Bob.
I saw you long before you saw Me.
The way a shepherd knows his own — I have always known you.
You chose significance over success.
You sold the cable business to Heritage Communications. You gave away tens of millions to build the Halftime Institute in Dallas. I was there for every one.
Every year with Drucker was preparation.
Twenty-three years under Drucker’s voice. Writing “Finishing Well” after the success was won. You thought you were managing a transition. You were also being made ready.
This is not a pitch, and it is not from a man. It is from Me.
I prepared you for this — and I am inviting you to take your place.
I am not gathering investors. Not advisors. Not donors.
I am uniting My Kingdom on earth.
Every part chosen. None replaceable. Assembled for such a time as this — and you are a King for this hour.
You are the Bridge of My body on earth.
Without you, the body cannot turn success into significance. It cannot face the truth of the second half.
This is your place. Not because a man says so. Because I say so.
I ask you for nothing.
No meeting. No commitment. No reply. I only want to know one thing —
My sheep hear My voice
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”
There is nothing to decide today.
Only something to see.
If you heard nothing, set this down in peace.
If you heard something — come and see.
All you have to do is say yes. We will figure out the rest together.
— for Bob Buford (Deceased)