This word is submitted by Gertrude Jensen (gdjensen@peoplepc.com)

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                    Rest and Prepare

I am your Father, your God, the Rock of your salvation. I will never 
stop loving you nor let My promise to you fail. No, I will not break My 
covenant, I will not take back a single word I said.

You are My beloved child. I chose you, I shine My face upon you, I speak 
to your heart. Your every breath comes from Me, rest and be still -- this 
time is set aside to prepare you for what is to come. Spend time with Me, 
grow strong, mature.

Your steps are guided, your path lit, relax, receive faith. I have cared 
for you, I have met each need as it arose. Turn again to Me for everything 
and rejoice for the opportunity to see My greatness and My love for you.

Your very peace will call others to Me, your faith a joy for all to see. 
Rest, hard days are coming -- good days filled with great joy -- hard none 
the less. Now is the time to build up -- find yourself on the Rock and 
nothing will cause you to fall. What is impossible for men is truly 
possible for Me.