Isaiah 43:14-45:10, Ephesians 3, Psalms 68:1-18, Proverbs 24:1-2

What God said to me – You can never comprehend the depths of My love for you.  All that I have done to redeem you is not just for now, but for ages to come.  As sweet and as rich as your walk with Me in this life can be, it is nothing in comparison to what is to come.  In the ages to come I will bestow upon you the surpassing riches of My grace which in your present human frailness you could not contain.  As you walk with Me now, I reveal Myself to you as you are able to comprehend and absorb.  As you grow and mature, you are able to receive more and gain understanding of who I truly am.  In the age to come you will see Me as “I AM”, but even then, you will never cease to discover more about Me.

Isaiah 41:17-43:13, Ephesians 2, Psalms 67:1-7, Proverbs 23:29-35

What God said to me – Do you want to be like Me?  Then be kind.  Kindness is probably not one of the attributes you think about when you think about Me, but I demonstrate kindness continually to My children.  It was because of My kindness that I predestined you to adoption as My child.  It was because of My kindness that I made known to you the mystery of My will.  It was because of My kindness that I sent My Son and extended My grace to you for salvation even when you were dead in your sin.  So, as you walk with Me, I want you to be kind to those you encounter even when they are unkind.  Let your reputation among men be one of kindness.  When you are kind, you show them what I look like.  People may not always accept your kindness – they didn’t accept Mine – but you can know that “I AM” pleased with you when you act like Me.

Isaiah 39:1-41:16, Ephesians 1, Psalms 66:1-20, Proverbs 23:25-28

What God said to me – Have you ever been in a group where the conversation turned to everyone’s aches and pains – all the health issues they are suffering, or how bad the economy is and how hard it is to make it financially, or how society is collapsing morally, or their kids are in rebellion?  The focus is on the negative – on the bad things and the difficulties.  However, your perspective as My child should be different.  You were chosen to be My child and predestined according to the purpose of My will.  I use all of these things to refine you as silver is refined – to transform you and to sanctify you.  When you truly understand that “I AM” the one who brought you into the net or laid an oppressive burden on you, or took you through the fire and water and that “I AM” working in you for your good and for My glory, then you will quit fighting against Me and begin to cooperate with Me as you seek My direction, and My will, and My transformation.  You will begin to share, not about all the difficult things you are experiencing, but about all I have done for your soul through those things – how you walk in peace and joy knowing that “I AM” in control and at work in you.  It is not easy to get to this place of maturity in your faith.  You must cling to Me in faith, and I will give you the spirit of wisdom and enlighten your heart so you will know the hope of My calling.