Recently I was in a worship service at our church, and as we were releasing high praise, I heard the Spirit of the Lord say these words over the people:
"I am the BREAKER, and I am going before My people to break through for them."
The Sea Ahead and the Enemy Behind
Then I found myself in a vision where I was with a very large number of God's people. We were standing in front of a massive sea; it was a stormy sea that appeared angry. When I looked behind us, I could see an enemy army approaching rapidly. They, too, appeared angry and bent on destruction—our destruction.
I immediately recognized that I was in a scene like we read about in Exodus 14, when Moses and the children of Israel stood before the Red Sea with Pharaoh's army at their backs. But this was now and not thousands of years ago.
Gifts for the King
In this vision, God's people (including me) were carrying gifts—sacrificial gifts—that they had spent many years preparing to present before the Lord. These gifts represented their lives, their families, and their journeys of faith, and the enemy wanted to destroy them. The gifts had been prepared through tears, toil, and battles that had cost them dearly, but the cost was paid to honor their King. They were precious gifts, costly gifts, that they couldn't wait to give to the Lord.
The Breaker
Now the sea was before us and the enemy army was behind us. We had no where to go, so we cried out to God, knowing that He alone was our helper and deliverer.
Suddenly, Jesus appeared before us with His feet very near to the fierce sea water. The moment His toes touched the water, the sea stood up to let Him pass through. As the sea stood up, it was like watching a soldier honoring his king as he passed by. (Photo via Flickr)
At this point in the vision, it became very personal, because I could no longer see all the people but only the Lord—the BREAKER. He was directly in front of me and was parting the sea that had stopped me from going forward. His hands were straight out in front of Him, and as His fingertips touched the waters of the sea, they stood up to let Him pass by.
I was still carrying my offering, and I wept for joy as I watched Him make a way before me where there had been no way. Behind me I was aware that the mighty waters were swallowing the enemy that had pursued us with such fury. We had protection before us and behind us.
Then, once again, I heard the words that I had heard earlier, but this time they were personal: "I am your BREAKER, and I am going before you to break through for you."
His love for me and for what my life had prepared for Him was so tangible. It was so precious to Him, and He was not going to let it be robbed from me or from Him. I will carry it until the end of my days, when I will present it before Him in the presence of our Father and all who reside in Heaven.
Your Life: A Gift of Worship to the King
The personal part in this vision is for me, but I also know it is for you too—for each of you, personally. Your life (your tears, your sacrifice, your testimony, your faith) is carried as worship, and one day the culmination of every moment, every tear, and every act of faith will be presented before Him. (Photo via Pixexid)
It's just like the gifts that the Magi laid before Him at His birth: gold (representing His kingship), frankincense (representing His divinity as God), and myrrh (symbolizing His mortality, suffering, and burial). Their gifts honored Jesus as King, Priest, and Savior. They honored what His life would be, even what He would suffer. Your gift is no different; it honors what His life was and what it accomplished. It represents the testimony of Christ in you—even your suffering.
The Breaker Has Gone Before You!
"The one who breaks open will come up before them; they will break out, pass through the gate, and go out by it; their king will pass before them, with the LORD at their head." (Micah 2:13 NKJV)
He will make a way before you, and you will pass through the gate with your King before you. Take courage! You are precious in His sight, and all that you have carried throughout your life is precious to Him as well. He will break through for you!
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Kathi Pelton
Inscribe Ministries
Email:Â jkpelton@sbcglobal.net
Website:Â www.inscribeministries.com
Jeffrey and Kathi Pelton live in Portland, Oregon. Jeffrey is a writer, teacher and book editor. Kathi is an author and prophetic voice to the Church. They walk with nations and individuals to see God's original intent fulfilled. Their ministry, Inscribe Ministries, was founded upon the verse from Habakkuk 2:2 that says, "Then the LORD answered me and said: 'Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.'"
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