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 "God is going to do greater and mightier works under her than He has under me!" |
Of course, David made pragmatic preparations as
well. He encouraged Family communities to be indigenous. He also spent many years training
his wife, Maria, and other Family members in all the different aspects of the
administration of the Family. He foresaw that Maria would inherit the oversight of the
Family and that the movement would flourish as never before. "Maria is going to do far more than I have ever done! -- And so are you! -- And you're going to look to her for guidance when I'm gone. "God is going to do greater and mightier works under her than He has under me! So what are you getting your eyes on me for and worrying about me dying?" [171] "She's the one that had the faith in me in the beginning that I could do whatever I was going to do. So if it was her faith to begin with, what do you have to worry about even after I leave? "She'll have her ministry then, and it'll be her ministry, not my ministry! She will be anointed for that hour and she will have the victory and the anointing and the power and the leading and the guidance and the revelations that will be hers, uniquely hers, but the same Spirit, same God, same Family! And God will use her in a way that He probably wouldn't be able to use me." [172] "So don't think that my death is going to kill the movement! That's what the poor stupid disciples thought too [after Jesus died]. You're not going to be worse off by any means. "You are going to do better than ever, … because you're still going to have the same spiritual leadership that you had before: Jesus Christ and dear little Maria, my little spark! "If you don't do more than I have done, I will be disappointed in you. If you don't accomplish more than I have accomplished, I will be surprised, because I don't believe you'll do less! "I believe you're going to do more! You're going to witness more, you're going to reach more people, you're going to go more places, you are going to become even more famous than you ever have before!" [173] |
