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World Framers Part 1
February - March 2002
The Vision
In my quite times of meditation I asked the Holy Spirit a question. Why are there so many Christians today who seem hopelessly in despair, discouraged, weak, and in a rut, never able to really receive Father God's answer for situations and circumstances in their lives? Many of them have received Word after Word of prophecy from prominent men and women of God laboring in the Kingdom and been stirred in their hearts that God was going to do something with and through them and yet, days, weeks, months and even years have gone by and nothing. And obviously I know that the fault can not be attributed to what God has already spoken. Additionally, many of the Words spoken over these believers have bore witness with their own spirit and were received and heartily embraced. Sadly yet, most have never been able to accomplish what the Lord said they would do. Worse, some have even given up trying while others have forgotten the Word of the Lord altogether. Many wonder dazed and confused in the Body of Christ trying to make sense of it all.
The Holy Spirit responded to my question with a vision. At the time it was very vivid to me because of what I was doing in a short term domestic mission project.
During most of 2000-2001 I was involved in wiring a 30,000 sq. ft. facility that was to be the new home of Liberty Worship Center located in Lexington, Kentucky. Immediately following the completion of this project and ready to launch Impact Ministries International, my family and I found ourselves in a transitional move to Charlotte, North Carolina through the portal door of New York. Strange you say? God had directed us to stop in NY for what I thought would only be a three to four week stay, but in reality lasted six long months. It was here in a little town of Stone Ridge, New York, that the Lord commissioned me to put my personal goals and desires on hold and become that of a servant to a young man who was fully quadriplegic. Kenny, the young man of whom I am speaking of lived with his Mom and Dad who have provided for him since the time of his birth. His Dad, now in his late sixties has been slowly growing weary of the unrelenting task of caring for all of Kenny's personal and physical needs. During the time we were in New York we were invited to stay in Kenny's apartment addition added onto the main house. Our family did so and were involved in many aspects of servant hood. While we were building into the lives of these most precious people, I also got involved in another building project; a 2400 sq. ft. garage addition on an existing 3400 sq. ft. concrete block building. Building this from the ground up and then wiring it along with the existing building kept me very busy during my days and nights while also picking up some of the responsibilities of caring for Kenny.
Now that you have some back ground I think you will better be able to understand why the Holy Spirit gave me the specific vision I saw. In the vision, I saw building materials for a large project setting on a building site. Here a house was going to be built. Vividly, I remember seeing that the foundation had already been pored and prepared for a structure to be built on it. But surprisingly, I did not see anyone around who was to be building on this particular site. I saw several piles of stacked lumber, 2x6s and 2x4s and long 2x14s for joists. I noticed that while the bundled lumber was new that their was also older lumber there at the the building site. Much of this had been strewn in a random pile. I also saw as is common at a building site, a fire barrel where stuff had been burned and there were some scattered ashes and partially burned pieces of wood laying along side of the barrel. As I was receiving this vision I was almost instantly receiving the interpretation at the same time as it related to the question I had asked of the Holy Spirit only moments earlier.
The interpretation to this vision is this:
All of us possess in our human spirit a building site. On this building site, there has already been prepared for a every believer the poured foundation of Jesus Christ. This is the point at which we receive salvation and sub-sequentially come into the baptism of the Holy Spirit; two different events, but both being necessary to a strong foundation. Those who lack the baptism of the Holy Spirit lack the strength in their foundation to support the larger structures that they will have an opportunity to build now and in their future.
As I considered the piles of new and old lumber. I knew that these materials would be used for the framing of the house. At this time the Holy Spirit asked me a question. How does a house get built? And I responded, the person building the house will strategically place specifically measured and cut pieces of lumber together nailing them to form a wall and from there frame other walls and join them together. The Holy Spirit said, "good, that's right, but in simplicity the house is built using one 2x4 or 2x6 at a time and bringing them together to form a wall, a floor, or roof". The Holy Spirit went on to further say, "each piece of lumber represents a "rhema" Word that I have placed in the spirit of every believer. These living words come when a believer spends time with me reading their Bible or meditating on the Word of truth. They also come through my servants, ministry gifts given to the Body of believers, but mainly as confirmation of what I have already imparted to a person seeking wisdom from the Father". Each one of these Words is a building block for the revealed divine plan of the Father to be established in the lives of each of His sons and daughters.
I asked the Holy Spirit why their was no builder around in my vision. What was imparted to me began to unravel the reason why so many believers seem to live in a stagnated state with in the church today. The reason there was no one around to build this house is because this was a prophetic picture of what actually is going on in the Body of Christ at large today. Few are building because the laborer has become discouraged and given up. Why? They for the most part have lacked the patience to receive the fulfillment of the promise resulting in many "words" not coming to fruition. Essentially they have cast away their confidence and some have erred at obeying and doing the will of God in their life. Others haven't even tried because of the changes it would require them to make in their lives.
We would be wise to notice that there is enough Word to build the house. It is not a question of having enough materials. We have what we need. What has happened through the legalistic teachings of our day, many Christians have bought into the lie that they are not responsible as to whether a specific word will come to pass in their life or not. Some have even contorted the scripture that says, "Unless the Lord build the House ye labor in vain" to mean that God will do it all with out any of my help. But notice closely that the Lord did expect us to cooperate with Him in the building of the house, as a matter of fact He expects us to labor with Him. I think this is where many of us have missed it. We have tried to bring these words to pass in our own strength. Any of us who have tried have found out that it doesn't work to well and sometimes causes a big mess including damaging some of our personal relationships with others. Yet, there is an element of faith involved in cooperating with God to help Him build His structure into our life. Our part in all of this is being willing to believe and embrace what the Lord has spoken to us and then prophesying and declaring it with our mouth. Additionally, we must make every effort to be diligent in doing the things He shows us to do in the time frame He requests of us. In all this, allowing the Holy Spirit to work with and through us at His bidding. This is where we actually begin to see the building being framed out from the spirit realm into the natural realm.
I have personally found that most Christians have started to move in the seasonal Word God has placed in their hearts, but all the while they are trying to believe what the Lord has said is true, they are very often nullifying God's power to establish His Word in their lives due to their negative, unbelieving confessions. Complaining keeps you in the wilderness. Doubt keeps you from receiving from God, even though He wants to bless you. If you have begun building on what the Lord has declared to you, don't pull down what you have already established after it has been built in the Lords power. No builder will on purpose frame a wall out and then turn around to tear it down. Likewise, we should be establishing God's Word in our own lives and careful not to be declaring words of doubt and unbelief that are in stark opposition to the revealed knowledge of God. When we allow ourselves to speak things not in line with God's Word and plan for our life, we cause ourselves to falter and provide entrance to the devil to hinder us in every way possible. We must recognize when we are doing this and Stop it! Only allow yourself to speak in agreement with what God has revealed to you through His Word. It is a choice! Choose to do it.
We have the building materials. If you have been a Christian for any length of time you will admit that time and time again the Lord has given you a Word in your spirit. What have you done with all the Word that God has given you? Is it laying out on your building site in nice, neat little stacks? These stacks represent the newer fresher anointed words for your life while that of the older lumber represents Words that have been given to you and not acted on for whatever reason. It is a strange thing how we drag these words around with us almost as if they were extra baggage on our journey of life. If you remember in the vision I told you the older lumber had been placed in a random pile. It wasn't even stacked, it was just thrown and however it landed was the way it stayed symbolizing another discarded word. Maybe we will use it, maybe we won't. Maybe you tried to believe for a while, but the word never came to pass so you gave up, retired it and assumed you must have missed God. My friend, let me tell you that God doesn't miss when He speaks to us. Sometimes we misinterpret what He says, but through careful meditation on Him and prayerful consideration as to what He has spoken, the Holy Spirit is there to guide us in all truth.
Some of us have even gone to the extent of burning the old lumber just to get rid of it. I believe the reason the Holy Spirit showed me this burning barrel was that it represented closure to unwanted debris. With every "word" we must test it in the light of God's Holy written Word. As well it must bear witness with your spirit and the Holy Spirit. Some of us have bought in to lies that have tripped us up from walking in the true Words that God has given us. When you recognize this to be the case, stop and repent asking the Lord to forgive you and then, it is time to make a trip to the burning barrel. Get rid of that junk. Burning barrels are put on a building site for two reasons. (1) to get rid of clutter and debris. (2) used to warm us up when its cold out. Both are good reasons to have a burning barrel on our site.
Don't discard Words from the Lord that have been unfulfilled for a long time. If you are sure you have heard from God, continue to apply God's 3 step building process. (1) Believe what He said He will do. (2)Confess and prophesy the Word He gave you often and declare the work of the Lord. (3) Do what He shows and tells you to do, being led in your spirit by the Holy Spirit.
Some of us have inadvertently discarded words that were truly form the Lord. If you recognize that you have done this, it's okay. God is not going to destroy you. In matter of fact, God is a restorer of the breach. Why not let him breath that word fresh in your life again. In most cases He will or He will release you to graciously move on because of missed timings and windows of prophetic opportunities. In either case allow His Holy Spirit to lead you accordingly. In the area of "Callings"; the calling will not go away, but the place where God uses you in your calling may change.
I have considered this word much in light of what the Lord has shown me in the scriptures. I feel strongly that the Lord would have me teach the insights he has given me concerning this vision. When I travel in ministry this is the message that God mostly has in my heart for His people during this time. I believe it is a prophetic word and a timely message from out Heavenly Father to His Church.
In my next writing update for the month of April I will be sharing World Framers - Part II from the Holy Scriptures and what God has to say to us.
World Framer in Him,
Brother Andy DeDominicis
