Pastor Jean
Isaiah 60:1
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.”
This scripture was the beginning of my journey out of the darkness and into the light more than forty years ago. At that time, I considered myself to be of the Catholic Faith, but when I read those words something in me awakened and I knew I wanted more.
Shortly after I attended a Pentecostal service with a dear friend; I experienced the Holy Spirit moving among the people as they danced and sang without thought of anyone or anything. This only amplified my yearning for answers, yet I couldn’t seem to “settle” into any one church or even religion for that matter. The seed had been planted and a transformation was happening within; a transformation that only God could perform.
Do not misunderstand, God has used many men of faith throughout this journey; we are all capable of being a vessel for His message. However, the Spirit within me just couldn’t seem to settle. Something always kept nudging me to keep searching, always longing for “the glory of the LORD to rise upon me.”
I believe it was in the early eighties when I was first “ordained by man” as a minister of the Christian faith. I was so excited, it did wonders for my ego. How-ever. being ordained of man is one thing, that is easy, waiting upon the Lord, for His work to make you ready that took another 30 yrs. His way is perfect & HIS ordination is the one to seek. We are on the path of forever learning His ways. In 1998, a door was open for me to go to Douglas AZ. For a prison ministry. once a month for ten years. I was so blessed & the men were very gracious, the things God taught me through that experience are invaluable. In those 10 yrs, I drove over 67.000. miles.
I taught the men about a loving Father, a forgiving Father. A message of no condemnation, no more guilt, Jesus took it all. He showed us the way, so we can become the way for someone else, I taught them the Kingdom of God is within them. They have a choice, the same choice everyone has. To live in Heaven, which is a higher consciousness or continue living & creating their own hell & live in that earthly hell. I don’t defend any of their guilty actions that brought them there, nor will I profess any wrongful convictions. I learned many years ago that my job isn’t to judge, it is too love them as the Father loves them.
Not all of us were privileged to come up in a family filled with Hope, Faith, and Love; so how could these people know anything different from what they were taught as young children? We have all sinned at some point in time, and the word tells us “not one sin is greater than another in our Father’s eyes.” There is no exception to this rule, we don’t have to like it or even understand it, we just have to accept it as “God’s Word.” In those years seeds were planted, & the Spirit gives the increase.
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What an Awesome God He is! You see I am no different than any of you reading this, I am not Loved more than you, not more exalted in God’s eyes. I am just a vessel, a carrier of His word in whom He longs for every man, woman and child to be; if only we would stop and listen. We need to be Ambassadors of Christ.
This is the Kingdom message, the Kingdom within. Our Father who dwells inside each and every one of us; longing for us to nourish this seed and be set free just as the butterfly flees from its cocoon. To be glorified in him, what a blessing that is; what an awesome God we serve.
I do not have a college degree in biblical studies and science, no plaques on my wall or robes in my closet. What I truly have is the same Spirit that my brother Jesus has. Something that is available to each and every one of us; equally. Just seek Him to KNOW HIM.
For me this journey started with “Hope”, which in time lead to “Faith”, and that grew to “Love.” “And now these three remain: Faith, Hope and Love. But the greatest of these is Love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13
Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
I pray that my seeking & studying & my many experiences for truth these many 40 yrs. or more, will bless you& help you to see the truth. I know the Father is doing a quick work, as more & more of His truth is written, we will be set free completely. What a God we serve, to come into the fullness of His GLORY!
I Wish You All Life and Love Abundantly,
Pastor Jean