Right before I wake up in the morning, I often have the most incredible dreams. Some are life changing. Others are ridiculous and stupid. The ones I do remember are very clear and to the point. This one particular morning was memorable.
I found myself in this huge bedroom, standing in front of two closets. In my spirit, I heard a voice speak to me saying, "Open the door on your left". Slowly, I opened the door. It was dark and a horrendous smell like dead fish permeated the air. When I turned the closet light on, I recognized that it was full of my own clothes. Many were my favorite ones.
Again the voice spoke, "Open the door on your right?" Carefully, I opened the door. I was frightened as to what I might find. Instead of darkness, the closet was full of brilliant glorious light. It was filled with hundreds of pieces of new colorful garments. I didn't understand. Was the Lord going to give to me a whole new wardrobe? WOW! How great is that? Like most dreams, right at the best place, I woke up."
As I laid there thinking about it, I sensed that the Lord had something more for me. I fell back to sleep. It was then I started to see this vision.
"The Lord was standing between the two closet doors. Both of the doors were opened. Reaching inside my closet, He took handfulls of cloths off their hangers and threw them in a piggy pile on the floor.
"What are you doing, Lord, " I was getting upset. My closet was completely emptied and clothes piled in a heap. It was a mess. He shut the closet door, and printed across the door "Kingdom of Self".
As I started to pick up my clothes from the floor, every article of clothing had something written on it: selfishness, self-confidence, self righteousness, self pity, resentment, self justification, self protection, unforgiveness, fear, doubt, unbelief, anger, impatience, pride, lust, coveting, jealousy, religious, bitterness, independence, etc. I had no idea my closet was so full of dirty clothes. But what was I going to wear? I must have something good to wear?
The Lord discerned my thought, "My daughter, there was nothing in your closet acceptable for My Kingdom. Even all your 'good' clothes are filthy to Me."
"Lord, "I said, " I don't understand? I am naked!"
"You are right, my daughter. Your old clothes are dirty and ugly. They will be exchanged for Mine. Now, start picking up your old clothes one at a time and hand them to Me. I will dress you for My Kingdom in garments of righteousness, peace and joy, love forgiveness, kindness, mercy, gentleness, dependence, long-suffering, humility and much more."
"But Lord, my closet smells so bad! I can't put these new clothes in that closet." I explained.
"It has been completely cleansed, trust Me."
As I sat on the floor amid my old clothes, I contemplated, "Do I have to hand over all of them at once? It wasn't going to be that easy. Maybe He thought I should wash them more often."
My thoughts were quickly interrupted, "Enough, My daughter." He lovingly spoke, yet with a firm voice, "I have been patient. You must repent. You can not wear your 'old' clothes in My Kingdom."
Then my eyes were opened. I saw Calvary's cross. Jesus was wearing all my 'old' clothes.
Now, I could understood why Jesus said in Mathew 9:17. "You can't put new wine into an old wine skin." "You must be born again." John 3:3
Other scripture verses that came to mind were Colossians 3:9,10,"'Put off the OLD self with its practices and put on the NEW self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator'. Romans 8:9-10, Romans 12:2., I Cor. 5:16-18.
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Friday, December 28, 2012
A THOUGHT FOR 2013
This morning at our Sunday service, we were in worship praising our Lord, when my attention was diverted to this picture in my mind. I saw a beautiful Christmas tree with clear bright lights decorated with bright colored ornaments and ribbons. Christmas was over and all the Christmas wrapping were piled around the tree. Everyone was enjoying their Christmas gifts, looking for the batteries to run the toys. But way under the tree there remained a small box, wrapped in white with a very large red bow. It had been forgotten and was still waiting to be opened, but no one seemed to be aware of it. Everyone went on enjoying their many gifts. I said to myself, "Lord, I don't understand this vision?"
As I still watched this vision, the present began to unwrap itself. First the ribbon undid itself off and then wrapping paper came off. Then the lid of the box started to lift up and a BRILLIANT light began to appear. The light grew brighter and brighter until it filled the room. I was amazed that at its brilliance and asked, "Lord What are you trying to show me?"
"My daughter," He said, "I am under every Christmas tree, but many do not take the time to unwrap me. The small white box wrapped in a red bow is ME!! Tell my people I want them to unwrap me too! Many look at Me and admire Me , but leave me under the tree! They know about me, but they don't know ME!, because they haven't unwrapped Me. I am calling my people into a deeper intimacy. I desire their fellowship and have so much more to share in My Word with them. I AM THE WORD, MADE FLESH AND STILL THE LIVING WORD TODAY!"
I truly believe that the Lord is about to do something new in the church, if we will repent, come out of the world and be true ONLY to Him. Our God is amazing and He has many gifts He desires to give to His children, if only we would receive them. The world has nothing to offer us, but we have much to offer the world in the gracious love and forgiveness of our Lord. With the world growing more and more dark every day, as believers, we carry within our souls the LIGHT OF THE WORLD. May we, as God's people, this coming year seek to intimately know our Lord more and more. He is waiting for us to draw close to His heart and to receive more of Himself so that we may reveal Him to this dying world. "May His Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven"
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013
As I still watched this vision, the present began to unwrap itself. First the ribbon undid itself off and then wrapping paper came off. Then the lid of the box started to lift up and a BRILLIANT light began to appear. The light grew brighter and brighter until it filled the room. I was amazed that at its brilliance and asked, "Lord What are you trying to show me?"
"My daughter," He said, "I am under every Christmas tree, but many do not take the time to unwrap me. The small white box wrapped in a red bow is ME!! Tell my people I want them to unwrap me too! Many look at Me and admire Me , but leave me under the tree! They know about me, but they don't know ME!, because they haven't unwrapped Me. I am calling my people into a deeper intimacy. I desire their fellowship and have so much more to share in My Word with them. I AM THE WORD, MADE FLESH AND STILL THE LIVING WORD TODAY!"
I truly believe that the Lord is about to do something new in the church, if we will repent, come out of the world and be true ONLY to Him. Our God is amazing and He has many gifts He desires to give to His children, if only we would receive them. The world has nothing to offer us, but we have much to offer the world in the gracious love and forgiveness of our Lord. With the world growing more and more dark every day, as believers, we carry within our souls the LIGHT OF THE WORLD. May we, as God's people, this coming year seek to intimately know our Lord more and more. He is waiting for us to draw close to His heart and to receive more of Himself so that we may reveal Him to this dying world. "May His Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven"
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013
Thursday, November 22, 2012
The Prison of the Mind
I would like to share with you a vision I received one morning in prayer.
"I was walking down this corridor in a State prison when suddenly one of the cell doors swung wide open. Inside the cell was a man sitting in a corner in a curled up position. As I was thinking about entering the cell, the Lord appeared in His long white robe and sandals. He went over to the man who was huddled in the corner of the cell and reached out his hand to help him up. But, when the man stood up, I noticed that there were three balls and chains still locked to his leg. He couldn't have walked out even if he wanted to. The Lord bent down, and graciously unlocked the chains. The man stepped out of the chains, took Jesus' hand and followed Him out of the prison."
I stood amazed and asked the Lord what He was trying to show me. He took me to Isaiah 61 where the Word says, "I have come to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to those who are bound, to proclaim the year of the LORD"S favor." That was it!
This man was born again, the door was open, but he was still sitting in a prison cell, chained to three balls. Now, I understood why the prison door was opened and why he could not leave. It was the chains. He couldn't walk without dragging the balls and chains. Why didn't he realize that he had been set free from the chains too!
The Lord took me to Numbers 13, where the ten spies were sent out into Canaan. When they came back, this was their report, "We came to the land which you sent us. It flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. However, the people who dwell in the land are strong and the cities are fortified and very large. and beside we saw the Anak there. " As you read on, the eight spies tell a great tale of unbelief and fear. No way were they going to be able to fight in Canaan. There were giants in the land. They thought that God must be crazy to sent them in there. Their questioning God cost them another forty years of wandering in the desert. They thought they knew MORE than God. They did not trust what He said to them.
"Lord, I asked, I still don't understand, why the chains? If, the prison cell door is opened and the prisoner is free, why is he still sitting in his cell? His answer was so clear and it broke His heart. " The three balls were FEAR, DOUBT AND UNBELIEF. It is the same three sins that kept my people out of the Promised Land and wandering in the desert for forty years. They just didn't believe what I told them. Even in my own hometown, I could not perform many miracles because of their unbelief. It is a deception" (Mark 6:6).
Now, it all made sense. FEAR, DOUBT AND UNBELIEF were Satan's greatest weapon to keep the church from moving ahead. The truth is Jesus is FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE. There is NO fear, doubt and unbelief in God and if we struggle with fear, doubt and unbelief, it is only in the PRISON OF our MIND. It is a lie and Jesus meant what He said, "I HAVE COME TO SET THE PRISONER FREE!" Repent and believe the gospel. Everything we have ever desired, we will find in Him. He is more than enough to meet our deepest need. He alone is the ONLY ONE who can release us from the prison of our mind. He is our NEW LIFE, full of hope and glory, enabling us to cast off all fear, doubt and unbelief. We too can become a Joshua or a Caleb. They believed God and lived to see the promised land. The prison doors are opened, the chains are unlocked. We are free. Come out in the Name of Jesus and be set free. "Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty."(2 Cor. 3:17)
"I was walking down this corridor in a State prison when suddenly one of the cell doors swung wide open. Inside the cell was a man sitting in a corner in a curled up position. As I was thinking about entering the cell, the Lord appeared in His long white robe and sandals. He went over to the man who was huddled in the corner of the cell and reached out his hand to help him up. But, when the man stood up, I noticed that there were three balls and chains still locked to his leg. He couldn't have walked out even if he wanted to. The Lord bent down, and graciously unlocked the chains. The man stepped out of the chains, took Jesus' hand and followed Him out of the prison."
I stood amazed and asked the Lord what He was trying to show me. He took me to Isaiah 61 where the Word says, "I have come to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to those who are bound, to proclaim the year of the LORD"S favor." That was it!
This man was born again, the door was open, but he was still sitting in a prison cell, chained to three balls. Now, I understood why the prison door was opened and why he could not leave. It was the chains. He couldn't walk without dragging the balls and chains. Why didn't he realize that he had been set free from the chains too!
The Lord took me to Numbers 13, where the ten spies were sent out into Canaan. When they came back, this was their report, "We came to the land which you sent us. It flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. However, the people who dwell in the land are strong and the cities are fortified and very large. and beside we saw the Anak there. " As you read on, the eight spies tell a great tale of unbelief and fear. No way were they going to be able to fight in Canaan. There were giants in the land. They thought that God must be crazy to sent them in there. Their questioning God cost them another forty years of wandering in the desert. They thought they knew MORE than God. They did not trust what He said to them.
"Lord, I asked, I still don't understand, why the chains? If, the prison cell door is opened and the prisoner is free, why is he still sitting in his cell? His answer was so clear and it broke His heart. " The three balls were FEAR, DOUBT AND UNBELIEF. It is the same three sins that kept my people out of the Promised Land and wandering in the desert for forty years. They just didn't believe what I told them. Even in my own hometown, I could not perform many miracles because of their unbelief. It is a deception" (Mark 6:6).
Now, it all made sense. FEAR, DOUBT AND UNBELIEF were Satan's greatest weapon to keep the church from moving ahead. The truth is Jesus is FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE. There is NO fear, doubt and unbelief in God and if we struggle with fear, doubt and unbelief, it is only in the PRISON OF our MIND. It is a lie and Jesus meant what He said, "I HAVE COME TO SET THE PRISONER FREE!" Repent and believe the gospel. Everything we have ever desired, we will find in Him. He is more than enough to meet our deepest need. He alone is the ONLY ONE who can release us from the prison of our mind. He is our NEW LIFE, full of hope and glory, enabling us to cast off all fear, doubt and unbelief. We too can become a Joshua or a Caleb. They believed God and lived to see the promised land. The prison doors are opened, the chains are unlocked. We are free. Come out in the Name of Jesus and be set free. "Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty."(2 Cor. 3:17)
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