November 5, 2013

          “The days go by so swiftly.  One soul is born; another soul dies.  Every soul has a life span allotted to him.  The test is whether he will follow the plan God has destined for him.  What does God require of you?  A thankful heart.  An obedient and faithful spirit.  The heart of a child.

          It is not hard to reach the ears of God.  He is everywhere.  He hears your slightest whisper.  He is gentleness and peace, compassion and love.  He is the softness of the air circulating around you, permeating all of who you are physically and spiritually.  Be still; be very quiet … you will hear His voice.  He will draw near to you.  The light of His Presence will open your spiritual eyes to new dimensions of holy light.

          Listen to the wind.  It speaks God’s language, unintelligible to earthlings, but clear and plain to those that have been touched by God’s Holy Spirit.  The wind blows where it wills.  You hear its sound but cannot tell where it comes from.  So is every soul born of the Spirit.  They have breathed in God’s breath.  They are children of the wind on earth.

          God’s subtleties and nuances round out creation’s splendors.  He speaks His own language in nature and all of nature understands.  Nature is obedient to God.  Nature is beautiful and orderly.  Nature shows forth God’s great glory.

          Man is God’s crown and joy.  Man is God’s chosen family.  God has chosen man to be in intimate friendship with Him.  Man is made in God’s image so that God can truly communicate with man.  Man has turned and walked away from the gentle hand of God’s friendship.  God cannot force a soul to love Him.  The gentle God takes this refusal very graciously, yet His heart is broken.  It is the heart of a father mourning the death of his child.

          You do not understand God’s heart, men of earth, or you would not wound Him so.”

 

The Holy Spirit of God’s Wounded and Sorrowful Heart

July 27, 2014

          “The ear that opens itself to listen to me is truly blessed indeed!  I am the fount of all wisdom.  My words give life, light, grace, and wisdom.  Open ears bring eternal life and light!  Souls perish with their ears closed to truth.  The world’s tumult has blocked out the sound of My voice.  How important it is to get quiet before Me to listen to what I have to say to you.  How few there are who find the silent moments of life to encounter God!

          All through My holy words of Scripture I repeat:  “He that hath ears to hear …”, “Blessed are your ears that have heard …”, “Faith comes by hearing …”  The ear is the opening of the mind to My light and truth.

          Stop the noise, sons of men.  It is sending you to the outer darkness eternally.  Get alone with Me to hear My final words to men on earth while time exists for you.  My words have traveled through the centuries, changing hearts and lives.  The cares and anxieties of this generation have choked off My words.  They are not heard anymore.  They have been withheld from the children.  This breeds a new generation of apostates and pagans.

          “As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the coming of the Son of Man.”  These are My warnings to this generation bent on self-pleasure and glamorous pursuits.  You will have to answer to Me for turning away from My speech.  My heart is saddened by your stubbornness and refusal to listen to My words of life!”

Jesus,

Whisperer to the Holy

July 12, 2014

          “I am in love with My children of eternal hope.  I am from eternity past, no beginning and no end, a thought too infinite for you to fathom.  You are a little speck, a little dot in My eternal life.  I have chosen to create you, to cast My loving eye upon you, to conform you into My image, to share My eternity with Me.  My love has overwhelmed Me, producing a mercy not to be imagined in a creature’s brain.

          You are all little children, created by a loving Father of infinite goodness.  I have chosen to share My goodness with you forever.  It is a privilege unimagined and hidden from your eyes of flesh.  Trust that there are worlds you could not fathom, graces you could not dream of, adventures so beautiful that words fail to portray their grandeur.  I have chosen to hide these things from the wise and mighty in this world to reveal them only to the little and humble children who love Me and have confidence in My word.

          What glories await you, My littlest ones!  Your faithfulness is filling your heavenly treasure chests.  Your love is building your home in heaven.  Your humility is carving out a niche in My heart.  I want you close to Me forever!

          How could I love you so much?  You ask.  I am Love.  My love is who I am.  The beauty of My love will enrapture you forever.  Now, at this moment upon earth, in your life, let My love come to fruition.  Let My love dawn upon you from My realm of perfection.  This love will penetrate every cell in your body.  You will then be a radiation of My love to the world, for My love is glorious, beautiful, and electrifying. 

          My love lights up eternity.  Let your life be a funnel open to My love.  The more you receive of Me, the more light you will bring to earth, for My love is light.  You will be My glowing globes of light radiating My image to the world.  I will illuminate the world through you.”

 

Jesus,

Light Illuminator

July 10, 2014

          “The hours pass so swiftly in life.  There is nothing holding back the inevitability of aging and death.  Man strolls through life, the pace quickening with each passing year.  Sickness and suffering become commonplace, friends die around you.  The flowering bloom withers and fades.  Life ebbs away.  Eternity looms.

          This is the way of every soul living on earth.  Not one soul has ever evaded death or the grave.  Everyone will face eternity alone, without the goods heaped up on earth.  Fame and fortune mean absolutely nothing on your deathbed.  Every gasp for air will be the only thing you care about.  How your values will change in that hour!

          Do you men ever think of this inevitable day reserved for you?  Do you wonder how people will react when they hear you have died?  How will the world around you change when you leave the stage of life?

          If men would sit long enough to ponder the day of their death, they would change the way they live their lives.  Priorities would change, affections would be altered.  It would be a very sobering moment, and very useful to make some very important changes.

          There should be no fear of death if you are living as God wants you to.  This time on earth is a preparation for an eternity with God.  He is making you ready for heaven.  He is raising children on earth, forming them into the mature image of His Son.  This is a beautiful time of restoration and growth.

          Think about your day of death, My children.  This will help you to realize what is most important in life.”

 Jesus,

God’s Helper

July 5, 2014

          “My grace has touched your heart to help you recognize that earth is not your home.  You are just traveling on a journey to your home with Me.  You are not to put roots down at any resting place on your trip.  You are passing through countries on your way to your country. 

          Many souls enter the highway of the redeemed full of joy and certitude.  They merrily pack for the journey, prepare themselves for the road trip and then set off on their own.  Each new day on the road brings new troubles and hardships.  They become dismayed and stop to rest.  They decide to pitch a tent, for the spot is shady and beautiful.  Soon they decide to build a sturdy house to protect them from the rains and storms.  Life becomes so comfortable that they unpack their bags and never venture out again on their path to sainthood.  I had a wonderful adventure prepared for them, but they decided to end the journey almost as soon as it began.

          These are the masses of lukewarm souls that started out jubilantly with Me at our first encounter.  Life’s vicissitudes proved to be too hard for them, so they decided to stay in the doldrums of mediocrity and stagnation.  Soon they were very hard to distinguish from all the other earth dwellers.  They were no longer pilgrims on a journey to their homeland; they were squatters in a land that wasn’t theirs, a wasteland of temporal pleasures.

          The journey is long and hard.  It is the royal road of the cross, the path I walked.  It isn’t easy, but the efforts are eternal.  Very few pilgrims stay on the road in this age of agnosticism and cynicism.  It is hard to keep your eyes on an invisible future when what is visible is so enticing and seemingly gratifying.

          Souls, hear My voice.  Leave your couches of comfort and ease.  Pull up your earthly roots and get back on the road you have abandoned.  Pack your heavenly bags again and leave behind the things of no value.

          I await you on the road.  Will you join Me?”

 

Jesus,

Wayfarer on the Journey

July 4, 2014

          “To one who spends time alone with Me I reveal Myself.  I am an unknown God because the masses ignore My existence.  So very few souls have been enlightened in spirit enough to dedicate their lives to God’s hidden realm of light.

          My grace falls like rain on every soul living.  Very few souls respond to the grace of complete fidelity and a life-long commitment to seek the face of God.  God is in the silent encounter, but who becomes silent in this agitated world?

          Chosen souls find their way to the silent encounter.  They dedicate every moment to this seeking of the infinite.  These are the wise builders that build a beautiful edifice brick by brick, moment by silent moment, face to face alone with God.  This is a life of sacrifice to earthly pleasures.  Spirit is subject to the flesh.  The spirit makes the decision to deny the flesh earthly ambitions.  These wise souls are amassing treasures of glory that will surround them eternally.  The more humble their downward ascent, the higher their position near their blessed God eternally.

          No sacrifice is too great to inherit eternal rewards.  The greatest reward is God’s radiant smile, His voice saying, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.”

          Wake up, children of earth.  Perceive what is eternal.  Throw away earthly toys and distractions which put chains around your soul.  Your eternity awaits your response.”

 

Jesus,

God’s Face on Earth

July 3, 2014

          “A meaningful existence apart from God is impossible, for by Him all things consist.  The secret to joy in life is to discover God.  He is truly a fountain of living water.  You can pitch your tent next to this eternal fountain and rejoice every day for the rest of your life.

          God is the joy of life.  Without God, no real joy is possible.  Joy springs up like an eternal fountain in your heart when you allow God to reign there.

          What is the secret to lasting joy?  Love God and serve Him with a faithful heart.  He will smooth out the road before you.  He will create marvelous and beautiful works in you.  You will be fulfilled and animated by a wonder you did not know was possible in this life.

          Why live trudging through the mud of earth when you can soar in the heavens with God?  That is why He created you – to enjoy Him eternally.  All He asks for is your heart.  He will do all the rest.

          Come to God with your heart in your hands.  Pledge your fidelity to Him in sincerity.  He will receive your gift with a Father’s love and the graces will start falling immediately upon your head.  He is a generous Father only waiting eagerly to bless His children. 

          Every day is Christmas morning to God.  Let Him shower you with His gifts from heaven … peace, joy, love, truth, serenity, integrity, contentment, fulfillment.  And then wait to see what he has in store for your life … you will be amazed.”

Jesus,

God’s Gift Giver