A Small Window - A Narrow Door

“Sleeping People” – Spirit of Slumber

It was with much prayer and waiting before I put out here what I believe the Holy Sirit has placed with my spirit. What I am about to write was clearly touched upon, albeit briefly, in “Why Are You Disquieted, O My Soul – Hope in God”, posted March 22, 2020. It is written under the subtitle, Sound the Alarm. Scroll about halfway down the article, shortly after the picture of the turbulent waves, and you will find the subtitle.

Back in December, there had been a message to brethren locally (British Columbia, Canada - interior; Okanagan Valley) about a “spirit of slumber”, and how many people (multitudes – believers and unbelievers alike) were asleep, going about life as in the days of Noah (no sign of trouble or concern amongst the people; no repenting before a holy God).

The Lord was sounding an alarm to awaken the people. It was the first day of Hanukkah, December 22, 2019 that I gave that message to a group of 25 or 30, from people in their teens right on through to elderly folks (all ages), who had all gathered to have dinner and to celebrate Hanukkah.

At that time, we Canadians had not even heard of the coronavirus in China, and it would not be for another few weeks before we did. Then, it would be another two months before the WHO (World Health Organization) even named the disease.  The coronavirus that originated in China in 2019 became known as CoViD-19, in February 2020. The virus =SARS CoV 2; the disease =COVID19. 

Coronavirus is an “umbrella” term that covers viruses that cause respiratory illnesses, such as MERS, SARS and SARS 2, etc., and are transmitted by animals and/or people. In a similar way, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is an umbrella term that covers chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, emphysema and some types of asthma.

God’s Judgment or the Agenda of Evil Men?

I had reminded readers of an excerpt in an article from February 14, 2020 called, “Push Away Satan’s Lies..”, under the subtitle “His Calling is a Sure Sound”. There was mention of when  God spoke to king Solomon saying that if there were no rain, and He sent devouring locusts and   pestilence (in other words, if He sent his judgments upon his people).  [2Chron 7:13]

God always instructs people of the way to obtain his forgiveness, mercy and grace. It is with fear of the Lord, humility and repentance.  The latter, which is repentance, means to go in the opposite direction, similar to a U-turn, to forsake the ‘wrong’ way.

He promises that if people humble themselves and pray, and turn from the wickedness (sin), he would hear, forgive and heal the land. [2Chron 7:14, 15] That is all the Lord requires of any of us, to turn from our unrighteousness, our wicked ways, and return to Him…but most would not.

Is what is happening now God's judgment or is it the agenda of evil men? It may well be both. But God always forewarns before any trouble, any "sword" passes over a land.

When I heard the shofar back in December, it was a wakeup call, a very loud and distinct wakeup call. It was a call to repentance – our Lord is consistent.  A call to obedience; a call to holiness; these were the things the Lord was calling for back in mid-December 2019.

When I gave the message at the celebration, everyone listened, but I do not know how many took it seriously, or remembered, or how many connected the news of the coronavirus just three or so weeks later with the “wakeup” call.  In many places now, I am now hearing people say that this "coronavirus outbreak" is a "wakeup call" for God's people AND for unbelievers!

Even after God (YHVH/Yahweh) sent Jesus (Yeshua), His beloved and only begotten Son to take our place upon the cross, his innocent blood being atonement for our sins, as a spotless Lamb sacrificed, paving a way back to the Father through him…still, most will not repent and return to our loving Creator.

Although the numbers change by the second, on April 15, 2020 (time of this writing), at 3:04 PM Pacific time, the global population is at 7,779,028,987 – nearly eight billion people worldwide. All we hear about is Covid-19. What about the regular flu that comes around in this season?

In July 2018, a group of us, at least eight that I know of, were very sick with flu, not just in my town, but in the next town a half hour away as well. Mine developed into pneumonia because I seem to be susceptible to that. See: When the World Comes Crashing Down

The cases for regular flu, according to CDC, was an estimated 39 million, with 419,000 hospitalized and 24,000 deaths. COVID-19 claims 165,082 worldwide deaths , with over 2 and a half million (approximately) reported cases, but the number of deaths, as of April 20, 2020, conflict. This site states 170,436 deaths (a difference of over 5,000).

Repent, Trust and Obey

The Lord takes no pleasure in sending his judgments, yet the heart of man is stubborn, and evil laughs in the face of the Creator. But the day soon comes when God gets the last laugh; he shall see the evil ones in derision on the day that his final judgment shall fall upon them.

This is the time; this is the hour to return to our Creator. Grace is available now. Yet, even in his judgments, there is mercy. He sends them so that mankind may finally understand that He is the Sovereign God; he who created us and all that exists…and he who can destroy all, if he so chose to do.

We need to allow the Lord to search our hearts and repent of anything He reveals; and pray for our nation and peoples of the nations. O that the Holy Spirit of the Lord would move upon the hearts of people to turn them back to Him.

Is this God’s judgment or is the agenda of evil men? Perhaps it is both. Nothing catches God by surprise. People are murmuring, “Yeah, when’s Jesus coming back? …even my grandparents thought he was coming when war broke out and polio, and small pox and Spanish flu?”

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. [2Pet 3:9]

Message on My Heart

I held back what the Holy Spirit put on my heart at the beginning of March because I had to be sure I was hearing from the Lord. As mentioned in the opening paragraph, I finally touched upon it briefly in an article posted March 22 (see link in this article's 1st paragraph - "Why are You Disquieted, O My Soul"...to read). There are enough false prophecies going around - I had to have peace before posting...over 1 1/2 months have passed. To God all glory alone.

What I understand is that this “novel coronavirus – CoViD-19” will fizzle out; it will pass. There will be other ‘waves’ that will ripple through in certain places globally (possibly and likely, in the same places that had the highest numbers of cases), but the ‘reported’ danger will pass.

There will be a push to frighten people by saying it will now be a reoccurring disease yearly. That is possible; we do have a cold and flu season every year. Traveling restrictions will be lifted. Countries will slowly begin to allow travel, and flights will be seen in the empty airports. 

Buses, trains and ships shall move again. The suffocating economy will appear to begin to recover, with businesses opening and people shopping again, but, for the most part, it will not be the same as it was before.

It will seem as if the pandemic has passed, with stores, businesses, schools, clubs, libraries, etc opening up again. Economy will seem to be getting back to normal. People will be out in public again, traffic will return to normal. Parks will be active again.

Two things the Holy Spirit revealed to me…bless the Lord alone!

The Lord has thrown a wrench in the gears, or the proverbial wooden stick to halt the mechanics of gears in motion, that is to say, what is happening right now. That means God has allowed this all to occur, but the push for the NWO (New World Order aka globalism), or the beast system with the Antichrist at the head, has been delayed by the Almighty Lord God (YHVH/Yahweh).

God is Sovereign. He has allowed what He has allowed for good reason, even if we do not fully understand. The globalists are most eager to begin, to see the ‘long-awaited’ agenda put into full force. It is all written about in the Bible, but Satan and his minions, his evil hordes, would have you believe that it is all their plan, their doing, their work. Satan still plans to be as ‘god’. He refuses to admit defeat and that ultimately God wins.

That being said, the Lord warns us that the “returning to normal” is an illusion. Things will not return to the way they were, even though it will seem to be heading in that direction. The Sovereign God has allowed a narrow door, a “small window” of relief, due to the prayers of his people. But it is also because there are things that must yet be accomplished by Him before these things fully begin.

He said some time back that things were “aligning”, that they were coming into alignment. This has to do with aligning with His will, and aligning with His written word (Bible/Holy Scriptures). His written Word stands true, regardless of those who say the Bible is “just a book written by men”, or a book full o allegories, parables and metaphors. Both of those statements are lies of the enemy, Satan, posited by ignorant and unbelieving people.

The Holy Spirit of God inspired men to write the Bible-it has his stamp of approval. So it is written, so it has been, so it is, and so it shall be.  The Lord God, the Alpha and Omega, who was and is and is to come. [Rev 1:8]

Archaeology itself has uncovered an incredible number of artifacts, especially in recent years, that prove the validity of the Bible, the places it speaks of, the tribes of various nations, and leaders mentioned (kings, princes, queens, pharaohs, etc).

Which Side Are You On?

There are those waiting for promises but absolutely refuse to come out of fear and unbelief, nor will they repent. We cannot PRESUME to do God’s will on our own. We need the Holy Spirit and we need to CHOOSE to trust and obey, despite outward appearances.

God’s very own people, the Israelites, fell into unbelief that was ignited by fear. Why? He had performed miracle after miracle for them, and in the end, they would not listen or obey. I am not going into the end of the desert journey. There are many Christians who are fearful with this pandemic, Covid-19.

We are not to fear. We must lay it down and choose to trust God. Let us repent and sask the Holy Spiriti to help us. Do you have a personal covenant with God (YHVH/YHWH)? Do you have a conditional promise?

God is that same, yesterday, today and forever. The Israelites ended up in fear and unbelief, which resulted (as it always will) in disobedience. They departed from God with a wicked heart of unbelief. You might say, “I haven’t departed from God. I’m still hanging on.”

If you are “hanging on” to God, but not obeying all that he has asked (including any personal instructions) then, you are under the influence of the “deceitfulness of sin”.  Such deception (from Satan and flesh) will convince you that “if” you disobey, God “understands”.

Disobedience is disobedience. Adam disobeyed. Fear is fear. 22,000 soldiers who were afraid left Gideon’s army and returned home – FEAR will stop obedience. 

Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do always err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. So I swore in My wrath, They shall not enter into My rest.

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. [Heb 3:8-13]

Have Faith, Trust and Obey

So, we have a ‘narrow door’, a ‘small window’ that the Lord is granting. Let us use it to get right with God; to repent on behalf of ourselves, on behalf of our leaders and sinful nation, and on behalf of other nations. All of us fall short of God’s glory.

How "small" the window is, I cannot pretend to know, as it was not revealed to me. It could be months, a year or more. But the Lord clearly does not want us to become overly confident, nor does He want us to be deceived.

The plain fact is that there is a strong desire by certain "powers" to fully control the people of the world, and a desire to bring down the numbers (population) in order to make the control easier. The Word of God fully warns us all, and it shall come to pass.

When has the entire world, and every country, come into alignment - all carrying out the same rules and restrictions; the same closed borders; the same restricted travel, the same "social distancing", and on it goes? When? Never.

Yet, despite pandemics that have been worse (please do not misread or misconstrue my words - even ONE death is ONE too many from this virus); however, despite worse pandemics, this is the first time the entire globe cooperated in following government dictates on how to behave during this crisis. 

This is just a precursor to what is coming, that which is written in the Word of God. The Lord God (YHVH/YHWH) speaks through many, and I believe He speaks to all who have ears to hear. We are His sheep. You don't have to be someone special for God to speak to you. 

What I mean by that is that (sadly and erroneously) there are some religious folks that give the impression that God only speaks to them, and if you want to hear from God, you have to go through them. That is a spirit of error - and deception.

We all go through times of silence. Just read the Psalms and see where the "apple of God's eye" (king David), even stated that the heavens seemed as brass, meaning it did not seem as if his prayers were getting "through" to God. That is when we find out whether we truly trust God or not - even if He is silent. And I guarantee, He IS trustworthy!

Jesus/Yeshua stated that His sheep know His voice and will not follow another. If He does not speak to us, then how do we know His voice? Some say that means you have to know the Bible, that is how Jesus speaks.

True, but it is only ONE way He speaks. Christ (the Messiah) will never go against the Word of God (He IS the WORD that came in the flesh, and comes in the flesh - when we are born-again). But He is SPIRIT; and He speaks to our spirit through His precious and Holy Spirit. That is truth.

It is my understanding that God is going to position (and is positioning) his people, some need to be moved around the globe for such a time as this. Travel restrictions will not hinder God (YHVH, Yahweh), even if governments keep them enforced. Remember all the people who God transported (translated) in the Bible? There was Enoch, Elijah, Moses, Jesus (Yeshua), Philip…Nothing is impossible with God, nothing!

Remember, no matter what, God is in control. He has made promises to people that he fully intends to keep. Many are so close to promises (prophecies, dreams, visions) being fulfilled that a great rejoicing would be heard around the world if each one knew how close. At the same time, there are those who want the promises, but are not being obedient to that which the Lord has required of them. Some visions/promises are conditional. A person will know deep within because God is faithful to reveal to people. An example is in Deuteronomy 28.

There is a small window God is opening. How long it stays open, I have no idea. It is all in God's timing. On the 18th April (Saturday), the Lord showed me a literal ''window'' in the sky, when he brought back to remembrance that which he showed me back in early March.

April 18, 2020 - from inside the house

outside shot, by window (to confirm total cloud coverage) - all cloud indeed, except for "window"

Such as these (disobedient, unbelieving), will not see the fulfillment of promises. The Lord God deals with us individually and corporately. Some have visions and dreams that are not from God (see Jeremiah 14:14; 23:25-28; Ezekiel 13:10, 16; Isaiah 30:9, 10 – and other examples).

This is why I suggested in past articles to pray to God for confirmation to see if a vision or dream is of him. He WILL confirm or not. He is faithful and true. He is not man that he should lie, nor will he deceive those who ask for truth. 

We see the world changing before our eyes, with the counterfeiter (Satan) and his hordes bringing things “suddenly” and “unexpectedly”, it is because he knows that the Lord God has plans that await His appointed time, but they too shall happen suddenly and unexpectedly…all for his glory and for the sake of His Son’s name. HalleluYah!

And Samuel said, Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice and to listen than the fat of rams. [1Sam 15:22]

for His glory

Bonita                            dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com