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MỖI NGÀY MỘT CÂU KT - DAILY BIBLE VERSE - EMMANUEL

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    Emmanuel
    DAILY BIBLE VERSE

    JESUS CHOSE THE SIGNS HE WANTS US TO BELIEVE:
    + BAPTISM
    + EUCHARIST
    + THE CHURCH
    EVERY SIGN DEMANDS FAITH. IF YOU SEE THE TRAFFIC SIGN "STOP" YOU STOP BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE THE SIGN. OUR FAITH THEREFORE CONTAINS OUR OBEDIENCE. OBEDIENCE RELEASES THE POWER OF FAITH.

    "While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation." (Luke 11: 29...32).

    JONAH IS LIKE THE TRAFFIC SIGN "STOP!"

    Wednesday 9th February 2022, of  the 1st Week of Lent is the feast of St Frances of Rome. (1384 - 1440). Italian. A married woman who raised three children in the way of the Lord.  Frances became a Benedictine Oblate and founded a community of Oblates in the heart of Rome. Besides being a wife and mother, Frances was a mystic and very involved in charitable services in Rome. In Frances, we have a unique example of love in marriage as well as in religious life.

    In the first Reading, Jonah preached to the Ninivites and shared the testimony of his stay in the belly of the whale. The people and their king heard the message. They believed and repented.
    St Paul preached to the Greeks in the Areopagus. They listened attentively but did not believe.

    Jesus told the crowd today:  No more miracles for you. You keep looking for a big sign from heaven to prove that I am the Messiah. But what happened to Jonah is the only sign you will get.

    My friends, where are you today in your spiritual walk? Are you still looking for more signs? Listen to what Abraham said to DIVES in the Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus.  The former rich man denied Lazarus the least sign that his life matters.
    ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead." (Luke 16: 31).

    The Church is an authentic sign of the existence and presence of God in the world today. During the consistory of November 24, 2007, Pope Benedict said that the gathering of Bishops and people from every part of the world is a sign of the unity and universality of the Catholic Church. It is also a sign that God is with the Church. Such a gathering is not possible by human means.

    We have in the Church all the signs we need. The Church of the living God is the sign of salvation. This Church subsists in the One, holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ. This Church has visible structures. It exists in almost every country in the world. The Church has one Shepherd, one Liturgy and holds the entire Deposit of Faith.

    What is Christ's sign for us today?
    + The Church.
    + The Eucharist and Baptism.

    What more are we looking for? There will be no more signs till the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

    Daily Bible Verse @ SeekFirstcommunity.com

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    "Seek first the kingdom of God and
    his righteousness, all these things
    will be given you  besides."
    (Matthew 6:33)
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MỖI NGÀY MỘT CÂU KT - DAILY BIBLE VERSE - EMMANUEL

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    Emmanuel
    GOD'S WORD IS GOD'S COMMAND. THE DIVINE COMMAND SHALL ACCOMPLISH HIS WILL COME WHAT MAY. DOES GOD STILL SPEAK TO HIS CHILDREN? ABSOLUTELY. GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH:

    1. THE SCRIPTURES.
    2. LOCUTION.
    3. INSPIRATION.
    4. DREAMS.
    5. PROPHETIC PERSON/MESSAGES.

    "Thus says the Lord: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, Giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it." (Isaiah 55: 10 - 11).

    Tuesday 8th March 2022, of the 1st Week of Lent is the feast of St John of God. (1495 - 1550).

    Religious. Born Portuguese. Worked and died in Spain. A prodigal of some sort in his younger days. Once he was converted at the age of 40, everything changed. He became fired up with ministry to the poor and the sick. John was a man of many talents and at various times became a farmer, soldier and merchant. I knew St John of God as a pamphleteer because at the time I first read his biography, I used pamphlets for evangelization. He became my patron saint and is still one of my patron saints.
    St John of God is the patron saint of hospitals, nurses, booksellers, pamphleteers.

    We have a beautiful and consoling Scripture in the first reading from the Prophet Isaiah. If you are not fired up by the truth that God will fulfill every single promise He made you, then I must wonder: What sort of heart do you have? The Blessed Virgin Mary gives us an inspired answer to God when He speaks to us.

    "Let what You have promised me be done to me." This is truly all that needs to be said.

    "I bless you and I bless those whom you entrust to the mercy of My open Heart. The light of My Face shines upon you. Believe in My love for you. I will never abandon you, never disappoint you. My plans are for your happiness, for your holiness, for your peace. Have no fear. I will do for you all that I have promised, and your heart will rejoice, and you will praise and glorify Me forever." (IN SINU JESU, Wednesday, December 19, 2007).

    Daily Bible Verse @ Seekfirstcommunity.com

    "Seek first the kingdom of God and
    his righteousness, all these things
    will be given you  besides."
    (Matthew 6:33)
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MỖI GÀY MỘT CÂU KT - DAILY BIBLE VERSE - EMMANUEL


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    Emmanuel

    THE DEVIL QUESTIONED THE IDENTITY OF JESUS DURING HIS TEMPTATION. "IF YOU ARE TRULY THE SON OF GOD..." IN EVERY TEMPTATION, THE DEVIL IS QUESTIONING OUR IDENTITY. ANSWER THE DEVIL:
    "I AM WHO GOD SAYS I AM. I AM THE CHILD OF GOD. GOD IS SUPPLYING ALL MY NEEDS ACCORDING TO HIS PROMISE.."
    TRUST IN GOD TO HELP YOU.

    "Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, One does not live on bread alone.” (Luke 4: 1 - 13).

    Sunday 6th April 2022, First Sunday of Lent.

    First Sunday of Lent, the Church presents us the Temptation of Jesus in the Desert according to St Luke.  Nobody can go through life without multiple desert experiences. Jesus was severely tempted after 40 days of rigorous fasting. He was tempted to abandon the path His Father marked out for His mission for a grandiose scheme of the Devil.

    Jesus ate nothing during the 40 days, and when they were over he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, One does not live on bread alone.”

    If you do not know your IDENTITY IN CHRIST, you will be an easy prey for the Devil. He will suggest to you your "true identity" and then sell you a fake ID Card to be carried all the time.  What if your area of weakness is money (bread). The devil might suggest that you are born to be a millionaire, own fine houses and beautiful clothes, etc. Do not be deceived. The word of God in the Scriptures reveal our TRUE IDENTITY. Armed with this truth, you can strike back at the Devil. Here are a few Scriptures about money:

    #1 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be." (Matthew 6: 19 - 21).

    #2 "Keep your lives free from love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, 'I will never leave you, I will never abandon you'" (Hebrews 13:5).

    #3 Man does not live on money alone.  Man is created to live on every word that comes from the mouth of God.  (Cf Matthew 4 : 4).

    Jesus defeated Satan by quoting the Scriptures. Can we afford to do less? Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ, says St Jerome.

    "The Eucharist is heaven on earth; the Eucharist is My Church on earth already assumed into heaven. Heaven is wheresoever the words of consecration have been pronounced over the bread and wine in the holy oblation, for there I am present, even as I am present in the glory of My Ascension, adored by the angels, praised by all the saints, held in the divine gaze of My Father, and burning with the fire of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Amen. Believe this and you will find heaven on earth, while waiting and hoping to see My Face in glory."  (IN SINU JESU, May 29, 2014 Ascension Thursday).

    Daily Bible Verse @ SeekFirstcommunity.com

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    "Seek first the kingdom of God and
    his righteousness, all these things
    will be given you  besides."
    (Matthew 6:33)
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MỖI NGÀY MỘT CÂU KT - DAILY BIBLE VERSE - EMMANUEL


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    Emmanuel
    DAILY BIBLE VERSE
     

    DO TO OTHERS WHATEVER YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO TO. THIS IS THE LAW AND THE PROPHET.
    WHO AMONG YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A SLAVE, HUNGRY, IMPRISONED, SICK?

    "Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him......... Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me." (Matthew 25: 31.... 46)

    Monday 7th March 2022, Monday of the 1st Week of Lent is the feast of two young martyrs from North Africa: Saints Perpetua and Felicity. (+ 203). Perpetua was mother of a young child and Felicity was pregnant.
    Perpetua and Felicity triumphed over their butchers by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. (Cf Revelation 12: 11).

    Our Gospel for today is a preview of the Last Judgment. St Augustine teaches:
    If you pray well, you live well. If you live well, you die well. If you die well, all is well.
    Prayer, along with fasting and almsgiving are the three pillars of the Christian life. It is during Lent that you see the power of especially prayer. An ancient maxim of the Church says: Lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi. Which means: The law of prayer is the law of faith and the law of living. You live as you pray. You will die and judged as you live.

    Prayer is the Activator of Power. Prayer pushes desire to action.
    "Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me."

    Daily Bible Verse @ Seekfirstcommunity.com

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    "Seek first the kingdom of God and
    his righteousness, all these things
    will be given you  besides."
    (Matthew 6:33)
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MỖI NGÀY MỘT CÂU KT - DAILY BIBLE VERSE - EMMANUEL


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    Emmanuel

    TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN GOD'S MIGHTY, MERCIFUL AND MYSTERIOUS  PROVIDENCE  IS THE TRUTH THAT SETS US FREE FROM FEAR, WORRY AND DOUBT.

    EXERCISE THIS TRUST AND CONFIDENCE AND SEE IT GROW.

    "Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him. Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were at table with them. The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus said to them in reply, “Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners.” (Luke 5: 25 - 32).

    Saturday 5th February 2022, Saturday after Ash Wednesday.

    The Pharisees and their scribes became scandalized when they saw that Jesus ate with sinners and tax collectors.

    Jesus heard their murmuring and said to them: “Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners.”

    Levi who is also called Matthew left everything: job, money, house and property and friends and followed the stranger named Jesus. This strikes me as a great act of faith. Matthew was not a saint when Jesus called him. But Jesus did not come to call saints.  Paul describes his own calling thus:
    "I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.  Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus." (1 Timothy 1: 12 - 14).

    The word Mercy is found in the Bible countless times.  Abba Father Himself is described as the "Father of mercy and God of all consolation."  (2 Corinthians 1: 3). 

    In the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we find abundant mercy waiting for everyone.  To receive mercy is as simple as ABC:
    +Ask for Mercy.
    +Be Merciful.
    +Completely trust Jesus for Mercy.

    Jesus delights in sinners because sinners give Him the opportunity to show off His mercy. Why did Jesus institute the Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotion? The Divine Mercy Devotion? Jesus delights in mercy.

    "My apostles wanted for nothing so long as I was with them.  In having Me in their midst, they had the very Source and Creator of all that is, that was, and that ever will be. You have Me close to you. I am here before you in the Sacrament of My love. Remain with Me for My sake; I will provide for you." (IN SINU JESU, Tuesday, February 3, 2009)

    Daily Bible Verse @ SeekFirstcommunity.com

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    "Seek first the kingdom of God and
    his righteousness, all these things
    will be given you  besides."
    (Matthew 6:33)
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