Before you entrust a mission to another you need to have complete confidence that they will be able to carry it out. Jesus entrusted his disciples to carry on his mission, even though he knew that it would put them in danger. They were equipped with the Holy Ghost that took away the negativity and filled them with the positive energies of achievement. It was their job now to travel the roads of the Roman Empire, even though all Roman soldiers were looking to kill them. Famously as Peter fled from Rome, he met the risen Christ and asked him where he was going. Jesus replied, “To Rome to be crucified again.” This gave Peter the courage to return to Rome, where he was martyred.
The disciples went throughout the lands spreading the Good News about the risen Jesus. They converted many families, who knew the dangers and keep it secret in their homes. They even had a secret sign of the shape of a fish, so that they could confirm amongst themselves who was a member of their beliefs and who was not. It was a very dangerous time, as the Romans continued to find anyone who was acquainted with the Christ, who had been hailed as King of the Jews and was therefore seen in Rome as setting himself up against Caesar. Every loyal supporter of Jesus needed to be entrusted as a bone fide member of the faith.
God asks us to be entrusted to be and to do what He asks of us. We all come down to this earth plane to carry out our destiny, which was agreed to before we were born here. Our memory was erased, so we could honestly carry it out and, in His name, we stand proud to be called as His instrument to be used as He sees fit. In those earlier days many were put to death for daring to stand against Rome. The Caesar was all powerful and recognized no other gods than those who were officially deemed to be acceptable to the dynasties of the Roman Empire. In time there were conversions. Christianity became an accepted religion, which was accepted in the ranks of the Empire.
The many servants to the one God was even believed by the wife of Caesar. He eventually used it as a political tool to unite the factions within the Roman Empire. He famously won a battle that he credited his victory to the Christian God. In time he brought all Christian Bishops together at Nicaea to agree the Christian theology, which had varied as each community had its own version of events. They argued and agreed, so that the final version of all was entrusted to a body of people in Rome, who became known as the Roman Catholic Church and presumed to have all the answers to dictate as the true faith without any opposition. Any who opposed it were deemed heretics. They and their beliefs were disposed of in the most brutal way and this Church has remained after a very mixed and bloody history.
Wednesday, 28th April 2021
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