Friday, December 21, 2012

The Calling: a meeting with Moses and an encounter with Darkness


Below are a couple of visions God had given me this past semester. The first one with Moses happened last week. The second one with the "dark city" happened at the end of October.  Both of these posts have to do with things God has spoken over my life. So I feel a little vulnerable sharing, kind of. However, against my own urge to remain comfortable and keep these in secret, Jesus strongly encouraged me to write and post them. I pray that as you read these entries, you would discover who the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit are and also who you are as a child of God.

 

Meeting with Moses

I was in Heaven with the Father. Many times when I am given a vision of  heaven, I have the appearance of a child. The only reasoning I have for this is scripture: And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 18:3. I think in the visions, Jesus is just saying I have a heart of a child. So..

The Father and I were together and He asked me if I wanted to meet Moses! My initial thoughts were, “Am I making this up? Is this a serious question? And if it is, I already know what is about to happen. I am about the meet the Moses of the Bible!” I had small doubts, but I was determined to believe. Moses appeared before us. He was a big/tall man with a long beard that was gray, white, and gold. The word that came to my mind immediately was “stoic.” He was gentle but strong. He carried a heavy wisdom. It was as if wisdom was his bones and his core. He knelt down and let me sit on his knee. (Remember I was a little girl). He said my name. I was surprised that he knew who I was. Moses replied to my thought, “Of course I know who you are! Heaven loves to watch you! The thing we adore the most is your heart. It is so beautiful and bright.”

Father then said, “Moses has some wisdom to share with you.” Moses looked me in the eyes and said, “Alyssa, it is important that you let your eyes rest on your Maker. Never let them fall away. For at the end of my life, I let my eyes fall when I hit the rock out of anger. I was then forbidden to enter the promise land. This was not a punishment against me, but it was pure grace. God saw that it was better for Him to take me than to let my heart continue to travel down this path. God is good and I am thankful he took me to be with Him. Alyssa, do not even let your eyes fall on the signs and wonders, for they will come through you. Keep them on the Performer of them all. For when the eyes fall away, people tend to drift and eventually fall into a pit. Do not be afraid of the deeds put in front of you, because one ounce of faith will open millions of doors for Jesus to walk through. You have a great calling on your life and heaven is contending on your behalf. The Lord is with you always.”

Moses left and the Lord picked me up into His arms. He spoke, “Moses owns these revelations because he knew them while he lived on the earth. That is why I allowed him to share them with you, my love. Let your heart discover the wonder of I AM.”

 

My Calling: Heaven Come Down

            I was sitting at Common Grounds, a local coffee shop, and had this really strange experience. It was like a vision, but it was also happening in real life. I don’t really know how to explain it. But, an angel came up to me and said that he had a message from the Lord. He then handed me a scroll. The angel said he must stand guard while I read the message. (I thought that was kind of funny). I opened the scroll and started to experience the message. I was taken to a city that was dark and gray. It smelled awful and it even tasted bad. I was walking with the Father (I think He was the Father, even though He had wings?). I expressed how I felt as though my skin was drying out. I felt like I was even losing life. He explained, “This was a city where the enemy has been established. He literally takes life from you. This is hell that has made its place on the earth. Alyssa, these are the places that I am calling you to, the ones that I am giving you authority over. The enemy has tried to keep these places hidden away from you, but now I am sending you there. Your words, thoughts, prayers and even your presence will bring life to this place. The enemy cannot stop it. Your calling is to bring heaven down to earth; to bring and establish heaven in the darkest of places. This is what is written on the scroll. Will you go, my love?” “Of course I will.” I replied, “But do you think I am even strong enough to stand in such a place?” I knew that if He had not been standing with me in these moments now, I would quickly perish. “Yes, in fact you will THRIVE because it is Me that you find life from! I am your strength and I will never leave you. ‘I will prepare a table, a feast, for you in the presence of the enemy.”

            As we walked around I saw people inside the buildings. They were crying out for help and were in agonizing pain. The strange part was they didn’t even realize the pain they were in. The people that were walking the streets were emotionless and lifeless. To be honest I couldn’t tell which was worse, to be alive and in pain, or to not be alive at all. My heart broke for this place. God encouraged me to step out in Faith. When I did, a bright and powerful light came from within me. It actually shook the ground and trees started to come up from under the concrete paths and streets! Jesus was with me now. He pointed over to the windows, the ones that held all of the prisoners. I walked over there and touched my hand to the window and it shattered. I spoke words of Life and I saw Healing in the form of rain enter in the building. It touched all of those people that were just in so much pain. Jesus and the Father both grabbed my hands. Jesus spoke, “Alyssa, even the darkest places must submit to my Father’s authority and to the Kingdom of God.” I saw that the people who had been healed start to heal others! I was seeing amazing things happen! Jesus then said, “Where the darkest of dark is, there WILL be the brightest of Light.”

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Gift of Life

Intro: Jesus showed me this picture this morning and it brought me tons of healing and breakthrough!
I have recently been struggling with the idea that I must serve the Lord perfectly. In that place I have uncounciously been punishing myself for not being where I need to be in my relationship with Him. I now understand that I have been partnering with a spirit of Religion. Jesus is so awesome because He sees my heart. When he came and died, he took the punishment for all sin. He exchanged the Law for his Grace. I no longer operate by perfection, but by the power of his Love and Grace. So below is the vision/ story He gave me to help me see and receive His power, love, and life. HE is SO GOOD!




I was in a dark prison cell and Satan was coolly standing in the corner. We were looking above at the “Laws.” They were golden and placed highly on the wall. Satan then said to me, “You have not served these laws perfectly. You should put on these chains so next time you will do better. The chains will help you get closer to the Laws.” I put the chains on myself and then tried to run towards the door so I could serve the Lord. However, I couldn’t escape because the chains bound me to the prison floor. Satan was laughing and mocking me, still standing in the corner.
Hopelessness came and joined him. He was a big guy who didn’t say much. His shoulders were slouched with no emotion on his face; only the expression of emptiness. He brought a suffocating heaviness to the room. Even though I could hardly breathe, I continued to try to serve the Lord. Satan remarked to Hopelessness, “Look at her! She calls herself a servant of the Most High God, but she can’t even get out of this prison cell!! What a FOOL!!
Immediately when he said that, a bright and furious light flooded the room. Satan could only flee. There was no other choice for him but to go. Hopelessness scurried out with him. The Light was so strong that the chains broke under its pressure. I felt like I was being made new every moment. Every second was a second of full restoration. Jesus appeared and stepped out from the light. Looking at Him was like beholding Life itself. He didn’t say a word, but his face said it all, “I have come for you. I have come to set you free, my love. I heard your cry and I had to come. You are no longer bound by punishment or self condemnation.” He grabbed my hands and then gazed towards the “Laws.” It immediately crumbled into gold dust and fell to the ground. Jesus spoke, “Those are no longer your standards. Let your new standards be this…” He held out his hand and I saw the hole where a nail had once been. “Let it be my love that compels you.” Tears were streaming down my face. He put his hands on my head and Love was poured out over me from my head to my feet. I was flooded with memories of Jesus hanging on the cross. I saw that the moment His life was fully given to death, it was the moment Death knew it would be defeated. The power it carried had broken. I saw the Father breathe upon His Son and His life was restored. All LIFE was restored. Jesus then spoke, “Alyssa, I have taken this pain from you and I have given you a new life. Now walk in it. You are free!”

Friday, November 9, 2012

The Greatest Master


 
Jesus gave me a picture: I was running really fast, getting faster and faster. A great wind came from behind me, lifting me up and I started to fly. I was then given wings that allowed me to go higher. I landed next to a pyramid in Egypt. When I touched the pyramid, I was taken to ancient Egypt. As I looked around I saw all of the people who did not know my God, but they live serving false gods. They worshiped not out of joy, but out of fear. Fear was a cloud, a blanket that covered and oppressed them. The people served these gods because they were enslaved to them. They were fearfully attached and dependent on the gods of that time. They did not know anything different than that.

Then I touched a Bible and I was taken to the cross and the crucifixion. Jesus kept yelling, “LOVE!! LOVE!! LOVE!!” We worship him out of the love and freedom we have received. We are not driven by fear like the Egyptians, but we respond out of this pure love that has been given to us. He RULES by love. This is the purest form of freedom. This freedom could only be obtained by Jesus. If his love is not there, he is not their either. His love is FULL.

Similar to the ancient Egyptians, we today still “serve false gods” and we are enslaved to them. When people are fearful of not being able to provide for their families, they are enslaved to work. When you are fearful of not being accepted, you are enslaved to comparison. But when we serve God we are free to love and be loved. We only know this love because he came as love. When other gods say, “SERVE ME” Jesus says I have come to serve you.
 
 
 
You should watch this video!! Powerful...full of truth and revelation! It could change you...

Thursday, August 2, 2012

The Great Hall of Honor





The Great Hall of Honor 
           This is a picture I received the other day while spending time with God: 
           Jesus and I were walking down a path that was set with golden bricks. It seemed to stretch out for eternity, but somehow I could see where it ended. This path was suspended in the air and it led to a city/ mansion that was held up in the sky. It was interesting because on the bottom side of the city, there was life growing. Trees and vines of flowers thrived. It looked like an upside down forest. We started to walk together and an angel flew by and said, “Hi Alyssa!” I was a little taken off guard and asked Jesus how he know knew my name?! He replied, “Alyssa, many of the angels know who you are! They love to watch and observe you. Many times they even ask to go see you! They can see you heart. They see that you have chosen me in the midst of darkness. Alyssa, did you know your heart is so pure that it shines so bright that it reaches heaven! Every time you choose me it shines brighter and brighter!” Wow! I had no idea!!
            We continued to walk and I realized we were standing over an ocean. We were so high above the waters, yet I could still see all the gems and jewels that filled the bottom of the sea floor. We finally entered under a giant arch way into the city. There were no gates because it was open to all. We walked under the entrance and there were writings above us. The writings described the purpose of this place. It stated that is was “The Great Hall of Honor.” Jesus and I went into the hall and it seemed like it could go on forever! On the walls were golden bricks, each with a name inscribed on it. These golden bricks were just like the ones that we walked on to get here. Jesus touched the brick and a small scroll popped out. It read “Resisted the temptation of Satan” When it was read aloud, a flood of emotions rolled into the hall. It was the feeling of a proud father! I was taken into that same feeling and I was in awe of this person that I didn’t even know. Excitement and a sense of great victory also came to me. Jesus touched another brick. This said, “She laid down her life for a friend.” The same emotions came again, just as strong as before. Jesus kept reading others: “Sought to be in My presence, chose to fallow Me and be rejected by his family, forgave his enemy, in times of trial, she looked to Me, and remained in the fire when could have taken the easy way out.”  Jesus started to explain, “Alyssa, each one of these statements is a decision of ‘choosing me.’ Each brick that is in this hall is a representation of a brick that was laid down on the same path that we took to get here. Their choice of ‘choosing me’ brings the Kingdom to earth every time. They have all made a way, they have built a path of great FAITH for others, so that the ones that come behind them can continue forward. Alyssa you fall into a long lineage of family that has picked me over the world. They and you will be greatly honored for this.  Every decision you ever make will be accounted for. It not only will be awarded, but it will carry on through the end of time. It has the power to build up or tear down. Do you want to know what one of your scrolls will read?” I replied, “Yes, of course!” He spoke, “Stepped out of the boat in great faith!” I asked Jesus why he showed me all of this. He said, “Well earlier today your heart was feeling insignificant and I wanted to show you how significant you are! I wanted to show you that even the smallest decisions you make are honored and will affect the rest of eternity, both heaven and earth.” 

Monday, July 30, 2012

The Beautiful Bride





This post is an experience I had during my China adventure last month. It has nothing really to do with China, and has everything to do with the heart of Jesus.
            Sometimes Jesus will speak to me through dreams. Not all the time, but sometimes. So while I was traveling in China, I was having dreams almost every night! So here are a couple of them:
1.      In this dream I saw my mom. She came up to me and told me that she has many boyfriends. My dad was there and heard her, but there was no reaction from him. However when she said that, I began to weep. I was in so much pain. I woke up from that dream and I could tell that I had really been crying in my sleep and that grief was still there. I assumed that that dream was surely not from God and put it to the side.

2.      The next night I had another dream. In this dream, the missionary that we had been traveling with came up to me and told me that his wife had left him. I thought, “No way! I would have never thought that this would have been possible! How could that happen???” Next, I walk into another room. My friend (who in real life had just gotten married a couple weeks prior) told me that her and her husband had gotten a divorce and that she had already been remarried! She said that he had an expectation that she didn’t want to meet and asked for a divorce. This new man that she married was fragile looking, pale, weak, and he had no character compared to her prior husband who was strong physically, has strong character and is bold.  Once again I woke up again and was like surely that was not from the Lord!
Later that day, the Lord graciously helped me make the connection between the two dreams. I asked him, “Lord! Why did I have two dreams of broken marriages and of divorce?” Jesus replied to me, “I am speaking to you about the burden that I carry for my church, who is my bride. This is something that has always been on my heart. I have chosen her to be the one that my heart loves and I will come for her and my glory will shine through her purity. She will not be perfect, but she is redeemed. There is a thought that the church will reach “perfection” and then I will come for her, but that is not my will. It is not perfection, but abounding grace that covers her and that grace is what the world will see. Every church, every part of the body will be marked by my redemption. Just as you are pure and spotless in my eyes, so will she be.
            But the reason I am speaking to you in dreams is to reveal her current condition. She is self seeking, walking by her own understanding, feeling no guilt or remorse because she doesn’t know that what she is doing is wrong. It is not your job to open her eyes, but I have chosen you to speak my word.
            Prayer can change the direction of a destiny. Like a train track, just a small resetting of a track can change the final destination. I am asking you to remember my grief for her, remember my love for her, remember my jealousy for her, and remember my devotion to her. Carry this in your heart, not to have a heart of condemnation, but for Great Hope!”



Come forth beautiful one, the most beautiful one,
For the bridegroom has been waiting for your return.
He has love for you.
He has joy for you.
He has life for you.
Together you shine so bright that all of the world can see.

Come forth beautiful one, the most beautiful one,
For the bridegroom adores you.
You are like white before him.
He has hope for you.
He has plans for you.
He has a marvelous future for you.
Together you shine so bright that all of the world can see. 

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The Final Phase




God said to me, “I am about to deliver a powerful message.”


-Vision
I was in heaven and I was fallowing Jesus down an aisle. There were crowds angels surrounding us on each side and once we passed they closed in behind us. I looked like royalty. I was wearing a pink/purple gown and had on a jeweled robe, a crown, and wings. We walked up to the front and continued up the steps to a podium. I stood to his left. Jesus was about to announce something to all of heaven. There was a small wooden box on the podium and when Jesus opened it, there was a key inside. He then handed the wooden box to me. He took the key and held it into the air and unlocked what seemed to be like an imaginary lock suspended in the sky. When He unlocked it, revelation and understanding were released to all in heaven. It was understanding of the past and the present concerning what Jesus was about to speak on. I personally could not fully understand, but I knew that He was showing heaven the story that God had created through time and where we were in the story now.
Then Jesus said to me, “Alyssa, I am about to tell them about my next move. This will impact every nation and every person. We are moving into the ‘final phase.’ This is why we have all gathered here. I am bringing Zechariah 2 to life.”
Then Zechariah, the prophet, came forward to the podium and he brought with him a book. It was the book of his life. He recalled his vision and spoke it out to the crowd. It was like the moment he spoke it, it was set free over the earth. I watched it move like a mighty wind. Not like an earthly wind, but it was magnificently stronger. Then I heard a trumpet sound and I saw floods of angels flowed and moved like a river, pouring out into the world. They went wherever the wind went first. The demons were terrified, because they were not prepared for this big move of God. They also became anxious and worried because they knew they were running out of time.
“I am about to come in wind, fire, and rain. Not one land will go unshaken. I am about to flood the earth with my glory like in the days of Noah, but in even greater measures. Alyssa, every nation is going to experience this movement. (I, Alyssa, saw liquid gold stirring in every country over the globe) The world has never seen my hand in this way before and you are about to step into all that I am doing. What you have tasted of is only a drip out of a faucet compared to the flood that I am about to release. As a response to this, things will be more black and white. There will be no more gray. Like oil and water are separated so will this world be.”




Zechariah 2
A Man With a Measuring Line
2 [a]Then I looked up, and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 I asked, “Where are you going?”He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is.” 3 While the angel who was speaking to me was leaving, another angel came to meet him 4 and said to him: “Run, tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of people and animals in it. 5 And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory within.’ 6 “Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the Lord, “for I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven,” declares the Lord. 7 “Come, Zion! Escape, you who live in Daughter Babylon!” 8 For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye — 9 I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them.[b] Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me. 10 “Shout and be glad, Daughter Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares the Lord. 11 “Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. 12 The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem. 13 Be still before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling. ”




After receiving this vision, for the next 3 or 4 days  I had dreams every night of tsunamis, floods, giant waves and rising oceans.  There wasn’t fear in any of my dreams, I just watched it happen. I felt like God was just confirming the word that He had spoken to me about the “flood” being released as in the days of Noah. And he also reminded me of the verse: Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

End of the Islam Dynasty





To conclude Discipleship school, our class took a two week trip overseas. We had three teams, two ventured to the Middle East and one made their way to Northwest Africa. We spent our time loving on the people, making friends, enjoying the culture and eating great food. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I am hoping to later write about all the amazing things that we witnessed including miracles, healings, dreams, visions and all that is in between. I am constantly reminded about God’s goodness and pursuit of the ones that he loves and I am still baffled as to how he uses the weak and imperfect to reveal himself. Anyways, this post is a revelation I received while I was in Lebanon.
            While we were in Lebanon, we attended a Sunday morning service at a Pentecostal church. This was my first time to experience a church like this and I LOVED it. Even though I had no idea what was being said, I learned that the Spirit of God is the same wherever you go. The place was so alive and the people were so loving. As I was worshiping the Lord showed me this vision:


            Jesus took me into this old building. It looked like it was once a beautiful, thriving palace. It was at one time a place of royalty and extravagance. The ceilings were covered with beautiful paintings and unique design. On either side there were giant columns lining the room. The floor was marble and had a strange checkered pattern.  Whatever this place was, it is dead now. There was nothing that filled the room, it was completely empty. There was no furniture, people, or décor. Jesus then spoke, “This place is a mosque and where we stand now is the palace of Islam. We are in the future, when Islam will no longer have breath, and its heart will no longer beat. The palace was dark, abandoned, and covered with dust. I could see that at the front of the room there were stairs that led to what was once a throne. The throne had even been removed. Jesus spoke again, “Every high and lofty kingdom will be brought down.” He then reminded me of the Egyptians and all of the gods they worshiped. He reminded me of the Greek gods that no longer receive glory. He showed me the ancient Aztecs and even kings and rulers like the Russian Czars. These were the gods and the kings of their time, and they all fell. “Alyssa, I want you to come to this place and call Islam into this reality, the reality of nonexistence. Believe that tall dynasties will be brought down through prayers and intercession of my people. I give you permission to ask for things that seem impossible.”
            It was about four days later when my friend Michelle and I went to the biggest mosque in the city. It is in the middle of Beirut and ironically surrounded by churches. We didn’t go because of the vision, in fact I didn’t even make any connection until later. To be honest, I was just curious. We entered into the mosque, put on our coverings, took off our shoes and were ready to pray. Some things happened there that I did not expect. As I was praying and looking around, I saw Jesus in the mosque! He was walking around and praying and ministering to the Muslims that were kneeling to Allah! I asked him, “Jesus, they are not praying to you. How is it that you are speaking to them?” He said, “Alyssa, I love them and died for them. I know they don’t know me, but that does not keep me from drawing near to them. Even if they never come to know me, at the end of time they will see I was with them the whole time.” Wow! My perspective of God and religion was just shattered. God is not confined and he isn’t even shut out of Islam. He is actually moving and at work in their hearts. God is God and nothing, not even Islam, will stop him! Some more things that God showed me were that one day the mosque will be empty and the churches surrounding them will be flooded. Also, the same way many churches in Europe have become like museums so will mosques. People will pay to see and will say, “This is what once was and is no longer.”
            We had a very powerful experience encountering the presence of God in a mosque. On our way back we were talking about everything Jesus had been speaking and then all of a sudden the connection happened! I had just received that vision a few days before about coming to that “palace” and I literally just lived it out. Not only had that happened, but the mosque in Beirut looked so similar to the one in my vision! There were high ceilings, tall pillars; even the floors had a checkered pattern. Once again I am blown away how big God is. It also made me realize that what He had spoken about the fall of Islam is His Word and it will come to pass! He has given us an invitation to bring down the false gods of religion and to put Jesus on the throne!