Let the one who has my word speak it faithfully

 

Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:28

Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

With the end of 2020 approaching, You are the only one whom we always have to go to. There is none like You, Lord. No one like you Father. NONE. Your faithfulness attracts the weak hearts, the drained minds and the weary and tired bodies. 

At the very end of the rope, you are also there, stretching your hand to rescue, restore and revive our souls and clothe us with Your Power.

Open our ears and minds for understanding Your Word, for discerning the voice of the true Shepherd, Your voice! Let us run after you. After your heart and your dreams. After your Word that is grain to our souls. True bread. True nourishment for our whole being. Let all straw be burned and dreams that are not true, dreams of men, be exposed. We surrender our hearts to you. We surrender our minds to you.

Separate Lord the grain from the straw. Let this coming new year be filled with Your word and Your desires Lord.

"behold, as one separates between the chaff and the wheat, so I separate between the righteous and the wicked, saith the Lord.''

Stir our hearts to follow your Word.

You alone are worthy. You alone deserve all the glory.

Awaken our hearts Lord, so that this coming new year, we hear clearly your voice to follow and worship you in truth and spirit. That our worship conforms to who you are in the scriptures, in reverence and fear. 

May we always run to you and receive from you, source of all truth.

Behold, the new has come!

 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17

My Lord, thank you because you give us second chances for new and fresh beginnings.  
There is hope always in you, Jesus. You are Christ, my hope.

There are no restrictions in your redemption.

We fall, but you pick us up and as a father who would check on his child if there are any wounds, you do the same and you know exactly what to do, you heal, you redeem, you restore, you make everything new again. You overwhelm me with your love and the tenderness flowing from your eyes into my eyes. You pour your balm of affection into the depth of my heart and you create in me a pure heart. You put your gentle hand on my head and all the warmth of your love controls me and compels me. Your passionate love to me, constrains me, Lord of my heart.

You renew my mind, and my thoughts so that the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable and pleasing in Your sight.

Abba, come and as you promised, place in me a new heart that can feel, and hear your heartbeats. A heart that can beat life again. Take this heart of stone that I have been carrying, a heart that cannot feel anything. Blow life again in me. Let your Spirit overwhelm me with a new fire to burn for you. Let your holiness purge my thoughts so I can stand blameless before you. 

Father, come clothe me with your righteousness and the blood of Your son. 

You are my living hope. Hope that never dies. Hope that makes me belong to you, my Father.

You make all things new. With you, there is every day a new start, a new beginning, You are never tired of my fallings. Every time, I come to my senses and come to you; You see me, you see my heart, because you're the One who created my inmost being, you’re the one who knit me together in my mother’s womb. You don’t wait for me to come all the way, you run to me even when I am a great way off...You put your left hand under my head and your right hand embraces me. And … you kiss me. You love me, Father. You love me. I am loved by you. I am loved by the One and only God. I am loved by the One who is love himself. Your banner over me is love. You are my Father and I am your Child. I am not lost, I am carried in your arms and held on your lap. I love you Abba Father.

The power of S I L E N C E

S I L E N C E

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Silence as the dictionary defines it, it is the complete absence of sound.

But in our daily life, we cannot experience the complete absence of sound. However, we can experience quietness, we can experience rest, we can experience silence when we decide to open our hearts, ears, and minds to the One who can speak everything we need.

Silence is a great practice. It is needed in order to experience the grandeur of God. Being silent, being still, to be able to know who He is, to be able to see what He can do. To have the privilege to experience His glory. Be still. No wonder why David was commanding His soul to wait on the Lord, wait in silence, wait quietly. Be silent and surrender to Him. Submit to Him.

Wait for Him, who is the author of Hope itself. Psalm 62

Be still, be silent, be quiet, wait, and hope in Him, in Him alone, your waiting cannot be in vain!

Sometimes, in this waiting season, all you need to do is to remain silent. 

When we discipline ourselves to stay silent, and remain silent, not only we will be able to hear His voice, but also His whispers.

You will grow in wisdom, divine wisdom, not the worldly and earthly one.

You will be slow to anger. You will be able to give more time in prayer. 

O people of God, be silent before Him!

It will help you to do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you.Philippians 2:14 therefore, you will avoid a multitude of sins.

You will be taught by Christ, to be content in all things. Allowing Him to set a guard on your lips, your words will be filtered. You will not grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death. 1 Corinthians 10:10

It will allow you to rejoice always, and pray without ceasing.

More room will be given to the Holy Spirit in you to renew your mind. 

Take the decision to be silent, and sit at the feet of Jesus, to listen to His teachings, and have life infused in your innermost. True living powerful life to come upon you and refresh you when you are silent. Be still to receive. Be still to listen. Be still to be renewed. Be still to be healed and restored. Be still to know the One who loves you. 

Decide today to experience this silence and “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” Mark 6:31.

Despite the meaning of silence, the absence of words, and of any sound. But there is power in silence that communicates deep things beyond the words.

When you silent your soul, your whole being, you are able to de-clutter your thoughts, empty yourself from non-essential feelings, thoughts, decisions.  There is indeed power in silence.

Some important and powerful things are happening in silence

A catholic cardinal quotes: “Our blood flows through our veins without making any noise, and we can hear our heartbeats only in silence”

I was stunned to discover that Joseph, the carpenter, never spoke or initiated any words in any of the Gospels. He simply without speaking, without any noise, he submitted himself to the will of God,

This silence will certainly lead you to intimacy with Christ. This will accordingly lead to do the will of God in your life, following the example of Joseph.

Silence has a true supernatural power to open up a conversation with God.

There are moments when you are silent, you would be able to more meditate, contemplate the beauty of God, the beauty of Life He has given you. The abundant Life.

The reason why God asked us to get in our room, shut the door and be with Him. When we separate ourselves from the noise and wait on Him to speak, we will be able to listen if we are silent.

The scholar John Gill commented on this verse in Matthew 6:6 that God takes notice of your 'Secret breathing' - He observes you.

Even your silence doesn’t go unnoticeable in the presence of Our Lord! How great is this! How supreme He is!

Encourage yourself to live the spiritual silence. The best communication between two lovers is the one with no words. Love reigns, love is felt even without words. There is a mutual feeling that is being expressed in these moments of silence… Between you, and the lover of your soul, Jesus.

Enter into God’s silence, and have Him speak to you. He will speak to you in stillness.

Speak O Lord, for your servant is listening.

Maryse Elachkar

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He Restores My Soul

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want… He restoreth my soul

Psalm 23:1, 3

YHWH, Shepherd of my heart. You are the great Shepherd, the greatest of all. 

You are My soul, My life. You are the faithful Shepherd who brings me back to your heart. You are the One, who gives life and makes everything green again. 

You are My Abba Father who feeds my hunger and thirst. You sustain me in every season, every step and every phase. Your riches to me are endless. 

Oh Father, knowing in my spirit that you are with me, and that I am hidden in you, gives security to my heart.

When I see my name engraved in your heart, I know well that I am going to be never forgotten.

I am loved by you, even before I was born, and you will continue to love me with an everlasting love.

You are my safe place, Lord. You are my King who holds my hand, and dance with me in green pastures.

You bring me there, and your sweet fragrance surrounds us. With great delight, I sit in your shadow, and you revive me with the sweetness of your fruits.

I hear your voice, clear and loud. Your voice shakes the wilderness of my heart. 

Oh, I am yours, and you are mine.

You restore my soul. You heal me. You cover my heart with the balm of Gilead.

You are the surgeon, the great physician, the true one who heals. You give great relief. You are Christ my healer. You are my beautiful One.

Your consolations cheer my soul.

You rescue me, you bring me back to you. Close to your heart so I can hear again your heartbeats.

My heart cries out to you, because you are all-sufficient. Because being with you and making you the shepherd of my heart and soul, I lack nothing with you! Nothing!

You are my victory. With every reproach, failure, persecution, dishonor, affliction; YOU ARE my victory! In all these, I overcome through your fervent love to me. I am more than conqueror in you. I am more than victorious in your great  love to me. No one can harm me, no one can accuse me because you are my defender. You protect me that none of those things can affect me. Nothing can separate me from Your love, from your hands, no one can snatch me out. You are my Father, you are greater than all! You hide me in the hollow of your hand. I am in your own hand that founded the earth, and spread out the heavens! I am your possession. How glorious is this!

I love you God, you truly make me strong.You are my full assurance of hope. You restore my soul. You make me lay down in green pastures and you lay down next to me, you point with your hand to the heavens and show me more of your splendor and glory. Your unsearchable riches. Oh God of my salvation, how great are you! how beautiful you are, Lord.

You sing to me songs of deliverance. You laugh and make me laugh. You fill me with an unspeakable joy. You laugh again and fill my mouth with laughter. You strengthen me with your powerful Spirit. You give me vision, you give me life. You shake the trees with your voice like thunder and the fruits fall down. You prepare a table for me, and we eat, you feed me with the most sweetest fruits. immediately all bitterness is gone. immediately your sweetness makes me filled with new wine. Your presence gives me rest. You are my glory forever. Your left hand is under my head, And your right hand embraces me. Keep me in your presence all the time. You restore my soul.

 

He saw you!

Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." John 1:48  

Oh Lord, open my heart to receive your answer when I ask you: How do You know me?

The same way you saw Nathanael under the fig, the very exact way you see me.

Your eyes are on me. You don’t only see me, but you are present with all your fullness.

Oh Lord Enlarge my heart, open my eyes and my mind to understand the scriptures more and more, so I can confess and say every time: I have found the Messiah! I have found whom my soul loves, I have found Him and won’t let Him go! You are my treasure, Lord.

Jesus, you are the very substance of The Father, the exact representation, the reflection of His love, of His tenderness, of His full heart towards me, the very radiance and beauty of Him,

Oh Jesus show me more of You, to know more The Father.

To experience the same love He has for you. 

Jesus, Show me the Father!

You call me by my name every time, You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.

You are the Messiah! You are the King!

You search out my path and when I rest; You are aware of all my ways.

Even before there is a word on my tongue, you know it Lord. You know it all! You know everything.

Sometimes, like Natahanael, I come to see, but I come with no expectation that you will speak to me, that you will tell me: I know my child, I feel you, I hear you. That you will whisper to my heart how much you love me. I come forgetting who You are. Oh Jesus, forgive me.

You know it altogether. Where can I flee from your presence?

You are Holy! 

Before I even come into your presence, you are there, you see me, waiting for me. 

Oh Lord, fill me with Holy passion for you.

Let my heart encounter you more powerfully, let your fire burn within my whole being, let your presence take me to where you are, Lord of lords! 

Set my heart on fire for you, God!

Fill me with an inward glorious fire for You my King.

Let Your word be a burning fire in me. Let your truth be in every beat of my heart. Let Your Word reach the depth of my heart with intense love for you.

Oh Jesus, you are the only way to the heart of the Father, the only truth, the only freedom, the only savior, the only true goal. The only prize! You are the Messiah!

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Peace Be Unto You!

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. Luke 24:36  

Jesus Himself, the Divine power of peace is standing in the midst of my troubles, fear, pain, and struggles. His sweet presence brings the sweetness of His peace. He stands in the midst of the agitated life and says to my heart: PEACE, be unto you!

Oh Jesus, what else would I need? What other desire could I have? Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. Ps.73:25

You stand and stretch your hand on my heart, on my mind and speak peace unto me. You comfort me, you fill me with the true peace that comes on me and immediately wash me from all the distraction, all the troubles and clear my eyes, to see you in all your splendor! To see that my Jesus is with me, always with me and never leaves me. You stand and stretch your hands to grab me closer to your heart, closer to your Spirit, where I can find rest and tranquility. Where I can feel loved and accepted, where I can smell your sweet fragrance of healing. I cling to you and you to me. Your peace penetrates every painful part of me and brings healing, brings wholeness. You are the perfect peace, Jesus, my Lord!

Looking at you, standing in the midst of the fears, my eyes are filled with peace, filled with your beauty. I forget all what the world is bringing to me, and see you, my King.

JESUS HIMSELF! nothing else is needed when pain or trouble or fear surround me. I have Jesus, the lover of my soul.

Jesus, You are always there, because you promised to be always there till the end of time. Forgive me for the times I cannot see you, in the midst of my fears, of my troubles even my future. For all the times, I fix my eyes on my own pain and struggles, and forget to lift my eyes on the One who will never fail me. Teach me to fix my eyes on Your beauty and see you. 

You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. Isa 26:3  

Forgive me for the times, I put my trust in my own strength and in humans instead of You, my divine Truth, YHWH of my life,

You are always here, standing, looking at me, waiting for me to bless me with your peace. And like you did with your disciples, you lift your hands, and bless me, you lift your hands and bestow on me a large measure of The Spirit. You breathe upon me with the breath of freedom. You are the perfect sacrifice, you are my high priest, you are my peace.

You say to me: peace be unto you, peace for you, peace to you. Let My peace overwhelm your soul and fill your heart. Let this time be a time of peace and tranquility in the midst of all the troubles. I, myself, Jesus, Your King, standing in the midst!

Yes, Lord, You are all powerful, all majestic, all full of splendor!

I AM above many waters!

I, the Lord, will give you strength,

I, the Lord, will bless you with PEACE.

Children of resurrection

Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. Luke 20:36

Neither can they die any more…Life FOREVERMORE.

And are the children of God...You are, you will continue to be His Child! What an amazing statement, what amazing TRUTH this is! Oh Lord, this is the true joy and true life to be hidden in You! Now, until you return and for eternity. You are Life!

 When Christ who is our life...Col_3:4. You  are not only the fountain of life but the fountain of glory! You are the source, the endless glory, endless light and endless splendor! You are so beautiful God. My Lord. I am yours and you are mine. And all that is yours is mine! Luke 15:31

I will never die, because you constantly give me life, you constantly breath life on me. You revive my heart and refresh me every morning with your endless mercies. You renew my mind with the mind of Christ. You engrave your thoughts in me and Your Word never changes. It is there, available, accessible, full of healing for my soul, full of abundant grace for my heart, full of promises for my life, full of expectations for my future, full of hope for my eternity. You are always near, you are always close to me, your hand is always upon me. 

He who is coming will come and will not tarry. You are never late, you are always on TIME, Lord.

Thank you, Father, because every time, I see death, you don't only bring life but RESURRECTION. You bring to life again, you make me recover, you let me stand all over again with power in Your Spirit. I have life, I have resurrection, with Christ, the lover of my soul.

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Receive PEACE

The meaning of peace according to the English dictionary is FREEDOM from disturbance, worry...

According to the Word of God, the word PEACE is God's gift of wholeness.

In Hebrew: Shalom means: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace and in Greek: eiréné

one, peace, quietness, rest. Also, peace between individuals, i. e. harmony, concord.

 “My Peace I give you.”

 

John 14:27

 

Father, I am here in your presence, I came to feel your peace, to be filled with your peace. Your peace is what I need.

Thinking of your cross and of your love, oh Jesus, you loved me till the end, you didn’t expect anything from me. You did not think about your pain on the cross, all you were thinking about was me. Your love was poured till the last breath, till the last drop of your blood on the cross, for me. 

You chose the cross, so I can have peace. 

You died for me, so I can live in peace.

You showed me love and restored the relationship with The Father so I can have a Father, eternally.

Give me peace, Jesus.

Show me how to follow you till the cross. Till the end.

In your presence I seek Your peace and restoration..

Give me faith to destroy every fear hindering any reconciliation. Give me Your peace to live in harmony with others.

Today, I declare Your peace, Jesus, over my whole life.

I declare Your peace, Jesus, over my body, and my heart to receive wholeness. Fill my heart with peace to become whole again. Let Your peace be engraved in my heart.

I declare Your peace, Jesus, over my mind and thoughts, to receive soundness.

In Your peace, I am free.

In Your peace, I am secure.

Give me Your peace, Jesus, the same peace You have in Your Father's bosom.

You are the God of peace, My God!

I speak Your peace over me, today and everyday.

May the peace of God be with you, and in you...Amen.

~maryse

His Word gives Life

'But his delight is in the law of the Lord , And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.'
Psalms 1:2-3

Your Word Lord is powerful and active day and night, each page in Your book is a flowing stream of water of life, it renews, it refreshes, it restores. It heals, delivers and makes all things new! It affirms, approves and satisfies. It comes on the dry soul, and water it, breath life in it and make it prosper all over again.

Your Word is beautiful, it is attractive to my spirit. It grasp my heart to the beauty of every new revelation You give, when I meditate on it day and night.

There is freshness, hope and growth in Your Word.

It never disappoints, there will be always a fruit to taste and eat from, to sustain and to grow firm in You. Because the roots are grounded in Your Word, I will never be weary, I will always flourish and bear fruits in every season of my life because of Your grace, and Your Spirit. Because You are life and You live in me, sustaining me in every way.

You load me with fruits, and with Your glory. Your acceptance and affirmation will always make me prosper.

'But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, And will be secure, without fear of evil.”'
Proverbs 1:33

I will live undisturbed and sheltered from the storms of life. I will be quiet without fear of evil. Because I will always drink from Your living water, day and night.

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There are moments in your life where you wish you can escape the world you live in.

And there are other moments where you're not really looking for being alone but the world decides to escape from you!

The Covid19 pandemic hits the planet and turn the world upside down.

Lockdown, isolation, social-distancing, no visits, no hugs allowed, no gatherings....

It is time for everyone to wear a face mask!

And this is also the time for God to uncover every mask!

"For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be known." Luke 12:2

During those times, you can easily feel helpless, lonely, tired, bitter, you feel you want to get even more isolated, you feel depressed, or feel: and then what? what's next?

Times of brokenness, of deep loneliness and pain surround you.

And you can also decide to "redeem the time" and let God have His way into your heart. To bring you through fire, refine you, mold you, purify you, and test your heart towards Him; will you come out of it pure, genuine, and will you have a true evidence of your love towards the One who stripped Himself of His glory, emptied Himself taking the form of a servant… humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death - even the death on a cross! Phil.2:8

God is at work to declutter your heart.

We sometimes think that when we say God stripped everything away in my life, has a sad connotation. But, in fact, if God is truly your only desire, if your ultimate goal is to win Christ, you would consider all things garbage - Phil.3:8 

God has certainly a purpose during this time for you.

Get deeper with Him, tell Him here I am - do to me what is good in Your sight, Lord.

Spend more time with Him, and position your heart to seek Him. Set your heart to seek Him .Ezra 7:10

Listen to Him and have a greater intimacy with Him, that will lead you to repentance, freedom and great joy in knowing Him.

With new revelations, taste how He is good, eat His Word and worship Him who is worthy.

He is molding you and working in your heart for the coming time. There is no lost time with God. No wasted time - there is a reason why He neither slumber nor sleep!

God is decluttering your heart, your mind and even your life.

He is stripping away what isn't needed. It is painful as He keeps working in you. But you'll come out of all this in full wholeness! your heart will be all new and whole again.

Your life decluttered from all the people you thought they were essential to you.

He will not necessarily place other people, maybe He wants to be just you and Him alone, for a longer quarantine with Him.

Do not be busy planning during that time. Don't be a Martha when only One thing is needed, only one thing worth being concerned about. One person is essential. Choose Him, make the right choice and it will never be taken away from you.

You'll discover that truly there is nothing worth wasting time in analyzing, taking you rights back, feeling bitter, self-pitying yourself... Redeem the time and give it all to Him who is able to do beyond all that you ask for.

Healing is Him

Life is Him

Truth is Him

Love is Him

Joy is Him

Provision is Him

Peace is Him

and the list can go on... He is who He says He is - He is the great I AM.

Focus on Him - be with Him, give Him your heart, He will never forsake you - He NEVER wear masks - THE VEIL HAS BEEN TORN from top to bottom. God revealed Himself with NO MASK, no shadow of turning. He is the Father of Lights, in Him there is no darkness at all. 1John 1:5

~maryse

How Much More!

"How much more" ... these few words resonated in my ears powerfully when I was reading in the book of Luke. Jesus repeatedly said it and every time, it confirmed the perfect knowledge He has towards us and towards our needs.
It right away made me think: Lord,
"What is man that You are mindful of him?"
Ps.8:4

How much more according to the dictionary you use 'much' to indicate the great intensity, extent, or degree of something such as an action, feeling, or change.

And according to Strong's Concordance, it is used to elevate the better over the good. (The more important over the less-important)

How much more means how great, to a greater degree.

In Luke 11:13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

And compared to Matthew 7:11 it says: how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

If a good parent with his limited love, limited heart, is able to give the necessary to their children. How much more the unlimited God, can give from His unlimited riches in glory to the one who ask Him?
The best and most excellent gift of all: The Holy Spirit!!!

How much more here means that He is ready to bestow this gift on you, and willing to, sooner than you expect and faster that you would imagine.

The Father will give the Holy Spirit, a great gift without measures! A gift that does not perish, that does not expire and that only enables you to go from power to power, from glory to glory, from better to greater, all in Him and through Him and for Him!


Then Jesus goes on and says: But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.Luke 12:7

If those sparrows who are the least of the birds, the cheapest and the less wanted, were so much valued in the eyes of the Lord! Can you imagine you, HOW MUCH MORE, you would be valued in the eyes of the One who loves you?

You are God's specialty. He cares for you more than you ever care for yourself. That's why FEAR NOT. When the danger is here, fear not. When the problems are overwhelming you, fear not. When challenges are around you, fear not. Because Jesus doesn't forget you and has not forgotten you. And never will forget His Words!

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?
Luke 12:24

Jesus goes on and keeps repeating again and again: how much more, you who reads this now, are more valuable to His heart?
Again the ravens here at that time were so much disregarded by men, according to the law, they were unclean. But! God takes care of them and provides them food.

How much more God's own people would be taken care of?

If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith? Luke 12:28

God is calling you not to pursue the things of the world, but to get deeply into a rich relationship with Him.
If you have the same eyes of God to value things rightly, you would value holiness, perfection in Christ, and hunger and thirst for righteousness, then the luxurious life, the things of the world won't be your desires. Your desire would be one thing, is to stay at His feet, to dwell in His presence and do His will.

If God takes care of the grass that is weak and dies quickly then is thrown away and burnt... can you imagine how MUCH MORE and in more excellent way He cares for you and your soul?

You little faith, He said. Because He desires your trust in Him over anxiety and fear of this present world.

Trust in Him who provides all things and good things. Fear not. He cares for you.