I had a dream the other night about “the rapture”, but it
was more about “man thinking of God as small”, a miser… and
the bottom line “theme” of the Dream is that God is not
small, God is not cheap and we must get that “misery”
mentality out of our being. I was struck breathless,
lifeless in my spirit by how many people doubt the Power of
God and His Goodness. We have no idea what lies in store
for us and therefore we are just not capable or equipped for
receiving or for “living the abundant life”. If we cannot
Respect God for who He is “up there”, there is just no way
BY FAITH that we can receive or emulate His Gracious,
Abundant Hospitality toward us and others down here.
Sadly, in the Dream, the Rapture was occurring (NOT), in
slow motion everything was gray and everyone was off to
themselves all alone, slowing packing one bag… one bag was
being packed because the mentality was that He would not
have anything for us when we got there and that we would
still be in these decaying bodies that would be in constant
need of cleaning and clothing. The only perk seemed to be
that we did not need a passport, a dull gray ticket was all
that we needed for the plane ride and everybody had one (as
though the “lefty liberals” had won and everyone was being
treated equally). Everyone arrived at the airport on a gray
overcast day, you could not see the sky, not even clouds,
just a gray haze and a damp mist was falling on us as though
the pollution of the world was still falling on us, sticking
to us, as though we would always have to deal with the
cleaning off of the filth of this fallen, dieing, decaying
world. Lines were long at the airport (because everyone was
going), no one was excited and no one was talking (no
Hospitality, no excitement). There were long delays and
lots of silence… no overnight delays, just a long morning.
Most of us were on board our gray airplanes by early
afternoon. I recall no stewards (no Hospitality), no food,
no pillows, I do not recall the flight at all, we just
landed and it was dark when we landed, and the planet we
landed on had no light, just darkness and a thickness and a
heat in the air as though there was no oxygen, no life in
the air. We were each taken individually through long dark
winding hallways to elevators that took us to our designated
floors. We each walked separately to our rooms which were
suites connected to each other, very cramped, with tacky
décor and a standard size bed (echoing the absence of a mate
and no hopes there of) with dull, unmatched bed linens and
only one night stand (with no Bibles, no phones). To one
side of the bed was a closet for one, on the other side of
the bed was a sink and tiny cabinet area for one. I
recalled being so disappointed in our Lords provisions, but
knew at the same time that it was merely a result of our
lack of faith. I looked into the mirror hoping slightly
that I would be beautiful (vanity, self-centeredness is the
reason we lack faith; vanity desires for self to be
glorified; whereas, True, Pure Faith desires to see God
Glorified, not minimized); but it was just me in the mirror,
not a good hair day and not a bad hair day, just plain ole
me (like Leah in the Bible, the one with the weaker eyes,
the one not loved).
I knew in my heart that it was not the True Rapture (as much
as I had longed for it in my heart
Genesis 3:16, 2 Timothy 4:8, Matthew 25:1-13). I did
not want to unpack, I did not even want to stay, I just
wanted to wake up and realize it was all a “bad” dream. So,
I looked down, still holding onto my old bag (representing
baggage, disappointments and hurts from the past not yet
entrusted to God’s Healing Touch), and I closed my eyes. It
was then that I woke up, thrilled in my heart that it was
just a “bad” dream.
I was reminded of the Bible Verses highlighted below in
Isaiah 53 and Zechariah 9:
Isaiah 53 –
Who has believed our message and to
whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? He grew up
before him like a tender shoot, and like a root our of dry
ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to
him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and
familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their
faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he
took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we
considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and
afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he
was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought
us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We
all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to
his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us
all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open
his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a
sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his
mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And
who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from
the land of the living; for the transgression of my
people he was stricken. He was assigned a grave with
the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had
done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it
was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the Lord makes his life a guilt offering,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will
of the Lord will prosper in his hand. After the suffering
of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and
he will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will give him a
portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with
the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and
was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the
sins of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Zechariah 9 –
The word of the Lord is against the
land of Hadrach and will rest upon Damascus, for the eyes of
men and all the tribes of Israel are on the Lord, and upon
Hamath too, which borders on it, and upon Tyre and Sidon,
though they are very skillful. Tyre has built herself a
stronghold; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold
like the dirt of the streets. But the Lord will take away
her possessions and destroy her power on the sea, and she
will be consumed by fire. Ashkelon will see it and fear;
Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will
wither. Gaza will lose her king and Ashkelon will be
deserted. Foreigners will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off
the pride of the Philistines. I will take the blood from
their mouths, the forbidden food from between their teeth.
Those who are left will belong to our God and become leaders
in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites. But I will
defend my house against marauding forces. Never again
will an oppressor overrun my people, for now I am keeping
watch. Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout,
Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you,
righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a
donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. I will take away
the chariots from Ephraim and the war-horses from Jerusalem,
and the battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim peace
to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and
from the River to the ends of the earth. As for you,
because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will
free your prisoners from the waterless pit. Return to your
fortress, O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I
will restore twice as much to you. I will bend Judah as I
bend my bow and fill it with Ephraim. I will rouse your
sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and make you like
a warrior’s sword. Then the Lord will appear over them;
his arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign Lord
will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms of
the south, and the Lord Almighty will shield them. They
will destroy and overcome with slingstones. They will drink
and roar as with wine; they will be full like a bowl used
for sprinkling the corners of the altar. The Lord their
God will save them on that day as the flock of his people.
They will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown.
How attractive and beautiful they will be! Grain will
make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women.
Then I was reminded, (healed by the Touch of The Holy
Spirit, new wine, that brings forth all things to our
remembrance and delivers God’s Healing Touch) knowing that
now we enter into the sufferings (The Life) of Jesus Christ,
but at His appearing all our Hearts Desires and Longings
will be fulfilled.
Prayer:
Dear God, Please Forgive Us Lord for not Knowing
You at all. Lord, forgive us for our Vanity and Selfish
Desires that get in the way of Knowing Thee. Lord, Hear our
hearts cry and deepest desire which is to Truly Know You and
to Experience Your Healing Touch. May we not settle for the
lies of satan and the “lefty liberals” that would have us to
think of you as lame, weak, cheap or lacking in so many
ways. God You have not made a mistake; we are not your
flawed experiments. Lord Help Us to Know that; Forgive Us
for our unbelief. Help Us Lord, Increase our Faith so we
may Receive Thy Healing Touch and new wine, full of new
revelations. Help Us Lord to Know and Believe that we are
made in Your Image, and because of the Blood of Your Son
Jesus Christ (if we choose to receive it) we are filled and
made to live and move and have our being in Living Color,
and that You Abba Father have prepared for us all a Perfect
Kingdom, Full of Joy, Life, Light and Gracious Hospitality.
Thy Kingdom Come Lord, Thy will be done, on earth as it is
in Heaven, In Jesus Name, Amen.
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