Note: This message was released at a home group gathering.
Ruben opened with prayer: Father, thank You for this evening. Bless these on the Journey. Bless them from the East, the West, the North, and from the South. Open the doors of Heaven and pour Your peace and joy on them. Let Your Spirit move in their meetings, with no hindrance. It's about You. Use us as a vessel to bring Glory to You, Lord. Bless them with a lot of love. Enough to give away.
Let us hear Your word, and put this together. God is good all the time.
I was summoned by the angel, walked the steps and was told to wait for the one who would come forth. I got to smell the aroma. it was so peaceful—like honey, but words really can't explain it. It is so beautiful. I saw these wonderful people, greeting each other, embracing, smiling. There is no racism; they are black, Korean, Hispanic—everything, but with no prejudice or racism. They are all coming together. Thousands and thousands of people, and the children are doing the same thing. Playing tag, the boys wrestling with one another. Some of the little girls are playing patty cake. It is so wonderful how children laugh.
I saw this beautiful path. There is a light mist, but the path turns into gold. I get to see someone walking my way. It is a female with the beautiful, shiny black hair."
"I know you haven't forgotten about me, but it is good to see you again. It is always a privilege to share with you, and my friends who have been coming forth to share with you. It is a Journey that you and your friends have to go through. But what we try to do is show you and your friends how to take the Journey and to grow together. It is for the Kingdom of God. Let us not forget this. Have a seat with me, and I will tell you what I have to share.
"Of course, my name is Esther. Let me look at you again. Yes, I see the Journey and what you have to go through, just like us and our Journey. But always remember that there is somebody with you. You will have your ups and downs, but be strong. Just like I did, and what I went through was some situations that I did not know of myself, but in the process there was a man that was against me, what he wanted was to do evil things to Jews—to the people of God. These are things that you will have to face in this world. But I knew a God, a God that I can call on and humble myself before. Someway, somehow there was peace about me that I was able to share with the king, but it had to be faith and favor that only could ever come from above. In so many ways we need this. We need favor from East, West, North and South in this Journey. Favor with our families, our jobs, our friends, our neighbors, and within the church. Even when speaking to other people, we need favor. Everybody needs favor in so many directions. But God can provide this. All we have to do is ask. We have not because we ask not.
"You might not know this, but maybe your friends will share with you, starting yesterday, these three days are a special holiday for us. Look at it in the Bible. Tell your friends to share this with you. It will bless you in your soul, spirit and mind and heart. [It is Purim, where the Jews celebrate being spared from annihilation at the hand of Haman, in the book of Esther.] You are a blessed man. Your friends are blessed. Let me give you some chapters to read:
Psalm 103
Psalm 5
Ephesians 6
Proverbs 14
Colossians 3
Job 22
Genesis 12 and 17
“It will help your friends communicate with one another in the Journey, and it is a wonderful, beautiful Journey. So you can work this out in a beautiful way of unity in spirit. They are Scriptures that will help the body, mind, soul and spirit. It is good for me to share with you like always, but these brothers and sisters will come along on this Journey with my God. Tell your friends to keep their head up like always, and work together as one. Go in peace, and I will see you again."
Ruben: I can't explain why there are so many chapters together for all of us to read, but we are to be strengthened in this. Read through in the best way you can. I think there was one time we were told to read this in order. I guess we should continue to do that, because that is the way it is supposed to be. It is the way the apostle Paul told us to do.
Ruben: All I want is for you guys to be able to see this; not just hear it, but see it. But I don't know what God has in mind; it's not for me to try to figure Him out, but I say, 'God, whatever Your will is, but I don't want to leave my friends out. They deserve it too.’ Who's to say when it might happen?