Dear Friend, How are you? I’m well. Today, I would like to continue on House Church and share a series of dreams that I think were the Lord’s confirmation on the direction. On March 29, I had three dreams. In one dream, I saw a couple taking a wedding photo in a studio. I watched them from behind and from the side of the couple. The couple looked a bit poor and shabby, though they were dressed up for the wedding photo. The bride was a Chinese in her late 40’s or early 50’s and the bridegroom was a Caucasian in his late 50’s or early 60’s. Then, I looked at the couple from the front, facing them. Unexpectedly, the bridegroom rolled up his sleeves and he exposed his muscles in the arms, smiling. I was surprised to see his arms look like Popeye’s. When I first saw him from the side and from the back, he looked very thin and didn’t look buffed at all. But he turned out to be very buffed and strong. Then, I saw a little son of the Chinese bride just come out of his mother’s wedding dress, as if he had hidden himself inside his mother’s dress. The Chinese, Asian boy looked 5~6 years of old. In another dream, I think I was with my mom and my sister. It seemed that there was a construction or remodeling for a house underway. And I can’t recall whether it was my house or someone else’s, but I was waiting for someone to deliver the key of the house. Then, a man came to me and said that I already had the key of the house with me. So, I looked at my wallet. In another dream, I was in a restaurant. I was invited to a party and it was for the couple to have a wedding soon. I saw my ex-colleagues, classmates and friends in there. Then, I went upstairs to get my table, while there were still some people on the tables on the first floor. I wore a white twill winter coat and inside the coat, the white short skirt in the same material. They looked luxurious. I got a compliment for my suits from one of my friends and she asked me where I got them and how much they were. I was hesitant to answer her, as they were really expensive, and I thought she would be surprised at the price. Then, I saw a guest, or a bride come upstairs, riding on a horse. And I got to know anyone could pick a horse on the first floor and ride on it in the restaurant. I wanted to ride on a horse so much, but I thought my short skirt was not suitable for the horse-riding so that I had to give it up. And I was upset. When I awoke and journaled down the dreams, I felt the Lord confirms the direction to me through them. I interpret the wedding couple in the first dream as a house church. They didn’t look rich nor glamorous on the surface. But the bridegroom actually had a good build. I was reminded of what the late Pastor Neville Johnson said: there would be small, but strong churches in the last days, which are house churches. And I interpreted that the Chinese bride symbolized the strong house churches in China, that have been enduring the persecution. And the Chinese bride has a fruit, which is quite mature like 5~6 years old, not a new-born baby. I interpret the Caucasian bridegroom would mean house churches to be brought to the West in the days to come. And I interpret the 2nd dream. I was waiting for someone to deliver the key of the house, which would be the key to the revival. The key to house the glory of God. But it turned out that I already had the key with me. It would mean we already have the key with us. We can start house churches with our family, our friends, co-workers or neighbors. His presence is always with us when we gather together in His name and we love one another. The latter rain doesn’t necessarily come from traditional churches’ night gatherings or revival meetings in the stadium, but from our home. Later in the day when I read “How We Began” that Pastor John Fenn wrote in the Church without Walls International website, I felt my interpretation of the dream was in line with what the Lord spoke to Pastor John: “Many are running to and fro asking, ‘Where is the next move, what is the next season of the Spirit?’, and I say to you it is under their very noses. They stumble at the supernatural work in their midst and refuse to humble themselves and be taught, because they seek the sensational and that which appeals to the outward man. They fail to recognize the true move of God because it must be spiritually discerned.” Related to the house under remodeling or construction in the dream, I was also able to be reminded of what the late John Paul Jackson wrote on the house dream: God is interested in every detail of your life and wants you to see your life from His perspective. He is making improvements and repairs to your “house” all the time. Sometimes He will show you the upgrades—what you’ll become—in a dream so you won’t give up during the remodel. Jackson, John Paul. Top 20 Dreams: What the 20 Most Common Dreams are Telling You (p. 40). Streams Ministries. Kindle Edition. In the 3rd dream, I interpret riding on a horse is moving in the Spirit, in the mighty power of the Holy Spirit. I wanted to move in the mighty move of the Holy Spirit, but my expensive formal dress-code hindered me from riding on a horse. I interpret the expensive formal suits represented the legalism in the traditional churches. They might look good and they are paid compliments for luxurious materials. But they are not suitable for the Spirit to move in His way. I recall a Korean missionary’s sharing a story, which was recorded in a Korean church, the host. He said that he felt uncomfortable in preaching in a traditional church setting, like the host church. Now in many churches in Korea, there are multiple services on Sunday so that he is requested by the host to finish his preaching within 30 or 40 minutes. Otherwise, they would have problems in parking lots and in next time-slot services and they would be like dominos. So, the missionary said that it is very difficult to move in the Holy Spirit in that setting. Sometimes, we must wait until the Holy Spirit comes and fills the room with His presence. And he shared his testimony back in Mongolia. A few kids in his ministry said to him, “Brother, we will meet for prayer and worship on this Friday!” As he had a schedule conflict, he gave the kids the key of the small room in his ministry, saying they could go ahead, but he couldn’t join them. The next day, the kids came to him, so excited, and said to him, “Brother, you should have been there with us. We were so amazed by the Holy Spirit. The lightnings were here and there in the room!” I’m not saying we should pursue the supernatural manifestation. Even when we don’t feel or see anything, the Holy Spirit is always with us and we must bear the fruits of the Holy Spirit in our life. Yet, I’m trying to say that the traditional church settings and the legalism in church actually hinder the Holy Spirit from moving in the midst of us. They are manmade, not Spirit-made. Friend, I hope the interpretation of my dreams would resonate with you and it would encourage you to pray over the direction on your life, too. I think I would share more stories related to House Church in my future blogs, believing that we must prepare for the times to come. Have a bliss! Yunee But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; (1 Peter 2:9) Comments are closed.
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