Thy Will be done; I trust in you! Is my heart wax or clay in the fire? Wax softens clay hardens.

Thy Will be done; I trust in you!

Is my heart wax or clay in the fire?

Wax softens clay hardens. 

Live in Jesus

Psalm 91:1–2 (RSV2CE): 

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, 

who abides in the shadow of the Almighty, 

2 will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; 

my God, in whom I trust.

Psalm 91:9–10 (RSV2CE): Because you have made the Lord your refuge,

the Most High your habitation, 

10 no evil shall befall you, 

no scourge come near your tent. 

Romans 8:28 (RSV2CE): We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. 

The Shelter of the Most High is JESUS

Jesus is in the Shadow of the Almighty 

Get in Jesus He is the refuge and fortress. 

Trust God. 

Live in Jesus. 

Habitation: the state or process of living in a particular place in a permanent residence. 

All things that happen to you will be made for good. No evil will befall you-Anything you feel us evil will be made good for you. 

Salvation is Union with God

Salvation is about Union with God. 

A sinner cannot be in union with God. 

A sinner is someone who is offending a Holy God by thoughts, words, and deeds against His Holy Ways. 

In order to rectify this blasphemy a sinner needs cleansing to be in His Holy Presence. 

Salvation is not about being saved from sin or hell. 

It’s about being reunited with the Only True Soul Happiness - Union with God. 

Until you realize you are separated from true love and need to be with Him you cannot repent. 

Repentance is knowing you have blasphemed your only true love and wanting to get back to union with him. 

Repentance is not sorry for sin-all people can have that for various reasons. 

Union with God is the ONLY GOAL of life. 

Stages of Grace

God made our conscious as the first grace. (Free will is here-we can malform or agree). Maybe when we start to listen to conscious instead of suppress and deny it we come to the next grace which is offer of repentance (prevenient). If we receive repentance we can be given the next Grace which is being born again. (The Spirit is given to those who obey). (Justifying). Then the next stage of grace is a Daily surrender to Holy Spirit direction and power (Sanctifying). 

Many people obey conscience and are good people but are not Christians, even atheists. 

The Spirit is the one who saves we have no power to come to you. We can obey conscience but that is not salvation. Salvation is of the Spirit. 

We must call people to account in order to even be able to go through stages. Mercy before accountability can disorder conscious. But calling to account and awaiting response shows which way to go - justice or mercy. 

I pray the Spirit be my guide and that I am born again. I want you Jesus! And I want you to have me. Amen!

The history of our salvation is the story of a supreme abasement: 

the divine becomes human, 

the celestial becomes terrestrial, 

the eternal becomes temporal, 

the absolute becomes fragile, 

the wisdom of God becomes madness, 

and his strength becomes weakness—

because Life, the true Life, is humbled to death, death on a cross. 

To follow Jesus is to follow his abasement—to come, as he did, to the bottom of humanity, of our weakness, and there to become a servant, as the One who did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for all. 

Prayer

My Prayer:

You are my God Have Mercy on Me. 

To You I lift up my Soul. 

You are Good, Forgiving, and Merciful to all who call on you. 

Teach me Your way. 

Help me walk in Your truth. 

Unite my heart to Fear your name. 

You are Merciful, Gracious, Slow to anger, Abounding in Mercy and Faithfulness!

Take pity on me and strengthen me, your servant. 

Psalm 86:2–3 (RSV2CE): 

You are my God; 3 have mercy on me, O Lord, 

Psalm 86:4 (RSV2CE): to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

Psalm 86:5 (RSV2CE): For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, 

abounding in mercy to all who call on you. 

Psalm 86:11 (RSV2CE): Teach me your way, O Lord, 

that I may walk in your truth; 

unite my heart to fear your name. 

Psalm 86:15–16 (RSV2CE): you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, 

slow to anger and abounding in mercy and faithfulness. 

16 Turn to me and take pity on me; 

give your strength to your servant, 

The EUCHARIST PRAYER

THE EUCHARIST 

Be pleased, O Lord, to accept the offerings of your Church, for in your mercy you have given them to be offered and by your power you transform them into the mystery of our salvation. Through Christ our Lord.

You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness. Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall, so that they may become for us the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of his Death and Resurrection, we offer you, Lord, the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation, giving thanks that you have held us worthy to be in your presence and minister to you. Humbly we pray that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit. Remember, Lord, your Church, spread throughout the world, and bring her to the fullness of charity. 

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who, by the will of the Father and the work of the Holy Spirit, through your Death gave life to the world, free me by this, your most holy Body and Blood, from all my sins and from every evil; keep me always faithful to your commandments, and never let me be parted from you.

May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it.

May the receiving of your Body and Blood, Lord Jesus Christ, not bring me to judgment and condemnation, but through your loving mercy be for me protection in mind and body and a healing remedy.

What has passed our lips as food, O Lord, may we possess in purity of heart, that what has been given to us in time may be our healing for eternity.

May the communion in your Sacrament that we have consumed, save us, O Lord, and confirm us in the light of your truth. Through Christ our Lord.

Righteous and Justified

Trust God who Justifies the Ungodly. 

This trust is considered righteousness for me. 

In this trust, I am forgiven and my sins are covered and gone. 

Through this trust the promise rests on grace not works. 

Do not let yourself weaken or waver in trust of God fulfilling his promises. 

The promise is sure. God does not lie. 

Trust will grow strong as you give glory to God. 

Be fully convinced God is Certainly able to do all his promises. 

Trust is your Righteousness. 

Since we are justified and righteous we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Through Jesus Christ we have access to grace (our part-we must continually surrender to it and not resist it). 

We can stand rejoicing in hope of sharing the glory of God. 

Romans 4:5 (RSV2CE): 

trusts him who justifies the ungodly, 

his faith is reckoned as righteousness. 

Romans 4:7–8 (RSV2CE): 

Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, 

and whose sins are covered; 

blessed is the man against whom the Lord 

will not reckon his sin.

Romans 4:16 (RSV2CE): 

it depends on faith, 

in order that the promise may rest on grace. 

Romans 4:19–22 (RSV2CE): 

He did not weaken in faith... 

No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, 

but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 

fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 

That is why his faith was “reckoned to him as righteousness.”

Romans 5:1–2 (RSV2CE): Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 ¶ Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God. 

The Mercy Justice Tension

In Christ, God offers us forgiveness of a debt we could never pay – the debt of sin. But when we refuse to forgive the little offenses others cause us, we handcuff God’s mercy and put ourselves under strict justice. Previously, Christ pointed out that “For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.” (Matthew 7:2) This is the way God has found to unfurl his mercy without compromising his justice; he leaves each person free to choose between the two.

 

But this lesson is hard for us to learn. We tend to resent not only willful offenses, but also innocent mistakes. Whenever someone else causes us even a tiny inconvenience, we can easily lash out at the offender. This is especially the case close to home – we often have less patience with our siblings and parents (or roommates) than we do with strangers and acquaintances.

 

In this parable, as in the Our Father, Jesus gives us the secret to forming a patient, forgiving heart. It consists in recognizing the immense evil of our own sin, and thereby perceiving the vastness of God’s goodness in forgiving it. Until we see how ugly are the ingratitude and selfishness that characterize our relationship with God, we will never grasp how generous is his forgiveness. When we do, however, our shriveled hearts expand, and our joyful patience knows no bounds.

How to get Salvation

Acts 3:14 (RSV2CE): the Holy and Righteous One

Acts 4:10 (RSV2CE): the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead. 

Acts 3:16 (RSV2CE): And his name, by faith in his name… and the faith which is through Jesus... 

Acts 4:12 (RSV2CE): 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. 

I crucified Him, but God raised Him from the dead. By His Name, Jesus Christ of Nazareth the Holy and Righteous One, by faith in His Name, by the Faith through Jesus, there is no salvation in any other Name under Heaven given to men by which we are saved. 

Jesus Christ of Nazareth the Holy and Righteous One in Your Name I pray, please grant me salvation by faith in with and through You. 

Amen. 

The only program for me is Gods program

The only program for me is God’s program. Let this day come as it may. God sends it; he and no one else. Let it come as it may, we are sure that it comes wrapped in the love of our Lord and destined to sanctify us. We ought to say: “I will sanctify myself precisely by the events of this day because the loving providence of God has sent them to me. He is acquainted with my necessities; he knows what is most conducive to my sanctification.” If we were to understand this, would not our soul be a veritable ocean of peace?

One final objection: I acknowledge that by following God’s plan and subjecting myself to his will, I walk in security and live in peace. But anxieties arise on this account, for by the abuse of my liberty I may resist the divine will, go astray and follow a crooked path. Is not this a reasonable cause for worry? No. It is a reasonable cause for repentance, for tears and a firm resolution, but not for the loss of peace. God does not cease being good because I am bad, nor does he cease seeking me because I go astray. Did he not reveal to us his own heart in the parable of the Good Shepherd who left the ninety-nine sheep while he ran after the one that was lost? Yes, I have absolute certainty that if I go astray, Jesus will seek me. I shall place myself in his omnipotent hands. I shall rest upon his shoulders and return to the fold. Perhaps I must suffer to return to the right path, but blessed be the sufferings which atone for my fault and bring me back to my God.

Whatever our failings may be, whatever our wanderings, we have no right to lose either hope or peace. We are Christians and have received peace as a gift from heaven, as a seal of Christ, that peace which the world can neither give nor take away. I shall suffer, I shall repent, I shall do penance, I shall sacrifice myself—everything, but with peace in my heart; for I know that here is someone who loves me in spite of my infidelities; someone who, when I wander, puts me back on the right path; who, when I fall, raises me up. 

Servant of God Luis María Martínez

How God Saves

It is an awesome thing that we are sent to the whole world with the greatest news in the world — with a free offer for all who believe. And it is an awesome thing that as many as are appointed to eternal life believe (Acts 13:48).

It is an awesome thing that God commands all people everywhere to repent (Acts 17:30). And it is an awesome thing that God grants repentance to whom he will (2 Timothy 2:25).

It is an awesome thing that God “desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:4). And it is an awesome thing he acts decisively to draw particular people to the truth (John 6:44).

you could say, “I will draw all of my sheep,” because Jesus says in John 10:15, “I lay down my life for the sheep,” and in John 10:27, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” Or you could say, “I will draw all who are of the truth,” because Jesus says in John 18:37, “Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” Or you could say, “I will draw all who are of God,” because Jesus says in John 8:47, “Whoever is of God hears the words of God.” Or you could say, “I will draw all that the Father gives to me,” because John 6:37 says, “All that the Father gives me will come to me.”

In other words, running straight through the Gospel of John is the truth that God the Father and God the Son decisively draw people out of darkness into light. And Christ died for this. He was lifted up for this. What John 12:32 adds is that this happens today in history by pointing the whole world to the crucified Christ and preaching the good news that whoever believes on him will be saved. In that preaching of the lifted up Christ, God opens the ears of the deaf. The sheep hear his voice and follow Jesus (John 10:16, 27).

God taught you. He did so externally by bringing you into contact with Christ in the word. And he did so internally by overcoming your rebellion so you could see Christ for who he really is. And when you saw him for who he is, you came to him, you received him. That is how you were drawn. And that is how those you love will be drawn.

Our job is to make the word known. To display Christ and his work on the cross as clearly as we can. And to pray that God will do his humbling, teaching, drawing work. May we see a great outpouring of his power in these days.

John Piper

https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/they-will-all-be-taught-of-god

The TRUTH

The Truth

The Truth of ourselves:

We are sinners. 

We deserve Hell. 

We deserve the consequences for our sin. 

We keep sinning because we know we deserve punishment and more sin punishes ourselves. (Self destruction because of guilt and shame)

The Gospel Truth:

God made a way back to grace filled supernatural living. (Original Adam before the fall)

God sent Jesus (he came himself to tell us)

Jesus Paid the sin debt of the world. 

Blood atones for sin. The blood of God paid the price for all who come. 

God himself loves you so much he came himself,  paid with his own blood to make you His own  holy tabernacle. This tabernacle is to house the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is to guide you as a new supernatural being. 

The truth of Hell:

The way to hell is to refuse the truths that you are a sinner, that you need pardon with the blood of God, and that you need supernatural power to live Holy. 

The Truth of Dependency and evil:

He blots out of his book those who sin against him. You must continue your journey in the attitude of dependency and repentance in confession and contrition. You don’t know the hour He will come for your reckoning. Stay Alert the Devil is seeking to devour You. 

Total collapse of Ego and Clinging to God and His Power is ANSWER-HUMILITY

Total collapse of Ego and Clinging to God and His Power is ANSWER-HUMILITY

Unless the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it’ (Ps. 126:1). However spiritual and holy a man may be, he cannot regard himself as absolutely secure. 

The Angels themselves, enriched with sanctity, were not safe in Paradise. 

Man, endowed with innocence, was not safe in his earthly paradise. 

What safety, therefore, can there be for us with our corrupt nature, amid so many perils and so many enemies who within and without are ever seeking insidiously to undermine our own eternal salvation? 

In order to be eternally damned, it is enough that I should follow the dictates of nature; but to be saved, it is necessary that divine grace should prevent (go before) and accompany me, should follow and help me, watch over me and never abandon me. 

Oh, how right therefore was St. Paul in exhorting us to ‘work out our salvation’—which is for all eternity—’with fear and trembling’ (Phil. 2:12).”

—Fr. Cajetan da Bergamo

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Most conversion experiences, whatever their variety, do have a common denominator of ego collapse at depth. The individual faces an impossible dilemma.

The enlightened person realizes he leads a double life. He is very much the actor. To the outer world he presents his stage character. This is the one he likes his fellows to see. He wants to enjoy a certain reputation, but knows in his heart he doesn't deserve it.

This conversion belief takes us off the center of the universe and allows us to transfer our problems to God and His power outside of ourselves. We turn to this Power for the strength we need to stop sinning and become holy. We put our problems in God's hands and leave it there. We stop trying to run our own life and seek to let God run it for us. 

Who are You?

The Lord, the Holy One of Israel says to you..

Who do you think you are to judge me and my ways. 

I create who, what, how, and for My purpose. 

Do you think you have the right to tell me what to do with my creation?

I will show my Glory, Mercy and Wrath however I choose. I am the one who created it all. 

I REPENT, I am not able to understand. Have Mercy on me Lord, the Holy One!

Isaiah 45:11–12 (NABRE): 11 Thus says the Lord, 

the Holy One of Israel, his maker: 

Do you question me about my children, 

tell me how to treat the work of my hands? 

12 It was I who made the earth 

and created the people upon it; 

It was my hands that stretched out the heavens; 

I gave the order to all their host. 

Romans 9:20–23 (NABRE): 20 But who indeed are you, a human being, to talk back to God? Will what is made say to its maker, “Why have you created me so?” 21 Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for a noble purpose and another for an ignoble one? 22 What if God, wishing to show his wrath and make known his power, has endured with much patience the vessels of wrath made for destruction? 23 This was to make known the riches of his glory to the vessels of mercy, which he has prepared previously for glory. 

Job 42:2–6 (NABRE): I know that you can do all things, 

and that no purpose of yours can be hindered. 

3 “Who is this who obscures counsel with ignorance?” 

I have spoken but did not understand; 

things too marvelous for me, which I did not know. 

4 “Listen, and I will speak; 

I will question you, and you tell me the answers.” 

5 By hearsay I had heard of you, 

but now my eye has seen you. 

6 Therefore I disown what I have said, 

and repent in dust and ashes.