YOU BELONG TO ME
by
Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (November 9, 2015)
“Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God” Hosea 1:10, KJV [Idolatry warned of judgment].
Greetings In The Name Of Jesus,
My sisters and brothers, the creation, “In the beginning God created...(Genesis 1:1, KJV)”however, fundamentally purposeful [“According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him” Ephesians 3: 11-12 KJV; The great love of Christ], to reflection of the world condition, also spoke to abandonment, delusions, grave discontent, lost, and sorrow of body, spirit, and soul, “For God so loved the world...(John 3:16, KJV)”, if, so true, then why the sufferings of man, catapult the conscious of man both weak and strong to a place that denies forgiveness. My thoughts grounded in my heart, at present reflected on the words of my kin, who was raised up from a child to a man by his father and grandparents, both, now gone on to live with Jesus, as the folks of good faith say. Colloquially speaking, my kin did not realize that sometimes you must forgive those who died---those who left you behind---those who walked through the light---those who died but stayed behind in a place you hardly think of, a place you could not access or visit them at, a place you could not speak to them at, a place for souls in-waiting [“And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence” Colossians 1:18, KJV], so what does this all mean to you; it means that the anger you felt from the abandonment, delusions, grave discontent, lost, and sorrow was best processed in grace, in the faith of Christ Jesus [“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them”, Ephesians 2:8-10, KJV; By grace are ye saved], not in Satan's kill, steal, and destroy because processing your anger in Satan's steal, kill and destroy will do just that---steal, kill and destroy you [“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” St. John 10:10, KJV; Christ is the door], placing you out of your own hands to care for yourself and your loved ones putting you in the hands of the laws of the land---but, hold on and thank God for his mercy---thank God for Christ Jesus because God sent him to be your counselor [“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” Isaiah 9:6, KJV; Christ's birth and kingdom] to help you wrestle with the forces of darkness and the principalities that hold you, bound under the laws of the land [“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of the world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” Ephesians 6:12, KJV; spiritual wickedness]. Most importantly, God is a good God, so greatly to be praised. More importantly, Jesus saves.
Moreover, “You belong to me,” are words that mean something---those words should mean something to you--- that in a place of darkness where you find yourself when you got lost on your journey and you could not shake the dust off your shoes before the principality where you were at came and bound you under the laws of the land, thank God Jesus washed your feet---in a distant time to cleanse you, before your birth, before your time of abandonment, delusions, grave discontent, lost, and sorrow to prepare you, to save you and he did not let Peter claim cleanness for the night of the day---
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the darkness of the day captured Peter as it captured you with dusty feet in need of cleaning, before the cock crowed; for somewhere the cock crowed after you were bound---our troubles, yours and mine, came to roost, as the troubles of Jesus did, as the delusions of Peter did. Sometimes you must not only
forgive those who died but you must forgive yourselves when you could not stand up to the perfection of holiness for it was the righteousness of Jesus Christ that stood for you---saving you. Do you
remember throughout your life at any time when you were on top of your game, just perfect in every way, meeting all objectives, reaching all goals set, so much in love, staying in the light, not touching the darkness in any way yet let the truth be told you still fell short of the perfection of holiness in righteousness---your good year possibly was not counted to you for righteousness, for your flesh but all your years were counted to you for righteousness in Christ Jesus, for the God-man, Christ Jesus did not
fall short and held up the blood-stained banner, for righteousness sake, for the saving of souls, for the saving of man. I remember when my kin spoke to me he said, “I have not spoke to you since 1993.” I told him the last time I spoke to him was in the year, 2005 because he was upset and said, “If , it isn't and he called out his grandmother's name...( in 1992, his grandmother was dead and gone), but I was
there. Folks, have you ever tried to be there for someone knowing Jesus sent the Holy Ghost spirit as their comforter yet you tried to be there for them; maybe my voice was too low and my kin could not hear me say, “I am here.” I was there but his grief did not let him hear me in his darkness and he did not trust anyone but the woman---his grandmother who raised him, but I was there during the time she raised him and I was there, in 2004, in the State of Georgia, in Atlanta when he went to the family's estate in southwestern Georgia with his wife and when he requested from his aunt that was living on the land to live with his wife on his land and she said, “No” in her state of mind because she was terminally ill; he became angry not bearing in mind her illness effected her decision making, so, when she called me I told him he could stay but he still went on--- I think he was hurt and embarrassed (“...As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God...” (Romans 9:25-26, KJV)--- later, his aunt (my sister) requested I come, I knew her end time was near because I saw her in a vision in an apparition (when I was at a gas station pumping gas in Atlanta, Georgia, she stood across the street looking at me, then she left)---that I had to come, be near her for she moved to town; I needed to take care of the family's estate, so in 2005, I left Atlanta and came to the estate---my family's inheritance land and she died in 2008 but by that time my kin (my brother's son [“Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God” Hosea 1:10, KJV Idolatry warned of judgment]) was so wounded like Jesus, he could not trust for he was trapped and he forgot about his spirit, that he was free as a bird to soar for Christ Jesus gave him his spirit. Now, in reflection of 2005 when I last talked to him, this year in 2015, I was happy he was set free in his mind and I was happy to hear him speak as a conqueror, even though he was still bound, leaning on the Lord, giving honor and praise to Christ Jesus, so I thank you Jesus for my kin---everyday I thank you Lord, for your mercy endureth for ever.
I would like to think that my kin's memories of his grandparents are still with him for they both were filled with the Holy Ghost spirits, God-fearing, followers of Christ Jesus who inspired him with the truth “and forever may Christ Jesus live” in the words of the holy gospel news that reached you as a child and planted the seed of the word in you [And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God” Hosea 2:23, KJV; Hosea's unfaithful wife], so that you might be saved when the darkness reached you and bound you, I pray he remembered those words of inspiration his grandparents instilled in him [“And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will
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betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD” Hosea 2:19-20, KJV], since his day of abandonment, delusions, grave discontent, lost, and sorrow came upon him. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. May the LORD be with you. Amen.
