Post by MIRIAM JACOB on Aug 30, 2009 6:54:21 GMT -5
An Awakening Dream
I had a dream that was shocking to me. It certainly brought me to my knees...with joy! The dream: I was driving with my husband down a hill when I saw some people driving next to us in a car. I saw the other car drive out of control and hit a column of concrete near a bridge. The car was totaled. We felt the impact. Both cars were damaged.
I dialed 911 immediately and went toward the victims in the car. I saw one child bleeding and covered up that child with a blanket and began to carry the child to a nearby hospital. I dialed 911 again. I soon got a second victim to that hospital, and while in the hospital, I called the police because no one was coming to help these victims—even when we were in the hospital!
I noticed my husband had lost consciousness and I called for help! No one came. I found a roll of masking tape and began to care for the wounds of a woman who was severely torn across her abdomen. As I began to bind her wounds with what I had, I tried calling for help again...I whispered, Jesus. Then the wound stopped bleeding and she sat up. I was relieved, yet no one came. I saw my husband come to. I saw the child awaken and start to show signs of life. ALL bleeding had stopped. I called the police again...no one came.
Then standing in front of me was a man with tan trousers and a crisp white shirt. I said, "Where were you, Doctor?" He said, "I was watching you...you did better than I was allowed to do." He was in fact a doctor NOT allowed to work on the patient. In my dream I was so upset that the professional medical people of that hospital were not available.
As I woke from this dream I was actually shaking. I knew what it meant. I knew something drastic was on the mind of GOD: I knew I was being awakened from a different slumber—a slumber of forgetting Who He really IS. I knew it was wake-up time for many, and I wanted to be included!
Then I began to feel HIM—His Presence about me! I had said out loud His name in the dream. YES, I USED HIS NAME and I saw Him honor it. I saw results in the dream! I was keenly aware as I was awakening from my sleep. The Church could and would be willing to change things. I shouted this out loud: "WE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!" We will and must make the change...SHIFT!
The man in the dream was in fact Him, our Good Doctor, Jesus. He was NOT allowed to move. He said, "I was" when in the plain, simple truth, HE IS "I AM." I knew Holy Spirit was awakening us to fresh revelation. We can and must take the I AM at His Word.
We Must Take "I AM" at His Word
And Moses said unto God, "Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, 'The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you'; and they shall say to me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say unto them?" And God said unto Moses, "I AM THAT I AM": and He said, "Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you."—Exodus 3:13-14
God sent I AM to help the people that Moses was entrusted to tend to. That is an I AM word: present, active, alive and moving. GOD gave something of Himself—He gave to Moses a revelatory moment that changed the course of history and time. To Abraham and Isaac and Jacob He made covenant, but to Moses He gave His NAME! He is a GOD that changes NOT!
If you read the Scripture, He says to Moses, "to Pharaoh YOU will be GOD" (meaning Me). Why? Because I AM is with you. It is relational, it is powerful, it is revelatory! Moses had seen GOD reveal Himself. Today, many are facing their burning bush. Why? Because many today will see the need for I Am to be moving.
In this very moment we KNOW He is very present. This is vital, for He says, "I will never leave you or forsake you..."
The LORD Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.—Deuteronomy 31:8
...and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.—Matthew 28:20
"I AM" is Released to You NOW
See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him.—Exodus 23:20-21
I AM has given an angel His own name! He is dispatched from the Holy City of Heaven. It is here we see the "ministry of angels doing the Lord's bidding to protect Israel." I AM has shared His name. Why? To protect His people. BUT, it does not stop there:
And God said moreover unto Moses, "Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations."—Exodus 3:15
TO ALL generations, the powerful name of the Lord GOD Himself is sent to all of us to do what? To use and declare His works among the people! His name is the most powerful demonstration we could have! It makes the pharaohs to bow. It causes knees to bow. It cleanses the lepers, heals the sick and drives out demons. AND, whatsoever you ask in the name of the Lord, He will give it!
"O, you," says the Lord, "as you wring your hands in worry and you hear the disturbing reports about you, lean your ear to this, O My children! O you who have an ear.
"I AM is released to you NOW. I AM is revealed to you NOW. Go in power and revelation of I AM PRESENT among you to do mighty exploits. Heal the sick! Cleanse the lepers! Cast out the demons! Bind up the brokenhearted! Set captives free! Tell them I AM has sent you! I give you permission to bear My name; I give you rights to use it and demonstrate it—I call you to it!
"Wake up, O sleepers, wake up! All that I have, and ALL that I AM I give to you, says I AM!"
© Theresa Phillips
Senior Pastor, PMI Glory Institute
www.chicagopropheticvoice.net
I had a dream that was shocking to me. It certainly brought me to my knees...with joy! The dream: I was driving with my husband down a hill when I saw some people driving next to us in a car. I saw the other car drive out of control and hit a column of concrete near a bridge. The car was totaled. We felt the impact. Both cars were damaged.
I dialed 911 immediately and went toward the victims in the car. I saw one child bleeding and covered up that child with a blanket and began to carry the child to a nearby hospital. I dialed 911 again. I soon got a second victim to that hospital, and while in the hospital, I called the police because no one was coming to help these victims—even when we were in the hospital!
I noticed my husband had lost consciousness and I called for help! No one came. I found a roll of masking tape and began to care for the wounds of a woman who was severely torn across her abdomen. As I began to bind her wounds with what I had, I tried calling for help again...I whispered, Jesus. Then the wound stopped bleeding and she sat up. I was relieved, yet no one came. I saw my husband come to. I saw the child awaken and start to show signs of life. ALL bleeding had stopped. I called the police again...no one came.
Then standing in front of me was a man with tan trousers and a crisp white shirt. I said, "Where were you, Doctor?" He said, "I was watching you...you did better than I was allowed to do." He was in fact a doctor NOT allowed to work on the patient. In my dream I was so upset that the professional medical people of that hospital were not available.
As I woke from this dream I was actually shaking. I knew what it meant. I knew something drastic was on the mind of GOD: I knew I was being awakened from a different slumber—a slumber of forgetting Who He really IS. I knew it was wake-up time for many, and I wanted to be included!
Then I began to feel HIM—His Presence about me! I had said out loud His name in the dream. YES, I USED HIS NAME and I saw Him honor it. I saw results in the dream! I was keenly aware as I was awakening from my sleep. The Church could and would be willing to change things. I shouted this out loud: "WE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!" We will and must make the change...SHIFT!
The man in the dream was in fact Him, our Good Doctor, Jesus. He was NOT allowed to move. He said, "I was" when in the plain, simple truth, HE IS "I AM." I knew Holy Spirit was awakening us to fresh revelation. We can and must take the I AM at His Word.
We Must Take "I AM" at His Word
And Moses said unto God, "Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, 'The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you'; and they shall say to me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say unto them?" And God said unto Moses, "I AM THAT I AM": and He said, "Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you."—Exodus 3:13-14
God sent I AM to help the people that Moses was entrusted to tend to. That is an I AM word: present, active, alive and moving. GOD gave something of Himself—He gave to Moses a revelatory moment that changed the course of history and time. To Abraham and Isaac and Jacob He made covenant, but to Moses He gave His NAME! He is a GOD that changes NOT!
If you read the Scripture, He says to Moses, "to Pharaoh YOU will be GOD" (meaning Me). Why? Because I AM is with you. It is relational, it is powerful, it is revelatory! Moses had seen GOD reveal Himself. Today, many are facing their burning bush. Why? Because many today will see the need for I Am to be moving.
In this very moment we KNOW He is very present. This is vital, for He says, "I will never leave you or forsake you..."
The LORD Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.—Deuteronomy 31:8
...and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.—Matthew 28:20
"I AM" is Released to You NOW
See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him.—Exodus 23:20-21
I AM has given an angel His own name! He is dispatched from the Holy City of Heaven. It is here we see the "ministry of angels doing the Lord's bidding to protect Israel." I AM has shared His name. Why? To protect His people. BUT, it does not stop there:
And God said moreover unto Moses, "Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations."—Exodus 3:15
TO ALL generations, the powerful name of the Lord GOD Himself is sent to all of us to do what? To use and declare His works among the people! His name is the most powerful demonstration we could have! It makes the pharaohs to bow. It causes knees to bow. It cleanses the lepers, heals the sick and drives out demons. AND, whatsoever you ask in the name of the Lord, He will give it!
"O, you," says the Lord, "as you wring your hands in worry and you hear the disturbing reports about you, lean your ear to this, O My children! O you who have an ear.
"I AM is released to you NOW. I AM is revealed to you NOW. Go in power and revelation of I AM PRESENT among you to do mighty exploits. Heal the sick! Cleanse the lepers! Cast out the demons! Bind up the brokenhearted! Set captives free! Tell them I AM has sent you! I give you permission to bear My name; I give you rights to use it and demonstrate it—I call you to it!
"Wake up, O sleepers, wake up! All that I have, and ALL that I AM I give to you, says I AM!"
© Theresa Phillips
Senior Pastor, PMI Glory Institute
www.chicagopropheticvoice.net