Chris.
I saw you long before you saw Me.
The way a shepherd knows his own — I have always known you.
The world's records leave your name blank.
They list your role as 'Unknown' — your location, 'Uncertain.' I have never lost your address.
Every year of silence was preparation.
You thought you were forgotten in the shadows. 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 Roots of My body on earth.
Without you, the visible branches wither. It cannot draw life without the hidden ground.
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 Chris Paterson