Today is the 8th of October 2023, and for the first time I have done what can be described as “Journaling with Jesus”.

First of all, my sister Kim encouraged me to write down what are some of the reasons that I love the Lord my God, my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and these are these are things that first came to mind - I could have carried on writing for a long time!!

You loved me before I knew what love was

You loved me whilst I was a wretched sinner
You loved me whilst I was abusing my wife
You loved me enough to die for me
You loved me enough to be the atoning sacrifice of all my sins
You loved all my entire family in the same way before you set them free
Your grace is undeserved yet gives life
Your mercy is rich and life-changing
Your unfailing love lasts forever
You are faithful, when we are faithless
You are patient
You are kind
You are gentle
You are long suffering
You are my saviour

Then after that, we closed our eyes and just allowed the Holy Spirit to take us into a vision of wherever that may be - somewhere with Jesus as a young, young child, with the innocence of youth and the humility of a little child.

The Mountain

Soon after I closed my eyes, I was I suddenly as an eight-year-old on the top of a mountain with Jesus, and I was wearing shorts and sandals.

The weather was good, and the sun was shining. As we sat next to each other, looking down the mountain at the vast expanse of houses and other buildings, likely a large city and its suburbs, Jesus said to me:

“I look down upon all my creation, upon everyone, every man, woman, teenager and child, and I see EVERYTHING. I see all the good my chosen people do who have my Spirit and everyone who I haven't yet come down to save and rescue. I see the very worst of everyone - what no-one in the world would ever see, yet my love for all my precious children is so unfailing that I died on the cross to save everyone's life.
I once came down and walked amongst everyone living in a human body, and I was filled with love, grace, mercy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, joy and long suffering.
I was rejected by most. I was hated by some. I was mocked. I was falsely accused. I was chased. I was questioned. I was sent to death. I was beaten. I was crushed. I was whipped. I was pierced. I had nails hammered into my hands and feet. I was left to die a criminal's death.
My beloved son Paul, I chose to experience all this so that I could save all my people from their life of sin and death. My love for all my people is beyond anyone's comprehension. It is never ending.