I saw a man standing in a road – in the vision it was me, but it was only me because it was a “generic believer” - it was “any man”. It was late fall. The leaves on the trees by the roadway had turned red and golden and had nearly all fallen. There was a cold wind blowing the fallen leaves across the road and field. The man stood with his back to me and I knew that he was turning to look behind him at the road he had already walked. The atmosphere was bittersweet with the sense of ending – much like the feeling of fall. In my spirit I heard the phrases, “Leaving behind” and “walking away”. The man was contemplating walking away from the “old road” and leaving behind what it represents. It had the “bittersweet” feeling not because the man was sorrowful or had any regrets at leaving the past, nor any fear of the road ahead, but because of his reflection on the past. By the time the vision finished I had not seen the man turn and take the road ahead. He was lingering at the point of this turning with the weighty feeling that he was about to take the first step into the rest of his life – He is the Journeyman.
Son, you have
been following this road. When you look back, your attention is drawn to
those places where you struggled, stumbled or strayed, but I say, see where
you are now standing; you are on the Right Road. Reflect, consider carefully
and understand that you have come this far by My Mercy and I have proven
Myself able to carry out My word in your life. It is time to walk away from
all regret.
The Journeyman who stood in the road made his decision to turn and continue the journey. Before he turned, he took off all of his clothes – every scrap. Then he turned to walk the road ahead of him. As he turned, the wind picked up and began to blow in the same direction he was walking. A sound accompanied his turning. It was energetic and fast-paced with many distinct sounds all moving and playing in the same direction. The wind stirred the fallen leaves and they began to swirl around the Journeyman. The leaves were joined together and stuck to him and became a new covering for him. He was now golden and red and yellow and his strides were long as he walked and the road fell away into shadow behind him.
Do not cling to
an old anointing for fear of losing what was. Let go of presumption and
soul-centered expectations. Put away the robes of religious activity and
allow Me to clothe you in the glory of revelation, liberty and light. Set
your heart on the journey ahead and simply take the next step of faith.
I heard the sound of hammers pounding iron: bang – ring, bang – ring.
I asked the Lord, “what are the hammers pounding?” and He said, “Gates.” I looked and saw the Journeyman walking the road and as he walked he spoke and prophesied. Each time he spoke I could hear the sound of the hammer ring and each footfall made the same sound. Just ahead of him on the road an arched iron gateway was being revealed bit by bit and blow by blow. It was as if the gate was already there, but was hidden from sight and each blow destroyed more and more of what was hiding the gate.
This is the Gateway to the Kingdom of God. I am putting a sound in My Journeymen that is a hammer with a two-fold purpose: to destroy the gates of the enemy and to reveal the Gate of My Kingdom. Satan's gates have obscured the Gate of the Kingdom and prevented some from entering, but through you who follow on, I will uncover the Kingdom Gateway. My sound will be heard in your words and your walk to show the way in.
Faith Tabernacle