Daniel 1:1-2:23, 1 Peter 3:8-4:6, Psalms 119:65-80, Proverbs 28:14

What God said to me – Do you want to walk in a manner worthy of your calling?  Then you must be in My word regularly.  Do you want to please Me and love and serve Me with all of your heart, strength, mind, and soul?  Then you must be in My word regularly.  My word has inherent power to change your heart.  For the most part it is how I speak to My children.  When you don’t know what to do or which way to go, you must prayerfully turn to My word to seek My direction.  Cry out to Me and I will speak to you.  I long to hear from you and to speak to you.  One of the main reasons My children don’t hear Me speak is that they neglect My word.  You will never truly worship Me in spirit and in truth apart from My word because My word is that which produces reverence for Me in you.  “I AM” the word so when you neglect the word, you are neglecting Me.

Ezekiel 47-48, 1 Peter 2:11-3:7, Psalms 119:49-64, Proverbs 28:12-13

What God said to me – In that day – the day I come to dwell among you forever – the name of the city will be “the Lord is there.”  Can you imagine such a thing?  It is the day I long for – the day when I will live and reign among you in a world without the chaos and sin it has today.   A day when all will joyfully serve and worship Me and fellowship with Me as I always intended.  Set your heart and mind toward that day.  Live your life with that day in mind.  Keep it in the forefront of your mind in the midst of this evil chaotic age.  “I AM” coming soon.

Ezekiel 45:13-46:24, 1 Peter 1:13-2:10, Psalms 119:33-48, Proverbs 28:11

What God said to me – “Failure to thrive” or “growth faltering” happens when a person doesn’t take in enough calories to grow or to sustain their bodily functions and activities.  It can happen as a result of lack of hunger or insufficient food or disease.  Whatever the reason, without food you cannot function or grow, and you have no strength.  So many of My children fail to thrive spiritually for the same reason.  They have no hunger for My word or they don’t spend enough time in it for it to make a difference in the way they live.  The thing is, when you neglect My word, you neglect Me because “I AM” the word.  You were born again not of seed that was perishable, but imperishable, that is, through My living and enduring word.  Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation.  Cry out to Me to teach you and to give you understanding.  If you have no hunger for My word ask Me to incline your heart toward it – I sent My Spirit to dwell in you and He is your teacher, so seek Him constantly as you read and study so you can rightly divide My word.  My word washes you and transforms you so don’t neglect it.