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Year="2004"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black">JULY 5,
2004</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
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GROUP<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I am ABRAHAM.
Greetings. How wonderful it is to meet once again. I have missed you and am
grateful for this time to reconnect in fellowship. How easy it is to become lost
in the demands of life. We seem to be so diligent in all the details. It would
seem our effort made would earn for us wonderful rewards, and still everyday
life is just life and the lessons are one at a
time.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">As of late I
have noticed that many mortals compare their value with their fellows. Many
times we can be caught up in viewing another’s life while overlooking our own.
When you compare yourselves with others then you are building false esteem or
finding yourself unworthy. This comparison takes from the personal relationship
with the Paradise Father or the God within.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Where your
treasures are there will also be your heart. The Master was fond of this saying
and literally lived it. His treasures lied within the fruits of the Spirit,
those things that brought about truth, beauty and goodness and also glorified
the Father in Heaven. His focus was to live out to the best of His ability the
Father’s will.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Jesus sought
a living relationship with Father, one that produced spiritual fruits and indeed
helped Him to master the mortal life in His short number of years. He could have
gathered popularity within the masses and indeed became a powerful ruler had He
sought a more mystical ego-filled path He could have promised the people
Heavenly rewards and certainly produced miraculous occurrences. He could have
compared His life to a king’s life, but definitely the king’s life rewards were
not what He was seeking.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Some of the
apostles on the other hand were about self-glory and feeling that Godly
worthiness. They lived their lives to gain ego-esteem instead of looking to
minister to God’s children and be a producer of spiritual fruits--most of the
time the outcome was disappointing. They found not the reward they were seeking.
Some had left their lives at home, employment, places of personal importance, to
follow after the Master. While some found Jesus to be all encompassing of truth
and goodwill, some of the apostles were merely seeking worthiness or temporary
ego satisfaction.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">If you
compared your lives to someone else’s in perhaps a third world country, you
would indeed materially have more, but would you be more happy? You could
compare your life to a wealthy celebrity and certainly would you feel less. Each
child must have a personal relationship with God, the Father. To compare your
worthiness with others is to take away from that personalized relationship. Did
Judas compare his life with those he thought to be highly important? Yes and
wherefore lied his rewards? Were there any eternal treasures gained? Were there
any spiritual fruits?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">This week
find time to review your present life situation and how your relationship with
the Father has made it more valuable, more fulfilled? Think about each of
Father’s children and how it is mandatory each one have a personal relationship.
Think about how self-esteem compares with self-forgetfulness. Again, what are
your greatest treasures here on earth? No questions. Know that I feel indeed
blessed being with you, my brothers and sisters, my friends, my family. Go in
peace. Until next week, shalom.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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