Under the Parachute
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Topic: Under the Parachute
Posted By: Amanda Leonard
Subject: Under the Parachute
Date Posted: 11/07/2012 at 11:13am
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Last week I had a dream and I’ve been praying about writing this and
waiting on the Father to give me what to write and share with the body of Christ. I truly believe that this is a message for me personally and for the church, the body of Christ. There have been events that have lead to this writing that have helped me personally and I pray that it helps someone else. I will give you what the Lord has given me but as always let the Holy Spirit enlighten you and lead you into all truth. I’m just His little messenger, and thank you Lord for some of your little “birds” who brought some things to the messenger, you know who you are  .The Dream I was parachuting through the sky looking over an endless ocean. I was swaying back and forth so peacefully. There was complete peace in my spirit. I knew in the dream that I had to get to the wedding. I slowly landed in the water. I emerged saturated by this water and was suddenly at my friend’s house where people were getting ready for the wedding. I saw two of my very close friends and another acquaintance and she was the one getting ready. She was in front of the mirror with a wedding gown on and applying her lipstick. I then woke up. I really didn’t understand the significance of this dream until a couple days later. I thought, well this is the bride that is preparing for the bridegroom because I remembered that I didn’t see a groom in my dream, I felt like it was for the church. The Lord began to show me so much though the past few days after praying and just listening. As I began to seek the Lord He began to show me several things. In
the natural when we get ready for a wedding or to become the bride, we may buy the dress and shoes, the jewelry. We fix our hair and makeup, apply our perfume. We want to look altogether lovely, to take our groom’s breath away. We try to physically adorn ourselves instead of uniting ourselves with the lover of our souls. Revelation 17:4 The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and
adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her immorality. Matthew 23:27 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like white washed tombs-beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity.
Could this be our problem? Us as individuals and as a church body; are
we like these white washed tombs whom they were ceremonially clean yet their hearts were unclean. We look good on the outside to the natural eye with our expensive suits, our nice clothes, our stained glass windows, our church programs, our self righteousness, the systems of this world that we cling to…..yet all this stuff is really a mask, a religious mask that God is wanting to unveil. We need to trade the wedding dress for the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:13-17), trade in the makeup for the glory of God that will shine on our faces like Moses (Exodus 34:35), trade our perfume for His fragrance on/in us (2 Corinthians 2:15). 1 Peter 3:3-4 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of
plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. As this girl was getting ready for the wedding in my dream, I began to
think about how she was admiring herself and checking out her reflection in the mirror. I started to think about what if the bridegroom had come, would she be busy admiring and adorning herself to even come out to meet Him? (Matthew 25) What if we are too busy “preparing” the way that religion has taught us to prepare that we actually miss Him altogether. We go to “buy” the oil when the dispenser of oil is already there. Just like the story of the ten virgins, or the ones invited to the wedding banquet in Luke 14:15-24 where they were too busy buying land and oxen, tending to family, to come and sup with Him. Their hands were too full, they were too busy. I then heard the Lord say, “My children your hands are too full. You must
let go of the things of this world to receive my Kingdom. I have the keys yet you won’t let go of the other things to receive what I’ve already given you. Your hands are full of programs, schedules, ministries, self, idols, religion, there’s too many to list. You have your hands full building up your church, your kingdom, when the whole time I want you to receive my Kingdom which will not be shaken! Open your eyes my child, open your hands and release all these things to make room for Me! I love you my children and I want to give you my Kingdom if you will let go of all these things of this world.” So as I put all these things together, I realize that the only true way that we can prepare is to be one with Him, to be under the parachute. Under the parachute was peace, flowing in the Spirit with Him being our guide and even if we lose control He will land us safely. He is our everything and in Him is everything. There’s rest in Him and HE is truly ALL we need!!! So rest under the parachute of His love, His Spirit and know that He is in control, that Jesus has already finished everything and we need to just rest in that! Let His oil pour over us continually and saturate. ------------- Changed by His Presence |
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Posted By: Kathy Bippus
Date Posted: 11/07/2012 at 12:28pm
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Amen Amanda! When I first read your dream, that is what I seen..how you were free and at peace, then suddenly this thought of "need" to go to this wedding. Took ya right out of the freedom and peace you had in Him. I also thought, " you didn't see any groom because He lives within you"..that was my thought at the time. And yes to the foolish virgins, the oil representing Holy Spirit. "Have you begun by the Spirit, are you now perfected by the flesh?" ~Paul I had posted somewhere earlier, put in question form, among others..who told you, you weren't His bride/wife? So lets add another here, who told you, you had to prepare yourself? = the law at work, religiosity sure will haha : )) okay, I seen this and wanted to make a quick response..I really have to go for now though... much Love and blessings, ------------- In His Love |
Posted By: Amanda Leonard
Date Posted: 11/07/2012 at 12:33pm
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Thanks for your quick response Kathy. That's exactly what God was showing me and why it was personal for me. I for some reason in the dream felt the "need" just like you said to get to the wedding. I felt like some of this might be elementary for some on here but for me it was something extremely eye opening. God continues to show me His Kingdom which is completely different than what religion has taught me. I'm so thankful for Holy Spirit showing and teaching me! Bless you Kathy! ------------- Changed by His Presence |
Posted By: Kathy Bippus
Date Posted: 11/07/2012 at 4:51pm
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I appreciate you sharing it with us all Amanda, Religion is such a sneeky booger and many have us have taken it in because it guises itself as light, and it's not. But praise God for freedom, yes, opening our eyes to anything that the sole purpose of is to bring us back into bondage..YesWay! much Love, ------------- In His Love |