Foundations

Every now and then the Lord will give us a peek about the course of spiritual history.  On 11/24/12 I had a dream that gave just such a peek.  It is recorded below:

In this dream I was working in a yard where there were 4 square holes dug about 6 feet deep and wide. I was shoveling or sweeping a little.  Then someone would pour cement and fill the hole up.  There was a drain hole in the bottom of the dirt, and the bottom was level, like a floor.

After I had swept the first hole clean, it was filled up with cement and I began to work in the second hole. It had a level floor like the first, but there was a rectangle part at one end that was a few feet deeper. I noticed a leaves falling onto part of the floor where I was standing so I began sweeping.  All of a sudden there was a "swoosh" and enough leaves fell into the lowered part that it filled it up to the top of the hole, about 6 feet.  I considered how to take the leaves out, but couldn't come up with a way.  Then I got out of the hole and cement was poured into it.

The woman we all were working for called us to eat lunch and I knew that when she called, we had to come.  While walking there I thought about the second hole and realized that, as leaves decayed under the cement, the cement would crack because there was no solid ground under it.  When seated at the table, I told the lady that cement had been poured for the 2 holes.  I thought ahead to the next 2 holes, knowing there were leaves falling.  I determined that no leaves should remain in the holes before pouring cement. End of the dream

Symbolism interpreted:

6 = beginning of the number of man.  This has to do with men's works, for the holes were dug by men in times past and already existed.  These are God-appointed works, and faithful men dug them.  However, some men added to God's works.

I believe that the Lord is showing the holes as having their foundation laid during my life span.  I have lived during the 1st and second filling and have been called to help with this work.

Four represents government, or ruling.  God has begun laying foundations for His people to rule and reign with Him.

The 1st foundation was not difficult and occurred in my life after the out-pouring of the Holy Spirit.  The floor was even and level, signifying that the unity of the Spirit back in the late 60s and early 70s.  I did a little sweeping, and then the foundations was poured after the work was complete.

The next hole was more difficult because it was uneven, though the different areas were level.  This shows a stratification, or hierarchy being part of the church structure. The leaves fell at the end of this season, showing that the Lord is shaking things (Heb 12:26-27).  The dead leaves are the opposite of the leaves from the Tree of Life in Revelation (Rev 22:2).  Instead of bringing healing to the nations, the dead leaves only occupy space and bring no substance upon which to build a foundation.  The dead leaves are men's written books and words that are from the imaginations of man but not of the Lord.  These would include books and teachings that lead people into dead works.  The foundations that is poured over these works will crack, whereas, in contrast, the foundation Paul laid could have other's works built upon it (1 Cor 3;10).

Lunch is the noon meal and a nourishing time.  It is a time of rest and refreshing in the Lord that each laborer needs to heed.  In Hebrews we read, "Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts . . . There remains, then a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His." (Heb 4:7, 9). From the rest, God's refreshing will bring forth the next 2 foundations, built by His people. His people will not compete with each other, and their hearts will carry the love of their brethren, which will once again work unity amongst them.  However, those who do not heed His call to come aside and rest in Him will not be refreshed.  Instead of warmth towards each other, their hearts will grow cold (Mt 24:12), and they will work divisions amongst God's people by their competitive nature.