If your desire is to really, really hear, you may hear (but you probably won't hear until you don't want to anymore). And if you do hear, you won't hear what you want or expect to hear and it definitely won't be when you want to hear~ but when you do hear, you'll hear and understand better than if you had heard right now.
If your desire is to really, really see, you may see (but you probably won't see until you don't want to anymore). And if you do see, you won't see what you want or expect to see and it definitely won't be when you want to see~but when you do see, you'll see better than if you had seen right now.
If your desire is to really, really be appreciated, you may be appreciated (but you probably won't be appreciated until you don't want to anymore). And if you are appreciated, you won't be appreciated for what you want or expect to be appreciated for and it definitely won't be when you want to be appreciated~but when you are appreciated, you'll be appreciated more than if you were appreciated right now.
Unless, of course, you know and ask The Lord God for what you want and include Him in what you want (and it shouldbe about more than just yourself) because, as the prophesy goes, "If you ask, it shall be given."~ but not necessarily when or how you expect. And when you do finally receive your gift, it will definitely be better than what you asked for in the beginning. Because this is how the Lord God works and wants it to be and because He is The Lord God.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
CHRIST'S MERITS
FROM THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA:
By merit (meritum) in general is understood that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward (prœmium, merces) from him in whose service the work is done. By antonomasia, the word has come to designate also the good work itself, in so far as it deserves a reward from the person in whose service it was performed.
(a) If we analyse the definition given above, it becomes evident that the property of merit can be found only in works that are positively good, whilst bad works, whether they benefit or injure a third party, contain nothing but demerit (demeritum) and consequently deserve punishment. Thus the good workman certainly deserves the reward of his labour, and the thief deserves the punishment of his crime. The Council of Trent emphatically declares (Sess. VI, cap. xvi, in Denzinger, 10th ed., Freiburg, 1908, n. 810): "the Lord . . . whose bounty towards all men is so great, that He will have the things, which are His own gifts, be their merits."
This means that because of the Lord Jesus Christ's payment for our sins, we owe him the best of ourselves which includes all possible gifts from us, as He paid His best, His Life, to God, The Father, for Us.
By merit (meritum) in general is understood that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward (prœmium, merces) from him in whose service the work is done. By antonomasia, the word has come to designate also the good work itself, in so far as it deserves a reward from the person in whose service it was performed.
(a) If we analyse the definition given above, it becomes evident that the property of merit can be found only in works that are positively good, whilst bad works, whether they benefit or injure a third party, contain nothing but demerit (demeritum) and consequently deserve punishment. Thus the good workman certainly deserves the reward of his labour, and the thief deserves the punishment of his crime. The Council of Trent emphatically declares (Sess. VI, cap. xvi, in Denzinger, 10th ed., Freiburg, 1908, n. 810): "the Lord . . . whose bounty towards all men is so great, that He will have the things, which are His own gifts, be their merits."
This means that because of the Lord Jesus Christ's payment for our sins, we owe him the best of ourselves which includes all possible gifts from us, as He paid His best, His Life, to God, The Father, for Us.
Friday, July 25, 2008
WORLD MESSAGE
Dear World: If you knew that everything you thought and everything you did to everyone you ever met was being listened to, reviewed, judged, and recorded for not only your review in your afterlife but the review of The Lord God, would you think differently, say differently, act differently? Is there anything that you would do this day, this moment, to save the life of someone you loved or someone you didn't know?
To save someone's life today, have them say this simple prayer with a sincere heart:
To save someone's life today, have them say this simple prayer with a sincere heart:
"Lord Jesus Christ, please come into my heart today to wash away my sins. I accept you as my Lord and Savior. In the name of The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit. † Amen"
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
THE LORD'S PERFECTION
From the PEARLS OF PRAYER:
"Adorable Jesus! Silent and meek Thou stoodst before the unjust judge. "
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST had to be ABSOLUTELY perfect, meaning completely without sin, to even stand before the face of GOD. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER demanded someone to represent us even with all of our sins which HE can't be around because HE is Holy. OUR FATHER, who art in Heaven knew we needed an example to go by to show us what HE wants and expects of us. HE loved us so much to give us HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, HIS Righteousness, HIS Blessing to us so we may live. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, in turn, loved HIS FATHER so much to want to do HIS Will, and loved us so much that HE agreed to serve as our example and in so doing wanted to give us an immaculate and perfect example to go by. He was the ONLY PERFECT human being that ever was born, lived and died. He had to be in order to fulfill God's covenant with Abraham. What a totally impossible task to be given; but all things are possible with GOD. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST was the Only One that could do this for us because HE was GOD and HE had GOD, THE FATHER's love and blessing to do so. Because of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST's work done over 2,000 years ago, we can know that we are accepted by HIM and can now inherit the Kingdom of Heaven if we know HIM and accept HIM into our hearts and lives to be our Lord and Savior whereas before we didn't even have the possibility.
Most people think that the "great price" mentioned in 1 Corinthians 6:20 is only the crucifixion, where the body and blood of CHRIST was spilled to pay for our sins; but not so! The "great price" also includes the whole life of Jesus, not just from birth to death on this Earth; but His whole life from The Beginning all the way into Eternity. The price paid was Very Great and included the LORD JESUS CHRIST'S knowing what HE had to do even before HE got here, agreeing to live that life and actually living it, AND what HE continues to do on our behalf in Heaven. Because of the LORD JESUS CHRIST's payment, we owe HIM our love, gratitude, and servitude for not only HIS Love for all of Us and what HE did for Us in fulfilling OUR HEAVENLY FATHER'S promise from which we all benefit, but for the courage it took to carry forth our sins before GOD, THE FATHER . For this we should Love HIM, Respect HIM, give HIM Honor EVERY day of our lives because we wouldn't be here without GOD, THE FATHER; GOD, THE SON, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, or GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT.
"Adorable Jesus! Silent and meek Thou stoodst before the unjust judge. "
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST had to be ABSOLUTELY perfect, meaning completely without sin, to even stand before the face of GOD. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER demanded someone to represent us even with all of our sins which HE can't be around because HE is Holy. OUR FATHER, who art in Heaven knew we needed an example to go by to show us what HE wants and expects of us. HE loved us so much to give us HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, HIS Righteousness, HIS Blessing to us so we may live. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, in turn, loved HIS FATHER so much to want to do HIS Will, and loved us so much that HE agreed to serve as our example and in so doing wanted to give us an immaculate and perfect example to go by. He was the ONLY PERFECT human being that ever was born, lived and died. He had to be in order to fulfill God's covenant with Abraham. What a totally impossible task to be given; but all things are possible with GOD. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST was the Only One that could do this for us because HE was GOD and HE had GOD, THE FATHER's love and blessing to do so. Because of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST's work done over 2,000 years ago, we can know that we are accepted by HIM and can now inherit the Kingdom of Heaven if we know HIM and accept HIM into our hearts and lives to be our Lord and Savior whereas before we didn't even have the possibility.
Most people think that the "great price" mentioned in 1 Corinthians 6:20 is only the crucifixion, where the body and blood of CHRIST was spilled to pay for our sins; but not so! The "great price" also includes the whole life of Jesus, not just from birth to death on this Earth; but His whole life from The Beginning all the way into Eternity. The price paid was Very Great and included the LORD JESUS CHRIST'S knowing what HE had to do even before HE got here, agreeing to live that life and actually living it, AND what HE continues to do on our behalf in Heaven. Because of the LORD JESUS CHRIST's payment, we owe HIM our love, gratitude, and servitude for not only HIS Love for all of Us and what HE did for Us in fulfilling OUR HEAVENLY FATHER'S promise from which we all benefit, but for the courage it took to carry forth our sins before GOD, THE FATHER . For this we should Love HIM, Respect HIM, give HIM Honor EVERY day of our lives because we wouldn't be here without GOD, THE FATHER; GOD, THE SON, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, or GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT.
Monday, July 21, 2008
REDEMPTION
From the Catholic Encyclopedia:
REDEMPTION
The restoration of man from the bondage of sin to the liberty of the children of God through the satisfactions and merits of Christ. The word redemptio is the Latin Vulgate rendering of Hebrew kopher and Greek lytron which, in the Old Testament means generally a ransom-price. In the New Testament, it is the classic term designating the "great price" (1 Corinthians 6:20) which the Redeemer paid for our liberation. Redemption presupposes the original elevation of man to a supernatural state and his downfall from it through sin; and inasmuch as sin calls down the wrath of God and produces man's servitude under evil and Satan, Redemption has reference to both God and man. On God's part, it is the acceptation of satisfactory amends whereby the Divine honour is repaired and the Divine wrath appeased. On man's part, it is both a deliverance from the slavery of sin and a restoration to the former Divine adoption, and this includes the whole process of supernatural life from the first reconciliation to the final salvation. That double result, namely God's satisfaction and man's restoration, is brought about by Christ's vicarious office working through satisfactory and meritorious actions performed in our behalf.
REDEMPTION
The restoration of man from the bondage of sin to the liberty of the children of God through the satisfactions and merits of Christ. The word redemptio is the Latin Vulgate rendering of Hebrew kopher and Greek lytron which, in the Old Testament means generally a ransom-price. In the New Testament, it is the classic term designating the "great price" (1 Corinthians 6:20) which the Redeemer paid for our liberation. Redemption presupposes the original elevation of man to a supernatural state and his downfall from it through sin; and inasmuch as sin calls down the wrath of God and produces man's servitude under evil and Satan, Redemption has reference to both God and man. On God's part, it is the acceptation of satisfactory amends whereby the Divine honour is repaired and the Divine wrath appeased. On man's part, it is both a deliverance from the slavery of sin and a restoration to the former Divine adoption, and this includes the whole process of supernatural life from the first reconciliation to the final salvation. That double result, namely God's satisfaction and man's restoration, is brought about by Christ's vicarious office working through satisfactory and meritorious actions performed in our behalf.
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