From Stagnancy to Legacy
“The tides have turned. The shift is NOW, I am taking My church from STAGNANCY to LEGACY.”
In a prophetic dream I had in January of this year, I was in a restaurant, meeting up with a sister in Christ. I felt the power of God fall on me, my spiritual senses were heightened and I suddenly became very alert and aware of my surroundings. As I looked around, I saw a huge fish tank along the back wall which I didn’t seem to notice before. I got up to get a closer look at it. As I got closer, I noticed a shell-like covering around the tank, with what appeared to be barnacles attached. I looked down and saw a small pearl on the floor. However, the shape was a bit off, so I bent down to pick it up and noticed a small barnacle attached to it. I, almost instinctively without even thinking, picked off the crusty formation, dusted the pearl off and took a moment to appreciate it’s beauty. I felt the unction from Lord to put the pearl into the fish tank. As I reached to drop it in, I noticed the diminishing of the hard shell covering around the tank. The water then appeared to be more clear and I began to notice the intricate details of the fish tank, including the many fish swimming around and a small treasure chest sitting at the bottom. I gently dropped the pearl into the water right above where the treasure chest was and watched it slowly drift to the bottom.
As I prayed into the details and meaning of this dream, Holy Spirit revealed to me that the fish tank represents His church. The shell like covering surrounding and barnacles referred to the hardened hearts, religious ways of doing things which were stale, and outdated. He said “My church has been in a place of stagnancy, where I can no longer bare to watch. I am shaking things up and releasing My Spirit like never before. My wisdom is the preparation and My power is breaking through. There will be no more stagnancy in My church.”
I asked Holy Spirit what the barnacles represented and He said, “the barnacles are a sign that My church was not taking the risks and stepping out and leading the nations, as I have directed them to. I will no longer stand by and watch my Bride sit in stagnancy. I am releasing my seven Spirits in a greater measure to bring My church into the pure and spotless bride she was created to be. We are heading into the greatest time on earth, where there is not only revival but reformation. The church will take it’s rightful position to guide and lead the nations to a place of righteousness, holiness, purity, releasing power to change and make a mighty impact. My Kingdom will come and My will be done.” He then brought me to the scripture in Isaiah where He speaks of the reign of Jesse’s offspring.
“There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears.” - Isaiah 11:1-3 NKJV
As I pressed in and researched the components of this dream to receive understanding and the fullness of what God is revealing, I found that barnacles are larva that swim along in the ocean until they are ready to stick. They secrete a glue-like substance and attach themselves head-first. Barnacles form mostly on stagnant and/or slower moving things like docked yachts and even whales, as they move much slower. Dolphins and other fish swim much faster, which knocks the barnacles off before they can attach themselves.
According to Dictionary.com, the definition of a pearl is, “a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
The pearl is of great significance and speaks so much into the times the body of Christ is currently in. Pearls have two relevant meanings. One it represents wisdom coined in the term “pearls of wisdom”. The other it represents is the process as to how they are formed. The church itself and the body of Christ has endured a very similar process and transformation, which is currently unfolding and being revealed. I was brought to a scripture in Matthew, where He talks about the pearl of great price and says, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.” - Matthew 13:45-46
The definition of the word legacy according to Dictionary.com is “a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest; anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor: the legacy of Ancient Rome.
“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.” - Proverbs 13:22 NKJV
The Lord has been confirming this word through multiple signs and occurrences. The greatest of these, was a dream He gave my daughter only a few weeks after the dream I had. She was observing the bottom of a fish tank and discovering the many pearls that were resting at the bottom. She was picking them up to count them all, but as she was picking them up, they were multiplying right before her eyes.
I prophesy you will no longer be stagnant, but will move forward with great force and power. You will break and take the ground that the Lord has given you. You have been established through the pruning, pressing and pressure of this past season that has birthed a boldness, wisdom and righteousness deep within that cannot be hindered. “You have broken through”, says God. Your time is here and now for great increase and multiplication. You will receive the legacy of our Father God and those who have gone before us, paving the way for His Church’s greatest hour filled with His power. Nothing can stop His Church from the great awakening that we are in. “Arise and shine, your light has come and I have adorned my Bride with jewels.”, says God.
“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.” - Isaiah 61:10 NKJV
