Message 14
Bob:
How are you today?
Matthew:
I am good and happy. I am really blessed. I can’t seem to get over the idea that I can come to heaven each day. I am so happy to go to heaven. I am trying to come to grips with the fact that Jesus allows me to do this.
Bob:
This is because you were born for this. You are going to open the hearts of many to have the same encounters. You are chosen and you are our special envoy to the earth to show them what is possible. Shall we ascend?
Matthew:
Jesus has tears in his eyes.
What are you crying for Jesus?
Jesus:
I am just overcome with you. I am so happy to see you each day. You fill my eyes with tears of happiness. You are such a joy to me. I am so happy that you have pressed in and have decided to come each day. Do you know that there are certain people that I want to read these books and to seek to come themselves, that I want to speak to also? I am crying because it is not only such a joy to see you, but I am crying because of the joy set before me of all the people that are going to come after you.
I did not create this world for people to be alone. When I was on earth, I spent a lot of my time up here communing with my Father and angels. Let me share a scripture with you.
John 3:13 (NKJV)
13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.
You see that when I was on earth, I was still in heaven. It is my wish that I was a forerunner for this. The people of God should be experiencing heaven as often as they wish. You can certainly testify that it is a complete different atmosphere up here.
Matthew:
I certainly can. When I am with you guys I feel invincible and that I can do anything. Visiting here certainly builds one’s faith. I am so overcome with the thoughts that I can do this every day. I am so blessed. I feel so special and yet I know that any person who is saved and who desires this can come. It is just so exciting.
I think that if I have these encounters every day or every second day, I will produce 25,000 words very month easily. This means that I will have a series of these book that come out. I am so happy.
Jesus:
You are opening up a new realm of possibilities for people. People simply need to learn how to see in the Spirit. Michael Van Vlymen and praying Medic have two good books on the subject. When they learn to see in the Spirit they will be able to come to heaven and they can have encounters like you.
The good thing about humans is that they learn from seeing things. Sometimes a person has to do something the first time to show others the way and to show them that it can be possible.
Yes, heaven loves you. You are special to us. There is a purpose for you to be here to grow in faith and not all people are in the same place with us as you are. You will continue to do things first and show people the way but you are not any more important than any of your readers. You are special but you are not above anyone. That is hard to align with but it is the truth.
I love people. I want them here. I have things that I want to teach them. I have things that I want my saints to teach them. I want my people to be encouraged and blessed. I want people to learn. I want my people to move from the ordinary to the extraordinary. I want people to move from the natural to the supernatural.
There are things on earth coming that I want to have a special breed of Christians being used. I want people with a lot of experience in heaven to work one on one with people on earth. The people on earth have to come to embrace the great cloud of witnesses as they are integral to this last great move I am going to do on earth. Many saints in heaven have mot completed their destinies and have to co-labor with people on earth to fulfill their destiny and purpose.
What you are doing will be common for people to do in years to come. In twenty years so many people will be doing it and these series of books will seem groundbreaking for the time that they were produced but not new information to those that live in twenty years’ time.
Matthew:
This is easy to fathom. I love how you and the saints speak to me in clear language and in a way that I can understand.
Jesus:
You should never have to strain to understand me Matthew. I only spoke in parables so the hungry would seek God for the meanings. Few Christians really understand the parables clearly even today. If they do understand they don’t seem to be taking my advice and living their lives the way that I suggested in them.
I will always speak clear to you. I won’t speak in hidden language or dark speech to you because I want to communicate with you, use you and have you effect other people.
Elijah:
The scriptures say that the people are always learning but never coming into understanding. This is a sad way for the world to be. The world has so many teachers, trying to teach people, but for the most part they are teaching what itchy ears want to hear. The people of God have collected people to teach them that say things that they want to hear.
The hard things, the meat of the word is neglected largely in this world. So many people are hungry for new revelation but the revelation that they will find is that people need to live the way that Jesus taught and commanded his disciples to live.
It is sad that Jesus is revered as Savior but not as Master, Rabbi, Teacher or Lord. Everyone knows to get a degree in any field that you have to study a subject and then show that you know the subject that you have been taught before you are given a passing grade. But sadly the fact of the matter is that you can be called a Christian and revered as a Christian teacher and not even know what Jesus taught let alone practice it.
Let us have a look at a few words from the Master that people that are Christians say that they follow. This will be meat. I will quote the text and have you put each verse there and my commentary between each verse.
“Luke 14:26-35 (NKJV)
26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple”
The whole message of Jesus can be summed up with Love God with all your heart, mind and soul and to love your neighbor so Jesus would go through his whole ministry teaching love and then say to hate people.
Jesus is saying clearly here, that you should not love your loved ones with the same love in which you love him. Jesus is saying that you should deny these relationships for him. When a choice comes up between them and him, they should be sacrificed.
This does not mean that you should live a life that is ministry focused and leave you wife and family neglected, but it means that Jesus and his ways should always be your first love. Jesus is saying down your affections for all these people and even your own flesh to follow him. Few people are prepared to do this.
“. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.”
People should see you as you are carrying your cross like Jesus was seen. People should know you are a Christian by the way you carry out your life. Your life should be laid down for the purposes of God. You should use your time, your energy and resources to do what Jesus wants of you and not what you want from life. Of course when you are properly aligned with God you will want what Jesus wants.
“28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— 29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’?”
Very few Christians are told that the Christian life is a hard one and that will cost them everything that is important to them. And because we have teachers who preach sermons to itch people with itchy ears few people are told today that the proper Christian life is a costly one.
Just to produce this book, Matthew has to lay down his money, his time, and his reputation in the world. Everything is Matthew’s life is costly. He does not enjoy us preaching hard words to people. But now we have your attention, this is a place where you can hear the truth.
The reason that non-believers are not interested in the Christin faith is that they see these Christians who are saying they believe in Jesus but they are not acting like the Jesus that they have heard about. These people of the world see Christians who have a half built building without the funds to finish the job. To them it is clear that the building is half built, but the Christians have no idea they have uncompleted building.
“31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace”.
Once again, the Christian life has a cost to it. You cannot make it work the way that is should if you are not prepared to pay the price.
“ 33 So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.”
Doesn’t that sound like what Jesus said to the wealthy ruler? Jesus calls you to forsake everything to be his follower. You can try to live the Christian life and not forsake all but that means that you are not a true disciple and that your life won’t be a light or witness to other people. You won’t make life taste good for others and preserve the quality of life on earth for others. Salt makes flavor be enhanced and preserves quality and when you don’t really become a disciple you are Christian in name only and you are like salt that has lost its effectiveness.
34 “Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? 35 It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Perhaps this is new to you. Perhaps you have heard these passages preached differently. Perhaps you have never considered yourself this flavorless salt. There will be many readers of this book that might need to seek God now as this has convicted them.
How you forsake all, how you make Jesus your first love, how you follow after Jesus as a disciple is another subject for other times, but if in any way the Holy Spirit is tugging on your heart to confess to him and seek change, make sure that you do that now.
John the Baptist came with my spirit. He did not have my soul but he came in the same spirit. If you read many of Matthews’ writings, you will see that he too has my spirit within him.
Do you see that Jesus does not call you to a life of compromise? John came and preached repentance through baptism to a world before Jesus to prepare them and the grounds of their heart for the message and the life that Jesus was going to teach. I am calling you to change the way that you live.
Jesus is coming back for a pure, holy and set apart bride. Jesus is coming back for a bride that is unspotted by the world. Unspotted means there is none of the ways of the world in you. If you want to get your life right with Jesus, you are going to have a lot more fulfilling life.
Matthew, I know that this is hard for you. But we want to change the world. We want these books to bring a message of change. We want people not only to enjoy what you write but we want a portion of your readers to make real changes in their life. Sure, we want to change you also and we have had effects on you with what some of us have said to you, but this message has to be shared with people because many people don’t seem to be hearing it from their teachers.
Matthew:
It is hard for me to type and release but that is part of being a servant to Jesus. I know it’s hard to swallow for some who read it, but like medicine it is good for people to have. I want to always be about the business of heaven. I really love these encounters and this message that you have just shared Elijah is so important.
I have to suck in a breath, and hold my breath and hope I don’t lose readers though this, but it was a pretty good Bible study. Thanks.
Bob:
Well that is it for today. Not every message you give will be easy reading and simple to digest. We are here to change people and bring them on in the faith and prepare them for what is coming to the earth, we are no here to play church as usual.
Matthew:
Bye people.
Elijah bowed to me and gave me a salute.
Thanks people.
Bob:
That was interesting.
Matthew:
Yes I am coming to realize that what is said each day isn’t on my agenda but runs to the agenda of heaven. Thanks for today.