Zoose Empowered: The Victory of the Son

By Joyce Hum

Zoose is a schem, a special angelic being with a big heart filled with determination to carry out a mission for God. He has just volunteered for his first assignment on earth. He is about to encounter man, Gods curious creation, and discover how fast life gets complicated when people are involved.

Zooses mission is to defeat evil in the heart of John Paul, a twelve year old boy. John Paul has lost his mother to cancer, and his father, Harry, has become remote and uncaring, overcome by his grief. This has left John Paul alone and vulnerable to all kinds of influences.

Zoose soon understands that his battle with evil is not with flesh and blood enemies but with evil spirits on earth. A showdown is looming at John Pauls school between Gods angels and Satans demons. Zoose joins in the battle and uses his special powers in surprising ways as he struggles to accomplish his mission.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 18, 2009
• ISBN: 9781449002015

Joyce Hum

Joyce enjoys writing. She felt strongly moved to write this book, Are We There Yet, and to share it with others. Her prayer is that it will bring hope and encouragement to many. She believes that one should never stop learning and always be ready to move forward in wisdom and courage. Joyce worked as an economist with the Canadian Government. She now works in Christian outreach. She lives in Ottawa, Canada, with her husband Jamie.

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Zoose Empowered

The Victory of the Son

Joyce Hum

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First published by AuthorHouse 8/12/2009

ISBN: 978-1-4490-0201-5 (e)

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ISBN: 978-1-4490-0200-8 (hc)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2009907799

Printed in the United States of America

Bloomington, Indiana

Contents

Forward

Dedication

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Ten

Eleven

Twelve

Forward 

I stood looking out of my kitchen window. It is a rather large window and my view is extremely pleasant and interesting. My house is adjacent to a small city park. Large deciduous trees surround two sides of the park and to my left are tall evergreen trees, planted in a row.

I was looking at the evergreen trees when the story idea which unfolds in this book came to me. I actually think the inspiration came as an answer to a question. I wondered why creative writing on the spiritual world, as revealed in the Bible, was rarely undertaken. The idea came to me that perhaps I should give it a try.

Zoose, a special angelic being, came into my mind. I refer to Zoose as a schem to differentiate him from other angels. He would be sent to earth by God to accomplish a specific mission. His arrival on earth would be just outside my window. He would fall through the branches of an evergreen tree and land on the ground beneath it.

I wrote two or maybe three chapters and set the project aside as I was caught up in living life. After a few months, I printed the chapters and read what I had written. I liked the story and strongly felt that I was to continue, so I diligently pushed forward.

Zoose Empowered is a story about spiritual warfare, based on Biblical principles outlined in the book of Ephesians, chapter 6. Zoose battles demons bent on destroying a young boy, John Paul.

Character development is probably what I enjoy the most about writing. Zoose, John Paul, and others, they all became real to me as I got into their minds and knew their thoughts. It was truly an amazing process.

I have been a Christian believer for thirty years. I went from being a staunch atheist while attending university to become an enthusiastic believer, thanks to a workplace Bible study. My faith has been strengthened by reading and studying God’s word, the Bible.

I have lived and continue to live a most amazing life. Each day is filled with beauty and purpose as I do my best to carry out God’s will. My prayer for each reader is that your spiritual heart will be touched with love that flows from the throne of God.

Many blessings,

Joyce Hum

Holy Bible - The New International Version

Ephesians 6: 10 - 13

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

Dedication 

To my children:

Gerry, Peter who is with Jesus, Susan, Angela and Sarah

and grandchildren:

Justin, Henry and Portia

Heather, Keira and Corin

Christopher, Michael and David

Naomi and Ruth

Acknowledgements:

I want to thank my husband, Jamie, for his encouragement and help on the book. I also would like to thank my family and friends who helped with the writing of this book.

Chapter One – The Arrival

One 

The Arrival

Day 1, Monday

Help me God! Zoose called out as he tumbled through large prickly branches. Zoose landed under a tree, a large evergreen, a whispering pine. Fortunately, he lay on a bed of pine needles. He looked up and saw the branches move in the wind. They seemed too big for the tree.

Why am I here? questioned Zoose. For the first time ever he experienced a sense of being lost and alone. Then he remembered, he had come to earth. He had actually volunteered. God needed someone for this mission and Zoose, known for his adventurous spirit, expressed his wish to travel to earth and take on the cause. At first God was somewhat reluctant to send Zoose, but he knew Zoose’s heart. What he lacked in experience, he would make up for in zeal and inventiveness.

Zoose was a schem, a special angelic being. He was not the first schem to be sent from heaven and certainly would not be the last. Many had come to earth before him and helped men through their troubles, even though only a few specially gifted men would ever know about them and their accomplishments. Zoose had been sent to earth to defeat evil in the heart of a child and free the child to live a life where good would reign. It was a rather poorly defined mission, and the truth was that Zoose had no plan and no idea what to do.

He stopped and allowed himself to concentrate on the breeze. It felt good as the breeze moved over his body. A neat idea to have movement of air, thought Zoose. By this time he even started liking the tree. It had a nice smell and while the needles were somewhat uncomfortable, he did feel a sense of protection from the tree. He noticed that he was not the only one enjoying the tree. Birds sat on its branches and flew from ground to tree and from branch to branch.

Zoose had a lot of learning to do. He knew much about his heavenly home, but knew very little about earth. He knew that God had created the earth by speaking it into existence. God had said, Let there be light, and he separated the light from the darkness. He called the light day and the darkness night.

Now, the whole concept of passing time had to be considered. Zoose, who also was created by God, couldn’t remember a time when he wasn’t. He was always the same size and the same age. As a matter of fact in heaven, God created all things once and for all so there is no need for male and female, the pronoun him describes them all.

Here, he knew things were very different. He had been given some information about humans before he left heaven. He knew that there were two genders, male and female, and together they were able to make another human and that they are born small and they grow up and age. They age to a point where their bodies can no longer hold on to life and therefore life leaves.

He also knew that the human body could be harmed to the point where life can no longer exist. The body is left behind as the life goes upward to be taken into heaven and given a spiritual body. Zoose often wondered why God chose to give humans this rather interesting and complicated way of entering eternity. However, Zoose knew that God is all powerful and all knowing; therefore, there must be a reason.

Zoose was told that man was part of the physical dimension that God called the firmament, and God considered them a special creation. God had given them the power and ability to choose, to reason, to think and to have many emotions. God has a great love for them, and his desire from the beginning was that they would want to obey him out of love. God wanted and continues to want a loving relationship with each person. While this was a start, Zoose knew that he had a lot more learning to do but he was a fast learner so he wasn’t discouraged.

Birds flew near him; his presence didn’t disturb them in the least. He realized that they couldn’t see him. He moved about on the ground and his feet didn’t make any audible noise. Not only did the birds not see him but also they didn’t hear him either. He was, you might say, invisible.

If humans had the ability to see him, they would have seen a most unusual creature. He was rather short, perhaps about two feet tall, with short legs that could stretch to suit the need. His hands were like that of a man; his head was large in comparison to his body, which consisted of two large eyes, an upturned nose and a small mouth. He had four wings, two that he used to go up and down and two that he used for flying sideways. The wings were rather small and looked awkward but allowed for amazing travel. Most of the time, the wings were kept folded close to his body and hardly noticeable.

He actually had mass but his mass was different than humans. On earth he left no footprints and made no noise whatsoever as he moved about. This was different for him because one thing that made him famous was his ability to make a lot of noise with his wings and some rather unpleasant sounds with his feet as he flew around or ran down the streets of heaven. Many of his friends were always telling him to slow down or asking him what all the hurrying was about. Zoose didn’t really have any answer, but usually he was able to come up with a humorous story that caused other schems to chuckle.

Zoose thought about being alone on earth. This was quite different for Zoose as he usually had many friends around him. He always called on them whenever he wanted to discuss a plan, problem or anything else or just for companionship. At this moment, he just felt sad. I had better work quickly, he thought, I will come up with a clever plan and solve the problem, and then I’ll be able to return home.

This made him feel better. However, he had to first discover the problem that needed solving. He had volunteered because he had never been to earth before and wanted to experience something different. God had not told him much about the mission. This made Zoose feel very important. He knew that God wouldn’t have allowed him to take it on if he couldn’t handle it. But now that he found himself in this strange environment without any friends, knowledge about the mission became important.

Without warning, water started falling from the sky. Zoose, although invisible, got wet. The rain fell on his wings and they became heavy. He also began to feel cold. He had never felt cold before. He began to think that perhaps his main mission was to see if he could survive on earth, and he started feeling somewhat insecure. He began to dwell on the challenge ahead of him. He had so much to learn.

First things first, he had to find himself a safe and comfortable place to live. He couldn’t just sit on the ground and become cold and wet. Suddenly, the water stopped. This made Zoose feel a bit better but he still needed a place to live while he carried out his work. He thought that the tree might work, so he climbed up onto a large branch. No, definitely not, the needles hurt. He then considered digging a hole in the earth, but knew that he would still need some way of providing a cover, and he didn’t want to dig with his hands.

At this point, he began to consider other aspects of the location. He saw that the tree was one of many. There was a line of trees which all looked alike. He now heard noises other than the birds and the wind. He heard the noise of a passing car. A rather interesting and fun way to travel, he thought, seeing a human in the car as it sped by. At least it would provide protection from the falling water.

As he stood there quite wet, he noticed that he was close to a large dwelling. This must be a house. He knew that humans live in houses. Houses built of materials such as trees. A clever bunch he reasoned as he became interested in the house and decided to walk around it, taking in its many features: the porch, the steps, the doors, the windows and even the roof.

He walked around the house and entered the back yard. Something moved quickly in front of him. He stopped. There, in front of him, was a gray cat. The cat seemed to sense his presence and began running. He knew instinctively that it was a cat.

He saw in the distance a small house, which was actually a storage shed. It was beginning to get dark, another concept strange to Zoose. In heaven, God’s glory provides light so there is always light. He knew that earth had both day and night but he had assumed that his eyes would be able to see equally well in both the day and the night. But this seemed not to be, as he strained to see as he approached the little house. He saw a door and boldly opened it and stepped inside.

Inside the shed were, among other things, several patio cushions of different sizes. Zoose looked at them in surprise. He had cushions back home and these were not so different. He closed the door and settled down on the soft cushions. Hmmm, said Zoose, I think this might be an okay place to stay; it must have been put here just for me. The water started falling again. He could hear it beating on the roof. I found this little house just in time, he thought.

He was thankful that he was comfortable and protected against the rain. He closed his eyes as he was feeling quite tired. Tomorrow will be for planning, Zoose thought and he fell asleep.

The sleep, however, didn’t last long. A sound awakened Zoose. It disturbed him in a manner that he had not experienced before. He knew that his arrival at this location was no accident. His mission was about to begin and the sound he had heard was part of that mission.

He opened the door of the shed; it was now quite dark. The rain had stopped but the sky was heavy with cloud. It was also quite cold. Zoose stepped outside; there again was the cat. Was it the cat that made the strange noise? he asked. He watched the animal; it just sat nearby and it didn’t run as before. He quickly came to the conclusion it didn’t know that he was close by. This disappointed Zoose. He wanted the cat to recognize that he was there.

His attention to the cat was interrupted by the strange noise he had heard earlier. It came from the house. Zoose decide to investigate. He opened his wings and with a slight push, he flew toward the sound. He stopped in front of a window.

A light was on inside the room. What he saw surprised him. Things were everywhere; the room was in total disorder. Do humans live in a mess? He was used to perfect order in heaven. It was the natural way of things. His thoughts on disorder were quickly interrupted as he again heard the mournful sound.

Getting closer to the window he saw a small person, a child, he reasoned, lying covered with tangled blankets. His heart quickened, he instantly knew that this small person was the reason he was sent to earth by God. He felt big surges of love welling up inside of him; it was God’s love coming forth through him.

Suddenly, a large man walked into the room. He had light colored skin and graying dark hair. He had a mean expression on his face. It scared him to see the man; he was so big compared to the little person in the bed. His mean expression gave Zoose the feeling that his intent was to do harm. The man kicked the bed while at the same time shouting a verbal threat. The little person grabbed at the tangled blankets and covered his head. He began to sob albeit without making much noise. The man turned, walked to the door and turned off the light.

Zoose had never before seen such a display. What’s going on here? In his heavenly home they were taught to help one another. Never, never, would one experience an act such as this! Zoose flew down to the ground. Walking back to the shed he looked for the cat but it had disappeared. Zoose liked the cat, for whatever reason it gave him encouragement. He entered the shed and he too began to sob. He had never cried before. He talked to God. He asked God to protect the little person who lay on the crumpled bed and for God’s guidance on what he could do to make a difference.

He lay quietly, not sleeping for some time, just thinking. Then he heard another sound. It was a meow; he knew it was the gray cat. It was outside the shed again. This noise was made several times then it stopped. It made Zoose feel better knowing the cat was there again. He settled down and soon felt himself drifting into sleep. He tried not to think about how inadequate he felt in dealing with the unpleasant situation he had just witnessed.

Again, Zoose didn’t sleep for long. He was awakened by more noise. This time instead of mournful cries it was loud laughter. But it was definitely not happy laughter. He listened for some time, thinking that he would just put it out of his mind and go back to sleep but the laughter continued, interrupted by loud yells.

Zoose soon reasoned that if he was going to make a difference in the life of the sleeping child, he had to know about those around him. Again, Zoose opened the door and flew toward the house.

Arriving at a window on the ground floor, he quickly identified the source of all the noise. Two men sat drinking something from brown bottles. One was the man he had seen earlier upstairs in the bedroom. The other was a smaller man with reddish hair.

They yelled at one another in a careless, uncontrolled manner and for no apparent reason, loud laughter came out of their mouths. He watched for some time trying to make sense of their behavior, but he couldn’t. Why would they make so much noise when the child was trying to sleep upstairs? Did they not care? Why such hideous laughter filled with evil?

He had many questions but no answers. Eventually he flew back to the shed. This time sleep didn’t come. He laid there feeling quite disturbed about the unusual behavior that made no sense.

Then peace came over him like a blanket. He