Chapter 14: Walking In The Word

Walking in the Word If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

"By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love."
(JOHN 15:7-9)

While keeping the morning watch in prayer and meditation on April 18, the Lord gave me a very special anointing. This was the signal that He would be arriving soon, and, as I expected, after fifteen minutes or so I saw Him sitting by the window of my bedroom where He usually sits. I also saw my transformed body sitting next to Him. Spiritual songs from deep within my spirit responded to His presence.

As I sang, I held the Master's hand, and I began to look for the scars in His palms by trying to turn His hand over, but He would not permit me to do this. He seemed particularly happy on this occasion, and He reminded me, 'I do not want to see you crying any more.'

The Lord shared several important things with me that day.

'My daughter, I never want you to worry about anything concerning this work,' He started. 'I will take care of everything. Just be happy for Me, My daughter. I want you to put your picture on the cover of the book.'

'Lord, You always surprise me. You always make me feel so happy.'

'I know all your needs before you ask Me, but I never want My children to stop asking when they need something.'

His words reminded me of something I had been reading in the Bible that very morning: 'But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him' (Matt. 6:7-8).

In this passage of the Bible, through His great model prayer known as The Lord's Prayer, Jesus goes on to teach us how to pray. It is an effective outline for all intercessory and personal prayer, and I use its principles whenever I go before the throne of grace in worship, intercession and supplication. I always claim God's promises, such as Philippians 4:19: 'And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.' And on this particular spring morning the Master was reminding me of these precious truths.

After delivering this message about prayer, the Lord stood up and my transformed body stood with Him. I watched the Lord touch the head of my transformed body. He departed, my transformed body disappeared, and the shaking of my natural body ceased.

A VISION OF MANY BOOKS

Four days later, on April 22, I was with the Lord from 6:35 a.m. until 8:18 a.m. My body shook for twenty-five minutes, and then I heard the voice of the Lord. He took my hand, and I saw my transformed body walking on the beach with Him. The Lord said, 'I love you, My daughter.'

'I love You too, Lord.'

We went up to the rocks where we usually sit as we look out over the mighty Pacific Ocean. As we sat down, I began to sing. Then I cried for joy. I held the Lord's arm, and He gently patted my hand with His right hand.

'My daughter, I must show you something.'

The unusual voice that accompanies the supernatural visions the Lord gives to me came forth. Then I had a vision of a bookstore filled with books, and I wondered why there were so many books there. My eyes were drawn to one particular book. Its cover had a golden background with a castle at the top'a magnificent castle like the one I saw in heaven. The title was in the middle of the page'Heaven Is So Real'in bold, compelling letters. At the bottom of the cover there was a cloud, a soft billowing one like those I had seen from heaven's mountain.

I was taken aback by this vision of the book. Even more startling, I began to see a multitude of books flying through the air, and people on the ground were stretching and jumping in an effort to catch them.

The vision then evaporated, and I began to ponder its importance. The Lord explained, 'I told you I will take care of everything for you, daughter. Do not worry about anything any more.'

He had shown me the finished product of the book that was occupying so much of my time and attention. It was beautiful, and its cover was so alluring. More important, He had shown me how desperate many people are to know the truth about heaven, and I realized emphatically that my book would be the means whereby they could really know.

'Lord, I trust everything You tell me,' I said, 'but I can't help thinking about this.'

'My daughter, the book has to be done in My time and by My will. I want you to relax completely about it. I know you do not really have your own life now because you are so preoccupied with the book, but some things cannot be hurried. They have to be accomplished in the right time. I want you to learn to be patient. I want all of My children to be happy on this earth.'

'Lord, no matter how hard it is, I enjoy every minute of my time that I am spending on Your book. It's not hard to write down Your wonderful words. The Holy Spirit is guiding me in every word I write; I could never do it on my own.'

The hard part, I must admit, was in the waiting. Yet the Lord was faithful to every word He spoke to me. His Word is eternally true. As Isaiah testified: 'So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it' (55:11). And I knew that the same thing would hold true for the book He had asked me to write for Him. It will not return to Him void. It will prosper, and it will accomplish the purposes He has for it to accomplish.

His presence, His voice, His touch, His words all were very reassuring to me and gave me great peace. I knew it was His book, not mine, and He would take care of every aspect of it, from the writing to the cover design to the printing, marketing and distribution. It will be a wonderful work that will arrest people with its depiction of the glories of heaven.

The Lord stood up, walked down to the edge of the ocean where we started from, and said, 'I love you, My precious daughter.'

He didn't hug me this time. Then He turned and walked away.

'EVERYTHING IS READY!'

On the morning of April 25 the Lord visited with me from 7:40 a.m. until 9:13 a.m. My body shook violently, and my groanings could be heard throughout the house. Then the Lord spoke.

'I am your Lord, My precious daughter, and I must talk with you,' He said.

When He took my hand, my natural body quivered and quaked as if an electric current had been unleashed upon my system. Then I saw my transformed body walking with the Lord on the beach. We took our usual places on the rocks, but this time I did not sing.

Instead, I took particular notice of the clothing we were wearing. As I was observing this, the Lord said, 'My daughter, I really enjoy being with you.'

'Lord, I love You and I want to be with You all the time.'

'You will be soon, My daughter. Have you looked at your feet?'

I had never really noticed before, but I was wearing the same kind of sandals He was wearing'beige with a gold trim. I placed my right foot next to His and noticed how much smaller my feet were than His. We both began laughing.

Next I felt the material of my robe. It was incredibly soft and shiny.

The Lord reached over and touched my hair.

'You have beautiful hair,' He said.

The hair of my transformed body was like that of a young girl. It was long, straight, soft and shiny. It was like the hair I had when I was a teenager. The Lord then looked at my face and said, 'You are beautiful, My daughter.'

Those were words I really needed to hear, because I had never had a very good self-image about either my appearance or my abilities, but to hear my Master from heaven telling me about my beauty made all the difference in the world. I began to cry with joy.

'Do not be shy, My daughter,' the Lord counseled me.

"Then He lifted my face. I could see the features of my transformed face and the sheen of my dark hair. For the first time in my life, I felt I truly was beautiful, and then I remembered the words of the psalmist: I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them."
(PSALM 139:14-16)

I could see that the Lord had created me. He formed me to be a very special person, and this was what He was trying to show me this day. He was admiring His creation, and He wanted me to do the same.

Usually the Lord does not talk much when He visits me, except when He wants to tell me important things about my life and ministry. He frequently reiterates these important messages.

For example, He has told me over and over again that He will be coming soon. He often has repeated the fact that His kingdom is already prepared for His children. He has told me many times to stop worrying, to be patient and to trust Him.

He has constantly told me that the book is important because it will convince many doubters that heaven is so real. The more I have thought about it, the more I have realized that this is one of the most important things anyone can know'the knowledge of heaven makes life so much more beautiful and wonderful. To know heaven is our home makes the journey through this life so much more meaningful.

That's exactly how I feel. Now that I've been to heaven so many times, I can't wait to get there permanently. Someone once said, 'On earth you can gain only one thing permanently'heaven.'

It's such a privilege, therefore, for me to have a part in this book. I know God will use it to usher many souls into His kingdom. That's what He wants, and that's what I want as well.

On this particular morning, the 25th of April, the Lord seemed more light-hearted than usual and very talkative. His words and actions made me laugh a great deal, and He was laughing too. It was such a joyous time. In many ways He seemed almost like a regular person instead of almighty God. He was certainly enjoying the current moment with me.

After a while, however, the tone of our meeting grew more serious.

'Daughter, I thank you for making yourself available to do this work,' He said. 'The most important thing to Me is that you do the book exactly the way I tell you to do it. Don't ever change that. I have been guiding you step by step, as I told you I would. I knew you would be obedient in this work, and that is why I chose you.

'I say to you again that everything in My kingdom is ready for My children. I want all doubting and unbelieving Christians to realize there is a real heaven. I want to bring all of My children to the kingdom, but whoever does not live by My Word will not enter. This book will help the faithless people.

'I know you are praying for many people, but I cannot answer all of your prayers because some who know My Word are still selfish and they are living for the world. Whoever lives dishonestly and does not respect My words are people I will not bless, even if they are your loved ones.

'Daughter, I want you to think about those you have been praying for, those you know, and I want you to think of which prayers I've answered. Some will never change their hearts to become pure, and they will never be blessed.

'Many Christians are poor and have many problems in their lives because their hearts are not right with Me and they don't tithe. Any Christian who doesn't tithe will not be blessed because they love money more than My Word. Those who love money more than My Word will never see My kingdom. You already know where they will be at the end.

'If anyone comes to Me with an open heart and tries to live with My words, they will be blessed right away, and they will have peace and joy continually. Whoever loves Me and wants Me to bless them must have their heart right toward Me and put Me first in everything in their lives and have a kind heart toward others.

'Sweetheart, I want you to be happy every day of your life on earth. You are My special daughter forever. There will be no end to My blessings for you while you are on this earth.

'I will protect you from everything that I don't like on this earth, and I will never leave your side. You will always have unexpected surprises from Me.'

'Lord, You have surprised me with so many things. I never know what You are going to do next.'

I could sense that He was smiling at my response. Then He said, 'It is time to go back.' We got up and began to walk toward the water.

We embraced, and He said, 'I love you, My daughter.'

'I love You, Lord.'

OMNIPRESENT AND OMNIPOTENT

The next visit with the Lord took place on April 29. I was with Him from 6:05 a.m. until almost 8 a.m. that morning. My body shook for half an hour, after which the Lord said, 'My daughter, Choo Nam, I must talk to you and show you some things.'

When He took my hand I could see my transformed body walking with Him on the beach. As soon as we sat down on the rocks, I thanked the Lord for taking me to this special place in order to be with Him.

He gently reminded me, 'I love you, daughter.'

'I love you, Lord.' After we had talked, I sang for Him.

The supernatural voice that accompanies the visions He imparts to me came forth, and I saw the cover of Heaven Is So Real again. Next, the book began flying through the air, and people in a barren part of the earth were jumping and stretching to get it.

Then a book flew toward us, and the Lord grabbed it. He gave it to me. At first, I held onto it tightly with both of my hands, and I clutched it against my breast with deep appreciation. Tears of joy flowed freely down my cheeks.

The supernatural vision then showed me a church sanctuary where the Lord was standing behind the pulpit. He was lifting the book up with both of His hands. People were running toward Him. It was so wonderful, so thrilling, to see so many people coming to the Lord'and then I understood that He was using the book to draw people to Himself.

The vision opened to many different vistas at once. I could see the Lord in many different churches around the world, with people of every nationality present in the various churches. In each house of worship the people were running toward Him. My omnipresent and omnipotent Lord was able to be present everywhere'in several different churches at the same time.

I was reminded of a verse from the book of Revelation: 'And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, 'Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!'' (Rev. 19:6). This was from the vision of heaven that the apostle John had received on the island of Patmos where he was in exile. This was what the people in my vision were doing'they were running toward the Lord to worship Him because they knew He was almighty God!

This was in response to the truth John revealed in the Revelation: 'Then a voice came from the throne, saying, 'Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!'' (Rev. 19:5). As the saints did this, they were filled with joy and shouted: ''Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.' And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, 'Write: Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!'' (Rev. 19:7-9).

Like John, I had been called to write, and my mission was the same as his'to let people know that the marriage supper of the Lamb has already been prepared, and blessed are those who are invited to be there on the last day. The invitation is extended to all, but only those who willingly choose to walk in the Word of God will be able to attend. It's so important for us to live according to the Word of God, to pray according to His principles and to believe all His promises. We are the bride of Christ, and He wants us to be holy, clean and righteous before Him. What a wedding day that will be!

The vision ended and the Lord asked, 'My daughter, did you see everything?'

'Yes, Lord. How can You be everywhere?'

'I can be anywhere in the twinkling of an eye.'

'Lord, I know some Christians are very faithful, but they still have their old habits. Why can't You change them?'

'Whoever wants to be changed will receive My help. If they ask Me for whatever they want I will give it to them if I know they are sincere and if they persevere. I will answer their prayers.

'Many of My children, however, do not pray sincerely or long enough. If they do not have patience, they cannot receive a blessing.

'My daughter, you are so persistent. You never give up. You keep on asking Me for what you want in prayer. I hear your every prayer.'

'Yes, Lord, I do not give up until I receive because I know You have all my answers. One of my Bible teachers told me to never give up praying for something you want. That's why I am very persistent in my prayers, Lord.

'I know You have the answers I need, especially in my personal prayers. You have answered more of my prayers than I ever expected. Thank You, Lord.'

'I love persistent children. People's persistence proves their faithfulness, and by this I know that they believe I hold the answers to all their prayers. I also want My children to know that even though I answer prayers, I may also remove answers if they are not faithful.'

'What might a person do that would cause You to remove a blessing from his life?'

'Daughter, when some of My children need something, they pray night and day and spend time with Me. They strive to be obedient and to live according to My words. Then, as soon as I bless them, they change, moving far from Me and going back to their old ways. They continue doing the things I do not like. That is why I sometimes remove My blessing.'

His visit, His presence, His vision departed, and I was left with a much clearer understanding of God's ways. 'As for God His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him' (Ps. 18:30).