- Year Three
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Come out of your box
Every task or service you perform, no matter how simple or mundane, when it is done for Me, with Me, to obey Me, representing My Love, is holy. Would you like to be awakened? Would you like to be awakened from your own little world? Would you like to see outside your little box? Yes, there is a whole new world beyond your self. Ask Me to open it up to you. Ask me to remove the walls around your self. The removal process may be painful but it will be worth the pain. You will like Truth more than your little box.
- Philippians 2:4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
- Psalm 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
- Romans 12:1-21 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another . . .
MY SALVATION = YOUR FREEDOM
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I Am your Savior, Rescuer, Hero . . .
Salvation is not just a one-time experience. You are on the road of My deliverance and salvation. I Am saving you, rescuing you, setting you free, awakening you, teaching you, coaching you, drawing you, and changing you every day. Focus on Me. The more you focus on Me the more you are saved from the effects of darkness and you are healed. I Am your Savior, Rescuer, Strong Hero. Cling to Me. My Name is Jesus Christ, Lord over all.
- Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him- the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord-
- Colossians 2:2-3 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God-that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
- John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
- 1 John 4:4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
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Be still and listen. . . I Am here
Focus on Me. The more you focus on Me the more you will be saved. Turn your inner self to Me and hold it there. Be still and listen. I will reward you every time you focus your inner self on Me.
- Jeremiah 29:12-14 12 Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear and heed you.13 Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.14 I will be found by you, says the Lord
- Psalm 116:1-2 1 I love the Lord, because He has heard [and now hears] my voice and my supplications. 2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live.
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The Path to Freedom
Salvation begins with the forgiveness of your sin just like salvation for a prisoner begins when the door to his cell is unlocked. The prisoner, in order to gain complete freedom or salvation, must then follow his deliverer through the maze of prison hallways and wait while he unlocks each door that eventually leads to the open air. Complete freedom is a process of following Me, waiting on Me, obeying My instructions and remaining in a state of trusting in Me. Focus on Me within your inner self. I will lead you to the open air of Life and peace.
- Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed
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Don’t Be Double-minded
The pathway to freedom that I will lead you on requires that you leave the place where you have been. Do not try to keep one foot within that prison cell while following Me with the other foot. You see how impossible that would be. Set both feet out of that place and walk away from it while I lead you to the fresh air of freedom.
- Matthew 11:28-30 28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
- Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
- James 1:25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
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Step outside your cell
There is no freedom or real Love in the cell. It is a place of death that is in a disguise. Ask Me to pull off the disguise so you can see death. Then put both of your feet outside the cell door which I opened and follow Me, Jesus Christ, the real Lover of your soul, to freedom and true Life.
- Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. - Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.
- Psalm 97:10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones
and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
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Focus on Me
Focus on Me. I Am within your inner self as well as all around you. The more you focus on Me, the more you will hear My Voice. I will direct your thoughts. I will give you understanding. I will cause you to see what you have been missing. Focus on Me. Send distractions away. Focus your attention on Me over and over through the day. I will reward you.
- John 14:26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
- Revelation 3:10 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 him, and he with me
- Jeremiah 29:12-13 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
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I Am listening
When you give your attention to a friend, you do not merely think of true facts about them, their characteristics, and past activities. When you give your attention to your friend, you focus on them as a living being. You listen to them. You remove your attention from other things and place it on them . . . their being. Do the same to Me. I Am here just as another human is here. Focus on My being. I Am the Living God. I Am within your spirit. I Am here. Focus on Me. I will reward you every time.
- Hebrews 5:14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
- Isaiah 30:21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left.
- Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
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I Am your rescuer.
You are My Family. Salvation begins with My Family. When an apartment complex is on fire with a fireman’s wife and children inside, he will focus on saving them first. Once they are safe, then he returns for others. You are My Family. My salvation begins with you. Then, together, you and I will reach the others. The others will then see Us and want to be adopted into Our Family. I Am your rescuer. Focus on Me. Follow and Obey Me. I will lead you out into the open air of freedom. You are My Family. I Love you!
- John 3:16-18 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
- Romans 8:14-16 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”…For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
- 1 John 1:12-13 He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
- 1 John 3:10 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
- 1 John 5:2 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him. 2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome . . .
4-10
Lifting Their Masks
Keep following Me. Other Voices are coming to distract you and lead you astray. Ask Me to reveal what is behind their voices. Ask Me to lift their masks. The fruit of a fruit tree tells you what kind of tree it is. If a Voice and Life is full of Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control, then it is Mine. All others are impostors. Do not focus on them. Turn them off.
- Galatians 5:1 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—
- Gal. 5:11-12 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
- Gal. 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control
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A Sliver of Light
Owls and cats only need a sliver of light to see through the darkness. So do you. Focus on Me and not on the fearsome events, dark attitudes of others, or intimidating possible future occurrences. My Father and I are always working. Look for the Light of Our works. Then, like the owls and cats, you will see clearly past the darkness. Follow Me. I Am Light. Turn away from looking at the darkness. Leave it behind. Look into My Light. See what I Am doing. Trust Us. We are working. Change your focus.
- John 5:17 But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.”
I AM YOUR FATHER AND NOT EASILY OFFENDED
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Forgiven and Transformed
I Am not angry with you. I Am not easily offended as men are. I quickly forgave a man who put My own children into prison. I forgave him and transformed him. He became one of My closest friends. Saul became my beloved Paul. This is not the work of an angry god. This is My work . . . the work of the one true, Living God Who Loves you. I Am not angry with you. Come to Me and I will transform you and clean up the mess you made, like a good father who patiently cleans up after his child. I Am not angry or offended. I Love My child.
- Joel 2:13 Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return to the LORD your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.
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New Beginnings
I Am not angry. I know who you are and where you live. I know what I Am working with. I do not get discouraged and quit like men do. I will not quit or walk away from you. I do not abandon you when you turn the wrong way. Keep following Me. Do not be afraid of Me because of your sin. Come back to Me in full honesty and We will clean up the mess together. I Am not angry. I Love you!
- Jonah 4:2 I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity.
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I Will not throw you away
I Am not easily offended. My Love for you is eternal. I do not pull away from you to punish you. I will not put you outside or throw you away. You are My child . . . forever. Do not be afraid.
- Psalm 103: 8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.
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The Difficult Ones
Follow Me. Do as I do. I do not resent your sin. I do not bring it back to you. Therefore, you do not resent the sin of the difficult ones. You do not bring it back to them. I Am not angry with you. You do not allow yourself to be angry with others. Do as I do. Be as I Am. Follow Me.
- Exodus 34:6-7 Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin . . .
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Copy Me
I Am your Father. Be My child. Be a child who looks just like his dad. I Am not offended or angry. You copy Me. Lay down your offenses. Forgive.
- Psalm 145:8 The LORD is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.
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The Wrath to Come
There is wrath to come, but it is not for My children. Leave it to Me. Remain focused on My Love for you. Leave all else to Me. I Am the Lord. Trust Me.
- Romans 5:9-10 9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
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Where do you belong?
Everyone is searching for a place to belong. Do not look for a group or human relationship to fulfill that desire within you. Belong to Me. I can more than fulfill your desire for identity, belonging, and intimacy.
- Ephesians 2:13-14 13 But now you belong to Christ Jesus. At one time you were far away from God. Now you have been brought close to Him. Christ did this for you when He gave His blood on the cross. 14 We have peace because of Christ.
- Isaiah 43:1 But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!
- John 17:6 I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
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Being With You
I have great pleasure in accompanying you through your day. I Love to do everything with you. I want to do hard things, easy things, sad things, enjoyable things . . . all things with you. Togetherness is what I Love and I choose to be with you!
- John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 I will dwell in them and walk among them; And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
- Revelation 3:20 Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and have dinner with him, and he with Me.
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I Am here to help you
I know the temptations of this world. I Am here to help you. I Love you!
- Hebrews 4:14-16 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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I Am faithful to you
I Am faithful to you. Even when you are not faithful to Me, I Am faithful to you. My Love for you is that great.
- 1 Cor. 1:9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
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My Love for you is stronger
You cannot “out-sin” My Love for you!“
- John 15:9 As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you
- Jeremiah 3: 3 The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.
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The Reward of Self-Sacrifice
After the time of sacrifice for others comes the time of resurrection . . . more of My Presence for you. I Am your reward. I always reward self-sacrifice.
- Lamentations 3:24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
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Stolen Rewards
After sacrificing self-desires for the sake of others, guard your thoughts against self-righteousness and pride. Focus on remaining humble and quiet within your soul. Cast out self-exalting thoughts. Loose humble submission to Me. Remain pure, as I Am pure. I honor a pure, humble heart. Do not let your reward be stolen by the enemy.
- Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- James 4:6-7 He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Therefore submit to God.
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Be With Me
Serve Me as I give you assignments to serve others. After the service, come before Me and focus on Our Love for each other, as a loving married couple holds each other at the end of a long day. Do not focus on all We did together or pride may sneak up on you. Focus on being with Me. Rejoice in My Love for you.
- Jeremiah 31:3 The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
- Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known
- 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.
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Intimacy or Accomplishments
The person who looks at his accomplishments as he serves Me will soon stop looking at Me. Treasure Our intimacy more than you enjoy accomplishments. Leave all behind and enter into intimacy with Me.
- Galatians 6:1-3 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.
- Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
- Psalm 138:6 Even though the LORD is high above, he sees humble people [close up], and he recognizes arrogant people from a distance.
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Beware of Distractions
The enemy and your flesh can turn anything into a distraction that takes your focus off Our togetherness . . . even ministry. Come back. Renew your first Love with Me. Fall in love with Me. I Am in Love with you.
- Revelation 2:4 But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
4-28
Keep coming closer
You have only just begun to discover Me. Keep coming closer.
- James 4:8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you.
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My Ways are Life
Follow Me. Meditate on this. Ask Me to show you all that it means and are not used to following. You have been trained by the world to consider all the options, and then choose. My ways are not man’s ways. My ways are Life. Why follow your limitations of sight, knowledge, wisdom, and Love? Follow Me in all things. I honor all of your attempts to follow, no matter how imperfect.
- Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD
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Honoring your attempts to follow Me
When a small child attempts to follow her parent, the parent is pleased, even with mistakes and imperfection. I honor your attempts to follow Me.
- Deuteronomy 31:8 The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
- John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life
- Psalm 37:23 The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him.