Get Ready for a Big Event

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Dream: The Big Event

February 8, 2019, I woke up to a dream from God. I was getting dressed for a big event, wearing a shimmery-gold, sleeveless floor-length dress. It was beautiful enough for the most important and elegant event anyone could be invited to. Surprisingly, I looked really great!

The Auditorium

I arrived at the event place. It was a large auditorium with theater seating and a stage. As I entered from the back of the auditorium I spotted people I knew sitting towards the front right section. I approached the front looking for a good seat and greeted people who were already seated. Still standing, I glanced up to look around. The front was well lit, while the back of the auditorium was rather dim. The rear and middle of the auditorium were full and the front was filling up fast. It was open seating, so I realized that I needed to hurry up and find a seat!

Quick! Find A Seat!

The big event was about to start. I wanted to sit up close. There were several unoccupied seats on the second row next to the first inside isle but I spent too much time socializing. By the time I got over there, those seats were taken. There was a seat on the same row at the opposite end, by the wall. I hurried over there and put my things down to reserve my seat. I looked up and realized that no one else was talking. Although I never saw anyone’s face in this dream, I saw that they were quietly seated. They were facing straight ahead, focused on the stage.

The seats were covered in soft velvet of a golden-tan color. I began to sit down anticipating my view of the stage and knew the big event was going to take place soon. Then I woke up.

Unraveling The Dream

Psalm 45 is one of the most beautiful prophetic scriptures that describes the relationship between our majestic King, Jesus, and His Bride. I believe it is one of the passages that paints a picture of the last days outpouring– a new great awakening. The entire Psalm is astounding, and I hope you will read it. But for this post I will give you just a few verses that pertain to the dream.

Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your family far away.
For your royal husband delights in your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.
The princess of Tyre will shower you with gifts. The wealthy will beg your favor.
The bride, a princess, looks glorious in her golden gown. Psalm 45:10-13 NLT

The Event

In Revelation 19:6-9 we see that the Bride has made herself ready for the wedding of the Lamb. She is given “bright and clean linen” to wear. We should always be prepared for the Lord to split the skies and rapture us home to Heaven. But if Jesus doesn’t return in our lifetime, we also must be prepared spiritually for the day we die. I believe the Lord also wants us to prepare for a great outpouring of His glory on the earth.

A Great Outpouring

According to prophecies I am familiar with, God’s anointing will be poured out like water from urns by mighty angels in the sky. This will happen in specific locations around the world; some areas in greater measure than others. This anointing will not be confined to one church, community or city. It will affect every nation on the planet. Maybe this dream speaks specifically to this glorious event that is soon about to take the stage. If so, God is inviting us to “get ready” for it spiritually!

And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” Luke 24:49 NET

Getting Dressed

As we look forward to these future events, we must not trust in our own ability to “dress ourselves” in self-righteous works. A mindset of fear of punishment, shame or blame works against our faith that the blood of Jesus removes our guilt. A spirit of condemnation through offensive encounters will cause us to try to cover our own shame (get ourselves dressed) by pleasing others and defending our soul from an earthly realm level.

The person or circumstances that brought feelings of insecurity and intimidation is not the real enemy. Our battle is against the demonic realm that hates Jesus and His followers. God wants to set us free from the enemy’s belittlement and heal our hearts. This is a spiritual matter and can only be taken care of in the spiritual realm where we are seated with God. We must learn to follow the Holy Spirit so we don’t follow the lies of our enemy when tested. We are covered by the Blood of Jesus!

It is in the chamber where the Bride is dressed and becomes all-glorious. We must take off the rags of our past hurts and failures to be clothed in the garments Jesus purchased for us on the cross. He is enthralled by the beauty of the new creation that we are– in Him! So, we must become confident in who we are in Christ. The “chamber” for us is the secret place of prayer where we are seated with God in daily sanctification. We are set apart for God when we are born-again. But we must allow the Lord to continue to transform us from glory to glory seated in His presence.

Heaven On Earth

The plush theater seats of golden-tan velvet represent being seated with Christ in heavenly places (gold), on earth (tan). Not seeing faces in the dream indicates a spiritual realm. As Christians, we are born again by the Holy Spirit to follow the Holy Spirit. He makes it possible for us to live on earth and be seated in God’s heavenly realm at the same time. But unless we learn to follow the Spirit in forgiveness and love, we can’t “be seated” with God and our brothers and sisters in Christ.

To “be seated,” we must see ourselves (and other believers) as fully cleansed, loved, honored and favored by the Lord. We cannot love God or others properly if we carry a spirit of insecurity and intimidation. Heaven on earth happens when the light of God’s presence and truth drives out the dark lies that the enemy planted in our hearts. Being seated with God is a life-long journey of trials and victories. Occasionally, we may forget and wander about the auditorium. But if we come to our senses and remain seated in God’s presence of grace, our faith will increase. We can become vessels that carry His glorious light in greater measure.

Choose Your Seat

Jesus wants us close to the front, but He would rather us be seated somewhere than not at all! In fact, Jesus said it is better to take the lowest seat at the table and perhaps the host would have you move up to a more prestigious place (Luke 14:7-11). Humility is vital in God’s Kingdom because the Lord receives all the glory every time anyway. Each one of us are beautiful in His eyes because of our faith in His sacrifice on the cross. When we are seated in God’s grace, we can enter His presence confidently with thanksgiving, praise and worship– not in shame and disgrace. Ephesians 2:1-10

Sit Down And Rest

Being seated in Christ is a place of rest. God requires that we stop trying to earn His approval through works. We also must love our Brothers and Sisters with the same grace God poured out on us, no matter where they are in their growth process. Whether we are seated at the back of the auditorium where the lighting is dim or at the front where it is well lit, if we’re seated with God because of the blood of Jesus, we are ready for Jesus to come. We can grow in His light as we mature in Christ!

Resting in God’s grace does not mean we do nothing for God. But when we “strive to perform for others” out of fear of rejection, we are living by the curse of the law that condemns. This can be a fear of man, fear of punishment or fear of being shamed. Led by fear, we cannot hear the Holy Spirit’s correction or counseling. People will fail us but the blood of Jesus will not. Our guilt has been covered by the blood of Jesus! Our Father has already poured out His love and grace for us and all that’s left is for us to believe and receive it. God wants to heal our broken hearts so we can minister to others from a place of rest and contentment in Christ!

Perfect Unity

When God’s children are seated, fixing our eyes on Jesus instead of each other Hebrews 12:2, we are in perfect unity. Sitting contently in our Father’s acceptance for us, we are finally in a position to listen to Him and fulfill His unique and specific purposes for our lives. Only the Lord knows how to run His Kingdom. All eyes are focused on Him and all ears are tuned in to one Voice, for one purpose– His Kingdom. Unity in the Body of Christ by the Holy Spirit is the spark that will ignite a worldwide awakening.

The glory which You have given Me I also have given to them, so that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and You loved them, just as You loved Me. John 17:22-23 NASB

Preparing For A Great Awakening

I believe a great outpouring of God’s Spirit is just ahead, and His glory is rising even now. The Lord is calling His Bride to an intimate place of surrender– crucified to our insecurities that lead to selfish pride. Jesus wants us alive in Him and following the Spirit in the secret place of His chamber. Let’s get dressed in the love and grace of Jesus and be seated with the Body of Christ. With spiritual eyes fixed on Jesus, let’s give Him all the thanks, glory and praise!

Through Jesus Christ, you can enter into God’s presence and be seated with Him by the Spirit! For a better understanding of who Jesus is please click here: Meet Jesus