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Monday, July 13, 2009, 8:26 a.m. – I woke from A DREAM:
I was at a church building which was filled with people. I was working with college students in ministry. We were in a meeting or church service. I got up to speak or to answer questions and I spoke rather quickly. I was reciting something. Later on I was faced with criticism from the church people, especially from the leadership and the pastor. One of their criticisms was that I spoke too fast. I said that I was trying to quickly get past that part so that I could move on to the next.
One person, who had been to a psychiatrist, and who looked anorexic, advised me to do the same as her (see a psychiatrist) because she assumed I had the same problem as her. So, then I showed her my normal size healthy body and said “Does this body look like yours?” I was implying that I did not see parallels between our two situations. And, I had no use for psychiatrists.
Then, the pastor handed me some large jigsaw puzzle to put together. The pieces were made out of wood. It was as though this was to be some kind of therapy, like they would give someone who was mentally ill, and it was also to keep me silent, as well.
Then, I was in the band room working on this puzzle when the band members walked into the room to rehearse. They saw me there on the platform that the band played on, working on this puzzle, and they had looks of disgust on their faces toward me. The leader asked me to go do the puzzle somewhere else. So, I gathered up the pieces to the puzzle, put them in a wagon (like a kid’s wagon), I carted the puzzle in the wagon over to the coat area, dropped it off, and then I walked away never to return there again.
I was going to do what I knew God had called me to do, and that was to give out his messages. I saw the anorexic girl and she treated me like I was a nut case. She asked me how I was doing. I had a big smile on my face. I was very happy because I was free to do what the Lord had called me to do. I was Christ’s Free Servant! END
Then, this scripture verse was going through my mind:
Isaiah 53:1: “Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?”
Last evening my husband and I read a chapter out of Chan’s book, “Crazy Love,” about how to love God, and then we read Revelation 18, “The fall of Babylon.” I inquired of my husband concerning his personal time with the Lord that day and he said that he had read part of Isaiah 52 and that he was looking forward to reading Isaiah 53 today. That led to a discussion about how the servants of the Lord are sometimes treated in churches, which then reminded me of the passage in Isaiah 58 about fasting and about how the people were going through religious rituals yet they were exploiting workers, quarreling, and striking each other with fists.
John 12:37-38: Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:
"Lord, who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
Even after the people saw all the miracles of Jesus that he did in their presence, still many did not believe in him. The apostle Paul and the disciples also faced much rejection to the gospel message, even among religious people. The problem was not that the people had not heard. The problem was that they had not believed because they were a disobedient and obstinate people (see Romans 10:14-21).
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. I read Isaiah 62:
My Understanding: This is about the church, the bride of Christ, i.e. Zion. The Lord has given the message of salvation to Israel and to the church, as well as to the nations. And it is to God’s people and to the nations that he has revealed his power and strength over and over again, and will again. So, they are without excuse. Yet, many have rejected the messages of the Lord concerning his great salvation, his coming judgment, his soon return, and the need to repent and to turn from our sins and to turn to God in faith and obedience. And, many people do not see the signs of the times and do not accept the speed at which the signs of the end are coming... to be continued...
I was at a church building which was filled with people. I was working with college students in ministry. We were in a meeting or church service. I got up to speak or to answer questions and I spoke rather quickly. I was reciting something. Later on I was faced with criticism from the church people, especially from the leadership and the pastor. One of their criticisms was that I spoke too fast. I said that I was trying to quickly get past that part so that I could move on to the next.
One person, who had been to a psychiatrist, and who looked anorexic, advised me to do the same as her (see a psychiatrist) because she assumed I had the same problem as her. So, then I showed her my normal size healthy body and said “Does this body look like yours?” I was implying that I did not see parallels between our two situations. And, I had no use for psychiatrists.
Then, the pastor handed me some large jigsaw puzzle to put together. The pieces were made out of wood. It was as though this was to be some kind of therapy, like they would give someone who was mentally ill, and it was also to keep me silent, as well.
Then, I was in the band room working on this puzzle when the band members walked into the room to rehearse. They saw me there on the platform that the band played on, working on this puzzle, and they had looks of disgust on their faces toward me. The leader asked me to go do the puzzle somewhere else. So, I gathered up the pieces to the puzzle, put them in a wagon (like a kid’s wagon), I carted the puzzle in the wagon over to the coat area, dropped it off, and then I walked away never to return there again.
I was going to do what I knew God had called me to do, and that was to give out his messages. I saw the anorexic girl and she treated me like I was a nut case. She asked me how I was doing. I had a big smile on my face. I was very happy because I was free to do what the Lord had called me to do. I was Christ’s Free Servant! END
Then, this scripture verse was going through my mind:
Isaiah 53:1: “Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?”
Last evening my husband and I read a chapter out of Chan’s book, “Crazy Love,” about how to love God, and then we read Revelation 18, “The fall of Babylon.” I inquired of my husband concerning his personal time with the Lord that day and he said that he had read part of Isaiah 52 and that he was looking forward to reading Isaiah 53 today. That led to a discussion about how the servants of the Lord are sometimes treated in churches, which then reminded me of the passage in Isaiah 58 about fasting and about how the people were going through religious rituals yet they were exploiting workers, quarreling, and striking each other with fists.
John 12:37-38: Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:
"Lord, who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
Even after the people saw all the miracles of Jesus that he did in their presence, still many did not believe in him. The apostle Paul and the disciples also faced much rejection to the gospel message, even among religious people. The problem was not that the people had not heard. The problem was that they had not believed because they were a disobedient and obstinate people (see Romans 10:14-21).
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. I read Isaiah 62:
My Understanding: This is about the church, the bride of Christ, i.e. Zion. The Lord has given the message of salvation to Israel and to the church, as well as to the nations. And it is to God’s people and to the nations that he has revealed his power and strength over and over again, and will again. So, they are without excuse. Yet, many have rejected the messages of the Lord concerning his great salvation, his coming judgment, his soon return, and the need to repent and to turn from our sins and to turn to God in faith and obedience. And, many people do not see the signs of the times and do not accept the speed at which the signs of the end are coming... to be continued...
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