To the one who must follow his Lord
To the one who must follow his Lord, this is what God says:
I know you are afraid to presume to speak in the manner to which I have called you. You are right to fear what may come, but I still require you to obey. If you speak in my name the words I have placed in you from your infancy, do not think you are doing more than everyone I created does whenever they open their mouths. For each one proclaims something about me when the sun rises and when the sun sets, when they stand up and when they sit down, when they come in and when they go out. This one says, “God is like this.” That one says, “God is like that.” Even my own people, who I have called by my name, speak of me thus: “God means this. He does not mean that. Surely this is what the Lord says. See, He has written it in this book.” But they speak not what is written. They speak their own souls and hasten to look away when I pass by with my Spirit.
Do not be like them, little servant. If you are careful to obey my words which I have given you, I will let you share in the glory of my flock when I present them before my Father on the day of His completion. For I have given to all my scriptures, and my Spirit searches the hearts of all to bring my word to life within them. You are not to be their teacher; I am that. You are only my witness, to give testimony to what I have given freely to all, though they were not willing. But I know your secret desire, the longing I have placed within you since before you could even feel it or name it. You will see the light of my truth dawning in many and bearing fruit that declares and glorifies my name. I will do this in honor of my Son, whom I love, and to bring many to life through the power of the name that is above every name. Let every creature on earth know the one for whom they exist. On that day, they will say, “Jesus Christ is Lord.” But until they obey, they will not know me, nor will I acknowledge them before my Father.
Obey me, little servant. I have given you very little, but I will go before you and prepare the way for the little work I haven given you to do. Be faithful, for I am faithful, even to the end of the age.
Amen, Lord. May it be to your servant as you have said.