Category: Visions (Page 16 of 41)

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. (Lk. 8:11)

In a vision this morning a golden loaf of bread, sprinkled with a multitude of life-giving seeds, was shown resting on a counter in front of a woman.  Next she opens a drawer, pulls out a long-bladed silver knife and proceeds to cut into it.  She cuts into the Bread in a way that no seeds are left to waste.  

The woman represents Bible-believing Christians in the Body of Christ. From a biblical perspective, the seeded Bread represents the sprouting and life-giving Word of GOD.  The long-bladed knife represents, in this case, our GOD-given spiritual ability of being able to cut into the Word in order to discern it, to understand it, to partake of it and to grow. (Heb. 4:12) And for sure, just as Jesus multiplied Bread to feed a multitude so are we called to share the same with others for their benefit as well.  And, as Apostle Paul disclosed to Timothy, studying the Word is of paramount importance in achieving this great undertaking and mission.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Tim. 2:15)

 In these verses, the Greek word for “rightly dividing” is orthotomounta. Ortho means “right or proper” and tomounta means “to cut.” Literally, success in handling the Word is to cut it properly or correctly. As Believers in the Body of Christ, we present ourselves to GOD as unashamed workers when we properly handle and divide the life-giving Word of GOD during these latter days.  You are encouraged today to get acquainted or reacquainted with the Word remembering always that the Cross of Christ is central to understanding scriptures lest we fall into legalism, deception and false doctrine. 

Related Scriptures

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. (2 Tim. 3:16)

For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ and Him crucified. (1 Cor. 2:2) Cf. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (1 Cor. 18:25)

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. (Rom. 1:16)

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. (Mat. 24:14)

The Church is called to partake of the the Bread of Truth during these latter days for it is the Word and Power of GOD.

Keep the Faith,

Suzanne

There is increasing conflict, rumors of war, war and a great deal of darkness in the world today. And with it so much distress and suffering for the people on different levels. But the Lord wants His people to not be disheartened nor to grow faint by what they see or experience as was confirmed in a simple vision this morning when a lovely, soft-eyed and super white dove was shown twice. When a vision is repeated, it is important!

The Dove in the Bible

Well, my goodness! The Dove most importantly is biblically affiliated with the Holy Spirit who descended on Jesus during His baptism. A Dove not only represents the presence of GOD, it also represents: the new birth, new beginnings and a new creation. Consider how Noah’s family and a small remnant of animals and creatures were saved out from a destructive epic flood (and here I am hearing ‘evil’ and ‘perverse‘) in order to live on a cleansed and renewed earth. Likewise, a Holy-Spirit filled and born again remnant living in an evil and perverse generation is also now being prepared to live in a new kingdom in a new heaven and on a new earth.

The Dove Brings Good News

The world out there will become increasingly dark before the Lord returns as was shown through the Holy Spirit years ago. But it will be followed by His amazing indescribable Light that will illuminate a new earth. You can be assured that just as the Dove brought Noah an olive branch in its beak after seven days to confirm that new land was in sight, so it is that the Dove flies again to bring encouraging news. That is to say, the Holy Spirit will comfort, guide and lead GOD’S people to their ultimate new destination in the New Kingdom! And though Satan is prophesied to vomit out a flood of darkness during these latter days, a new day will still dawn despite his efforts to sabotage GOD’S great masterplan. (Rev. 12:15-16) The Sun of Righteousness will burn bright for those who have eyes to see. And it will be the most amazing supernatural event to behold. It will be a new day! A day of Light!

Peace and Love

In closing, it is noteworthy that the Dove also represents Peace and I am hearing “Love”. No, it does not represent the kind of false peace and superficial love the world offers. It is GOD’S Peace and Love that surpasses all human understanding and casts out all fear, torment and evil.

The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by * prayer * and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:6-7)

The Dove is encouraging the remnant to remain prepared, at peace and settled in the Love of GOD.

You can read more about Noah’s story here.

You can read more about Jesus and the Dove here.

You can read more about GOD’S Love here.

This message is being confirmed. Praise GOD and thank you Jesus.

Keep the Faith,

Suzanne

A Sheaf of Grain

A couple of days ago in a vision a bundle of golden wheat or barley which had been secured with twine was shown resting in a field. A beautiful white light shone on this bundle of golden-colored grain.

This morning another vision was shown which fits in meaning with the first one. Suddenly a small whirling cloud was shown. To the left of this cloud a Cross was visible. Suddenly out of the cloud emerged a butterfly that began flying heavenward. As I looked at this scene, the Word “Beautiful” was spoken.

Putting It All Together

Clearly the bundle of golden wheat or barley biblically symbolizes a harvest of souls who have been secured by the Lord for the latter-day harvest. It fits that His glorious Light already shines upon them and their works of righteousness during a time of great darkness on earth. (Is. 60:1-3) It also fits that after the harvest coinciding with a particular time on GOD’S timetable, they will be transformed into glorious bodies that will be caught up into the clouds and fly heavenward to be with the Lord forever. (1 Thess. 4:16-17) The Cross symbolizes trials they will have victoriously endured and confronted on earth but most importantly it represents Jesus’ transformative and redeeming Cross of Redemption without which there would be no harvest, no transformation, no resurrection!

Not Just A Spiritual Harvest

To be clear, we are already seated in high places with Christ. (Eph. 2:6) That is to say, we can already victoriously arise from the trials of this world and experience the benefits of a spiritual harvest which is the work of GOD when He plants the Seed of His Word into our hearts. But we haven’t yet resurrected from the physical body. For this reason and more, I strongly feel these visions point to the great latter-day harvest of souls on a global scale. A prophetic time when all the good grain will be gathered and stored for GOD’S purposes while the bad tares are cut down and burned. It’s harvest time and it’s a time that comes with judgement and with fire for the unbelieving and the unprepared. (Mat. 3:12) And now more than ever, it is critical for Believers to remain in the Light of Christ. And to let the Word and the Holy Spirit break the soil of our human hearts so that we can reap a faithful spiritual harvest and be gathered safely by the Lord to populate the New Kingdom in heaven and on earth!

There is only one way to be supernaturally harvested, one way to be transformed and there is only one way through which we can fly heavenward to be with the Lord forevermore. It is through His finished works on the Cross! It was and continues to be a work of Love Jesus did for His FATHER and for a fallen and lost humanity. Take care not to put off until tomorrow what can be done today. Praise GOD and thank you Jesus.

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. (Phil. 3:20-21)

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. (1 Thess. 4:16-17)

You can read about the Parable of the Seed and the Sower here.

You can read about the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares here.

You can read more about a Spiritual Harvest here.

Keep the Faith,

Suzanne

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Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun. (Eccl. 11:7)

Pleasant Is The Sun!

In the very early morning hours, a beautiful sunrise was shown in a vision. The bright rays of the sun could be seen shining just above the horizon as a new day was about to begin on this darkened planet.

Shedding Light on the Vision

The sunrise symbolizes the Lord’s supernatural intervention for a world sleeping in darkness. As an idiom the words ‘something is on the horizon,’ means that something is certainly going to happen or be done soon. And because this particular sunrise began to appear over the earth, this vision means that the Lord’s return is on the horizon.

Peter and the Day Star

In 2 Peter 1:14-21, Apostle Peter foreshadowing his own death, disclosed that he had witnessed Jesus’ majesty. He was referring to the Lord’s glorious transfiguration on the Mount when His face shone like the Sun and His raiment became white as Light. Peter furthermore compared Jesus to a Day Star (the Sun) that would come in power! Most importantly, he wrote an important clue describing that a day would come when the Day Star would arise in Believers’ hearts. In combination with other contextual scriptures, that day most prominently points to a specific time and event when we too will be transfigured like Him. (1 Jn. 3:2; 2 Cor. 3:18) It’s a phenomenal and supernatural event that is commonly known as the Rapture or the great ‘snatching away’. For those who not believe, I am hearing the Words: “Believe It!”

For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we make known unto you the Power and Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his Majesty.…..We have also a more sure Word of Prophecy; whereunto you do well that you take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the Day Star arise in your hearts. (2 Pet. 1:19)

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (1 Cor. 15:51-52)

Keep Looking Up!

Yes, the world sleeps in the deep darkness of unbelief, immorality, lawlessness, ungodliness: apostasy! Let us not be like the foolish sleeping virgins who missed the call; instead let us remain wise and awake with our eyes looking heavenward and locked on the majestic Sun of Righteousness. (Mat. 25:1-13) Let us wait for that glorious Day Star whose transformative countenance is brighter than myriads of suns. Whose Light will destroy the darkness of this earth in preparation for the New Kingdom. Until that great day let the Light of the Spirit-filled Gospel written by holy men of GOD, continue to enliven and enlighten our hearts! Something awesome is surely on the horizon, something awesome this way comes in an unprecedented manner. And it is the Son of the living GOD: the Light of the world Jesus Christ!

Inhabitants of the earth, prepare yourselves for the greatest Light ever because just as sure as the sun rises from the East and sets in the West, so will the coming of the Son of man be. And at that time, His powerful supernatural cosmic Light will twinkle in the eye of the faithful Beholder when He returns at lightning speed! (1 Cor. 15:51-52, Mat. 24:27) I do not know the date nor the day that it will happen but it will happen. It’s on the horizon! There is no doubt about that!

For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (Mat. 24:27)

Jesus’ Transfiguration: Mat. 17:12

Peter’s Account of the Day Star: 2 Pet. 1:14-21

Parable of the Foolish Virgins: Mat. 25:1-13

Keep the Faith,

Suzanne

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For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. (2 Cor. 10:4-7)

At the Bottom of the Sea

In a vision recently an old pile of trash, covered with barnacles, at the bottom of the seafloor was shown. It lingered a little and then faded out.

Biblical Interpretation

The scene was showing that strongholds – which is part of the sinful nature – is comparable to old trash that must be discarded! Strongholds can be anything that we hold on to and which avoids us from becoming Christ like. It can include unforegiveness due to bitterness, resentment and rejection; sins, negative thoughts and habits, emotional wounds of all kinds, false doctrines, fallen religiosity, and even persecution when it is not forgiven. But thanks be to GOD, the scene also displayed that sin and strongholds can be cast down through the Lord Jesus Christ when a Believer earnestly repents. It is all part and parcel of experiential and progressive sanctification; a process of perfection that incrementally changes Believers into the Lord’s image. (2 Cor. 3:18) When we earnestly and sincerely repent, God symbolically takes those strongholds and sins and casts them down into the deepest and darkest oceanic abyss, never to resurface again.

We cannot remove our sinful nature and strongholds by our own volition and power. It is the risen and indwelling Lord and merciful Lamb Himself who does this through His shed blood. The New Covenant Blood! Our role is to “look up” (Spoken Words of Knowledge) from where our help comes from; get ‘the self’ out of the Holy Spirit’s way and let Him do His awesome work of sanctification through repentance and the Word. Importantly, it is to believe that the Lord Jesus Christ not only deactivates sin and strongholds, He can remove them! It is He who puts underfoot powers and principalities in high places that can beset even the faithful here on earth! (Eph. 6:12; Col. 2:15-17) Jesus’ got this! He got this on a momentous Cross more than two thousand years ago.

Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy. He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. (Micah 7:17-19)

If you are struggling with iniquities and strongholds that keep you in bondage; I am testifying to you that the Lord Jesus Christ has made a way of escape from sin and death for you in a big, big way! (Rom. 23:6) Take care not to put off until tomorrow what needs doing today. Eternity and an awesome glorified body of Light clothed in white awaits you! Rejoice in this truth! Praise GOD and thank you Lord God Jesus Christ!

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, Which made heaven and earth. (Ps. 12:1-2)

You can read more about sanctification here.

Keep the Faith,

Suzanne

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For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (Rom. 8:6)

A Particular Helmet

Simple visions convey meaningful interpretations. So was the case yesterday when I was shown in a flash vision a woman wearing a biking helmet. The emphasis was clearly on the helmet.

Interpreting the Vision

Briefly and from a biblical perspective, the woman represents Believers in the body of Christ whose headship and covering is the Lord, Jesus Christ. (Eph.5:23) The helmet symbolizes the helmet of salvation which forms part of the Believer’s spiritual armor, as described by Apostle Paul. It is analogous to spiritual head gear for the mind which protects the Believer from receiving and expressing negative and sinful thoughts, including wrongful doctrines. Importantly, it also protects the mind against adversarial attacks.

Narrow is the Way

The Word teaches that we are responsible to “take the helmet”. That is to say, it is our responsibility to yield to the Holy Spirit who opens our understanding of the Word of GOD. (Lk.24:45) And that from this point on, all instructions that fortify us to walk, or in this case ride, on the narrow road that leads to life will be given and will be understood! (Mat. 7:13-14)

 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel. (Eph. 6:13-19)

In these verses, the great Apostle Paul also requested prayers from Believers to help him fulfill his mission for evangelizing. How much more should we, in the Body of Christ, who are called in the Lord’s service request prayers from the faithful to help us accomplish our own missions.

Just a quick reminder today for Believers to secure your armors including your protective helmets daily!

Recommended Reading: Romans Chapter 8.

Keep the Faith,

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Suzanne

Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.” (Eph. 4:8)

In a vision recently an open bag containing bright white adult running shoes, with colored stripes, were shown. Suddenly, a scene on a GPS screen which displayed multiple roads and points of interest appeared in mid air. But my attention was drawn to a major highway which was marked with a large Sunflower. The scene changed and a separate vision was shown in which more bags were placed in front of Believers.

Your Own Unique Gift

The greatest gift ever accorded to mankind is salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ’s finished works on the Cross. But our Lord’s love and generosity for His people doesn’t stop there! After having descended on this planet and ascending back on high, He gave and continues to give Believers their own unique spiritual gifts for their own transformative benefits and for the purpose of harmoniously blessing others in the Body of Christ. (1 Cor. 12:4-11) So with that in mind, back to the visions and what it means to the Church.

What About that Sunflower?!

Well, my goodness! A Sunflower is a type of angiosperm plant which means, that although it appears to have only one large flower head, it is actually composed of thousands of tiny florets at its center. The word angiosperm which is derived from the Greek translates angeion to mean “vessel” and sperma to mean “seed”. And each of the tiny florets inside the Sunflower has reproductive capabilities of producing their own seeds? Altogether, the bright golden Sunflower can produce anywhere between 1,000 to 2,000 seeds.

A Home Run

The Lord, through the Holy Spirit, is gifting His mature saints with proper footwear for the purpose of evangelizing the good news of salvation (adult running shoes). White represents the Lord’s righteousness, holiness and purity appropriated by the mature Christian who abides in Him. And the colored stripes represent the Holy Spirit’s diverse methods of operations. The Lord is He who guides the Believer to where He must go as symbolically discerned by the mapped GPS. (Ex. 13:21-22) And each one who is genuinely called has a specific road he must travel.

Altogether the Holy Spirit is conveying that when the Lord calls a Believer, He will ensure that he is properly equipped to walk this earth in fulfillment of his earthly mission until He returns Home to Him. The “vessel” or the Believers’ responsibility is to continuously abide in Christ, who is the Head of the Church, in order to be transformed into His image and to propagate His Seed which is His Word. (Lk. 8:11; Mk. 16:15) It is by analogy comparable to the seed-bearing florets who abide in the Sunflower’s large Head. (Eph. 1:22; Eph. 5:23; Col. 1:18; 2:10). In brief, the Lord is the glorious Sunflower Head and we are the abiding florets!

Scriptures clearly teach that when the Lord resurrected, He gave gifts to men. That is to say, to those who believe Him, abide in Him and are called in His service! Do not doubt for one moment that you are gift..less in this respect! Keep the Seed in your Heart which is the Word of GOD! Let the transformative power of the precious Holy Spirit stoke you each day! Receive your gift with praise and thanksgiving! And then go out and claim the territory you have been assigned!

Affiliated Verses:

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. (Gen. 1:29)

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.” (Is. 52:7)

And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet. (Deut. 29:5)

Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. I’m giving you every square inch of the land you set your foot on – just as I promised Moses. I have given you every place where the sole of your foot treads, just as I promised Moses. (Joshua 1:3-4)

Keep the Faith,

Suzanne

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Two Visions

I am moved this morning, after having been away on vacation, to share two consecutive visions that were shown last week. In the first one, a tall staircase suddenly appeared.  Almost immediately, a carpet roll appeared over the top step and unraveled on each step below until all the steps were covered.

In a second vision, people are shown running uncontrollably through an expansive area. As they are charging through, some people are squeezed – or they intentionally run – into a small alcove. Suddenly, a large steel scoop descended from above, picked up and elevated some of the people that had run into this small area.

What Does It Mean?

The interpretation was clearly understood.  The staircase is the passage to heaven which the Lord Jesus Christ has made available through His finished works. He is not only the staircase, He is the stairway! (Jn. 1:51) And…..He is rolling out the carpet for His faithful! There appears to be spiritual promotions, advancements and upgrades taking place. A particular group of Believers who have set themselves apart from the fallen herd mentality, will be lifted up according to a higher calling by GOD’S mighty arm! Countless others who are not vested in HIS plan of redemption which leads to the New Kingdom will continue to run aimlessly on a wide and lifeless road of destruction. The Words: “…many will be called but few will be chosen” echoed in my mind while contemplating these two visions.  (Mat. 22:14)

This post is witnessing that the Lord is calling, selecting and upgrading a people fit not only to populate GOD’S New Kingdom but to presently fulfill particular missions in accordance with HIS great master plan.   Despite the darkness of this fallen world, these are such great days to be alive! Let us take care not to miss such a great work that is taking place, not only on a personal level but on a higher level as well!  (Phil. 1:6)

Affiliated Verses:

But it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another. (Ps. 75:7)

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. (James 4:10)

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. (Jn. 12:32)

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men. (Col. 3:23)

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. (Mat. 17:13-14)

A previous message and decree testifying of a coming spiritual upgrade can be read here.

Keep the Faith, always!

Suzanne

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After watching film footage of unusual torrential rains pouring in the desert of Black Rock in Nevada during the Burning Man Festival, I was suddenly reminded of a past Vision accompanied with Words of Knowledge relating to this geographical area. You can read about it here.

The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit by Analogy

Although torrential rain is pouring down in the physical sense, the symbolic rains of the Holy Spirit will, by analogy, also pour in the spiritual sense in dry places. It will put out false and strange burning fires for anyone who answers the call of the One true GOD before the great days of tribulation. Strange fire is a counterfeit of GOD’s Holy Spirit. For those of you not familiar with this term, it also means offering strange sacrifices to GOD, disregarding HIS holiness and of the paramount importance of honouring HIM and HIS Son only. (Jn. 5:23)

Yes, the life-giving rains of heaven will pour out during these latter days from the true ‘Rock’, Jesus Christ, as the heavenly kingdom draws nearer! And with this outpouring, many will be washed, refined, purified and made white! (Dan. 12:10) Not only in Nevada but also around the world in preparation for a renewed people fit to populate GOD’S new kingdom in heaven and on earth! (Joel 2:23, 28-29; Mat. 6:9-12)

Affiliated Verses

Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven…..(The Lord’s Prayer)

And all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. (1 Cor. 10:4)

More Words of Knowledge

After posting this message, the following Words of Knowledge and confirmation were immediately spoken: True and Precise. True: correct. ​ connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed. Precise: exact, accurate, and careful about details. (Source: Oxford Language online Dictionary)

Tens of Thousands Stranded in Burning Man Nevada due to Torrential Rain – link:

Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert….(Is. 43:19).

To protract a great design is to put it in jeopardy. Are you beginning to feel heaven’s raindrops? The nudge of GOD calling you? If you are an unbeliever who feels estranged and alienated from HIM – this message is also for you to freely receive His transformative life-giving Spirit! It’s for all of us! Praise GOD and thank you Jesus!

You can read more about Strange Fire here.

Keep the Faith,

Suzanne

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While on vacation and taking time out to edit the blog, I came across another unpublished message involving a vision. It’s been sitting in my draft folder for over two years and it is a message that is too important not to publish. I pray that it blesses you today.

A Fruitful Vision

In this vision, fresh fruit was shown on my kitchen counter next to a plaque that was recently purchased. This is the plaque and this is what it reads:

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; (1 Phil. 3-6)

Defining Perfection

The root Word of Perfection is Perfect which also means ‘Complete’. And according to Merriam Webster, Perfect means: a) Being entirely without flaws, faults or defects – flawless. b) Satisfying all requirements – accurate. c) Corresponding to an ideal standard or abstract concept. d) Faithfully reproducing the original – letter perfect. e). Legally valid. [Source: Merriam Webster Dictionary]

Interpreting the Vision

As Believers, are we already perfect?! Without defects or flaws like a perfect diamond? In brief, the vision conveys that we are called to perfection but that we have not yet been made perfect. It’s a process and it is accomplished though the Holy Spirit of GOD whose perfect fruit changes us incrementally ‘from glory to glory’ into the glorious image of the Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Cor. 3:18; Gal. 5:22-23) Christ is sinless perfection and is our righteousness unto GOD. And yes, we are certainly justified and even sanctified the moment we receive Him into our hearts and minds as Lord and Savior. But from that moment on, human life on this fallen planet still continues. And for this reason, the plan of redemption also makes provision for progressive or experiential sanctification. As the old nature continues to die off through tests, trials, temptations and experiences, we increasingly mature into the new man and we become more spiritually edified and fortified.

We are all growing or ‘ripening’ to perfection at different levels of spiritual development until “the day of the Lord.” And until then if and when we have occasion to sin, there is forgiveness for the genuine repentant soul through Jesus Christ. Does this mean we have carte blanche to sin, at least occasionally or at the very least just a little bit? No, it does not. But praise GOD that we have the indwelling Holy Spirit including the Word that helps us recognize sin; that strengthens us during moments of temptations; that helps us retain our salvation and that moves us to holiness. And thanks be to GOD that we have an Advocate in heaven who hears our earnest confessions!

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. (Jesus in Mat 5:48)

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (1 Jn. 8:9-10)

A Christian Controversy

This is a controversial subject for many Christian denominations and Believers who claim having already attained to perfection and holiness. To justify this belief can adversely stunt spiritual growth. At worse, it gives the old nature carte blanche to sin which disables the Holy Spirit to do His wonderful work of transformation and glorification through repentance. To every action there is a reaction and to every unconfessed sin there is a consequence. At worse, sin is detrimental to salvation.

That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour. (1 Thess. 4:4)

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. (Phil. 2:12)

By The Way

About the pineapple in the picture – it has a label attached to it that reads: Gold. Yes, the sanctifying Law of the Spirit is perfect and makes perfect like gold. It purges the soul from all impurities and set us free from the penalty of death which is the consequence of sin. (Rom. 6:23; 8:2). It is incredibly amazing how the Holy Spirit communicates with us by interfacing, in this case, visions with real-life objects and the Word of GOD. What an unfathomable, wonderful gift the Lord Jesus Christ gave us with the Holy Spirit! Thank you to infinitum resurrected Son and Lamb of the living GOD for having paid the legal debt on our behalf through your finished works. It was and is a work of Love and Perfection.

Not that I (Apostle Paul) have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold for me. (Phil. 3:12)

 But I (Apostle Paul) see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?  I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin. (Rom. 7:23-25)

Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. (Mat. 26:41)

You can read more about Sinless Perfection here.

You can read more about Sanctification here.

Keep the Faith!

Suzanne