Coming
of Age
September
25, 2000
All
over the world, many of the children of God are crying out for more of the Lord.
As we watch all that is taking place around us, there is a greater longing to
see God do something.
Many
of us have come to that realization that WE NEED GOD TO INTERVENE in our own
family, around our neighborhood, in our city and in our nation.
It
was at this point in time that I saw these visions and received these
impressions. May the Holy Spirit breathe His life into these words.
THE
VISION
I
saw a series of pictures:
A
pregnant woman positioned in the delivery table about to give birth.
A
volcano and all around it there were rumbling sounds signaling an eminent
explosion.
A
girl preparing for her grand Debut.
A
wedding ceremony about to start with all the participants waiting at the door of
the church.
A
flower bud that is about to bloom.
THE
MEANING
As
I was pondering what all these pictures signified, I heard deep within my heart
these words being impressed, "My church is coming of age. . . . “
I
began to understand that all these pictures had one interpretation. They all
represent the church of God and something significant is about to take place.
There is a great unveiling that is about to happen in our midst.
In
the past, from generations to generations, the church of God has passed through
many stages. We have seen many important moves of God through each generation;
and all these have enabled us to understand more and more of the character and
ways of God.
But
the day is coming and the day has come for the matured church of God to be made
manifest.
NEW
FACE OF THE COMING CHURCH
A
great change is coming to the church of God.
As the winds of the Holy Spirit blow upon us, the church represented by
the people of God, will invade the marketplace so to speak.
This
meant that wherever God has planted and positioned His people, there will be a
manifestation of His power. God is bringing His church to the places where His
people are found. Your homes, your school, your office, your workplace will
literally be filled with the power of the Most High as His Spirit descends and
fills these places.
In
the midst of these places, we will find people falling under the power of God,
people under conviction crying out for mercy, people being healed , people being
ministered to. Revival will break out in these places not just for a day or a
night or a season but this will become the norm. In these places while everyday
activities are being carried out, we will also see people CONTINUALLY BEING
MINISTERED TO.
God
will be using every yielded vessel for His service in the coming days. The
promise of Joel 2:28-29 will become a reality and not a dream.
"And
afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and
daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men
will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour
out My Spirit in those
days."
These
places will become like the "tent of meeting" during Moses time. The
Presence of God will dwell there and people all around will recognize the
Presence of God and will flock there. And the Spirit of God present in these
places will minister to those that come even when nobody is touching them.
GOD'S MESSAGE
A
new day is coming, a day like never before.
A day of great rejoicing will
break forth from your midst. For like the days of old, I am coming to
you.
Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay
(Habakkuk 2:3) As the coming of that day draw near, the storms raging all
around you will become more intense. But take heart, for I have you
covered under the shadow of my wings. These storms will not shake those who run
to Me for cover and those that have learned to dwell in the secret place of the
Most High. Like a weaned child with its mother, so will your souls be stilled
and quieted before me. (Psalm 131:2)
Many of you have carried these visions within your hearts. You have nurtured it
through the years. Like Mary you have treasured them in your hearts, and like
Mary many of you have been pierced in your hearts as you
give your all to allow these visions to grow.
To those of you who have not held back anything from Me, but like David
have understood that for these visions to become a reality, it will cost
you everything. Yet you have willingly followed these visions through.
REJOICE FOR I AM COMING TO YOU AND WILL DWELL IN THE PLACE THAT YOU HAVE
PREPARED FOR ME.
You
tent will become like Mount Zion to Me and these promises will become
a reality in your midst.
"
In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established
as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and
all nations will stream to it. Many peoples will come and say, ' Come,
let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He
will teach us his ways, so
that we may walk in his paths.' The law will
go out from Zion, the
word of the Lord from Jerusalem." (Isaiah 2:2-3)
"In
that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of
the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. Those who are
left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy,
all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. The Lord
will wash away the filth of the women of
Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and
a spirit of fire. Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over
those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by
night; over all the glory will be a
canopy. It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and
a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain." (Isaiah 4:2-6)
PRAYER
Father, thank you for encouraging us today, as we wait for the coming age
of your church. Continue to prepare us in all ways. Amen !
In
His Service,
Sis.
Ching Co
Cebu
City
Philippines