As a Feeble Man
The Lord is present and speaking. I sat as a young child before Him. My heart was darkened because of my grief. I cried before the Lord because the children were in strife one against another. I pleaded with the Lord for an answer and for comfort. My wounds were laid bare before Him and all my sins I confessed. I sought the comfort of His arms, to be lifted up and carried as a small child. I pleaded with the Lord because the sheep bite and devour one another. I wept before the Lord because the children are stirred up by evil and fight amongst themselves. They are not at peace. The children are bloodied and bruised because they have fought amongst themselves. When I saw this, I withdrew myself from it. I sat before the Lord in anguish over these things. My peace departed from me and in me was no comfort. I withdrew myself to the Lord and remained there in darkness, hidden away from the strife. I removed myself as though from the valley into a cave, hewn into the side of a mountain. All that was my joy ran out of me as oil when the jar is broken. The light within me became the flickering light of a candle. Darkness surrounded me on all sides. I prayed to the Lord for comfort. My wounds were open before Him, bleeding and infected. Finally, I cried out to the Lord in my tears to take me out from my place. I sought comfort, but was as a small child that would not be comforted. The Lord stood behind me and placed His hands upon me and spoke to me. I confessed that I had lost my trust in Him. His love no longer dictated my speech, but my wounds directed my words. I cried out to the Lord for Him to remove the evil one from before me and restore my spirit. "The children do not hear your voice Lord," I said. "They do not respond to your calling. The evil one has covered their ears and blinded their eyes and they have all entered into strife with one another. The children have become angry, some have become violent and they behave as children of evil."
I also looked out from my place and I saw war spreading across the nations, but I also saw the Spirit of God spread over His people as a blanket cast down from Heaven. I saw lightning strike from Heaven and the voice of God spoke as thunder and like the hearing of many waters. Christ walked in the midst of His people. He gathered the nations before Him. Wisdom was a clear word in the vessels of His choosing. The eyes of His prophets became as fire. The cloak of Elijah was upon those who rebuked governments. The nations were stirred. Nations rose up in a day. Nations fell away in the morning and another ruled over them in the evening. Nations were burned up and the voice of the people rose up in disbelief. They said one to another - "What we knew has departed from us." God moved the nations to bring about His purposes and men were perplexed and were as ants before His going forth. The Earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, and the kingdoms of men are fallen. Strong nations trusted in their might and became as a stumbling, feeble old man for they spent their strength in vain and did not seek the Lord and His counsel. He that abides in the counsel of the Lord shall remain sure, but he that has surety in his own arm shall wax old and feeble and all of his might will drain away. Though he were young and mighty and able to draw the bow of iron, he shall lean upon his cane as an old, feeble man before the nations in his shame. His children will desire to see him young again, they desire to look again upon the beauty of his youth and the strength of his might. Nebuchadnezzar was a mighty man, but fell down feeble. He did not rise again until he lifted his eyes to heaven and glorified God. Men's hearts failed them for those things coming upon the nations. The winds blew across the Earth. The Earth shook. The nations cried out, but God repented not of His purposes. Those who trusted in the Lord were not moved. The winds that blew did not move them and the shaking of the nations brought no fear into them. Though God would say more, I wearied from looking on and returned to my place of hiding. I told the Lord again, "I am as a child before you Lord and my strength has left me and I am left wounded." The Lord said to abide in my place until healing comes and left His angels charge over me.