Dear People Who Keep Company With God,

 

At the cross Jesus rescued us from the dominion of this present evil age and transferred us into the age to come (Col. 1:13). That is good news with a twist; we still have to live in the realities of this present world. We live in parallel worlds and parallel times and this can be a very challenging task.

 

Recently, as I was thinking about this I had an open vision. I saw what appeared to be a crack in the air in the middle of the room. The crack opened and I saw a single lavender flower in full bloom. I then saw myself standing upon a very high cliff looking out.

 

The Lord then spoke the following to me. “Some say ignorance is bliss, but I say, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hos. 4:6).” To whom much is given, much is expected”(Luke 12:48). Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, think soberly of yourself (Rom. 12:3).

 

Here is some understanding the Lord gave me on the vision.

 

Lavender is known for aromatherapy and having healing properties. It is used to help relieve stress and induce rest. It has also been used as an antiseptic to kill germs and has anti-inflammatory properties. Lavender is the source of a premium, very high quality honey. Many times in the Bible honey speaks of wisdom and revelation knowledge (Ps. 81:6, Rev. 10:9-11).

 

We have experienced a time of being wounded and torn as we have been caught up in the shipwreck that has happened in this present world. The Lord now desires to heal, bind us to Himself and raise us up to live before Him.  There is a time of refreshing coming as we turn to Him (Hosea 6:1-3). He also desires to impart heavenly wisdom and revelation knowledge as well as His intelligence and insight into manners concerning this life (Dan. 1:17).

 

The high cliff speaks of living from heaven, the age to come (Heb. 6:5).  God desires to give us feet like the feet of the deer and set us on high places above the snake line (Ps. 18:33).  In nature there is a certain altitude where snakes do not go, which is called “The snake line”. This snake line is a particular plateau at a given elevation above sea level. For several reasons such as habitat, food supply, etc. snakes do not go above this level.

 

 

Many of God’s people are being destroyed because of a lack of true revelation knowledge for the times we live in. They live below the snake line, from this present world. The Lord is looking for people to promote and make wealthy as He did with Daniel. Our hearts must be set on seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, not this present world if we are to receive this, which is how you live above the snake line.

 

If we choose this there is a demand that God will place upon us; it is humility, thinking soberly about ourselves. This is what I felt strongest in the vision.

 

As I was meditating on the vision the Lord brought a friend to my mind. This person responded to one of my Dear People letters a couple of years ago with a different perspective on a scripture I used. I smugly dismissed his view and pretty much told him it was not a legitimate perspective; it was not necessarily my words, but the tone in my heart that was not of heaven. The Lord spoke to me and said,“You did not give him the honor that I give Him.” I repented and made things right with my friend.

 

The Bible tells us, “A poor man pleads for mercy, but a rich man answers harshly” Proverbs 18:23. What a tragedy and injustice for the Lord to make men rich and then treat people wrongly as if we had become rich by our own doing. John the Baptist said it well, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven” John 3:27.

 

The season of brokenness and loss has positioned us to receive a greater grace, a greater enrichment and endowment spiritually, and for some, financially and materially. As Charles Spurgeon said, “Many men and women owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.” May all our difficulties result in our lives being marked by the grandeur of the Lord.

 

Many Blessings, BW

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