214 - The Greatest Commandment
215 - THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of those things that are in the waters under the earth. Thou shalt not adore them, nor serve them: I am the Lord thy God, mighty, jealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandments.
"He looks like He is suffering", said Nancy.
Jesus said, "Put anything or anyone before Me then you are in violation of My first commandment.
"You overeat. You like to do it. You want much power. You like it. You want too much sex. You like it. Oh how deceived man can be by Satan. Oh how deceived man can be by Satan. Oh how deceived man can be by Satan.
"Men think they are masters of themselves, and it is Satan who is master of them.
"Love your God with your whole heart, mind, soul, and strength. Do not love anyone or anything more than Me. If you do, you will become a slave. I alone am the Master who can set you free. Love Me and you will never be a slave. Love Satan and you will be in bondage.
"I alone am your Lord, your God. Put no one, nothing before Me. I am Love; I am Life. Live in Me, and I give you My Life. Live in Satan, and you have death. He is darkness. He walks in darkness, and if you chose to walk with him, then you choose to walk in the dark. Is it not better to see and have light? Don't you feel better when you can see your way?"
"I am Jesus. I am one with the Father. I am the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. I am He who speaks to you."
"He is glowing in immense light. The light is like a flashing light." Nancy added, "when the light over the crucifix increases in brightness, I understand that I am in His Holy presences and He is emphasizing something. There is a great sense of the Almighty presences of God and I tremble at these times."
"Man shall know that I am God. I am a jealous God. Worship no other gods but Me alone. My people have walked from My commandments. Walk from My commandments and you walk from Me. You refuse My commandments. You refuse My love, then so shall you wander and suffer.
"My precious children. My precious children. Why have you done this to Me? Know difficult days are ahead. Stay close to Me and pray, pray, pray."
Jesus later said to Nancy with exhaustion and immense pain, "Man has too many gods and they should only have one. I want My children to give Me their hearts on the cross. My heart is on the cross. I am joined to the cross. I want My children to be joined to the cross in love..."
"Do you not have rules on the road? Do you not teach your children, look both ways before you cross the street? Well, I try to help you by giving you the greatest rules of life, My commandments of love. Are they not rules, guidelines and signposts telling you how to love? Does not the first commandment make the greatest sense to you? Come to Me first; put no one before Me. Love Me first. If you DO the first commandment, I tell you solemnly you will do the rest because you will want to. You will come to know and understand that I am love, perfect love and the source of all love.
"Nancy, at times My children fall short of the first commandment and will need further help of My other commandments in order to find their way to Me. My children do not do what I want them to do. Leave the word DO in there. Maybe I can get their attention in this way.
"Again, I say if you know Me, really know Me, you will love Me and desire with all your heart and strength to obey Me, to serve Me.
"If a young child does not have rules of love in his family, would he not be very unhappy, very lonely, be lost and suffer much more?
"Tell My people - keep My commandments and you will suffer less and you will be happier, never lost and never alone. Teach My children, Nancy. Look at the love I show you. Look at My face."
Jesus later appeared again and said, "Nancy, I focused on the first part of the commandment, I am the Lord your God and you shall not have other gods before Me, because in America there are too many gods before Me. If you have no other god before Me and love Me with all your mind, heart, and strength and love one another as I love them, you have no other need for any other commandment."
Nancy asked about the word soul. "Did You leave the word soul out?"
"You can add soul. In every way, completely, totally love Me and others the same way. You have no other need for sign posts because you already know the way. My children in America need the first part of this commandment, then I can speak to them about the rest. Don't you have to recognize first there is a God and that I am God? There are too many false gods, My precious daughter."
216 - The Second Commandment
"I am the Master. You are the servant. Honor Me. Respect Me. Love Me. Do not take My Name in vain. Do not put your name, your reputation above Mine. I am greater. I am the gift giver. You are the receiver of My love, mercy and goodness.
"Then why do you dishonor Me? Dishonor My holy name? My name is Jesus. My name is sovereign. My name is holy. My name is above all names. Why do you trample upon My name? Why do you curse My name?"
Nancy was inspired to pick up and open a Glory & Praise Book in the pew. Jesus said to write this prayer of Paul's that was on that page: "This is what I pray for from my Father's hand. From Him every family takes its life and its name."
Jesus then said, "Your life and your name come from Me. I am greater. Honor Me first. Honor My Name."
217 - The Third Commandment
"Everything needs to be in balance in order to work properly. If one wheel in a machine is broken it will effect the entire machine. By My helping you to stay in balance, I am helping you to come back to Me. Your journey in life is a journey back to God, back to Me.
"If you have many flat tires it's going to be a lot more difficult for you to journey back to Me. If the car is kept well maintained and balanced, then your trip will be more enjoyable and easier.
"Each one of the commandments is an aid, is a step, to help you love Me and one another. Do not treat My commandments as thou shall not do this or that, but that thou shall love more. All commandments are an aid to help you grow in love.
"As plants and trees grow, as an infant grows, so is it destined for all humans to grow in love.
"Look at it this way. Every human being is given a tiny seed of My perfect Love. And the seed is destined to grow in the fullness of My Love."
Nancy thought to herself, "Yes, if ..."
Jesus read her thoughts and said, "No strings, Nancy. Take time to reflect upon My goodness and My love."
218 - The Fourth Commandment
"Earthly parents are called to imitate us, to be our hands, feet, heart. You are not to judge the shortcomings of your father and mother. And parents, you are not to judge the shortcomings of your children. Both are called to love as we love you. Grow more in love with God and with each other.
"Parents, take your children's hands and children, take your parent's hands and together walk in harmony in love on your journey back to Me. Help each other grow. Both of you are teachers. Learn from Me and learn from each other. I say to you, imitate us.
"If you are hurt by your parents or if you, parents, are hurt by your children, respond as I do when you hurt Me ... IN LOVE. Never stop loving. My love is unconditional for you. I say again, imitate us, dear children. My children are everyone, unborn, born, young, old, lame, healthy, poor, wealthy, prideful, humble.
"No one is not My child, even though you may chose to disown Me. I am the Creator and you are My created children. I call you, all of you, unto Me. I will never abandon you. Please don't abandon Me. If you abandon this commandment, you abandon Me. What you do to the least of My brothers, you do unto Me.
"I say to you: imitate us. Be holy, as I am holy. Be love, as I am Love. As you live and grow in your earthly families, live and grow in Me, I am Jesus, Son of the Living God."
219 - The Fifth Commandment
"Write these words: Live in peace and union with your neighbor, respect his rights, seek his spiritual and bodily welfare and take proper care of your own life and health. This commandment forbids willful murder, fighting, anger, hatred, revenge, scandal and bad example."
Nancy then had an inspiration to read Matthew 18:6 where Jesus said, "But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in Me, it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea."
"I abhor the murders in this land. You have murdered the unborn. You have murdered the word of God, removing it from your schools and your hearts. Put Me back where I belong."
220 - The Sixth Commandment
"Are My laws not greater than man's? If you take another's wife or husband then you violate My law. When you violate My law, you kill your greatest life, the life of the soul, and you will lose My peace I give you and graces. Walk from Me and you walk with Satan. No one walks in peace when you walk with Satan. You are not free. But you are a slave of sin. You are a tool, an instrument of Satan. You walk in darkness.
"I am Light. I am Life. I am Peace. I am the Way. I am the Truth. I am Love.
"Nothing, no one, is greater than the life of Me in your soul. Do nothing, ever, to lose it, to kill it. If your desire for sex becomes excessive, you crowd Me out. You cannot serve two masters.
"Keep your thoughts, words, deeds pure. Keep your thoughts, words, deeds on Me. I am Holy. Stay close to Me. Call to Me for help."
"Many souls are freely choosing to live in darkness. They think their decision is just for a few years on earth but it is for all eternity. Many souls are plunging into eternal fires and are damned for all times. Most are there because of sins of the flesh. Those who willfully choose to murder are there with them.
"Repeated willful impure thoughts, words and deeds are sending people to eternal fires of darkness. My children are making a conscious decision to break My commandment. They repeat this sin then rationalize it and, then, no longer recognize it as sin. I will banish these souls from My sight. I am a God of mercy and love and a just judge. Violation of My commandments kills the life of the soul.
"Woe be to this wicked, sinful generation. How quick you are to cease your prayers of peace the moment you think your peace is achieved. The anger of God the Father is mounting. Woe be My people who march with the murderers, the abortionists. Woe be My priests who engage in impure acts."
"You have seen enough. You have heard enough. I have spoken."
"Say My words: a man or woman who cannot live with their chosen spouse and they divorce them, take the consequences now or later. The now is, remain celibate. The later is Purgatory or the eternal fires of damnation."
Nancy asked, "Are there no divorced souls who will go directly to Heaven?"
"Very, very, very few," Jesus said. "You do not go to Heaven in violation of My commandments. Heaven awaits those who love Me and keep My commandments."
Nancy replied, "Oh, Lord, please help, help all the people in those situations."
"It will not be easy to bring My commandments to My wayward people, but you are called to. I stand before you."
Theologian's Footnote: Even though one avoids the punishment of hell because of sincere repentance, there still remains ordinarily the temporal punishment due to sin. What temporal punishment remains for which there has not been satisfaction at the time of death, then, this is the reason for Purgatory which is a revelation of the Mercy of God.
"Look at My parables. Did I not teach about a specific situation and then apply it to the whole. Are My parables not timeless? Do I not teach for all times? Do you see that I give rules that are not changing with the sins of men? Dear children, I am Jesus, Son of the Living God. My laws surpass man's laws. My laws are for all times, for all people, for all nations. Man tries to distort and bend My laws to fit their individual sinful lives. I do not bow down to man's laws. It is man who should bow down to My laws. I maintain this stand, I detest divorce. I will look into the hearts of each of My children." [Nancy said that the light around the crucifix was fluctuating with great intensity.]
"Children, if you say you love Me, then you will not want to bend My laws but in love for Me you will keep My commandments. There are too many divorces; there are too many remarriages; there are too many sins. Man tries to make decisions apart from Me. Go from Me and go into sin. Stay with Me and have life.
"I say to you dear children, be reconciled with Me and with each other. I have spoken. I am Jesus. I am Son of the Eternal Father."
221 - The Seventh Commandment
"Anytime you are dishonest you are stealing. Dishonesty hurts the soul of yourself and others. You are then guilty of stealing My precious life in the soul. You are a robber, a thief. I tell you, nothing is worse than stealing the life of a soul.
"No one robs another without first robbing Me. You will stand accused before Me. Repent. Repent. Repent.
"No man escapes a punishment for his sins. I will punish him with a guilty conscience in this life and chastise him and, after, his soul will be purged. My love for each soul is great and I demand purity. Love Me purely, love one another purely.
"Parents, when you fail to give love away, you rob your children of My love. If you take My love and then you keep it for yourself, you are like a robber who takes and never gives.
"When you are selfish, you steal everything for yourself. A robber takes and does not give. Only in giving do you start to come into My Kingdom. Only when you give of yourself completely do you cease to take. When you surrender and give My Love completely, then you no longer can take, you give.
"A robber takes and is greedy. He desires to take more and more. If you only take and never give, are you not a robber?
"I have no thieves in My Kingdom. My Kingdom is not of this world. Nancy, all My commandments are rules of love. Fail in love and you fail in My Kingdom."
222 - The Eighth Commandment
Later the Second Reading during the Mass was from 1 John 3:18-24, "My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth. In this we know that we are of the truth; and in his sight shall persuade our hearts. For if our hearts reprehend us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Dearly beloved, if our hearts do not reprehend us, we have confidence towards God; and whatsoever we shall ask, we shall receive of him; because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ; and love one another, as he hath given commandment unto us. And he that keepeth his commandments, abideth in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us."
Jesus later said to Nancy as she was praying before the Blessed Sacrament, "If I allowed everyone to see Me, there would still be those who deny Me. Faith is greater. You die to yourself, then ask for the grace of faith, then signs will have meaning.
"Nancy, you know the truth. When My children walk in darkness, they do not have truth. I am the Truth. I am the Light. You see Me. You see My light. Bring My living presence to My children. Bring My light to them. You are called to bear witness to the truth. You will not be defeated because I will not be defeated. Love, love, love and I will be alive to you. Love, love, love and let My children see My light. My children are afraid to bear witness. Help them, precious one. I am truth and you will speak the truth.
"Man needs to be truthful with himself before Me and with each other. I am truth. If you know Me, then you are truthful. If you lie, how can you say you know Me. My friends are one with Me. A lie does not mix with the truth. You mix dough with like ingredients to make something pleasant tasting. Mix dough with bitter ingredients and it will be bitter, unpleasant."
223 - The Ninth Commandment
"Desire to make your heart like My heart, pure, holy, humble, gentle, loving, forgiving, compassionate. For other virtues of My Heart, look at the litany of My Sacred Heart, the one you prayed yesterday evening.
"Isn't a housewife more comfortable, more at peace when her house is clean and ready for her guests. Isn't the visit more enjoyable for her and for her guests? If the interior of her house is dirty will the guests feel welcome, comfortable and desire to remain with her? If the house is clean and made ready for her guests, will not the guests see she is a good housewife? Does not the interior of her house reflect her?
"How much more important is your interior spiritual life. If your soul is clean and bright My light will shine forth for others to see. You will reflect Me by the brightness, love of your heart. If the desires of your heart are sinful, you do not reflect Me. You show the world the kingdom of the evil one. Isn't it better to reflect goodness than badness? Will you not be happier thinking about Me?
"Keep your thoughts and desires pure and holy and you will be ready for your guest. A good housewife keeps her house ready for her guests. Are you ready to receive Me, to greet Me? Will I not come in an hour you do not know. Keep your house clean and in order by keeping your heart in Me."
Later, when Nancy was at home she had an inspiration from Jeremiah 31:33 where it was written, "I will give my law in their bowels, and I will write it in their hearts."
Jesus then said, "You may add that."
224 - The Tenth Commandment
"When you desire to have and to control, to take charge of everything in your world, your life, your happiness, are you then not refusing My gifts for you? Everything is a gift from Me.
"If you claim ownership of everything, then are you not saying it is not a gift? Are you not putting yourself above Me? How often I hear My foolish children claim, 'my life is mine. My body is mine. I can do with it what I desire.'
"If you take from another, are you not taking from Me? I am the gift giver. When will you acknowledge that I am God?
"Children, be on guard. Watch what you permit to enter into your hearts. Guard your heart, it is the wellspring of life. Your heart is made in My image. Do not allow your heart to become unrecognizable, distorted. Reflect Me. My way is perfect. My heart is perfect. I alone give you peace. I alone can give you love. I alone can give you happiness.
"Your life or Mine?
"Your will or Mine?
"Your way or Mine?
"Your heart or Mine?
"Your life or Mine?
"Your time or Mine?
"Your talents or Mine?
"Your gifts or Mine?
"Remember who I am and I will remember who you are."
225 - How Much I Have Tolerated
(December 31, 1990)
The following words of Jesus are from a longer message that appears later
in this book under "Justice": "Where are My children? I tell you, they are
seeking their own selfish selves. How much I have tolerated. Everyone of
My commandments violated, abandoned."
226 - They Refuse To Obey My
Commandments
(April 7, 1991)
"More suffering will befall My people. My children refuse to listen and
they refuse to obey My commandments. I love everyone and I desire that My
children would return to Me. What else can I do to get their attention? In
punishment they are forced to respond."
227 - The Commandments Are A Full
Circle
(June 2, 1991)
During the early morning hours, Nancy saw a circle of white light appear
on the wall.
Jesus then said, "I am a circle. Everything revolves around Me. No circle is more complete than Me. I am without beginning and without end.
"The Commandments are not linear, but are a full circle. I am speaking. I am Jesus. I am Love. You begin your journey with Me and you end your journey with Me.
"Know that all gifts come from Me. If you take something (or someone) from another, you are taking from Me. No one strikes another without first striking Me. No one takes from another, without first taking from Me.
"If you desire what is evil, you desire what is not of Me. Desire My Heart and receive the fullness of My Love forever.
"Nancy, today bear witness to My Living Presence in the Eucharist. You hear Me. You know Me. Love Me more. Go forth and teach."
Theologian's Footnote: Jesus is the Eternal Word of God in our flesh, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity Incarnate. Therefore, Jesus, as God, is without beginning and end. Jesus, as man, had a beginning: conceived in the Virgin Mary by the Power of the Holy Spirit.
228 - My Commandments Are Being Violated More Than
Ever
(February 13, 1992)
During the Mass as the priest was talking about how fornication and
adultery violate God's commandments, Nancy saw a large black triangle
appear. Nancy understood this to signify the Holy Trinity of God is offended
by these sins.
Jesus then said, "My commandments are more important now than ever, because more than ever, they are being violated."
"Man continually tries to make decisions that are reserved for God alone. Man does not know the destiny of each child conceived, does not know the destiny of any child conceived. So popes are murdered. Priests are murdered. Nuns are murdered and on and on and on. Does this grave sin not bring about the wrath of God?"
230 - Never Kill A Soul But Help Each Soul Live In
God
(March 6, 1991)
"I am Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God and your loving mother.
"To be submissive to your husband and others is to die to yourself and let God live in you. Your life is not yours. Live your life for my Son. Let Him grow in you and help Him grow in others."
Nancy then saw a vision, "there is a soul and I am holding a watering can. I am sprinkling water on this seed of a soul. The seed was in an immense light. I am careful to water it slowly at first. Then I give it more water and it grows and grows and it becomes a beautiful Easter lily."
"Saint John's gospel is about the gentle, loving nurturing of the soul. Treat every soul with tender, loving nurturing so that the soul will blossom in eternal life. Nancy, be patient, kind, gentle and loving always and help the little seeds flourish into a beautiful pure Easter lily.
"Never kill a soul but help each soul live in God. You must live in God first before you can help others. If they don't see my Son in you then how will you be able to tell them about my Son. It is like being in a movie theater and you are waiting to see the picture but no picture comes but you hear the sound. Isn't it better when the picture and sound are together. You are to bear witness that He is the Living Son of God."
231 - Abortion (March 21, 1991)
"I am the Mother of God and your loving mother. I am very sad that
mothers continue to murder their babies within their wombs."
Nancy said, "She is crying."
232 - Our Children Fail To Keep The
Commandments
(April 9, 1991)
"Mother, you are so sad." Nancy said a tear was coming down her cheek.
"The sins of mankind are hurting my Son. When my Son hurts, I hurt.
"Our children fail to keep the commandments of God. They walk from my Son without even knowing they have gone away. Many souls are lost and they wander around in darkness."
233 - Keep The Laws Of God (January 13,
1992)
"Come follow my Son's light. Banish all darkness from your souls. Keep
the laws of God. You cannot love God without keeping His commandments."
234 - Carry These Laws Of God In Your
Heart
(February 13, 1992)
"Be children of light. Know the commandments of God and carry these
laws of God in your hearts. In this way you will know God and you will
grow in love with Him and with each other. Little children, the
commandments of God have been given to you to help you be united with
God."