December 20th
With God’s Word! With
His Word of Honor!
By Riqui Ricón*
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not
bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto
me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will
make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. So
shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me
void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the
thing whereto I sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led
forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into
singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead
of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up
the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord
for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. (Isa 55.2-3, 11-13).
The flow of this
world will always affect your emotions through your thoughts to try to
establish fear and incredulity in your heart. In this way, people even diagnose
you diseases in commercial breaks on t.v. If you have this or that pain you
probably have this or that disease, just like 87% of men (women), etc.
Besides, you have
bills to pay, problems at home and if this wasn’t enough, you have that anguish
and loneliness that depression brings.
Loved one, no matter
what your circumstances are today, you can trust that God’s Word (the one He
spoke about you) will not come back empty, but it will prosper in that for
which it was sent. You are not from this world and this corrupted system has
nothing on you!
Do
not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his
good, pleasing and perfect will. (Ro 12.2 NIV).
God’s good Will,
perfect and pleasant, for your life is called Plentitude. He has established that
you will come out with joy and return in peace. He just asks you to listen to
Him, to lean your ear towards Him and pay attention to the words of the Eternal
Pact, which is the New Pact.
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things
which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your
affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are
dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. (Col 3.1-3).
Your old nature died
in the cross and now your New Life as the Child of God is hidden with Christ in
God. You no longer are that sinner man (woman), sold to sin and destined to
eternal death. No! No more!
I have given them thy word; and the world hath
hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I
pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou
shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even
as I am not of the world. (Joh 17.14-16).
You are not from this
world!
and
have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of
its Creator. Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or
uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in
all. (Col 3.10-11 NIV).
Now, thanks to what
Jesus did out of Love to you, you are a Child of God, Born Again, and not from
a corruptible seed, but from the incorruptible one, for God’s Word which lives
and lingers forever. Therefore, you can, with all certainty, dress as God’s
chosen one, holy and loved.
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly
loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and
patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of
you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And
over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect
unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of
one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the
message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another
with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to
God with gratitude in your hearts. (Col 3.12-16 NVI).
Since you now have
the nature of a Child of God, it is clear that you can dress from mercy,
kindness, meekness, humility and patience. Since God’s Love has been spilled in
your heart by the Holy Spirit, which was given to you, now you can endure and
forgive your neighbor. In the same way that Christ forgave you, you can
forgive. And above all things, dress yourself of love, which is the perfect
bond. And God’s peace rule in your heart, the same peace from which you were
called in one body; and be thankful. May God’s Word, the Bible, dwell in
abundance inside you to teach you and exhort you in all wisdom.
Realize that from all
of the above nothing is something you have to do as an obligation as a
christian, for, truly, that is your New Nature as God’s Child. God has spoken
it and He has decreed it like that. Now you are like that. You only have to
believe it, accept it, receive it and manifest it!
What a contrast from
the desert of depression and guilt where your adversary, the devil, wants to
see you caught in!
And we have known and believed the love that God
hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God
in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in
the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. (1 Joh 4.16-17).
The Love that God
feels for you is so big and wonderful that it is only perfect when you realize
(and believe) that everything that Jesus did for you was with the purpose of,
just like He is, you’ll be the same in this world.
As you can see this
is not something you can do for Him, but EVERYTHING that He already did for you
by dying and resurrecting to give you the Plentiful and Abundant life that only
God’s Children can have: this is, Eternal Life!
So, listen and trust
in your heavenly Father’s Word of Honor!
Are you sick?
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our
sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But
he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (Isa 53.4-5).
You need something?
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. (Ps 23.1).
But
my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ
Jesus. (Phil 4.19).
Are you anguished?
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the
fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his
feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield
and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for
the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in
darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand
shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not
come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the
reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy
habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague
come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee,
to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands,
lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion
and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Because
he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on
high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will
answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. (Psl 91.3.16).
This is God’s Word!
Let’s pray out loud:
Dear heavenly Father,
I now know I can trust fully in Your Word and, therefore, I understand and
believe that Your will for me is good, nice and perfect. I believe and receive
that great Love that you feel for me. Thank you for Your Word, which is the
Truth, and with which I can direct my life. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for what you
acquired for me by dying in that cross and by resurrecting from the death.
Because of all these, I believe and declare that a thousand will fall to my
side and ten thousand to my right but none will reach me, because even if I
walk in the valley of the shadow of death I WILL FEAR NO EVIL for You, Lord,
are with me. You are the one who keeps me and the evil one won’t touch me. I
submit every problem, anguish or disease to the authority of God’s Word, I set
them under my feet. I am healthy! I am free! I am prosperous! I believe and
receive the Love, joy and peace that only I, a Child of the King, can
experiment to live a life in God’s (my Father) Plentitude. I will not fear! I
will only believe what the Bible, God’s Word which doesn’t lie, says about me.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Note of importance:
How do I become a
Child of God? How do I establish my relationship with the Almighty?
Simply say this
prayer, placing all of your attention and heart into what you’re saying to God:
Lord Jesus, I believe
that you are the Son of God. That you came to this world from the Virgen Mary
to pay for all of my sins, and I have been a sinner. This is why today I tell
you, I accept. I accept your sacrifice on the cross! Yes, I accept Your
precious Blood, spilled to the very last drop, out of love for me! I open my
heart to you and invite you in, because I want you, oh Lord Jesus, to be my one
and only Savior, my God, my King, my Lord. Thank you, God Almighty, for with
this simple prayer and declaration of faith I have come from death to Life, I
have been displaced from the shadows and into Your marvelous Light. Today I
have been Reborn! God I am now Your Child! You are now my Father! I will never
again be alone! Never again will I live defeated. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Ricardo C. Peredo
Jaime © 2012
Reading and
Meditating on God’s Word.
Do these daily
readings and by the end of one year you will have read all the Bible.
December
20th
Col 2.20-3.17 / Ez 29-30 / Isa 55
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