The Battle

Febuary 5, 2000

THE BATTLE:

God brought me up to my watchtower and instructed me to watch various events
presently taking place in the midst of His people. As I was doing so, I saw
various scenes unfolding before me. At one part, I saw a group of people in
battle gear and they seem to be trapped. There was fire all around them and
there was no way of escape. In another part, I saw a group of people walking
over a tightrope like in the circus. Suddenly, the path under them seem to
dissappeared and I saw them pause as if pondering what to do next,  not sure
how to proceed.

I was taken aback and my first reaction was to run to my closet to do
intercession. But I felt the Lord restraining me and instructing me to wait
and to continue to watch. The situations seem to be getting more precarious
as the time ticked away. I was beginning to feel exasperation sweep over me.
I wanted to do something, but I don't know what to do. I turn towards the
Lord for help, but He was silent.

At this point, the vision froze before me and I found myself reviewing
actual events taking place in our midst during these past few days. Actual
reports from friends and family were brought back to my mind. A sister in
the Lord was telling me the result of the medical exams of her husband, the
report from the specialists checking him was, " there is nothing more they
can do for him." My sister has been waiting for some months now regarding
her application for a scholarship grant.  We received the form from the
institution but  the deadline for their submission was about to end and
there isn't enough time to process them. It seem God has anwered her prayer
, but the answer has come " too late."  Another brother in the Lord with
whom I've been standing in prayer about some projects in progress wrote to
me informing me that  events are not progressing well and in fact  seem to
be getting  more muddled up .

As I put these events together, I began to feel numbness sweep over me. I
turn back to the Lord and found myself asking Him. " Lord what happened?
Have we miss something? Things seem to be getting worse instead of becoming
better? I began to remember many words spoken by the various writers from
the book of Psalm and I found myself repeating these words to Him. " My God,
my God, why have you forsaken us? Why are you so far from saving us, so far
from the words of our groaning? O my God, we cry out by day, but you do not
answer, by night, and am not silent. Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the praise of Isreal. In you our fathers put their trust; they
trusted and you delivered them." (Psalm 22:1-4) " O God, do not keep silent;
be not quiet, O God, be not still. See how your enemies are astir, how your
foes rear their heads. With cunning they conspire against your people; they
plot against those you cherish. With one mind they plot together; they form
an alliance against you - Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff
before the wind. " (Psalm 83: 1-3,13)

Then I felt the Lord began to touch my hand, and He draw me closer to Him
and I felt Him trying to calm me down with gentle hush. Then He began to
speak and these were His words.

        " MY CHILD, I AM SETTING THE STAGE."

As I pondered over these words, I felt that God desires me to share these
with His people.

THE MESSAGE:

In these days and times, many of   His people will be finding themselves
standing at the  edge of a high cliff and seemingly push to the end
(figuratively) . We will be facing more and more impossible situations. This
will covers many areas of our life. This will appeared as medical
impossibilities for sickness that affects our love ones. Also, projects and
programs that we have been working on or praying for will seemed to go
totally awry and will appeared hopeless. Relationships will be stretched to
the limit and many will seemed to be in the brink of being destroyed. We
will also began to witness our children going through times of emotional and
spiritual struggles and  it will appeared that they are backsliding and even
rebelling. All these will come upon us in greater rush and we will be
finding ourselves surrounded by these. In so many ways we will find
ourselves standing in the same place that Moses and the Isrealites people
have stood. The Red Sea before them and the Pharoah's army behind them.

BUT God is allowing these to take place in our midst for HE IS SETTING THE
STAGE TO SHOW FORTH HIS POWER AND PERFORM HIS MIRACLES.

The Lord is saying to us:

 " Be strong and be courageous. Do not give in, do not give up for you are
not alone. I am fighting these battle with you. I am the Captain of the
Hosts and with you are thousand of heavenly hosts. Do not fear for I have
not abandoned you. Do not be distress for I am here with you. Take heart,
for victory is yours and the day of unveiling is at hand. I tell you that
you will not suffered shame  and loss for I will restored to you all that
has been taken away  from you. For my recompense is with me and when I
poured them out, you will not be able to contained them. Stand still and see
the deliverance that is coming your way."

PSALM 94:14 - " For the Lord will not reject His people; He will never
forsake His inheritance."
PSALM 95:1-7 - " Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud
to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and
extol Him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King
above all gods. In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain
peaks belong to Him. The sea is his, for He made it, and His hands formed
the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord
our Maker; for He  is God and we are the people of His pasture, the flock
under His care."

May everyone to whom these words are intended find refreshment and rest in
Jesus , our Savior.

In His Service,

Ching Co
Cebu City
Philippines

by permission of Ching Co - River of Life Ministires