Sunday, February 12, 2023

BLESSED BY TRUTH; CURSED BY LIES

My Dear Precious Child, After Jesus Christ healed the blind man and told him not to tell anybody what had happened to him, as soon as Jesus left the that area a man was brought to Him who was a dumb demoniac. When Jesus cast out the demon, the man began to speak to the surprise of everyone who was gathered together. They were all amazed. The people began to say that nothing like that had ever been done in Israel. The Pharisees, whose minds had been darkened to the miracles of Jesus, said that Jesus was casting out demons by the power of the prince of demons. The people who were amazed at the miracles were building their houses on rocks and the Pharisees who were lying about the miracles were building their houses on sand. The Pharisees whose houses were built on sand would have no houses when tribulation came after Jesus Christ was crucified. The devil would blow away their possessions with winds, rain and storms, which is what he does, destroy the lives of his children. Jesus toured all the towns and villages around Jerusalem, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of My Kingdom of God and curing all kinds of diseases and sicknesses. My Good News is always followed by good works in the earth. Jesus was moved by Compassion for the people because they were like a sheep without a Shepherd, being hopeless and dejected. Jesus in His Compassion told His disciples that the harvest was rich but the laborers were few. He told them to ask Me, the Lord of the harvest, to send more laborers into My harvest. It was at this time that I chose the disciples of Jesus Christ. Prior to that time Jesus Christ was My only anointed One who was preaching about My Kingdom of God. I had already asked Matthew to follow Jesus Christ but the need was great so Jesus called Simon Peter, James the son of Zebedee, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, John, Thaddaeous, Simon the zealot, and Judas, the person who was to betray him. Jesus Christ sent those 12 men out into the harvest with instructions. He told them to go to the lost sheep of Israel proclaiming that My Kingdom of God was close at hand. He told them to heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers and to cast out demons. He told them not to charge anything for their ministry because they had freely received so they must give freely. He told them not to take any silver coins with them because as workmen, they deserved their keep, meaning that I would prepare places free for them to stay. He said wherever they went that they were to ask for someone honest and stay with that person until time to leave. He told His disciples that they should bless the houses where they stayed, to honor it, and if the house deserves it to speak peace upon the house. If it did not deserve peace, then He said to let their peace come back upon them. Jesus Christ told His disciples that if a house or a town or village did not receive them, listen to them or welcome them, that they were to walk out of the house or town and shake the dust from their feet. He said that on the day of judgment that it would be worse for those towns than for the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah. Then Jesus added to His admonition that they were to be as wise as serpents but harmless as doves, indicating that they needed to be at least as wise as the people who were led by demons but their own attitudes toward people must be to be as gentle as doves, who are not savage birds but are peaceful. With people they were to be as peaceful as Jesus Christ but be just as smart as their spiritual enemies so as to escape their demonic traps. Jesus equipped His disciples with kind but definite instructions. He had told them to do and act just as wise as He had acted with His spiritual enemies during His ministry. Jesus knew that His real enemies were the devil and his demons. Your Father of Wise Admonitions

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