Companionship with Jesus

Dearest Ones,

I was with you today and poured out my Spirit to enlighten and encourage you because you are a part of my vanguard of workers who are blanketing the earth with my last warning message to the people of the world, who will soon look up and see me coming in power and great glory. I am pleased with your eager determination to understand the real truth about the difference in my human nature and that of fallen man. If I were indeed just like you, there would be no hope of salvation for either you or myself. Sin must never arise again, and although I became a man with a human nature like yours, I did not lose my own holiness of character and oneness with my Father when I came to be one with you. I felt the feelings of mankind without the sinful tendencies. You will understand this more completely as you are cleansed from your own sinful tendencies by cooperating with me as I reveal to you those things in your character that are not in harmony with my thoughts and feelings. How I delight to share with you everything that I am thinking as you yield yourself to my counsel upon every subject of your life! It is the beginning of the heavenly relationship we will have throughout eternity. We will walk together, talk together, and share ideas together that will delight us both, for I enjoy your love and companionship even now, and look forward to an eternity of the pleasure of our relationship. But it starts now as we walk together day by day and I am revealing to you the secrets of holiness that I have not been able to do to any previous generation. Share these things with each other as you walk and talk together, and as you share what you have, you will receive more.

Go now to the activities of your day, and just remember that we are one day closer to my coming and the consummation of my work of salvation for the human race. If you will allow, I will draw near to you in your worships and in your daily communion with me, and you will have your questions answered and your deepest needs fulfilled. This is the reward you will receive for having me as your heavenly Husband and your best Friend. And my Father smiles upon us and invites me to bring you into His presence so He can rejoice over you with singing [Zeph. 3:17] and grant you His blessing, just as He has blessed me as I have fellowshipped at His side throughout eternity. As I am one with the Father, so you will be one with me because you have accepted my sacrifice for you and have been cleansed of all sinful tendencies, root and branch. And so the presence of sin and sinners will be banished and only joy, love, peace, and righteousness will reign throughout eternity - all because you have responded to my last call and have been my representatives on earth of what my sacrifice for sin and sinners can accomplish. Thus your reward will be great in the kingdom of heaven, and you will shine as the stars forever and ever! Lovingly, Jesus.

The Garden of Eden Restored

Dearest Ones,

This morning is the Sabbath. Do you know what this means to me? Every Sabbath I remember how I created the world and placed Adam and Eve in their beautiful garden home with its fragrant flowers, and trees laden with fruit, and beautiful to behold. There were the placid and friendly animals that I had placed there for their enjoyment and companionship. And there was the wily serpent shimmering in the sunlight that Satan beguiled to capture Eve's attention and loose her from her loyalty to me by using flattery and the promise of an advancement in stature and position. I remember it all as if it were yesterday. I grieved over my children, for I saw the long road of destruction and death that would result because of their sin and defection from obedience to the laws of my kingdom.

And now I see my people who profess to know and love and serve me clinging to their sins as though they had no Savior and no balm to heal the wounds that sin has made. Is not my sacrifice adequate to pay the price for their salvation and rescue them from the pit of hell into which the human race has plunged? I love everyone and I hold out my hands to them, but they heed not my love and my sacrifice, and instead continue to eat at the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and spurn my invitation of love and mercy, and the door to reconciliation and perfection of character. Instead they flock to the places of mirth and gaiety, whether it be outside the home, or inside the living room. They seek what I alone can provide -- peace, love, and freedom from the stress and fear that the pleasures of satanic agencies will cause if allowed in their lives.

But my sorrow for the love of my beautiful world and its inhabitants is about to end, for I have a small group of people around the world with true hearts of love for me who would rather die than sin; and I am writing to you because you are a part of that number. You are seeking with all your hearts to know me and my requirements for righteousness and holiness of character, and to represent me and my truth rightly before the world, and, yes -- the universe. And you shall have your reward. You will walk with me both now and for eternity to display the full outworking of my sacrifice, and reveal that it was not in vain that I suffered and died to pay the price for sin. But I did not pay this infinite price to permit eternal sinners to enter heaven, but to rid the universe once and for all of beings who love their pet sins more than righteousness and holiness of character, thoughts and feelings, purposes and desires, and internal, as well as outward, piety. Only those who desire purity and holiness of character will be one with me and live and reign with me throughout eternity.

Now go to the activities of your day, but walk with me today and every day just as you would if you were in heaven with me already. Even though you cannot as yet see me, remember that I am seeing you and walking unseen beside you, and you are the delight of my heart because you are ever seeking further light and greater holiness and oneness with me. I will reward your hunger for eternal life, and you will be ever learning new facets of truth because you desire it and seek it from me. Thus the joy that we have between us will shine out to others until the glory of the true gospel of righteousness will enlighten every honest soul who is seeking for truth; and then the end will come. This will happen more quickly than you can imagine, for I already know who the true seekers are, and I will open the doors for their enlightenment. Then in the kingdom of heaven you will receive your reward for being the people who responded to my last call for holiness, and allowed me to use you to finish the work on earth that will bring in everlasting righteousness, and you will shine for eternity in the kingdom of heaven. Lovingly, Jesus.

Never Let Your Heart be Troubled

Dearest Ones,

I have a message of love for you tonight because I know that each of you are struggling with all your heart to obey me and serve me to the fullest extent of your capacity, with faith in me to guide, direct and provide everything for you that you need to carry on my work effectively. I will certainly bless your efforts and multiply the things that you do a thousandfold beyond what you can see or be aware of, because I am looking at things from a world-wide point of view. There are many who will discard your teachings because they do not want to be responsible for the outcome of their deeds and prefer to walk the broad road that leads to destruction. But many others are looking for light in the darkness of error and confusion that is given out in the nominal churches of today. Even in my church many are complacent, thinking they have the truth because they have correct doctrine, but not realizing that they would not know me if I appeared to them in person. It is these that will be deceived by prevailing errors and complacency, and eventually will accept Satan's counterfeit appearance, in spite of all the warnings I have given to counteract this fallacy. People who don't accept truth when they have it within their grasp will accept error and believe it to be the truth. So keep on the narrow upward way, however thorny and difficult it may seem to be at times, and you will soon see the oases that I have strewn along the way for your refreshing and encouragement. I will not fail you or lead you to disappointment, but according to your faith I will provide for everything you need.

Now go to your rest, but never let your heart become weary of well-doing, or your faith in me to waver, for I am always beside you, and if you believe and look up away from the problem, you will find every answer that you are seeking. I have a thousand ways of providing for your every need, and joy beyond description as you see my plans unfold for you. Learn to call upon me for everything, even what seems to you to be too small for me to notice. I can multiply the loaves and fishes of your need for each day. Test and prove me that I will pour out blessings for you that will delight your heart and satisfy every hunger that you have to know me as a personal Friend and faithful Companion. I delight in your love and service for me, and I will let my joy spill over into your life day by day, moment by moment, if you open your heart to receive it. Why not make a covenant with me right now to never let your heart be troubled about anything large or small, for as your days are, so shall your strength be as you walk with me in loving companionship together, just like the great men of old whom you will meet soon in the kingdom of heaven. And they will ask you, "What was it like to walk with Jesus in the time of the end?" And you will reply, "Just as it was for you, for He is the same yesterday, today, and forever - the Friend that sticks closer than a brother, and is now our beloved Lord and Savior - King of kings and Lord of lords - who has paid the price for our redemption and won the victory over Satan for us all so that we can now be together with Him forever. Hallelujah, amen!" Lovingly, Jesus.

Companion quotes from the Spirit of Prophecy:

"Our Lord adapts himself to our special needs. He is a shade on our right hand. He walks close by our side, ready to supply all our necessities. He comes very near to those who are engaged in willing service for Him. He knows everyone by name. O what assurances we have of the tender love of Christ." SD 16.

"Each fiery trial is God's agent for their refining. Each is fitting them for their work as co-laborers with Him. Each conflict has its place in the great battle for righteousness, and each will add to the joy of their final triumph. Having this in view, the test of their faith and patience will be cheerfully accepted rather than dreaded and avoided." DA 306.

"If men love and obey God and do their part, God will provide for all their wants.... We may state to Him our temporal matters, asking Him for bread and raiment as well as for the bread of life and the robe of Christ's righteousness.... Gifts that will satisfy the deepest craving of the heart, gifts lasting as eternity, will be received and enjoyed by all who come to God as little children. Take God's promises as your own, plead them before Him as His own words, and you will receive fullness of joy." SD 16, 17.