Today starts a three day fast. I am praying for REST in HIM.
Here’s what Abbey sent yesterday:
haha. okay i’m just flowing. i’m sitting at my computer going back and forth between schoolwork and reading a lakeland report. your email came in and as soon as i began to read it, that old nursery song came into my head … and i just had to laugh! the song? “are you sleeping, are you sleeping, brother john? brother john? morning bells are ringing…morning bells are ringing…” i was of course reminded of the word that YOU will awaken sleepers, but more importantly for you right now, the reminder that you need your sleep…that essential daily Rest. the song highlights your nature to bless people as a brother, and it reminds you of the PROMISE that God is giving you that every morning, bells are going to be ringing for you– good bells of Truth and Peace and Revelation and Provision for the DAY. every DAY, morning bells are going to be ringing, awakening YOU to God and His hand in your life. that is sweetness like none other! i bless you as you remain in the todays only. and as you receive the Grace for it, the rest of us all look forward to the impartation! 🙂
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it’s been an intense moment. so much is happening for the Glory of God, and there is the sense of a great deal of opposition from the devil, as well, who is releasing attacks on the saints of God.
parilee and I spent some time in prayer last night and a beautiful picture emerged that I thought I’d share. in essence, I saw a precious little lamb lying on the ground. from that lamb, blood was seeping out. the saints were standing behind the lamb, and the blood was a pool that was drenching us from the ground up. in front of us, on the other side of the lamb, were hordes of hell with their evil contorted faces, and the enemy as he stood raging. they so desperately wanted to devour us, the saints, but they could not because we were behind this quiet, bleeding lamb. there was an impenetrable barrier that prohibited the devil from touching us at all. (and, people were gradually crossing over from this side to be under the protective covering of the Lamb’s blood…it wasn’t easy for them, but as soon as they resolved to do it, they could just cross.) A beauty was that as we were in this place of utter security, I saw the lamb rising to stand. AND OH, WHEN HE STANDS!!!!! He moved forward and “the gates of hell could not prevail against him!” HA!!! He went forward, and we marched behind. We praise Him, and the fire and the sword proceed from Him, and destroy the enemy…and I remembered a word that Johnny once spoke of his desire to chase these demons into hell and torment them for all that they released over the saints of God. This is the destiny ahead for us. To walk behind the Lamb as he makes the enemy His footstool!!!
So, an encouragement for us is to remain under the covering of the Lamb…His blood is our security. His resting place is our resting place. His victory is our victory. Let us not move out beyond His covering.
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Have you ever seen a computer rendering of DNA molecules being put together? i see a picture something like that for you, in that there are all of these freestanding “pieces” floating and one by one, they are being set into place around you. it seems to be the order of assembly that could be the hindrance. there is something about patience and allowing God to bring exactly the right “piece” in exactly the right order, and it can’t be compromised. i sense that you need to be hidden in God, in His state of Rest, and allow Him to bring the pieces one by one, in right order…or as one of my kids at covenant house says… “in decency and in order.” it can happen rapidly, but it just can’t happen out of order– you can’t have a future piece come into place before the ones that are to be set right now. stay in His Rest and flow out of that place. you’ll know when you are stepping out too far because it will feel frantic and you will start “separating” from yourself…by that i mean, you will feel disconnected, like you’re flowing with anointing but without a heart of love and service. here is a picture that (sortof) images what i’m seeing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwGNVzMQJaQ it’s not exact, but it may give you a bit of the visual that i’m seeing in the spirit.