BEADS OF JOY 02-18-19
“Power in The Cross”
©2019 James Dacey, Jr. OFS
My Friends,
How can anyone be expected to
show love for us when we constantly reject them and spit in their face? Yes,
that was a hard sentence to begin with, but true to the heart when you think
about it. Jesus died for us, He took on every single sin, every single burden,
including a humiliating painful death. He took it from us, so that through Him
we might attain eternal life. My friends, Jesus Christ loves us so much. The power in the cross is beyond the power
of anything in this entire world. Almighty God has placed His only Son on a
cross to save us. Why would anybody do that? It's because He loves us so much.
God who is love, who is life, who creates life, who has made male and female in
His own image; took His only Son and had Him beaten almost to death, then
humiliated and spit upon, in order to save all of us from our death. Because
Jesus paid the price, we can be with Him for all eternity. It is only through
Jesus' death on that cross, that we can enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. We
must do all we can in this life to make sure to the best of our ability; that
we indeed will spend eternity with Him. A huge price has been paid for our
salvation. A man, the Son of God was put in our place, to die for us.
The world we live in will always deceive us, it will always mislead us. The world will do all it can to make sure that we do not spend eternity in Heaven. We must love Jesus before we can love or even forgive anyone else in our lives. This life was never meant to be lived so freely and so safe, that getting to Heaven would be such a breeze. On the contrary, satan has been given power of the earth and he has become a master of deceit and destruction. He will make us not believe things that we question. Think of satan as a parasite. Yes, a parasite, parasites are very small and very unnoticed, yet very destructive over time. Little by little we have doubts, we have questions, we're not sure, life seems like it's going to go on forever. We can always ask for forgiveness! We're not hurting anybody! ...and we can go on and on. Time to remove the parasites, the poison, the lies; and it's time to stay true to God. It's not going to be easy, we will suffer with Jesus, we will at times feel uncomfortable. But in time and with God's grace we will shall prevail and we will defeat all that is evil while we are here.
We need to know, that our addicts are the devil's greatest weapon against us, along with our attitude that we carry with them. Many people think, myself included, "I'm not hurting anybody, and besides it's not a public thing, I'm home." Meanwhile our lives, our souls, our hearts, and our families are being destroyed from within. Seeds of lies and deceit are filling us with all the acceptable reasons and excuses we give ourselves so that we can continue sinning. Think of the gospel where, Nicodemus (John 3:4) asked, “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” How can we change? How can we be any different than the person we have always been? How Lord ??!!! What must I do to inherit eternal life? If I am to be reborn, what should be my first step, how do I know I am reborn in the spirit? Our hearts and soul scream up to Heaven in a crying, sobbing voice, begging Jesus to guide us, to show us, to almost carry us. We can't do this alone, we are so weak, and our weakness comes from our inability to stop our addiction. Satan has many in a strangle hold and he keeps stabbing and jabbing our hearts with his anger towards God. Please Lord, help us break free from this bondage, help us never be squeezed in the hands of satan ever again.
It is only by your love for me Lord that I can break free from this pain. It is only by His death, a horrible, painful, humiliating death on a cross that we will be set free from the strong hold of evil. It is by His love given to us, telling us and showing us how much Jesus loves us. It is only by our humiliation on my knees before the cross, begging for forgiveness of the horrible pain we have inflicted upon Him with our sins. I must die to self, I must never return to that old wretched miserable, sinful person, I once was. I must turn away and never return to the vomit of my life. Jesus you alone, no one else must remain my only central focus, nothing can or should ever come before you. We all know that life doesn't always make sense. Each day we experience, pain, suffering, joy, loneliness, happiness, no understanding as to why. Then we look around and we see Jesus and in many ways it all makes sense. We must look at Him first, then everything else makes sense. There is so much power in the cross. Don't be afraid to embrace your cross.
The world we live in will always deceive us, it will always mislead us. The world will do all it can to make sure that we do not spend eternity in Heaven. We must love Jesus before we can love or even forgive anyone else in our lives. This life was never meant to be lived so freely and so safe, that getting to Heaven would be such a breeze. On the contrary, satan has been given power of the earth and he has become a master of deceit and destruction. He will make us not believe things that we question. Think of satan as a parasite. Yes, a parasite, parasites are very small and very unnoticed, yet very destructive over time. Little by little we have doubts, we have questions, we're not sure, life seems like it's going to go on forever. We can always ask for forgiveness! We're not hurting anybody! ...and we can go on and on. Time to remove the parasites, the poison, the lies; and it's time to stay true to God. It's not going to be easy, we will suffer with Jesus, we will at times feel uncomfortable. But in time and with God's grace we will shall prevail and we will defeat all that is evil while we are here.
We need to know, that our addicts are the devil's greatest weapon against us, along with our attitude that we carry with them. Many people think, myself included, "I'm not hurting anybody, and besides it's not a public thing, I'm home." Meanwhile our lives, our souls, our hearts, and our families are being destroyed from within. Seeds of lies and deceit are filling us with all the acceptable reasons and excuses we give ourselves so that we can continue sinning. Think of the gospel where, Nicodemus (John 3:4) asked, “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” How can we change? How can we be any different than the person we have always been? How Lord ??!!! What must I do to inherit eternal life? If I am to be reborn, what should be my first step, how do I know I am reborn in the spirit? Our hearts and soul scream up to Heaven in a crying, sobbing voice, begging Jesus to guide us, to show us, to almost carry us. We can't do this alone, we are so weak, and our weakness comes from our inability to stop our addiction. Satan has many in a strangle hold and he keeps stabbing and jabbing our hearts with his anger towards God. Please Lord, help us break free from this bondage, help us never be squeezed in the hands of satan ever again.
It is only by your love for me Lord that I can break free from this pain. It is only by His death, a horrible, painful, humiliating death on a cross that we will be set free from the strong hold of evil. It is by His love given to us, telling us and showing us how much Jesus loves us. It is only by our humiliation on my knees before the cross, begging for forgiveness of the horrible pain we have inflicted upon Him with our sins. I must die to self, I must never return to that old wretched miserable, sinful person, I once was. I must turn away and never return to the vomit of my life. Jesus you alone, no one else must remain my only central focus, nothing can or should ever come before you. We all know that life doesn't always make sense. Each day we experience, pain, suffering, joy, loneliness, happiness, no understanding as to why. Then we look around and we see Jesus and in many ways it all makes sense. We must look at Him first, then everything else makes sense. There is so much power in the cross. Don't be afraid to embrace your cross.
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The Cross for Granted
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w/ Mark Fox
The Passion of the Christ:
Crucifixion, Resurrection
The Passion of The Christ (movie clip)
LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!
Your brother in Christ Jesus
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS
Today is Monday: We pray the Joyful Mysteries:
The Joyful Mysteries
1. The Annunciation (Humility) – Luke 1:26-28
2. The Visitation (Love of Neighbor) – Luke 1:39-45
3. The Birth of Jesus (Poverty of Spirit) – Luke 2:1-20
4. The Presentation (Purity of Mind & Spirit) – Luke 2:22-38
5. Finding in The Temple (Obedience) –Luke 2:41-50
I simply love Monday mornings, because every morning begins with the Rosary.
Rosary Man Jim’s Joyful Reflection: http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-joyful-mysteries_10.html
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