This word is submitted by Teresa Seputis [ts@godspeak.net]

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                     Shine Brightly For Me

Dear one, I inhabit eternity and I am able to see in all times at
once. I saw and knew you before you wore born, I loved you before
you knew how to love Me back. I see your future as assuredly as if
it had already come to pass. I know what choices you will make and 
I know what steps you will take...and I know where I need to step
in and intervene on your behalf. I watch over you carefully, dear 
one, because you are My own and because you are precious to Me. I
call out to you because you are Mine, and you have responded to My 
call.

Indeed, I am calling out to My own--to all of My own. That includes 
you, and it includes your current brothers and sisters in Me. But it 
also includes some who do not know Me yet, but who one day will. I am 
not limited to the present, I see just as clearly in the future. That 
is now I know those who are Mine even before they have come to Me, 
and I already count them as My own. 

I watching over them and I preserve them, so that they enemy of their 
soul cannot come along to take them out before they have surrendered 
their heart to Me. He would like to destroy them before the day of 
their decision, so that they perish and remain lost. But I will not 
allow him to do that because I love them too much. Even though they
do not know Me yet they will one day. They are just as precious to Me 
as you are, dear one.

They may not act right. They may not dress right. They may not value
the right things. They may be caught up in the bondages and oppressions
of the evil one. They may practice evil because they do not yet 
understand right from wrong. They may strike you as unlikely citizens 
of Heaven. But one day they will believe in My name; they will give their 
heart to Me. Then My Holy Spirit will come to reside in them, and He 
will begin transforming them, just like He has been transforming you.

Dear one, I am giving you the privilege of being My witness and My
light to these ones. They are My treasures, and precious in My sight.
I am sharing the privilege of gathering them in with you, because you
are also precious to Me, so I allow you to participate with Me in 
things that are important to Me.

I see and know all things, but you do not. I know in advance who will 
receive Me and who will not. But you don't have any way of knowing 
this...so you must shine My light and My love on all men. I have called 
you to be My witness, dear child, and I have made you the light of the 
the world. Now rise up and shine brightly for Me.