incline your ear unto my sayings.
Let them not depart from your eyes;
keep them in the midst of your heart.
For they are life unto those that find them,
and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-23
Give attention to my words;
incline your ear unto my sayings.
Let them not depart from your eyes;
keep them in the midst of your heart.
For they are life unto those that find them,
and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-23
I am the way,
and the truth,
and the life.
No one comes
to the Father
but through me.
John 14: 6
If I have spoken to you
of earthly things,
and you do not believe,
how will you believe
if I speak to you of
heavenly things?
John 3:12
I had been speaking with my friend and savior Jesus for about two months. After one of my conversations with him, he informed me that he would be giving me messages of love that should be given to all his people, especially his hurting flock. These revelations would not be private revelations but were to go out to all people. I had a problem with this, as I was content to receive private revelations, and I did not wish to go public, but as I have discovered, when the Lord Jesus asks you to do his bidding, you cannot say no.
First of all, let me state, I was a skeptic when all of the revelations began. I could not believe that I was actually communicating with the Lord God. I had heard of this form of communication before but never dreamed it would happen to me. I felt so unworthy! I asked Jesus over and over, "Why me?" I questioned him over and over, "Why me, Lord? You could have chosen So-and-So, who is much better than I. I am honored, but I don't understand why you are coming to me." He told me, (I'm sure with exasperation) "My friend, you have asked me for many years to be an instrument of my peace and a channel of my love (that had been my prayer for many years). Well, my dear, I do answer prayers, and I have chosen you to do my bidding."
Even now, I still have a problem with this when I think of the awesome impact of this type of communication. He always has to remind me, "Remember, you did not choose ME, I chose you." He always iterates how important it is to pray for protection from the enemy of the soul before I go into communication with him. I pray also to the Holy Spirit to come and give me the wisdom and the knowledge to impart his words that will heal the hurting and bring his peace to all who need his peace and love.
Let me state now, I do not have visions. I have what is called locutions. "How does it happen?" many ask. This is difficult to answer. Many times a passage from Scripture or a song, spiritual or popular, comes into my mind. It never leaves. The theme keeps repeating itself over and over, and then I know to go into prayer. I ask for protection and tell the Lord that his servant is waiting for his words. Very soon, the words start coming to my heart, and I begin to write them on paper. The words come at a fast rate. Many times, I do not know, until I finish, what has been said. I have even been awakened from a deep sleep to write.
I have also asked why these messages are different in context from other messages I have read. My friend Jesus (as I have come to know him) told me, "My dear, I come to you as a friend, one you may invite into your home to visit with you and converse with. I come in your quiet time to tell you of my wishes for the world. My messages to you are of a different nature, for I speak to all my people through these visits. It does not matter to what religious denomination one belongs, nor to what political party [he adheres], nor even what beliefs he possesses. I need all people on the earth to abandon themselves to the world and come to me. I only ask that they extend the courtesy of listening to me when their part of the conversation is ended. So many call to me and ramble on and on, but they do not show me the courtesy of listening to what I have to communicate to them. This is very important!"
The messages have been profound. They impart a sense of love to all who are searching for an answer to the many problems that face our world today.
When I asked the Lord about the price I should charge for the book, he informed me that I was to give it out, free of charge. I could only accept donations, for the messages were given to me from a loving God, and the messages were to be given, through me, to the people, from a loving God. So there will be no charge for this book.
To each reader who reads the messages, I ask that you pray for discernment before you begin. Pray that the Holy Spirit will enlighten you and give you the insight to understand each message as it relates to you. My prayer is that these messages may touch each reader so that his life will be changed, and he will find true peace and love that can only be found in Jesus. Lastly, I ask Jesus to extend a special blessing to you, and I hope that each one will be inspired to live the messages that have been given to me for the world "from a loving God."
I remain his humble servant, an instrument of his peace, and a channel of his love.
God bless you!
Messenger
Come to me, bring me your pains, your burdens, your deep insecurities. Lay them at the foot of the cross, and I will bless them and lift them from you.
Why are so many of my children lost and bewildered? Why do so many suffer mental and physical anguish? Because when they are hurting, they run to human professionals--doctors, lawyers, psychiatrists, ministers; to help them solve their problems. This is good at times, but these gifted professionals can only help them for a little while. I, their Lord and savior, the master healer, am the only viable source of help they must rely on. Why do so many of my children stay in pain when all they have to do is come to me, tell me about their pains, and leave it with me? I, their Lord and savior, died for each of them, and I can carry the burdens of my lost and hurting flock. Why do they not trust and turn to me?
So many say they believe in me. But do they really know me? To many, I am just a "figment of imagination." To many, my life on earth was like a "fairy tale";beautiful in lyrical form, but in most instances, not believable. They like and enjoy the festivities of celebrating Christmas, and they read and see plays about my birth. They enjoy celebrating Easter; however, I'm sad to say, not as much as Christmas. To many, these holidays are not "holy days," but holidays away from work. I beg of my children: come to the cross; place your hands on my pierced heart; see the crown of thorns and the large nails that were so brutally hammered into my wrists and feet; see the tears I shed for all of you. I took on your sins and pains. I knew what each of you would suffer in your lifetime, and I willingly took the punishment of the cross for all your pains and sufferings.
Look at me--feel me--I am real! I am not a fictional character out of a good story book. I am not a figment of the imagination. I can heal you. Why do you disbelieve? You say, "This sounds good, but when I'm hurting, I rely on pills, drugs, or alcohol to get through the pain. Oh, they may not stop the pain entirely, but they will deaden the feeling of hurt that accompanies the pain, mentally and physically." Oh, my blessed children, this is all a lie. I suffered much agony, but did I ask for a "pain pill"? Did I ask for this burden to be lifted? Did I contemplate taking my life because I knew the pain and agony I would have to endure? My humanness wanted to cry to stop the agony, but my Godliness bore me through, for my Father knew that I must suffer the pains of humanity in order to save all my people, and then I would be able to look down in compassion on all my hurting flock.
I know your pains; I suffered them, too. I know your heartaches; I had the same heartaches. I know your loneliness; I suffered the same loneliness. I know your frustrations, for I too was frustrated because of the lack of understanding of so many of my disciples.
But you ask, "If these disciples, who were hand-picked by you, betrayed you with their doubts, even to the point of death, how can I, a poor insecure human, believe that you will save me from my pains and insecurities?" Alas, I say to you, all my people who believe in me and have not witnessed my miracles with human eyes, will be blessed many, many times for their belief in me.
I come to you as your personal friend and savior. Do not abandon me, and I will not abandon you in your time of suffering and pain. For I am real--I love and understand your hurt. Don't, I beg of you, give in to the lies of Satan who whispers to you, "No one can save you--take the pills, take the drugs, drink the alcohol" so that your God-given senses are dulled, and he can slip in and do damage to your immortal souls. Trust me and turn to me in your desperate moments. I will be there with my mantle of protection. I will place this mantle over you, and Satan and his followers will not have sanction over you.
I, your loving friend and savior, plead with you. Do not turn away from me. I am your hope and salvation. I died that you might live. I bore your sins and your pains--I do know how you feel. I love you as no human loves you. I am your God, but I am also your friend whom you can turn to in any crisis. I am your loving savior who suffered and died for you. Please come to me, and I will comfort you and console you and soothe your furrowed brow. I do this because I love you. Please love me, in return, by believing and trusting in me.
Your loving friend and savior,
JESUS
Mystic ; someone who is mysterious; someone who does
things out of the ordinary
Body -- a group of people or a group of organs in one body
I, your Lord and master, Jesus, am truly a mystical body. I am your God, but I was born into your world as a human. I lived on your earth as a human for 33 years, and then I died and rose to enter my heavenly kingdom as your God, once more.
So, analyzing the mystical body of Christ, you might say although I had a human body, made of many parts and organs, I also had a mystical body that resided in me while on earth. I am now, I was then, and I always will be, a part of the mystical Trinity, God--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Many people never understand this mystical body, so they disassociate themselves away from this truth. Some who have strong faith say they do not completely understand, but they will believe because God has acknowledged this miracle of faith.
Let me also intervene here with another thought for you to ponder: the mystical body--one body in Christ. It means all of my people who believe in me, who love me beyond human comprehension, all make up the mystical body of Christ. All who profess and believe with all their hearts make up the body of Christ.
I am, to many, a mystery. I am not real in their eyes. Oh, yes, they want to believe that I do exist--look at the wonderful season of Christmas celebrated each year on your earth plane. This season bears my name and--although many try to dampen the spirit by saying, "The time is wrong" or "It's really a pagan celebration" or "It's too materialistic"--still, I see people coming together at this special time of year to love, to share, and to offer their good will on this blessed night of Christ-mas Eve and the celebration of Christmas Day. To those who do not belong to the mystical body of Christ, there is grieving, a wish to belong to this special, mysterious, magic time of year when all become as little children, eyes sparkling, hearts happy, and all at one with their God.
Thus, I say unto you, the mystical body of Christ is real. I am your God. I am your friend. I am your savior. I am one God in three persons. My human body was consumed with love from the Father, and I was taken up mystically by his love to be with him. Now, my mystical body encompasses all of my followers. You are all my body. You have my human organs, especially my heart, and my spiritual body, the soul. You are "strange and wonderfully made." You have been bought at a high price by God the Father, and through my sufferings and death for your sins, you are truly sons and daughters of the King and belong to the mystical body of Christ.
Believe me, you are all godly people who will witness my love and devotion to those who have strayed from this mystical body. Please build this mystical body--get it in shape to rule the world and overcome evil. Keep the body nourished and free from the disease of atheism, of mediocre love of God, and from all human illness, such as greed, lust, and grave injustices. Keep the mystical body well and strong by receiving my special nourishment, by keeping my laws, and by regularly training this body to do our heavenly Father's will.
This is your lesson for the day. You may share this with all my people, and I will be with you to give you more knowledge on this spiritual subject. Go now in my peace and love.
Your master teacher,
JESUS
Just as I came down from my heavenly kingdom, as a babe, to lead the way for my people to come back to my Father's house, so too, my people must become as little children in order to save the world from total destruction.
When a child is born, it is usually a joyful time. This is especially true of my kingdom, for children are fresh from this heavenly realm. They have the same glow about them and are still attached to me through the invisible umbilical cord than spans my world and their new world. The difference is that I never sever my cord with my people. Only man does this. It seems children are being taken away from me at an early age these days; you can see them change right before your eyes. One day they are babes that simply need love and nourishment from the physical as well as the spiritual world to keep them happy. However, they are soon weighed down by the world and its standards, and then they begin to lose their "spark of heaven." They are too soon programmed by TV, by teachers, even by parents--not by God. Little ones are exposed to sports, school activities, and many other activities that take them away from their God-like attitude. So many lose their innocence and their knowledge about their maker, and this makes me very sad.
I have spoken so often to man that unless he become as a child, he will not enter my kingdom. What is meant by this? Well, a child is patient, a child is trusting, a child is love itself. It matters not its sex or nationality, only that it is loved and cared for. You have only to witness the smile and cooing of a babe and see the smiles come over most men and women's faces. A child can make grown hearts mellow. That is why I say unto you, you must become as little children--be patient, trust in me, and most of all love me. Let me love and nourish you in return.
Often you see pictures or hear of visions of me as a babe in my mother's arms and you say this cannot be, for I am grown now and in charge of my heavenly realm. But alas, I say to you, the portrait shows me as a babe to bring home the message to my people that they must become childlike in their devotion to my heavenly Father. Men must learn to trust and love my heavenly Father, obeying all his commands, directions, and all his wishes for them. They will, in turn, find him a loving Father that will assist them in all their needs.
So I say unto you, look to a child. See how he can pull the strings of even a hard-hearted man. Know that this is what I am saying to you: Become a child again in your heart. Trust your heavenly Father. Give him your undivided attention. Give him your total love. Listen to his wisdom. Grow in this wisdom and give obedience to the Father who loves you as no human could ever love you. Love him as a child, in a childlike wonder, and let him steady you in your daily walk with him. Give him your love and know that he awaits this love from his children and brings them gifts beyond human comprehension.
At Christmastime, you will once again celebrate my coming as a babe into the world. Remember to look at a child, see the wonder and love in his eyes, and know that this is the Father's wish--that you will come to him as little children into his kingdom, full of love, full of wonder, and filled with his glory. To this end is the wish of the heavenly Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Go and ponder this lesson. Ask for special guidance and know that as your heart becomes in tune with God, you will be granted the knowledge and blessings of a kind Father to his beloved children.
My blessings on all my people!
Your friend and teacher,
JESUS
Oh, you should hear the noise and clatter I hear every day from people coming to me in so-called "prayer." So much is rabble, just a quick word or two that sounds like the babble of incoherent children. Even children speak to me in a more loving way, for they come in their innocence and just talk to me. Why do you think I come to little ones or allow my mother or other saintly people to appear to little children? Because they talk with me in a universal language--love, total love--but more than that, they stop and listen to me.
Oh, you who think you are so wise in the ways of the world! You think you are so intelligent, so gifted. You may even speak many languages, but do you know how to speak the most important language, the language of love? Do you know how to listen to the language of love spoken back to you? A good conversation cannot be one-sided; it must have two or more to make it a good, productive conversation. More often, I receive a recital of woes, so to speak. You tell me your problems, but you never wait for my answer. Retreat, I say, retreat to a quiet place and listen, just listen. Tell me your joys, tell me your pains, tell me your worries and your exciting news--I listen like a good friend--but don't run off after you have said your piece. Wait and listen for my side of the conversation. I so want to speak with you and tell you how happy I am when you are joyful and how sad I am when you are besieged with worry, how my heart pumps with joy at your laughter, and how my heart is saddened by your tears. I want to comfort you; I want to rejoice with you, but you never wait for my response. You just rattle your petitions and then leave. Your loving companion is left in the middle of the conversation and has not been allowed to utter a word.
How will you be able to converse with me and listen to my part of the conversation, you ask? Well, first, let me say to you prayer is talking to me, your loving friend and companion, along this rocky road to salvation. But really talk to me: Don't hide behind prayers that become monotonous; pray with your heart--either formal or nonformal [prayers]--I listen to both, but pray with your heart. Next, stay for a little longer after you have finished your discourse and listen to the inner stirrings of your heart. I do not always come in a vision. I do not always come with a loud, booming voice that may frighten you, but I do always come, and most of the time, I come in a gentle whisper, a slight nudge of your inner being, a stirring of your heart. Pray as innocent children do. They make no demands; they just come in simple, joyful conversation and visit with me. I, in turn, love to converse with them because they wait and listen for my conversation with them.
So, I leave you now with the command that when you call on me and want to converse with me, you put on your best manners and wait and hear what I have to say before you leave. Do not leave me with an empty silence. STOP! Be still and know that I, your God, am waiting to talk with you, to share in your sorrows and joys, and to be your special friend and companion on your journey back to your heavenly home. Remember, talk to me with your heart and then wait, please wait, for my response.
My blessings on all of you.
Your loving friend and savior,
JESUS
I come to many of my people. I whisper to them words of love, words of compassion, words of praise for doing my will, but many turn a deaf ear to my voice.
I whisper to them, ever so gently. I do not force myself on any-one. I only want to love you. I only want you to know I am always with you in time of trials, in time of tribulations, and, most of all, in time of joy. I laugh with you! I cry with you! I rejoice with you! I am your true friend and companion. I never get weary of being with you. I delight in your company. Even those of you who do not feel beautiful, brilliant, or lovable in the eyes of man, I am with you, for I do not look on your countenance, but at your heart. "You are blessed and wonderfully made" by my Father, and I want to be your special friend and companion on the journey to your heavenly home.
Listen for my voice. Listen to the inner stirrings of your heart. Stay quiet and listen to the words I speak to you in your mind, in your heart. Your intuition, as you refer to it, is often my words to you, my wishes for you, and sometimes, my warnings to you. Take heed and listen, for you never know when I may want to converse with you.
You have all been blessed with an inner mechanism that is meant to communicate with me. It works much like a radio transmitter. You cannot see the wave bands coming across the wires into the radio transmitter; you cannot see the wave bands coming into the transmitter, but you can hear the words of the announcer as he presents his program. You can hear the music, the news, the commentator, but they are invisible to the naked eye. Well, in the same way, my wave bands are sent to you--you may not see me, but you can hear me, if your hearts are in "tune" to me. If your heart is not hardened by the world's loud and vulgar sounds that drown out my soft and gentle voice of love.
There are so many times I am with you, and I just want you to talk to me, laugh with me, (You know, I do have a wonderful sense of humor), pray with me, acknowledge me, and listen with your heart. Open your hearts to me, and you will soon hear my voice speaking to you through your inner senses.
Many may say you are crazy when you tell them about our conversations, but pay them no mind. Simply tell all doubters to try to get in touch with me, and I will show them the peace and love that I give
to all of my children who love me. Why should you not talk to me? Are you afraid? Please do not be afraid of me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and I love you as no human being can ever love you.
Please listen for my voice. I may whisper to you as you sleep. I may talk with you in a more forcible voice, if I feel you are about to embark on a dangerous journey in your life that will take you away from me. Ask me often to come and visit with you. Listen to the wind, listen to the waters, listen to my creatures, birds and other animals, and most of all, listen to my little ones. Have you ever heard the expression "out of the mouths of babes"? Have you ever thought that the wisdom that comes from small children is in reality words from me through the gift of a child? Next time you hear a profound statement coming from a child, take note, for the words coming in a child's voice may be the heavenly voice speaking to you through a child. Oh, how I love the little ones! They are not afraid of me. Have you ever heard little ones conversing with someone not visible to the human eye? Well, guess who that might be! Listen to their conversation; listen to their laughter. I delight in their company. Oh, you mighty men, become as little children. Open your hearts to your God. Harden not your hearts to my voice. Listen, and you will find your peace, your life will be changed, and you will never be afraid to live, for to live without my love is not living--it is merely existing.
So, I ask of you, come to me, open your hearts, open your ears for my voice. You will know my wishes for you, and you will find true happiness. Please try it--do not be afraid and do not give up after the first try. Anything worthwhile is worth trying over and over until you get the best results. So, I ask you, try to hear my voice, pray to me for enlightenment and listen, for I will be there, I promise you. It will be so wonderful, and it is so easy. Love me, pray to me, come to me, and LISTEN. Just listen for my gentle whisper, for my laughter, for my loving words to you. I am with you always.
Your loving friend and savior,
JESUS
To forgive is to abandon all ill thoughts and unkindness toward any person, place, or thing.
So many of my people harbor unkind thoughts and even hatred of worldly problems, of family members, of friends, of co-workers, of working environments, of government, and even of religions or religious figures. Why? What does hate and envy and jealousy get you? Notice, I place envy and jealousy in this category because so much hate stems from these two evil characteristics. Men are so deceiving and unhappy. Why is this so? Because men are caught up with the world's way of instilling greed, lust, and jealous feelings in their hearts. What good does this hate do for the people of the world? None at all! For if you harbor any kind of hate in your heart, it is like placing a dark veil over your heart so that the light of goodness and love cannot penetrate it. Your heart becomes cold and hard, and soon you are so unhappy that not even children, in their innocence, can make you feel alive. For if hatred is allowed to continue, your body and soul becomes as stone, not viable to any happiness and certainly not even remotely concerned about the world, especially its Creator.
The world and its people must learn to forgive. Forgive your enemies; forgive your family and your neighbors. Do not let this boil of hatred fester and become a disease that will cause the fever of hatred to embroil your heart and make it delirious with unhappiness.
Remember me, your God. I forgave all my enemies, even those who put me to death. I cautioned all my followers to forgive their en-emies. For I knew what hatred can do to a man's soul. It is the death of a soul. A man filled with hatred cannot love, and if a man cannot love, he loses the zest of the soul. The soul shrinks, like a prune, when it is not nurtured by love, and a shrunken soul soon withers and dies. Hatred is like the venom of a deadly snake that winds around a man's soul and soon chokes it to death. This is why I need to warn all my people against this deadly misery.
Forgive and love--get the bitterness, the envy, the jealousy, the anger out of your heart; take the black veil of hatred and deceit off; and let the love of God penetrate your soul, so once more it will feel the warmth of the Son's love and become well and in tune with its Creator.
Love, not hate, is the answer to man's problems. No matter who sits on the high government seat, no matter how beautiful the world is, no matter what circumstance man might find himself in, it will not help the man who has the seed of hate planted in his heart; for this seed will grow and choke the life from man, and he will never know the true meaning of happiness and peace that emanates from this heavenly kingdom. Mankind must forgive--man must learn to nurture the spark of love that was implanted at birth. He must give up the folly of hate that does ruin to his soul. He must turn away from that evil destroyer of man and come once more into the light of his Creator.
Man must learn to love, so he must cast away every evil thought of hate, no matter what reason he accounts for the hatred. He must turn, instead, to the love that emanates from God's kingdom and then, and only then, will mankind find the peace and love that he so desperately needs. TIME IS GETTING SHORT. DO NOT PUT OFF ANY LONGER YOUR FORGIVENESS TO ANYONE YOU HARBOR ILL THOUGHTS, NO MATTER BE IT FRIEND, FOE, NATION, POLITICAL [LEADER], OR CHURCH, FOR SOON IT WILL BE TOO LATE. I GIVE YOU THIS WARNING. NOW GO AND TELL IT TO ALL MY PEOPLE.
I remain your friend and loving teacher,
JESUS
The twelve chosen disciples were all different in personalities. They were from all walks of life. They were men that I knew could be counted on to continue my mission on earth. I chose them; they did not choose me.
After the men were chosen, I asked that they come together every day to meet with me. Before each meeting, I would pray to my heavenly Father for guidance, and then I would conduct the meeting. I explained who I was and what I was about. Many, as all of you, said, "Why me, Lord? I am not worthy to be your disciple. I do not have money to travel; I do not have dignified manners; I do not speak well in a crowd. How can I, a common, ordinary man, fulfill your wish to be 'fisher of men'?" I responded that I came among ordinary people because it is the simple man who always responds to my call. It is the simple man who comes with love and prays with his heart, and it is this type of man I wanted to pass on my ministry to. I would teach them how to pray for guidance and how to gather my people together to inspire them about me and my heavenly Father. I explained that I would leave the Holy Spirit to guide them when my time on earth was finished, for I knew, because of their human characters, they would become frightened when I left and would not be able to continue without me. I molded these ordinary pieces of clay into vessels that would pour out my love to the whole world.
Now many will ask, "What about Judas Iscariot?" Know that I knew that it would be he that would bring my ministry on earth to an end. For, even though I nurtured, loved, and taught him like the others, he would always be the one who became frustrated and disbelieving. He was unable to forgo his material wealth for heavenly wealth. He could not understand that what I was teaching was about a greater richness, about a richness that could never be attained by ordinary means. He was not a bad person, only attached to worldly goods instead of heavenly goods. (Does this sound familiar? So many claiming they are my disciples and speaking in my name are doing the same.)
The first twelve chosen disciples were molded, taught lessons, and nourished by me until we were bonded into a chain of unity. Have you ever noticed a chain--one tiny piece of metal, paper, or other material linked together until it becomes a circle welded together in unity? However, it only takes one of those [pieces] to break and then the strong circle is broken. This is likened to what happened to my completed chain of love. I developed this beautiful chain of men. I polished and refined them and built a circle of love so precious that it would [withstand] all dangers from outside the circle. But what happened? One piece of the chain, from within the circle, broke away, and the chain had to again be welded and intertwined stronger than before, until I was certain that when I left, the chain of love would hold together and that my work would be carried on for all times. After I was satisfied that my chain, or circle of love, would stay strong and would withstand any hardship, I said, "It is finished." I gave up my spirit and ascended to my heavenly kingdom.
I have been working this miracle, molding chains of love, from this heavenly realm, time and time again over the centuries, for the first group of men I left on the earth to carry out my ministry went among the people of all nations, preaching and teaching my good news of salvation, and they, in turn, banded another chain of love, under my guidance, to go forth after them to preach and teach in my name. So it has been, century after century. I have never left my people unattended. I have sent strong disciples to care for them and to love and nourish them in my name. Every man can be joined to my chain of love, if he will just open his heart and mind to my love.
Now, let me say to those who have chosen to be a spokesman for me in many different religious affiliations, listen to my words. You have been chosen by the specific order of Melchizedek, and the vows you took MUST NOT be taken lightly. If you have a chosen vocation to serve me in the ministry, much is expected of you. For, as you have witnessed, my true disciples are not chosen unwisely. If I have spoken to your heart, and you love me enough to enter into my ministry, you must listen to my words.
Many ministers who speak in my name on the earth today have not been chosen by me to do so. Maybe, when they first entered the seminary or synagogue, they honestly wanted to serve me. But I see such abomination in my churches today, that I say, woe be to anyone who speaks as a chosen disciple of mine, who gives unholy advice or bad example to my people! They will pay a dear price when they reach the heavenly kingdom. For the heavenly Father will sit in judgment of them.
Also, many of the chosen ones have broken the special bond of love that they made with me, this chain that I so lovingly welded together. They are like Judas of old; they betray me with sugar-coated words that sound good, but do not come from the heart where I always implant my loving words to all my chosen ones. How dare they act as a minister of God and go about their daily lives as if Satan were their teacher instead of me! Some of these try to outdo others in building the largest, finest structures. They use the wave lengths to impress people with their charismatic delivery of my Word, and people send money to support their worldly ways. Many of my churches are being overwhelmed by badly misguided ministers. This is not to say that all churches are not beautiful in my sight, for many were built by people who truly love me and who, out of the generosity of their hearts, give much of their earnings to build an edifice to honor me or some saintly member of my world. But let me reiterate, if you are a minister speaking in my name, you had better understand this chain of love. If you were chosen by me to go among my people speaking my good news of salvation, I am charging you with the salvation of my people. Your life must not be a tarnished piece of the chain. It must always be a shining, beautiful chain that will glow with my love and all your congregation will be able to see the light that emanates from it. Because you are human, you will have faults just as my disciples of old, I realize this, but what I do not condone is the lackluster way you perform your duties. So many of you go about your duties in a haphazard way. You do not seem to realize the special privilege that I have granted you. You are not humble in your duties. You hurry through services as if you had more important things to do; you mumble the words; you go through the movements as a zombie instead of a dedicated disciple of God. Your daily routine is not to minister to my people, but to do work of your own choosing. How many times have you sluffed off your duties to someone else? How many times have you mismanaged your time on things that do not pertain to my ministry, but on your selfish desires? How many times have you neglected my sick, my bereaved, my hurting flock?
I see such abomination in my "priestly people." So many lies, so many deceits, so many inexcusable lifestyles that do not give good example, and the ones I abhor the most are those that abuse my little ones. How can you perform such an abominable act and then go to the altar of God and profess to speak in my name? WOE BE TO ALL OF YOU, NO MATTER WHAT RANK YOU HOLD! DO NOT SPEAK IN MY NAME IF YOU CANNOT LIVE BY MY PRINCIPLES. If you have a personal problem, leave the ministry and pray that you will be forgiven. You must not wear a collar (circle) if you cannot represent me in your daily walk with me among my people. To those who consent to be my spokesmen, I expect much of you. I do not want any tarnished chains among my circle of love. You must be glowing like the finest piece of gold and give good example by your exemplary lives so that all your congregation will know you serve their Lord and master. Those that serve with a higher rank must not use this investiture to control other ministers or lay people. They must learn to live by my commandments. They must learn my precepts of love, understanding, and compassion, and not stand in judgment of others. I alone am the judge of my people. You must lead with kindness and tenderness and understanding. However, I do want you to be forceful if you know of any of your charges ministering to my people unworthily.
STOP THE ABOMINATION IN MY CHURCHES, NOW! My disciples must be men of strength that will never break this chain of love with me. To all of you who are preaching in my name, I tell you, you must pray from your hearts. Do not give me lip service--give me heart service. Do not abandon my people because you do not have time to listen or minister to them. The life you have chosen may not be an easy one, according to earth's standards, but I promise you, if you walk with me and converse with me and listen for my answers, you will be rewarded with a fulfilling life that no ordinary human can comprehend. I warn you the world is gearing itself for a monumental catastrophe. Beware, all of you ministers of God! You had better get your act together and bring your people back into the fold. You had better become true examples of my chosen ones. You had better minister in my name with all your hearts and souls, or you will be reprimanded by my Father. DO NOT SPEAK OF ME IF YOU DO NOT KNOW ME. Could you speak of a stranger? Yes, you say you speak from my Word, but it must go further than that. Anyone can read from my Word, but that does not mean that he represents me. But you who claim to be my representatives on earth must do more than read my Word, you must come to me in soulful prayer every day. I must be able to mold you and weld you into a beautiful, shining chain of love. This love must be intertwined with mine if you are going to continue my mission on earth and bring my people back to me. You must pray from your hearts and listen for my summons. I, and only I, will be giving you the perfect words to convey to my people. Then you must live as a true disciple of mine by your loving example and by your dedication to my mission of bringing my people back to their heavenly home.
So many of you have failed me and this is why I turn my back on you and go among the people to find special friends that will do my bidding. They have not taken special vows nor gone through special ceremonies to be ministers of mine and witnesses to my name. They have come, not expecting any material gain, but simply opening their hearts to me so that a beautiful chain of love could be molded and welded together. They pray from their hearts and wait and listen for my answer. To many of these fine people, I am giving my instructions on helping my hurting flock. I unfortunately, could not get through to some of my "priestly people," so I went among those whose love and devotion would never tarnish. They love me and only want to do as I ask. To these faithful servants much will be given. I need more Mother Teresa's, Fulton Sheen's, John Paul's, and Billy Graham's to witness in my world today. I tell you, you must mend your ways. You must truly minister to my people lovingly and always give good example to them by your lives. After all, would so many have followed me if I spoke one way and my lifestyle was another way, one that was filled with evil deeds? No, my ministry would not have lasted one year if I and my chosen disciples had acted like some of you who say that you have been chosen by me to speak to my people. You had better start praying and meditating and listening to me; otherwise, it might be too late.
If you speak in the name of God, be sure you can, by your example, give evidence that you are truly my disciple. You cannot speak of the love of God and live in a manner unbecoming a true disciple of mine. Put on humility, put on kindness, but most of all, put on love--my love--and bring it to the people. Do not put yourself on a pedestal, thinking you are God and people must listen to you and do what you demand them to do. Did I come down as a king to lead my people? NO, I came as a servant, as a shepherd to tend to my flock. I came in perfect love, I was humble, kind, and tender. Do likewise in remembrance of me, and then you will know the real meaning of priestly people.
Your master teacher,
JESUS
My kingdom is a beautiful state of existence that is made up of many different elements. My kingdom is a peaceful, serene, happy state, and all who enter by way of the "golden door" will immediately feel the peace and happiness that surrounds this sphere like a band of euphoric air. For this reason I came down to earth, suffered, and died so that my people could have access to this heavenly sphere.
Many of you have felt this peace radiate between my world and your world in a more modified way. Some have recognized the ingredients that are needed to enter into a living way of life with me. These blessed ones seek me out every day. They come in total love to listen to me and to gain knowledge that will help them enter a state of paradise with me, where they will be welcomed into the full glory of my kingdom.
Seek ye first my kingdom and all else will be given unto you. For what does it profit a man to gain the world with all its empty promises and jeopardize [gaining] my kingdom. For what does the world have to offer--material goods, position, popularity? I, in my world, offer you love that can never be found on earth, wealth untold that cannot be comprehended by human minds, and a peace and happiness that the world is searching for, but you will never find until you reach my world, especially if you live by the world's standards. Look to the people who are publicized in newspapers, magazines, and air waves. Most of these people are truly living a life of degradation in the eyes of God, yet they seem to be worshiped by young and old alike for their lifestyle. But can they bring you real happiness? Oh, it saddens my heart to see my people actually worshiping the likes of them. What good will it do their hearts and souls? None at all. I, your God and savior, am the only real salvation that will give you the true peace and happiness you seek, and yet so many turn their backs on what I have to offer. They are blinded by the glitter that the world sprinkles like sawdust into the eyes of my people and blinds them from gazing in wonder at my beautiful world that I offer to all my people.
Now, how does man attain this kingdom? Well, let me tell you if you truly seek me out with your hearts and souls, I will show you the perfect way to my heavenly kingdom. You must open your hearts and seek me. I will give you the answers you are searching for. Read about me and my kingdom, instead of worldly kingdoms. Worship me instead of hollow characters that cannot help you, for they are attached to the earth and will not help you find peace and happiness.
Your world is so different from mine. I seek only your happiness, compared to the world. I only want you to feel loved. This love cannot be attained by worldly means; it must be earned and supplied by me. The world offers a superficial love that does not last. My love is real. It will last through eternity.
Come to me every day; seek my wisdom on how to attain this heavenly realm. Know that I never turn away from prayers or petitions that truly are from the heart. Remember, I can see your hearts. I know your every thought and wish. I want to be your companion along this journey back to your heavenly home. This journey has been paved for you by my sufferings and death while on your earth. Do not be tempted by the glare of the world and its devious ways. Come to me, innocent as a child, and seek my company on this journey of love. I am the Way, the Truth, and the Light. He who believes in me shall never die. You may die to the worldly ways, but you will never die to the heavenly ways. I promise you an exciting life, not as the world promises you, but as my heavenly Father promises you. Let me be the beacon of light that will shine to guide you back to your true home, one that has been prepared for you by me, your loving friend and companion on this road to salvation.
Enter my kingdom and you will be welcomed by the angels and saints and especially by my heavenly Father and your friend and savior.
JESUS
You are so special to my heavenly Father and to me. You were fashioned so from the moment of your birth. When you were born, I sent you off with a special kiss and an angel as your guardian. I knew you by name. I loved you and sent you on your way as a special child of mine. You were unique. There was not another one such as you. You were wonderfully made and a special "golden door" was placed into you so that I could come and visit with you often, while you were away from your heavenly home. This special "golden door" is known as your soul. I carved you into my heart as I sent you down the path to your earthly home. You were loved when you were fashioned by my Father to live on the earth. You were special in our eyes and our hearts.
How many people on earth are aware of this tender and special love that was infused in you as a tiny babe? I'm sure there are very few creatures that know of this love bond that exists between the master craftsman who created them and the earthbound creature. I feel certain this is why so many of my children are breaking away from this chain of love. You see, when you were born, the Triune God, created a chain that would link our heavenly kingdom with you on the earth. The chain was specially made. It was bonded and welded together so tightly that we were sure this chain would never break. However, because we loved you, we gave you a free will and implanted that into your mind, but this special bond of love was implanted in your heart and soul.
So what has happened to my people on earth? Why are so many turning away from my love? Let me see if I can explain this catastrophe. When a child is born, this chain of love is implanted in him with tender, loving care and stays with him throughout his lifespan on earth. However, when a child starts to lose his innocent ways, he sometimes gets caught up in the human world instead of God's world and oftentimes the chain of love grows old with wear and tear, and if it is not allowed to respond to the heavenly Father's care, it will soon rust and corrode. It is not in the same state as it was originally. It has been left to outside influences and has not been taken care of properly. Soon this chain of love wears down until it breaks, and the pieces are lost in the chaos of life's challenges and woes. Sometimes part of the chain wants to remain bonded with me, but the weak chain is caught up by Satan and is dazzled by his guise of wealth, greed, earthly materials, and permissive gains. Satan blinds the eyes of my children and offers them the world if they will break this chain of love with me and put on his chain of deception. You see, Satan is no master craftsman; he only attempts to play the part. He cannot piece the fine work of art, this beautiful chain, because it is created from the precious gold that comes only from my heavenly kingdom, and this makes him angry.
What happens to the beautiful soul when Satan contaminates its chain that was so lovingly linked to the master craftsman who created it? Well, if this soul responds to Satan's lies and deceptions, the special chain will turn black and tarnished from the corrupt, evil promises of Satan and will soon break away from the master craftsman who created it. But if the soul stays strongly linked to this master craftsman, it will glow with a new brilliance. Also, if the broken link shows sorrow for its tragic mistakes, the master craftsman will forgive and will tenderly weld and bond it together with strong adhesive so that it will hold together through trials and tribulations and will shine with the luster of the finest gold that can only come from this realm.
I ask all my people to take up the fight against Satan and come join forces with me. If you have severed the chain of love with me, let me mend it, or if a link is missing, find the missing link and let me weld it together with a love so strong, no force will be able to loosen it. I promise you a new life, a new and brilliant chain of love that will support you and leave you free to take up the challenges of life and will strengthen the chain of love from your soul back to me.
I have tenderly and lovingly welded this chain of love with all my people. Please do not let Satan tarnish and corrode it so that it breaks and has to be destroyed. This is his mission, to destroy the chain of love that binds every soul with its almighty Creator. Please don't let him win. Come to me, acknowledge me, love me, and pray from your hearts. Let me reinforce our chain of love; let me brighten the links with my special golden polish so that you will shine, and all will know that you have bonded with me in a covenant so strong that Satan will have no control over it. To those who have broken away, I await your return with open arms. I am your friend and savior, and I will bond a chain of love with you stronger than the original one.
Remember I love you. You are my special one. I have carved you in the palm of my hand. I have fashioned you out of the purist gold into a beautiful chain of love that links your heart to mine.
My people, you are splendidly made by the master craftsman. Praise him, honor him, love him, and give him glory by always keeping this chain of love bright and shining and free of any flaws. I bless all of you in the name of my Father and the Holy Spirit and your master teacher.
JESUS
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Myrrh-bearing Women at the Tomb, End of the 15th CenturyAlong the stepping stones of life, I will never forsake you or forget you, for I have carved you in my memory of love. Sometimes I bring you back home after a short stay on earth and sometimes, after a lengthy stay. You see, time has no meaning to me, only the life of my people [has meaning to me]. Sometimes a child, in your eyes, is brought back home to me, not because I wish to hurt the family, but because that soul is special to me and has been taken away for another, more meaningful purpose. Death is not the final end--it is a new beginning, a journey back to the final destination that God has created for each soul.
As previously explained, as a child, you are formed at birth by a loving Father and sent on your way. As you live as a human on the earth, you are nurtured, molded, and guided by a divine Spirit who links you to him with a beautiful chain of love that is woven to connect your life with your Creator's. He never forsakes you. He tenderly cares for you all the while you are away from him. Even when you fall, you are picked up, much like a child who stumbles and falls when first learning to walk. Your God picks you up and with tender, loving hands places you back to walk the "pathway" that leads back to your heavenly home. The older you grow by earth's standard, the more you are expected to learn about your heavenly Creator for when you leave the childhood stage, you sometimes lose the glow of heaven and take on the false glitter of worldly possessions that take you away from your Creator. You forget the beatific vision as you wheel and deal in earthly terms, not heavenly terms. Man becomes blinded by the dazzling lights of worldliness, which is Satan's way of deceiving man, and is soon in danger of losing sight of his Creator. But even though man may forget his Creator, God has not forgotten him. At times, he will send other humans into the life of a wayward child to bring that child back into the fold. Sometimes he will use a spirit from this heavenly realm to jolt the soul back onto the pathway to the Father's home.
A loving father would not forsake his child, even though the child may hurt or embarrass him by his bad deeds. No, a loving father will go to all lengths to save this child from destroying himself. So it is with the heavenly Father. He will go through all odds to find the lost sheep and forgive him and bring him back into the good fold. He might have to reprimand the wayward child,. He might have to polish the tarnished chain of love that connects him to his loving Father. He might have to perform CPR on the wayward child's heart, a heavenly jolt to bring his heart back to life--God's life in him--lest he die to Satan's curse.
So all through life, God is in command of the soul. When a soul is finished with its purpose for living on the earth, God gently and lovingly brings it back home. This can happen in the "blink of an eye." It can happen after a lengthy illness, but it will happen eventually. When a child leaves its heavenly home, he is sent with a purpose in the mind of his heavenly Father, and he is sent with the knowledge that this is just a "way station," a temporary home that he will live in and then, at the command of his Creator, he will be returned and welcomed back into the kingdom of God where a special place of honor has been set for him. For this reason, death should not be feared, for fear is the devil's handwork. Death is a beautiful experience if the soul is still shining with the brilliance of love between God the Creator and the soul of each creature. Man will shed his cocoon of tragedy and put on the white garment of everlasting life that will be given him as death enters. He will be welcomed with open arms into his special home that has been tenderly and lovingly prepared for him. He has made the sojourn through one life and is ready to enter a "new life," one that will shine more brilliantly than all the stars. God will call him by name and show him the carved name in his hand and say unto him, "Oh, good and faithful servant, you have been away and have done your work in a stalwart manner. I am proud of you and I love you. Welcome into your true home, the home I have especially prepared for you. You will be greeted by all your loved ones and all the angels and saints here in your special home. I sent you off with a kiss and a special blessing. I welcome you back with a kiss and a special blessing. I love you, and you will receive your just reward. Come, let us rejoice and be happy, for another faithful servant has been returned to his rightful place in the kingdom of the God who created him. A special place has been set at the banquet table of love, and we will have a feast and enjoy the sweet heavenly music and companionship of all who have gathered to welcome their brother back home. Come to me. I love you. You did well with your life while you were away from these heavenly parts. I am proud of you. The chain of love never broke, and it is still as brilliant as the day I fashioned it for you and sent you on your way. Let us rejoice and be glad."
Your master teacher,
JESUS
To prepare or make ready for any event, you must put your mind and your talents together and perform the duties that will make the event more memorable, more meaningful--so it is with preparing or making ready for my loving Son to enter your heart. Unfortunately, this only seems to happen once in the course of your year. Be it as it may, I will now explain what my Son wishes for his people to do to prepare for his coming. Please listen:
Just as you plan for an important event to take place in your home, you may correlate this to the important event coming in your spiritual life. First the date is set for the event, and then the preparations must begin. Your home must be put in order; it must be clean and immaculate. You send out special invitations to come to your banquet, and you prepare special food to serve at the event. You take special care in planning for the event so that all who attend will enjoy themselves and know that you took special care in preparing and seeing that everything was in order. You make your guests welcome and bid them come into your home and celebrate with you.
My children, this is what Advent should represent to each of you. The word Advent means awaiting the coming of a special event. So you should prepare for it, much as you plan for a worldly event as stated above. It's a time for cleansing, a time for healing, a time for developing a spiritual life that will prepare you for the special guest to enter your heart on that special Christmas Day.
First, let me say to you, the special invitation is given to mankind every day to prepare for the coming of that special guest in your heart. You must answer the invitation by saying a resounding YES, much like I did those many years ago on earth when I said my YES to the angel who gave me such wonderful tidings of good news.
After you have accepted this special invitation, you must prepare your hearts for the special day when your guest arrives. Your heart and soul must be made clean and spotless. The outer appearance must glow with the glitter of decorative lights that shine for all to see.
How do you go about performing this spiritual cleaning? First, repent of all of your faults, forgive all enemies, read spiritual books that will put you in tune with the heavenly hosts that sing the praise of my divine Son. The special food you prepare for your soul could be attending church services, saying devotional prayers, especially my rosary, and doing good deeds and offering them up to the Father.
Put on a fresh coat of paint that will take away all the grime that has been accumulated and made your heart dull and out of tune with the majestic choir of angels. Clean and prepare your heart and mind, for they are the developers of the soul. Do not clutter it with garbage that filters to the soul. Make the soul beautiful and use it as your centerpiece on the banquet table. Make your soul beautiful so that, when you open the door to your invited guest, he will see the gold chain of love that was prepared for you as his gift.
So, please pray, do penance, help others in the name of Jesus. Make every day a day of joyful anticipation for the coming of the Lord and savior. Await his coming with a prayerful attitude, so that when the glorious day arrives, your heart will be ready to greet him. Oh, what joy you shall experience on the eve of the blessed day, for you will find his peace and his love! And if you have prepared the way as he asked you and you are a good and faithful servant who followed his directions, you will be rewarded with a joyful celebration of love. Please say YES to my Son and then prepare for his coming, like I did so many years ago. Prepare for the feast. Get your house in order so that when the joyful day arrives, you will be ready to greet your honored guest with humility and devoted love.
In this special time of Advent, I ask all my children to prepare for CHRISTMAS. Make ready for my Son's coming, and I promise you your celebration on Christmas Day will be as wonderful as mine was on the first Christmas Day when I held the blessed child in my arms. You, too, will find the special peace that emanates from my Son. Your heart will swell with such wondrous love, and you will find your special star that will guide you to the place where you will meet and greet your loving friend and savior, Jesus. You will pay him homage by your gifts of love and your gracious hospitality. You must invite him into your heart and soul and then prepare yourself to welcome this most honored guest, and he will greet you with many blessings.
My children, make this Advent a special one. Turn your hearts and minds to him, giving him all honor and glory. Try to visualize my blessed Joseph and me, as we prepared for his coming and follow our example. We waited with joyful anticipation, prayerful supplication, and much love.
I leave you now with blessings from me and my Son. I thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak to you and tell you what you must do to prepare for his coming. It will be a joyful occasion, a wondrous feast, if you adhere to my request concerning what to do at this special time of year. Go now, rest in his peace and know that I, your loving mother, love you for responding to my call.
Your loving mother,
MARY
As the earth is preparing to celebrate another season of Christmas, I come to you to express my message of love to all my people.
Let me begin by recreating the Christmas legend. As you know from reading Holy Scripture, the prophets had foretold of a heavenly king coming to rescue the chosen people of God, the ones who had been faithful to him. The world was in chaos. It had become a [cesspool] of iniquity and ungodliness. Mankind had suffered from the fall of man by the sins of Adam and Eve, and so it continued to spin in a web of destruction. Distrust, greed, lust, and the worship of pagan gods ran rampant throughout the world.
The heavenly hosts witnessed this abominable situation with sadness. God the Father, who created the world out of pure love, decided he would, because of his gentle mercy and the generous love he had for man, give man another chance to prove himself worthy of God's love. Thus, his plan for the salvation of the world began.
God the Son would be sent down to earth to break the shackles of evilness and redeem mankind and lead man back to God. But how should God come down from heaven to save man? Should he come as a stern ruler? Should he come in majestic glory? No, God the Father, in his infinite wisdom, decided to have God the Son come to earth and be born as man and live as man in order to save men and pave the way to glory and their heavenly home. He would come as a peacemaker, as a teacher to teach men how to live as their God intended them to live. The Lord God would come as a child, innocent and glowing with the light of heaven surrounding him, to dispel the darkness of the earth.
My coming into the world as a babe had a two-fold purpose. First, God the Father decided I would follow the evolution process of man. Man comes to earth from heaven as an innocent child of God and lives his time on earth to do the will of his Creator and then goes back to his heavenly home when his work is completed. So, too, must the Son of God follow this process. He must be born of woman as an innocent child and grow in wisdom and age until he reaches manhood, all the while teaching and preaching the good news of salvation, the love of the Father, and man's rightful place in the heavenly kingdom. The second reason for coming as a babe was so that man would not be afraid of this heavenly King returning to earth. Have you ever seen anyone afraid of a baby? A baby is loved and made welcome into the world amidst great joy. So now the decision was made to have me enter the world as a child. It also fulfilled the prophecy written many years before my coming. The time had come to choose a young woman to be my earthly mother. My Father and I chose a young, beautiful, innocent maiden from all the women of the world because of her total and devoted love of God. We knew she would say YES to God's request and that she would fulfill her role in a loving, dignified manner. Blessed Joseph was also hand-picked by the heavenly Father and me. He, too, was chosen from among many just men and had the special honor, bestowed on him by God the Father to be my guardian while on earth.
So now the stage was set, so to speak. My earthly mother and father had been chosen and had accepted the challenge, and [those in] the world anxiously waited for their king to come and save them.
On a starry night in a little town called Bethlehem, I came into the world. Angels were summoned to prepare my way and to help during the birth process. I came into the world gently and peacefully and so a new role was written for me, that of savior of mankind, a prince of peace, and a healer of nations who would free his people from the bondage of sin.
Let us now ponder on the symbols used at Christmastime:
A Tiny Babe. Everyone loves a baby, a tiny, innocent child that brings the realm of God from heaven to earth. A child who brings joy to his/her family.
Angels. [Angels are] an important sign of the Christmas season, for in their glorious, wondrous forms, they are sparks of the love that emanates from the heavenly kingdom. They are radiant and glow with the heavenly glitter. They sing hymns of praise and on the first Christmas morn, they were the first to sing the glad tidings of my birth. Today, when you hear the beautiful music of Christmas, think of the choirs of angels who proclaimed my coming on that first Christmas celebration.
Trees and Lights. A special tree is searched for and placed in homes and businesses, marking a significant sign of the Christmas season. Bright, twinkling lights adorn the tree. (Very appropriate, for my crib or manger was made of wood from a tree, and I would die on a cross made from a tree). The beautiful tree of lights celebrating my birth would one day bring tears of sadness at my death. The lights signify the glorious light that shines for all mankind from the heavenly kingdom. They glitter and twinkle, much like the beautiful stars that adorned the skies the night of my birth. The bright star on top of the tree shines on the pathway for all to see and be guided back to their God.
Holly and Poinsettia. The beautiful berries of holly growing on bushes are likened to the thorns that would crown my head at another time in my life on earth. The beautiful Christmas flower, the poinsettia, with its bright leaves contrasts with the passion flower that symbolizes another time in my earthly life.
Snow. Have you ever wondered why so many Christmas scenes are snow scenes? Well, snow represents purity and gentleness. The peacefulness in nature represents the gentleness of God. Have you ever seen snow fall? It falls ever so gently and softly from heaven to earth. It falls in a hushed whisper covering the earth in a mantle of pure white. This, too, is symbolic of my birth, for it matters not what season I was born, or even what day of the year, this symbolism of snow remains. For, you see, like a snowflake, I came down from heaven to earth, ever so gently and quietly to a pure young maiden and her young husband. I was placed in a crib of straw with her mantle of white draped around me. It was very beautiful, like the first snowfall that covers the earth in a beautiful setting.
Children and Gifts. Children, in their wondrous innocence, are the true meaning of Christmas. They wait with joyous wonder, much like the world waited for its savior. Their hearts are merry with excitement at the brightly wrapped gifts under the tree, which correlates with the joy that surrounded the stable when the wise men brought special gifts to that tiny babe so many years ago.
Christmas. What does this mean in your world today? It should have a special meaning to all, for I, Christ, the Savior of the World, began my reign over the world to free men from the bondage of sin and to bring them back into the graces of their almighty Father. I came long ago into a cruel, ungodly world, and I come once more to a cruel, ungodly world beset by war and greed and fear. Every Christmas Day, it doesn't matter whether the event took place on the day you celebrate it on earth or not, should be a celebration of joy. For today, like the very first day, I come among my people as a babe to be born in the hearts of men and to grow and mature until men come to the full knowledge of their God. Every year, I come to men gently and lovingly. I ask men to put aside their hatred of one another, their warring ways, their hostility, their greed and lust and come to the stable of love where their savior awaits them to bring them peace and love. Bring with you your innocent hearts, your bright glow of love and gifts of faith, love, and charity, for these gifts are the ones that I cherish more than gold, frankincense, and myrrh: faith so strong that it binds heaven and earth; love, an everlasting love that shines forth from God and touches the souls of men; charity, the giving of yourselves to help other souls in need and to share your knowledge of the Triune God so that they will repent and come back to their heavenly Father, who awaits them with open arms.
I, your friend and savior, eagerly await this celebration every year, for it seems to be the only time on your earth that I see a spark of holiness in mankind, the only time man realizes he is touched by the hand of God in his life. I see, with joy, people caring for people; I see the needy being administered to; I see people singing and praising their Lord; I see families coming together in love; I see wars stopped in mid-battle to give glory to God; I see little ones joyous and excited about what awaits them on Christmas morn. And, I wonder why, oh, why, can this not happen every day of the year? The message of Christmas resounds every day for mankind to adhere to. I came as a babe to bring peace and harmony to man, and I died as a man to save man from his sins. I extend this peace and love to all mankind as you once again celebrate Christ-mas. I come once again to rekindle the spark of peace and love that was planted in your hearts long ago. I ask, in return, that you strive to make this joyful holy day linger in your hearts all year long. Make an effort to love one another, stop war and injustice in the world, and turn away from hatred, greed, and anything that takes you away from the message of Christmas love. Make this Christmas a special one. Sing and praise the Lord. Celebrate love and peace with your family, your neighbors and friends. If you do this for me, I promise you the gift of joy, the gift of peace, and the gift of everlasting happiness, not by worldly standards, but by heavenly standards.
I leave you now with the glad tidings, "Behold! A child has been born--a child of goodness, a child of light, a child of peace, and a child of love." Come to me, my children, light the blessed candle of love in your hearts that will glow in the darkness and light the way back to your heavenly home. Come in my peace, come in my love for all mankind, acknowledge me in your hearts, and you will discover the secret magic of Christmas. I will send my angels to greet you and sing hymns of praise to the heavenly hosts.
Make a manger for me in your hearts, and I will come and reside in your hearts and bring you gifts of peace and love. I love all of you, and I look forward to celebrating with you. Praise and glory be given to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit this Christmas Day.
With special love,
Your friend and savior,
JESUS
Each life that God creates has its own pattern woven by God himself. We must follow the woven pattern in order to complete our life. It is not our making; it is the Lord God's creation. Each of us comes into the world carrying a message from God. The unique combination of gifts and talents, endowing the newborn, carries the invitation and the capability of answering YES to the life plan. So it is foolish of man to think that he is the ruler of himself, that he may do as he pleases with his life while on this earth. Oh, yes, he can try, and he does try, to unweave the pattern being woven for him, and this is what gets man into trouble. Man was created in the image of God for God's honor and glory, not man's honor and glory. Too often human man forgets this and tries to "put on God" himself, and this folly becomes the downfall of many.
The time is fast approaching when the Lord God will reveal himself once again to mankind and let men know, in no uncertain terms, what he expects of them. That is why it is so urgent that everyone pray wait, and listen for his answers. Do not be anxious; do not question why or when or what you must do. Your life is being patterned by the greatest of all master craftsmen. So do not be anxious. You are to take just one day at a time and do the Lord's work on just that day only. The Lord God is in no hurry. He plans your life work when he sees fit. You cannot hurry the Lord. You cannot outguess him. It will be his decision when you shall conquer and when you shall rest. All in good time.
God has never forsaken those who are willing to act as one of his special envoys, but too often he is forsaken by some who have foolish ideas that they are not doing his bidding because they see no results or because they feel no emotional impact in their daily walk with him. Do not fall into this unfortunate stalemate of indifference. Everyone must learn to trust him as your life pattern is woven and formed by the Master's loving hands. Do not fret or worry; do not become anxious about your mission for him. All will be done in his time, as he weaves the pattern of your life for his honor and glory. Be content for now to know you are in his loving care; do not try to outguess him; do not try to challenge him. Only know that if you do his bidding every day, he will bless you. You may not always see results, but remember you are seeing only with human eyes, not divine eyes. Spread his love and peace to everyone you come in contact with on a daily basis. This is all he asks of you at this time. Be his peacemaker; be the instrument he uses to bring men back into his fold. Do not question the master craftsman; only let him gently and lovingly weave the pattern of your life so that the final result will be a most beautiful and unique piece of art. Let go and let God plan your life, and only then will you know true peace, true happiness, and contentment.
JESUS
A new year should mean a new beginning, a new fresh start. Blot out the past years from your mind, ask forgiveness for any mistakes in those past years, and start a new year free to do the Father's will. This should be the true meaning of your New Year, for it brings with it a fresh start to begin anew to live as the Father, man's Creator, wishes man to live on the earth. Make a resolution to start a new year under my guidance. How do you do this, you ask? Let me explain.
Man must follow my guidance if this new year is to be a peaceful, happy year for mankind. Man should ask in this new year, "What is the main objective for a happy, peaceful year?" The answer is quite simple. The main objective should be what each one will do with his life to make it pleasing to God and honor him with his way of living. I say unto you that man will suffer many calamities if he does not make this quest the most important one in this new year.
Man must now realize that the world, as it exists today, is his enemy, and if he is to be saved from the snares of the enemy, he must join forces with me in conquering evil and freeing the world from its own destruction. The world at this time is spinning in a web of total destruction. It has woven this web of evilness of its own accord. Instead of turning toward the Creator and lover of the world, man has turned toward the enemy who seeks to destroy the goodness and beauty of the world. Look at the way man is polluting God's beautiful masterpiece! The Lord God created a beautiful universe and gave man the purist land, sea, and sky to live in. However, the enemy of God wrested some of mankind away from the love of God and through the sins of greed and lust persuaded man to destroy the earth that had been created for man's pleasure. Oh, what fools the enemy has made of men! But the Lord God watches over his creation like a jealous lover. He watches and waits for the enemy to strike, and then he sends his heavenly forces to do battle with the enemy. This year you will see the heavenly forces sent down to do battle with the enemy, for you see, God in his goodness, mercy, and love for his creation will not tolerate the enemy's degradation of the world any longer. He will claim the earth in no uncertain terms and man will tremble at the mighty forces at work. What should you do to anticipate this event? Please listen to my words of advice, of encouragement, and of love.
If you have love of the Triune God and love for one another, you will band together under my banner of love and will join forces with the heavenly forces and do battle with the enemy. To do this, you must take charge of your life now and attune yourself to the wishes of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Only by keeping your lives in the glory of God and doing the will of the Father and me, will you be saved from the holocaust that will envelop the world as you know it. Here are some guidelines for you to follow:
Go into your holy places and place the Triune God back in their rightful places. Honor us and give us glory. Praise our names and show us your love by keeping the commandments which were given to man-kind many, many years ago. If anyone objects to the acknowledgment of my Father and me, do not fear, for as was stated in Holy Writ, I was in the world and the world knew me not, but to as many as receive me and acknowledge me, I will never forsake them.
Go to your work places. Keep the name of Jesus always in your hearts and on your lips. Give good example to all and put on a joyful countenance so that all you meet will know you have been touched by God. Acknowledge me and converse with me all through your day from the time you arise to the time you retire. Dedicate each day to me and listen for my recourse with you. Make each day a special prayer to me and let my light shine through you for all to see.
Give honor to the Triune God in your homes. Speak of us often, giving praise and honor to our names. Gather your families together in praise and thanksgiving and acknowledge us before men. Live each day as if I were personally coming to walk and commune with you. Let go of the human elements in your lives and take on the divine element that I so willingly give to all my friends.
If you do as I have stated, you will find much joy in the new year, even amidst turmoil. But I must warn you, you will meet with many obstacles, for the enemy will keep trying to sway you away. That is why you must pray, fast, and stay in tune to me every day, and I promise you your world will see a new change. Remember the words, "In the world, you will have tribulations, but do not be afraid, be of good cheer, look toward your God and your savior, for I have overcome the world." I was born into the world and I died to save mankind, so do not become disillusioned, but rejoice with God, your savior, for I have chosen my people, and they will overcome this world of degradation, of pollution, and of wickedness. They will be led to a new world where they will find true peace, true love, and true happiness.
So, my people, I invite you to join forces with me against the enemy this new year. I love you and I want you with me always. I promise you a new life, a wonderful life, free from pain and strife. Make a New Year's resolution to be my companion on the road back to your heavenly home. I will be a faithful and loving guide.
Please accept this challenge to come to the quiet and commune with me so that I can lead you to a new life. I leave you with the following blessing:
May God the Father bless you with his mercy and love,
May God the Son shower you with many blessings as
you walk with him on this special journey,
And may God the Holy Spirit guide you and be with you
always as you participate in this adventure of life.
Your friend and savior,
JESUS
I say unto you, if you do my will and lead your life according to my wishes, every day you will have a life full of peace and happiness that surpasses all human understanding.
When my people are lonely, when they are sad, when they are beaten down by the forces of evil that permeate the world's surface, then I invite them to say in a forceful voice, "The Lord is my hope and salvation! There is nothing I shall want, for he has conquered evil, he has saved his people from the enemy, and he will continue to shower blessings on his people who have abundant faith in their Creator, who love him above all and who put their lives in his hands." The Lord, your God and savior, will never forsake the faithful who come to him asking for forgiveness, asking for his blessings, and asking him for safe passage from the enemy. Let the world hear his powerful voice--let the sound go out far and near that God has taken command of the world's situation and is coming with his loyal army to do battle with the evil forces that are trying to destroy his creation and his people.
All my people who stay in close contact with their Lord and savior will have no sad recourse, for God in his infinite wisdom and gentle love will protect his chosen ones, and they will be unscathed during the battle that will emerge on the earth's surface. If you are with me, who can be against you?
I say unto you this day, be prepared to do battle, stay strong in your faith, for Satan will try to unravel your faith by intervention of doubt and petty jealousy of each other. He will set brother against brother, friend against friend. He is desperate at this time, for his end is near, and he will do everything in his power to persuade God's people to abandon their Lord and savior. He is subtle and cunning, and the closer you are to me, your loving friend and savior, the more he will try to torment you with his lies and his ruthlessness.
I say unto you, my people: be of good faith; stay strong in your belief in your God; abandon all thoughts of doubts and mistrust; and continue to pray, fast, and ask for my guidance and blessings. Remember, I, your Lord and master, know your every need. I know what is best for you, I listen to your prayers and petitions, and I love you beyond all human understanding. You have been fashioned by a master craftsman out of pure love. You must return that love and grow in the wisdom and knowledge of your Creator. He will impress on you his wishes that will allow you to meet each challenge with wisdom and grace. He will acknowledge your love, and he will never abandon you. If you have a serious problem in which you have no one to turn to, in which you have exhausted all human effort, then turn to him. Bare your soul, bear your worries, and let him soothe you and bring you peace. Go to the Father and ask him to give you his special peace and the answers to your problems. But, remember to ask in my name for "Whatsoever you ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you." And then come to me, your loving friend and savior, and ask [me], from your heart, to grant your petitions and to give you peace in all situations, and I will do it for you.
My people must be strong in time of temptation; you must not falter when it comes to dealing with the enemy. You must put on the armor of God and fight under his banner, and you will be victorious. The Lord God says unto you: be faithful my people; be strong in your love; don't let the temptations of Satan take you away from my love, not even for one minute. Every day, every hour of the day, say my name--JESUS, JESUS, JESUS--and ask me to give you the courage to face any situation this day and every day of your life on earth. Petition me to give you the grace that will conquer all fears and forces of iniquities that might befall you this day. Give your whole being to me, dedicate your life to doing my will, and I will be there to protect you from the forces of evil. My angels and saints will surround you with the peace and protection of heaven, and you will rise above the evils of the world and be as one in the Lord--you will feel no evil because you have been taken away, you have been transported to a higher realm where the deceit and lies of the enemy will never reach you.
Give thanks every day and night for God's blessings on you. Give thanks for being a chosen one who does the Lord's bidding. Give thanks for the beauty and wisdom of life, and give thanks and praise to the Almighty for his love. If you do this and keep the faith, you will find peace among turmoil, rainbows among the "rains" of evil, and joy amidst fear and strife. You will find God's love is never shallow or fearful, but strong and vibrant and worthy of man's dedication to him. As Holy Scripture says, "Give thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever."
No matter what life situation you are facing at this very moment, turn it over to the Lord, trust him to make it better and less burdensome. Give thanks for his goodness and mercy and then let it go, for when you truly trust in your God, you must let him take over the situation. The statement "Let go and let God" is a most profound statement. So, give your problems to your faithful Lord and savior and trust him to make everything right in your life, knowing he will deal with the problems. Then, and only then, will you find peace in your storms of life, happiness amidst turmoil, and a heart that bears no evil thoughts of hate, grudges, or jealousy. You were put on this earth for a purpose. Do you think that the God who placed you on earth with a purpose in mind, would ever forsake you? Never! You are the only force that could forsake this purpose by denying your Creator and siding with Satan. That is why I state so strongly that you must pray every day for guidance so that no matter what situation life has you in at this given moment, you will succeed and be blessed because of your trust and compliance to the will of God. You will find true peace and understanding that the world cannot fashion for you. You will be delivered from Satan and his evil spirits, and you will be counted among God's chosen people.
My blessing on all my people. I love you all so very much, and I am always with you through good times and bad times. Please acknowledge me often during the course of your day and know, with complete trust, I will be with you to bear any burdens, celebrate all joyful occasions in your life, and love you as a true friend.
Your loving friend and savior,
JESUS
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Crucifixion, Master Dionysius, 1500Look, take the portrait or the crucifix into your hands and look into my eyes. See the tears--not tears of pain, although I did suffer pain in the human flesh, terrible pain, but this is not why I shed tears. My tears were for my people who had deserted me with their sinful habits, with their disobedience, with their lukewarm ways, with their distrust of me, with their denial of me, and their betrayal of me. My tears were for all of mankind, for I could see all the faces of mankind turned against me and turned toward the enemy of the soul.
Look at my head--crowned with thorns. Have you ever been pricked by a thorn from a rose or berry bush? How painful it is as it penetrates into your skin, and if it is not taken out, it will fester and swell to a point of intense pain, until the pain is almost unbearable. Well, just imagine huge thorns placed roughly on your head so that the skin is broken, and the thorns are burrowed into your head so deep that blood begins to trickle down your face. Your face becomes feverish and swollen, and the pain is intense. Those of you who suffer from migraine headaches will sympathize with the terrible pains in your head, but I tell you it cannot compare with the terrible pains I suffered from the crown of thorns. The thorns dug into my scalp so deeply that it seemed that the enemy was trying to probe my mind, my intellect, my thinking process, and the pain became so excruciating that I became nauseous and sick.
Look at my nose--swollen and bruised by the blows to my head, blood trickling from it.
Look at my lips--the same lips that spoke to my people of my love for them, the same lips that taught them and prayed with them, the same lips that performed miracles for them, lips now parched, swollen, cracked, and yearning for a little water to relieve the pain.
Look at my hands--the same hands that healed my people, the same hands that had been laid on feverish brows to heal them, the same hands that had broken bread and lifted the cup to partake of eating with them, the same hands that had blessed the people and beckoned the people to come to me, the same hands that now were bruised and swollen because of the nails that pierced my wrists.
Look at my side--pierced with a lance, blood and water coming forth to drain all my energy from my body.
Look at my feet--huge nails hammered into them as one foot was placed on top of the other to secure me to the cross. To those of you who suffer with pains in your feet or who have had surgery performed on them, think of the pain you have encountered. Well, imagine nails being driven into your feet--imagine the intense pain you would feel.
Look at my heart--oh, my heart, how painful it felt! No one could see my heartache, but this pain was the worst of all, for I saw the mob of people whose love had turned to hate for me. The same people who, just a few days before, had been my friends, had listened to my teachings, had witnessed my healings, and had invited me to their homes to commune with them. Now they were my enemies turned against me, crying for my death, making obscene gestures, and shouting obscene names to me. Oh, my heart was breaking from the storm of hatred seen from their eyes! And as my eyes looked into my mother's eyes and saw my faithful John, my devoted Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, and my other faithful followers who stood at my feet looking up at the horrors that had been inflicted on me, the sadness and bewilderment in their eyes made my heart break, and I was overcome with love for their loyalty and devotion to me.
This year, as you experience the Lenten season once more on your earth, I request that each day, you take the crucifix or a picture of my face, study the cruel blows that I experienced, and repent of your sins and the sins of the world. Remember me, your crucified Lord and savior, and say a prayer of repentance. To those of you who suffer physical pain, I ask you to offer up your sufferings for poor souls that have turned their backs on me and betrayed me. When you suffer from migraine headaches or other traumas of the head, look at my head crowned with thorns and offer up your pains for someone who has denied me. Those of you who suffer a malady of the eyes, who suffer from any kind of eye pain, look at my eyes, see my tears, my bruised and swollen eyes, and ask for pardon for your iniquities and that of the world. Those of you who suffer pain in your joints, your feet, your hands--look at me--look at the nails that pierced my wrists and feet and ask forgiveness and offer your pains for sinners who need my love. Those of you who suffer from heart pains or pains of any body-racking disease, look at my body, stripped and bruised and beaten for love of you. Offer your pains for the redemption of the world. If you do this, you will in some way relieve the world of its sinful ways; you will be linking your pains to mine to save the world, and so you, too, will form a special chain of love that links your world with mine.
I ask all my people to look at me, your crucified Lord and savior. I suffered and died that you might have life. My tears were for you--my love was for you. Do this in remembrance of me. But do not, I beg of you, wallow in self-pity; for your pains and sorrows, if offered up to me, will be blessed by me, and you will be rewarded. You will rise to new glory and free yourself from the pains and misery of life, for remember, after my suffering and death, came my resurrection.
So, this Lenten season, I am asking all my people to look on a portrait of your crucified Lord and savior or on a crucifix, take it into your hands and ponder the wounds, meditate on my words from the cross, see my tears shed for all my people, and repent, repent and come back to me or be taken over by Satan. The choice is yours, me or Satan. Please, come to me as I await you in glory. The Father blesses you, the Holy Spirit abides with you, and I impart to you special blessings.
Your crucified and risen savior,
JESUS
Christmastime celebrated on the earth is a joyful time, a time of joyful anticipation of the arrival of a special child who came to save the world. At this special time, you are introduced to a lady named Mary who plays a very important role in the life of the child Jesus.
In the recalling of my adult life and the consequences of my suffering and death, you again meet this special lady, Mary. I would like to take this time to expound on the two Marys who were so very much a part of my life on earth.
My mother Mary was chosen from all women on earth by God the Father to be my mother who could lovingly care for me while in human form. As she took on the role under trying circumstances, she said YES to all of mankind and was the first human to accept the will of God without question. By her very nature she was kind, loving, and pure of heart. She was very lovely by human standards. She loved her God, and she said YES because of this deep, abiding love. She found out very early that being chosen by God can have many drawbacks--for she learned that she would suffer many heartaches, but she stood steadfast in her loving devotion and overcame all obstacles. She was the ideal mother; she was the ideal woman--the lady who brought dignity back to womanhood. For, you see, Eve, the first woman created by God, failed him by disobeying his rules. Because of her fall, women were dishonored by men--they had lost the dignity and honor that God the Father had bestowed on them when woman was first created.
Mary, because of her Magnificat, overcame the stigma that had befallen woman and once again brought woman into the dignity of God. By her loving acceptance of the will of God, she brought woman out of the degradation of sin. Every woman should be grateful to her and acknowledge her as her role model. She is my special envoy that I send to my people to help them and warn them of their enemy who wishes to destroy their goodness and turn man away from God. I love her and honor her as the perfect one who spent so many hours taking care of my needs, never complaining, only doing her duties, lovingly and with stoic courage because of her love of God.
She has a place of honor in my kingdom. She is the new Eve of the world. She is the brilliant star in my constellation. She is love without a blemish. I gave her to man as I was dying on the cross, for I knew man would need someone to tenderly love and care for him as she had cared for me, so I entrusted my mother to be your mother for the lifespan of the earth. Welcome her as your mother. She will take good care of you, for she loves you and knows her divine Son loves you. I say unto you, do not speak ill of her or ignore her warnings, for she has been
instructed by me to be my gift bearer of peace and love to the world. She is truly my ambassador of good will that I send to my people on earth. Listen to her, love her, but never adore her or place her in a loftier role than her Son, for to do so, you hurt her and displease the Father. She is a remarkable lady in every sense of the word. Because of my love for her, I always listen to her petitions when she brings them to the altar of God and pleads for man. So it is most appropriate to ask her in my name to bring your prayers to the altar of the Most High, where she is honored and loved. Love her and honor her as she truly reigns as Queen of Heaven.
In this Lenten season, you also are introduced to another woman called Mary, Mary Magdalene. She, too was very comely in her beauty. But unlike the other Mary, she had first said NO to God and turned against all of his Commandments. She ridiculed him, she cursed him, she denied him, until one day she came face to face with him. He looked into her eyes and forgave her and told her to go and sin no more. When she met his gaze, she was struck dumb with shame for her sins. No one before him had ever loved her. When she met his gaze, her heart responded, and she became one of his most faithful followers. It was to this Mary that I appeared after my death for she never denied me; she never turned her back on me after her conversion. She continued to love me and accepted my teachings when my own disciples floundered and became afraid. She was never afraid to acknowledge her master; she accepted me as her Lord and master. She came to the cross with Mother Mary and wept, seeing my agony. She comforted my mother and was never afraid to show her love for me.
Although the two Marys were worlds apart in their chosen lives, they shared one thing in common, their love for me--one as a mother, one as a faithful disciple.
The lesson I impart to you today is: No matter who you are, saint or sinner, come to me, look into my eyes. I will forgive your sins. Love me, keep the Commandments of God, do my bidding, and I will welcome you into my kingdom. I love you and want you to love me. Learn of me and you will discover a kind, loving master who will teach you how to live on the earth and who will welcome you home, just as he welcomed his mother Mary and his faithful servant Mary.
I ask you to study the two Marys and learn from them. One said YES immediately to her God; the other, a sinner, had to come face to face with her God before she said YES. These two Marys are a study in contrast, but a study you will delight in. During this time on your earth, as you prepare for Lent and relive the story of the days that lead to my crucifixion and resurrection, read about the two Marys. Let them inspire in you the desire to say YES to your friend and savior. I love you and I await your love. You must repent as Mary Magdalene did and come back into my fold. Say YES and be obedient as my mother Mary, and you will find a tender, loving master and teacher. I leave you now to contemplate on this lesson.
My blessings to all of you!
I remain your friend and savior,
JESUS
As was stated in an earlier message, my mother was chosen by God among many young maidens to be the vessel by which the Son of God would be born into the world. Likewise, a man with godly character had to be chosen to represent my Father and become the guardian of the maiden Mary and a boy child that would grow up to become the savior of the world. So, at the appointed time, by heavenly intervention, a man named Joseph was chosen to be my guardian while on earth.
At first, Joseph, like so many other chosen people, would not believe the God of Israel had chosen him to be the spouse of the woman who would bear the Messiah, the promised one who would come and lead the people to victory over their enemy. After his disbelief, came fright. He was afraid that this was a delusion and that he was going crazy. And if it was true, he became even more frightened with the idea. How would he, a simple carpenter, be able to handle this grave responsibility? So many things went through his mind, but after being inspired by the words of God, he relented and gave himself to the will of God.
Who was this man Joseph? What special qualifications did he possess to have been chosen to be the one who would guide the Messiah in his younger years? Joseph was described by all who knew him as a gentle man, a godfearing, unrighteous man, who loved his God and prayed to be his instrument. He was regarded as a tireless worker who turned out impeccable work. He was kind, good-natured, and very respected in his community. When he became betrothed to a lovely young maiden named Mary, he thanked God for this honor, for he had always thought Mary to be special. He felt in his heart that God had honored him, but he was not yet attuned to the reason he had been chosen to be Mary's husband.
Joseph was thoroughly shaken when Mary informed him of her condition. He was hurt, but his first thought was for her and what would happen to her if the community discovered she was with child. He knew because he had witnessed, firsthand, how women were treated in this situation and how their husbands were humiliated and laughed at. But his concern was not for himself, but for the lady Mary, whom he had grown to love more and more. As he pondered and worried over the situation, the Lord God intervened and sent an angel to witness to him and make him aware of the truth. The rest of the story is history.
I am very grateful for this remarkable man, and I continue to bless him here in my kingdom for the wonderful years that I was in his care. He took special care of my needs. He took special care of my mother and honored us by being the best husband and father that anyone could ask for. He taught me everything about carpentry, and I grew to respect his expertise, his integrity, and his honesty. He was a just man who never neglected his duties to his work and especially to me and my mother. He gave praise to God in his every waking hour.
I have honored him, and I ask that you honor, NOT WORSHIP but honor, him. For he said YES to God every day of his life by doing the will of the Father in every way. He does not wish to be given special acknowledgment for the role he played in my life. But I say unto you, he deserves this honor. There has not been enough said about this good man. Today, in the modern world, he should be looked upon as a role model for all men, young and old alike. Study his life, see how he followed the mandate of God, see how he gave himself over to doing the bidding of God. Times were not always easy, but he accepted the hardships because he loved his God with all his heart. He was the perfect husband, the perfect father, the perfect worker, the perfect peacemaker, and the perfect guardian. All men should especially ask for his prayers to help them in their vocations in life. All men should ask for his guidance in procuring the perfect job, one that would honor God. And all men, should honor Joseph as the tool who taught me and guided me in my formative years on earth.
I give him special honor in my heavenly kingdom, and I love him for his total dedication and devotion to me and my mother and to the honor and respect that he always showed God the Father. So, I say unto all of you, give Joseph respect and honor, for he was truly a venerable man.
Your friend and savior,
JESUS, his heart
While in human form, I taught the people about the love of God. I gave them examples and teachings to follow to bring them back to the Creator. I was instructed by God the Father to live among the people and proclaim his love for his creation--to teach them how he wanted them to live in order to give him honor and glory. He wished me to bring man-kind his peace and love that could not be found by human standards, only by heavenly standards.
My last few weeks as a human were very painful, both physically and mentally. I suffered mental and physical anguish. I cried tears of sorrow because I knew the majority of my people would fail me, would hand me over to the enemy to be persecuted like the basest of criminals. What had I done to make them hate me? I came among the people speaking of God's love for them, healing their maladies, working miracles in the name of God the Father, and proclaiming his wishes for his people. I gave them simple rules, not complicated rules, to follow. I went among them and chose twelve men to help me in this endeavor. I taught them to learn of me and my Father. I instructed them and taught them of the Father's love for his people and his wishes for them. These men were hand-picked by me to do my bidding so that after I left this world, they would carry on my teachings for the people. Why was I persecuted for such a simple, but beautiful, task? Why am I still persecuted?
Has the world changed in 2,000 years? Has the world grown closer to God? I'm afraid not. My messages of love, my messages of peace, still go unnoticed. Today, as in days of old, I go among my people and I choose certain ones to bring my good news of salvation to my people--to speak my words of love, my words of truth, and to make my words come alive so that they will find their God and savior, not a dead God, but a living, vital God of love. I AM NOT DEAD! I still live among my people speaking words of love to all who will listen.
Some think that since my resurrection, I sit on a heavenly throne and never tend to the needs of my people, that I never come to converse with my people. Oh, NO, for I have a "stake" in their welfare. I suffered, was tortured, and died a horrible death that you might have life--not life by human standards, but by heavenly standards. I still am aware of your sufferings, of your needs, of how cruel the world can be to those who believe in my words. I have sent the Holy Spirit to comfort you, to be with you in times of trouble. To him be given glory, for he is truly the comforter of the soul, the one that carries on my triumphant message of love to all my people. But I, your friend and your savior, still care for you and ac-knowledge your conversation with me.
I come among you today and I ask you, "Am I being persecuted today in your world?" You have only to witness the news reports daily, the ungodliness in the world today. How many give witness to the Easter story today? I'm afraid not as many as proclaim the Christmas story. Are children being taught about my passion, death, and resurrection, or is this significant portion of my life on earth being neglected by parents, teachers, and even churches? I come to you and ask that each one of you acknowledge my last days on earth, that you, once again acknowledge my suffering and death as a human and then that you pay homage to me, as your God, in proclaiming my resurrection.
Today, I come again in peace and love and choose disciples to go out among the people and tell them, in simple terms, how I wish them to live. I speak as true today as I did 2,000 years ago. I ask certain chosen ones to do my bidding and write journals of love to be given to my people. My WORD is the same today as yesterday. My love for my people never wavers. It is the people who are fickle with their feelings for me. They run hot and cold, but most of the time, lukewarm in their feelings for me. Some pray, fast, and pay homage to me in worship service every week, but their acknowledgment of me is only lip service. I do not find any warmth, any real love in their everyday acknowledgment of me. I need strong, vital people who willingly give me their total love and witness for me with their hearts. My disciples must do my work every day, no matter where they are--home, work, school, or play. I come among you and single you out of the crowd and ask you to "Come, follow me, and I will make you leaders of men, not by worldly standards, but by heavenly standards." If you are chosen, I need you to follow me with your whole hearts. Do not tell me "Maybe" or "I'll follow you until I tire of your work." It's now or never, me or the world.
What kind of people have you been until now? Have you been like Pilate who washed his hands of me and what I stood for? Have you been like some of my chosen ones who professed to love me and do my bidding and said they would be true to me until the end, but during my persecution they left me and one even denied me, for fear they would be persecuted like me? Or have you been like Judas, who betrayed me because he wished for power and position, and when he was given an opportunity to have this power, he turned me in so that he would receive his reward--money? Do you sometime turn your back on me in order to gain worldly position, power, and money, even though you know, like Judas, you will hurt your friend, your master, and your teacher? Or are you like my faithful followers who stayed with me until the end, not caring if they were questioned as being friends or relatives of mine, only wanting to show their love and support for me during those trying times?
You must state your case now--are you with me all the way, or do you feel I strike too hard a bargain? Do you feel that life is easier without me, that it is much simpler to go your own way, denying my wishes and living only to do what pleases you and the world, but not what pleases your God, your Creator?
Today, in this year of 1993, I ask [you], as I did 2,000 years ago, to come away with me and rise to a new glory--arise from the world's lies and deceptions and come with me to a higher life where you will always find me, your risen savior. You will know, at last, my everlasting love and peace that I promise to all who follow me and do my bidding. Go down on your knees and repent of your worldly ways and lift your arms up to me so that I might lift you to a higher realm, where I will meet you in full glory, and together we will reach the heavenly planet, where you will find your rainbow that spans your world and mine. I love you--won't you please love me in return? I await your answer today, as you again celebrate my resurrection. Discard your life of sin that weighs and binds you to earth and brings death to the soul. Rise with me and discover a new life, a new beginning. Choose me and I will lift you above the world, and you will come into my heavenly realm, where you will rejoice with me. Accept me as your Lord, master, teacher, friend, and savior, and I will acknowledge you before my heavenly Father. I love you.
I am your risen savior,
JESUS
When I was on your earth living in human form, I had many followers who professed their love and service to me. They heard my sermons, they witnessed my miracles, and they became followers of my ministry. They could physically see me and hear my words, and so they believed. However, I knew the true test would be when I left them, and they would no longer see me and hear my voice, as in human form. Would they still believe in my love for them? Would they still follow me and my commands that were given them? Or would they need to view me in human form and hear my voice in order to stay true to my teachings?
Many of them followed and stayed true to me because they had truly believed me when I said I would never leave them or forsake them, that I would be with them always, both on earth and in my heavenly kingdom. They knew they could always call on me in times of trouble, in times of pain, and in times when all seemed hopeless. They had no doubts because they had witnessed my "living testimonies." However, there were many who, because they could not visibly see me and feel my presence, left my ministry. They were like little children who, if the parents are near, feel safe and protected, but if the parents are out of sight, feel vulnerable and fearful. Which category do you fall into, Doubting Thomases or faithful followers?
If you read the Holy Writ, you will see that I often send angels to do my bidding to my people. Even my blessed mother Mary was visited by an angel who spoke for God the Father. She did not visibly see the God she professed to love, but she believed with her whole heart and soul that this messenger was truly from God, sent to her to ask her if she would participate in the greatest event of all times. Her answer was a definite YES, "My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my savior."
It is the same today as yesterday. To many, I have come and they have witnessed me in visions and have believed. But to most of my people, I speak in Holy Writ, in nature, in books, in songs, and more importantly, in their hearts. Some have a difficult time believing that it is really their God and their savior speaking to them. They think I am too far away to come and visit with them like I did while on earth. Some of them, much to my dismay, think that I have left them totally to suffer in this world without my love and guidance. But to a few, too few I might add, I am real, sight unseen. They truly believe that I am always near them, that I see their hearts, and that I speak to them in many ways. To these blessed souls, I give my special blessings, for they never doubt. Even amidst hardships and trials, they never give up on me and my love for them. They believe in me and in my teachings. Some of these good souls often ask to see me, but if I choose not to appear to them, they do not turn their backs on me; they still go on believing. This is the sign of true faith, and they will be blessed because their total faith in me never waivers; they stand strong and steadfast in their love for me.
These faithful friends do not need a physical appearance by me to make a love covenant with me. They are so engrossed in their daily walk with me, they feel no need to see me in a physical sense, for they know I love them in return for their obedience to my will and that when they arrive at the end of their love journey with me, they will find me a most loving and rewarding friend. I will proclai