Feb.
3, 2002
TODAY'S
LANDSCAPE
As
we watch events unfolding before us, we will see violence, destruction, crime,
unrighteousness, greed, and worldliness seemingly thriving.
As
we watch people in leadership and government today, we see very few of God's
chosen people that have caught the public attention in the manner that Moses,
Joseph, Daniel and the disciples did in the past.
VISION
OF TWO PARALLEL TRACKS
I
saw two parallel tracks. One was marked the government of the world;
the other was marked government of God, and they were positioned
side by side.
For
many miles, both tracks looked the same, but at some later parts, I noticed that
the one marked the government of the world began to look rusted
and old, while the one marked the government of God began to glow
and shine. The farther the track went, the greater the difference between the
two.
MEANING
OF VISION
The
two tracks represent the world and the church.
As
we continue to watch events unfolding before us, things around the world will
not get better but will get worse.
The
church of God represented by the true children of God will, however, begin to
notice a change coming upon their lives. Just like during the days of old, the
presence of God in their midst will become more and more noticeable, and the
people around them will begin to notice this.
ALL AREAS OF LIFE
The
manifest presence of God will not be limited in the meetings and gatherings of
God's people but will begin to reflect out from the people themselves. Like
Joseph, the Lord will bless His people in all ways. No matter what they are
doing, the radiation of God's presence coming from within them will become
evident to those around them.
TRUE
GOVERNMENT OF GOD
These
people will become the outward representation and manifestation of the true
government of God. Although they have no visible leader directing them, they
will be guided by the Holy Spirit, and their allegiance to the Lord will bind
them together and will become the common factor present in all of them.
CONTINUED
PREPARATION AND GATHERING
Even
now, our Heavenly Father is continually preparing and gathering them and
planting each man, woman and child in very strategic places.
Outwardly
nobody will notice them, but they are known to God and sealed by His Spirit.
Many of these vessels are being stripped of all worldly possessions, being
broken through different circumstances. In the eyes of this world, they may look
like failures and nobody’s, but in the eyes of Almighty God, they are vessels
prepared for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do
any good work. (2 Timothy 2:20-21)
OUT
FROM THE ASHES
And
out from the ashes, the Lord will once more breathe upon them and when that time
comes, the glory of the Father will be reflective in and through them. Not as
the world has perceived, but as broken
vessels filled with the nature of our Lord shining forth and radiating from
within each one.
As
it has been in the days of old, so much greater will be the manifestation of the
glory of God in them. And this time, the world will take notice of them.
COME
AND TAKE YOUR PLACE
We
are challenged this day not to look at our outward circumstances but to continue
to allow the Lord to finished the work He is doing in our lives.
Day
by day, allow the Lord to replace our weakness with His strength, our emptiness
with His fullness, our suffering with His joy, our tears with His laughter and
even our pain with His rejoicing. He is faithful, and He will carry us through.
In
moments when we can't see His hands or feel His presence, let us continue to
trust His heart for us.
In
your continued surrender, like Philip ministering to the Ethiopian eunuch in
Acts 8:26-40, so too will many find themselves sovereignly transported to the
place of service which God has prepared for them.
Like Joseph who, in a day, was transformed from being a slave to the
king's second in command (Genesis 40:39-40), so too many will find themselves
walking into their sovereign destiny and will take up the place and position
which God has long prepared for them.
IT
WILL BE ALL GOD'S WORK AND EFFORT
What
will occur in the future will all be attributed to the mighty hands and working
of the Lord. None of these will be
due to men's effort, planning, or
schemes, but all will be the results of God's work alone.
WORLDWIDE REALITY OF THESE PROMISES
We
will then taste and see the realization of these prophetic promises.
"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 Mt. Zion, the
word of the Lord from Jerusalem. Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the
light of the Lord.'" (Isaiah 2:2-3,4)
"For
to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His
shoulders. And He will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the
increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on
David's throne and over His kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice
and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this." (Isaiah 9:6-7)
"In
that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations
will rally to Him, and His place of rest will be glorious." (Isaiah 11:10)
"Once
more a remnant of the house of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.
For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of
survivors. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this." (Isaiah
38:31-32)
PRAYER
"Come
Lord Jesus, take Your place in our midst. Let Your true government be
established and your chosen ones be unveiled among the nations of the world.
Amen!"
Blessings to you all,
Sis.
Ching Co
Cebu City
Philippines