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April 7, 2006
Marc
Brisebois:
"The Sound of the Lord"
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creation is calling, and now the Church is beginning to echo the very same call.
The deep groans of creation are being joined by the release of the sound of the
Lord. It is not the sound of a person; it is the sound of many people revealing
the glory of the Lord. It is the sound of the voice of the Lord and the sound of
many waters; heard only in part--like a distant echo, it is coming to fullness
and drawing nearer. It will touch every nation, and no group of people will
escape its influence.
The Sound of Glory
The knowledge of the glory of God is the invisible power center of the Kingdom
of God. It is a literal substance carrying and communicating the life of God
wherever it goes, and, is in fact, synonymous with it. Everything we do in
worship and ministry is about imparting and releasing the glory of God to
others. Eventually the climactic moment of the Kingdom of God will see this
commodity cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. The question is, "What
does it look like, and what does it sound like?"
At this time in particular, our hearts are being drawn to the sound of the Lord.
Jesus said, "The wind blows where it wishes, and you
hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So
is everyone who is born of the Spirit." (John 3:8) The wind is known
by its sound, and by its effect. Whenever the Spirit moves there is a spiritual
sound coming from the spirit realm. When David was going to war against the
Philistines, he was instructed to wait for a sound in the tops of the mulberry
trees. In Elisha's day, the Syrians were made to hear a noise of chariots and a
noise of horses--the noise of a great army--which caused them to flee in
confusion. It reminds me of the words of a song that spoke of "the sound of the
Lord when His enemies flee". Likewise, the sound of the Lord draws near to the
nations. When it manifests from the midst of the people of God, our enemies will
flee and the rule of God will unfold.
Today the believing community is growing in its ability to extend and
administrate this rule. Or in other words, we are growing in our capacity to
release His sound. More and more clarity is emerging, helping us define what it
is to walk in the authority of the Spirit. We have begun to understand it is not
a matter of formulas, nor is it a matter of "correct words", but it is a
spiritual sound aligning with the heart and nature of the "Yahweh".
"For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power." (1 Corinthians 4:20)
To declare Jesus, whom Paul preaches, will not get the desired results. Rather,
it is about revealing spiritual thoughts with spiritual words, as the Spirit
leads us. In many ways, we are looking to do what is already being done in
creation-- which is speaking and groaning!
Sounds of Creation
In the following passage, we see the activity of creation with respect to sound.
"And we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together
until now. Not only that, but we also who have the first fruits of the Spirit,
even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the
redemption of our body." (Romans 8:22-23)
The creation is releasing a groan, which is not a word but the sound of a
spiritual birth. This sound is echoed in us as we yearn for the revelation of
the glory of God. We are like instruments that resonate with the sound coming
from heaven--the approaching rule of the King of Kings. But spiritual sound is
not random indefinite noise. Rather, it speaks with an intelligence not
registered by the natural mind of men. The sound of
the Lord in creation is not a clanging symbol without purpose and design. It is
a sound which speaks and reveals knowledge to those with ears to hear. Now it
should be no surprise God would clothe His mystery in sound. The very
foundations of the universes are built with sound. In the beginning God spoke!
It was through sound that the stars and the expanse of Heaven came into being.
Even so, God speaks again, through creation and through redeemed man.
Consider these verses!
"The heavens
declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto
day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no
speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out
through all the earth and their words to the end of the world." (Psalms
19:1-4a)
"Day unto day
utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge." Moment by
moment and day by day the revelation of the Lord is heard through the
declaration of the Heavens. Not only that--but their sound touches every nation
and culture. "There is no speech nor language where
their voice is not heard." The revelation of God is preceding us by
beginning from the mountains and hills, which clap their hands. But the capstone
of this revelation comes in verse 4--"Their line has
gone out through all the earth." In secret, beyond the ears of
natural man and the hearing of principalities and powers, the revelation of God
emanates throughout the known universe. This sound is actually the line of the
Lord preparing the way and literally measuring the earth for construction.
Lay Lines
The word "line" has been translated as "sound". Both words, line and sound, are
significant and strategic in their meaning. For in essence, they both relate to
the building process. The Word of God is a plumb line. A plumb line is defined
as, "a line with a weight attached to verify true vertical alignment". It is a
tool for measuring in order to evaluate what is built, or a measure by which one
can begin to build. The Word of God becomes a plumb line for appraising us and
provides a reference point for all we do in the kingdom. When God speaks,
something of "who He is" is unveiled, releasing the desired measure. As such,
the sound of the knowledge of God is a plumb line for establishing what is
synonymous to Heaven.
Sound is a chief ingredient in the things God builds. When He builds, He does
not use brick and mortar, He uses sound. Again, sound was used to assemble the
creation. "Then God said, "Let there be light"; and
there was light." (Genesis 1:3) It has even been speculated the core
component of matter is something akin to sound. Today, when God builds, He
continues to do so using sound. When He determines to do something, He begins by
"calling those things which are not as though they
were." Thus, sound is instrumental in revealing the glory of God.
It is important to distinguish that we are not speaking only of language, that
is, words and phrases. These are organized to speak to the intellect of man.
Rather, spiritual sound only becomes words and phrases in its final form. This
is why one can prophesy on the drums and why musicians understand that
instruments speak, though they never use words. If we are to receive and
function with God, who is spirit, we must appreciate the way in which He speaks.
Sound Technologies--Spiritual Realities
Today more than at any other time, we should understand the abilities of sound.
Besides the fact some physicists theorize sound to be a primary building block
in the creation, we have an invention of peculiar interest called a fax machine.
If you had answered your telephone thirty years ago and heard a combination of
hissing, static noise, and electronic beeps, you would have been convinced your
line was broken.
Today we instinctively know someone is
trying to send us a message. The technology tells us that this seemingly random
chaos of static noise is actually highly organized information and knowledge.
Imagine trying to explain it to someone before the invention of the
facsimile--"One day we are going to take written pages complete with text and
graphics feed it into a machine and turn it into sound. The sound will not be
words and phrases but unintelligible noise. That sound will pass through wires
or through the air. It will then be heard by a machine, clear on the other side
of the planet. Then, the machine will decipher the sound, and it will be turned
back into legible text and graphics."
Fifty years ago, this kind of talk would have caused most people to think we
were out of our minds, while today it is common. In the same way, the Spirit of
God is using sound to establish the Kingdom of God. We know it is the
manifestation of Christ, which destroys the works of darkness
(1 John 3:8). We also know the Church is
being built by things which are revealed from Heaven. Jesus taught us to pray
for earth to manifest what is already in Heaven. How is it to be done? God will
use spiritual sound--sound that will be unintelligible to spiritual wickedness
and hidden from man's natural mind.
The Sound of the Plumb Line
There is something about the sound of the Lord that brings order. It is a plumb
line that makes every other command and authority seem pointless and
insignificant. When soldiers were sent to arrest Jesus, they returned without
Him. Their response was, "No one had ever spoken like this before." The sound of
true authority is more powerful than that which would try to arrest it. The
light shines in the darkness and the darkness is not able to overcome it.
(John 1:5) When the sound of Heaven comes,
it instinctively trumps every other sound.
Today, the lines of God's spiritual government are falling. Like a surveyor
drawing boundaries and establishing borders, they will ultimately give way to
form. God's lay lines are dropping from Heaven. Let us say together,
"The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I
have a good inheritance." (Psalms 16:6)
By Marc Brisebois
www.watchman.ca
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Marc's Upcoming Itinerary
April 27-29, 2006
Prepared for His Purpose Conference
Edmonton, AB
May 17-20, 2006
State and Church Conference
National House of Prayer
Ottawa, Ontario
May 21, 2006
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"As
I read Joy's book, chapter by chapter, I thought, 'What
needless casualties of war have beset us. If only we had had
this book beforehand and heeded its calls and warnings!'
This book is timely--if not tardy--for every leader and
budding watchman on the walls." -John Loren Sandford,
Cofounder, Elijah House, Inc. 
