December
6

With God no saying shall be impossible.

But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man? And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that which shall be born of thee Holy shall be called the Son of God… For with God not any saying shall be impossible. (Luke 1:34-37)

Man can never be led better [than he is led]. Spirits suppose that they could have been led differently, and so become better than they are, thus be kept from actual evils, and many things. The evil cast the blame on the Lord, but they were told that it is their fault. I perceived in spiritual idea, that they can never be led better [than they are], so that there are necessities every moment of their lives, and it was foreseen from eternity, and so foreseen that each and all things tend to the ultimate end, that they may be parts in the Grand Man, that is, in the Lord’s kingdom.… (Spiritual Experiences 3114)

He who lives in good, and believes that the Lord governs the universe, and that all the good which is of love and charity, and all the truth which is of faith, are from the Lord alone; indeed, that life is from Him, and thus that from Him we live, move, and have our being, is in such a state that he can be gifted with heavenly freedom, and together with it with peace; for he then trusts solely in the Lord and has no care for other things, and is certain that all things are tending to his good, his blessedness, and his happiness to eternity. (Arcana Coelestia 2892)

They who trust in the Lord continually receive good from Him; for whatever happens to them, whether it appears to be prosperous or not prosperous, is still good, because it conduces as a means to their eternal happiness. But they who trust in themselves are continually drawing evil upon themselves; for whatever happens to them, even if it appears to be prosperous and happy, is nevertheless evil, and consequently is conducive as a means to their eternal unhappiness. (Arcana Coelestia 8480:3)

The signification of “God shall be with you,” [is] the Divine providence of the Lord; for when the Lord is with anyone, He leads him, and provides that all things which happen, whether sad or joyful, befall him for good: this is the Divine providence. (Arcana Coelestia 6303)

They who are in the perception of the Lord’s presence are in the perception that each and all things which befall them tend to their good, and that evils do not reach them; hence they are in tranquility. (Arcana Coelestia 5963)

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