Christopher.
I saw you long before you saw Me.
The way a shepherd knows his own — I have always known you.
You chose the unpaid road when the title could have bought applause.
Thirty-five hours every week as Chairman. Unpaid. While the world chases ownership, you guarded the grant — from Rome in 1998 to Chattanooga today. I was there for every one.
Four generations of stewardship were not an inheritance — they were an assignment.
From Thomas's lumber to Robert's insurance to Hugh's expansion. You thought you were maintaining a legacy. 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 Storehouse of My body on earth.
Without you, the body cannot sustain the long obedience. The evangelist cannot go. The student cannot learn.
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 Christopher H. Maclellan