(from Kay-Chong Yeo)
In December 2015, I had a prophetic dream. In that dream, a voice that sounded like a loud trumpet said to me, “Storm is coming!”
Immediately, I saw dark clouds accumulating in front of me and huge winds began to blow. A rising tide of floodwaters swept towards me.
Suddenly, the voice said to me again, “Look! Stand on that Rock!” I looked and a Rock arose to my right. I climbed onto the Rock in the midst of the rising floodwaters and strong winds. The winds were so strong that I could not balance myself.
The voice shouted at me again, “Cement your feet on the Rock so that you may have strength to stand.” And I did so.
After I cemented my feet on the Rock, I could find strength to withstand the strong winds and storm.
As the floodwaters began to sweep past me, I saw many people being swept away. The Voice said, “Reach out your hand and pull them up to the Rock.”
And I began to reach out my hand to pull people up. But there were too many people being swept away.
Then I awoke and Luke 21:36 immediately came to mind.
Luke 21:36, “Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy [i.e. may have strength] to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Things will not get better,
but we can grow stronger
we can burn hotter
we can shine brighter!
Today, the storm is here.
If we understand the biblical narrative for what is to come (Matt 24, Mk 13, Lk 21), things will not get better.
Joel chapter 2 gives us the clearest answer in how to respond in crisis!
The only solution is to SHIFT, ALIGN and RESET to God!
The key is to be REAL, DEEP and AUTHENTIC in our walk with Jesus!
