King James Bible
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Testimony: Vision Of The Love Of Our Savior Jesus
Carol's testimony "Vision Of The Love Of Our Savior Jesus" on 7/01/2014, 6:00pm...
I've always believed in God but only prayed occassionally and almost never attended church. I learned that another group had been subcontracted to take over my medical research department a job I had been at and loved for the past 8 years. In my despair I prayed constantly with all I had for God to help me find another job. Miraculously, my hospital created a new research position and asked me to fill it. I knew that this was truly a prayer that had been answered by God. I realized, he was without question really there as I reflected back on my life and realized that countless other prayers that had been answered. From that moment, I was lead to repent of all my sins and knew that my life would never be the same. I began attending church and one day as I closed my eyes to pray before mass. I saw the face of Jesus. His presence strongly penetrated my being. I was very very close face to face like he was just inches away. I could not see his eyes and I don't know why but asked if I could please see his eyes. I felt an immediate strong sense of pain that pierced every part of me. It seemed to be a deep pain that was both mental and physical. I could see his wiskers and noticed that his face was sweaty. I was so overwhelmed that I began to flood with uncontrollable tears and pulled away from the vision.
I had no one religeous in my life to explain what all of this meant but eventually I truly felt he lead me to understand that this was part of his suffering at the cross and was an expression of his amazing and overwhelming love for us. The kind of love that only a father would endure for the sake of his children. I know I that only experienced a tiny moment of his suffering but felt blessed and so grateful to realize that he loved us so much that he would willingly take on not only physicial suffering but the weight of all of our sins. For one who knew no sin, how aweful this must have been. I wonder if the pain I felt was a tiny bit of the weight of my own sin.
A short time after, I was in bed praying and saw a dove in the corner of my room that came and vanished quickly. A short time after, again praying in my bed I saw a big flash of electricity coming out from my lamp. I was in shock and total amazement that this just happened but I was wide awake and I knew that it was real. My last vision came in the night when I seemed to be dreaming about smoke rising in front of my face. I woke up to see if it was real and sat up in bet. There really was smoke rising in front of my face. I was not sure what any of this meant but eventually was lead to Isaiah 6 and believe that it was God's calling on my life. One day I fell to my knees and asked God why he blessed me with these visions. The answer came immediately, "so you can be a blessing to others." I believe that all who believe in Him are all called to be blessing to others and if we truly love others we will help lead as many as we can to see the deep affection and love of Christ.
God may not bring all of us a vision but remember "blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."