As a little girl — I read very little!  I loved to write, draw, play piano, climb trees, skate, play basketball, swim, ride horses bareback!  One day I was required to read two books, one about a “Secret Staircase”!  This fascinating little book took me on a journey for life.  Then some years later — as a young lady in High School, the Principle came asking — “ROSE, will you read the daily Bible devotional over the school intercom for us?  This was when prayer and God were still prominent in schools!

The Bible devotional took me on The Eternal Big Journey!  I read over the school intercom about a man called LORD God, a Shepherd in Psalms 23 Who sees to it I have all I need!  He went on a journey with His Son Jesus, serving people following Him?  This was so strange to me!  I read Jesus, many times was caught in crowds, dangerous circumstances — slowing up His journey!

One time Jesus was in a garden — crying out, asking God His Father to let a cup pass from Him?  Some Roman soldiers arrested Him, taking Him away from the garden!  When He was found by His mother, Mary — He had agreed to be nailed to a Cross for 3 days dying for all people, saving them!  His mother and 2 other Mary’s, and a man named John sat at the foot of that Cross, watching Him bleeding, suffering, dying!  Then Jesus was buried in a borrowed rock tomb. 3 days later, His mother went to the tomb — He was gone?  Roman soldiers had fits!  How? A boulder placed across the front of that tomb no man could move, was moved?

One day, years later I learned that I have a spirit!  Jesus wanted me to know Him in my heart (spirit), mind, life — follow Him so He could care for me forever.  Beloved, Jesus is the same for you!  Jesus is His Father God’s Heart!  He is KING of kings — LORD of lords —  Who suffered for the least slave!  He is The KING who sacrificed Himself for me — for you — for the world.  He is the Son of God — of Man, who came serving, giving His life as payment for you!  Jesus says in The Bible — “As I am, so are you in this world” (1 John 4:17).  Now, God wants you to know His Spirit wildly, richly alive fused into your spirit — know yourself richly alive in Him — His Spirit!