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October, 2000
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Just A Thought
By Staff Writer Sharon Barrett
When you get a message from God, do you have it
confirmed? Do you check it to see if it agrees
with Scripture? Does the message give you peace,
or feelings of unrest? Satan can give messages
also - remember how he deceived Eve. We, as
imperfect humans, have to be really careful as to
where we think a message is coming from. We have
to be 100% sure. God will never leave us with a
feeling of uneasiness, or cause us to question
his word (Scripture). Make sure of all things!
Back everything with Scripture and make sure it
agrees. Satan would love nothing more then to
cause us to stumble and fall because we thought
we got the word from God when it was not so.
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Prophecy
Editorial Note: The subject of prophecy can bring about endless
debate. That is not the intent of this site! Nor is it
the intention of Handmaidens to offer any spiritual
commentary on the material here published, either
endorsement or otherwise. I feel each believer must
prayerfully read and judge all materials from any source
and with open heart be led by the Holy Spirit in
appropriate response.
Do I personally believe
prophetic messages are received in this day and age?
Absolutely! Do I believe every message claiming to be
from God truly is? Not at all! However, I will not deign
to tell you what to believe. If you have received a
message from the Lord and wish to share it here, please
send it to me for review. The message will then be
prayerfully considered for publication.
     
Counsel
Regarding Dreams & Visions Prophetess
Rubie Sellers AmosThreeSeven@aol.com
Shalom & Blessings
Sister,
Over the past few months I have seen and heard so many
different positions and views regarding dreams, visions
and the interpretations of them that I grieve within my
spirit at times. I am not going to say, in regards to the
following that, "The LORD said" or "The
LORD told me to tell you". I will say that He has
called, justified and qualified me to give counsel of and
from Him. Therefore, I ask that you give way to the
Spirit in the following counsel. I ask that you pray and
seek revelation for yourselves and for your particular
situation and/or call in this counsel regarding dreams
and visions. This Prophetess feels that this counsel is
very important to the people of GOD and that this counsel
is merely "in part" and will mesh with the
counsel of other true prophets of the Lord.
"I will pour
out My Spirit on all mankind; and your daughters will
prophesy,
your old men will dream dreams, your young men will
see visions" Joel 2:28
In order for one to
understand what a dream and vision is one must have a
clear-cut definition as to not only what they are but
also the significance of them. Once one knows what to
look for then they will be able to distinguish whether a
dream is from GOD or if the dream is a result of things
deep within which preoccupy one's mind.
Dreams may be defined as revelations through a series of
thoughts, reflections and emotions and/or sensitivities
to one's feelings seen especially while asleep. Visions
are a manifestation through the mind's eye or a
supernatural physical showing that communicates a
revelation manifested or seen while an individual is
awake.
Dreams and visions are entirely two different gifts of
which GOD has given to man through which He may
communicate with them. GOD communicates with us in
different ways. If one is receptive to these gifts of
dreams and visions, GOD will deal with them on this
level. These gifts may be given for many reasons and are
for the purpose of communicating a warning of things to
come for an individual or the Body or to illustrate a
particular message. Therefore, one must of a necessity
receive revelation and place these gifts in their proper
place and context. Failure to do so will result in one
reading anything one like into a dream or vision,
constructing a theory that may be interpreted in several
different ways.
GOD has promised that in the last days that He would pour
out His Spirit on all of mankind. Contrary to popular
opinions and beliefs, dreams and visions and the
interpretations of these gifts are not exclusively given
to those who operate within the Higher Calls of apostle
and prophet. Neither are this gifts given solely to those
operating within the Five-Fold Ministry. Just as every
believer is to receive the "Baptism" of the
HOLY SPIRIT, GOD give these gifts freely to all of His
children.
The problem today is that everyone wants to attach some
great spiritual significance to what they dream or
envision. Often one inexperienced in these gifts make the
mistake of thinking that what GOD has given to them is to
everyone. Most often the dream or vision has been
misinterpreted therefore its true meaning lost. How is
one to distinguish if a dream or vision is from GOD?
Dreams and visions are just one medium of which GOD
chooses to communicate a concept to us to forewarn or to
reveal His heart to us. While dreams and visions are a
valid tool in teaching one how to communicate with the
Father and how to learn to recognize Him, His acts, His
character etc., all dreams, visions and their
interpretations are not exclusively from GOD. The dream
or vision may, in fact, be for that particular individual
and most often misinterpreted to include the Body, town,
state, or Nation or visa versa.
These gifts were given from GOD as a means to be used to
propel one forward into the "HIGHER" things.
They were not meant to keep one dwelling in the
"baby stage" or the "Pentecostal
stage" of promise but as a tool to teach and pacify
one until they have become mature (Teleios) and begin to
rely on and rest in the "Giver of Gifts" not
the gifts.
"But when He, the Spirit of Truth comes, He will
guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on
His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak;
and He will disclose to you what is to come." (John
16:13-15)
JESUS spoke of the Truth and knowledge of GOD through the
"Eyes of the Spirit". That whoever believes in
Him would receive. "To whom GOD willed to make known
what is the riches of the glory of this mystery
.
Which is CHRIST, the hope of glory". It is in Him
that we are sealed with the HOLY SPIRIT and Gifts of
Promise. These gifts and promises are merely a pledge of
our inheritance. This pledge enlightens the eyes of our
heart that we would know the hope of His calling; that we
should know and experience the riches of His glory and
His inheritance to the Saints.
The hope of His call and the Riches of His glory is to be
regenerated into the likeness of CHRIST; To become full
grown (Mature-Teleios) in mind and understanding; to be
transformed by the renewing of the mind according to His
predestined purpose. Once that which is unseen is
spiritually realized and experienced through disclosure
by the Spirit of Truth, then the spirit of man will be
raised and regenerated into the likeness of CHRIST to a
full inheritance. The full realization or inheritance
cannot be reached until CHRIST's return. Therefore, by
the indwelling of CHRIST, one receives a foretaste,
through these gifts He has given to man. The foretaste is
our pledge of a final fulfillment of our hope. A fuller
glory is yet to come--a full inheritance of the spiritual
resurrection in the Feast of Tabernacles (Succoth)
Anointing.
We then must realize the foreknowledge of GOD in keeping
that, which remains forever. Eternal rest and maturity is
our inheritance as Sons. The last day Sons of GOD and
those commissioned to building the New Man, will not
function in the lower ways. These will learn many lessons
of reverence, rejection, brokeness, stillness and
humility. In experiencing these, one will reach Teleios
in PURE UNBROKEN COMMUNICATION WITH GOD. If we rely on
the lower things and those things, which can be gained
through the intellect, it detracts from the Light of GOD.
Real wisdom brings one into union and direct
communication with GOD.
It is only after one has reached maturity or Teleios that
they can be grafted into Divine Union with CHRIST.
Perfection or Teleios necessitates the emptying of self
and immaturity's to receive a renewed knowledge in the
Spirit of CHRIST.
We must walk by faith in the Spirit in order for the
Divine Understanding of GOD to flood our mind. We must
seek GOD in His secret hiding place. We must seek Him in
His "High" and Holy places. The hindrances as a
result of one resting in the lower things or the gifts
include the self-will and emotions; the ways of the
world; the traditions of men; and the reliance upon the
intellect of man, dreams and visions. Weigh the
possibilities. Ask yourself, " Was the dream or
vision symbolic? What did you feel while dreaming? How do
you feel now, once awake (or in the body) after
contemplation? Was the dream or vision instructive? Did
it cause a change within your soul? Did it cause you to
move up to a higher level? Did the dream or vision meet
with the Word? Did it cause you to rely upon CHRIST? If
the answers to either of these questions are negative,
then count the dream or vision as unreliable. Tuck it
away in your heart until you know that it's from GOD.
Anything that appeals to our sensual self or anything
that we put an emphasis on other than Pure Word should be
rejected. We must not dwell on the gift but be consumed
with the "Giver of Gifts".
I'm not saying that dreams and visions are unimportant,
invalid, to be taken lightly or that they are not of GOD.
I am stressing the fact, however, that dreams and visions
are the least reliable forms of communication and
revelation from GOD. GOD deals with us wherever we are.
GOD only deals with us in the things or in ways that we
know and can relate to. If we can only relate to GOD in a
particular venue or on a particular level, He is going to
meet us where we are.
However, because one has a dream or vision, this is not
to say that it is from GOD or even that it is a message
from GOD. The enemy deals, if we allow him, in our mind
invading our thought patterns. This is why the Word says
to put on the Mind of CHRIST. Until we put on that mind
of CHRIST or until the dream or vision becomes a burden,
we should not give credence to or have reliance on a
dream or vision, unless we know, that we know that we
know that it is from GOD. Then you should wait until GOD
gives you light and revelation. Otherwise the dream or
vision should be hidden in the heart to a point of your
feeling as if you would burst if you do not tell someone.
However, that someone you choose to tell should be a
mature one within the Body.
The most reliable and mature forms of communication with
GOD, of course, are audibly and through the Word. The
next reliable source is a teacher of the Word. Yet, if we
die to self and to worldly things, we can be assured that
whatever way GOD chooses to speak to us, we will know
that we know that we know that it is from GOD. If,
however, we are still bound with the immaturities of
dwelling in the "foretaste" stage, we are
limiting our communion with and our maturity in GOD. This
would be comparable to someone rejecting dreams and
visions completely.
JESUS is calling us into a state of Teleios. He is
telling us to shuck off the baby stuff and form an
intimacy of fellowship with GOD and faith in Him.
In HIS Love & Truth,
Prophetess Rubie Sellers AmosThreeSeven@aol.com
     

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