NEW PERSONAL TESTIMONIES
Number V
July 2004
FOREWORD
As the title speaks, this text represents the new collection of personal testimonies which I according to God`s will, forwarded to those for whose spiritual awakening or development they were intended. The selection of texts Lord also saw, as it was the case with previous volume, entered the twelve letters and testimonies for indivuals which announcement in this collection can and must serve to everybody who gets open for heavenly calls, morals, warnings and advices contained in them. Every word of these testimonies is written by myself with the same eager wish which fulfills me even now when I write this introduction: to the blessing of my dear brothers and sisters.
"It is the work of the Christian to mend, to restore, to heal. This healing process saves many a soul, and hides a multitude of sins. God is love. God is, in himself, in his essence, love. He makes the very best of what appears an injury, and gives Satan no occasion for triumph..." (SpTA06 p.4)
"To effect the salvation of men, God employs various agencies. He speaks to them by His word and by His ministers, and He sends by the Holy Spirit messages of warning, reproof, and instruction. These means are designed to enlighten the understanding of the people, to reveal to them their duty and their sins, and the blessings which they may receive, to awaken in them a sense of spiritual want, that they may go to Christ and find in Him the grace they need. But many choose to follow their own way instead of God's way. They are not reconciled to God, neither can be, until self is crucified and Christ lives in the heart by faith.
The Lord requires us to obey the voice of duty, when there are other voices all around us urging us to pursue an opposite course. It requires earnest attention from us to distinguish the voice which speaks from God. We must resist and conquer inclination, and obey the voice of conscience without parleying or compromise, lest its promptings cease and will and impulse control. The word of the Lord comes to us all who have not resisted His Spirit by determining not to hear and obey. This voice is heard in warnings, in counsels, in reproof. It is the Lord's message of light to His people. If we wait for louder calls or better opportunities, the light may be withdrawn, and we left in darkness." (5T 46. 68.)
“AND A MAN'S FOES SHALL BE THEY OF HIS OWN HOUSEHOLD”
Matthew 10,36.
Dear brother, according to God`s will, and His explicit order, I write this letter which represents expression of that what has been shown to me concerning your spiritual state and needs which come out of it. I beg you to study, together with eagerness of prayer and with openness to receive them as the words of "true and faithful", each of this word of testimony which I previously forwarded to some people and which in this moment can be almost thoroughly accepted in your case.
Brother M..., I ask you once more to study thoroughly all the words and receive them to your heart. Ask God to settle in yourself with all his Holy Spirit and do not run away from that any more. God has to guide you in all the things you do in your life, but He can not do it until the wall stands between Him and you, the wall of selfconfidence and holding on your own wisdom and knowledge. As much as we aspire toward good, if we do it in our force, nothing of that will grow, as God said: "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." (Matthew 7,22-23)
Lord invites you to perceive your state in the right light, in the way you could not do until now, because you were not ready to give Him every part of your being. If you come to this decision, for which I eagerly pray and believe thay you will do, Lord will enlighten your mind and show all seriousness of state you find yourself in, as well as the great need to straighten immediately all compromises which you accept for a long time. He says: "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes [shall be] they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." (Matthew 10,34-39)
I know that you are aware that the effect of such decision would be painful, but if you, for a moment, direct your sight toward the One who had carried your cross, in that moment nothing will be hard for you.
Receive brotherly greeting and blessing from our Father of Heaven.
Belgrade, May 29, 2003.
INVITATION TO BROTHER W.
Brother, I am very sorry because the reason of this writting, in its basis, is the same as in the previous case. In the period before this, you had more than enough time to receive the message which been forwarded to you but you missed to do so. Sad is, and shameful, selfishness by which you chained yourself in the attempt that, if it is possible, cover yourself even from the look of the One to whom nothing remains unseen. Why is it so. W ...? Is the almighty and merciful hand of God unable to save yet? Is there anything, on this or any other world, what is more valuable than the service to Humble and unselfish Savior who had done everything for us? Do you think about it and how intensively? Is there a wish in yourself for this? Lord invites you to step out of the chains of formalism in which you started to fall deeper and deeper and to turn by the whole your heart while still there is time for that. Obey, and you will be blessed.
August 2003.
“REMEMBER LOT'S WIFE”
Luke 17,32.
"And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." (Luke 9,59-62)
E...., first of all I want to send regards to you as to any other brother in Jesus Christ, but also to ask you, according to His will, to re-examine once more your attitude concerning this last movement for awakening of Advent people and and final termination of the announcement of the Gospel to the world. I am sure that, while reading the testimonies I have sent to you, their certainty proved their truthfulness, so I ask you, in accordance to that, to act by following the ways God gives when your concrete actions are in question, meaning the spreading and confirmation by expanding the new for this time. If you lack courage, faith or anything else ask them from the Lord and you will receive, but do not hesitate longer, because He wants that everyone become used in the part of saving our domestics, while stil there is the time left. Start and you will be blessed. If there is any question to ask or perplexity I will be glad to answer to it. I pray for you very often to strenghten yourself spirituall and let Jesus guide you in everything what you do in your life.
August 2003.
“FOR I AM THE LORD, I CHANGE NOT”
Malachi 3,6.
Dear sister, sad is and very imprudent your statement, but let God do not take it against you if you decide to turn to him by all your heart. If you become open for this even the less, comprehending your spiritual, and at the same time also your moral state of mind, you will understand that you are a hypocrite who by acting and false religiousness lowers one`s own basic human dignity. True character reveals itself in consistency to any moral norm we confess. You say that it is the twenty first century and that, by itself, one must not obey regulations which God stated by the presence of his servant!? His answer is the following: "Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of [their] conversation. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever." "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." (Hebrews 13,7-8. James 1,17)
Please, receive this words together with devoted eager prayer as well as the message from the testimony I forwarded to one sister whose spiritual state is simmilar to yours. I already pray for it but decision is only yours.
August 2003.
FIRST LETTER TO BROTHER W.
Brother, I have read your letter the same day you have sent it but I was not in the capability to answer you immediately, so I ask you not to take it against me. I have read it carefully and at the same time I was praying to Jesus to show really hides behind that what you have written, what I always do in simmilar occasion. As many times up to then the answer arrived very soon.
In that occurrence it was shown to me once more that, you gave in to your weaknesses and consciously rejected the act of Holy Spirit who invited you to accept the force for realization of the entrusted task with thorough devotion and eagerness of prayer. Brother, Lord sends you a message not to pretend but to repent sincerely for your sin and bear your cross - as He carried it.
It was shown to me that you can do very much in this field of action by your spiritual, intellectual and materijal gifts and by these your responsibility gets greater. Because of that I beg you, not to hesitate even a moment because in front of heavenly court you would have to give answers for every soul who could be saved by your mediation and support in this last action.
July 01, 2003.
“AND HE THAT TAKETH NOT HIS CROSS... IS NOT WORTHY OF ME”
Matthew 10,38.
Brother, today I have received strong stimulus of urge from the Lord saying that I have to address you and convey what I have seen that exists as your real need in this moment.
During the past period I have prayed to Lord several times to show me, according to His will, the examples of a few people among whom you also were, and this prayer was granted to me. For you I have received fairly good testimonies by which Lord let me know that you are still one of those who did not bend their knees thoroughly in front of the wave, but also have certain weeknesses of which some are very obvious taking understanding of your previous relation toward this work He started. It was shown to me that the time for reaching your final decision concerning open confession and part-taking in it runs out, and that in the coming period God`s mercy will speeitl began to retreat from you if you still stay in the chains of your weaknesses neglecting duties and obligations which obviously are imposed upon you. Jesus comprehensively said that one servant can not serve two masters. You had during our previous public work, as many others, more than enough time and opportunity to be assure in the origin and credibility of this work, as well as to reach the decision to carry your cross and support this news, but you did not hold to Christ`s mercy by which the strength would have been given to you to praise Him in the only true way.
Do not ever disregard the fact that such conduct has its limits with betrayal and that in front of heavenly court you would have to give the answer for every soul who was in the sphere of your influence and who had not received that what you could and had to give if you had reached the right decision on time.
So do not hesitate any more, brother of mine, but, as Jacob did once – grip firmly God`s mercy and you will receive needed force and strength. This is God`s work – His last deed and He asks you to carry your cross just like we carried it. Let God bless you and give you strength for that.
August 20, 2002.
“CHOOSE YOU THIS DAY WHOM YE WILL SERVE”
Joshua 24,15.
Brother just like the last time, I address you according to God`s order which I received two days ago when, after the morning study, Holy Spirit came upon me, and moved me to transfer to you and to some other people from these communities that what it has been predicted to me. I am sure that you remember well the content of the firt letter I wrote to you, so I will not repeat althoug the message I state to you, in its basis – is the same. You are one of the many people who are unambiguously and clearly confirmed in the fact that behind this movement God himself stands, but you even then did not do anything to submit to Him and obey the invitations of mercy which are sent to you. Instead of that, you, for a long time, work against the acts and people He raised. My question is: are you aware what happens to those who, in their blindness, arrogantly defy the Almighty? Lord said rightly: these people have ears not to hear, and eyes not to see. Do you think that you could endlessly reject unpunshed the One from which mercy any moment of your life depends?
On June 12th.2002, in the night vision, Lord showed me that you would bow to Him in tears and admit this deed, but it is entirely dependent on yourself if that acceptance would be for salvation or condemnation. As I had already announced in previous testimonies, the moment is very near when many who openly blaspheme God, consciously working against His deeds, will deservingly reap the fruits of their actions, so ...... I invite you – beg you and ask you: do not work any more the things you do now but turn to Christ and accept healing and peace, while you still can.
Belgrade, April 05, 2003.
POWER OF FAITH AND DECISION
"And they that heard [it] said, Who then can be saved? And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." (Luke 18,26-27)
Dear sister, at the end of the last year I have received two night visions in which it was shown to me how far you have gone in your digression from the truth, which, to my regret, you represent only formally, while, in reality, your confidence in its salutary power – thoroughly disappeared.
In the first night vision from November 20th. 2003, in the symbolic picture, I asked you the following question: "Do you believe that Christ is the Messiah?" (In other words: "Do you believe He is the Savior – that He can save you). Since you clearly have heard my question and understood it, for a moment you stopped in deep selfchecking, and after that with unshakable conviction said: "No" After your answer, I started with great devotion to talk you into giving up your belief by supporting my attitudes by quotations from the Holy Script, and after that the vision was terminated.
On December 7th. 2003, also in the night vision, your yielding toward the opposite sex is shown to me, which developed rapidly recently and, it is true – not in great measure but still in present and dangerous measure which would during the time passing, endanger even your marriage, if you, in the shortest ever time, do not turn to Lord with sincere remorse and request to bridle passions which start overcoming your being. Believe me, sister, that Jesus is really the Messiah, and that He can save you and purify you from any sinful inclination which exists in your heart. Give simply your self up to Him with steady trust in His reliable promises, because "Faithful [is] he that calleth you, who also will do [it]." (1. Thessalonians 5,24) Do not judge about the Savior on the basis of your weaknesses and care lessness, but trust His omnipotence. Everything is possible in Jesus Christ who give us power. (Filibians 4,13). It is the truth! By no chance do not give up, but rise up and fight. Be resolute – it is the most important, and depends only on yourself, all the other thing are - God`s. It is only needed to say: "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief" - I want to believe, but I can not. Give me faith! (Mark 9,24).
The Spirit of prophecy says: "You desire to give yourself to Him, but you are weak in moral power, in slavery to doubt, and controlled by the habits of your life of sin. Your promises and resolutions are like ropes of sand. You cannot control your thoughts, your impulses, your affections...
What you need to understand is the true force of the will. This is the governing power in the nature of man, the power of decision, or of choice. Everything depends on the right action of the will. The power of choice God has given to men; it is theirs to exercise. You cannot change your heart, you cannot of yourself give to God its affections; but you can choose to serve Him. You can give Him your will; He will then work in you to will and to do according to His good pleasure. Thus your whole nature will be brought under the control of the Spirit of Christ; your affections will be centered upon Him, your thoughts will be in harmony with Him." (SC 46-47.)
July 2004.
“FOR... STUBBORNNESS IS AS... IDOLATRY”
1. Samuel 15,23.
Brother, I believe that you still remember our conversation which took place three years ago when I told you the content of the night vision which was given to me concerning your attitude toward God`s work and my service in it. Since, on that occasion, all finished with the use of oral presentation, according to the will and stimulus of God – the content of that vision I present to you this time also in the shape of written testimony with strong belief that it will be of help to you, after, in the meantime, the great part of it had been fulfilled what God by this revelation announced.
In the picture which is, in the greater part, symbolic, from the man who carries the name identical to yours – I requested to give me back my belt finally which he, without my knowledge, kept by himself. Although I have made much effort to talk him out of that, a man still stayed persistent in his tendency to keep it, using even force by doing so. When I realized that nothing else left, I firmly grabbed the belt and after the great resistence I experienced – I took it out of his hands by what act the vision terminated.
After I had prayed to Lord for interpretation of this dreem, I was informed that the leather belt represented my service, for which I received confirmation in the following texts: (Matthew 3,4; 2. of Kings 1,8). Great resistence which the man expressed, and unreadiness to give me what belongs to me, represented your unreadiness to admit and accept what you were confirmed into when the origin of my service is in question. When I oraly represented the content of my revelation, on your stated question about that, I explained that Lord used the person of the same name in order to make interpretation thorough only later, in the time which is most adequate to tell you this, but from the reason of increased influence which every announcement of the event possesses. The fact that I, in the end, succeeded to pull out the belt from your hands, show that you will, at the very end of your personal time of mercy, however, reach the right decision and entirely take God`s side, in the greatest measure thanks to the great mediation and devotion with the efforts which are symbolicaly shown.
As you see for your self, time which passed from then, confirmed the trustworthiness of this rervelation although the most important part is still in front of us. So I beg you once more to think about everything thoroughly which is anticipated during the last years, because little time left for you after all this previous calls you have rejected. God once more invites you to give up arrogance, ambition, blind persistency in sin, and all weaknesses which inevitably follow them and lead toward certain disaster. Let Jesus once more enter your life, like then when you – liberated from yourself – was ready to accept His salutary mercy. Remember – this wonderful words, which you once yourself forwarded to others – that "the fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom« and that "before honour [is] humility" and listen to them because the Savior is worthy of that.
"Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience... And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured... Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent."
June 26, 2004.
“FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL”
1. to Timothy 6,10.
"The history of Judas presents the sad ending of a life that might have been honored of God. Had Judas died before his last journey to Jerusalem he would have been regarded as a man worthy of a place among the twelve, and one who would be greatly missed. The abhorrence which has followed him through the centuries would not have existed but for the attributes revealed at the close of his history. But it was for a purpose that his character was laid open to the world. It was to be a warning to all who, like him, should betray sacred trusts.
A little before the Passover, Judas had renewed his contract with the priests to deliver Jesus into their hands. Then it was arranged that the Saviour should be taken at one of His resorts for meditation and prayer. Since the feast at the house of Simon, Judas had had opportunity to reflect upon the deed which he had covenanted to perform, but his purpose was unchanged. For thirty pieces of silver--the price of a slave--he sold the Lord of glory to ignominy and death.
Judas had naturally a strong love for money; but he had not always been corrupt enough to do such a deed as this. He had fostered the evil spirit of avarice until it had become the ruling motive of his life. The love of mammon overbalanced his love for Christ. Through becoming the slave of one vice he gave himself to Satan..." (DA 716)
Brother, on January 20th. 2003, in the night vision, the sin to which you devoted yourself was shown to me and that sin would cost you salvation if you, in the shortest possible time, do not awake from deathly spiritual sleep in which you have sunk.
From the moment I have received this revelation from Lord I often prayed to give me permission to address you and point out that what was shown to me but, from the reasons known only to Him - I have not received it until this moment, and since everything was guided by His hand, I believe that this warning and call to right and thorough deliverance will come in the right moment.
It the picture it was shown to me, I asked you if you perhaps needed money, on what you answerd that you did although it was not true and then you asked for some amount of money. Question I issued to you was urged by God`s Spirit and represented only the temptation in order to see what was in the heart because the Holy Spirit, at the same time, proved that you had enough money and that the financial support was not necessary. Your answer revealed the sin you cherish and the small amount of money you asked for showed how great is the rooth that sin took in your heat because it was clearly pointed out to me that you were ready to sell your Savior for the sum lower than thirty silver coins, to which previous "leaders" of God`s people estimated His life. Great is God`s sentence on those who confirm that are Christian but at the same time violate impudently His sacred Law "Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil." (Ecclesiastes 8,11)
One of the key reasons because of which you find yourself in such a state is your reluctance to submit your heart entirely to God. Things you preached to others you did not do yourself but satisfied yourself with lifeless form of false religiousness and pleasure in fame you reached by compromises coverd into the shining vail of forced eagerness for the truth. Your state is now very hard in front of God after the previous warnings and invitations which you accepted verbally and even thanked for them, but you rejected them and despised by you heart. Great is the anger of God on yourself, brother, so be aware and do not go this way any more. God sends you message: Convert as you still can or step back and do not quote Him because fair sentence will befall you for your great lawlessness. Obey, brother, in order to live. Give up yourself, and accept His mercy – today if you hear His voice!
July 2004.
"FOR THERE IS ONE GOD"
1. to Timothy 2,5.
"I [am] the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me." (Exodus 20,2-3)
Brother, I am grateful to God for your answer and interest you expressed. Answer to the stated question you could already get by careful study of the texts, with the prayer that Jesus should be the one who will guide you in that; because without Him we could not do anything. Before any studying, a Christian should check oneself, in the light of God`s presence, and then in entire surrender – require the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Only who could enlighten and help him to interprete regularly the morals from the Words of God. (John 15,7).
On the foundations of the Holy Script, I built the belief that only One God exists, Father – Son – Holy Spirit. "For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." (1. to Timothy 2,5) For Jesus it is clearly written that He: "The mighty God, The everlasting Father." because "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh." (Isaiah 9,6; 1. to Timothy 3,16) Jesus called the Holy Spirit: "Another Comforter" (John 14,16), and since He is also the Comforter and God it is clear that the Holy Spirit is the same as He is. "But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." (Romans 8,9) In relation to this are the following two verses. Brother ...., that is all from me for now. My e-mail address is still available for every real need, and I will pray to Jesus to give you strength to devote to Him entirely and become one of His supports in this last Work.
As soon as they are translated, I will also send you other testimonies I published up to this moment. Let God bless you.
Belgrade, July 01, 2003.
“THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE INSTRUCTION OF WISDOM; AND BEFORE HONOUR IS HUMILITY”
Proverbs 15,33.
Sister, I am thankful to Lord for your writting to me and for the best wishes. Yes, Jesus wants us that now, and really, experience the blessings of His kingdom, and only for that reason it is worth living. There is not anything more worthy of that on this or any other world. Everything else does not have any value – this is the thing that God, almost six thousand years up to now, tries to teach His people of the "hard neck" and heart filled with blind selfconfidence. Any selfconfidence humiliates the one who is full of that feeling while the person it rules with "enjoys" in its fictitious greatness not realizing the lowness of its real position, as well in front of God, as in front of people. However, there is not a man who even once in the period of his life was not aware of the fact that he commits a sin, but because of persistency in it he was jet blind to perceive numerousness and size of consequences he carries with himself. Jesus words: "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." - give testimony about that, because it is clear that those who perfidiously murdered Him - knew that they are commiting a sin, but because of conscious rejection of the truth were too blind to see themselves in the light they really are. They really did not know what they are doing.
Concerning the answer you are preparing, it is my duty to tell you what is ment by this; and it means that for whatever comes from God, answer can be expected only by Him, but I will gladly read the lines which you are, perhaps, going to send me. I will sincerely like that the answer will not be only yours, but above all the expression of what God is ready to say or show as the answer to our sincere eagerness to know His will, but, on my regret, I realize that it will not be so and it is the thing that brought sorrow into my heart when I have read your mail. You are the person who possesses something of sincerity and frankness, but from the path of thorough devotion and community with the Savior you are devided by ambition and insubordination in relation to all God`s reuests. Human glory is still dearer to you than humiliation that Christ`s cross brings. However, beside that, in you still there is present, and, to a certain degree, pushed back, wish that God brings you by circumstances to the "wall" after which you would finally acquire strength and desire to devote to Him by your own being. I am strongly confirmed that it will be so.
"Some feel their need of the atonement, and with the recognition of this need, and the desire for a change of heart, a struggle begins. To renounce their own will, perhaps their chosen objects of affection or pursuit, requires an effort, at which many hesitate and falter and turn back. Yet this battle must be fought by every heart that is truly converted. We must war against temptations without and within. We must gain the victory over self, crucify the affections and lusts; and then begins the union of the soul with Christ. As the dry and apparently lifeless branch is grafted into the living tree, so may we become living branches of the True Vine. And the fruit which was borne by Christ will be borne by all His followers. After this union is formed, it can be preserved only by continual, earnest, painstaking effort. Christ exercises His power to preserve and guard this sacred tie, and the dependent, helpless sinner must act his part with untiring energy, or Satan by his cruel, cunning power will separate him from Christ." (5T 46-47.)
