John 1:14 NCV
“The Word became a human and lived among
us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father—and
he was full of grace and truth.”
Springtime happens to be my favorite season for many
reasons. It broadly represents rebirth,
renewal, and re-growth and most significantly Easter marks the resurrection of
our Lord and Savoir Jesus Christ.
Another reason I love the spring is because my first
encounter with Jesus was in a dream pertaining to the second coming. The dream locale took place in the late
spring of the year early in the morning (it was springtime in the dream). The Bible states that “no man knows the hour or day of his return not even Christ only God
knows” yet throughout my life each of the dreams pertaining to the second
coming point to the spring of the year as the season of his return… Regardless of the season I anticipate his
return to be in my lifetime.
Matthew 24:32-36 NCV
32 "Learn a lesson from the fig tree: When its branches become
green and soft and new leaves appear, you know summer is near. 33 In the same way, when you see
all these things happening, you will know that the time is near, ready to come.34 I tell you the truth, all
these things will happen while the people of this time are still living. 35 Earth and sky will be
destroyed, but the words I have said will never be destroyed.”36 "No one knows when that
day or time will be, not the angels in heaven, not even the Son. Only the Father knows.
It is fitting to note that it was in the spring of
1969 when Jesus first came to me. I was
around the age of 13 when I asked the Lord what I was to do with my life and
what his plan was for me. He came to me
through a series of dreams and visions from the age of 13 until about the age
of 18 and all the messages dealt with my future and my part in his return, what
the Bible calls “the second coming”. He afforded me the privilege of seeing my life
way ahead of time. He told me that I was
“set apart with special gifts” for this very reason. After the age of 18 he set my heart to sing
and fashioned my eyes uniquely to see for his people.
He revealed to me that one day I would be speaking and
singing before thousands of people and that I would tell the world all about my life even hidden the facets
of my life, things about me that no one knew except me. I asked him, “How will I be able to tell your
people about the hidden aspects of my life when I have troubles confronting them
myself?”
He said to me, “When you get older you’ll not hesitate
to tell anyone in private or in public about your experiences”. I never doubted him although as a child I was
a bit apprehensive because the idea of exposure griped me with fear and of
course I didn’t have the capacity to fully comprehend what he meant about
“bestowing special gifts”. How could I
expose everything about me to a judgmental world, how could I do that? I remember telling him that I would do it no
matter what the cost. I told him I
wouldn’t be like Moses who feared for his life every time he was asked to do
the impossible and no matter what I wouldn’t let the fear of exposure grip me
or hold me back as long as he was by my side and destined for his purpose.
Romans 5:21 NCV
“Sin once used death to rule us, but God
gave people more of his grace so
that grace could rule by making
people right with him. And this brings life forever through Jesus Christ our
Lord.”
The strange thing was that in these series of visions
and dreams the atmosphere of the future seemed to be more indulgent than that
of the present day. I had been through sexual abuse as a child and
issues of sexuality plagued me during a time that sex and sexual abuse was not
talked about. Those early years were a
time when people were afraid to expose certain things about themselves
especially matters of sexuality. There
was no task force back then, no counselor or psychiatrist to tend to the needs
of a child in those days it was unheard of.
There was no way I could share what was happening to me with my brothers
what would they think of me? I couldn’t
go to my Mother who was spending every ebbing moment trying to work and care
for six children and I definitely couldn’t go to my father he had divorced my
Mom and was living miles away in another town.
I felt victimized and alone.
I suppressed those days clear through the time I went
to Bible College not knowing how to address the
issues of sexuality and concealing the truth about myself. I had such a rough time trying to deal with
who I was and what I was about that I finally decided to step away from college
to “find myself”. From the mid 70’s
until the mid 90’s I was diligently trying to get a grip on myself. It was a difficult time in my life and again
I felt as if I were the only one in the world dealing with the problems I was
facing. Who would believe me, how can I
cope? No one would like me, yet I felt
as if they knew me, if they really knew me they’d understand that I was worth
loving for I was full of love, in spite of my human frailties. I held no animosity or prejudice toward
anyone how could I look at me how could people hate me? Yet I was afraid they would so therefore I
said nothing. I suppressed my
infelicities and continued to serve the Lord in whatever capacity he deemed.
Acts 20:24 NCV
“I don't care about my own life. The most
important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus
gave me—to tell people the Good News about God's grace.”
As a child I saw the span of my life before me, I saw
myself doing things that I would never dream of doing. I saw myself imperfect, confused, full of
errors and ill times. I used to say to
Jesus, “Well fine I’ll do whatever you ask of me, all I want to do is be human
and have a normal life like everyone else”.
I got what I desired. Futuristically
I saw myself as vulnerable, I saw myself as human and forthright I saw myself
as Greg.
2 Corinthians 12:9
NCV
“But he said to me, "My grace is enough for you. When you are
weak, my power is made perfect in you." So I am very happy to brag about
my weaknesses. Then Christ's power can live in me.”
I am 55 years old now and I still remember the dreams
and visions vividly as if they were yesterday.
He showed me my life’s work, my whole life’s work… From the onset I knew these gifts were
purposed for our Savior and that somehow it would re-instill hope in the believer
and help save a lost and dying world.
Romans 11:6 NCV
“And if he chose them by grace, it is not for the things they
have done. If they could be made God's people by what they did, God's gift of grace would not really be a gift.”
Why am I sharing all of this? Because I want you to know I‘m Greg, I am
imperfect and that is the beauty of it.
There is nothing that I have done or will do to afford these gifts or
afford Heaven. For it is through his
grace I am redeemed. There’s nothing you
or I could ever do to afford what Jesus gave willingly in order for us to live
eternally and to be adopted into a world of perfection beyond this plane. God’s
grace is sufficient. I have these
special eyes yet I am no different than anyone else for all of us are gifted to
some capacity and all of us live in an imperfect world. The beauty of it is if he’s at work in
Gregory surely he’s at work in you.
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Thessalonians 3:13 (Amplified Bible)
“13So that He may strengthen and confirm and
establish your hearts faultlessly pure and un-blamable in holiness in the sight
of our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)
with all His saints (the holy and glorified people of God)! Amen,”
May the Lord bless and keep
you
May his countenance shine
upon you . . .
We are in the season of his return.
Gregory
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