Our Beloved Lord Jesus

By Apostle Tonya

Before the arrival of the past Christmas season, I held for certain days somewhat an unusual burden for intercession. Ofttimes my days were well-spent serving in the ministry for our year-end preparations and in training with new staff. In the midst of it, the Holy Spirit was faithful to redirect me to continueth in prayer for this burden.

On the eventide of what had been a most wonderful day of serving thy Lord in the ministry, I became most fatigued and was led to sit on my bedroom floor in what is ofttimes an comfortable place to delight in silence and converse with the Blessed Holy Spirit. Resting in His magnificent glory, there entereth into my bedroom a sudden increase of celestial presence wherefore caused me to become quite concerned. Trembling, I discovered strength to entreat thy Holy Spirit for what was the reason for this Visitation from Heaven whereby for only on one occasion before had I felt such a weight of the glory of God.

As I have ofttimes testified, in one of the past Visitations from our Beautiful Master He was most merciful to heal me from an affliction He allowed to manifest for His blessed glory. Now, during that most Holy Presence in my bedroom, I held a sudden, holy fear and knowing of the Father God. As I continued discerning the Presence in my bedroom our Blessed Master Appeared to me once again in His glory. And, surely not because of any good in me the Lord in His lovingkindness granted me to behold His Presence for not many minutes and with His Departure I held in my heart many questions. John 14:21

In the Holy Bible, we read in awe of the Character of our Holy Father whom delights in fellowship with His Children and is surely a conversational Lord God. We may be quite marveled at the glorious Appearances of our Beloved Lord to His Disciples and even to Thomas whom doubted. As you may remember in the Scriptures, Thomas most adamantly declared to the Disciples (whom were assembled together hiding in fear of the Jews) that he would not believe thy Lord had risen and had Appeared to them unless the Lord Appeared before Thomas bearing evidence of the Lord’s Crucifixion. John 20:24-25. In His Meekness and with Heavenly splendor, the Risen Lord Answered the doubt in the heart of His Disciple, Thomas with what was a most glorious Appearance and the holy evidence with His scarred Hands and Side. Our Christ had risen from the dead. John 20:27

It is surely the Blessed Hands of our Great Sufferer whereby offer as a reminder for us to serve as He, our lowly and humble King served: washing the feet of those we are called to lead and that of our brethren.

Friends, I encourage you to serve with a pure heart and hands wherefore glorify the most Holy One. In service pleasing unto thy Lord, we abound and every plan of the enemy against the Lord’s will is met with defeat.

Now the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. The Second Book of Thessalonians 3:16