The Body of Christ

I had a recent vision of the Body of Christ beginning to come into a fuller understanding of their identity and their covenant relationship with the Lord.  It is difficult to express what I saw but I felt like there were two main themes going on.  

The first was some people were coming into a deeper understanding of their responsibilities in the kingdom;  but not being prepared, equipped, or knowing what to do. This group definitely wanted to serve the Lord, increase their relationship, study the scriptures, and desired to be trained.  At the same time they wanted to give out and see others healed and the kingdom advance.  

The other group of people understood who they were in Christ but only wanted to continue to learn about God.  However, they had no desire to serve the Lord in relationships with other people.  They did not want their peace with the Lord to be broken by entering conflicts with others.  They only wanted to stay home and have a safe and controlled environment with their family.  

The Lord showed me that He is bringing us to an understanding of who we are and our responsibility to give.  Each believer has to make a choice whether they want to submit and choose the calling that He has requested of them.

Forgotten Prayers

In prayer recently I saw a field with many holes which were dug about 3 feet deep. I asked the Lord what were in the holes and I believe he said two things. The first was the Lord has been digging up things within us, giving revelation of our misperceptions of His truth, so it no longer affects our present behavior and beliefs.

“With all prayer and petition at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints...”

— Ephesians 6:18

The holes were then being covered up because the truth had now been revealed.

The second thing He was doing was uncovering unanswered prayers that we got tired of praying and had laid down, and even forgotten about.  We lost hope, got discouraged and disillusioned that they would ever be answered. He is now uncovering some of those unanswered prayers, encouraging us with a new hope and passion that now is the season for those prayers to be declared again and watch what happens by His grace. These holes were then being covered up as each prayer was now answered.

It is a new season of transformation from some of our old ways of thinking and behavior.  This is ushering in a new energy to revive the forgotten prayers that God by grace is now ready to answer through new declarations of faith.  Thank you Lord for your grace to persevere, relying on your strength to accomplish your purposes.