The Tragedy of “Almost”

“For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.” Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?” Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.” The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.” (Acts‬ ‭26:26-30‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The passage above records a very tragic moment. King Agrippa was on the verge of believing in Jesus as Lord, but he hardened his heart and stood up, rejecting the free gift of eternal life.

His actions are essentially saying this, “Stop it. I don’t want to hear anymore. I refuse to accept Jesus Christ as Lord.”

Other translations render Agrippa’s words like this:

“Then Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time [and with so little effort] you [almost] persuade me to become a Christian.”” (Acts‬ ‭26:28‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

The word “almost” is the great tragedy.

It is like coming so close to the finish line in a race but fainting and being disqualified when you are just a hair’s breadth away.

Hell contains many souls who are “almosts”.

“I should have responded when that preacher asked for us to place our faith in Jesus. Why did I harden my heart? I almost got saved, but now it is too late...”

“Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tested me by proving me, and saw my deeds for forty years. Therefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, ‘They always err in their heart, but they didn’t know my ways;’ as I swore in my wrath, ‘They will not enter into my rest.’”” (Hebrews‬ ‭3:7-11‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

It is possible to know with the mind that Jesus is the Son of God and everything that He claims to be, and yet not be saved.

A person has to believe and confess Him as Lord. If you just believe that He is the Son of God but don’t receive Him as Lord, you are not saved.

Even the demons believe that God is real, but they don’t submit to Him as Lord.

The Holy Spirit convicts the hearts of unbelievers about their sinfulness and woos them to receive Jesus Christ as Lord. But they can choose to reject it. Every individual must choose to accept or reject the gift of eternal life.

Yet, it is God’s will for all to hear the Gospel and to be saved. No matter how dark someone’s past is, he can freely receive forgiveness of sins when he places his faith in Jesus as Lord!

If you are already a born-again believer, through faith in Jesus, you have entered God’s rest—the rest of your conscience and also rest from works-based justification.

You are a saint who is already sanctified, justified, saved, holy, righteous, pure, and blameless. The next time you read these words in the Bible, don’t feel condemned or shrink away. These words describe who you already are in Christ.

“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.” (Colossians‬ ‭2:8-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)

Dear brethren, you are not an “almost”. You are complete in Christ.

Let someone know the Gospel so that they are not almost, but fully saved through faith in Jesus Christ!

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The Prayer Connection

It is easier to do nothing and passively let life throw you some moves before you react or respond to them.

Fewer people understand that through faith you can override what is happening in the natural through God’s power.

Through faith, you can reach out to receive what is eternal and invisible, and allow it to change your visible situation.

“He dreamed. Behold, a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it. Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon you lie, to you will I give it, and to your offspring.” (Genesis‬ ‭28:12-13‬ ‭WEB‬)

In Jacob’s dream, he saw angels ascending and descending on a stairway. The stairway connects Heaven and earth so that what is in Heaven can be brought to men here on earth.

When you pray, the angels assigned to you may bring your prayers in the form of golden bowls of fragrant incense up to Heaven, and there they receive God’s command on how to help you here on earth.

“Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!” Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!” Jesus answered him, “Because I told you, ‘I saw you underneath the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these!” He said to him, “Most certainly, I tell you, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”” (John‬ ‭1:47-51‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Jesus received a vision of Nathaniel, and this caused Nathaniel to be so amazed. Afterwards, Jesus made reference to Jacob’s dream, suggesting that He Himself is the stairway that connects Heaven and earth.

Truly, Nathaniel went on to see Jesus doing many miracles—healing the sick, casting out demons, and much more. Jesus’ prayers were speedily brought up to the Father in Heaven, while visions and power were brought down to earth as answers to His prayers.

Thanks to Jesus’ finished work at the cross, we have been reconciled to God. The prayer line has been restored. Even we have become stairways that connect Heaven and earth. Angels ascend and descend on us when we pray.

Prayer is intentional and very powerful. Even if you cannot see what is going on, there are many angels gathered and at work, especially when believers pray.

“Then he said to me, Don’t be afraid, Daniel; for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard: and I have come for your words’ sake. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but, behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the kings of Persia.” (Daniel‬ ‭10:12-13‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

When Daniel first prayed for understanding from God, his prayers were already heard by Him. God sent the archangel Gabriel to deliver the prophetic word to Daniel, but the spiritual warfare was thick because the devil knew how important the message must have been.

The demon prince called the “prince of the kingdom of Persia” tried to prevent Gabriel from reaching Daniel, but he could not prevail when archangel Michael joined the fight.

Can you imagine that the demon had the ability to delay Gabriel for twenty-one days? Imagine if Daniel had stopped praying on the twentieth day.

Keep on praying until you receive the answers, and until the angel assigned to you comes back with the grace that you need.

There are things unseen that we may not understand fully, but trust in the power of prayer!

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你的守護天使出現在此，請你留意：事實上，所有的事物都未必是其表面所顯現的樣子；目前有些事物正在變質，而你可能處在危險之中。仔細注意自身「周遭」正在發生的狀況還有自己「内在」正在發生的情形。你很快就會發現空中正瀰漫著不良的頻率。祂們指出某些人有可能會運用某些方式來剝削或操控你，因此請驚醒起來。若在面對狀況時感覺不對，請信任你的感受。

「這真是難以相信，」你會說，「不會吧！」然而你的守護天使提醒你的是，變節與欺騙本是隱密丶難以看見的。畢竟，沒有人願意相信某人可能會傷害自己。

有時這是故意造成的傷害，然而那樣的舉動是藉由犧牲對方來進行的自我保護。這或許會出現在像是你的同僚沒告訴你專案的期限已經變更，或是你的母親向你隱瞞父親被診斷出阿茲海默症，或是你忘記告訴伴侶自己這個月已經超支，無法支付月底的帳單。

欺騙與操縱並不見得是岀於惡意或意在傷害。通常這僅是未經深思成是出於恐懼所造成的结果。如果你已在懷疑某人的話，你的守護天使力勸你完全信任自己的感受，同時「以相等的程度仔細檢視自身的欺驪行為」。這兩者都只會走到死胡同丶失望的結局裡。要求你的守護天使保護你免於他人的欺騙以及自身想要欺瞞的企圖。拿出勇氣與正直來表露誠實。你的守護天使的訊息是:「我們會照看著你的。」

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目前並非憑藉想像岀來的緊迫感受而行動的時候，別讓你的情緒跟著你一起失控。轉向高我，以你的理智力量介入其中，並信任自身那股想要遠離當時的戲劇事件與其張力之傾向。研究並分析事件中所有的因素，並容許你的高我引導你走往正確的結果。把事情留到第二天再說，留到第「四」天更好，然後留意你的高我的訊息：「暫時先把它交給我吧!」

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新的開始 New Beginnings
神聖父親 Divine father
勇氣·欲求
啟動·創意

從你的神聖父親而來的生命火花正點燃你的想像，攪動你的創造天分，並灌注給你想要帶來改變的強烈欲望。此刻對你而言是依著自身衝動來行動丶啟動新開始的絕佳時機，特別是對於那些你目前並不滿意的生命層面。

信任你那想要改變的欲望，並請神聖父親給你啟動它的勇氣。投入你那獨特的新意見、開始撰寫你一直在想的那本書、發展你藏在心裡很久的生意，或是與你一直不敢面對的人有著關係上的嶄新突破。神聖父親鼓勵你在自信中行動，所有成功的要素都已就位。別遲疑丶別思考丶別求安穩。帶著信心的一躍，完全投入你真正想望的事物。你的神聖父親的訊息是：「去做吧！」你是不會失敗的。

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魅力·膽識
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聖靈正鼓勵你，有意識地全然擁抱你一直在為自已爭取的領導角色。透過你的專注丶奉獻丶穩定以及紀律，你正從幕後現身，而眾人也開始承認你的能力與智慧。他人自然地感受到你的領袖魅力頻率，而當他們真的感受到你是能被信任時，會跟隨你的領導。

當你鼓動丶激勵他人時，聖靈是你的引導力量。說真的「激勵」( Inspire）的英文罩字是衍生自「靈」(spirit)個字，代表將聖靈「邀請」( Invite)或「吸進」(inhale)你的生命，把你移往自己在創造與靈性層面的顛峰。聖靈肯定地指出，你現在的任務就是將你那明亮的光照耀世界，並在引領他人前往更高境地時，不需對自己的熱忱或自信感到不好意思。然而，要留意別過庋驅迫自己而與自身源頭斷了連結，這樣是在冒著耗盡的危險。熱忱興奮就像火，是需要加以控管的，不然它可能會將你吞噬。聖靈的訊息是:「以自信來領導。」

5️⃣選擇5號的朋友：

剝奪 Deprivation
興旺指導靈| Prosperity guides
保留·偏孰
吝嗇·節儉

不論是因為情勢劇變或是長期的匮乏模式，你發現自己正過度關切自身現有的財務狀態與保障。你或許擔心未來將不敷己需，因此正在嘗試保住每一分錢。你的恐懼甚至使你無意識地向別人尋求某些形式的確定或保證。然而容許這些恐懼來接管，其麻煩便是別人也會感受到你的不安全感，而他們將會退縮、害怕自己被「利用」來當成你的保障，從而創造刺奪加劇的循環。這個恐懼與匮乏的循環會使「興旺之井」更加乾涸。

高興的是，你的興旺指導正在這裡協助你反轉這種振動。它們告訴你，任何形式的聚斂、留存，都是逆於宇宙的神聖之流丶對抗那些創造興旺所需的事物。闕於豐盛的宇宙法則明白指出，我們會收到自己所給出去的。宇宙並不匮乏，匮乏只存於我們的心智。貧窮的真正源頭即是我們與自身神聖源頭的連結斷了，也因此而自尊低落。這就是生命的各個層面發生匮乏的真正原因，像是金錢丶生活品質、安全感甚至愛。

為了回歸到順流之中，你的興旺指導震激勵你在各方面展現慷慨，以重新連結神聖源頭。任何吝嗇的趨向，即使僅是這樣對待自已，只會把你一直隔離在神聖的補給之外。認出自己是宇宙寄予厚望的「信託基金小孩」( Trust-fund Baby)重新得回自己的尊嚴。也就是說，如果你願意開敌心胸接受宇宙的禮物，你的所需就能輕易滿足。藉由分享個人所能來連結這股順流，像是一抹微笑、一句稱讚、你的協助、時間。你的興旺指導靈的訊息是:「藉由分享你的心來接通字宙的豐盛。」

目の前のごくっ、はめちゃくちゃ笑いました。


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