One Minute Bible Study with Dr Marie

On this 78 th Independence Day, are we truly free? Financially, we’re enslaved to other nations. Only Jesus grants true freedom, through total dependence on Him. Free will leads to slavery; surrendering to God’s WILL brings liberation. Just as Mother and St. Joseph protected Jesus from Herod’s evil, Our Lady of Lanka protected us during WW2. Keep a divine secret with the Lord, hidden from the devil, like Herod never found the Child. Evil one tempts us toward addictions and immorality, but our Mother intercedes, as Our Lady of Lourdes, Fatima, Guadalupe, or Sri Lanka. Let us ask her to make Sri Lanka a cenacle of unity, and seek divine independence by fully depending on her Son. Happy Independence Day & God Bless you all!!

Today’s theme is father-child relationship. David wept over his rebellious son Absalom’s death, while God the Father gave His only Son to save us. Jairus begged Jesus to heal his dying daughter. Woman suffering from hemorrhage for years—after every medical treatment failed—in bold faith, secretly touched Jesus’ cloak and was instantly healed. When she confessed, Jesus called her “daughter,” forging a personal CONNECTION beyond the miracle. Crowds pressed around Jesus, merely attending church in masses means nothing without personally encountering Jesus. At Jairus’ house, mockers blocked miracles through unbelief; Jesus took the girl’s hand, saying “Talitha kum,” and raised her. When medicine fails and you’re at your lowest, reach for Jesus—He will reach back, and CONNECT with you forever. Woman touched Jesus, Jesus touched the dead girl, thus in your weakness, touch Him; when you can’t move anymore, He will come and touch you with life. God Bless you all!

Israelites’ tradition was offering a lamb or two turtle doves to reclaim the first born, as first born belonged to God. Today Mother & Father Joseph did the same, taking Jesus to the Temple. Prophet Malachi said Jesus will be like refiner’s fire or fullers’ alkali, purify you, like a double edged sword. That’s why Simeon told the Mother that her soul will be pierced - so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare, when you surrender all to God & own Jesus you too become as powerful as Mother & shall experience same. Jesus was their all, yet they offered Him unto God circumcising which represented His blood shed on the Cross 33 years later. Jesus became that lamb. When you surrender your first and best to God everything will fall into right place. Prophet Simeon and Prophetess Anna gave their all, their lives to God and so they were prompted by Holy Spirit to come to the Temple and were able to meet Jesus. That’s when I ask Prophet Simeon when the baby cried did you...

Today’s theme is humbleness as prophet Zephaniah states, which is a must in your dealings with the Lord. St Paul asserts, it to shame the wise, God chose what is foolish by human reckoning, thus if you boast, you can boast only in the Lord. Jesus preaches the eight beatitudes at the sermon on the mount. Jesus taught how blessed it is to be poor in spirit, gentle, mourn, hunger for right, merciful, pure in heart, peacemakers and persecuted. That is, to be totally dependent on God, as we are in a journey towards eternal glory!

WORD stirs you up, if you’re in a wrong place thinking it is right the WORD will pinch you, as it did to David. How WORD came to David was through prophet Nathan’s narration of the poor man’s ewe lamb. David had to pay for His sin, not that God was cruel but to turn David back to his senses, and David repented. In the new testament Jesus calls apostles let’s cross over. The storm water filled the boat, but why struggle when Jesus is in your boat. It is the WORD that awakens you to this understanding. WORD will stir you, to cleanse you as it did to David and, also to test & sharpen your faith. In such faith you can face any storm knowing my God is greater!

No matter how accomplished you’re, you cannot take a break in your calling, like David did, as enemy prowls around all the time. Jesus compares God’s kingdom to a mustard seed, day & night, even when you’re sleeping the seed grows. When you scatter the WORD God does the rest making your faith grow. But if you you took a break, parasitic plants will grow and destroy the shrub, your faith. Thus no vacation in your vocation. Till you die you have to fight & be on guard.