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As a teenager I had always been fasinated with trees and candle flames. What a combination! I would find myself drawing them on any paper I could find, little did I know they had spiritual meanings. I will talk about trees now and candles another time.

An article I read this morning explained that trees are in Revelation 22, and found in the paradise of God. I wrote a short story called Revelation 22: A Journey to the River of Life around 20 years ago and recently in a published book called From Nakedness to Purpose: A Woman’s Walk With God. I have been walking with my Father for a long time, and growing up into the fullness of His indwelling love.

In Revelation 22:1- 2 the angel showed John a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. And in the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

My thought as I reflect on my life experiences and God’s Revelation, that with the Gift of love, I am to bring healing to the nations.

Jesus told the disciples “I am the way and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

Well obviously the disciples didn’t understand where Jesus was coming from, so one of them was curious enough to ask Jesus to explain.

Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”

Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.”

Well that did not seem right to Jesus, that they didn’t understand, therefore, He asked this question,

“How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me?”

“The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.”

Now we know Jesus always tell the truth, and He expresses it very well.

“Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” Always remember Jesus keeps His promises. ❣️ John 14:6-14 NIV

Promises, Promises

Promises, Promises I know You keep. That is why I rest peacefully when awake or asleep.

Your love is deeper than the sea. I can feel Your gentle breeze, as You smoothly walk pass me. I am very sensitive to Your words and Your touch.

There is nothing I would rather do than be embraced in Your loving and healing arms, other than sitting at your feet.

Promises, Promises I know You will keep. All I have to do is ask.

2 Corinthians 5:5-10

Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body ,whether good or bad.

The Deposit

Thank you Father for your deposited riches inside of me. You said it is my quarentee.

Oh! the presence of the Holy Spirit convicting, reminding, and prompting me to be of good behavior.

For I represent our Savior. He gave me my salvation and a revelation.

However, when that terrible day of judgement come. I don’t want to be counted as the unfaithful.

For I your daughter must live in faithful obedience and service to You. That is why I must listen to the voice of Your Spirit who tells me what I must do.

Thank you for the rich deposit of the Holy Spirit.

Know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. The same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

Romans 8:22-27

Firstfruits

Father we give You our firstfruits.

Even when we are suffering we are strong because of what You are offering.

Hope, love, joy, and peace is our daily feasts.

Father we give You are firstfruits– the crops of love and florishing service.

Your Spirit within keeping us from sin.

We live by Your promises and many blessings.

Groaning inwardly waiting patiently for our ultimate deliverance.

Father we give You our firstfruits.

Planted

I do not know where this is going to take me, but I am Planted.

Planted in the rich soil of His grace.

 Knowing that one day I will see Him face to face.

The door of hope is open.

My Husband, Jesus soaking me in the oil of His compassion.

In my faithfulness I will acknowledge Him as Lord.

Planted, nurtured, and cultivated in the soil of Love.

Reading:

Hosea 2:14-23

“Therefore, I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. There I will give her back her vineyards and will make the Valley of Anchor a door of hope.  There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.  In that day,” declares the LORD, you will call me ‘my husband’; you will no longer call me ‘my master. I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips; no longer will their names be invoked. In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the creatures that move along the ground. Bow and sword and battle I will abolish from the land, so that all may lie down in safety. I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the LORD. “ In that day I will respond,” declares the LORD— “ I will respond to the skies, and they will respond to the earth; and the earth will respond to the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, and they will respond to Jezreel. I will plant her for myself in the land; I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one. I will say to those called ‘Not my people, You are my people’; and they will say, ‘You are my God.”

Father I have nothing to say today.

But here I am, I know You understand.  

Father, what shall I do today?

Come near get closer to Me and pray.

Father, I am not feeling up to par.

Why not my daughter, your My precious Star.

Father, I thank you for, Your solid foundation.

Well, my daughter its to get you through these tribulations.   

Father, I am so happy that I have You to love me.

Come My daughter let us rest under that cherry tree.

Your life is complete in Me.

Reading

The Lord is like a Father to His children, tender and compassionate to those who fear Him.

                                                                                                                Psalm 103:13

Dive in the pool that gives life dive in, climb those steps.

And stand on the high board. Take a moment and look up to the Lord.

 Jump three times then dive in. Try not to be too poised and swan dive.

Just dive in, its going to be a sensation, the splash of your life.

Come on! Come On! There are 3 Persons waiting for you.

Stop wasting time. There are others waiting in line.

Jump, Jump, Jump, your no chump, I am encouraging you to dive.

Swim in the sea of forgiveness, cleansed of your iniquity, dive in.

The water is refreshing and regenerating, all you need to do.

 Is take a deep breath and dive in. Dive in the water of life.

After you have immersed yourself in His compassionate fervent love.

 Bounce up, wipe the water from your eyes, and watch the ripple effect.

John the Baptist said, “I Baptize with water, the one coming,” and has come.

 He will Baptize you with the Holy Spirit, the living water, come on, dive in.

Reading:  

And in that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea; it will be in summer as well as in winter. And the Lord will be King over all the earth; in that day, the lord will be the only one and His name the only one.                              Zechariah 14:8-9

Thank You Father, for showing us the Way, with Your beacon of light.

You directed us to follow you, go this way, and pray every day.

You sent many to sow into my life, together we will plant a fruitful garden.

What You have gifted us to do will help others be relieved from plight.  

Forever, I will stay praying, for Your children they do not know.

What is in store, your Spirit holds the key to open the door.

Father, You keep us safe from that slippery, slimy, snake.

Nothing or no-one will be a threat, in Your presence we are safe.

 To live for You, sharing the love that falls like showers of rain.

Relieving us from the unruly battles on this earth and hurtful pain.

Covering us with your wings, protecting us since birth.

Abba Father, You, are Sovereign, in heaven and on earth.

You are, such a forgiving, magnificent, protecting, Father.

Your plans will be fulfilled, for we trust in You and no other.

 You are our loving Father, who has lavished us with love.

Reading:

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called

                the children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1

Several months ago, when I was in going through the check-out, in the grocery store, a young lady was sitting behind the cash register. While I was placing my groceries on the counter, I heard a voice say, “Did you get everything you needed ma?” I said yes. A few weeks later, I went back to the same store, searching for her at the cash register. And she was not there, so I went joyfully down the aisles searching for her. I was on a mission. It obviously was a day for stocking shelves for there where several employees engrossed in their work with mask on. Covid-19 has caused us to look like masked bandits. Now you really cannot tell the bad guy from the good guy. What the hey! I guess, it does not matter for God says, He can turn the bad too good for it is He who judges, so do not worry about what is behind the mask. Are you ready for me to get on with the real story?

OK, so here I am in the store checking out heads and bodies to determine who this special lady was. The aisles were starting to look like a maze, so I kept searching and walking through the maze again.  Finally, my senses spotted her. The young lady I was seeking, she was standing facing the milk freezer with her back turned. I stood there contemplating feeling a bit uncertain, she turned around, I saw her eyes, and a mask covering her mouth. And I said, “Excuse me, can I talk to you for a minute?” She then pulled her mask down and looked at me. At that moment we were standing face to face and I told her my story. She happily responded, “That was me, you look like my mother, I will bring her picture, so you can see.” I then blessed her with one of my books called “From Nakedness to Purpose.” However, the story has not ended. While standing in line, 6 feet apart, as commanded, she approached a young man, and directed him to open a register for me, so I could pay for my groceries. Such, daughterly love. That young lady now has a place in my heart as my adopted daughter. Many of the younger generation address me as ma or mum (as they say in Africa). I enjoy and love every one of them calling me ma or mum. I am humbled and honored that not only my children use that endearment but others. Thank you, Father for sharing, Your adopted children.   

Reading: Ephesian 1:5 New Living Translation

God decided in advance to adopt us in His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure.

Is my eyes open? Open your eyes, my close friends are telling me.

I am in serious reflection and I have a question.

Am I seeing and not revealing? Is it a secret between You and me?

Why is everyone telling me to open my eyes? After all I can see.

Only what Jesus has revealed to me. My eyes are open and I can see.

The world is in a mass destruction. A Babylonian mess.

My eyes can see and my ears can hear the cries of distress and helplessness.

My eyes are open and my heart has been pierced, blood flowing from the Lamb.

So here I stand, a reflection of You, with a mind of Christ and a heart of love.

Surely I can see what is in front of my eyes, is not a surprise. Destruction everywhere.

Hatred, bondage of every type of sin, lying, and denying Your reign. Deja’ vu!

The word that sets in my mind. Only You know if its time. My eyes are open.

My ears can hear, the voice in the wilderness calling out Jesus name.

Kingdom workers keep working in love and peace. Advancing the Kingdom is no game.

Looking beyond the bad and seeing the good and the beauty each person is holding.

God’s kingdom of empathy, compassion, unselfishness, and sacrificial love is unfolding.

Prayer:

Father, help us to see what you want us to see, looking beyond the bad and seeing the good in continuing the work that you have called us to do as kingdom workers and co-workers in Christ in fulfilling His mission. Amen