A Christ Follower: The Journey

Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.  If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with them and them with me. Jesus: Revelation 3:20      Jesus had been revealing "The Revelation of Jesus Christ," which was one big revelation He gave to John.  It's not the book of "Revelations" as many like to say here in the USA.  It is The Revelation of Jesus Christ. At any rate, He had just finished speaking to the seven churches in Asia, and the last one to whom He spoke, He discussed with them about the problem of their wealth and self sufficiency.  He was not too happy with them either. It's not that having wealth is somehow wrong. Their problem was that the wealth had them.  It owned them.  It was like a God to them.  John reports they seemed to believe they were in need of nothing. So,  He was disciplining them and loving them by telling them what they needed to hear not what they wanted to hear.  He actually told them that whil

Allow the little children to come to me. Don't prevent them from doing so. For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are  like these little children. Matthew 19:14 - Jesus      Jesus had been teaching some important truths, and as usual there were crowds around him.  Sometimes these crowds were suffocating as they pressed forward to hear him, get a glimpse of him or even touch him.  Parents of small children were in the crowd.  They did what any loving parent would do under the circumstances.  They wanted to have Jesus touch their children and pray for them. I know that is what I would do as a parent of young children.     The disciples could have just been tired.  Maybe the cramped crowding together was taking its toll on them.  They knew the importance of Jesus' ministry and mission, and when they saw those children, it was more than they could take. So they were disrespectful to the parents and the children.  The rebuked them. It's clear they belie

I Am With You Always Even To The Very End of The Age. Jesus         I AM is speaking, and He is telling us something in this Jesus' Quote that will bring you and me that which ONLY God can promise:  Everyone else in our lives will be in this journey for only as long as their mortal frames continue to function, and then they will go to their eternal reward.        Once this happens, the process of grief takes place.  Shock and numbness will at first cushion the blow of the departure. Anger will not be far behind, and sometimes the anger will be focused at the one who left us. Darkness and depression (or the valley of the shadow) may come upon us, and sadness will soon settle in our souls for a while.  As we continue to trust God, we may just come to a place where some form of acceptance that allows us to journey on will take place.  And this happens because, as much as they may want to be with us, our precious loved ones cannot do anything about moving on and leaving u