Revelation of Jesus Christ Ministries

1) Sometimes we in our natural reasoning can be trying too hard to figure out the symbolisms in the dream that we make it harder than what God designed it and we end up looking past the obvious. 2) It may be that God desires the Body to function together in an 'every joint supplying' effort & choose to give one the dream and another the interpretation. This will keep us in a humble place and having the understanding that we truly do need one another's portions. I have found when this is the case for me personally, the Lord will give me a persistent prodding to share it with a certain person. 3) The last factor that I want to mention at this time & the one that I am prompted by the Holy Spirit to focus on is that often the Lord will withhold the revelation of the meaning of a dream until it's appointed time has come.

I am not going to even try to pretend that I may know or understand God's reasons for doing what He does, but there are times that He does give (partial) insight for some of His decisions. I have a tendancy to ask the Lord , "why?" & sometimes He will tell me, and sometimes He lets me know it's not for me to know, and I am to only trust Him in His ways without any explanation.Some of the "whys?" I have asked , over the course of the years have been..."Lord, why did You give me this dream so far ahead of it's time?" or " Why did You give me this dream but not tell me it's meaning?"  The reasons can vary greatly, and I have learned along the years that I cannot take one answer and apply it to every dream, or even every similar circumstance surrounding a divine dream. There most certainly has to be Holy Spirit led discernment with each individual dream. But, there can be a general guideline that can be followed as long as we are careful not to lock it into a hardfast rule that does not allow the Holy Spirit liberty to speak differently to us.

Why would God give us a dream before it's appointed time for it to be revealed?  It's the same reason why He may speak vaguely to us about what is in our future. He knows us too well to know that sometimes we become so eager to fulfill the things that He has shown us that we have a tendancy to run ahead of Him and be determined to make happen what we have been shown. When we do that, we are bringing it into existence by our own strength and our own timing, instead of God's and that's a formula for disaster.

So why would He show us before it's appointed time?

When we have the dream, even if we don't have the revelation, things begin to take place within our spirits. We begin to develop within, even if we don't realize it's taking place. Our Spirit within has grasped it - much like when we pray in our spiritual language - we don't know what we are saying most of the time, but our Spirit within does and it's a perfect prayer that we have not in our natural selves been able to tamper with by involving our own reasoning. We may be given the dream months or even years ahead of time, and when the appointed time arrives, (Hab.2:3) we begin to discover that much has taken place within us. When the appointed time comes and we are given the revelation of the dream we can grasp it from a much deeper place of understanding than what we could have at even the actual time we were first given the dream. And often by the time we receive the understanding,  we also may have the surrounding circumstances lining up with the dream,( or at least at the brink of it) rather than placing it in the wrong circumstances and twisting and stretching it to try and make it fit prematurely.

In 2003, I was given a dream from the Lord. It was a dream that stirred me greatly and even though I did not understand it at the time, it seemed so full of promise. For the past several years I had lifted this dream up before the Lord so many times asking Him what it was He wanted me to see in it, but it was only recently that I received the understanding of this dream.

The funny thing with dreams is that we may spend a long time trying to understand them and when the unveiling of them comes , their interpretation seems so obvious that we have a hard time figuring out how in the world we did not "get it" from the beginning !! That's why it's called; revelation - Act of revealing; the disclosing to others of what was before unknown to them; also, that which is revealed; often, a striking disclosure. (Webster's)

This dream has alot of personal direction and insight for me, but it also gives insight to the season that the Body of Christ is entering into. For that reason the Lord has for several weeks now been pressing me to release it to His Body. Because much of the dream was given to me for personal insight there are certain details that I am, as led by the Holy Spirit, purposely excluding. The portions that I am not including will not alter in any way what the Lord desires to reveal to His Body in this dream.

(the dream)

I was at one end of a large, long (public) swimming pool. There were many others there also. Some were in the pool and some of were positioned on the deck around the pool. As with most public pools the deck surrounding the pool was made of concrete. The people on the deck surrounding the pool seemed to be there more as spectators and were quite content and delighted being where they were at and not getting into the pool themselves. They were appropriately dressed for being on the deck,and I, along with the others in the pool were dressed appropriately for swimming.

This pool was slightly different than most other public swimming pools I have seen. The first thing I noticed as I stepped into the pool was several small shallow steps. Each step took me a little deeper into the water. At the deepest part on the steps the water came to only about knee deep. Following the steps, the floor of the pool was divided into approximately three different levels. Each level , unlike the steps, was the entire width of the pool and took up a much longer length than what the steps did. I moved from the last step, (being at my knees) onto the first level which was to my waist, and then proceded on to stepping onto the second level that was now to my shoulders and finally when reaching the last level, I found that it was necessary to swim because the water was deep - over a person's head (maybe 10 ft.). The water was very clean and clear so that there was a crystal clear view of every step and every level.

I began swimming laps back and forth. As I swam, I noticed that I no longer could see any shallow parts of the pool, it all seemed to be deep. I looked across from one end to the other and it seemed so far, that I could not imagine being able to swim the distance. I watched others around me and saw their movements and the way they turned around from one direction to another and realized that I was in the pool with the Olympic swimmers !  I was not sure I would be able to keep up with them, and felt very unqualified to be in the pool with them. To my surprise, when I swam I noticed that I hardly had to put any effort into each stroke and I was propelled a much greater distance than what I would be from any natural ability. I swam among the others with grace and ease, as if I had been as trained and experienced as they were. With only a couple of strokes of my arms I was able to go the entire length of the pool effortlessly. I swam on my stomach and I swam on my back. There was no distinction of one being more equipped or more highly trained than another, we all blended equally in with one another.

A man,(dressed not as one of the swimmers,but in regular clothing) - who we recognized as being the owner of the pool, entered into the center of the pool. After a short time I realized he was draining the water from the pool.  When the water was completely drained I could once again see the steps and the different levels of the pool. As we are now standing inside of a dry pool, we all began to move toward this man who stood in the center of it. The man spoke to a young woman that stood among us, yet to the far side of the width of the pool, and instructed her to adjust a white knob located on the floor of the pool. She had a difficult time comprehending where the knob was at. Those of us standing there could feel her becoming nervous as the moments passed by and she was unable to see what it was she needed to see. We were able to clearly see the knob and the adjustment needed to be made,  so we began to point to it and direct the young woman until she also was able to find it and make the adjustment as the man had instructed her to do.Through this process, the man did not interfere in anyway, but stood silently observing as we directed the young woman to what it was we could clearly see, but she could not.

After the adjustment was finished,the man gave a final shout to us, saying "Be careful!", he then turned and left the pool. His instructions to us was not a frantic warning to be careful, rather it was more of what you might say to your children when they are about to embark on a fun adventure, and you want to give them a last reminder to not be careless in their time of fun.

From the place that the adjustment was made, water began to spray forth. This was not ordinary pool water. The water sprayed out swiftly and as having a great force behind it. It quickly become a giant wave that was coming directly toward us. There was a slight place of fear within me when I saw the wave, but it was not fear as in being afraid for my life, it was more like a respectful awe - as in a respect for something that you know contains much power. As I looked upon this wave, I understood the man's final instructions to us..."Be careful"; as there was great power within this wave and as it is with power, if you do not respect it and handle it as it should be it could be a dangerous thing. The wave was not being brought to destroy us, instead so that we could be moved and carried by it's great power and that in itself could be an exciting, thrilling, fun ride ! As we stood there observing this wave coming full force toward us, we could sense and feel the timing of the wave. We knew that there was an appointed timing that we would by a small act of our own will, either choose to be carried by the wave or to be knocked down by it. As I discerned the exact moment of the impending wave's arrival into the place I was standing, I made a slight jumping motion and was then on top of the wave, being carried by no effort of my own, only by the power and force behind this giant wave. As I looked around me at all the other swimmers who had also been in the pool at the same time I was, I noticed that there were differences with how we were all riding this wave. Some were on small boards (similar to what I know as being called, "Boogie Boards" ), and some had nothing between them and the water. The water was no longer clear, it was now blue like ocean water and the wave was white-capped like the waves that are seen in the deep place of the ocean.

As I glanced toward the people that were on the deck, I saw that they were all watching delightedly at what was taking place, and I knew somehow that part of their delight was in observing the diversity of how each one of us were riding the wave in our own unique style.

The Lord has been speaking to me that we are entering into a season in which the many dreams that have been given to us in the past are now being revealed and coming into a time of fulfillment.  Since the following dream holds so much insight into the season that the corporate Body is entering into, and as I am led to give only a general summary of it's meaning, I encourage you to press into Him for even more revelation about it.

(interpretation)

I first must address that the separation of the people on the deck from the people in the pool is only a distinction in the different functions within the Body of Christ. Those who are on the deck are in no way representing people who are "missing it" in anyway.  In fact, just the opposite. They are people fully grounded on a solid foundation and are exactly where they are suppose to be.  If you examine closely what is taking place, the people surrounding the pool are viewing clearly everything that is happening. They have not missed out on any of it, they are in fact experiencing it, only from a different perspective. I perceive that many are the intercessors who are actively involved in prayerfully positioning those within the pool (representing those who are in the ministry field) to ride the wave.

The steps that are taken at the very entrance of the pool are necessary steps of obedience unto the Lord. Every step of obedience will take you a little deeper into the revelation of the Spirit that therefore leads you to deeper levels of anointing,revelation and relationship. Notice that each step and each level is clearly a choice that is within view. "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." 2 Cor. 3:18 (also, read Ezek. 47: 1-12)

( I would like to personally note that the same steps of obedience are of such importance no matter what your function is within the Body of Christ. There is not one function more valuable than the other, some gifts/callings are only out in the forefront being seen more than others. Being "seen" does not signify a greater value or anointing than one that is not as much within view.)

Many in this season are about to be launched into a new depth of ministry that they may feel as if they are unequipped or unqualified to enter into. This is a time of the Lord releasing the acceleration and a season of being thrust forward, not by our own abilities, rather, by the favour, grace and Spirit of God. We are entering into a time of becoming qualified to minister in our giftings not by our own merit of accomplishments and training , but by - first and foremost - grace, inspiration, anointing and accelaration of the Holy Spirit. In the Kingdom of God there is no place for "respector of persons", nor is there a place for competition of "who will be the first to arrive", whether it be in regards to experience or the size of ministry one may be in..etc., we are all made equal by His Spirit. The anointing is His, and so, in this season we shall even more profoundly see the "unknowns" and the "youth of the Kingdom" ministering powerfully as if they have had years of prior training equal to those who are well seasoned ministers. Matthew 20 (v12)"These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day."

Much of the ministry of the Holy Spirit that the majority of the Body of Christ has been submerged in up to now has been pleasant and refreshing, enjoyable, but really somewhat on the calm side....,(with a few exceptions) nothing necessarily filled with His manifested extraordinary power.  This season holds a definite, noticable transformation within the Body of Christ.  Prior to this transformation it is necessary for us to become emptied from all that we have been contented and comfortable with. As this takes place it may seem as a dry time.  But it is a time we must walk through. The dry time is not a time of being void of the presence of the Lord. In fact, He is right there in the center of it all. It is a time of emptying out all of the old, for the purpose of being prepared for this next season of genuine Holy Spirit-filled power. Some in the Body may have already gone through this dry time in their lives or in their ministries and are just on the brink of the wave coming into view, others may be right in the middle of it, while yet others are just getting ready to enter into it. Whichever place you may be walking through at this time, do not despair, the dry time is a "God thing" and is the hour we are in by His design. It's a good place to be, there is much promise and abundance of that which is of the Holy Spirit following closely behind it.

The prophetic seers can see what many cannot yet see. It is important to listen to the prophets as they point the direction, and even if one cannot see at the time what the prophets are declaring, in time it will be made clear to those who desire to see. As the prophets point the way for the adjustments to be made that are necessary for the Body of Christ to make, we must listen carefully and take heed to their instructions. For many years now the prophetic and the office of the prophet have been being restored to the Church, but mostly working independantly from the other ministries within the Body.  In this season, the Church will come into an understanding far greater than before, knowing that when the various gifts and offices are allowed to function - not just independantly from one another, instead - together with one another, as one unified body, the fullness of the plans and purposes of God are brought to fruition. The first place we will see this being restored is with the prophet/prophetic.  The prophetic is only the forerunner, shortly afterwards, the many other ministries will also begin to join in and function together in an enhanced unity of the Body.

 1 Cor. 12: (v 4) There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. (v5) There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. (v6) And there are diversitites of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. (v7) But the manisfestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: (v8) for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another thre word of knowledge through the same Spirit, (v9) to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, (v10) to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues. (v11) But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

 THOSE OF YOU ON DECK, GET YOUR SPLASH GEAR READY !!  SWIMMERS, HOLD ON TIGHT !!  WE ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE THE MOST EXCITING, THRILL OF ALL TIMES...., THE TSUNAMI OF THE HOLY SPIRIT !!

"Hammer Time"

by Taffie Furr

Awhile back, while I was praying for the healing of a dear friend the Lord spoke the words to me , "It's hammer time !" Once again He is reminding me that the time we are in is just that - "hammer time" .

Although I grew up in the era where 'hammer time' was in reference to a certain Rapper, God's idea of hammer time takes on a totally different meaning. First of all we need to make clear that we understand what the definition of "rap" is; 1) To strike with a quick, smart blow or blows. 2) To utter suddenly and forcibly; to deliver with a bang.

God is saying that it is time to rap the heads of our enemies into fine powder with the hammer of His word and the power of His Holy Spirit that lives within us.

(When we speak of the enemy's head, we are referring to his authority, as spiritually speaking the head is symbolic of authority.)

God said to me, "When the enemy tries to take a stand against you, do not hesitate, strike him quickly with the hammer of My word, take back all that was stolen and move on without breaking your stride."

The Lord is directing us to swiftly speak His word into the situations in our life. When we speak in faith and not doubt, the word goes forth in such power that the enemy and his plans are crushed without any hesitation or hindrance to our walk.

Our Father gave us dominion. We may have let it slip out of our stewardship for a time, but hear me now Saints, the awakening is here and it's time to take back from the enemy all that belongs to us. Through Jesus, we've been given the authority, the legal right, the power and every weapon needed to get the job done. He's given us the name of Jesus - the name above all names, by which every knee shall bow. In His name, we are to walk in His authority.

The definition of authority is legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act.

The Lord told me once that one thing the enemy fears more than anything else is that we will come to realize that he fears us - knowing the authority that we have been given. If we don't recognize that we have it, we don't walk in it and the enemy has nothing to fear. But if we know we have it and walk in it, that's what makes him tremble in fear because he knows his deceptions have no power over us.

Jesus has not given us His authority that we might walk in it 'just in case' we really get desperate. He's given us His authority to walk in as a way of our daily life. Walking in His authority is actually more than just a right that has been given to us, it's our responsibility. As joint heirs with Christ, we have a responsibility to walk in His authority taking back the dominion. He has called us to be good stewards of His kingdom while we are here on earth, and walking in His authority goes hand in hand with being a good steward of the kingdom.

It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch."Mark 13: 34

For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.Matthew 25: 14

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes, will find so doing.Matt. 24: 45-46

He has given us the power of His Spirit; that we may speak His word with authority; to reveal His truth and good news of salvation; to break off the stronghold of bondages; to heal sickness and disease; to overcome poverty; and to set free those who are tormented by demons.

And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Matthew 16:19

The Lord told me, "This is not a time of grueling warfare, this is a time of refreshing."

How wonderfully refreshing it is to have all that our Father has given to us through Jesus, our Savior, and to live truly as who He created us to be! We may be in a time of warfare, but the warfare is to be shifted from travail and feeling the pressures of grueling war, to a warfare that is fought in the celebration of praising Jesus Christ and in the authority of speaking His word in the faith that moves mountains.

"Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. and nothing shall by any means hurt you." Luke 10:19

God has prepared the way before us and become as a shield behind us, so therefore, let us take back the authority by believing God at His word and let us change the circumstances in our lives that do not line up with the word of God - by speaking His word and standing firm on it.

When we speak the word of God we can and should expect to see the confirming signs following. And it's with that kind of expectancy that we should be speaking forth the word of God.

(Speaking the Word + expectant faith = Mountain moving results)

Not long after the Lord first spoke to me about it being hammer time, I had a friend call me that was distressed over ground (spiritually speaking) that obviously had been stolen by the enemy. I shared with her what the Lord had spoken to me and told her to bang the enemy's head ( crushing his authority in the situation) with the Word commanding him to give back what he had stolen. We hung up the phone, she hammered the enemy with the word of God, and by that night the ground that had been stolen was once again restored ! All glory to God!

Come on Saints of God ... .Iet's get 'er done! It's hammer time l!!!!!

To walk in the character of Jesus Christ, it is absolutely necessary for self-sacrifice; that is dying to self daily.

23)Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

24)For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it."  Luke 9: 23-24

This body of flesh in which we are housed is corruptable & to dust shall it return.  But, the tabernacle of the Holy Spirit is the eternal/internal man which no man can destroy, for the Spirit is everlasting.

23) having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, 24) because"All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass.  The grass withers, And it's flower falls away, 25) But the word of the Lord endures forever."Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you."Peter 1: 23-25

A Little Can Be Alot 

by Taffie Furr

We love it when the Lord speaks to us and fills us up with long conversation and much direction in a variety of areas.  We cannot get enough of the words of the Lord.  We cry out for more, more, more Lord ! And, He delights in our hunger and our desire for His fellowship with us.

Whether we want to believe it or not, sometimes we tend to have a "quantity" based mindset instead of a "quality" based mindset. By this I mean, we often believe that having a greater quantity aslo means having a greater value. 

Quantity dos not always reflect more when relating in terms of value.  This is especially true when it comes to words.  Have you heard the phrase, "They talked all day , but never said a thing" ? 

 Speaking many words does not necessarily mean alot of information has been given. 

 Let me say this before I go on any farther, if it is God speaking the many words, then yes, every word is valuable and loaded with incomparable information.  But God does not always choose to speak to us with many words.  Sometimes He chooses to say alot in only a few words. 

It's important for us to know that sometimes even the most valuable, life-changing information can be found in only a few words.  Just as the wisdom of our natural fathers can be conveyed to us at times in only a small amount of spoken words, so it is also with our Heavenly Father.

I was at church last  night and while I was worshipping My Father, He spoke to me what appears to be only a small bit of direction. And yet at the same time it seems like such a powerful reminder from our Father, Who cares about everything in our lives and Who has carefully planned out every seen and unseen blessing. 

 Sometimes the blessings that are the hardest to see become the most dear to us when we allow ourselves to recognize them as such.

It's a loving and wise Father that takes the time to instruct His children in ways that not only equip them for the big assignments in life but also in those areas that are so familiar they can be easily forgotten or overlooked.  Our Father has even provided for us what may be called the simple joys of life which are actually blessings from Him. 

(July 11, 2007)

Time in the natural sense passes by so quickly and that is why everyday must be savored.  It is good to look ahead with excitement for the promises to come and this must be done in order that the promises may be manifested. Do not look (in such a way) to what's to come that you lose sight of the joy of the present day, for I have made it to be so that everyday holds it's own blessing, says the Lord.

God does not want us to be so focused and busy preparing for all of the "tomorrows" that we miss out on the treasures of today.  I believe that if we will be determined in our hearts to recognize each and everyday as a gift and a blessing from our Father we will find it easier to walk in godliness with contentment, which is great gain. (1Tim.6:6) Let us from this day forward choose to find the blessing of the present day in each and everyday that we may with all sincerity  of heart proclaim, "This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118: 24