DOVE WARNING

Last night around 10:30 p.m., as I laid my head down on the pillow, I had a peculiar thought. “What would be my response in the night if an out of control car came off the street and hit the other end of our house?” In my mind I walked through the initial steps I would take: I would put my clothes on quickly, making sure to have them ready ahead of time before going to bed, and then I would put on good shoes, as who knows what is lurking in the night out in our front yard. I fell asleep.

This morning when Michael woke up he told me what happened at 11:15 p.m., shortly after we had gone to bed and fallen asleep. He was suddenly awakened by a loud explosion. He looked over to see that it had not disturbed me (my earplugs worked!) He got up out of bed to check outside to see if “something had hit our house”!! He saw nothing.

I do NOT believe this is a coincidence for two people with a “HEARING EYES” ministry!!! I believe the Lord is issuing a WARNING to BE READY AHEAD OF TIME for a SUDDEN EXPLOSION!! We are pondering now as to what this may mean specifically. Is this regarding the HOUSE OF GOD … the CHURCH? Is it a physical or spiritual explosion? Is this occurrence lining up with the recent prophetic words passing through email that our country may experience a horrific earthquake as a result of our government’s dealings with Israel dividing the land? We are not sure. What we are sure of is that Holy Spirit is speaking to and waking up the “sleeping warriors” .. and He may use something BIG and LOUD to accomplish it!

Several days ago as I walked through the front door of our home to check our mailbox I was startled to see a small dove at our front door looking up at me with no fear of me whatsoever! As I began to speak I had an attentive audience of one beautiful gray dove! I opened the door and called for Michael to come quickly! The dove did not budge. He joined me outside and felt he might pick the dove up into his hands in order to take it to our backyard to protect it from the prowling neighborhood cats that daily walk the perimeter of our home! As he reached down the dove hopped across the sidewalk and landed into the other flowerbed looking up at me still. I was totally captivated as I knew the dove was symbolic of the Holy Spirit and I knew that the Lord was speaking through this dove of “what is at the door of the house” (the church and/or our own lives) … a new Holy Spirit move is at the door! We did wonder whether the small dove was injured or if it had not learned to fly yet.

Yesterday morning Michael was working on the front side of our home doing a few paint touchups when I approached him to check on his progress. As I stood there I noticed something moving in the flowerbed between the two of us … it was our small dove! As my attention was drawn once again to its presence it shot up into the neighbor’s tree!! That young dove was certainly not injured!!

With these two occurrences of the dove’s presence and the unusual explosion warning I know we are to rest in knowing “whatever is coming our way, we need to prepare now, be ready, and know that the Holy Spirit is right here to do what HE does best … give us peace and rest, instruct, lead, comfort, give direction, wisdom, revelation, or anything else that we have need of as we, the Church, will rest in Him and we will be ready to help in the time of trouble.”

A final word … it is my hope and prayer that these prophetic moments symbolize “the move of God coming to the Church that will wake up sleeping warriors while knocking down dividing walls!! We will see as we go forward! However, take note … the dove you see in the picture above is a photo I took of another “up close and personal dove in New Orleans … perched on our rental car trunk lid … one week prior to Katrina”!!

Ephesians 6:10-20
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,[c] against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.”

The Devourer in our Midst

Two months ago I had two nights of “snake dreams”. I believe there is a message for the Church at large through these dreams. I am sharing them as a WARNING.

4/8/09 – Dream – A large python snake was in the house. It must have been someone’s pet. I did NOT want to sleep while it was there. I seemed to be the only one concerned.

4/10/09 – Dream – (3 snakes) I am sitting in the driver seat of my car and I see an anaconda snake through the front windshield as it swallows whole another snake (this anaconda can eat a human whole). While sitting in the car there is a small opening in the driver’s window – perhaps 2 inches. The car is idle – not moving. Another snake tries to come through the window. I panic in fear while trying to stuff a towel into the opening to prevent the snake from entering the car. It is in my face. While stuffing the towel I am putting the car key into the ignition to turn on the power to roll the window up. As I press the window button to raise it I catch the snake and stop it. It is stuck in the window. The last scene I am walking along with a friend who is on my right. A small snake grabs onto my right foot. My friend takes a stick type object and forced the snake off of me. While all of this is going on in the dream I have a thought that there are snakes everywhere!!

Although I will share a few points of interpretation here I do not by any means believe I have the full picture. The Lord may very well speak something to each of us. I do believe it is a warning to me personally, however, it is to you as well. Remember that in my dreams I do represent the Church. So, we need to hear what the Spirit of God is saying through this warning, heed, pray and prepare for what has been unleashed upon the Church, while knowing our Lord has the final say.

Python = divination, passivity, lethargy, complacency.
Snakes = curse, deception, threat, danger, hatred, slander, critical spirit, and witchcraft.

The first dream of the python shows the activity of the enemy within the Church to accept “church as is”. I was most uncomfortable with what seemed to be acceptable to others. I would not rest while it is there, even if I have to stand alone against what I saw. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE we are faced with that most are oblivious to.

The second dream I saw “clearly through the window”. The window represents “revealed truth, prophecy, revelation, understanding”. I saw the one “man swallowing/eating snake” eat another. This snake swallows and squeezes the breath/air out, leaving its victim unable to breathe in fresh air. This may be a demonic assignment to keep the Spirit of God from moving. One “Daniel in the spirit” friend of ours (Daniel interpreted dreams) suggested that the larger snake could be the antichrist spirit while the smaller snake is deception. Consider these as the Spirit leads.

“Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and our sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue has muttered perversity. No one calls for justice, nor does any plead for truth. They trust in empty words and speak lies; they conceive evil and bring forth iniquity. They hatch vipers’ eggs and weave the spider’s web; he who eats of their eggs dies, and from that which is crushed a viper breaks out.” Isaiah 59:1-5

My fleshly attempt to stop the enemy was futile. When I used the “spiritual key” that was in my hand I was able to turn on the POWER that “raised the standard against the enemy”, who attempted to “come in like a flood”.

“And I will give unto thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16:19

“When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.” Isaiah 59:19

The last snake that attacked my feet (my spiritual walk) was warded off by the “friend” that I walk with … JESUS!!!! There is such HOPE in knowing HE is the answer and HE walks beside us to help us in our need. His one blow will break off the attack of the enemy!

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8