Thursday, February 25, 2021

BLESSING AND REWARD GUARANTEES

My Dear Precious Child,
   It is very appropriate and very loving that Jesus Christ started His ministry of teaching about My kingdom of God which was soon to come into their lives by coaching His brothers and sisters on the valuable advice from Me concerning how to inherit My blessings in their lives on earth in contrast to their having previously inherited the devil's curses.  It is no wonder that My advice in His teachings were overwhelming, astonishing and bewildering because they were all, every one of His commands, opposite from their usual attitudes, speaking and actions. (Matthew 7:28)  For instance, remember that their old, antiquated laws said that if someone gouges you in the eye, that you should take vengeance against that person by gouging him or her in the eye.  Retaliation was a legal action that was covered in their Mosaic laws that had been added to My original ten commandments, but Jesus Christ who was considered to be My own Son was teaching that you must never strike back at someone who injures you.  Instead, you should turn your face away with the chance to be struck on that side of your face.  Also, the old law says not to be a borrower or a lender; however, Jesus said if someone wants to borrow from you, give it to him.  The new commands by My Son were to do the kind, loving, good and peaceful way instead of being vengeful and retaliatory.  (Matthew 5:38-41)
    Remember that in those new and revolutionary teachings Jesus Christ told them that even though I had given a commandment not to kill anyone, He said that if anyone is angry with another person he or she is already guilty of sinning and that there would be consequences of some kind as a result.  So He coached His disciples and followers to refrain from being angry (Matthew 5:21-25) and instead to seek peace with their  enemies.   His ways were opposite, in fact diametrically opposed,  to the old traditions of the Jewish religious elders.  What the people who heard His teachings did not realize was that Jesus was telling them that they would be refusing to yield to the temptations of the devil to kill someone by their refusing to yield to the demon of anger which is behind the desire to kill.  He taught them  to refuse to yield to the demon of retaliation that is behind the eye for an eye command of old; but instead to keep peace with a person by refusing to seek vengeance.
    In doing those new revolutionary attitudes and actions as taught by Jesus Christ, they were going to be doing what brings peace to every situation instead of contributing to the conflict in which people are liable to be killed or at least injured severely.  In teaching those new attitudes and actions Jesus was initiating His gospel of peace into the world which replaced the religious laws of sin and death which were taught by religious leaders who were united with political leaders. Because of the power of My Holy Spirit at work in Jesus Christ, besides His teaching about My kingdom of God and the gospel of peace which was soon to come into the earth, He also went about healing the sick and diseased, casting out demons, and doing many miracles among the people in answer to their needs.  Everything that He did brought peace and healing to multitudes of people, and so the opinions of the people were that He truly was My Son.  So they listened to His teachings because He taught as a person who had real spiritual authority in the world, contrary to the teachings of the scribes in the temples who were authorized by the Pharisees, the politicians of the day. (Matthew 7:29)       
     That sermon on the mountain by Jesus Christ was long that day and it included a variety of new teachings which contradicted the traditional laws which had been in effect for centuries.  His central theme in the new teachings was the gospel of peace, keeping peace with all people.  In that lengthy sermon, Jesus outlined many new attitudes and actions which would bring My blessings into their lives on earth because they mirrored the peaceful atmosphere that is present in My heaven.  He taught about My kingdom of God which was soon coming into the earth which was to replace the kingdom of the devil which came into the earth when Adam allowed the devil to flood the earth with his demons and thus curse the lives of people in the earth.
    Jesus Christ opened the eyes of the people who hung on his every word.  He was coaching them on how to allow Me to be able to replace all of the curses in their lives with My blessings.  He said that the way is narrow, but that there would be people who would enter into My kingdom of God and inherit My blessings and rewards. (Matthew 7:12-14)  I did not make the way narrow.  The devil and his demons made the path and the gate narrow, but following all of the advice of Jesus in His sermon on the mountain will clear the path and widen the gate for you to enter into My peace and My blessings.  (Matthew 7:22-27)  
    Your Loving Father of Peace    

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