Saturday, April 2nd, 2016, at around 3 – 4 pm, at monthly Relentless Worship Event
Pre-amble: I’m not a farmer, but I understand there are seasons of planting and harvesting. In practical term, harvest is defined as 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 –
“What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.”
We are all servants working in the garden and we have different roles. It was twice mentioned that God that is causing the growth.
Vision
I was standing on the top of a hill overlooking a large field. I don’t have a farming background, but I saw the field of wheat, which is ripe and yellow/golden. It is a harvest time. In my interpretation, people are ready to accept Christ. One thing about harvest, it shouldn’t be done too soon or too late. If we harvest too soon, then it’s too green. If too late, we will destroy the crops. In my interpretation, this is an area that many people have been preparing the land (through prayer and intercession), other people sowing the seeds, yet other people cultivating and watering them. Countless people have ministered to them, throughout all the five-fold ministries. God was causing the growth. They are ready to accept Christ, not too early (i.e. which they will say “I’m not ready yet”). If we wait too long, it might be too late.
Behold, there were a group of harvesters. This is a group that is sensitive enough to the Holy Spirit and effective in bringing people to the Kingdom. They are courageous in sharing the gospel. They have maintained high standard of holiness, knowledgeable in scriptures, spirit filled and are ready for the task through spiritual discipline. This is not a rag-tag, disorganized group. They are organized and moved together as a unit – having put themselves accountable to each other and under submissions of their respective authority. They know where they are going, where and when the harvests are.
In my vision, I was on the hill and I looked down at the landscape. As the harvesters entered the border of the land, another group came along from behind them. This group is demonic and they are much bigger. It looks like the enemy also knows the field is ripe. This is a very strong adversary, wearing black color. It doesn’t look like human, it’s demonic. They came to attack the group. They are swift. They immediately encircled the harvesters to destroy them. Some of this organized group of harvesters have been divided into small groups and cornered. This is a very effective elite force that is aimed not only at preventing the harvest, but killing all the harvesters. The harvesters fought back for their lives. Some are wounded but they hold the line courageously. In my view, the adversary is cunning and superior in tactics, but the harvesters have good weapons, which is the sword of the word of God. They are also united, with the strong among harvesters do the best to protect the wounded. Despite the difference is size, it was a stalemate.
Then out of another direction, the blue sky has turned into black. Locusts are coming !!! I guess they know where the harvest is. The crops do not have any defense against the locusts.
To complement it, it looks like the weather turned to worse. Storm clouds gathered and it starts to get chilly.
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That is when I asked myself, how about the crop. The fight is still in stalemate, the harvesters are still surrounded. The locusts came and the storm also approaching. I took comforts probably the storm and wind will deter the locusts. Regardless, there were a lot of dynamics. Any of these three could destroy them.
It was when the heavens intervene.
It was no longer blue sky. The sky was white/grayish. But suddenly, lights came down from the sky. And I saw flurries of gold dust from the sky. Wow, it was like gold rain, thicker and thicker. The dust has a unique quality that hurts the attacking forces, but gives strength to the harvesters, even healing the wounds among the harvesters. Not only the attacking forces retreated, they ran for cover, they couldn’t stand the dust. Despite their sophisticated plan, this was not in their tactic book. They were in the open field with no cover and they were all perished. On the other side, the locusts were chased away. I didn’t see the process, but they were just disappeared.
Then I saw a beautiful picture, when the ground is yellow/brown/golden, with gold dust around it. The harvesters gained strengths, started to work. This is such a beautiful picture, when the harvesters work joyfully and the glory enveloped the land and the harvest is plentiful.
I wept as the Holy Spirit told me, that the Lord has seen the sacrifice of so many people in the land, who tirelessly sow the seed and maintain HIS garden. This is HIS field. Then, I saw a person that secretly prayed and fasted for days and years just for salvation of two souls – his parents. Another person is willing to maintain high integrity in the workplace, hence become a role model for the unsaved people around her. To the world, these are foolish. The Holy Spirit impressed me that the Lord has record of all these and their seeds are not in vain. He knows all the workers. He will not allow the harvest spoiled or destroyed.
Interpretation
This is a harvest season. The field is ready. God mobilizes armies of harvesters with the characteristics above. However, not only we are ready, the enemy also knows about it and they are ready too. They have prepared a deadly force to stop the harvest at all cost. Interesting that if there is no harvest, the enemy will leave us alone, but the stake is too high now. Be courageous. The fight belongs to the Lord.
Take heart – Heaven will intervene – with such a spectacular power, a spectacular display of HIS glory. We are not to boast, we are just workers. We are even involved in the whole circle of planting, nurturing and harvesting, but we will all get rewards for our obedience. Take heart, the glory is coming. Miracles, signs and wonders are coming in a spectacular way. The enemy has no chance. It was a set up against them – gold dust in an open field. They will all perish in the border of the land. Be strong and courageous. The Lord is with us.