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I am grateful for good health!

He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

Romans 8:32

Me: Good morning, Holy Spirit!

Holy Spirit: Good morning, Jon!

I know You are One who is freely given:

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

John 16

The part of Jesus’ explanation, of what You are come to do, needs some more explaining for me. He said You would convict of righteousness, because He was going to the Father, and that He would be seen no more (in the flesh in that day). That part is not so obvious to me. Are You convicting the world about righteousness? The world seems to be “going off the rails”.

Holy Spirit: You are perplexed by what you see in the natural realm, every man doing what seems right in his own eyes. The Scripture tells you this is not new. It goes all the way back to the garden.

So when the woman (being deceived) saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

Genesis 3:6

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes
But he who heeds counsel is wise.

Proverbs 12:15

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord weighs the hearts.

Proverbs 21:2

[Also, Deuteronomy 12:8, Judges 17:6, Job 32:1]

This comes back to what the Father told Adam, that disobedience leads to death.

There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.

Proverbs 14:2

And of course, this is still going on. When Jesus was preaching and teaching He was making true righteousness known. He was saying in John 16 (that you asked about) that He was going to the Father, that the message was going to transition from His external witness to My internal witness. This is also why it would be to the advantage of His hearers. And, just as many rejected Jesus’ words, concerning righteousness, so many reject the impressions they get from Me on that subject.

Jesus knew this. It is why He often issued the challenge, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” [Matthew 11:15, and many other passages]

Isaiah saw the work I Am sent to do.

6 Seek the Lord while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.

7 Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

Isaiah 55

I Am convicting those who have not hardened their hearts against My voice, those who yet have ears to hear. It may not be obvious, except to those who truly know them, for they find peace. They are not noisome like those who are constantly encouraging and approving ungodly behavior. (Romans 1:31-32)

Me: Thank You, Holy Spirit! I love You!

Holy Spirit: You are welcome! I love you!

I am grateful for the inch of rain overnight!

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

Romans 11:33

Me: Good morning, Father!

Abba: Good morning, Jon!

Me: I am amazed at the prevalence of judgments that, “I know best. You, therefore, are wrong. No, not just wrong, but evil.”, that is directed against those who look to You for direction. And yet, You allow these accusations to be made. Your ways really are past finding out.

Abba: Those judgments mostly come from those who deny My existence in spite of evidence (2 Corinthians 4:4, 1 John 2:11). My ways are past finding out by the natural mind. But they are not past being revealed by My Holy Spirit.

But as it is written:

“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of

Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:9-16

Now, this is the reason you are called to be “transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 4:4) such that the things which Jesus knows, and are resident in your born-again spirit, might begin to work in your physical brain.

This is a process of alignment. An attitude adjustment accompanied by learning and cemented by consistent practice. Do not miss the fact, therefore, that disobedience (sin) carries a message that is counter to the mind of Christ. The progress you make is dependent upon what you reinforce daily. In this, you now have a choice, for Jesus came to break the power of sin. [1 John 3:8, Romans 6:10, Hebrews 2:14, John 8:36]

Me: Thank You, Father! I love You!

Abba: You are welcome! I love you!

I am grateful for Holy-Spirit guidance as well as the written word!

“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good [clear, healthy], your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad [evil, unhealthy], your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [Aramaic, riches].

Matthew 6:22-24

Me: Good morning, Father!

ABBA: Good morning, Jon!

Me: You know the situation that brought this passage in Matthew 6 forward this week: the assertion from [a pastor] that, “If you think you are being fed light from another, and if it is really darkness, then it is impossible to come back from that deception.” And that following being subjected to an impassioned candidate speech that had discernment alarms going off. (Thank You for that!)

Abba: Here is a related principle:

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes,
And prudent in their own sight!

Isaiah 5:20-21

For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them,
Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.
Therefore the Lord will cut off head and tail from Israel,
Palm branch and bulrush in one day.
The elder and honorable, he is the head;
The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
For the leaders of this people cause them to err,
And those who are led by them are destroyed.

Isaiah 9:16

Me: Those are strong words!

Abba: As they should be! You have noted the speeches of those seeking to persuade are full of enumerations of things to fear; “if you don’t drop your loyalty to the candidate (and friend) you are supporting and throw in with us, then this whole fearful sequence of events will certainly occur and then you’ll be sorry!” [Quick summary paraphrase of the speech content in honor of your valuable time, dear reader.]

Me: Yes, I am certain you revealed that to me by your spirit!

Abba: “Fear not” is the most repeated command in the Scriptures. Jesus often said it. He saw it in the Scriptures He had:

Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

Isaiah 41:10 [see also verses 11 – 20]

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Joshua 1:9

So, when one tries to persuade you to abandon the course you were walking with Me by citing things to fear, you can be certain they are not speaking for Me. I am not calling you to weak knees or fearful glances to the left and right. I’m calling you to be of good courage. Lean on me. Look to My way. I will never leave you nor forsake you!

Me: Thank you Father! I love you!

Abba: You are welcome! I love you!

Sunday, April 12, 2026

I am grateful for answers from You!

Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

Luke 9:24f

Me: Good morning, Father!

Abba: Good morning, Jon!

Me: I was fretting of the “Why?” of the evil decline in our society. Especially the willing assent and even violent participation of so many wanting to tear it all down so they can remake the country according to their own personal vision of Eutopia (Greek, happy place 😏). I am sure I have been asking You about it. I am grateful to have seen Dr. David Jeremiah’s message this morning, because it focused my attention on the fact that You had already given me the answer, over a long period. I don’t know why it wasn’t ready in my mind. I probably need to repent of not being more focused and meditative!

Abba: Yes, you needed a reminder that darkness is widespread because it is systemic or congenital in everyone since the beginning of the trouble in the Garden of Eden. The contagion spreads one infected heart at a time and deepens one unholy decision at a time. It accelerates by false teaching. Remember, there is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof is death (Proverbs 14:12, 16:25). When the blind lead the blind, will not both fall into a ditch (Matthew 15:14, Luke 6:39)?

Satan’s schemes always have the same aim: kill, steal, and destroy (John 10:10). His primary weapon is deception. He has marshalled many deceived ones, including some who have amassed fortunes to fund those who have the same agenda. There are even foreign governments involved. They craftily utilize every channel of propaganda to enlist those who are merely taken in. They mistakenly think that after they burn society down, their vision will arise from ashes like some mythical phoenix. They are wholly unaware that this is a counterfeit resurrection. Many of the deceived will argue they are upholding “Christian” ideals. Yet in My name they hate one to prefer another whom they adjudge as more oppressed. You have seen it, and have been troubled by it.

You remember, the disciples and many others expected Jesus to lead them to forcefully overpower the Roman oppressors who had conquered Israel. When He went to the cross under that same controlling system, their hopes were dashed.

But I intended His sacrifice. There is no other cure for a heart in bondage. A heart I set free cannot be bound by any oppressive system (except the freed one willingly cooperate with the captor).

Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

2 Corinthians 3:17

Look deeply at things Paul said to the Thessalonians:
Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good.  Abstain from every form of evil.

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5

Why? Because the [unredeemed] heart is deceitful above all things[!] and desperately wicked.  But I the Lord search the heart, I test the mind even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings. (Jeremiah 17:9-10)

Neither forget that I have told you in the last days, the darkness will increase and the love of many will grow cold.

You do what is says in My word. Put on the full armor of God. Pray without ceasing. Be ready with the Gospel. Be a light, for light overcomes darkness without fail.

Me: Thank You Father! I love You!

Abba: You are welcome! I love you!