Conversation
with Jesus
(Mat
7:7) "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will
find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Sometimes I get so
frustrated trying to determine and discern where God wants me that it
becomes a stumbling block and a distraction. I am often my worst
enemy as I try to stay just a step ahead of my Lord. It does not
work! It does not work because His will and our will are almost
always opposites. We remain flesh and blood, constantly influenced
by the world, and simply cannot truly decipher the spiritual unless
aided by the express intervention of the Holy Spirit. I so look
forward to that day when all believers will exchange the tent of our
bodies for the immortal and our language will be in the spirit.
(Isa
25:8) He will swallow up death for all time, And the Lord GOD will
wipe tears away from all faces, And He will remove the reproach of
His people from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken.
One morning, during early
devotions, I sat at my desk and experienced a “Day Dream” A dream
of having a direct conversation with Jesus. All though not face to
face, I imagined His actual presence in the room and following is my
recollection of that Day Dreamed dialog:
ME: Oh my
Lord God, how very lost I sometimes feel. When your presence is
known through your actions, I am at the top of the world. It is
almost like being in heaven while here on earth. You know my heart,
Lord, you knitted me together in my mother's womb, and from that
first heartbeat, my first breath, the first steps of my feet, you,
Oh God, have always been right there. Most of the time Lord, I am
confident in my walk, but other times, like now, I question if I am
truly doing what I am supposed to do. What is my purpose? What is
my job? Jesus help me!
JESUS:
Love. Love our Father, Love me with all of your heart, all of your
mind, and all of your soul, and love your brothers and sisters and
neighbors as you love yourself. That is your purpose. It is why you
were created. To Love. Love me because I first loved you. [MT
22:36-40, 1 JN 4:19]
ME: I do so
love you Lord. With everything in me, I do so Love you!
JESUS: I
know you do. That is why I am here. Your job, like your purpose is
likewise uncomplicated. You are to go and make disciples of all the
nations, Baptizing in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit, and teach them about all of my commands. When you
do that, I will always be with you to the very end of days. That, my
loving brother, is your job. [MT 28: 18-20]
ME: (tears
in my eyes) You called me brother!
JESUS: I
did.
ME: (now
sobbing) Lord I should be calling you King, Savior, even GOD! And
you just called me, ME, your brother. [MT 12:50]
JESUS: I
Love You. Let it be as I have said for this moment. In your human
tent, you cannot measure the length or the width, or the height or
the depth of my love for you. You are not capable of grasping such
love, but you are capable of following in the example I set for you
while I was walking on the earth. You see, you have all the tools
you need to follow me. They are gifts from on high. Your greatest
power rests in your FAITH. Faith, belief in that which you cannot
see, cannot taste, cannot smell, cannot touch. The faith of a child
that all is possible and that nothing is impossible with the Father
and with Me. When you feel lost, find your faith. The narrow path
will return. Above all else, know that I Love you and I am always
here and will never leave you.
[EPH 3:17-19, MK 10:15, MT
17:20]
ME: Oh
Lord, My God how wonderful you truly are, how magnificent, wondrous
and powerful. All of us, those who believe, how very blessed we are
to walk in your steps, and to follow your lead and to share the
Truth, the Gospel to all who will listen. Thank-you Lord Jesus,
thank you for loving me, Amen.
This was a day dream. Its
tale, its contents are based on facts in the book. His book. Our
guide. The Bible!
Have
you read your Bible today?
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