I had a vision at the small group meeting last night. I saw a field of dead flowers. I had the impression that the dead flowers represented our churches, people, etc. They had been exposed to the environment (sin, work, the world) until they shriveled and looked completely dead. Then, I watched as the Lord began to take potted plants that were full of life with lush green leaves and plant then into the field. The dead flowers began to come back to life as the Lord planted more and more potted plants.
I believe that the pot represents the place of prayer and radical consecration to the Lord. I believe that the green, lush plants represent laborers consumed with the call to prayer. They are alive, and their life increases in proportion to the amount of time spent in the pot.
You see, the pot is an environment that is not subjected to the outside forces of nature, but is subjected to the loving hand of the gardener. It has water and plant food in the perfect proportions meted out by the skilled hand of the gardener. In that environment, it grows and flourishes.
The end game is for the gardener to introduce the healthy, life-filled plants into the fields of dead flowers and cause them to return to life. This can happen in the Kingdom because we are all members of the same body. Paul said in Romans 1 that, “I long to come to you so that I might impart some spiritual gift to you.” I believe personal revival, when introduced in sufficient measure to the corporate environment, can contribute to corporate revival in a mighty way.
Contend for outpouring in the secret place, beloved. Contend.
Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints. (Jude 1:3)
