Almighty God | How Should You Walk the Last Leg of the Path

How Should You Walk the Last Leg of the Path

Almighty God | How Should You Walk the Last Leg of the Path

You are now on the last leg of the path, and this is a critical portion of it. Perhaps you have endured quite a bit of suffering, done a lot of work, traveled many roads, and listened to many sermons, and it has not been easy to make it to now. If you cannot bear the suffering that is in front of you and if you continue on as you did in the past, then you cannot be perfected. This isn’t to scare you—this is a fact. After Peter underwent quite a bit of God’s work, he gained some insight and a lot of discernment. He also understood quite a bit of the principle of service, and later on he was able to be fully devoted to what Jesus entrusted him with.The great refinement that he received was mostly because in the things that he did, he felt that he owed God too much and he would never be able to make it up to Him, and he recognized that mankind is very corrupt, so he had a guilty conscience. Jesus had said many things to him and at the time he had just a little bit of understanding. Sometimes he still developed resistance and rebelliousness. After Jesus was nailed to the cross, he finally had a bit of an awakening and he felt terribly culpable. In the end it reached a point where he was upset when he had an idea that wasn’t right. He knew his own state very well, and he also knew well the Lord’s holiness. As a result, a heart of love for the Lord grew in him even more, and he focused on his own life more. Because of this he suffered great hardships, and although at times it was as if he had a serious illness and even seemed to be on death’s door, after being refined this way many times, he had more understanding of himself, and only this way had he developed genuine love for the Lord. It could be said that his entire life was spent in refinement, and even more, was spent in chastisement. His experience was different from any other person’s, and his love surpassed that of anyone who has not been perfected. The reason he was selected as a model is that he experienced the most agony in his lifetime and his experiences were the most successful. If you really are able to walk the last leg of the path just like Peter, then there is not a single creature that can take away your blessings.

 Peter was a man of conscience—he was of that type of humanity. When he was first following Jesus, he also couldn’t help but have many ideas of resistance and rebelliousness. But while he was following Jesus, he didn’t take these things seriously, and he believed that people should be that way, and so at first he did not feel any blame, nor was he dealt with. Jesus was not serious about those reactions he had, nor did He pay them any mind. He just continued on with the work that He was supposed to do. He never nitpicked at Peter or his brothers. You might say: “Could it be that Jesus did not know about these ideas they reacted with?” Not at all! It was because He really understood Peter—it could be said that He had a great understanding of him—that He didn’t take any measures against Peter. He hated mankind but also took pity on them. Aren’t there many people among you now who are resistant just like Paul, and who have many notions just like Peter did toward the Lord Jesus at that time? I’m telling you, you had better not believe too much in your third sense. Your feeling is unreliable and was utterly ruined by Satan’s corruption long ago. Do you think that your feeling is absolutely perfect? Paul resisted the Lord Jesus many times but Jesus didn’t have any reaction. Could it be that Jesus was able to cure the sick and cast out demons, but He wasn’t able to expel the “demon” in Paul? Why is that it was only after Jesus was resurrected and ascended to heaven, while Paul continued to wantonly arrest Jesus’ disciples, that Jesus finally appeared to him on the road to Damascus, and struck him down? Could it be that the Lord Jesus reacted too slowly? Or was it because He didn’t have any authority in the flesh? Do you think that when you are secretly destructive and resistant behind My back, I do not know? Do you think that the scraps of enlightenment you have from the Holy Spirit can be used to resist Me? When Peter was immature, he developed so many ideas toward Jesus, so why was he not subject to blame? Right now, many people are doing things without blame, and even when they are clearly told that doing that is not right, they do not listen. Isn’t that entirely because of man’s rebelliousness? I’ve said so much now, but you are still lacking even a shred of perception of conscience, so how will you be able to walk the last leg of the path until its end? Don’t you feel that this is a monumental issue? 

 After people have been conquered they are able to obey God’s orchestration; they are able to rely on their faith and their will to love God to follow Him. So how can the last leg of the path be walked? In your days of experiencing tribulation you must endure all hardships, and you must have the will to suffer; only this way can you take this leg of the path well. Do you think it’s that easy to take this leg of the path? You should know what function you should fulfill, you must increase your caliber and equip yourselves with adequate truth. This isn’t the work of one or two days—it’s not as simple as you think! Walking the last leg of the path depends on what kind of faith and will you really have. Perhaps you cannot see the Holy Spirit working in you, or perhaps you are not able to discover the work of the Holy Spirit in the church, so you are pessimistic and disappointed, and full of despair for the road ahead. In particular, those formerly great warriors have all fallen down—isn’t all of this a blow to you? How should you see these things? Do you have faith or not? Do you fully understand today’s work, or not? These things can determine whether you are able to walk the last leg of the path well. 

 Why is it said that you are now on the last leg of the path? It is because you understand everything that you should understand, and I have told you everything that people should achieve. I have also told you about everything that you have been entrusted with. So, what you are walking now is the last portion of the path that is led by Me. I only require that you can reach the ability to live independently, that no matter when you will always have a road to take, increase your caliber as usual, read God’s words properly, and have a proper human life. I am now leading you to live this way, but in the future I no longer will. Will you still be able to live this way? Will you be able to keep going? This was what Peter’s experience was. When Jesus was leading him, he had no understanding; he was always as carefree as a child, and he was not serious about the things that he did. Only after Jesus departed did he begin his proper human life. His meaningful life only began after Jesus departed. Even though he did possess some of the reason of normal humanity and what a normal person should possess, his true experience and pursuit didn’t start anew until Jesus departed. How are things for you at this point? I am now leading you this way and you think it’s great. There are no environments and trials that befall you, but this way there is no way to see what kind of stature you actually have, nor is there any way to see whether you truly are someone who pursues the truth. You say with your mouth that you understand your own essence, but these are empty words. Later, when the facts come upon you, only then will your understanding be verified. Even though you now have this kind of understanding: “I understand that my own flesh is very corrupt, and the essence of people’s flesh is to rebel against and resist God. Being able to receive God’s judgment and chastisement is all His elevation. I have understood that now, and I am willing to repay God’s love,” which is easy to say, later when tribulation, trials, and suffering come upon you, it will not be easy to undergo them. You follow this way every day, but you are still unable to continue your experience. It would be even worse if I let go of you and no longer pay any mind to you; most people will fall down and become a pillar of salt, a symbol of shame. These are all very possible. Are you not worried or anxious about this? Peter underwent that kind of environment and experienced that kind of suffering, but he still stood firm. If that environment were brought to you, would you be able to stand firm? The things that Jesus said and the work that He did while He was on earth gave Peter a foundation, and it was from this foundation that he walked his later path. Can you reach that level? The paths that you have previously walked and the truths that you have understood—can they become your foundation for standing firm in the future? Can they become your vision for standing firm later? I’ll tell you the truth—one could say that what people currently understand are all doctrines. This is because what they understand are not all things that they have undergone. That you have been able to continue on until now is entirely due to the leadership of new light. It’s not that your stature has reached a certain level, but it has been My words that have led you to the present day; it’s not that you have great faith, but because of the wisdom of My words, you could not help but follow until now. If I were to not speak now, to not utter My voice, you would be unable to go on and would immediately stop moving forward. Isn’t this your actual stature? You have no idea from which aspects to enter in and in which aspects to make up for what you lack. You do not understand how to live out a meaningful human life, how to repay God’s love, or bear a strong and resounding witness. You cannot achieve these things at all! You are both lazy and stupid! All you can do is lean on something else, and what you lean on is new light, and the One who is in front leading you. That you have been able to persist until today has been entirely reliant upon new light and the most recent utterances. You are nothing like Peter, who was adept at pursuing the true way, or like Job, who was able to devotedly worship Jehovah and believe that He was God no matter how Jehovah tested him, and whether or not He blessed him. Are you able to do that? How have you been conquered? One aspect is judgment, chastisement, and curse, and another aspect is mysteries that conquer you. You are all like donkeys. If what I speak of isn’t lofty enough, if there aren’t any mysteries, then you cannot be conquered. If it were a person preaching and they always preached about the same things for a period of time, it would take less than two years for all of you to run off, and you would not be able to go on. You don’t know how to go deeper, nor do you understand how to pursue the truth or the way of life. All you understand is receiving something that’s novel, such as listening to mysteries or visions, or listening to how God used to work, or listening to Peter’s experiences, or the background of Jesus’ crucifixion…. You are only willing to listen to these things, and the more you listen the more you are energized. You listen to all of this to dispel your sorrow and boredom! Your lives are sustained entirely by these novel things. Do you think that you have gotten here today by your own faith? Isn’t this the paltry, pitiful bit of stature that you possess? Where is your integrity? Where is your humanity? Do you possess human life? How many of the elements do you have for being perfected? Isn’t what I’m saying the fact? I speak and work this way but you still hardly pay any mind. While you follow, you also watch. You always maintain an appearance of indifference, and you are always led by the nose. This is how all of you have continued on. It has entirely been chastisement, refinement, and chastening that have led you to today. If only some sermons on life entry were preached, wouldn’t you all have slipped away long ago? Each of you is more snobby than the next one; in fact, you are full of nothing but bile! You’ve understood some mysteries, and you’ve understood some things that humans have not understood before, so you’ve just barely made it until now. You have no reason to not follow, so you’ve just barely steeled yourselves and gone along with the flow. This is just the outcome that has been achieved through My words, but it certainly is not your own feat. You have nothing to brag about. So, in this stage of work you have been led to the present day primarily through the words. Otherwise, who of these people would be capable of obeying? Who would be able to make it to today? From early on you wanted to leave at the first possible moment, but you didn’t dare to; you didn’t have the courage. Until today, you have been following half-heartedly. 

To be continue…