The Lord had me silent this week, and silent in many things. I fasted and sought Him and early this week He gave me a dream and vision before my open eyes; but He told me to be silent until now. And now the interpretation of it has come to fruition. The dam has broken with my fever and I must write this right now. Forgive my sloppy writing, because there is no time for niceties and grammar.
I dreamt a dream; I was standing on my hill before my garden. And the garden looked healthy and alive. But there was a hole in the yard. A groundhog had burrowed underneath and ravaged the roots of the garden. The garden was now three-fourths dead. There were no more leaves or fruit, only stems of what once was.
I dreamt a dream; I was walking through a sanctuary and removing books from a bookshelf at the back. The people were gathered in their weekly service, but refused to look at me. They were interested in the showmanship on the stage. I removed all the books and left.
I awoke from a dream and saw before me a gray wall. On the wall were four ticks crawling up it. I reached out to crush them, and then I wiped the vision away and saw my bedroom.
I believe there is an attack from the Enemy on God’s Church right now in three specific ways. And I charge you to pray with me over them, both in the Church as a whole, for your personal church, and for your personal life.
Firstly, I believe that Satan has sent groundhogs to dig underneath the foundation of what is the Christian faith and uproot. The damage hasn’t been seen because the garden looks nice upfront. But the roots are being pulled and the garden will whither and die.
Secondly, I believe that God’s people are fixated on concerts and charlatan speeches that they are not seeing the wisdom and Message of the Cross being removed.
Thirdly, I believe that blood-suckers are crawling the walls of the church to suck the righteousness and sanctification out in the name of creativity and liberality.
Pray. Pray for our Church to crave the fundamental things again. The things that are elementary and necessary: baptism, laying on of the hands, worship, communion, prayer (corporate, intercessory, and private), grace, mercy, humility, love, long-suffering, the gifts of the spirit and the fruits of the spirit, and above all His Presence. Pray for our Church to hunger for the Word, to incline their ear to Wisdom, and long for the Message of the Cross above all things. And pray, pray, pray for our Church to repent and snuff out the lie that we have allowed to fester; a lie that says righteousness, holiness, and sanctification do not really matter as long as we keep getting more people to say they believe in Jesus. The blood of Jesus is being sucked out and we must combat it. Finally, pray for yourself that you would long for His Presence; listen to Wisdom; live in Humility; repent from sin; aim for righteousness; hunger for the Word like an addict; and devote your every waking moment to seeking Him more. It is the pure of heart that will see God. Now is the Time.
He is the God of the Universe, and we are His children. The dam has broken. Get on your knees and pray and watch the Holy of Holies move.
Keith G. Alderman 