Dream 687 – The Withering of the Fig Tree
Received on Sunday, April 9, 2023
Communion
Dear Father,
Thank You for this beautiful morning! What a beautiful day You have made. You have done so much for Your people. We are so thankful. I am so sorry that there are days where I grumble more than I rejoice. Bless this day, Father. Raise us up from the dead. Transform us and remove our afflictions. Strengthen us and bring Your presence into us so that we can overcome the wicked.
Last night, a song kept playing in my head. It played at all of the waking moments of my restless sleep. ‘On this Troubled Day’ (Psalm 10). Father, this doesn’t happen unless You are speaking to me. I haven’t heard this song in years. The following lines kept repeating in my head…
“The wicked in pride pursuing the weak; catch them in schemes they devise; the wicked boasting there is no God; let their own words condemn them, let their own words condemn them; will mortal man terrify your own; no no no more, no no more, no no more; let their own words condemn them, let their own words condemn them.”
Oh Father, I just know that all of this has to be from You. Thank You for flowing these wonderful dreams through me. I am grateful that You have filled my empty vessel with refreshing springs from the fountain of my heart. I am grateful that You use my pen to pour out Your love for Your people. I had a vivid dream last night…
Sub-Dream 1 “A celebrity too cold to comfort” begins…
I was transported back to when I was still living in Portland OR. The house had many features and decorations that I had back when my children were much younger. A well-known celebrity singer and a current judge on American Idol then came knocking on my door. I invited her in when she told me she was hiding from someone.
She was wearing a designer dress. While her outfit was stunning, it was also unusual. It had a type of peacock-tail pattern. The rest of her outfit was like something Cleopatra would wear. Spread throughout her outfit were fig leaves. She also wore an elaborate headdress. The overall effect of the fabrics used was to give her a golden glow…
Celebrity: “I am hiding from someone. I need a place to spend the night.”
Me: “My children’s nursery is available.”
I took her to my son’s room. It had both a daybed and a round crib. Even though the crib was ridiculously small for her, that is where she chose to rest. She was nervous.
Celebrity: “This crib is perfect for me. Thank you. Could you please get me some blankets? I am very cold.”
I started to layer blanket after blanket on her, but she was still just as cold.
Me: “This is my last blanket. I have no more blankets to put on you.”
Celebrity: Rolling her eyes in a snobbish manner. “But I am still cold.”
Me: “I am sorry, but I am doing the best I can.”
Celebrity: In a snooty voice. “Fine.”
Sub-Dream 1 over…
When I woke up, I laughed. I had been reading about You cursing the fig tree during Your final week (Mark 11:12-25). Lord, You cursed the tree because You were hungry and there were no figs on the tree. You went to the tree and saw that it had leaves, but it wasn’t in due season for figs. You then said to the tree that no one should eat fruit from it again. This happened in the morning and the disciples had heard you. When you all passed it again in the evening, the fig tree had withered from the roots.
Father, You told me many dreams ago about the fig tree. Now this sub-dream seems to be using the leaves from the fig tree as a type of covering for hiding. This feels like a symbol of the fallen world hiding from You and needing cover for their nakedness and shame. Was the tree You cursed originally in the Garden of Eden? Or perhaps it was just a symbol? What I do know is that this tree represents the fall of man.
I have an old painting of a woman at the well. It was in oil on a board. The thrift store must have thought it was a print because they sold it for very little. I bought this a few years back. When I got home, I removed the glass. I was surprised to find it was an original painting, but unsigned. Well, this painting somehow fell. I have never had artwork fall from the wall before, so this seemed to be a sign of how close we are.
After writing down the above dream about the celebrity and the fig leaves, I received an alert on my phone from an app I recently downloaded. This happened while I was sitting in my devotional chair. The app is an Omer counter. It told me that I am not blessed because I missed three days of counting prayers at the appointed time.
Note: This app counts the Omer differently than my husband counts the Omer. This app counts the first day of Omer as always being Nisan 16, the day after the first day of Passover, Nisan 15. In contrast, my husband believes that Resurrection Sunday is always Day 1 of the counting of the Omer, with the counting ending on the Saturday before Pentecost Sunday (seven Sundays from today, or Sunday, May 28, 2023).
Me: “Oh Lord, am I sinning by not counting the Omer correctly? Oh Father, can You please send some fig leaves to cover my shame?” I was half joking, half serious.
Jesus: “Erin, come up!”
He once again spoke to me while I sat in my devotional chair. His Voice was very clear.
Jesus: “Erin, I am here and I am with you. There are many ways to look at the fig tree. At the time, I was hungry, but there was no fruit to satisfy My hunger.”
Me: “But why curse it when it wasn’t even in due season?”
Jesus: “This is because it symbolized something extremely important here… it symbolized faith. While My Word can bring life, it can also bring death. Either way, I have this power given unto Me by My Father. Erin, the Keys to Life and Death are in the power of the tongue. When backed by faith, the power of the tongue is a weapon that can move mountains.
“If a man knows what is true and holy, yet pursues evil anyway, then he has no regard for the laws given to Moses. He instead believes that he has a ‘Special Pass’ from Me. This is false thinking. Now, what happened after the disciples witnessed Me curse the tree that bore no fruit to satisfy My hunger?”
Me: “You went to the Temple Courts. People were buying and selling in the Temple. This made You very angry. You then told everyone there that it is written in Your Word that Your House is to be called a House of Prayer for all nations, yet it was now instead being used as a den for robbers.”
Jesus: “Yes. When the chief priests and teachers of My Law heard about this, they wanted Me dead. Why? This is because I spoke the truth and they knew I was right. My truth shamed them and brought them embarrassment. However, instead of humbling themselves and fixing the problem, they decided that I was the problem.
“They believed that God didn’t have a problem with them because they sacrificed and served. They felt that they were therefore without blemish. Well, they were wrong. Now, to those I have given much to do, in this case as representatives of the Most High God, then what do I require in return?”
Me: “For them to continuously seek and follow Your Will?
Jesus: “Yes. However, these priests and teachers were not fruitful. They were not practicing the truth. What they proclaimed with their lips was different from their practice. Their actions condemned them. Even more so, they caused others to fall or loosely obey God’s Law. They created a den of thieves. Thieves produce no good fruit. They are barren because God has removed their blessing.
“Now, think of this… how many pastors proclaim the Word of God against God’s people? They are wicked in their heart. They have no fruit. Even their roots are rotten. They shrivel for lack of truth. They are not filled with living water. They instead rob the poor of heart. The power of life and death comes from the tongue. Erin, the serpent lies to the innocent, confuses the unknowing and deceives all to cause sin and shame.
“The enemy wants to separate God’s people from all that is good and all that He has planned for them… life more abundant. The serpent presents false fruitfulness and deceives with promises of good. Well, he is barren and delivers only spiritual death. He is a destroyer of all that is good and holy. Once a person falls into the serpent’s trap, they then sin and feel shame.
“The serpent then reveals to them their great sin and accuses them using guilt. These then become their shackles. They go from freedom into a prison of guilt and shame. My people suffer from a lack of truth. You are experiencing what this fall looks like. Many nations have fallen or are in the process of falling. Evil nations appear to be rising all around you.”
Me: “Oh Lord, please help us. If most of Your people are lost because they lack knowledge, then please send them help. Reveal Yourself to them. Easter is about You. Lord, as You conquered death. You defied evil. You set all of us free from the death of sin. Oh Lord, please don’t be silent any longer.”
Jesus: “Erin, I come differently this time. I come as a Winnower to separate those who are wheat from those who are tares. I will be using a fork with many prongs. There will be great jealousy and anger about how I use My fork. Those who are scholars of My Word that were not called by Me will then proclaim to all who will listen…
- That God would never use a fork to separate wheat from the tares.
- That God would instead use a fork to separate the wheat from the chaff.
- That it was therefore not God who chose the prongs of this fork.
- That God would know of all the things he did for God.
“Erin, even after this, they will still not turn and humble themselves. I will then proclaim that they are fools that knew Me not. While those who humble themselves will be forgiven, those who exalt themselves will not see My mercy. The religious hypocrites in today’s culture know very little about Me because they do not go deep into My Word.
“They instead repackage other people’s sermons to come across as having great knowledge. Well, if they must use another’s work, dried and preserved fruit, then at some point they will be exposed and naked. My Word is like fruit on a large tree. It constantly produces good fruit and it never falls out of season.
“Erin, I am readying those I have called to be prepared for what I am about to do. You do not fully understand what this is until the moment I present it. You feel in Your Spirit great anticipation for this Great Move of God. You are both full of joy and fear. However, be at peace as I am with you.”
Me: “But evil is increasing so rapidly now! It becomes worse every day. Please hurry.”
Jesus: “I do all things in Due Season. Do not worry. Remember that things are darkest before the dawn. Oh yes… don’t allow yourself to be shamed by that app. Come to Me for your counting. Day or night, I will bless you. These are lovers of the law and are punishers ready to shame those who do not know what to do.”
Me: “I learned by studying.”
Jesus: “I am the God who blesses. I determine this. So, what they are saying is, ‘If I do this and this, then I will get this’. Well, I don’t follow a formula. Now, I will still bless those who diligently follow My laws. However, they must let Me have their heart. Your heart in this matter is good. Many would delete this practice altogether.”
Me: “Should I delete my app?”
Jesus: “I am with you. There is no condemnation for earnestly seeking Me. That is ridiculous. Now, while they are counting and not yet finished, I will have made great changes. Hopefully, they can take time to see it and look up for a moment.”
Me: “You are awesome, Lord.”
Jesus: “You are loved! Do not worry as I am with you. I have Risen and I have the Keys. Just wait to see what I am about to unlock!”
Dream over…
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