THE
OUTHOUSE
The present
worldwide scare of the VIRUS
demands our attention. Thousands
have been affected; thousands have
died. We may wonder what will
happen to us or a loved one. But
as scarey at it may seem; God has
the solution: Always.
A recent dream I
had might be the answer:; I was
attending an outdoor religious
meeting featuring a famous
preacher. Thousands were there;
but it was mostly an
entertainment; with little focus
on Jesus. I decided to leave; and
began to climb a small hill behind
us. As I got to the top; I saw an
outhouse; the kind we used to use
when I was a child visiting my
grandmother's farm/ranch down in
Texas. It was 9 miles from any
town and the farmhouse was a
two-story; but lacked electricity
and had no phone or indoor
plumbing. In cold winters; only
two wood fireplaces heated the
downstairs. Upstairs; no
heat---just blankets. Water had to
be fetched from an outdoor well;
fed by a windmill...when the wind
blew. We sometimes had to neglect
the garden and there were times
when swarms of locusts flew in and
devoured every green twig we
planted. Other than the barn; we
had a nearby storm cellar we had
to run to when tornados
approached; and late evenings when
we sat outside on the porch; we
knew there would be rattlesnakes
coming out of their dens. A
trained dog and the garden hoe was
our defense. We went through
several dogs..
Back to the
outhouse in my dream---; When I
saw it; I was glad; for I needed
to use the toilet. I took care of
business and as I finished and was
about to leave; I heard a loud
banging on the door. I opened it
and there stood that same famous
preacher who angrily said to me;
HOW COME YOU TOOK SO LONG! I NEED
TO GO! I looked down the hill and
saw that all the people had left
and were fleeing in every
direction.; So he went inside the
outhouse and as I stood outside
there I suddenly looking to my
left and saw a large yacht lying
on its side; swept in by a huge
wave--like a tsunami had hit. What
was this?
I asked the Lord.
He showed me: only the rich could
afford such a vessel; yet now it
was destroyed. This refers to the
economy.; Then the dream ended.;
As I sought the Lord for
understand these things; He
directed me to Goggle news of
Singapore . When I did; the news
was about two mega-churches there
that had been shut down. These two
had 18; 000 or more who attended;
but now they were shut down. One
of them; the law had arrested the
pastor for using church offerings
to finance his wife's aspiring
ventures; and the other was doing
the same to acquire a shopping
mall! Now they were having to use
the internet to hopefully keep
their crowds listening and giving.
All because of the VIRUS which was
hitting every Asian country and
spreading rapidly all over the
world. That preacher banging on
the toilet door is where he ran
to--suddenly realizing he needed
to repent of his sins.; The
outhouse would represent a place
where we emptied ourselves of all
our sins at the throne of grace
and they are forgiven. If MY
PEOPLE who are called by My name
shall HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND SEEK
MY FACE AND PRAY AND TURN FROM
THEIR WICKED WAYS...then will I
hear from heaven; forgive their
sins; and HEAL THEIR LAND! (2
Chron 7:14) To whom is this
scripture talking to? CHRISTIANS!!
US!!; Then I recalled another
scripture:; Matthew 18:19 King
James Version (KJV) 19 Again I say
unto you; That if two of you shall
agree on earth as touching any
thing that they shall ask; it
shall be done for them of my
Father which is in heaven.
(Matthew 18:19);
Remember the story
about Abraham's plea with the
Angel and his nephew Lot? (GENESIS
18&19 God had looked upon
Sodom and Gomorrah and decided it
had become so sinful; it must be
destroyed. But Abraham thought of
Lot and his family--surely God
would not destroy the righteous
with the sinner? Then began the
pleading and the agreeing. If the
angels found at least 50 righteous
they would not destroy it; then
40; then 30; then 20; and then
lastly: 10? But sadly; not even 10
righteous were found. Read the
story.; Think of the power of just
TWO agreeing in prayer for this
virus epidemic! and our country!
RIGHTEOUS CHRISTIANS! Not being
held with unforgivenesses; for
past wounds still hindering their
prayer lives--for Jesus told us we
would be forgiven only as we
forgive.; It is time for us to
read 2 Chronicles 7:24 again and
again.; FORGIVENESS IS THE
ANSWER...THE ONLY ANSWER.; Mary E.
Adams; meamin@mtaonline.net; I
took care of business then I heard
a very loud pounding on the door.
I opened it and there stood the
famous preacher who said to me;
How come you took so long! I NEED
TO GO!; Suddenly; I looked toward
the sea and saw the tsunsmi and
the yacht lying on its side;
ruined.; The tsunami is a huge
storm which devastated and swept
the yacht inland. Only rich
persons could afford a yacht. This
one came from China.; God is
showing us that we must trust in
Him and not be swayed away by the
things of this world. The yacht
represents the things of this
world; which will soon perish.;
The outdoor toilet is to return to
the old-time religion calling for
----REPENTANCE! Empty ourselves
from accumulating sins we've
neglected to ask forgiveness from.
It is not a one time
thing---repentance speaks of sins
that block our prayers from being
answered!;
THE OUTHOUSE; The
present worldwide scare of the
VIRUS demands our attention.
Thousands have been affected;
thousands have died. We may wonder
what will happen to us or a loved
one. But as scarey at it may seem;
God has the solution: Always.; A
recent dream I had might be the
answer:
I was at attending
an outdoor religous meeting
featuring a famous preacher.
Thousands were there; but it was
mostly an entertainment; with
little focus on Jesus. I decided
to leave; and began to climb a
small hill behind us. As I got to
the top; I saw an outhouse; the
kind we used to use when I was a
child visiting my grandmother's
farm/ranch down in Texas. It was 9
miles from any town and the
farmhouse was a two-story; but
lacked electricity and had no
phone or indoor plumbing. In cold
winters; only two wood fireplaces
heated the downstairs. Upstairs;
no heat---just blankets. Water had
to be fetched from an outdoor
well; fed by a windmill...when the
wind blew. We sometimes had to
neglect the garden and there were
times when swarms of locusts flew
in and devoured every green twig
we planted. Other than the barn;
we had a nearby storm cellar we
had to run to when tornados
approached; and late evenings when
we sat outside on the porch; we
knew there would be rattlesnakes
coming out of their dens. A
trained dog and the garden hoe was
our defense. We went through
several dogs...;
Back to the
outhouse in my dream---; When I
saw it; I was glad; for I needed
to use the toilet. I took care of
business and as I finished and was
about to leave; I heard a loud
banging on the door. I opened it
and there stood that same famous
preacher who angryly said to me;
HOW COME YOU TOOK SO LONG! I NEED
TO GO! I looked down the hill and
saw that all the people had left
and were fleeing in every
direction.;
So he went inside
the outhouse and as I stood
outside there I suddenly looking
to my left and saw a large yacht
lying on its side; swept in by a
huge wave--like a tsunami had hit.
What was this? I asked the Lord.
He showed me: only the rich could
afford such a vessel; yet now it
was destroyed. Only the rich could
afford such a ship. This refers to
the economy.; Then the dream
ended.
As I sought the
Lord for understand these things;
He directed me to Goggle news of
Singapore . When I did; the news
was about two mega-churches there
that had been shut down. These two
had 18; 000 or more who attended;
but now they were shut down. One
of them; the law had arrested the
pastor for using church offerings
to finance his wife's aspiring
ventures; and the other was doing
the same to acquire a shopping
mall! Now they were having to use
the internet to hopefully keep
their crowds listening and giving.
All because of the VIRUS which was
hitting every Asian country and
spreading rapidly all over the
world. That preacher banging on
the toilet door is where he ran
to--suddenly realizing he needed
to repent of his sins.; The
outhouse would represent a place
where we emptied ourselves of all
our sins at the throne of grace
and they are forgiven.; If MY
PEOPLE who are called by My name
shall HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND SEEK
MY FACE AND PRAY AND TURN FROM
THEIR WICKED WAYS...then will I
hear from heaven; forgive their
sins; and HEAL THEIR LAND! (2
Chron 7:14); To whom is this
scripture talking to? CHRISTIANS!!
US!!;
Then I recalled
another scripture:; Matthew 18:19
King James Version (KJV); 19 Again
I say unto you; That if two of you
shall agree on earth as touching
any thing that they shall ask; it
shall be done for them of my
Father which is in heaven.
(Matthew 18:19) Remember the story
about Abraham's plea with the
Angel and his nephew Lot? (GENESIS
18&19 God had looked upon
Sodom and Gomorrah and decided it
had become so sinful; it must be
destroyed. But Abraham thought of
Lot and his family--surely God
would not destroy the righteous
with the sinner? Then began the
pleading and the agreeing. If the
angels found at least 50 righteous
they would not destroy it; then
40; then 30; then 20; and then
lastly: 10? But sadly; not even 10
righteous were found. Read the
story.;
Think of the power
of just TWO agreeing in prayer for
this virus epidemic! and our
country! RIGHTEOUS CHRISTIANS! Not
being held with unforgivenesses;
for past wounds still hindering
their prayer lives--for Jesus told
us we would be forgiven only as we
forgive.; It is time for us to
read 2 Chronicles 7:24 again and
again.; FORGIVENESS IS THE
ANSWER...THE ONLY ANSWER.
When I looked
toward the sea and saw the tsunsmi
and the yacht lying on its side;
ruined.; The tsunami is a huge
storm which devastated and swept
the yacht inland. Only rich
persons could afford a yacht. This
one came from China.; God is
showing us that we must trust in
Him and not be swayed away by the
things of this world. The yacht
represents the things of this
world; which will soon perish. The
outdoor toilet is to return to the
old-time religion calling for
----REPENTANCE! Empty ourselves
from accumulating sins we've
neglected to ask forgiveness from.
It is not a one
time thing---repentance speaks of
sins that block our prayers from
being answered! And when we
realize it, maybe God
will find just two
who of us who could agree
together...
Mary
E. Adams