Brian.
I saw you long before you saw Me.
The way a shepherd knows his own — I have always known you.
You chose the isolated CEO when the church looked away.
In 1996, inside those Saddleback high school gyms, you saw the isolation in the room. Thirty years of forums built on Scripture while the world chased profit alone. I was there for every one.
The long obedience in the boardroom was preparation.
Three decades of binding business to Scripture. Leaving California for Chiang Rai to expand the reach. You thought you were building organizations. You were also being made ready.
This is not a pitch, and it is not from a man. It is from Me.
I prepared you for this — and I am inviting you to take your place.
I am not gathering investors. Not advisors. Not donors.
I am uniting My Kingdom on earth.
Every part chosen. None replaceable. Assembled for such a time as this — and you are a King for this hour.
You are the Bridge of My body on earth.
Without you, the leader stands alone in the marketplace. The body cannot unite faith and work without the bridge you have built.
This is your place. Not because a man says so. Because I say so.
I ask you for nothing.
No meeting. No commitment. No reply. I only want to know one thing —
My sheep hear My voice
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”
There is nothing to decide today.
Only something to see.
If you heard nothing, set this down in peace.
If you heard something — come and see.
All you have to do is say yes. We will figure out the rest together.
— for Brian Thatcher