The Lord woke me up before dawn on the last Friday of March 2015. He showed me 7 things that He wants His people to know and conceive for the next 9 months of year 2015 (i.e. April 2015 – December 2015).
1. Vision: A Door and A Key
Revelation 3:7-8 (NLT)
…This is the message from the One (Jesus) who is holy and true, the One (Jesus) who has the key of David. What He opens, no one can close; and what He closes, no one can open. “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.” (See also Isaiah 9:7 & 22:22)
For those who are facing dead end road since year 2014, put your trust in the Lord and seek His wisdom. Know that your God is the one who makes a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert (see Isaiah 43:19). He always does new things. He can create a new way for you even when there seems to be no way out. Seek His wisdom and consult His advice, He will remove the veil to your spiritual sight and understanding. As a result, you will be able to see the ‘new door’ and receive the ‘key’ to unlock and venture to a better future.
2. Vision: A Signet Ring
Genesis 41:42-44 (NLT)
Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and placed it on Joseph’s finger… Then he had Joseph ride in the chariot reserved for his second-in-command…And Pharaoh said to him (Joseph), “I am Pharaoh, but no one will lift a hand or foot in the entire land of Egypt without your approval. (See also Esther 8:2)
Always remind yourself that God has given you His ‘signet ring’ (authority, see Luke 10:19) in Christ. No circumstances can come against you unless you allow them. Right after God who is the King of your life, you are the ‘second-in-command’ of your life! You have been given the authority to bind [forbid] and loose [permit] in Jesus’ name (see Matthew 16:19).
3. Vision: Saw the words – ‘Righteousness is the Revolution’
The meaning of ‘revolution’ in dictionaries:
- The movement of one object around a center or another object.
- A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
- A dramatic and wide-reaching change in conditions, attitudes, or operation.
(You may check: Online Your Dictionary, Online Oxford Dictionaries)
2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)
For He made Him (Jesus) who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Titus 3:5 (NKJV)
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
Applying the above scriptures to the 3 meanings of ‘revolution’, you will see a spiritual revolution in your life. First of all, allow the Spirit of Jesus (the Holy Spirit) to be in the centre of your life. Pray in the spirit and consult Him often. The next thing you will see is an out throw of ‘old government’ (i.e. old mindset) in your way of thinking. In no time, without you realizing it, you will have the mind of Christ. You will start thinking, speaking and acting in the way of His Spirit (See Ephesians 4:24; 2 Peter 3:13). Without struggle, you will desire His desires and your decision making will always align with His will.
4. Vision: Big Submarines
I saw many big submarines equipped with torpedoes and missiles are being sent out. But they are to submerge in the sea until it is due time to emerge.
Hebrews 13:21 (NLT)
May He equip you with all you need for doing His will. May He produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to Him. All glory to Him forever and ever! Amen.
Many of you are crying out for promotion, acknowledgement and recognition. The Lord is still training and equipping you. Continue doing what you have been gifted and led by the Lord. By keeping you hidden from public eyes for a time, He is actually protecting you from the enemy and your own ignorance. He is also building your character, attitude and altitude. When He deems you ‘matured’ and ‘ready’, He will allow you to surface, to be seen and to be known.
5. Vision: Prisoners To Be Released
I saw inmates to be released are collecting their own belongings from police officer on their way out of prison.
Isaiah 61:1-2
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me (Jesus), because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD… (See also Luke 4:18-19)
Allow the Lord to release you from your old ways of doing things. Choose to let go of ‘old knowledge’ and former ways of doing things that has bound you for a long time. Allow yourself to breathe the ‘fresh air’ and to try out the new things the Lord has in store for you.
6. Heard Chinese word in the spirit: 重生
重 生 = to be born again
Chóng shēng
John 3:3, 5-7 (NLT) Jesus and Nicodemus
Jesus replied, “ I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God…Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’”
The Lord wants you to be ‘born again’, not just to receive salvation through Christ but to be ‘Spirit-filled’ in Christ. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, the Spirit of truth and grace, and the Spirit of righteousness. (See John 14:15-18, 26-27; 15:26; 16:8-15)
Ezekiel 36:25-27 (NKJV)
Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you... I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
The cleansing by the Word cum the renewal and regeneration of the Holy Spirit have always been the truth in both Old and New Testaments. It has always been God’s desire to see His people being changed inside out, by His Spirit.
(See Numbers 19:17-19; Isaiah 32:15; 44:3; Joel 2:28-29; Zechariah 13:1; Romans 8:1-8; 12-13; Ephesians 5:26; Titus 3:5)
Philippians 3:8 (NLT) Apostle Paul
I once thought these things (knowledge, qualification, status, recognition) were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake, I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with Him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with Himself depends on faith.
Nicodemus and Paul were both Pharisees. Nicodemus could not grasp what Jesus said because he was bound by the teaching of religious law. Only Apostle Paul understood that all the religious knowledge he had could not help him become the person God wants him to be. He realized he needed the Spirit of grace to help him step out of his ‘religious box’ in order to receive the truth and righteousness in Christ.
To be born again is not just about being saved. It also means to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Reasons being:
- Only the Holy Spirit can help you to let go of your old way of thinking and doing things.
- Only the Holy Spirit can teach you God’s Word and give you spiritual understanding.
- Only the Holy Spirit can put God’s thoughts in you and inculcate His ways in you!
7. Smelled: The Aroma of High Quality Fragrance Rice
Isaiah 1:19 (NKJV)
If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.
Wherever God tells you to be and whatever He tells you to do, be there and do it. As a result, you will prosper in everything you do.
For the next 9 months (April 2015 – December 2015), know that:
- You have been given a door and a key, a new opportunity
- You have been given a signet ring, His authority
- You have the Spirit of righteousness to revolutionize you from within
- You are being submerged/hidden to be protected, trained and equipped
- You are being released from old mindset
- You are born again not just to be saved but to be filled and taught by the Holy Spirit
- You follow the guidance of the Lord and you will eat of the good of the land