Dream 168

I stand upon the land beneath Michael’s calf. Before me the river rages, swollen from a week of rain.

Gatherer stands beside me and begins to speak without ceremony.
Gatherer:
“In their desire to do what is right, they do what is wrong. In their attempt to stave off evil, they have become evil. In their fear to offend, they have become offensive.
Heed these words son of sorrow:
To allow the emotions of man to determine the truth that flows from your mouth is to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. How mankind feels about righteousness and truth does not change what is righteous and what is true.
And now the righteous keep their mouths shut in an attempt to maintain peace. And an entire generation is raised in darkness. Speak the word and be willing to be hated for it. The son came to divide and I come to separate wheat from chaff.
Indeed. The word is a double edged sword that can separate flesh from spirit. Speak it without fear and cast down every argument that attempts to elevate itself above the Lordship of the son.
That which you tolerate, you endorse. To be indifferent is to turn your back on God. To turn your face from the poor is to turn your face from the son. A man might call Jesus Lord, yet ignore the poor, not realizing that he ignores the very one he calls ‘Lord’.
It has been this way since the beginning. As Cain asked why he was to be his brother’s keeper so the darkened heart of man will criticize the poor. To criticize what you are called to heal is the work of the evil one.
But change will not come to those who revel in their indifference. For with hands held high in worship and song, and knees bowed in loving intimacy with the Holy Spirit do they care for nothing else.
For these, connecting with God is more important than being obedient to God. They do not realize that they worship musicians and speakers. For God is among the poor, among the unrighteous, among the broken, among the prisoners. And faith without works is dead. These even preach against good works, turning their back upon their call to be the hands of grace and mercy. They reserve grace and mercy for themselves and shut their hearts to the unwanted.
It is your greatest weakness. That you would rather cling to what you know than what is righteous. And entire generations perish because of it.
Go then to the rejects, the unwanted, the bitter, the broken, the poor and the frustrated. Bring them into the gospel of selflessness and create a culture of generosity with these.
The kingdom is all son of sorrow and His is a kingdom that reaches out to the poor. Pray that this revelation would spread among the body. For the enemy has launched a campaign of emotional selfishness disguised as worship, and hearts begin to close to missions work as never before. Pray that workers will break free of the lies that ensnare them so. You will be hated son of sorrow for your words will bring for righteousness and judgement and those who despise the poor will despise you.
Pray that missionaries will come, pray that hearts in cities will change. Pray that the eyes of the prophets will turn to the poor. The fervent prayers of even one righteous man accomplishes more than you think.”

Me:
“The kingdom is all. I will continue to pray.”
I wake up.