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Commitment to the Light
CHAPTER 5
Yeshua and
Miriam travel to Nazareth to stay a short time with Yeshua's
family; to hear of the events that took place in their lives
while they were away, and to share with them the things that
they experienced in their travels. Yeshua speaks with his
Mother, Miryam, as well as to his brothers and other close
kinsfolk about the events of the future that will come to pass
and explains that the time has come that he must begin the
fullness of his purpose on the earth, and asks for their
support.
1 The remainder of the trip to
Nazareth
was uneventful. But the arrival of Yeshua and Miriam was an
occasion for great celebration among their family and friends.
2 And Yeshua’s brothers desired to give a feast in honor of
his return, but Yeshua knowing of their humble means, said unto
them, “Thank you for your kindness but a greater honor would be
to hear of your lives since we have been gone that we may gain
some of the joy that we have missed.”
3 In accordance with his wishes, his family gathered around
and shared all that had occurred with them in his absence. And
late into the night they spoke, and the following day as well,
until Yeshua and Miriam knew so much of what had transpired
while they were gone that it seemed in their thoughts, as if
they had never departed.
4 During the succeeding days and nights they also related to
their family and friends in Nazareth many of the events that had
occurred to them while they were away.
5 On the seventh day after their arrival, Yeshua and Miriam
asked to speak in private with Yeshua’s earthly mother, Miryam.
In accordance with their wishes they met alone in the house of
Yeshua’s brother after the mid-day meal, when the men went back
to work and after the wives had departed to the houses of the
other brothers.
6 At last, alone and with no others, Miryam came and embraced
Yeshua and Miriam, and there were tears in her eyes. And she
said unto them, “I have missed you so much. Tell me you are
here now to stay, and I can grow old with all of my children to
nurture me, and my grandchildren to uplift me and make me feel
young again.”
7 Miriam and Yeshua stepped back, and Yeshua held his mother
with a hand on each of her shoulders. He bent down and kissed
her twice on each cheek, alternating one and then the other, and
he said unto her, “I wish I could tell you the sweet words you
wish to hear mother, but you know it is not my destiny to live
and die as a carpenter in the village where I was born.”
8 Miryam trembled as she replied, “I know you have a great
calling my son; I have known it from the day when you were
conceived as a miracle from God. But Palestine is a small land
and Galilee even smaller; can you not find a way to be who you
must be and still come home each day to your family?”
9 Yeshua pulled his mother to him closely, embracing her
tightly saying, “If it were only for the people of Galilee or
Palestine that I labored, I would sleep every night within the
walls of my home in Nazareth.
10 But I am the light of Elohim come to the world, and the
foundations I must lay will take me beyond this sanctuary of
family and support.
11 I must seek out those who will carry the torch of Elohim
once I am gone, and teach them in the ways they should go that
they might spread the light of heaven to all the world.
12 So too, I must confront those in power, both those over the
flesh and those over the spirit, to declare that which is
darkness and give that which is light; that for all time
thereafter the spirit of the simple truths of Elohim will
permeate the Earth and give courage to the righteous.
13 Thereafter men will have the spirit of truth to guide them
if they seek it; to not be swayed by the craftiness of Caesars
and priests who make laws of Elohim unto themselves and take the
freedom of men and make them slaves.”
13 Miryam was crying openly now, saying, “No Yeshua, no. Do
you think the Romans will just let you tell them they are
wrong? Do you think the Sadducees will simply ignore you if you
speak against them? No, I tell you, no. If you do these things
you will be killed and then where will your family be?”
14 Yeshua led his mother by the hand to a bench and they both
sat upon it. He held both of her hands as he looked into her
eyes. His wife Miriam came to stand beside him, with a hand
upon his shoulder, and he said unto Miryam, “Mother, there are
some things that shall come to pass that you must know. You
must be strong for the things which I shall tell you.
15 Know that you shall not be alone for that which shall come
to pass. Miriam will be with you, and Elohim shall ever protect
you, comfort you and provide for you.
16 You have spoken true, I will be killed because of that
which I must do. But know that no man could take my life except
I willingly gave it and that I will not give it until my work is
finished.
17 Know also that my death is not the end, but the beginning,
and that I must die that all men and women may have the
opportunity to live.
18 My life is like unto the building of a great edifice of the
finest stone. Before the construction begins you see only the
stones of which the building will be made. You may marvel at
the beauty and uniqueness of the stones, but when the building
is finished and the last stone is laid, you will no longer think
of the stones, for they will have been transformed into
something grandeur, of even greater wonder.
19 That which is laid in mortality shall rise in immortality,
far greater and more magnificent.
20 I have come to bring the fullness of the Light of Elohim to
the children of men; but even greater still, I have come to
conquer the sting of death, that never more will it be the end
of light and the beginning of darkness, but henceforth be the
end of darkness and the beginning of light; the end of the
finite and the beginning of forever.”
21 Miryam was no longer weeping and she softly patted Yeshua’s
hand, saying, “I know you have great things to do son, but what
of your family? Do you not also have a responsibility for their
welfare? Would God ask such devotion of you that your family
would suffer?”
22 “Fear not mother,” Yeshua replied. “Though there will be
trials and tribulations for you and Miriam and our children; as
the sun brings the light of life, I promise you the eternal love
of Elohim shall always guide and protect the treasures of my
heart, and provide the means whereby all may live and grow.
23 If it were not so, I would not have been born into the
world; for love is the greatest gift of God, by which I have
desire and commitment for all things.
24 Love is ever faithful; it ever abides. It is only because
of love that I can do what I must do.
25 With love you need have no fear, for you will always have
peace within your heart, even when it also aches.
26 It is because of the love of a son for his mother,
because of the love of a husband for his wife, because of the
love of a father for his children, and because of the love of
Elohim for the Children of Light, that you may know with a
certainty that as great as you know me now in the flesh, you
will know me even greater in the spirit.
27 And as great as I watch over and nurture the treasures of
my heart in the flesh, I shall watch over and nurture them even
more in the spirit.
28 Fear not to have me gone in the flesh; for I will be with
you even more in the spirit. Far more than you can begin to know
on this day.”
29 And Miryam smiled, saying, “Your words comfort me Yeshua,
and I know that the power of God is in you, therefore there is
peace in my heart that what will be is what should be. Call on
me for what you will. I will never fail you or your family.”
30 Yeshua embraced Miryam again, saying, “Thank you for being
the special daughter of God that you are. My cup overflows with
the blessings that you bring into my life.”
31 Then turning to his wife, he took her hand and put it into
the hand of his mother, saying, “May you two greatest lights
upon the Earth, ever embrace each other in sisterhood.
32 May you ever be the support, one for the other; the woman
who knew me as only a mother could, and the woman who knows me
as only the most perfect companion of my life and eternity,
can.”
33 The following day Yeshua went with Miriam to the house of
Yakov and called his brothers and other close kinfolk to speak
with them about the days to come, and he said unto them, “You
are my closest family upon the Earth. Although you understand
not why, you know I have been called of God to live a life
different from all others.
34 You have been kind through the years, to give shelter and
support to me and my family when called upon, without thought
for your own inconvenience.
35 On the morrow, I begin to fulfill the fullness of my
purpose upon the Earth. I must step past the boundaries of
Nazareth
and journey into
Galilee and beyond to preach the light of Elohim. Miriam must
come with me, for she is to be a witness of all things.
36. Can I ask you now, my brothers, to love our children as
your own in the days when they are here in Nazareth and we are
away? To succor our children when I am not there to provide for
their welfare? Will you love them, even as we love them?
37 Can we begin, here in humble Nazareth, to lay a foundation
for a Community of Light upon the Earth, where all the children
are loved and nurtured by all the men and women as if they were
their own?”
38 And there was some talk among his brothers about the thing
which he was asking, but each had been touched by the spirit of
Elohim throughout their life, and knew that even as it was given
to Yeshua to bring the light, it was given to them to uphold it.
39 And Yakov stepped forward, and speaking for his brothers,
said unto Yeshua, “You have been strange since you were young
Yeshua. There were times when we thought we should need to
shutter you up until you became right in the head.
40 But you have shown us the error of our thoughts, and have
proven by your words and deeds to be chosen of God for a mighty
purpose.
41 We fear for you brother, for you give teachings that speak
against the laws and traditions of our people and will
antagonize the Romans.
42 Were your teachings to come from a lesser man, even one
that is our brother, we would leave you to reap the pain your
actions will bring.
43 But we have also understood marvelous things from your
words; things which we never would have supposed, which have
given light and happiness to our lives and the lives of our
families.
44 Despite the dangers that heeding your words can bring, you
have touched our hearts with your heart, and our minds with the
sense of your teachings; so much so that even now, we can no
longer believe many of the things which we believed in the past;
for you have given us greater knowledge that resonates in
reason, and deeper in our hearts.
45 Verily, in the light and merit of the new, that which is
old seems childish and foolish.
46 Therefore, go where you must, be gone as you will, and
Miriam too. Your children will be as our children, all of our
children; where before they had a father and a mother, now they
will have many fathers and mothers; where before they had only
each other, now they will have many brothers and sisters.”
47 Then everyone came and embraced one another and the love
and gratitude that permeated the room from all present, was
great.
48 That night Yeshua and Miriam told their children that they
would be oftentimes gone, sometimes for long periods of time.
They also told them that they would now be a part of every one
of their uncle’s families, and that their cousins would be as
brothers and sisters.
49 At first, the children were apprehensive, but after
speaking more with their parents they became calm and began to
talk about the benefits they might enjoy with such an
arrangement.
50 After the children slept, Miriam said unto Yeshua, “All has
transpired with both our children and your brothers as best as
we could have hoped. But I feel negligent to leave without
giving them additional support, for we are asking them to
feed two more mouths and to teach two more minds.”
51 “You are right Miriam;” Yeshua answered, “but we have
nothing of value to give to them. I can no longer work in
carpentry, for all my time must be given to fulfill the purposes
of Elohim, and the treasure of the Magi is no more.
52 Let us journey from Nazareth tomorrow. It is my desire to
begin to gather disciples unto me, but let us also seek to be
guided to that which will make the care of our children not a
burden upon our family.”
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