and decided to plant a vineyard. 21 One day he drank too much of the wine he had made and fell into a deep, drunken sleep in his tent. As he lay there stark naked, 22 Ham (the father of Canaan). peeked in and saw his father’s exposed body. After leaving the tent, he told his two brothers what he had seen. 23 So Shem and Japheth took a large cloak and laid it across their shoulders, and they walked backward into the tent. They never looked behind, as they covered their father’s nakedness. Out of respect, they purposely kept their faces turned away, so they wouldn’t see their father lying there naked. 24 When Noah regained consciousness and realized what his youngest son had done, 25 he uttered this curse: Noah: A curse upon your son, Canaan! May he become the lowest of servants to his brothers. 26 May the Eternal One, the God of Shem, be blessed, and let Canaan be his slave!27 May God make plenty of room for Japheth’s family and give them homes among Shem’s tents. And let Canaan be his slave also!
Prov. 10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
Prov. 17:9 Those who forgive faults foster love, but those who repeatedly recall them ruin relationships.
7-25
Mud Puddles
Discussing the sin of another is like running through mud puddles. The mud of sin covers your feet and splashes on those standing nearby. Speak blessings only. Overlook the weakness. Humbly understand the struggles of the flesh. Remain a listener of My Voice only.
Luke 6:31 Treat others as you want them to treat you.
1 Corinthians. 3:3 for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?
7-26
Words of light or darkness?
Speak only My Words of Love to each other.
Luke 6:31 Treat others as you want them to treat you.
Philippians 4:8 From now on, brothers and sisters, if anything is excellent and if anything is admirable, focus your thoughts on these things: all that is true, all that is holy, all that is just, all that is pure, all that is lovely, and all that is worthy of praise.
Luke 6:45 Good people have good things saved in their hearts. That’s why they say good things. But those who are evil have hearts full of evil, and that’s why they say things that are evil. What people say with their mouths comes from what fills their hearts.
7-27
The pain of cleansing and shaping
Hold still and quietly accept the process of My shaping and cleansing you. Endure the hard Truth and welcome it as good. The pain of My surgeon’s knife lasts only a short while. Now, let’s leave the past and move forward on Our journey of Love.
1 Peter 1:6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer various trials, 7 so that the authenticity of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.…
James 1:2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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My Beautiful Bride
You are My beautiful Bride and you are shining brighter than ever! I Love you and cannot take My eyes off your beauty. Do not hold your head down in shame but lift it up knowing that more dross is removed and you are changed. Celebrate a successful surgery! No more recovery or physical therapy is needed! Let’s dance together
Ezekiel 16:8 Then I passed by you and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD. 9 Then I bathed you with water, rinsed off your blood, and anointed you with oil. 10 I clothed you in embroidered cloth and provided you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk. 11 I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck. 12 I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head.
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her 26 to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
Revelation 19:7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; 8 it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”—for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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Dance with Me
Keep your focus on Me and My Love for you. Grieving over your sin pulls you into the exterior and removes your focus from Me and places it on yourself. Allow humility to remain while you shift your focus from your feelings to Me, My Presence, My Love for you and My Voice. How can you dance with Me if your heart continues to be filled with regret? Trust My Love.
Philippians 3:8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ
Ephesians 2:22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
Ephesians 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love . . .
Ephesians 3:19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Colossians 3:3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Philippians 3:1a For the rest, my brethren, delight yourselves in the Lord and continue to rejoice that you are in Him. To keep writing to you [over and over] of the same things is not irksome to me, and it is [a precaution] for your safety.
Philippians 3:8 Yes, furthermore, I count everything as loss compared to the possession of the priceless privilege (the overwhelming preciousness, the surpassing worth, and supreme advantage). of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord and of progressively becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him [of perceiving and recognizing and understanding Him more fully and clearly]. For His sake I have lost everything and consider it all to be mere rubbish (refuse, dregs), in order that I may win (gain). Christ (the Anointed One),
Isaiah 58:14 Then will you delight yourself in the Lord, and I will make you to ride on the high places of the earth, and I will feed you with the heritage [promised for you] of Jacob your father; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.
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Spots and Wrinkles
Accept the fact that removing your spots and wrinkles is going to be a frequent occurrence. Focus on your progress and My Love. Be grateful for the Blood-bath and feel clean . . . do not think I Am disappointed and far away. No, I Am close, attracted to you and want to dance with you. Rejoice with Me! Banish your feelings and let’s return to Our intimacy.
Philippians 3:10 [For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death, [in the hope]
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart.
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Freedom is a process
Be patient. Freedom is a process. We are climbing the stairway of freedom and Truth step by step. Keep following and trusting Me. Hold on to My Hand of Love for you. Patiently accept one step after another. Do not grow weary or discouraged. You are gaining more freedom from darkness with each step.
Galatians 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Galatians 5:24-25 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.