Heaven's Joyful Song

Today was one of those challenging days at work. By the end of the day, I was tired and somewhat discouraged of heart. I ran across a word that God gave me a year ago. It breathed fresh life into me.

From 8/2013:

For those who abide in Christ, there is only good news. There are no "good news, bad new" jokes. There is only increase and growth throughout all the adversity that might come. We are those who carry the standard of Jesus Christ. Our very footprints glow with the Light of the good news. Wherever we go, we go as those who sing the Anthem of the Eternal Kingdom.

Those in darkness have been seen a Light coming. It rises on the Horizon, and that Light is us. We are the sons and daughters of Daddy made manifest in the Earth. Oh, they will say, "The pendulum swings from side. We have good news one day and terrible news the next", but this is only the echoes of the times past. There is a new Kingdom coming onto the Earth. It is being formed from the rough material of humanity as the Spirit of God rises within those who know that they in Christ and in Christ alone.

They are those who rise up as Ehud to deliver the land from wickedness. They are those who are being drawn from out of timidity and hiding to call together an army of the fearless. They rush the streets, calling this one and that to come out of hiding in the natural and to step into their Kingdom identity. Can you hear the sound of them and of the growing footsteps on the pavement? They are an army of worshippers. They fear no man! They carry instruments of worship with which to do battle.

They stand in the noble towers and invade the darkest alley. They are the reborn men and women of God. They range in age from the smallest child to the oldest elder in our midst. They have no sense of age and no fear of man's disapproval. They are filled with the Spirit of the One who is the Ancient of Days and who was born as a little baby. Out they go, they stream from intersection to intercession. The lost and the broken who roam through high school halls and those who shout at the New York Stock Exchange are about to visited by those bearing Heaven's message of deliverance.

That which is wicked and that which has mocked righteousness in the land will soon by overwhelmed by the Sound. What is the squeak of a mouse in front of the roar of a lion? What does darkness have that Light cannot instantly dispose of? Oh, they say, "The World shifts back and forth. Rulers comes and rulers fall. We need someone who carries Truth". It will come, quietly at first and then rising until the news carries the News. The News of the Kingdom will stand more boldly than our Statue of Liberty.

A greater liberty is being declared, a freedom from chains of sin and depravity. A greater anthem will be sung than even our beautiful National Anthem. What is darkness in the face of Light? The song bubbles up in the hearts of the young and the old. It comes phrase by phrase and note by note. It builds and it joins with neighbor's tune. It is beautiful, so very beautiful.

It is composed of Spirit and joined by human hearts in love with Jesus and with each other. There is no one left out, no unneeded vocalist. All remain silent and in awe as each releases the piece that eternity's maker wrote on their heart. It is the very reality of Heaven superimposed on the landscape of our country. They are the choir of Heaven, the evergreens that have overcome the bitter storms of this world's realm. The wind of the Spirit blows between them, among them, and is birthed from them. All of evil's cry is little more than feedback in the speakers. It is the annoying but short-lived response of Hell to the resounding of Heaven's joy released in the Earth.

Sprint!

On the night of February 14^th, I dreamed that my wife bought a Sprinter van for 14,000 at 14% interest.

I dream all sorts of dreams. Some of them are what I refer to as “pizza dreams” in honor of Ebeneezer Scrooge when he tried to explain away Jacob Marley's visit. He told Jacob he was just an undigested crumb of cheese.

“For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it.  In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls upon men, While slumbering on their beds, Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction.” – Job 33:14-16

At other times, I have dreams that are very distinct. These dreams, I pay attention to. God still speaks to us in dreams. I search for detailed information contained within my dreams. Numbers can be important. The Bible associates different numbers to different meanings. The Divinity Code has been an excellent resource for me. Another resource is believers in the local body. There are those in the Body that God has graced with a special ability to interpret dreams. When I cannot make sense of a dream, I will sometimes reach out to one or two people in my life that have the gift of interpreting dreams.

The number 14 was used in the Bible to refer to the start of Passover. You can read about Passover in Exodus 19. In a nutshell, the enslaved people of Israel were to wait until twilight on the 14^th day. They were to prepare a lamb that that been reserved for this purpose. They were to eat the meal fully clothed and to eat in a hurry so that they would be ready to go when God released the final plague on Egypt.

God is up to something this year. He is going to do something special that is related to our passing over and to our deliverance. It is conditional on our being ready to move when he says to go. Essentially, this is the year where we will sprint when God says to move. In this season, our deliverance will be accompanied by a judgment against the enemy, divine protection for us, and supernatural provision to launch us on the next leg of our journey with God.