Word of the Day
Beloved, all (the whole of who I am) I do is in love, by love and with love. I can be nothing else but love and goodness. The very essence of who I am is goodness. My heart longs for you to see this about Me in a whole new way. I long for you to experience the fullness of who I am…to experience My intrinsic goodness.
Yes, I do point out areas of your actions and deeds which bring harm to your life and the call I have placed on you. This is done with love and only to free you. Exposing the works of the enemy and bringing them to destruction is what I do. I was manifest for this purpose (1 John 3:8). My Word is right and all My works…all My actions…all My labors are done in faithfulness, for I love righteousness and justice (Psalms 33:4-5).
In fact, the earth is full of My loving-kindness whenever you choose to look for it. Justice demands that I be honest and full of integrity in all My doings…it requires demonstrating impartiality, truthfulness, and righteousness in all My actions. And this includes my actions toward you. It is what you must also do to others.
Therefore, never be afraid of My thoughts or be intimidated by the fact that I look on your every action. I may stare intently or sharply but that does not mean harshly. It means to gaze with a sharp focused love…a love that sets free…a love that covers…a love that imparts the very nature of which it is…Me. My nature is ever coming…ever approaching…ever drawing near. Fall into Me the Self-Existent, Ever-Present One. Fall into My gaze and we shall behold one another. Come!
[But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done]. (1 John 3:8 Amplified)
Prayer
Lord, I revel in Your goodness…in your unfathomable grace. I choose for the words of my mouth to line up with the constancy of who You are; the Unchanging One. May I be like David and ask you to search me and see if there be any evil way in me and do so without fear or justification. Create steadfastness in me as I seek You above all things…above all pleasures this world has to offer.
I declare that I am full of Your loving-kindness and fear has no power over me. I am not intimidated by the enemy for I abide in the Lord at all times. My heart is drawn to Him as His is drawn to me. My eyes are focused on the Lord with an unyielding determination. I fall into the abiding Presence of the Lord and am captured by His gaze. Amen
Reflect and Journal
- What actions or attitudes has the Lord been pointing out in your life which are in need of change? Are they things you have struggled with time and time again? If so, have faith. Now is the time for you to be free once and for all. Take a chance and believe. You have believed for so many other things and overcome. Why not this or these?
- Have you been covering those you love as the Lord covers you? Reflect on this. Confess, repent and forgive where necessary. It is easy to tell the faults of the ones we love to someone else before we go to the Lord. Give Him the first fruits of everything…even in this area. He alone has the power to change and draw all into a dance of life with Him.