I was reading the Word when the Lord prompted me to just write. This is what came out.
What once was a place of refuge for the people of God: Egypt, has now become the land of the task master. The pharaohs of the land whip and abuse their volunteer-slaves, feeding them only enough to get the job done. Meanwhile the vacant-eyed slaves are forced into building grand edifices unto the glory of the pharaohs.
Pharaoh, who never comes down from the high places of his palace to look into the eyes of the very ones that built his empire. Once in a while a Moses appears, one who realizes who he really is in God. Will he take revenge and kill his brother who stays in Egypt – or will he run towards the refuge of the mountain of his God?
To get to the mountain of God this forerunner must go through the wilderness of loneliness, rejection and humility. But when he is stripped of his old flesh, dried bones lying in a valley, he sees and hears the voice of Yahweh. The breath of Yahweh breathes flesh onto his bones and restores him to new life. Go back. Go back to your brothers in bondage and tell them that I want to introduce them to my presence. Bring them here to the mountain of the Lord, to MY presence.
In Egypt again, sharing the Word of Love from the Lord, the slaves have freedom set before their eyes. “Yes, freedom is what we want,” they cry. At the first sign of resistance, maybe Egypt is better after all.
Finally, they are free, but are they really? Coming to Yahweh’s presence is not an easy thing. Without the wilderness of loneliness, rejection and humility to cause a hunger in them, they reject His presence. That’s right; they don’t actually want to hear HIS voice, just an interpretation of it.
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. Besides our Moses, very few Joshuas and Calebs exist.
Joshua, sneaking up the mountain to hear the voice of the LORD for himself. Or hanging out in the tabernacle long after Moses leaves.
The people want to go back to Egypt, where they can be slaves to build an empire that will leave them always hungering, never filled.
So a new breed, a younger generation, a few older Joshuas, will obey the voice of the LORD and take the land of the enemy. But! They refuse to go without the Presence. No Lord, not without YOU.
But there is still hope for Egypt. Recall that it was a place of refuge for our savior, Jesus. He wanted to redeem Egypt from it’s past Pharoahs. The spirit of pride and control was reversed when the Lord entered.
Isaiah 19:21 In that day the LORD will make himself known to the Egyptians. Yes, they will know the LORD and will give their sacrifices and offerings to him. They will make promises to the LORD and keep them. 22 The LORD will strike Egypt in a way that will bring healing. For the Egyptians will turn to the LORD, and he will listen to their pleas and heal them. 23 In that day Egypt and Assyria will be connected by a highway. The Egyptians and Assyrians will move freely between their lands, and they will worship the same God. 24 And Israel will be their ally. The three will be together, and Israel will be a blessing to them. 25 For the LORD Almighty will say, "Blessed be Egypt, my people. Blessed be Assyria, the land I have made. Blessed be Israel, my special possession!"
if you go back through scriptures and replace Egypt with 'church' some interesting things start coming to light. things i'd never seen before. still studying though. so tell me what you are thinking.
(You may ask yourself – who is Assyria? This is for another blog but the Lord is revealing things to me right now that are shocking and amazing! If you study Assyria in the Bible you see that they are used as an arm of judgment against Israel. It is also the land of the Garden of Eden, the land He had made. Okay Wow, I’m studying this later)
What once was a place of refuge for the people of God: Egypt, has now become the land of the task master. The pharaohs of the land whip and abuse their volunteer-slaves, feeding them only enough to get the job done. Meanwhile the vacant-eyed slaves are forced into building grand edifices unto the glory of the pharaohs.
Pharaoh, who never comes down from the high places of his palace to look into the eyes of the very ones that built his empire. Once in a while a Moses appears, one who realizes who he really is in God. Will he take revenge and kill his brother who stays in Egypt – or will he run towards the refuge of the mountain of his God?
To get to the mountain of God this forerunner must go through the wilderness of loneliness, rejection and humility. But when he is stripped of his old flesh, dried bones lying in a valley, he sees and hears the voice of Yahweh. The breath of Yahweh breathes flesh onto his bones and restores him to new life. Go back. Go back to your brothers in bondage and tell them that I want to introduce them to my presence. Bring them here to the mountain of the Lord, to MY presence.
In Egypt again, sharing the Word of Love from the Lord, the slaves have freedom set before their eyes. “Yes, freedom is what we want,” they cry. At the first sign of resistance, maybe Egypt is better after all.
Finally, they are free, but are they really? Coming to Yahweh’s presence is not an easy thing. Without the wilderness of loneliness, rejection and humility to cause a hunger in them, they reject His presence. That’s right; they don’t actually want to hear HIS voice, just an interpretation of it.
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. Besides our Moses, very few Joshuas and Calebs exist.
Joshua, sneaking up the mountain to hear the voice of the LORD for himself. Or hanging out in the tabernacle long after Moses leaves.
The people want to go back to Egypt, where they can be slaves to build an empire that will leave them always hungering, never filled.
So a new breed, a younger generation, a few older Joshuas, will obey the voice of the LORD and take the land of the enemy. But! They refuse to go without the Presence. No Lord, not without YOU.
But there is still hope for Egypt. Recall that it was a place of refuge for our savior, Jesus. He wanted to redeem Egypt from it’s past Pharoahs. The spirit of pride and control was reversed when the Lord entered.
Isaiah 19:21 In that day the LORD will make himself known to the Egyptians. Yes, they will know the LORD and will give their sacrifices and offerings to him. They will make promises to the LORD and keep them. 22 The LORD will strike Egypt in a way that will bring healing. For the Egyptians will turn to the LORD, and he will listen to their pleas and heal them. 23 In that day Egypt and Assyria will be connected by a highway. The Egyptians and Assyrians will move freely between their lands, and they will worship the same God. 24 And Israel will be their ally. The three will be together, and Israel will be a blessing to them. 25 For the LORD Almighty will say, "Blessed be Egypt, my people. Blessed be Assyria, the land I have made. Blessed be Israel, my special possession!"
if you go back through scriptures and replace Egypt with 'church' some interesting things start coming to light. things i'd never seen before. still studying though. so tell me what you are thinking.
(You may ask yourself – who is Assyria? This is for another blog but the Lord is revealing things to me right now that are shocking and amazing! If you study Assyria in the Bible you see that they are used as an arm of judgment against Israel. It is also the land of the Garden of Eden, the land He had made. Okay Wow, I’m studying this later)
