I was at a prayer conference over the weekend – it was an awesome conference – a real blessing…

I spent some time alone with the Lord during the conference and saw a picture which has really changed my life…

I saw a lantern/bier – it was cylindrical and had wavy wire mesh horizontal bars so to speak quite close together and further apart vertical bars (it had a plain floor and I think a circular roof but I can’t be sure about the roof)…

I saw it and thought “Wow – that’s interesting”…

Then I saw a fire beginning to burn and I sensed that the fire was burning inside the lantern/bier…

The fire colour was orange as it began to burn and then it turned blue – the colour of the Holy Spirit – and filled the lantern/bier and then I sensed Jesus came into the lantern/bier and the colour turned white and then the Light of the World literally exploded through the lantern/bier and that bright white light exploded out all over the world and I sensed the lantern/bier was raised – like a beacon – and all the world would see its shining but they wouldn’t see it – they would just see the amazing bright light which was emanating from it…

The Lord showed me that I was that lantern/bier – the lantern/bier was me – there were other parts of me (sin within me) inside the lantern/bier but I was actually its walls and He would empty it – the inside of the lantern/bier – so that only Jesus remained – and when only Jesus remained the light exploded out and everyone in the whole world saw it…

It felt so pure that lantern/bier – so simple – so “un-beautiful” – so “plain” – and yet it didn’t melt in the heat of the light – it stood firm – like a lighthouse I guess (that’s another word the Lord has given me) but people won’t notice the lighthouse or the lantern/bier they’ll just notice Him…

It was just a container for the light – the light didn’t consume it but anything else in the lantern/bier but the walls (roof and floor I suppose) was consumed (sin within me) and all that was left was Him and the structure (my new self, my new creation) and Him living through me – there was no effort on my part at all… It was literally that He was emanating that never ceasing source of light through me and He would blaze – it was bright like the brightest explosion and constant and it didn’t destroy the bars of the lantern/bier…

So clean – there was nothing left in it – I saw it empty and only filled with the Lord…

Completely empty…

And then He began to “take over”, “come” and “shine” and then I saw, “explode” through me out into the world…

I had no control…

It was just my choice to allow Him to do it…

I didn’t have to do anything…

I just had to yield my lantern/bier to Him for Him to come and do it…

I did this and I’m still doing it – I’ve been having the picture come to me since then and again last night…

There is no striving in this…

I’ve had some “stuff” happening which has really tested me – God has been “going to the root” with me and it’s been quite painful (and I’ve caused pain to others – I’m sorry Lord and I’m sorry to the others who I’ve caused pain towards – if you read this and the Lord gives you a “knowing” that I’m speaking of you then please receive my heartfelt “sorry” for all the pain I’ve caused you)…

But He is overcoming…

Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies it abides alone…

That is what I am doing at present…

Falling into the ground and dying…