My dad needs prayer, and a few other relatives as well: By Prophet/Evangelist Jeremy Thomas Major Thank yall. Ive been asking the Lord to show me what to do, and I need your prayers, because he doesnt know what love is. Proverbs 17:5 says that open rebuke is better than secret love, and I have to come forward with this. Just when our family thinks maybe hes changed because sometimes hes nice, only to wake up the next morning and wreak havoc with verbal abuse, not only to me, but my mom and brothers, and this has been going on for years even when we were growing up and I remember one time he was giving my younger brother a whipping and I counted 150 licks he gave him with his belt, and my mom was begging him to stop, saying that was enough, but he just kept on like a mad man, and that was totally uncalled for. Even to this day, with my ministries spreading like wildfire throughout the United States and many other countries, he does nothing but belittle me and tells me Ill never amount to anything, and laughs at me saying Im not a preacher, and I need to go find a real job, that this ministry of mine is only a hobby, and that theyve been saying for years that Jesus was coming back, but that He hasnt yet, and tells me that I dont know what Im talking about, saying Sure, youre an evangelist! and all kinds of stuff and something needs to be done. People just dont know the truth about him, and every time he drives one of his Corvettes to church in a suit and tie, and puts a smile on his face for his church, or when he visits relatives, and tries to make a good impression on them, and theres some people that simply have no idea how bad things are with him, because they dont see what goes on behind closed doors, and thats nothing but being a hypocrite, but when it come to the point where hes making fun of me for speaking in tongues in the few times hes overheard me praying to the Lord in my quiet time with Him, and him saying its just gibberish, and even mocking the Holy Spirit by trying to imitate me saying bababoobooba!, that is serious business, and I just hope and pray to God that he hasnt blasphemed the Holy Ghost because thats something that you can never have forgiveness for in this lifetime or the lifetime to come. He owes all of his family an apology for the way he has treated us over the years, and more so than that, He owes the 3rd person of the trinity an apology. Thats one thing I wont tolerate is someone mocking and making fun of my God, and Im sure God doesnt take it lightly either! The only verse he knows is Honor thy father and thy mother and thats the only verse Ive ever heard him quote, but he fails to read the very next verse in that passage in Ephesians 6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. and he has not set a godly example for us ever. Ive even given him the verse from James 5:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. but it has fallen on deaf ears. I told him just the other day that he needed to get right with God when he was hollering and turning the TV up so loud that we couldnt hear ourselves think, and he said I am right with God ever since I got saved such and such many years ago! But he is wrong. Salvation is a process, and even if he is truly saved like he says he is, his fruits speak differently! Matthew 7:20-21 says Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. This is the great tribulation we are living in, and the seals are being opened as the sheep and the goats are being pulled apart and I just hope for my familys sake that my dad isnt numbered with the goats when Jesus returns to set up His kingdom on this earth, because Psalm 37:10-11 says For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Jesus said in Matthew 10:22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. These words were also recorded in Matthew 24:13 and Mark 13:13 and God has given me discernment of spirits and I think he would rather me tell him myself that hes not right with God than to stand before God one day and let Him have to tell him that hes not right with Him. He spends 5 minutes a day reading his Bible because Ive seen him do it, but why hasnt he learned what the Bible has to say over the years? Romans 13:10 says Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Its because Hes been trying to serve God apart from the Holy Spirit, the 3rd person of the trinity, which He has never received, and doesnt want to know anything about Him either. In fact, Im fixing to be 45 years old, and God has humbled me so much that Ive cried so many times. The Bible even says that Jesus wept and the Bible describes Him as a Man of Sorrows but yet do you know that Ive never seen him shed even the first tear. His family and friends who dont know whats going on dont see the rage in his countenance like we do. Nor do they have to feel the wrath of his nasty fleshly attitude. No, his church members only see his smile and his gentle words while unbeknownst to them, he sometimes rages out of control to the point that we look for foam to come out of his mouth. He invited me to his church picnic a couple of weeks ago, and I thought, Wow, this is great! Maybe my dad has changed! We were at the picnic and he was smiling being nice to me and my brother, and everything, but when he got home less than an hour later, he showed nothing but hatred, and wouldnt let me sleep on his couch that night either, even though my mom was begging him to, and theres nothing I did to provoke this anger either. Im a peacemaker, and everyone I encounter falls into that atmosphere of peace, except for him and its because he wont stay in it. Its like a wall that he puts up, and then when he tries to turn a discussion into a debate, he gets mad when the Holy Spirit speaks the truth through me, but yet he takes his anger out on me, and only despises the God within me. Ive talked to my pastor about they way my dad is, and he said sometimes all we can do is fast and pray for him. Jesus said in Mark 7:6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Also, Colossians 3:21 says Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. yet he has never obeyed this verse, and I thank God that I didnt turn out like him, and I try to show my children love, and if Ive done something wrong, I apologize to them, but Ive never heard my dad apologize for anything because he is too proud to admit that hes in the wrong, and pride goes before destruction. (See Proverbs 16:18) He has never even hugged us, and I even tried to give him a hug one time several years back, and he started pulling away acting like I was gay or something, saying, I dont know about all this love business. and saying that I didnt know what youre talking about when it comes to love, giving this statement as an example...I love your momma, but I dont like her! All he wants to do is argue, and if Im over at his house and he sees me getting my laptop out to spread the gospel on Facebook and type up my own sermons or respond to messages from people from all around the world, or whatever the Lord would lead me to do, as soon as he sees me get my laptop out, he goes into the kitchen and unplugs his wireless internet cord so that I cant access the internet. Now, how spiteful is that? Hes going to have to face God for this if he doesnt ask the Lord to forgive him. One time he came in and I was almost through typing up one of my sermons, and then he unplugged it and I couldnt finish my message even though my mom was begging him to let me finish it and started coming over and trying to unplug my laptop, and its nothing but the enemy trying to come at me through my dad in an attempt to cripple my ministries because he knows Im doing something for God and that Im a serious threat to him, and like I said, Hes going to have to face God for it if he doesnt ask God to forgive him. This isnt judging, but righteous discernment, and there is a difference--a big one. Some nights my mom begs him to let me sleep on the couch because I am homeless, but he threatens to call the law if I dont leave, and sometimes he has called the law and they came out, but my mother came to my defense telling the officer that I wasnt doing anything wrong, that I was just sitting there on my laptop spreading the gospel and wasnt bothering anyone, and that all of a sudden my dad had walked over and started showing hatred towards me, but I was still told to leave even though my mom wanted me to stay. He was grasping at straws one time, anything to get the policeman to be on his side and told an officer one time that all I do is come over there and mooch off of them, but I bring my own food to store over there that I get from the food bank every week, and I eat my Wendys employee meal that I always bring home, and have my own drinks. And even in the times my mom was offering me something to eat, he would jerk it out of her hand, and put it back in the refrigerator! 1 Timothy 5:8 says But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. and 2 Corinthians 12:14 says ...for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. Hes not even wanting to leave his children anything, and my mom gets mad because all he keeps talking about is wanting to do a reverse mortgage, but my moms name is on the mortgage too, and she refuses to sign it, but yet he keeps on and on about it. What hes doing is wrong and he doesnt want to leave his family any of the wealth that he has obtained, and I think its sorry and low down! Hes got 2 Corvettes worth close to $150,000 and he used to have 3 at one time and 2 of them were Z-06s worth $80,000 till he sold one of them. I know because I was there when he paid $80,000 in cash for one of them. Not only that, but he has a barn full of arcade games hes paid at least anywhere from $1500 to $2500 a piece or more for over the years, but yet he fusses if I eat some okra thats grown in his garden? Something is wrong with this picture, and Isaiah 5:15 says And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: Also, Jesus said in Mark 10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. as was recorded also in Matthew 19:24 and Luke 18:25. My family has tried reasoning with him for so many years to no avail, and anyone of them can testify that what Im saying is true. Jesus said in Matthew 18:6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! and then in verse 10, Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. Now I am his first-born son, but yet he hasnt treated me like a son, and its time I came forward with the truth of whats been going on for way too long! In that same chapter of Matthew 18 verses 15-17, Jesus also said Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. But the problem is, I dont know how to go about a situation where the person is a member of another church than the one you attend. Its just gotten to the point that I dont want to be around him because all he ever wants to do is argue, and to try his best to make our lives as miserable as possible. No one likes to be around him, and when they hear the garage door opening, they all tense up because they dont know what kind of mood hes going to be in when he comes in the door. I give a soft answer again and again, but he just keeps on finding other things to debate about, and believe me, Im only sharing this as a last resort because this situation is something that needs to be prayed about, and something needs to be done. And by him mocking the 3rd person of the trinity, he better hope and pray to God that He hasnt blasphemed the Holy Ghost which is the unpardonable sin! Because of the fact that hes my biological father makes no difference, because Acts 10:34 says ....God is no respecter of persons: That means He shows no favoritism or partiality, and we shouldnt either. Hes nothing but a sperm donor to me, and has never been there spiritually for me. James 2:9 says But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. and also Job 13:10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons. There was one time when I ran out of gas in the middle of the road, and I didnt have the money to buy any, so I called my dad to see if he would take me to the gas station to fill up my jug, and after fussing for about 5 minutes, he finally said that maybe he would come and help me, that he was watching the ball game or something, and I waited a while, and he finally showed up, but then he got back in his car and drove off when he found out I didnt have any money for gas saying that he wasnt going to let me borrow any money for gas, and left me standing there. Then right after he drove off, a man stopped by and asked if I needed any help, and I told him my situation and he said for me to get in his car, and he paid for my gas and then drove me back to my car, and told me not to worry about paying him back even though I tried to get his name and number so I could call him and pay him back when I got paid, and I consider that man an angel that the Holy Spirit sent to me when my dad refused to help me. Thats pretty bad when a total stranger shows more love than your own dad! Jesus said in Mark 3:28-35 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. I know exactly how Jesus feels too, because my brothers and sisters in Christ and my friends and co-workers on my job offer support and encouragement far more than Ive ever received from some of my family, not all of them, dont get me wrong, but some of them have turned their back on me. My own grandmother who is almost 87 years old wont even let me in her house. I even brought my grandchildren by one day so she could see her great great grandchildren that she had never seen, but her and my aunt wouldnt come to the door, and I know they were there, and I even called their phone, but they wouldnt answer the phone or come to the door! Now thats pretty bad, but its because of the high-calling on my life and they too have said that I wasnt an evangelist and that I had committed the blasphemy of the Holy Ghost by saying that I was. I mean, this is crazy crazy and no one knows what Ive had to go through but God. Jesus said in Luke 4:24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. and that word country is translated as hometown in many other translations. Also Jesus said in Matthew 10:36 And a mans foes shall be they of his own household. and I know from experience for this to be true. God is my witness that everything I am saying is the gospel truth! I just thank God for my mom who continues to stand by me no matter what! I just know that shes been unequally yoked with my dad, but I never imagined my dad putting me through what he has put me through, and he talks to my mom like shes nothing but a dog, and this has been going on for many many years as far back as I can remember, but my mom has endured through it all! Bless her heart! She has been so longsuffering which is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. But my dad falls into Galatians 5:20 where it mentions hatred, wrath, strife and divisions. I need answers and I need yall to pray for me, and I guess Ive said all I needed to say except that I want to give a praise report and to thank God because I ended up getting 6 more hours than I was supposed to on my job today, because they were short on help and asked me to work longer, so I ended up working almost 11 hours today. I told my manager that it would put me 6 hours over the 28-hour limit that were supposed to be allowed to get each week, but she said that she didnt care because she needed the help and that there were some people who had called in, and I know the Lord is helping me and is using that situation to work things out with my finances. Over the last 3 weeks Ive gotten more hours than I have since Ive been working there. Right when I was about to get off work, the Holy Spirit started giving me a new song, and I realized He was also speaking to all of us as I was singing the words He gave me as I was driving down the road after work, and believe me, this tune sounds so beautiful....My sheep know My voice and follow Me. They follow Me wherever I may go, and they want the world to know that I am the King of Kings, and soon Ill be arriving, and as a mother hen gathers her nest, so I will gather you, my children, says the Lord. Theres nothing like when the Holy Spirit speaks to us, and He speaks to me through these songs He gives me, and I love Him. Hell probably give me other words for the final version of the song, but I believe He still wants me to name this song, My Sheep Know My Voice and that it will be a song of the Lord speaking to us. I know He is the only One who will never let me down, and He never has, and He continues to prove it over and over, and I know He has great plans for me and continues to show me visions of what Im going to be doing with these songs and my ministries that Hes given me, and it is absolutely mind-boggling. And when I start seeing myself the way God sees me, there is nothing that will stop me from becoming everything He wants me to be in His kingdom, and Ill praise His name forever, and I feel the presence of the Lord right now! Hallelujah!
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 07:23:18 +0000
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