Fanning Revival Flames
Cory Bakker.

 

In the latter part of 1992 the Lord gave me this picture.... I could see a huge concrete slab, and I watched it as it split in half. I knew immediately that there would be a huge division in what was known In the World as "Christianity." I then saw what was a very deep river running through the middle where the concrete slab divided, and many people, nations, tribes and tongues began to manifest from out of both slabs, literally fighting to get near the river. There were those who tried to hold others back, but multitudes were finding there way into the river between the "Great Divide".

This is the Word of The Lord :

Many of my people will be experiencing a shaking, a breaking and the hardness of their hearts will be revealed as the thickness of the stone is exposed. I have hungered and longed for my people to seek my face says the Father of all Creation. My heart is yearning for an intimacy with my children. These are mine and I am calling them to receive my love. Many will not want to. Many will stay on the shores of hardness. I weep for those. I will be faithful to those who seek the water of My Holy Spirit. I will be doing a healing in my people like never known before. I will draw my people to seek my face, to seek their first love, and when they seek me, they will find me. There will be a time in this generation when love will again abound in the family of the House of My Son.

When my people are in me, they will respond by reaching out to their neighbors and fulfilling the law that I established by My Spirit. Yes even the law of love. I am going to prepare my people for a great harvest, even a great awakening in these final days. Many will become discouraged, loosing hope, and loosing faith. But when my people press in, when my people give me their sin and their pain at that time they will experience my transforming life in them, and My child, hear me! They will be changed. They will run to me from all corners of the earth. They will hunger and thirst for me. They will want nothing more than to know The Love of their Father and the intimacy of their Bridegroom.

I will bring to the surface much filth. I will cause it by my fire to be burned away. But many will be like stew in the pot when the heat is turned on high. And all the sin and hatred will rise to the surface for many to see. But don't be disturbed by this. I am telling you to pray for them. Love them. This will be the high place and many will see it. But have I not said to the man who lifts himself up that I shall bring him low. So know my child, that when it seems there is no end to sin, that the days are too dark to stand, it is then that you will have actually gone into the depths. I will tear down those high places. As my faithful ones seek shelter under the Shadow of my Wings, and in the depths of my love and grace, I will keep them safe. I am putting an end to fighting within your own ranks. Do not judge these things, do not judge men, do not judge my child. No, instead love, and bless. Even those who you call religious, I say do not judge. You will have no choice but to trust me in this coming hour. If you try to understand all that I am doing you will fall. Do not judge, those who judge will be lawbreakers and I desire you that you remain in my grace. These coming days, you will see my Glory, you will know the Son, and He will dwell in you and be glorified through you. Every one who desires to lay down their lives for the sake of knowing me, will be changed and transformed and will be the vehicles in which My Son receives His ultimate Glory. AMEN

In 1993 there was news of an outpouring of the Holy Spirit referred as "The Toronto Blessing". I live very close to Toronto, so I was made aware of what was happening there (laughing, shaking, barking, roaring etc.) within 2 weeks of it taking place. Well I needed to rush down there, I wanted to see what the Lord was doing, and most of all I wanted all that He was giving out.

Upon my first visit I tried to stay as open as possible. But the truth is I was very skeptical. Pride rose up in me IMMEDIATELY, as I thought to myself; if this really was God, I think He would make me aware of what He was doing. After all He speaks to me, He loves me, and why would He do something so extreme without letting me know?" ( what a silly thing I was)

Well I didn't experience anything that night that would prove to me that this was a move of God. In fact after my fourth or fifth visit, I was convinced that it was not, and I was as angry as ever at the people who participated, the people that promoted it, and I was determined to prove through the written word of God that I was right!

I sought the Lord diligently, I was confused to the point of depression, and I felt that all I had with the Lord was being snatched away. Even my friends and elders in the Lord were completely immersed in what was happening in Toronto. Everybody was changing, my world was changing.

1993 was a very difficult year for me, and into 1994 God began to crush me as I sought Him for His will, His truth, and most of all His acceptance. I came to the conclusion that none of it mattered, I knew that Jesus Christ saved me, and that He was Sovereign. I needed His peace, I needed His love. I began to pray into EVERY thought that would draw me away from His peace. I prayed like this: "Father, I don't understand any of this, but you know what's going on. I give this over to You, it's not mine to be concerned. I let go of wanting control in this area."

I prayed like this when people would manifest, when people would laugh uncontrollably, when I felt myself becoming bitter, when I would judge or criticize. Put it this way - I ATE THIS PRAYER!

In the spring of 1996 I had a desire to read the book "Catch The Fire" by Guy Chevreaux. I had not yet read the book, and by this time I was comfortable enough to go to Toronto, enjoy the worship, enjoy the fellowship and even receive ministry. Nothing weird ever happened to me. I wouldn't get slain, laugh or jerk, but by faith I received, knowing that God was doing a work in me. I trusted Him.

As I read the prophetic word that Marc Dupont had received in 1992 as recorded in the book, something happened. The Holy Spirit quickened me to the picture He had given me regarding the concrete slabs. As I took in the Revelation the Lord was giving me, I KNEW that I had sinned against God. I fell on my knees in repentance, such as I had not done since I was saved. I repented first of my pride, then my rebellion, the bitterness and anger, the criticism. It was awful. I felt so low. I stood in awe with the fear of God filling my bones. I knew exactly where I had been in that picture. I was holding others back from the water of His Spirit; I was looking at His River with proud arrogant eyes. But that day it was like a bucket of grace was poured upon me. I knew the Lord forgave me, and I also knew that He was going to use my earlier resistance as a part of the very move that was taking place on the earth. I began to see that I was going to be a part of what God was doing, and that it wouldn't at all be my doing but would be through His grace and the power of His love in me!

Since that day I have been growing steadily and quickly in the knowledge of God and His love for His church. He shares His secrets with me, and releases me to share those secrets in His timing. I still haven't been slain at Toronto or jerk or shake, but I love to worship the Lord and receive ministry through the loving hands of His people there. I did receive the Holy Laughter once, oh it was so much fun! . I know that not all physical manifestations are the Holy Spirit, but the larger manifestation of God that is invisible, IS the Holy Spirit and He is in our midst and IN CONTROL more then many of us realize.. His love is like a fountain that fills me up!

If you are reading this today, and you can identify with my experience,. Please! Lean not on your own understanding, but trust God with all your heart. Seek Him in prayer and pour your heart out to Him. Tell Him how you feel, and for the sake of the Kingdom of God be willing to be wrong. I was sooo wrong! God loves you so much, it's not too late to jump into the river. It is so warm and beautiful. Love abounds for all here, we just need to drink it in. If you have not love, you have nothing! Tell the Father you are willing to walk by grace and grace alone, and die to your self and it's strengths. Can you trust Him?

If you are reading this and you are in the river….well…
KEEP ON SWIMMIN, and take this ~~~~~~<<<<SPLASH>>>>>.
 

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