A Word -AFRICAN AMERICAN BELIEVERS
Quote from Forum Archives on July 7, 2005, 12:58 pmPosted by: prophetic <prophetic@...>
"A WORD for AFRICAN AMERICAN Believers"
-by Mike Edds.
<MichaelEdds@aol.com>A few years ago while living near the beautiful mountain village of
Summersville, West Virginia, I had a most extraordinary dream.
The dream was divided into four parts. In the first part, I was leaving
my position as the Head of School in a private school. Secondly,
one of my teachers was elevated to my former position. Thirdly,
the board chairman who had lived in the community all of her life
was moving away. In the fourth part of the dream, I was preaching
to a large African American church on the subject, "You Have
Settled on the Other Side of the Jordan." In the dream, this great
church had accomplished much and possessed a great national
ministry. However, the Lord said that they had not reached the
fulfillment of their divine destiny. As I preached, the powerful
presence of the Lord descended in that mighty church. He began
to give revelation and direction concerning the immense destiny
that He had planned for them. The church exploded in worship and
praise. I awakened from the dream.The first three parts of the dream happened within a few months.
I resigned from my position, the teacher I saw in the dream became
the interim Head of School, and the board chairman and her husband
sold their family business and left town. However, the fourth part
of the dream did not immediately happen. In fact, I did not
understand this portion of the dream. Five years passed as I
continually pondered the dream in my heart. One year ago, I was
invited to conduct a grant-writing workshop and preach at a large
African American church in Chicago. I still did not understand the
meaning of the message, "You Have Settled On the Other Side of
the Jordan" but the Lord directed me to preach this message. As I
studied the Word, the incredible prophetic meaning of the message
in the dream was revealed. Two and a half tribes of the Israelites
found the rich farm and grazing lands to the east of the Jordan River
to their liking. The tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half of the large tribe
of Manasseh decided to settle on the "other side" of the Jordan and
thus not cross over into the promised land. Moses and Joshua had
given them permission to do so but with one major requirement -
their warriors must lead the battle in taking the Promised Land.Joshua 3 records the miraculous parting of the flooded Jordan.
The priests led the procession through a dry, divine path made
through the flood waters. True to their agreement, 40,000 warriors
of the two and a half tribes took the lead in the battle. Their divine
destiny was to assume the reigns of leadership in battle and bring
the rest of the tribes into their promised destinies and lands. What
a great mantle of ministry was laid upon Gad, Reuben and half of
Manasseh! The Lord began to reveal the divine destiny that He has
for HIS African American people. I was given an article written by
Susan Castell which stunned me. The prophetic word given to her
concerning African American believers was identical to what the
Lord was revealing to me. She wrote: "You have come to this land
for such a time as this. It is now time to lay aside the weight of
racial hatred and the sin of unforgiveness which so readily clings to
and entangles you. It is now time to forget what lies behind and to
reach forth to what lies ahead. It is now time to arise and seek Me
for the fulfillment of your divine destiny.Just as the survival of ancient Egypt and Israel rested on the
shoulders of Joseph (a man sold into slavery by his brothers and
carried away to a foreign land), so does the very survival of this
great nation of America rest upon you. It is now time to embrace
My plan and to allow Me to birth within you the heart and the attitude
of Joseph who was able to forgive his brothers and those who had
enslaved and imprisoned him. It is now time to embrace the cross
of My Son and become a great blessing in the land of your captivity.Even as man has seemingly succeeded in humbling you to the very
lowest of places, so will I exalt you to the very highest place, even
to the very throne of My Glory. As you humble yourselves under My
mighty hand and allow the mind and heart of Christ to be formed in
you, you will experience supernatural healing and deliverance from
the many and deep wounds inflicted by those who have degraded,
despised and humiliated you. As you identify with My Son and you
begin to cry out: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they
do", you will enter into a new dimension of My Grace and Glory, and
you will receive the revelation of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection
power which your hearts have been hungering for.It is now time to understand that all history, including Black History,
is HIS STORY. It is now time to lift up your eyes above man's agenda
and catch the vision of My agenda. It is now time to declare with
Joseph: "As for you, you thought evil against me, but G-d meant it
for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive..."
(Gen. 50:20)Arise my people, my Joseph company, whom I have brought from
afar and planted in this land for such a time as this. Look unto Me
and I will unveil the meaning of your history. Look unto Me and I will
reveal the mystery of your many and long sufferings. I am the Lord
your God, and besides Me, there is no other. Look unto Me and be
healed of the wounds of your captivity. Look unto Me and I will make
you free to be my instruments of healing and deliverance in this land
of your divine destiny."The fullness of the prophetic meaning of the message, "Settling on
the Other Side of the Jordan," came into full focus. The Great
Awakening that is soon to burst upon this world as a final witness
will be led by a "Joseph Company" that God has been preparing for
a long time. This Awakening will bring God's holy remnant together
as a Bride without spot or wrinkle. Divisions, separations, and walls
will collapse as the Church comes together to fulfill her final destiny.Each tribe that composes the Church has a promised destiny, a
place of promise to occupy. Leading the way to bring all tribes of
believers into that fulfillment will be the African American believer.
Just like Gad, Reuben and Manesseh, the mantle of leadership
will rest upon them. God is an excellent bookkeeper. All of the
weary years and generations of blood, sweat, tears, unpaid slave
wages and rejection WILL BE PAID IN FULL! It will not come from
the White House, the Supreme Court or from Congress. It will come
from the hand of the mighty God! Just like Joseph, they will be
suddenly ushered from obscurity to the fullness of divinely appointed
leadership. What man meant for evil, God will turn into good for the
saving of many lives. The mantle of leadership will be laid upon
them by a divine Hand. They will lead the rest of us into our
appointed destinies. I believe that the Holy Spirit is stirring within
them now. Divine gifts within that have been given for this prophetic
hour are now being activated and released. Understanding of the
long night of their suffering is being revealed to them. The heart of
Joseph is reaching perfection within them. God calls them to fulfill
their destiny. The Jordan has parted before them. They lead the
way for the rest of the Body of Christ to follow. Pay day has finally come!The final part of the dream was fulfilled. I preached this message to
the great church in Chicago. The Lord came down in that service!
Isn't it incredibly ironic that God would reveal and speak this
message through a white man, a descendant of slave owners from
the South, a region that once deprived them of their most basic
rights. Isaiah 60:10 states, " The sons of your oppressors will
come bowing before you. All who despised you will bow at your
feet." God fulfilled the words of the prophet on the day I preached
the message, "You Have Settled on the Other Side of the Jordan."
May God bless this these divinely called leaders of the Coming Awakening."O Africa, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not plead thy
cause, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth." -Lyman Beecher.
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Posted by: prophetic <prophetic@...>
-by Mike Edds.
<MichaelEdds@aol.com>
A few years ago while living near the beautiful mountain village of
Summersville, West Virginia, I had a most extraordinary dream.
The dream was divided into four parts. In the first part, I was leaving
my position as the Head of School in a private school. Secondly,
one of my teachers was elevated to my former position. Thirdly,
the board chairman who had lived in the community all of her life
was moving away. In the fourth part of the dream, I was preaching
to a large African American church on the subject, "You Have
Settled on the Other Side of the Jordan." In the dream, this great
church had accomplished much and possessed a great national
ministry. However, the Lord said that they had not reached the
fulfillment of their divine destiny. As I preached, the powerful
presence of the Lord descended in that mighty church. He began
to give revelation and direction concerning the immense destiny
that He had planned for them. The church exploded in worship and
praise. I awakened from the dream.
The first three parts of the dream happened within a few months.
I resigned from my position, the teacher I saw in the dream became
the interim Head of School, and the board chairman and her husband
sold their family business and left town. However, the fourth part
of the dream did not immediately happen. In fact, I did not
understand this portion of the dream. Five years passed as I
continually pondered the dream in my heart. One year ago, I was
invited to conduct a grant-writing workshop and preach at a large
African American church in Chicago. I still did not understand the
meaning of the message, "You Have Settled On the Other Side of
the Jordan" but the Lord directed me to preach this message. As I
studied the Word, the incredible prophetic meaning of the message
in the dream was revealed. Two and a half tribes of the Israelites
found the rich farm and grazing lands to the east of the Jordan River
to their liking. The tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half of the large tribe
of Manasseh decided to settle on the "other side" of the Jordan and
thus not cross over into the promised land. Moses and Joshua had
given them permission to do so but with one major requirement -
their warriors must lead the battle in taking the Promised Land.
Joshua 3 records the miraculous parting of the flooded Jordan.
The priests led the procession through a dry, divine path made
through the flood waters. True to their agreement, 40,000 warriors
of the two and a half tribes took the lead in the battle. Their divine
destiny was to assume the reigns of leadership in battle and bring
the rest of the tribes into their promised destinies and lands. What
a great mantle of ministry was laid upon Gad, Reuben and half of
Manasseh! The Lord began to reveal the divine destiny that He has
for HIS African American people. I was given an article written by
Susan Castell which stunned me. The prophetic word given to her
concerning African American believers was identical to what the
Lord was revealing to me. She wrote: "You have come to this land
for such a time as this. It is now time to lay aside the weight of
racial hatred and the sin of unforgiveness which so readily clings to
and entangles you. It is now time to forget what lies behind and to
reach forth to what lies ahead. It is now time to arise and seek Me
for the fulfillment of your divine destiny.
Just as the survival of ancient Egypt and Israel rested on the
shoulders of Joseph (a man sold into slavery by his brothers and
carried away to a foreign land), so does the very survival of this
great nation of America rest upon you. It is now time to embrace
My plan and to allow Me to birth within you the heart and the attitude
of Joseph who was able to forgive his brothers and those who had
enslaved and imprisoned him. It is now time to embrace the cross
of My Son and become a great blessing in the land of your captivity.
Even as man has seemingly succeeded in humbling you to the very
lowest of places, so will I exalt you to the very highest place, even
to the very throne of My Glory. As you humble yourselves under My
mighty hand and allow the mind and heart of Christ to be formed in
you, you will experience supernatural healing and deliverance from
the many and deep wounds inflicted by those who have degraded,
despised and humiliated you. As you identify with My Son and you
begin to cry out: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they
do", you will enter into a new dimension of My Grace and Glory, and
you will receive the revelation of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection
power which your hearts have been hungering for.
It is now time to understand that all history, including Black History,
is HIS STORY. It is now time to lift up your eyes above man's agenda
and catch the vision of My agenda. It is now time to declare with
Joseph: "As for you, you thought evil against me, but G-d meant it
for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive..."
(Gen. 50:20)
Arise my people, my Joseph company, whom I have brought from
afar and planted in this land for such a time as this. Look unto Me
and I will unveil the meaning of your history. Look unto Me and I will
reveal the mystery of your many and long sufferings. I am the Lord
your God, and besides Me, there is no other. Look unto Me and be
healed of the wounds of your captivity. Look unto Me and I will make
you free to be my instruments of healing and deliverance in this land
of your divine destiny."
The fullness of the prophetic meaning of the message, "Settling on
the Other Side of the Jordan," came into full focus. The Great
Awakening that is soon to burst upon this world as a final witness
will be led by a "Joseph Company" that God has been preparing for
a long time. This Awakening will bring God's holy remnant together
as a Bride without spot or wrinkle. Divisions, separations, and walls
will collapse as the Church comes together to fulfill her final destiny.
Each tribe that composes the Church has a promised destiny, a
place of promise to occupy. Leading the way to bring all tribes of
believers into that fulfillment will be the African American believer.
Just like Gad, Reuben and Manesseh, the mantle of leadership
will rest upon them. God is an excellent bookkeeper. All of the
weary years and generations of blood, sweat, tears, unpaid slave
wages and rejection WILL BE PAID IN FULL! It will not come from
the White House, the Supreme Court or from Congress. It will come
from the hand of the mighty God! Just like Joseph, they will be
suddenly ushered from obscurity to the fullness of divinely appointed
leadership. What man meant for evil, God will turn into good for the
saving of many lives. The mantle of leadership will be laid upon
them by a divine Hand. They will lead the rest of us into our
appointed destinies. I believe that the Holy Spirit is stirring within
them now. Divine gifts within that have been given for this prophetic
hour are now being activated and released. Understanding of the
long night of their suffering is being revealed to them. The heart of
Joseph is reaching perfection within them. God calls them to fulfill
their destiny. The Jordan has parted before them. They lead the
way for the rest of the Body of Christ to follow. Pay day has finally come!
The final part of the dream was fulfilled. I preached this message to
the great church in Chicago. The Lord came down in that service!
Isn't it incredibly ironic that God would reveal and speak this
message through a white man, a descendant of slave owners from
the South, a region that once deprived them of their most basic
rights. Isaiah 60:10 states, " The sons of your oppressors will
come bowing before you. All who despised you will bow at your
feet." God fulfilled the words of the prophet on the day I preached
the message, "You Have Settled on the Other Side of the Jordan."
May God bless this these divinely called leaders of the Coming Awakening.
"O Africa, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not plead thy
cause, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth." -Lyman Beecher.
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