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My faith walk

Contact me at: amahamber@gmail.com or http://facebook.com/ApostleAmber

Love: Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

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I feel I have always known of God, I loved that God I have been helped and helped my fellow Christians and to come closer to Christ both before and after I turned from sin and heard the angels sing rejoicing when one sinner turns from sin. I am a pillar in the temple of My God through Christ just as it is written to The Church of Philadelphia in the book of Revelation, and I drank water turned to wine when I started to follow Christ. I was given a new name by the power of the Holy Spirit and it is Amber andi my name is written in the Lambs book of life, I am begotten of God and I have been called by Christ to be an Apostle.

I attend Church on Saturday and go to where I feel the Holy Spirit leads me, either to Jewish meeting groups/Synagogues/Temples or Messianic Jewish Synagogues or Christian denominations or as one of simply two or more people who gather to fellowship in Christ’s name and worship God in Spirit and Truth me when I was a child and I have loved him and looked to him. I've kept the word of Jesus’ patience, heavenly angels have come into my life and helped me, I have been influenced by many people that have been godly examples, also the holy spirit has done great things for me all my life as I know he will for anyone who will ask if its God’s will.

As a child I knew Christ died on the cross, I remember looking at a cross at my grandmother’s house, feeling it was terrible of him that he treated his body like that hanging on the cross I was angry at him or God or even angry at myself while fighting my own sinful nature to accept his sacrifice.

A few times I went to church either with an aunt or friends but I didn’t grow up attending church regularly but instead was guided home spun morals and showing simple common decency to others in the way I had been treated by them.

Before giving my life over to Christ and living for God, I found myself at the hand of a rapist, then God comforted me by sending a heavenly sound of a horn to me which brought me peace then after the suffering was over I escaped and heard an angel say something like “many people will die”. I felt terrible yet knowing it was the judgment of the lord, but I regained some dignity with my ever loving God coming to my cry for help and giving me mercy when I had not been shown mercy and knowing that he is in control and not simply mankind who caused me to suffer so.

I had lived for sometime under a cloak of sin and darkness that seemed to over whelm me to do that which I would not, till one day after calling on Christ, I remember feeling Christ coming suddenly unto me and changing my heart and renewing me to live for him. Christ gave me giving new freedom of living for him and I was loosed of the sinful bondage that held me sway for so long, now knowing a better way with Christ who I knew now and that saved me and I pushed forward to want to know of God now too.

It all happened suddenly like this; one day out of a pure heart I helped a young man on the side of the freeway off ramp and gave him some money then I went to the liquor store across the street and saw him come in to immediately buy something. I asked if he needed help and he said yes, so I took him to the mall where I paid for him to get his hair cut, & took him to the Goodwill where he didn’t want any clothes, then took him home where he took a shower for a very long time and then let him sleep peacefully on my couch, he didn't try anything but I never got the dirt smell out of it.

He left the next morning and left his bag behind, I took it to the church where he was staying near the freeway and threw the bag over the wall for him. I can’t help to think though he could have been an angel (For thereby some have entertained angels unawares).

In that next few days, my eyes opened and I began to seek the true light of Christ as I was at my wits end and rebelling against the world and the sinful life I was living then Christ delivered from this sinful life. I remember when I turned from sin and heard the angels sing and as I stood in the middle of the room so very still and all of a sudden I stood perfectly still and felt writing on my forehead from the lord, when the writing stopped I fell backwards onto the bed and I knew that it was Christ the Lord, I rejoiced and immediately wanted to share my great experience.

This happened to me just as it is written in Revelation in the Church of Philadelphia: "Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name."

Soon after I went to the counter and drank what I thought was water but it was wine! I wanted to do so much to serve Christ and know of God and I felt the Holy Spirit make known to me that I would.

I know this that in all that I pray and ask of God, Christ and the Holy Spirit I have been answered, sometimes it is my will that brings me to see my dire lifestyle choices and then I pray and I am aided and delivered by him. He usually answers me in ways far beyond my expectations from of the help I asked for but he is always on time and always answers my need.

I thought of the Lord very much after that and tried to figure out what he wanted me to do with my life. I most always seek Christ in the morning, think of him for my answers, go to church, listen to the bible and enjoy Christian radio and fellowship. It is hard for family members to accept my deep faith in Christ but I know they have learned of God by what I have spoken to them of him and influenced them by taking them to church and having them listen with me to the bible on tape and the Christian songs.

Along my walk in Christ years later there was one night when I was just too cooped up in my apartment and needed to get out and I found myself sitting on a church entry way and then I heard someone call me Amber and saw a person some distance away motioning his words as if told by God to say them. It sounded like it was of the Holy Spirit so I have kept this name as my name ever since.

I started wanting to learn more about Judaism so for about 10 years I have been attending a Jewish Christian or Messianic congregation, and have been attending a Reform Jewish Temple for an informal Old Testament study for about 8 years. I also attend any Christian church that has service on Saturday and worship in fellowship there.

One day I saw a vision of New Jerusalem it was like a day dream, I looked up from my bed and (like through a hole in space and time) I could see up to the sky and I saw beautiful city in the clouds coming down from heaven, I tried to imagine just a hop skip and a jump from whence it came from was where God is and Christ in heaven.

I explored the nearby churches and came upon a gospel church on evening that a Jewish church missionary was ordaining a church leader to be an apostle, I was so offended by that got up and sat out in the lobby, then the missionary walked by me and stared with a wide eyed expression and tried to get the attention of his entourage but they rushed him along his way. I had on occasion thought of the 12 apostles and had some question as to people naming other people apostles and even someone naming himself an apostle, there are some churches that have many people claim to be but there are only 12.

Sometime later after attending a Jewish group for years and petitioning God for his approval as it seemed that those people had all to themselves and I felt left out. I had been so blessed to encounter God voice when I heard him speak personally just to me. I was just walking my dog along the sidewalk in front of a field, I heard “Today I have begotten you” his voice booming with love, when I was feeling so unloved, I was so awed I loved the sound of his voice and I felt warmed by his love and caring.

A day or so later heard Jesus say “”You are an apostle” and it sounded kind of like loving and like a statement of fact, or like he was saying “didn't you know that!” loudly in a shout, and firmly with a commanding strong tone and I was glad he spoke to let me know and I felt humbled and glad, I have thought of him often since he wrote on my forehead, always seeking him in the morning so he would not be far me all day.

A few days later Gods hand and a finger pointing down it kind of glowed or was sort of transparent glow of light and he hand was so huge as big as the floor to the ceiling and was solid deep pinkish to light burgundy but luminescent and natural, not a minute after I saw the hand I turned my head away and pushed back in my chair and then I heard Jesus say “You will judge the 12 tribes of Israel” in a compassionate and consoling tone stated as a matter of fact also letting me know so as not to question the point.

Romans: As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. (Gentiles and her that is beloved) Notice the HER – I know God has said to me “today I have begotten you”.

God is able to change through Christ his word to add the Gentiles and only a bigot would not to accept that Christ can add a woman to the Apostles for such a time a this if he so chose!

You can't gamble and chose an Apostle (like casting lots for Matthias), and you can't assume you’re an Apostle unless Christ tells gives you that title (h e called Paul a "chosen vessel” and Christ told Paul to go to the gentiles and kings and children of Israel preach the gospel).

Responses from people who have faith to believe:

"Hi Amber, I read your witness. It is good that you are strong in the Lord". and "Go boldly before the thrown of God!" and "Shalom to you! Thanks for sharing your story, it is a testimony to God's greatness and to God's grace. Thanks for sharing the Gospel with my Jewish people. Truly this is what Jews need to hear."

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