Of Utmost Importance.

The Lord is saying: I Am here, and I Am with you. Every day My love for you compels Me to chase after you in ways you cannot imagine.  I see your every move and want to be a part of it.  As a Father watches their child with pride and hope and wants to help him crawl, then walk, run, ride a bicycle and then walk as an adult, I want to be a part of all of this.  I want you to recognize Me when you do any of these things of life because you are My main focus and want to be a part of your every-moment times.  All you must do is to look to Me, talk to Me, hold on to Me, and to just cry out to Me, for I Am always there with you.  And whenever you are in need, I want you to come to Me first, for I have already set into motion everything needed to provide for that need.  So, when you set out for your day it warms My heart that you seek My face upon waking so that we can walk the day together.  This brings true joy to you and to Me, because that means your relationship with Me is of utmost importance to you, and I assure you that your relationship with Me is of utmost importance to Me.

 

Rom 8:1-17 (ESV) There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2  For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3  For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, 4  in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5  For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6  For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7  For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. 8  Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9  You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10  But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11  If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. 12  So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13  For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14  For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15  For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16  The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17  and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. 

(Psalm 5:3; John 15:4-5; Zephaniah 3:17; Matt 6:33)

Nothing But Good

The Lord is saying:  I Am here, and I Am with you.  The enemy prowls, but My Spirit is greater.  This you are to take to heart, for when you are under attack it is sometimes difficult to remember this. I Am is with you, therefore you are protected on all sides, and the enemy has little chance of success in his schemes.  Only when you let your guard down will he have any chance of disrupting your lives, so stand firm in Me and My Word, for there you will find life and life abundantly.  These are practical messages that I give to you so that you stand firmly on the Rock of salvation and you step into your roles that I have defined for you.  This requires full submission to My will and My way, for your way will easily lead you on the wrong path and not what I have intended for you. My loves, I gently remind you of who you are in Me, and I show you the way forward, but many tend to forget this.  And when you forget, then the enemy finds a stronghold in your lives and disrupts the peace that I offer.  So, step out in faith and see that I Am good, for I want nothing but good for you. 

 

John 10:1-21 (ESV) “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2  But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3  To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4  When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5  A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6  This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. 7  So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8  All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9  I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. 10  The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11  I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12  He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13  He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14  I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15  just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16  And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. 17  For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18  No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.” 19  There was again a division among the Jews because of these words. 20  Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?” 21  Others said, “These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” 

(Eph 6:10-18; James 4:7; Psalm 34:8; Psalm 23:1-4; 1 Pet 5:8-10; Rom 8:31-32; 2 Thess 3:3)