Testimony

I was water baptized at a young age, 12. I was baptized in a public swimming pool with a large group of believers, including my family. I did it to honor my parents. I truly did not know much about God. But God knew me.

I was visited in the woods by an image of light, I believe to be Jesus. I was sitting in the woods, practicing swear words, curses, so I could sound like the older boys at school.

The image appeared in front of me, and above the ground. It spoke and said, " Did you think I could not hear you?"

I got up and ran through the woods. I came to a fallen tree, and the image appeared again. It said, "Did you think you can run from me?"

I fell on my knees and covered my face and started crying. When I opened my eyes and looked up it was gone. I went home and told my parents, they didn't seem all that interested.

The same year, I fell into a severe fever. I was very close to death. I had a dream that I was standing and overlooking a field of scorched bodies, all kneeling and all not totally dead. Their bodies were bones and muscle, without flesh. I remember I was made to walk upon them. To this day, I can feel my feet bruising from slipping on them as I walked. I woke up from the dream having felt a strong hand turn me by my right shoulder. I woke up screaming, "David no!"

The same year, I was with my childhood friend. We decided to explore the waterways under the city. Where we chose to enter was very near the town cemetery. My friend went first, then me.

The light was very dim. And we did not have lights. I could see my friend had gone ahead further than I could see him. At this moment, a man stood in front of me. This man was in a nearly white robe, which was tied at the waist. It had symbols on it in a leather tab at the waist hanging down. I remember his face clearly.

I went to touch the markings on the leather, out of interest. As my hand approached, his came up to stop my advance. I stood up then and look at him. He said to me, "There is great evil here! Would you like me to show you the way out?" I smiled, and thought about it. And I said, "That is probably a good idea. Yes please."

He smiled and started walking the direction my friend went. I followed, and then he took hold of my arm, and said, "It is better to get a run at it."

So we both started to run. In a brilliant flash of light I found myself and my friend alone at the opening to the waterways. We were both there. And we were also across town, completely across town.

My friend said, "Who was that?" I replied, "I don't know...what just happened?" My friend replied, " All I saw was you and this guy running at me so I started running too! Chris, we are across town!"

My friend was deeply disturbed by this. As we walked home he said to me, "You know sometimes it is really hard being your friend." It took us two hours to get back to where we had left our bicycles. We were both late for dinner that night.

My life went on. I could write many pages about all the times I should have died. Instead I will just say, everytime I almost died, I was somehow safe. And I was not a person who denied himself. I grew into worldliness.

In 2014 I took a deadly blow to the head. Within a few weeks I lost my job. I suffered major memory loss. I was unable to remember how to make soup. I lost 65 lbs, and was starving. I had come to a point where, I knew I was going to die.

I can share with you what I did, and what I assume brought on what happened next. But if I do that, I may be incorrectly assuming my actions brought on what happened. So I will just say to you, I prepared as best I could for my passing.

I was in a sitting position. I was in a chair outside my backdoor. No one was around, and it was evening.

My eyes were open. And then my sight turned into vision not from my eyes. I was elsewhere, and I was kneeling. I was witness to beings of light. One whom was standing in front of me, and one whom seemed to have just raised himself on his elbow as he was laying down on a large stone altar. What happened then I will not share with you. But I will say, what happened I could not control because I was in a spiritual form and in a physical form at the same moment.

When that was finished, the next moment I heard without my ears. It was a conversation I was witness to:

"But who is he!!!" Said one old man voice

"He is ________, a son (of the) Holy One."

When it was done, I got up out of my chair, barely able to walk for the fear that was in me. I opened my door and went inside. As the door closed, I laid on the ground face down. I was terrified. I stayed there for a while till the fear had passed. I got up, and went into the next room, and leaned against the washing machine. Then I heard the voice in my mind, of the image I heard when I was a child practicing his curse words in the woods. He said to me:

"Your name is  _________."

then he said,

"You deeply honor me."

A great warmth poured over me. It was like nothing I can describe. It was done. I had been anointed.

I remember at that point feeling very overwhelmed, yet some part of me was truly at peace. Then I went to sleep in my bed.

Over the next few weeks, I do not remember eating. And if I did it was very little. I remember crying and praying. I had cried a blood tear during my prayer one morning. I would have moments where I could have full trains of thought, but in one moment. I could smell sweet smells that were not there, like blossom smells. I remember tasting sweetness running down the back of my throat, although I had not eaten anything sweet. My memory had come back and was easily 10 times greater. I seem to be able to recall everything. I remember it was in these days I was being guided to read the bible, but directed to read portions, and then understanding was given to me.

As a few days went by, maybe weeks, I had another voice say to me in my mind:

"You are no longer of consequence."

This struck me. I did not understand what it meant. It was not until I read what Paul said about 'there is now no condemnation for those in Christ'.

I no longer face consequence for the sin I am bound by. Which brings me to the understanding, that very few are actually of the body of Christ. Because I am an elect, and I have been witness to all this. And I must assume many, many, have not been witness to these things. So what Paul said is used in misleading ways as it is presented in ministry.

Having the Truth in you, is not necessarily, being a part of the body of Truth.

Yes, you have taken Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour. Yes, you keep him in your heart. Yes, you act on the faith by loving the Father, and others. Yes, you deny yourself, so you may serve the will of God by having what His Spirit of Truth sets upon you. Yes, what you seek out from the Holy conscience, you recognize as righteousness that is of the Father alone. But, no, you are not an elect. How hard it is for me to share this truth.

Judgement will come. Jesus will testify on your behalf. He will separate the sheep from the goats. But the elect will not face judgement. They were chosen before they were born. They serve a destiny that honors deeply the body they are a part of. Are they greater? Jesus says the one who serves the others is the greatest among them. So what is greatness, but an ability to serve lovingly.

Do not be discouraged, and do not celebrate me. I am a servant among you. I am just a man who has found out he will bring honor in what he does, did, or will do. I do not know the Father's will. I am found either in motion, or in rest.

You however as believers have the present moment to supply you with choice. You can choose to react in the moment or give it over to faith. Everytime you turn to faith and deny yourself, it is witnessed and celebrated in heaven.

Be merciful, be compassionate, make sacrifices for love's sake. Give all glory to God, because He loved you first. Remain aware you are a soul, an image of God. This flesh you grew into and the world which supplies it, are a trial for your soul to overcome. Shine!