" . . . THERE IS A MYSTERIOUS DROWSINESS TO OVERCOME" - FOR OUR "DREAMS TO COME TRUE"

June 16, 2005


" . . . THERE IS A MYSTERIOUS DROWSINESS TO OVERCOME" - FOR OUR "DREAMS TO COME TRUE"
by Francis Frangipane
Frangipane Ministries, Inc.
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FROM THE DESK OF STEVE SHULTZ

Just this morning, before I saw this word, I found myself contemplating how easy it was to feel "asleep at the wheel" when all of "hell" is moving against us.

But then, that is what the enemy has planned all along for us, isn't it?

"Scripture is clear," I was thinking to myself this morning, "that we are not unaware of Satan's schemes . . . that is, we are not unaware that he HAS schemes. Yet, also true is the fact that while we know and are not unaware that his schemes do exist . . . nevertheless, we ARE OFTEN UNAWARE of what all those schemes consist of at any given moment."

One of those schemes is "unexplainable drowsiness" -- the need to pull over and take a rest. Yes, we must rest in the natural and we must rest in the Lord, but we must not rest when the "mysterious drowsiness" is sent from the enemy's camp.

With that in mind, read this article that I read only after receiving my own ponderings from the Lord this morning.

At the end of this word, there is information about a new book by Francis Frangipane called, "THIS DAY WE FIGHT!"

This might be the time to order that book.

In the FIGHT together!

Steve Shultz
THE ELIJAH LIST
 

" . . . There is a Mysterious Drowsiness to Overcome"

Perhaps we need to be shaken from our slumber to possess the promises of God! Amazingly, in spite of all the signs, wonders, and warnings announcing that we are truly in the last days, Jesus also said there is a mysterious drowsiness that we have to overcome. Indeed, immediately after highlighting the various evidences of the end (see Matthew 24), He compares the church to virgins who "all got drowsy and began to sleep" (Matthew 25:5).

Virgins sleeping at the end of the age: This seems incomprehensible with all the signs in the heavens and wonders upon the earth, not to mention the increasing presence of Christ. Yet this phenomenon is something we each battle: the tendency to become spiritually drowsy and lose our focus as we wait for the Lord's return.

There is a subtle activity of the enemy that dulls our perception and seduces our zeal. Our vision takes a backseat to other less important aspects of life. From the beginning, the voice of Satan has had this lulling effect on mankind. Eve's excuse for disobedience was, "The serpent hath caused me to forget" (Genesis 3:13 YLT).

This sense of spiritual forgetfulness, of drowsiness, is the cloud of blindness that we each must discern and overcome. It was in regard to this that the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart through the following dream.

"For Dreams to Come True"

There was a temple standing in an open field. My view of the temple was from its side, about 200 yards away. I could not see its front, yet it must have been completely open because great light flashed out from the inside; it pulsed like lightning, yet was solid like sunlight. The block of light issued straight out and I knew this light was the glory of God.

The temple was so close, I knew that with a little effort I could enter the glory of God. His Holy presence was clearly within my reach. There were also others directly in front of me that I recognized as people from church. Everyone seemed very busy. And while the temple and its light were visible and readily accessible to all, every head was bent downward and turned away from the light; each was occupied with other things.

I heard one voice say, "I have to do laundry." Another said, "I have to go to work." I could see people reading newspapers, watching televisions, and eating. I was sure everyone could see the light if they wanted to -- even more sure that we all knew His glory was near.

There were even a few people reading the Bible and praying, but everyone maintained the downward distance of their gaze; each had a barrier of some kind between themselves and the place of God's presence. No one, in fact, seemed capable of standing up, turning, and walking into the very near glory of God.

As I watched, suddenly my wife lifted her head and beheld the temple in the field. She stood and walked without pausing toward the open front. As she drew closer to the light, a garment of glory formed and thickened around her; the closer she went, the more dense the light surrounding her became until she stepped in front of the temple and turned completely toward the face of God.

Oh! How jealous I felt. My wife had entered the glory of God before me! At the same time I realized that there was nothing stopping me from approaching God's presence -- nothing except the pile of things to do and responsibilities that, in truth, ruled my life more than the voice of God.

Pushing the weight of these pressures from me, I determined to rise and enter the temple myself. But, to my great regret, in my dream as I rose up, I suddenly woke up!

The longing and disappointment within me seemed unbearable. I had been so close to entering God's presence. How I wanted to enter the temple and be swallowed up in His glory! I cried, "Lord, why did You let me wake up?"

Instantly, the word of the Lord responded to my cry. He said, "I will not have My servant's life fulfilled by a dream. If you want your dream to come true, you have to wake up."


Breaking Passivity; Setting Priorities

Beloved, today, God is awakening us to the reality of His presence. The promises God gives us in the Scriptures must become more to us than a dream-like reality only reserved for the hereafter. Moses frequented the glory of God! Israel's 70 elders ate and drank in God's resplendent glory (Exodus 24). Jesus unveiled God's glory on the Mount of Transfiguration! Paul says that we all can behold the glory of God and be transformed by it (II Corinthians 3).

For this reason, the Scripture says, "Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you" (Ephesians 5:14). If we truly want Christ to "shine" upon us, we must arise from the distractions that entomb us in lethargy and spiritual darkness.

Right at this moment, the presence of the Living God is near enough to hear the whisper of your heart. But if we want our dream of standing in the presence of God to come true, we must wake up.


by Francis Frangipane
Frangipane Ministries, Inc.
www.frangipane.org
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