Messiah's Message

By Donna J. Farris

The YMCA clock across the street from the King David struck midnight. Being jolted awake, Micah sat straight up in his bed. He was covered in sweat and gasping for air.

“It was a dream! Oh God, it was all a dream. You have just shown me the past, the present and the future, just like those heavenly unicorns said you would. But God how does the hospital collapse? And what does Amir and Associates have to do with all this? And dear Lord, does Jason have to die? Is there no alternative? Why wouldn’t those unicorns answer my questions?”

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In Volume IV of the Christian fantasy series, “The Divine Commissions of Eli and Jasmine - Servants of the Most High God”, Micah Collins heads to Jerusalem to oversee the construction of a new children’s hospital. But upon arrival he soon discovers God has plans to use his prophetic gifts to not only save lives, but redeem the soul of a Jewish contractor. Unseen battles rage through the city as one man is forced to choose between bitterness and faith, between greed and family.

On every page of this intense, action-packed story, readers eight years and up will experience real-to-life adventures of epic struggles between angels and demons, of choices and consequences, of sin and redemption, of love and forgiveness, of family and faith.

Christian parents will appreciate the redemptive messages woven throughout each of the Divine Commission adventures, as themes challenge young readers to personally apply biblical truths to their own, every-day moral dilemmas.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Donna J. Farris
• Release date: Sep 6, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465700391

Donna J. Farris

Donna has spent much of her adult life writing something for someone. Therefore it seemed logical to combine her writing experience with her love for people, Jesus Christ, and His Word.As an indie author, Donna's books include the non-fiction e-book series entitled, "Gripped for Glory." This series contains biblical biographies of individuals who transformed their world by simply sharing their stories of His glory. Through the aide of Personal Application questions, each of these short works encourages public evangelism making this series a great resource for small group bible studies. Several more biblical biographies are planned for this series.By far, Donna's favorite books are found in her Christian fiction/fantasy series entitled, "Divine Commissions." Filled with exciting real-to-life adventures of ordinary people, epic struggles between angels and demons, good and evil, and right and wrong, this collection chronicles the stories of Eli and Jasmine, servants of the Most High God, as they intervene in the affairs of mankind to save souls. Volume III, "The Power of a Legacy," was the first in this series. Volume IV, "Messiah's Message," was released next. Volume II, "Stone of Truth" was published in January 2015.When she is not pounding the keys in some form or fashion, Donna loves hanging out with her grandkids, patio gardening, walking, dining with friends, watching old movies, sharing the good news of God's love, praying and serving the saints of God.

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Messiah’s Message

The Divine Commissions of Eli and Jasmine - Volume IV

By Donna J. Farris

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Copyright 2011 Donna J. Farris

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Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Len - a professor who taught me endings are more important than beginnings.

For Micah

"For He orders His angels to protect you wherever you go." Psalms 91:11

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - A Prophet in the Making

Chapter 2 - Man Makes His Plans

Chapter 3 - Where is God When You Need Him?

Chapter 4 - Revelation and Discourse

Chapter 5 - Trouble in the Pit

Chapter 6 - Is it Worth it?

Chapter 7 - Living With the Pigs

Chapter 8 - To Speak or Not to Speak

Chapter 9 - A Battle Worth Fighting

Chapter 10 - Can Faith Move Mountains?

Chapter 11 - The Prodigal and the Prophet

Chapter 1 - A Prophet in the Making

"Who established the ways of a man? Who records his days before there were any?"

"Sir, you know," replied the heavenly multitude.

"Before I formed them in the womb, I knew them. Before they were fashioned, all were written, the appointed days of their lives."

"Marvelous are your works, oh Sovereign LORD of all!" declared Eli and Jasmine.

The clock struck midnight. Bells in the tower began to ring. With each chime Micah became more and more afraid but he did not know why. When the twelfth bell sounded, Micah’s heart was pounding so hard he could hardly breathe. He wanted to cry out but could not make as sound. Then a doorway appeared in the ceiling. A blinding radiance from another world poured down over his bed like dancing sun beams and wrapped his body in a blanket of living light. Then Micah woke up.

Micah Anthony Collins turned nine years old on April 15th. He remembers that particular birthday for two reasons. First, his mother made him a birthday cake shaped like a red fire engine. And second, that was the night his dreams began. Micah had the exact same dream every single night for twenty-one days. What does it mean? he asked his father.

"I’m not sure, Micah," his dad replied. You gave your life to Jesus when you were six years old. You read God’s word every day and I know you love Him with all your heart. Let’s pray and ask God to show us if these dreams are some kind of message from heaven or just meant to frighten you. So Micah and his dad prayed and the dreams stopped.

A year later, on the evening of Micah’s tenth birthday, he remembered the dream again. He decided to talk to God about it in prayer when he went to bed that night. Micah turned out the lights and walked over to the side of his bed. But instead of crawling up onto the mattress, he got on his knees. Micah doesn’t remember what he said, but he remembers praying and then climbing into bed. As soon as he covered himself with the blankets, he realized he had not decided to get on his knees just then. Someone or something had pushed him to his knees.

All of the sudden he started to tremble. Wide-eyed Micah looked all around the dark room thinking, "Someone else is here! I can’t see them but I can sure feel their presence." To protect himself from the invisible intruders, Micah remembers quickly piling all the blankets on top of his trembling little body. Then he hid underneath the covers for the rest of the night.

Micah still remembers the experience like it was yesterday. Especially since the next day his memory verse was Proverbs 1:7. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. As he thought about the verse, Micah wondered if God had visited him the night before to teach him a lesson.

"There is a lot I don’t know yet," he thought, but I know now it is good to have a healthy fear and respect for the Maker of heaven and earth.

No one in Micah’s family fully understood what God was doing in his life until Micah’s twelfth birthday. As he was getting ready for bed that night, he heard his father calling out his name. With a toothbrush in his mouth, Micah walked down the hall and into his parent’s bedroom.

"Yah Dad?" Micah said.

"Yah what?" replied his father with a sleepy grin.

"You called. What’s up?" Micah asked again.

"I didn’t call you, son. It must be the TV down stairs. Your mom is watching a movie."

Micah walked back into his room, finished brushing his teeth then switched off his desk lamp. He was sound asleep when once again he heard his father’s voice calling, Micah. He switched the desk lamp back on, got out of bed, walked down the darkened hall and knocked on his parent’s bedroom door.

"What’s wrong Dad?" he asked.

Rubbing his eyes his dad said, What do you mean, son? It’s two o’clock in the morning.

"But I heard you call my name. Is everything ok?" asked Micah again.

"I didn’t call you. You must have been dreaming. If you hear the voice again, pray and ask God for guidance. Now go on back to bed and try to get some sleep. We’ll talk more about this in the morning."

Micah closed the door and slowly walked back to his room. This is bizarre! he thought. First dreams, now voices!

Sitting down on his bed Micah said, God, I don’t… But no sooner had he opened his mouth to speak than his bedroom door opened. And just like in his earlier dreams, brilliant white light came flooding into his dark room. Only this time Micah was wide awake.

In the doorway Micah saw two unicorns standing side-by-side. One was a huge silvery white creature with feathery wings and long, slender legs. Attached to one side of its muscular neck flowed a magnificent shimmering horse mane. And placed between two large midnight blue eyes was a single, massive horn. It was an awesome-looking creature!

The other animal wasn’t a true