Visions and Prophetic Words from Our Service Today in Jerusalem

We Are Just Not Looking High Enough
02/26/2005
Bro. Shelley
Jerusalem

As we were worshiping the Lord just then I saw in vision a stone, a rock that was smooth on all sides, smooth around the edges, no jagged places.

But I saw it falling from the top of a great mountain. And I saw it beginning to roll down the mountain, even like Daniel saw in the Spirit. And I saw that stone as it began to roll down the mountain . . . A strange thing happened, almost like it would have been a snowball instead of a stone because it was getting larger and larger as it tumbled end to end.

It was growing in size and in strength . . . in speed as it began to accelerate itself down this mountain. And as it began to come toward the bottom of the mountain and began to roll out into a plain, I saw great towers that had been lifted up. Some of them seemed to be hand-carved from what looked like ivory. And I saw some that looked almost like the Eiffel Tower, something like the Eiffel Tower or the Leaning Tower of Pisa. I saw all of these different . . . even what appeared like the Washington Monument.

But I saw that this stone was striking these monuments or towers in the valley. It was striking each and every one of them. And to say it carnally, it was bowling them over, like a bowling ball against the pins.
And I heard that thought . . . A brother sung a song just a few services ago in Alabama that said, "I found that Stone that was hewn out of the mountainside. It came rolling down through Babylon, tearing down the kingdoms of this world."

And I just sensed in my spirit that this is the hour, this is the time, the season, when our Lord Yeshua is going to be that Stone that has been cut out of the mountainside - not by the hands of man. And yet It was so rounded and so smooth, not at all jagged but easy for rolling. I sense this is the hour that He is going to be magnified.

And He’s not going to magnify Himself alone through His own power, although He certainly has the power to do that, but He’s going to magnify Himself in us. We’re going to be the mirror that reflects Him, the moon.

I’ve been watching the moon these last few days as it’s getting rounder and fuller and all of the edges are becoming clearer and clearer. And as I see that moon, I am amazed because at home I don’t often see the moon in the daylight. But here I’ve been seeing the moon, even in the day, even in the afternoon . . . early in the day I can see the moon. And maybe it was a couple nights ago as we were coming home from Mount Carmel, and I looked, and it seemed so reddish, so full of color.

And yet, I understand that the moon has no light of its own, not at all, but it’s only a reflector to reflect the light of the sun. And in that sense, the moon represents the Bride of Yeshua, because we have no light to give. Amen? We don’t have much to offer of ourselves, but we are a reflection of not the s-u-n, but the S-o-n. We are a reflection of the Son of God, the Messiah, Yeshua, our Lord.

And I just sense in my spirit that this is the day . . . Man is thinking, and he is planning, and he’s making covenant and treaty . . . and a road map is still being talked about for the future of the world, but I’ve got a feeling that this is the hour that the Messiah . . . that Yeshua’s going to begin to be magnified in us and that He is going to come like that little Stone, hewn out of the mountainside, rolling down through Babylon, tearing down the kingdoms of this world.

The only way for His Kingdom to be exalted above all others is that all others would have to crumble before Him. And I also see that man’s wisdom and man’s ivory towers and man’s intellect, his religion, his denominational concepts of God . . . I am sensing that man has so confined God in a box . . . they’ve so placed Him in a little square pen, a little place, and said, "Now this is what we want You to do." Like the Scripture said, "You act like children, sitting in the marketplaces saying, ‘I piped unto You, and You didn’t dance.’‘"

But I see that God is getting ready to break out of man’s box, the box that man has placed God in. He’s getting ready to break out of that and manifest Himself to those who are hungry for Him.

And I see that the Lord is saying this morning that the Glory that we have known, the Presence that we have known and even the victory that we have known is just like the appetizer. It’s like sitting down at a fine restaurant and having the different courses brought to you.

And what we’ve known in the Spirit is not the entree, it’s not the fullness of the meal, but it’s only that which would cause us to . . . our appetite to be stimulated and increased for more.

And I see that the Lord has us sometime in still places. And it feels a little bit like that in the Spirit. Although it’s not a still time. It’s a very busy time in the Spirit realm. But for some of us it feels like that this is a still time and a slow time.

And the Lord said that’s like us sitting down at a restaurant . . . Maybe some of you have experienced this and if you haven’t, you’ve probably at least heard about it. But sometimes in a very fancy restaurant . . . I have only been in a few in my whole life . . . between courses they bring out something like sorbet. And a lot of times it’s citrus flavor. And they give you just a little bit of that sorbet. And they do it . . . they call it to cleanse your palette so that your mouth is clear of all the flavor of the last course, and it starts preparing you for the next course so that . . . (You can be seated if you want to.)

I just saw in the Spirit another illustration that I don’t think I’ve used before, but sometimes in the States . . . We have traveled, and when we travel there are places that you can go and shop, and they call them outlet malls. And what they are is the different manufacturers will open stores and sell discounted things, sometimes second quality at lower prices.

And when you are among these discount stores in America, they have something called Perfumania. And it is a store where they discount all kinds of perfume and cologne and powder and all the things that go with these fragrances. And when you’re in there, you can spray testers, you know, on little cards and smell the fragrance to see if you like it. But after a few tries, it all begins to smell the same because the fragrance gets caught in your nasal passages. And your sense of smell, it gets a little cloudy, a little hindered and not clear.

So you know what they do? They have little jars with coffee beans in them and little holes in the top. And they’ll tell you to smell the coffee beans. And when you smell the coffee beans, it clears your nasal passages of all the other fragrances, and you can start again, just like the sorbet that clears your palette . . . Oh, this is strange.

But I feel like the Lord would have me to say that some of us are in that in-between course of the meal. We’ve had the appetizer, and we’re desiring the entree - we’re desiring the meat and the potatoes of what God has for us.

Now these fancy little appetizers are nice when you’re so hungry, and it helps you, and it’s nice, but it’s not enough, it’s not all we want. It’s like going to the Arab restaurant and having this huge array of salads put out before you, and you love them, you enjoy the humus and all the different things, but if it’s me, I’m waiting for the makluba, I’m waiting for the main course to come.

And I see that some of us here, and perhaps also those who are streaming on the computer, we’re kind of in that in-between course in the meal. And we’re, you know, not feeling so much direction. And it’s not so very clear - like being in the fragrance shop and having all of the different fragrances kind of permeating the air at the same time. It’s difficult to distinguish between the fragrances.

But thank God that He has the sorbet. He has the coffee beans. He has something . . . a reality check. Yes, He has a reality check that helps us to begin to clear our palettes, to clear out our nasal passages that when we get to the main course, there’s nothing left of the appetizer, no flavor mingling in our mouth from the appetizer, but all of that is cleared out. It’s all gone, and now we’re beginning to taste, without any mingling of flavor, we’re able to taste the entree that God has prepared.

Oh, I’m willing, Lord. If that’s what this season is about in our lives - if it’s to clear our minds and our spirits from all that we have had, getting ready for something meatier, something more substantial, something more filling, Lord, we’re willing.

If you can understand this mixed up explanation, could you just lift your hand to the Lord with me and say, "Lord, I’m ready for You to clear my spiritual palette. I’m ready, Lord, for you to remove all of the mingling flavors of all the appetizers. That was great glory. It was great miracle, great wonderful things You’ve done for me in the past. But I’m ready, Lord. It’s not that I don’t want to remember it . . . I want to remember what You’ve done . . . but I don’t want it hanging around to dilute what You’re about to do. And so, Lord, we’re willing for this still time, this moment between courses . . . Hallelujah. Glory to God. (tongues)

Prophecy:
For surely the Lord would say unto thee this day,
I have called you, yes into that still place
where it seems that almost My clock
has stopped in your life.

But yea, I, the Lord thy God, would say unto thee,
It is not stopped, it is not finished,
but merely paused, saith the Lord.

And it is not because of disobedience,
so you can quit asking Me if you have missed Me
or if you have disobeyed Me.

For I say unto you, it is not because of disobedience,
but it is because I’m getting ready
to do something more,
something more for you, saith the Lord.
And I have called you to this place in Me
to rest and to clear yourself of all the past.

And yea, the Lord would say unto thee,
there has been some confusion in your mind
of what I would have you to do.

And sometimes you would feel like
that I would lead you to this
and other times lead you to that.
And so, I’ve seen those moments
that you have been a little confused,
wanting to know exactly what my will is.

And the Lord would say,
that’s what this season is about.
Rest in Me. Look unto Me.
And I will clear away all the worry of the past,
all the flavor of the past,
all the fragrance of the past,
and I will begin to reveal My plan.
And it’ll be good, saith the Lord,
for I have custom tailored it just for you . . .
you in mind, saith the Lord.
The things that you enjoy,
the things that you are, all of you,
I have custom designed My will for you,
knowing you the way that I do.
So, rest in Me.

For the Lord would say unto thee,
I shall change directions,
and things shall begin to be clearer, saith the Lord,
if you’ll wait on Me.
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Bless Your Name.

And I didn’t speak it out that way prophetically, but I began to see that for somebody here, a great change is coming around Pesach, around Pesach time this year a change is coming. And you’re going to know that the Lord is doing it. Hallelujah.

I’ve never thought of it that way, but God’s clearing our palettes. Go ahead, Lord. We’ve got mingling flavors.

I also see that we’ve got flavors from all the places we’ve been in the Spirit, all the places we’ve been in fellowship, all the churches, the ministries we’ve been through and under, and we’ve got a little taste of this from here and a little taste of that from there, a little taste of something else from over yonder. And I see that the Lord desires, not that it wasn’t all good flavors, not that it all wasn’t wonderful meals, but the Lord wants to clear us, He wants to get all those mingling, lingering flavors out of our mouth so that we can begin to eat.

Yes, I know that it’s time for us to be weaned from the milk and eat the meat like we have never eaten it before. Oh, hallelujah. Blessed be the Name of the Lord. Could we worship Him just another moment?

I don’t want to linger, drag out or tarry, but I’m awed right now by the Presence of the Lord. I’m awed right now by what He’s speaking to us. Hallelujah. Oh, bless the Lord. Bless the Lord. Bless the Lord. Bless the Lord. Bless the Lord.

Yea, even at Pesach time you’ll begin to know what I’m doing. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. (tongues) Blessed be the Name of the Lord. We exalt You, O God of Israel. You are our God.

You have brought us together. We have seen ourselves in the sticks that are twisted together. We have seen ourselves in Judah and in Ephraim. We have seen ourselves there. Hallelujah.
We know, Lord, that You’re putting Your people together like never before, like never before, like never before. Hallelujah.

I just saw something else in the Spirit. I saw like . . . well, I’ll give you this example. This isn’t exactly how I saw it, but I’ll give you this example.

A few days ago we were in a washroom, my sons and I, and they wanted to wash their hands, and so we washed our hands. And there were two little hand dryers, blow dryers for your hands in the washroom. And they had a large, round, button-looking thing on the front. And Benjamin, my oldest son, he just walked up and hit that button, what looked like a button. It really did, right on the front, big round thing. And he expected the air to begin to blow. And I said that didn’t sound right, and it’s not coming on. And I looked over there, and I realized that it was an automatic dryer. And it didn’t require the pushing of a button - all you had to do was put your hands under it. And there’s a sensor in there, a light sensor that knows when you’ve put your hands under there, and it triggers the air to begin to blow.

But what I saw in the Spirit was in America we have sometimes these handicapped doors that have these laser beams . . . you can’t see them . . . but they have little laser lights going across from one connection to another. And when you step into that, the door will open. It’s like a trigger reaction. And I saw in the Spirit that we must not . . . I know the Lord deals with us like this often maybe . . . but we must not despise the day of small things. We must not despise these humble beginnings, these little things that God is doing. (Why don’t you go ahead and be seated. It makes me feel bad for you to have to stand.)

We must not despise these little small things that the Lord is doing because what we don’t know is sometimes they’re like trigger reactions, they’re like little laser lights that trigger something else. Does that make any sense to anybody? Like little mechanisms, you know, that opens another door, and you step in that door and it might be a little bigger, and when you step in that, it triggers another door.

Because if there’s one thing the Lord has spoken to me while I’ve been here this time is . . . He spoke so plain, and He said, "I’m dwelling in your willingness. I’m dwelling in your willingness."
And I have a hard time sometime going back and forth between understanding willingness and obedience, because it’s different. Willingness and obedience is a little bit different. Because the Bible said, "If ye be willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the Land." Not just willing, but willing and obedient.

And it’s my nature, this is me, it’s my nature to place God in my obedience - that God will show up when I obey Him. You’d have to know my background. But I came from classical Pentecost. And in classical Pentecost there was a lot of emphasis on works and actions and deeds. And I believe that faith without works is dead. But there was more emphasis placed on action than faith.

And now we’ve grown up a little bit in the Spirit. But I still have a tendency to put God at that place of obedience. Where I obey God, He shows up. When I obey God, He shows up. That’s my thought. But the Spirit of the Lord was dealing with me that He doesn’t show up when I’m obedient, He shows up when I show willingness. When I show willingness, He shows up. Before I ever get to that place where I have to obey.

Remember Abraham, our father spiritually, he was not required by God that he should have to sacrifice his son, Isaac. And he went up on that mountain with faith that if it came to that point of sacrifice, that the God He served was more than willing to raise him from the dead. And that moved Abraham to be obedient. But God didn’t show up after Abraham was obedient. It would have seemingly been a little late. He showed up when Abraham showed willingness.

I just implore you in the Name of the Lord, even though you may have heard these things a thousand times, please don’t turn a deaf ear to what the Spirit would say to you. I just feel like saying that God is speaking to you. So, when we’re close to one another, and we know one another’s circumstances, sometimes we often think that Word is for so and so. I know who that’s for. I know who that is for. But God wanted me to say, "It’s for you." Not the one next to you - they’ve got to claim it for themselves. But it’s for you.

And I keep hearing that driving of the Spirit, don’t despise the day of small things. For He said, "I have chosen the foolish things of the world, those base things, to confound the wise." The wisdom of man is confounded and confused in God’s tendency to use those little things. And that’s why I said last week . . . it’s been on my mind all week . . . more is being accomplished in the Land of Israel by little individual people who are praying and seeking the mind of God. More is being accomplished by those little individual people than by great organized effort. Because God can speak to us individually, and He dwells in our willingness.

Let’s ask the Lord to help us to be even more willing, more bendable, more moldable, more pliable, that He might be able to use us in every situation.

Lord, we thank you that You’re speaking to us by the Spirit, totally unrehearsed, unthought of things, things that have not been so pondering in our mind, but You just came. And we thank You that You have come. And, Lord, if it is for us, and You said it was, we want to apply it personally.

And we want to see you, Lord, in our willingness. When we’re willing, we want You to be there. We want to know that You’ve shown up, and that You’re going to lead us the rest of the way, because sometimes we don’t have to carry out, we just have to be willing. Sometimes we don’t have to give up everything, we just have to be willing. And sometimes we’re just trading what we have now for what You’re going to give us as we continue to walk by the Spirit.
Bless Your Name. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Song: Where He leads me I will follow . . .

Let me just share a Scripture with you quickly this morning. I’ll be brief because the Spirit of the Lord has already had a say. And I appreciate Him for that, for myself personally. I appreciate it for me, for my life, for where I am.