Do you know that Jesus is your cornerstone? In all things, look to my son. Look to Jesus. It is he who radiates all that I am and as he poured himself out over all the earth, saving each one from darkness, may you too be willing to pour yourself out upon my altar.
I implore you, keep your gaze fixed upon Jesus.
Remember! He reigns above it all. Not even death could hold him down. When you don’t know where to turn or what to do, sit at the feet of my most beloved son. He is your cornerstone. He is your plumbline; your firmest foundation. Lean on him and find your stability restored. It is by beholding him that you find everything you are looking for.
Activation: Today, as you sit quietly, practice being more aware of Jesus’s presence. Ask Jesus to show you where He is in the room. Ask him what He is doing. Don’t be afraid to ask Him questions.
But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the view is lifted and they see!
2 Corinthians 3:16 (TPT)
We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another.
Recently I’ve been listening to many services and teachings regarding the power and might of our Almighty God and it has left me feeling quite distressed in realising just how minuscule I am in the grand scheme of things. That is good in one sense but bad in another. Because my focus has shifted it’s made me feel there is nothing of worth that I can do BUT I thank Him for extending Himself to me via Scripture. I came across the above Short, on YouTube, of Priscilla Shirer and fell asleep listening to it. It’s not very long but once finished it repeats, so it played over and over and…you get the picture! It sank in. On waking I looked up Scripture on Abide.
It is via Scripture that we are able to know of the comfort, counsel, guidance, love and so much more that we can receive. It is because of our belief in His Son Jesus Christ; by whose stripes we are healed; by whose death we can leave all our past behind; by His resurrection we can be free, stand up, advance and live in an abundance of overflowing good health, prosperity of both monetary and spiritual gifts; and live an enriched life speaking of His goodness. There is no good that He withholds from us.
On the other hand there will be sorrow. There are so many bad/unpleasant things that are happening in the world at this moment (drought, ever-increasing energy prices, famine, floods, hate, poverty, physical and spiritual hunger, wars, rumours of wars) and there is worse to come. Saying this may seem contradictory to what I’ve said before because on the one hand I speak of abundance, good health and overflowing prosperity etc then we see the widely differing levels within society and the world. However, there are Christians/Ambassadors of Christ within those different levels that exist. Also, we are all susceptible to both good and bad, we have all just experienced a pandemic! Whether you were rich or poor, black or white, Christian or non-Christian, angry or sad; we were all affected directly or indirectly. Therefore, we must strengthen our hope in whatever situation we lay and also our understanding in and of Him. No matter how large or small it is, it’s the only way we’ll survive and hear His voice over the loud noises of this world. Pray for an increase in your wisdom, knowledge and understanding of YHWH/God. Build your faith.
16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God’s will, both publicly and privately—behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage];
17 so that the [1]man of God may be complete and proficient, outfitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (AMP)
[1] 2 Timothy 3:17 i.e. all believers whether man, woman, or child.
Read Scripture (His Word to You), receive it within and realise it as the equipment that we need.
Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].
Philippians 4:8 (AMP)
Take His Hand, as He is calling you today. Abide in Him.
Further Reading
Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me.
John 15:4 (AMP)
No one who abides in Him [who remains united in fellowship with Him—deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin. No one who habitually sins has seen Him or known Him.
1 John 3:6 (AMP)
No one has seen God at any time. But if we love one another [with unselfish concern], God abides in us, and His love [the love that is His essence abides in us and] is completed and perfected in us.
1 John 4:12 (AMP)
By this we know [with confident assurance] that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given to us His [Holy] Spirit.
1 John 4:13 (AMP)
Whoever confesses and acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1 John 4:15 (AMP)
We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him.
Come to the waters and wait a while; I will refresh you with My love and fill you with my joy. Cease from the striving, rest in heart and mind. Peace over every situation, know that you are loved and you are Mine.
No doubt, fear or trepidation, be held in My love and care. Know that I am with you and surround you, know that I am everywhere. No journey too far, no distance too great, for My love to pursue you, even at the enemy’s gate.
You are My beloved child, so hear the sound of My voice, for I sing over you with gladness and I will quiet you with My love. Watch for My Presence, to move, to shield, and to guide. I will lead you with lovingkindness and draw you to myself.
Jesus said to him, “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
Matthew 22:37 (NKJV)
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters,
3 He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake.
Psalm 23:1-3 (NIV)
…casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].
I see each detail of your life. I see the struggles you go through. I see the tears that flow down your cheek. I see the times you cried in those moments asking Me, “Do you ever hear my cry?”
My little one, I haven’t forgotten you; I see everything. You don’t always see Me, as you are overwhelmed by sorrows. I AM beside you, comforting you as the mother comforts her child. I AM teaching you patience and to trust in Me. It is I who set the days and time, and they orbit in My ways. Everything happens in My time. I AM bringing healing, restoration, and wholeness to you, but it happens in My time. There is a process to the fulfilment of My Promise. My Promise cannot be fulfilled without the completion of My process.
So each time, when you see the sparrow, remember, My eyes are watching over you to fulfill My Promises!
Activation: Go back to the promise that God spoke to you personally and the Scripture that He gave you. Submit and surrender your timings in His hands.
Then Adonai answered me and said: “Write down the vision, make it plain on the tablets, so that the reader may run with it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time. It hastens to the end and will not fail. If it should be slow in coming, wait for it, for it will surely come – it will not delay.”
Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true [supreme and sovereign] God, and [in the same manner know] Jesus[as the] Christ whom You have sent.
John 17:3 (AMP)
“For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His[One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (AMP)
The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection
Now brothers and sisters, let me remind you [once again] of the good news [of salvation] which I preached to you, which you welcomed and accepted and on which you stand [by faith].
1 Corinthians 15:1 (AMP)
14 But as for you, continue in the things that you have learned and of which you are convinced [holding tightly to the truths], knowing from whom you learned them,
15 and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings (Hebrew Scriptures) which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus [surrendering your entire self to Him and having absolute confidence in His wisdom, power and goodness].
2 Timothy 3:14-15 (AMP)
Christ Is Our Example
For [as a believer] you have been called for this purpose, since Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you may follow in His footsteps.
1 Peter 2:21 (AMP)
For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world by [personal] knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, their last condition has become worse for them than the first.
2 Peter 2:20 AMP)
And this is how we know [daily, by experience] that we have come to know Him [to understand Him and be more deeply acquainted with Him]: if we habitually keep [focused on His precepts and obey] His commandments (teachings).
1 John 2:3 (AMP)
17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. And He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last [absolute Deity, the Son of God],
18 and the Ever-living One [living in and beyond all time and space]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of [absolute control and victory over] death and of Hades (the realm of the dead).
12 Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’
13 Now therefore, I pray you, if I have found favor in Your sight, let me know Your ways so that I may know You [becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, recognizing and understanding Your ways more clearly] and that I may find grace and favor in Your sight. And consider also, that this nation is Your people.”
14 And the Lord said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest [by bringing you and the people into the promised land].”
15 And Moses said to Him, “If Your presence does not go [with me], do not lead us up from here.
16 For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight? Is it not by Your going with us, so that we are distinguished, Your people and I, from all the [other] people on the face of the earth?”
17 The Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have asked; for you have found favor (lovingkindness, mercy) in My sight and I have known you [personally] by name.”
18 Then Moses said, “Please, show me Your glory!”
19 And God said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the Name of the Lord before you; for I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion (lovingkindness) on whom I will show compassion.”
20 But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man shall see Me and live!”
21 Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place beside Me, and you shall stand there on the rock;
22 and while My glory is passing by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and protectively cover you with My hand until I have passed by.
23 Then I will take away My hand and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.”
Unapologetically Marcia 