The word 'vision' here is 'chazown' (pronounced 'khaw-zone') in Hebrew, which can mean 'revelation' or 'prophetic vision'. This word comes from the root word 'chazah' (pronounced 'khaw-zaw'), meaning 'to gaze at, to see, to have a vision of, to prophesy'.
Why is revelation so important?
As a matter of fact, revelation is like rainfall.
Without revelation, God's people perish. Without rainfall, the land perish
(i.e. becomes parched), and therefore new crops cannot grow.
The same it is with prophetic vision (or
prophetic words). Either one receives it or resists it. If one receives, he'll see the
vision (or words) coming to pass, as he takes heed of it and acts on it. If one resists, the rain cannot fall (not doesn't want to fall), and thus will not grow
new crops.
In Israel, every new year (in Hebrew
calendar) marks the
beginning of rainfall in
the land. That's when the farmers would start plowing, and then planting seeds.
Hard ground gets wet by the rain beginning this time, and therefore plowing
also begins (i.e. preparing the ground for new seeds to be planted). Generally,
rainfall in Israel begins around this time (September/October), and increases
by winter time (November/December). Even though some say there are four
seasons in Israel (i.e. spring, summer, autumn, and winter), there are (in
actual fact) two main seasons each year - summer (i.e. dry season) and winter
(i.e. wet season).
"But I'm not a Hebrew, and I don't
need to know all these!"
As God's people, you are blessed every
time you learn to flow in God's divine timing and season.
We have just crossed into the Hebrew new year 5775, and many
people asked me what this year 5775 brings (and of course, what the year 2015 in the secular calendar is going to be
like). Have you noticed that God's calendar (say, 5775) usually begins about
three months ahead of the secular calendar (say, 2015)? Spiritual first, and
then physical (natural). Things
happen in the spiritual realm first before it happens in the physical (natural)
realm. For example, before God spoke "Let there be light"
(Genesis 1:3), this 'light' has already been conceived in God's mind first, before He spoke it into being. That's how 'light' came
about in the physical (natural) realm!
These are the prophetic words for
the Hebrew year 5775 (which includes a major part of year 2015 in the secular calendar) I received
from the Lord during Rosh
Hashanah (Head of the Year) 5775 recently:
"This is a year the fountain of
revelation is being opened for those who receive. Like the rain
that falls on you, so will My revelation fall on you. New rain brings new
things and fresh new revelation. For those who receive,
you'll never run out or run short of revelation this coming year. Many in the
world will come to the point when they do
not know what to do or how to go about any more, but you will know,
because this fountain of revelation is being opened for you."
People of God, this is also a time to declare that your drought season
is over, and that God's
presence, God's grace and God's revelation has begun falling on you like the
rainfall - whether in
finding job, finding new home, seeing divine health, or seeing any breakthrough
in your life.
On Sunday, I released these words to the congregation of Triumph in Christ (TiC) as well:
"Prepare your ground. This is a time to till it and plow it. Get yourselves ready for His rainfall. He will give you seeds to plant this year. And you'll never run out of seeds. This is also a time to prepare to start planting! Seeds of love! Seeds of forgiveness! Any kind of seeds that He ever gives you!"
On Sunday, I released these words to the congregation of Triumph in Christ (TiC) as well:
"Prepare your ground. This is a time to till it and plow it. Get yourselves ready for His rainfall. He will give you seeds to plant this year. And you'll never run out of seeds. This is also a time to prepare to start planting! Seeds of love! Seeds of forgiveness! Any kind of seeds that He ever gives you!"
As I declared 'drought is over'
a few days ago, immediately good reports came flooding in my email and phone
from then on, and even by today, good reports are still coming in! Someone got
a job after so long, someone's husband got a job contract after many months of
waiting, someone got a breakthrough in his search for a new property, someone's
brother was miraculously healed of stomach paralysis (and even his doctor
acknowledged this as God's miracle!), someone's baby somehow got miraculously
healed from a life-threatening disease... one by one just came in! I believe the list will grow from
now on as I declare it to you! Just the other day, a lady whom I know called up, asking me to pray for her
good friend's ten-year-old daughter who was kidnapped. As I prayed, I
heard these words from the Lord and by faith, declared: 'This little girl is still alive
and well, and the police already have clue where the kidnappers are, though
they wouldn't tell'. You know what? Praise God! Just about three hours
later, this same lady was so excited when she told me that the girl has been
found alive and well, and the kidnappers have been caught by the police! Glory
be to God! God is alive, and God is great!
As you walk into this new year, remember also the one key to getting out of your drought and
receiving this fountain of rainfall (revelation) is forgiveness. Walk in
forgiveness throughout this coming year. The fountain opens and rain falls on
you as you decide to
receive forgiveness and to forgive.
The power of forgiveness and the power of healing (and
breakthrough) are connected. Forgiveness leads to your healing (and
breakthrough). David wrote this very aptly in Psalm
103:1-3: 'Bless the
Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the
Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits; who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases’. You see, forgiveness comes first,
and then healing.
In fact, one of your important calling on this earth (like Jesus)
is to forgive. Jesus did it
in Luke 23:34. When He was crucified
at Calvary, He said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”
In Mark 11:25, Jesus said, “And
whenever you stand praying,
if you have anything against anyone, forgive
him…” If there’s going to be healing in any area of your life, the one thing to
do is to forgive.
Matthew 9:1-8 shows that Jesus has the power to forgive. In Him, and as His
beloved, you too have the power (i.e. ability) to forgive, because as He is, so are you in this world! (1 John
4:17) In other words, you have the power to declare what Jesus declares, in His
name, of course. Matthew 9:8
confirms it by saying, ‘Now when the multitude saw it (forgiveness and healing
of a paralytic), they marvelled and glorified God who had given such power (to forgive and to heal) to men’.
Notice the word ‘men’ here? It’s plural! It means you and me too! Therefore,
choose to forgive, and you’ll
see heaven opens and the fountain of rain falling on you! It’s not
like “If I feel like forgiving, I’ll
forgive. But if I don’t feel like forgiving, I won’t forgive.” The truth is
forgiveness is not an option, but is the key that opens heaven.
Psalm 32 written by David is a psalm of forgiveness. Verses 1-2 say, 'Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit'. In the same psalm, and in verses 4-5, David wrote, 'My vitality was turned into the drought of summer (because of sin). I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden'. Again, watch how forgiveness opens the fountain of rainfall (revelation) to fall! In verse 8, God responded to David, "I will (therefore) instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye." By the way, the word 'eye' here is 'ayin' in Hebrew, and 'eye' speaks of 'vision' (or 'revelation'). In other words, God told David He would guide him with His vision (revelation)!
Psalm 32 written by David is a psalm of forgiveness. Verses 1-2 say, 'Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit'. In the same psalm, and in verses 4-5, David wrote, 'My vitality was turned into the drought of summer (because of sin). I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden'. Again, watch how forgiveness opens the fountain of rainfall (revelation) to fall! In verse 8, God responded to David, "I will (therefore) instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye." By the way, the word 'eye' here is 'ayin' in Hebrew, and 'eye' speaks of 'vision' (or 'revelation'). In other words, God told David He would guide him with His vision (revelation)!
People of God, in the spiritual realm, God is most attracted to genuine and sincere acts of love and forgiveness
from one’s heart, and He will surely bless you and help you. Love and
forgiveness are connected. You can’t have one without another. You can’t love
without forgiving, and you can’t forgive without love.
As His dearly beloved, know that God’s Spirit dwells in you (Romans 8:9). That makes all the
difference, and that’s what make you a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). He
will surely teach you and help you this coming year. Amen. Let us therefore humble ourselves under His mighty hand, and continue learning from Him. Have a blessed new year 5775!
