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“WE ARE GOD’S CHILDREN NOW” (1 Jn 3:2)

“See what love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called children of God!” –1 John 3:1 Mass Readings: January 3 First: Philippians 2:5-11; Resp: Psalm 113:1-8; Gospel: Matthew 1:18-23 Something happened to St. John that needs to happen to all of us. Like many of us, John heard he was a child of God. But by the grace of the Holy Spirit, John realized radically what it means to be a child of God. The Spirit cried out in his heart: “Abba” (Gal 4:6; Rm 8:15). It was as if John had heard the voice of...

Today’s Promise : My armor will help you stand against the plans of the enemy

Ephesians 6:11 (WEB) Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Promise #200: My armor will help you stand against the plans of the enemy. In Ephesians 6, Paul the Apostle exhorts the church at Ephesus to put on the full armor of God in order to be able to stand against the tricks of the enemy. It is interesting to note that the armor does not belong to us, but it belongs to God. It is His armor. He has given us His helmut of salvation to...

Today’s Promise : I will shepherd My inheritance and carry them forever.

Psalm 28:9 (WEB) Save your people, and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever. Promise #195: I will shepherd My inheritance and carry them forever. In this Bible verse, David is crying out for God to save His people, bless His inheritance, feed them and lift them up forever. In the NIV and NLT versions, he cries out for God to be their shepherd and carry them forever. We know that David was a man after God’s own heart. As a boy, David learned a thing or two about the heart of a shepherd. In...

Promise : I am the Lord your God who heals all your diseases.

Exodus 15:26 (WEB) and he said, “If you will diligently listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.” Promise #187: I am the Lord your God who heals all your diseases. This promise takes place at the waters of Marah, where the Israelites came looking to find fresh water to quench their thirst. Instead of...