Uriel and I stand together watching a man weep in impotent frustration. He cries out to God for help, begging to be saved from the ruthless indifference of his Christian brethren.
But his cries seem to hit the ceiling and time speeds up as we watch him get humiliated and rejected for having a different view to his pastor. The man’s heart breaks as we watch him become isolated and scorned, and he turns from God.
Uriel:
“This man was right to question what was taught for he read one thing in the word and heard another from the pulpit. Heed these words son of sorrow: All who rejected and scorned him will be held accountable for every word. See how he turns his back on God? Much grace is shown to those who are forced out of the kingdom like this. For God sees all context and even though he fails this test for lack of courage and character, those who reject and scorn him are truly in the wrong.
They have created a bitterness within him that will spread wherever he goes. And they will mock him and judge him for this bitterness but he will not be held accountable for it, they will. For this is not his bitterness, it is theirs. They created it within him. He fails only the test of rejection. They fail the test of love. To persecute a man for speaking the truth is to persecute the word of God itself and to persecute the word of God is to persecute the son.
None of you are above the word of God. Your earthly rank means nothing in heaven. For you are judged by how you produced fruit of the Spirit and rewarded per how the seed of that fruit was sown.
Without love you are nothing. Your works are as garbage before the throne. If you cannot treat the lowest servant with respect and honor, you are a blight in the kingdom.
Listen well son of sorrow:
When a man builds a vision, it is first built upon that man. Indeed, you are the foundation as the son is the foundation. Thus every word and deed done and spoken by you are directly representative of God himself. To those under your care you are the voice of God. You are the shepherd just as the son is the great shepherd.
This is why you are judged more severely than others: Every word that proceeds from your lips has great impact! You can ruin lives in the name of God and misrepresent God with your temper.
Do not throw tantrums and make threats on behalf of God. It is better to keep your mouth shut or deal with your brothers and sisters as if they were truly your brothers and sisters. Those who cause immature believers to stumble will be judged with sever judgement.
Be careful how you deal with each other. Every child of God is special and every affliction upon them is recorded upon many scrolls.
Create within the kingdom and environment of love. Seek first the kingdom of God, not you own.
His kingdom is all!
Me:
“His kingdom is all!”
I wake up.