A lot of people ask us questions like: How did you know what the Lord wanted you to do? Well,
the short answer is: He told us. In June of 2010, about two months before we gave up our house
and set out on the road, God gave me a dream telling us how we were to go about our ministry.
In my dream, I was standing in our living room and, from the ceiling came a swirling wind that
enveloped me. It continued to moved in a circular motion around me, resembling the funnel of a
small tornado. I was mesmerized by the movement of air around me, yet on the inside, it was
peaceful and still. Then, out of the wind, I heard a voice speak: Your job is to tell those that already
know.
In the last 4½ years, we have done exactly as were told. We have been sent to numerous
people, all of which claim Christianity, but don’t live it. God has sent us to remind people of
their commitment to Him. Some people pledge their lives to God at the time of salvation, or
when God has brought them through some great trouble.
Just like the children of Israel in the Old Testament, when things were going good, they forgot
their commitment to God, and He had to send a prophet to remind them that they were His
people. Our mission, as it turns out, has not been that different.
Since God spoke to me out of the whirlwind, I thought it would be interesting to see what else a
*whirlwind was used for. (*In Hebrew, the word is translated as tempest.)
Isaiah 66:15 tells us that God uses a whirlwind ‘to render His anger in fury.’ In Jeremiah 23:19
and 30:23, God uses a whirlwind to show His fury against the wicked. In Amos 1:14, God uses a
whirlwind and fire to destroy palaces. In Nahum 1:3, it says that ‘the Lord has His way in the
whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet.’
It would seem that most of the Scripture about whirlwinds is about when God is about to
pronounce a judgment upon someone. That has been our experience in our journey thus far.
Everyone that has rejected what God had to offer very soon had many troubles enter their lives. If
God ever speaks to anyone from a whirlwind, take heed. If the Scriptures are anything to go by,
God means business.
We have many stories, praises, testimonies,
life-lessons, and unique happenings to write
about each month. We look forward to
sharing them with you.
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