Going Straight in a Muddy World

I was only an observer in this dream. I also felt my husband, Marlin, was with me. I saw a straight, narrow dirt road with a road joining it from the right. (Those from the right will travel the straight and narrow road. {Mar.1:3} The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight. {Mat.7:14} For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.)

There had been a recent heavy rain, as the road still looked very wet and had only one deep track down the middle, as did the side road and the countryside was barren. (The mud along the way represents the test of corruption the righteous must pass through. The barrenness represent the test of the curse and fruitlessness they pass through.)

There were metal discs about the size of a dinner plate that were spaced along both sides of the main road. They appeared to have little pointed notches in them. My feeling was that they were there to keep track of who was using the road. {Job23:10} But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

(The scripture I was given by faith at random for the discs along the rain-soaked road was John 3:33. In context: {Joh.3:31} He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all. {32} What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness. {33} He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to this, that God is true. {34} For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God; for he giveth not the Spirit by measure. {35} The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His hand. {36} He that hath the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

(I was surprised with this scripture, as the feeling I was getting in the dream concerning the discs was the negative intentions of the government to keep track of Christians, instead of the love and care [and constant attention to where we are on the road] of our Heavenly Father for His people. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness! )

I didn't see any vehicles on the road, only the deep, straight track of one. (Usually, when a dirt road is as wet as this one, it is impossible to drive as straight as this track was. (Can we walk straight with a crooked, muddy world all around us? The teachers who justify their sin say no. {Rom.12:2} And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. {Php.1:6} being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ: {3:12} Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus. {15} Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, this also shall God reveal unto you ... {Col.1:28} whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ.)

(The scripture I was given by faith at random for the rain-soaked road was Jeremiah 7:25. I felt this verse showed the Lord's faithfulness to bring people to share His truth with the rebellious, but they would not listen-the barren countryside was a representation of their barren spiritual life.)

{Jer.7:21} Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Add your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat ye flesh. {22} For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices: {23} but this thing I commanded them, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; and walk ye in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you. If they had hearkened to His voice, no law would have been necessary to restrain them.

{24} But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward. {25} Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day, I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them {26} Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their necks stiff and they did worse than their fathers. (This chapter is a picture of the world today where the worldly Christian is not wanting to heed the word of the Lord, not wanting to walk in His way. They are the mud that tempts and tests the righteous. {2Ti.4:3} For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; {4} and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.

The last scene was a yellow school bus driven by our son, Greg. I could hear a number of people cheering inside the bus, but only saw Greg and a lady who was looking out a partially opened window. The countryside was no longer barren, but green everywhere. I didn't see the bus on the rain-soaked, straight narrow road, but felt this was the vehicle that made the track. (The people with Greg have traveled through a lot of mud without being muddied.)

(The bus driver was being guided by the Lord on the rain-soaked, straight narrow road. I felt those on the bus were part of the remnant of God's people who were choosing to serve the Lord. The name of the lady I saw is Donna; the spiritual meaning for Donna is "dependent". [Faith makes one dependent on the Lord. In their weakness He is strong.] The scripture with this name was from {Mat.4:4} It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that proceedeth out of God's mouth. Greg means "God's Trustee"; scripture reference: {1Co.16:13} Watch, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.)

(The scripture I received for the bus by faith at random was Zephaniah 3:3. In the beginning, I could not see how this fit, but found the whole chapter in its entirety was shown in this dream. In the first part of this chapter, God is warning the rebellious and worldly people, so I thought I must surely have missed something about the bus, but beginning in verse 9 He shows His faithfulness to those who are truly His people by calling them out from the apostate leadership and putting His will in them and giving them the power to do it, as in Philippians 2:13. In my Bible, Zephaniah 3:13 is in the second column, directly across from verse 3; this so clearly showed the love of God and His intervention in His people.)

{Zep.3:3} Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow... (God's people are tempted on every side with this mud while they keep their eyes on the prize of the high calling of God in Christ.) {13} The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

This morning (6/04), I awakened to the Lord speaking to me about pouring His Spirit out on His people. I had felt He was speaking that to me yesterday, but forgot to mention it. He did not give me a verse concerning this when I had asked for a verse for the road, so I was left wondering. But there was no doubt about Him speaking about it to me this morning. His desire is for His people to live each day expecting to see a miracle; to watch Him work and see what He will do for those who are His.

As I was looking out over the barren countryside (as in my dream), I heard Michael Hare saying, "Awaken, you dry bones; come alive, come alive! " I believe this will happen as we believe for household salvation and others we are praying for. The Lord truly filled my heart and spirit with the joy of the Lord today. His presence is so very near.

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