Two years ago I had one of those dreams that bothered me in my spirit. In this particular dream I was walking through the church parking lot with a friend and there were people all around the property and in the buildings talking, laughing, sharing life together. As I looked up I saw four tornadoes to the north and I looked back to the south I saw the biggest blackest tornado I had ever seen. I told my friend to save as many as he could (he has the call of an evangelist on his life). I told the group walking behind us to hurry and run for shelter, they just kept walking at their slow, leisurely pace. I ran to a group in one of the buildings and said they needed to run for shelter and their response was that there was a soccer game to get the kids to, laundry needed to be done, yard work was waiting, etc,. A third group, who I pleaded with, responded that it was just Carl and just to ignore him. Finally, there was a small group who heeded my warning and sought shelter. After the tornado had blown over we left the church basement and nothing was left except this small group of people. Destruction was all around us. I awoke from the dream deeply troubled and sought understanding from the Holy Spirit.
After a few weeks of prayer and sharing this dream with those I trust I shared the dream with the congregation from the pulpit with my understanding of the interpretation which follows. There is a group within the church that is satisfied and complacent. This group does not understand the urgency of the time. They are content with their walk and have no desire to go any deeper any time soon. The second group are those that have idols in their heart. As I have thought about this, activity is an idol in our culture. Everything else is more important than the Father. The third group are those that do not honor the prophet and are not hearing what the Holy Spirit is saying through the prophetic voice. Finally, the fourth group is the remnant that God has graciously placed within the Church.
This prophetic word, I believe, is for the whole Body of Christ. If we are honest, each of these four groups are in our churches. The numbers may vary from church to church but these four groups are normally present in the local assembly. This may be discouraging to some but I am encouraged that there is, at least, a remnant within the Body. Let us pray for that remnant to begin coming forth and taking it's place in the church and that it would become the majority. Let us pray that the first two groups fall in love with Jesus all over again and their hearts burn with passion for Him. That they would repent of their complacency and for the idols of their hearts. For those not listening to the voice of the prophets let us pray that their ears would be open to what God is speaking through His prophets.
Not only should we pray for each of these groups but we should take time and allow the Holy Spirit to show us which group we belong in. Honest self-examination is an important part of our walk and should be done on a regular basis.
I always appreciate feedback but I would especially like your views on this dream The prophets are to test the prophets.
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