The Light and Darkness

 

PART XXXIV

Lord Jesus we entrust our souls to you, have mercy on us 

   God is telling us all:  ‘then I shall inflict trouble on Ariel, and there will be sighting and sobbing, and I shall make it truly Ariel. I shall lay siege to you and mount siege-works against you. You will be laid low, will speak from the underworld, your words will rise like a murmur from the dust. Your voice from the earth will be like a ghost’s, it will whisper as though coming from the dust. (Is. 29: 2-4) We should be terrified of His strength and power. When we turn away from the light of our Lord, Jesus, darkness surrounds us, and this is how sin enters our lives. Who can stand in front of God? Only Moses could. Even Moses veiled his face because he was scared to behold Him.'God called to him from the middle of the bush. ‘Moses, Moses’! He said ‘Here I am,’ he answered. Come no nearer,’ he said. ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. I am the God of your ancestors.’ He said, ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Issac and the God of Jacob.’ Then what will be our situation when we see Him face to face? Even His small whispering will be like heavy thunder of the lightening. God is looking into our hearts rather than the actions we do. He knows we are wretched and poor and we need His mercy all the time.  

  The time has come; darkness surrounds us at all times. We would never miss an opportunity to approach our Lord. God is looking at us, searching our souls, and asking, "Is anyone seeking God?" ‘God looks down from heaven at the children of Adam, to see if a single one is wise, a single one seeks God.’ (Ps. 53: 2) The time will not wait for us, and the ruin of our soul will occur at any time. Never strive to accumulate so many valuable worldly possessions. We can buy many things, but we can't buy anything for our spiritual lives or God's Kingdom. Our soul belongs to God, and He is anxiously seeking it; if we lose our soul to Satan, we shall lose everything. St. Ignatius asked St. Francis Xavier ‘what, then, will anyone gain by winning the whole world and forfeiting his life? Or what can anyone offer in exchange for his life?’  Matt. 16: 26 Jesus values our soul highly, and Satan, too, desires it.

The Daily Word of God

 

Daily Word On 16 Jan 2023

Lord, examine me and know my heart. 

 John 6:40 (NJB): It is my Father’s will that whoever sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and that I should raise that person up on the last day. Jesus says when we know Jesus and sees him and believes in him we will have eternal life and it is the will of the Father! How can we see Jesus by meditating the Holy Scriptures, as Jesus says: John 5:24 (NJB):  In all truth I tell you, whoever listens to my words, and believes in the one who sent me, has eternal life; without being brought to judgement such a person has passed from death to life. When we keep the Word of God in our heart, we receive Jesus himself. John 12:46 (NJB): I have come into the world as light, to prevent anyone who believes in me from staying in the dark any more. We are ensnared in the darkness because we do not believe his Word. Jesus is the light; embrace him as the only way to escape evil. When we believe this with complete awareness and conviction, Jesus will raise us on the day of judgment! 

  Psalm 139:23–24 (NJB): God, examine me and know my heart, test me and know my concerns. 24 Make sure that I am not on my way to ruin, and guide me on the road of eternity. These verses are a beautiful prayer to recite before we sleep in the night or while get up in the morning. 

  Lord, give us the faith to believe what you have commanded us to do! Lord, let our only aim be to do your will, always and forever! Amen!!

The Ligt and Darkness

 

PART XXXIII

Lord, let your glory reflect in our hearts, mind and body

   Lord gave me this Word of God for my particular mission. He never likes us to keep any bitterness in our hearts towards anybody in our family, friends or even towards our enemies. We never know how the devil use his opportunity to deceive us by such kind of bitternes or anger to keeps us away from holiness. Hebrews 12:15–16 (NJB): 15 Be careful that no one is deprived of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness should begin to grow and make trouble;   this can poison a large number. 16 And be careful that there is no immoral person, or anyone worldly minded like Esau, who sold his birthright. When the bitterness came into the mind of Esau by his worldly actions, he sold his birthright to his brother. 

  How the light of Jesus empopower us to do the vitreous gifts in our spiritual life. We have to be transformed by Jesus. He is our master and creator and he can be our intimate friend and companion. Our Lord is the Spirit and He can show us the truth, which is hidden in the Scriptures. The Holy has to reveal the hidden mysteries in the Holy Scriptures, then the glory of the Lord will reflect in our heart. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NJB): ‘And all of us, with our unveiled faces like mirrors reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the image that we reflect in brighter and brighter glory; this is the working of the Lord who is the Spirit.’ The light of Jesus will transform us and he will glorify us in eternity.

   Lord said to me these words because of my sins and I was frightened: “But all that rust would not come off in the fire. Your filth is infamous. Since I have tried to purge you and you would not let yourself be purged of your filth, so now you will never be purged of your filth until I have sated my anger on you. I, Yahweh, have spoken; this will happen; I shall act and not relent; I shall show no pity, no compassion. You will be judged as your conduct and actions deserve—declare the Lord Yahweh.”’ (Ezek. 24: 12-14). How can our our filth will be cured or healed by God, by our complete surrender. This way only our sins will be cleansed from our darkened mind. Let us plead to our Lord for cleanse us and purify us. 

  Lord, My heart is sobbing and wailing unceasingly for You. Your Words are throbbing in my ears and in my mind. Lord, forgive me and make my heart pure and holy. Fill my heart with your love.