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THE FIELD OF SUNFLOWERS -- A WORD TO THE PROPHETIC VOICES IN THE CHURCH


John L. Moore
Oct 18, 1999

Note from Steve Shultz, Publisher THE ELIJAH LIST

When the Lord spoke in parables, it was because He wanted the listener (or the reader) to think DEEPLY and for a longer period of time, about a given subject. This is one such parable. It deserves some pondering. Whether you are the young flower or the wilting one, what is the Lord saying to you through this parable?

THE FIELD OF SUNFLOWERS -- A WORD TO THE PROPHETIC VOICES IN THE CHURCH

I was driving through the stark, snow frosted hills of our eastern Montana ranch when the Spirit superimposed a vision upon the landscape and I suddenly saw a summer scene of blue skies and a field of golden sunflowers.

As I watched a breeze stirred the flowers and they entered various stages of growth and maturity. A few began to grow leaves. Many that had leaves began to bud. The budding flowers began to bloom. And the blooming flowers began to wilt.

TRYING TO STAY IN FULL BLOOM, THEIR HEADS BECAME WEAKER

I felt impressed that the vision represented stages of the prophetic movement within the Body of Christ. There are many young Christians who are just beginning to leaf-out and spread themselves upward. Others are budding, and there are many of these. There is also a strong company of those who were blooming. But then there are those who are wilting and the Spirit impressed on me that some of those who had been in full bloom and are now lowering their heads were fighting that stage of their growth. They are trying to force themselves to stay in full bloom but the more they try the weaker their heads become.

THE FLOWERS THOUGHT THAT THE ULTIMATE GLORY WAS IN BLOOMING

Also, the Spirit showed me that some who were budding were also trying to force the natural process and come into full bloom prematurely. As I watched I saw the whole process from beginning to end as the Spirit blew across the field. The flowers seemed to believe that blooming was the ultimate glory, but the ones that wilted and lowered their heads soon became heavy with seed and the seed began dropping onto the soil.

The Spirit said: "The wilting and dropping of the head produces seed one hundred times more glorious than all that which is produced in the moments of full bloom." When the vision faded I was left with the realization that there are certain prophetic ministries that appear to be wilting. These ministries must yield to this season, at the same time, the budding and blooming ministries must not uncover them or rush too eagerly to take their place, for it is in the lowering of the head and the dropping of seed that these ministries will be fully verified and honored.



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