'Blind peoples meet the Christ while Caroling'
'the light shone in the darkness'

"I am not that light but I was sent to bear witness of that light"....ref/John 1:8.
It was Wednesday night, it was the 22.12.2010 and we were readying ourselves for our Wednesday night teaching session on the Christ and his Word, followed by a meal and then all left over foods would go to the men, women and children living in the parks and streets of Bacolod City in the Philippines.

And along came a group of carolers outside the Mission singing their Christmas songs. Songs that I personally myself don't listen to usually not willfully anyway and opportunity knocked (the time of their visitation came) for the saving of these dear gullible souls .....click.
However I did get to clapping as they pumped out a Christian song about Jesus coming from the heavens to the earth to show us the Way-Doctrine, that one was quite acceptable but still not my style or fancy.......I am more of a hymn man myself and endeavour to lead others in the same way, the safe way, the way of salvation for the soul to the uttermost.

I HAVE SET YOU TO BE A LIGHT (A TRUE-KNOWLEDGE GIVER AND SPIRITUAL GUIDE) TO THE GENTILES, THAT YOU SHOULD BE USED FOR (AN INSTRUMENT IN THEIR) SALVATION TO (WHEREVER I SEND YOU) THE ENDS OF THE EARTH....REF/ACTS 13:47, JEREMIAH 3:15.
Within the group of six Carolers there were 'three blind people', the one with the guitar was the leading blind man and when they had finished their songs I then asked them if they would pray with me and asked Jesus to forgive them of their sins and they all responded, with a yes and OK......so we prayed a group prayer of repentance and the outcome was from the group, the very first words that left their mouths were...'let's sing a Christian song this time'....amazing the difference holy ghost makes in a persons thinking, isn't it? This was when they ceased the Carols and got into the ...'Jesus came from heaven to earth to show us the Way, Doctrine' song, well, I got rejoicing with a hand clap then and gave the wife a hug of rejoicing in the Christ at the same time.

A baby in straw, Messianic or otherwise can do nothing for anyone, for a baby is totally dependant on its parents. However, it was when the Christ gave up the ghost as the 'sacrificial lamb' that he said......."It is now All Finished and Accomplished" in him the substance, not the shadowy Sabbath's of old kept by religious peoples........click.

And no longer will you have to 'try your best' and fail miserably every time but simply follow-obey me says the lord Jesus the Christ by the power of holy ghost. This may very well be exactly why the Christ said to remember his victorious death, burial and resurrection and not his birthday, what do you reckon?........Amen?......ref/Click.

These blessed souls also got the baptism of the 'Holy Ghost and Fire' with the laying on of hands into the bargain....the complete package, surely a present that no Santy/alias Nick or reviling human could ever provide. Yes, 'tis so sweet to trust in Jesus!.....just to have bible-believing-faith-obedience in what he says.....ref/Luke 11:13.

We could say, what a lovely finish to 2010 but the truth of the matter and the whole matter is....'in the Christ it never finishes and never will finish because the Christ finished it all at the tree'.......I relish in this knowledge daily, I haven't had a holiday in 23 years ministry and I am not looking out for a break from Messiah, His call or His reproach... I am complete in Him, a living sacrifice, He is my peace and my rest.......click.

Yes, I have entered into His supernatural-rest through faith-obedience to his ways-doctrine and now I have rest from all things even myself. I have resigned to the Messianic-Truth that JTCM-Mission is not called to comfort but to follow the Comforter/the Paraclete/Holy Ghost come what may. It is no longer I that live my life as I please and plan my agenda but the Christ is living through 'me an earthen vessel' for his names sake and my salvation to the uttermost.........ref/Romans 12:1, 2, Ecclesiastes 12:13, 2 Corinthians 5:14-16.

Messiah wonderfilled rest is only for the 'Peoples of God-Yahweh' the bonafide saints, holy remnant, no compromiser, lukewarm, apostate or traitor will ever know of or taste this wonderfilled rest.....ref/Hebrews 4:9.......Selah..........click
The Spirit of the Christ is upon me!....and in me.
Pastor Paul Sheehan
JTCM-Mission, Bacolod City, Philippine-Crusade.......December 2010