Urgency of the Hour
Yesterday has been stinking crazy. Well, all week has been, really. I went to Shabbat dinner, as usual. Only there were 5 of us. We ate and all that jazz. We sang only two worship songs. Then BOOM. The spirit of God fell on us like crazy. My friend, Janessa started singing in the spirit. Then she prayed, out loud, in a tongue over us. It was an obvious word from the Lord. We knew there had to be an interpretation. Josh had it, but asked for confirmation in his heart. Then Janesssa put in Misty Edward’s CD on “As in the days of Noah.” I knew this had to do with what she said in tongues. Then Josh opened his mouth and gave us the interpretation. He spoke about a fig tree and the flood waters that are coming and the urgency of the hour to lay down our lives, etc. I really don’t remember everything he said, but I do remember it resenating with my soul and stirring up my spirit.
So then we were hit with this fig tree, thing. Josh said something about God telling him theres a fig tree, then a flood. Then we were told to open up to Matthew 24, which talks about the fig tree, then the flood. We went on about dreams pertaining to that and how the fig tree is the people Israel but also the body of Christ right now.
Then Janessa got a vision of God giving each one of us a stone in our hands. We saw it as a heavy burden, but God told us to change our perspective and as we did it turned into a different treasure or gift to use for His glory.
Then God gave Josh a specific scripture to read to us from God. It was Zechariah 3:7-10, “Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring my servant the Branch. For behold, on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven eyes, I will engrave its inscription, declares the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day. In that day, declares the LORD of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor to come under his vine and under his fig tree.”
We were all seriously blown away and given a tremendous urgency. I knew I cannot go on living this way, but I need to lay it all down and live ALL for Him, not just in word or even in deed on the outside, but for real. So then there were other prophesies and things. Derek (i’ve only talked to him briefly on one or two occasions, he knows little to nothing about me) prophesied that he saw me in a car driving on the coast (i’m from california originally) with my hand out the window in the wind (which i LOVE to do). There was a beautiful sunrise in the horizon. The word of the Lord had said I was told my destination and destiny, but don’t get so caught up in the destination that I miss out on enjoying the journey. But also don’t get so lost in the journey that I lose perspective and forget about the destination. That was a good word.
Anyway, so I left their house and was going to go home and pray or something. Then I heard the Lord distinctly tell me to go to the prayer room, NOW. So I went to the Prayer room. I walk in and Misty Edwards is doing her thing. Then suddenly she changes the song, “…The people walking round with their fingers in their ears going ‘La da da da da. La da da da da…’ Time, time is ticking by…As in the days of Noah! As in the days of Noah!….”
Then I flipped out, like “NO WAY!” So I immediately start praying and we all start screaming, “Sound the Alarm! Sound the Alarm!” Then I open up my bible to Zechariah 3 to read it over again and there was a note in my Bible that says, “I sense something serious and urgent.” Then I knew something was FOR REAL happening.
Then Misty starts singing/prophesying things like, “The hour is urgent! Eat the scroll. Lay down your life. I am coming. Don’t quit. I am coming. What are you going to do about it? I am about to pour My Spirit out like never before. Will you be a friend of the Bridegroom? Will you perservere when everything is shaking? Will you perservere when your friends hate you, when your family abandons you, when the whole world comes against you? Will you perservere or will you be found wanting? The hour is URGENT! I really meant it when I said ‘take up the cross!’ How much do you want? How much will you give? How far will you go? Will you be a friend of the Bridegroom? Will you be a friend of the judge? Jesus is coming. You can’t say you didn’t know. Lay down your life. Eat the scroll. The hour is urgent. Will you be a friend of the bridegroom?”
The entire room was erupting in reaction to the Spirit. I was rocking, praying in the Spirit, and crying, as well as crying out to God. I went to tell Big D, who had missed most of it. And as I was speaking, I began violently shaking on the inside and a little bit on the outside. I was hit with something and the reality that Jesus is for real and He really is coming. I hunched over saying, “Oh, Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!” And then ended up on my knees and face, praying and crying out to Jesus, to take my life and take everything, etc. Then i needed air and was thirsty.
After a while, I ended up telling Michael Peck, who was ministered to like crazy. He told me to just keep talking because there was so much power in my words and testimony. Then he asked me to pray for him. I don’t even know what I said, but the power of the Holy Spirit was behind every word of it and it was stirring up my Spirit too. He prayed for me also, then told me what happened at EGS service that night.
I am blown away and ruined with the reality that Jesus is really coming and the hour really is urgent like never before. I feel like He is preparing us in this time to where, if we don’t give everything and consecrate ourselves to Him in this time, we WILL be found wanting and sleeping when He shakes everything that can be shaken. And that is happening sooner than we even know!!! This is FOR REAL. Our Master does NOT delay! Jesus!!!!!!!!!
