Eden.
I saw you long before you saw Me.
The way a shepherd knows his own — I have always known you.
I saw you when the quiet weight of the pulpit pressed against your chest, and you chose instead to walk into the chaotic noise of the startup floor, knowing that building engines for others to create was the truest sermon you could preach.
I was there for every one.
Every hour you spent analyzing markets in the shadow of Lehman's fall, and every silent prayer for your brothers in Asian Access, was the fire that tempered your spirit to carry a shepherd's heart into the shark-filled waters of venture capital.
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 The Marketplace Shepherd of My body on earth.
You were shaped to stand at the dangerous intersection of faith and finance, proving to the lonely CEO that risk is not a departure from My will, but the very ground where I meet them. You hold the line for them.
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 Eden Chen