MY FACE IS TURNED TOWARD YOU

On 7/26/10 the Lord revealed to me that He was turning His face towards us and we are going to become radiant in return.  He gave me the following scripture and since that day, the scripture has been confirmed numerous times. 

Num 6:24-26 AMP

The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;  The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;  The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually). 

DIVINE SIGN  8/04/10

Wayne and I attended Steven Shelly's conference via webcast and it was a wonderful conference. 

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I was totally amazed when I saw the following graphic advertising Steven's conference.  (Graphic used by permission.)  Immediately upon seeing the maiden's hair I knew it was a sign of the Lord in regards to the following dream from 2002.  It was also another confirmation to me about the Lord turning His face towards us and shining/ radiant the season we are entering.

Ps 34:4-5 NKJV

I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed.

Isa 60:5 NKJV

Then you shall see and become radiant, and your heart shall swell with joy;

DREAM: IT IS TIME, MY LOVE  (5/04/02)

SCENE ONE: I saw a Man give an invitation to a woman He loved. I did not see His face, but was most taken with the fact that the Words He spoke were very important to her. She worked at a bus station and He had come there to ask her something intimate and share His love for her. They agreed together over whatever He had spoken, and that they would wait the prescribed amount of time. Then He would return for her and ask her again.

SCENE TWO: On the exact date many years later, He returned to the bus station. I saw many employees, but did not see the woman. Nevertheless, He fulfilled His Word and He began to speak. While He was speaking, the people at the station gathered around a little crystal clear pool of water. My eyes followed down the line of people who were gathered at the pool, but I still did not see her.

As He was speaking, I suddenly heard her voice speak from a distance. She had kept in her heart all the things He had spoken to her years before. Now she was repeating back to Him those same things, as though memorized, but still as fresh in her love for Him as the day He spoke them many years before. As her voice drew nearer, My eyes went to the end of the pool and there she was.

She had on a floor length, white linen robe, with a matching floor length mantle and hood attached. Her head was bowed looking down at the ground. Consequently the hood was covering her face so that she was completely cloaked in white linen. Then her voice grew stronger as she took one step forward, raising her head at the same moment. Then it looked as though she had been hiding behind all her garb and as she stepped forward, she was actually stepping forward into her white garments at the same time. I saw her exposed face and it was radiating with love in response to her Beloved. She was very lovely and her voice was quite feminine and her appearance was innocent and chaste, as though either her youth had been restored, or she had been remarkably kept in innocence and purity. It was very hard to tell her approximate age, for I knew many years had passed and she had matured, but her countenance was innocent and radiant.

SCENE THREE: As I gazed upon this women, the second most remarkable thing about her was her hair. It had been peeled away to show her face and braided in one long braid. The braid had been brought forward to cascade over her left shoulder and it was very long. The tip of the braid ended in a sharp point extending to her reproductive area. I was most amazed by this braid. I knew that each knot in the braid represented one year of waiting for her Beloved to return for her. It was a very remarkable scene to see her step forward with her shining face of love and knowing how she had kept His Words in her heart all those years. As I was thinking this, I looked over at the Man.

He had on the same white robe but without a mantle and hood. And although I did not notice His face, I was surprised, for He had the same identical braid that she had. It was the same length as hers, and ended in the same way. He was not ashamed of His hair. He too had waited right along with her, suffering the groanings of each year.

{end of dream}

INTERPRETATION OF THE DREAM

When I woke, I still had the same longings I had in the dream, as I was looking upon their braided hair and understanding what the knots meant. The Holy Spirit immediately reminded me that one of the Hebrew words for "wait" means to bind together by twisting.

WAIT

OT:6960

qavah (kaw-vaw'); a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect:

KJV - gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).

Isa 40:28-31 NKJV

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who WAIT {Strongs # 6960} on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

This morning as I re-listened to my hand recorder to type my rhema for the night, I heard what the Holy Spirit had said to me just prior to my falling asleep and having the dream. I realized that this too is a part of the Word: "A time of favor. I have been with you since the beginning. I have never left your side. I see no fault in thee."

As I pondered this, I was reminded that at first the women's face was hiding because she had been looking down. When one's eyes look down, it is a symbol of shyness, insecurity or shame. But as she responded to the favor and voice of the Lord she stepped forward, raising her head above her insecurities and the beautiful glory on her face was radiant. I thought of the following scripture.

Num 6:24-26 NKJV

"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace."

OTHER DREAM SYMBOLS

Bus station - modes of transportation usually symbolize one's relationship with the Lord, or ministry. The larger the mode, the larger the ministry. In a similar manner where the Lord carries us along in our lives, so a bus carries and moves people from one destination to another. Employees at the station speak of the workers or helpers in the ministry.

Faceless man - When there is a man that you know, feel loving towards or feel His love or help for you, but you cannot quite get a glimpse of His face, it is usually the Holy Spirit.

White linen robe - stands for the righteousness of the saints. "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints." (Revelation 19:8 KJV) She was counted righteous in His eyes.

Fine linen was also found in the priest's attire, the curtains and veils of the temple, the Levite musicians, and the armies of heaven. (I Sam 2:18, Ex 26, 2 Chron 5:12, Rev 15:6, Rev 19:14) Linen was exported from Egypt and was the attire of the Egyptian priests. Because of this, Pharaoh dressed Joseph in linen upon his promotion (Gen 41:42). Mordecai was also dressed in linen upon his promotion. (Es 8:15) They made sails for ships with linen. (Ez 27:7) Jesus's body was wrapped with linen after His death. (John 19.40)

Hair growth pointing to the reproductive area - Hair represents strength (Jud 16:17) and glory (I Cor 11:15). And when a man let his hair grow, it was the Nazarite vow or promise, signifying holiness and separation unto the Lord.

Num 6:4-5 NLT

"As long as they are bound by their Nazirite vow, they are not allowed to eat or drink anything that comes from a grapevine, not even the grape seeds or skins. "They must never cut their hair throughout the time of their vow, for they are holy and set apart to the LORD. That is why they must let their hair grow long."

The fact that the Holy Spirit returned on the exact day to fulfill His promise, and the hair signified their years in waiting, it is significant that the braid ended in a point at the reproductive organs. The Holy Spirit is saying it is time to join in intimacy with Him to travail so that many spiritual children can come forth out of the union.

WORD TO PONDER: IT IS TIME, MY LOVE   5/04/02

My Beloved, I have counted each moment of every year and groaned for this hour. All these years you have not seen My face, but I have never left you nor forsaken you. How it has comforted My own heart that you have relished My Words and My promises to you… that you have kept them, rehearsed them, nurtured them, letting My love for you grow deep inside. Yes I have comforted you with My Words, and yet within our fellowship of longings, you too have comforted Me by keeping My Word. Thank you dear one.

Through our years of waiting, I stood with you as you resisted all that would strangle and suffocate My promises to you. Even as you went through death to self with no promise in sight, I kept hope glowing in your heart and delivered you. What you did not see in your lifeless state was that I transformed your grave clothes into promotion. As you have come boldly before Me, I see no fault in you. For I have clothed you in white, washed by the blood of the Lamb and also by the fires of your own testings. In the waiting, your mantle and glory has grown to full length. And yet still you do not see My hidden work within you.

As you look upon yourself, you only see weakness, human frailty, shyness, insecurity, shame from failure; and you wonder how I can possibly perform My Word through your life. I have called you not to look upon yourself, but to delight in My everlasting love for you. Let My favor, My grace, My longings and wooing wash over you to strengthen you. Let Me strengthen you in your weakness, let Me renew your strength in Me. For it is not what you can do in yourself, but what I can do through you. And I will bless you and keep you and I will make My face shine upon you. I will be gracious to you. I will lift Mine Own countenance upon you, and give you peace. You shall know My rest, as you lean your whole weight into Me. I will make your burdens light. For like the sails on a ship, I shall fill them and carry you with ease in your utter dependence upon Me.

It is time My Love. I come to you with the culmination of the groanings of many years in waiting. I have longed for our consummation, of My resurrection power to bring forth new life. Now let our combined compassion through intercession bring to birth that which I have promised. For we have many souls waiting to be born in this final harvest of children. I will empower you to bring them forth, and I will fill you with sweet Mother's milk to raise them up. It's My Word and it's our hour. Will you be there when I call your name? Will you step forward into your place as you hear My voice?

Matt 9:36-38 NKJV

But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."