In a dream last night, I received what I feel to be a message for all believers in days to come. I was sitting with a small group of people, five or six, and we were being instructed by a teacher. This teacher was asking us "What do you do if a bear attacks?" and all of the people with me where answering "Put your head to the ground" and I raised my hand to reply "You have to remember that your weapon is the word, the sword of the spirit, and Yahweh is our protection, but you have to ask for this protection in belief. You can't have doubt" and I began stressing to this group the importance of having no doubt in our requests for safety. These questions and answers repeated twice and then I woke up.
When waking up my immediate interpretation was that the bear attacking is either a Bear Market, or the Bear..Russia. People putting their head to the ground represents the term "bury your head in the ground/sand"....this is happening currently and will continue to happen when things get bad and people are not spiritually prepared. It is easier to ignore the obvious danger around than to take action and do what is needed to safeguard yourself and your family. I cannot stress enough how God has been working on me and doubt. A recurring theme in the New Testament is "Whatever you ask for in belief, it will be given to you" (ex. Matthew 21:22)... God is 100% capable of providing protection from the enemy, if we have faith in him to do so. A lot of the time, we ask for things in prayer unsure if it will be granted to us, doubting the possibility of it happening for us. When you come to him in complete humbleness and belief, asking for things that we are needing, we are promised that it will be given to us. I'm not saying you'll get every job or new car or pay raise you want because you believe in him.... but when we come in humbleness asking for healing, protection, food, etc.... these things he will give us through our belief because he loves us. So when the going gets rough in days ahead, do. not. doubt. Do not be like Peter in Matthew 14, even though it is so easy to do in the face of fear. And most of all, remember your biggest weapon.... the word.
Scriptures given:
Ephesians 6: 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Matthew 14: 29 “Come,” he said.Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”
Psalms 106:41 He gave them into the hands of the nations, and their foes ruled over them. 42 Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power. 43 Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin. 44 Yet he took note of their distress when he heard their cry; 45 for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented. 46 He caused all who held them captive to show them mercy. 47 Save us, Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. 48 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!”
Very interesting, @Man from Modesto! I have not heard anything about that....Not surprising. Our media here in the west is totally controlled. I will be praying for you and your loved ones...and everyone else living there right now.
The book of James is a short, condensed-wisdom book. Much of the wisdom shared here can be found in James.
I live in Kyiv, Ukraine. The bear is attacking NOW. Right now, Russian soldiers in civilian clothing are killing Ukrainian soldiers and men in volunteer battalions. And, here is the thing they don’t say in the West:
THEY ARE KILLING CHRISTIAN PASTORS IN EAST UKRAINE.
Moscow pays Chechen mercenaries to shut down churches, mosques and synagogues and Buddhist temples... but leave open the traditionally state-controlled Orthodox churches (Pravi-slava they are called here, “true faith”)
But, they only kill the Christian men... and sometimes, their older sons, too. They abduct them, hold them prisoner, torture and interrogate them, and then kill them. Some hear the Lord and escape, sometimes just an hour before their homes are assaulted by the Chechen mercs.
Yes, the LORD has also been teaching me the power of FAITH!!! If we have faith we can move mountains!
This verse has ministered to me in the last few weeks:
"who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time." 1 Peter 1:5