I’ve written a few previous articles about how we can find Persons of Peace leading to households of peace here in the West and from personal experience across Britain and Europe
This article goes into more detail concerning how Persons of Peace can be found through visions and dreams.
Now is the time, more than ever, to make disciples and multiply church into every nook and crevice of society. I believe the Holy Spirit spoke to me at the end of 2009 and said; ‘You have a 10-15 year window of opportunity to work while it’s still day…’ We are now in Year 10; Corona!
Jesus is more eager to seek and save those who are lost, serve them and eat with them then we are. He is the Lord of the Harvest and can and will direct us straight to the households (oikos) of peace if we ask him!
SAUL-PAUL CONVERSION (Acts 9:3-20)
A light from heaven suddenly shone around him and he hears a voice saying to him, ‘Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?’
‘Now get up into the city [of Damascus], and you will be told what you must do’
There was a disciple in the city of Damascus by the name of Ananias
The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, ‘Ananias!’
‘Yes, Lord,’ he replied
The Lord said, ‘Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas – When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. I have shown him in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again’
‘But Lord,’ exclaimed Ananias, ‘I’ve had many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the disciples, God’s holy people in Jerusalem! And he is authorised by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name’
But the Lord said, ‘Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel. And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake’
SO, HOW DOES GOD USE VISIONS TO FIND THE PERSON OF PEACE?
God spoke in a vision calling his name; ‘Ananias!’
And what was his response- ‘Yes, Lord!’ – a good response!
Saul was told; ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything you are to do’
So there are instructions from the Lord of the Harvest on:
-which city to go to
-will be told what to do AFTER getting there
NOTICE THE INSTRUCTIONS OF WHAT TO DO ARE ONLY GIVEN AFTER THE OBEDIENCE OF GOING TO THE NAMED CITY!
Through Visions/Dreams The Holy Spirit can direct us to;
-The Name of the City (‘Go into the city of Damascus’)
-The Name of the Street (‘Go over to Straight Street’)
-The Name of the Family House/Surname/House Number (‘To the House of Judas’)
-Name of the Person (‘Ask for a man named Saul’)
-Background history (‘from Tarsus’)
-Word of Knowledge about what that person is currently doing (‘he is praying to me now’)
-Direction on what to do when finding the person (‘lay hands on him to receive back his sight’)
-Direction on what to say to the person when you meet them/their purpose in the Kingdom (‘Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to Kings…’)
Can you get much more detailed than that?!
Finding the Person of Peace is a bit like a game of Where’s Wally (or Waldo)? Or like finding a needle in a hay stack, but by following the leading of the Holy Spirit the perplexing puzzle can be solved in an instant! Take for example the story of Peter and Cornelius (Acts 10)
HOW THE PERSON OF PEACE FINDS THE PIONEER MISSION WORKER!
This Person of Peace; Cornelius, had already been prepared by the Holy Spirit. You could consider him a Holy Spirit Prepared Person of Peace
Cornelius was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household! He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God
One afternoon, around 3pm, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming towards him; ‘Cornelius!’ the angel said.
Cornelius in response stared at him in terror, ‘What is it, sir?’ he asked the angel
The angel replied, ‘Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering! Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. He is staying with Simon the tanner who lives near the seashore.‘
As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier; one of his personal attendants. He told them what had happened and sent them off to Joppa
So far, through a vision, it is revealed to Cornelius…
–Name of the man (‘Simon Peter’)
-What House he is staying in and the whereabouts of that house (‘Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore’)
-What City to go to (‘Joppa’)
-Who to send on the Team (‘Send some of your men servants and a devout soldier’)
MEANWHILE, 21 HOURS LATER…Peter was staying in a town 33.6 miles away
As Cornelius’ messengers were nearing the town of Joppa, Peter went up on the flat roof to pray, it was now about noon (12pm). The day after Cornelius received the vision
Peter was hungry and fell into a trance. During the trance he saw the same vision repeated 3 times. Peter was perplexed – ‘What could this vision mean?’
Just then, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house. Standing outside the gate, they asked; ‘Does a man named Simon Peter stay here?’
Meanwhile, as Peter was puzzling over the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him; ‘Three men have come looking for you. Get up, go downstairs, and go with them without hesitation. Don’t worry, for I have sent them. No longer think of anyone as impure or unclean, even Gentiles‘
So Peter went down and said, ‘I’m the man you are looking for! Why have you come?’
They said, ‘We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman Officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message’
So Peter invited the men to stay for the night. The next day he went with them to Cornelius’ house accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa
Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends- many others were also assembled inside.
Peter then preached Christ and the Judgment to come. The Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening resulting in those gathered speaking in tongues and praising God. They were then baptized in the name of Jesus and Peter and his team stayed there with them for a few days
So here’s the approximate timeline of visions and events of the Holy Spirit
Day 1 – Cornelius from Caesarea receives vision at 3pm
Day 2 – Peter falls into a trance at 12pm, receives a vision 3 times and is puzzled. The men from Cornelius household arrive and are invited to stay overnight by Peter at Simon the Tanners house in Joppa
Day 3- The men from Cornelius’s house travel with Peter and a few men from Joppa to Cornelius house in Caesarea
Day 4– The two teams arrive at Cornelius’ house and he has gathered together his relatives and close friends
DETAILED DIRECTION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THROUGH DREAMS AND VISIONS
So in conclusion, we have seen how the Holy Spirit can direct us to the Persons of Peace down to the minutest details including:
-Name of the City
-Location of the Place within that City
-Who to Send on the Team
-Name of the Street
-No/Name of the actual Household/Family Surname
-Name of the Person of Peace
-A Little Background history of the Person of Peace
-What to do when finding the Person of Peace
-The Message and Kingdom Purpose of the Person of Peace
STORIES OF HOW WE HAVE BEEN LED THROUGH VISIONS IN EUROPE
How we Found the Person of Peace in Berlin through a dream and the leading of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit leads us into Power Encounters across The Canaries
Please do get in touch if you would like training and equipping in Luke 10 Pioneer Mission; Finding the Person of Peace and Starting/Developing MicroChurches!
