REST FOR THE WEARY!
DO 2915
3/94
1. (Early morning, right before dawn) I just had such a beautiful dream. I was singing an old song I hadn't thought of for years! This friend and I were building a house. We were almost finished and mostly just working to put a roof on it. It was the end of the day, and he was tired and sat down on an old homemade chair that was there. He was older than me and I figured he needed the rest, so I started singing him this old song:
Rest, rest for the weary,
Peace, peace to the soul.
Though life may be dreary,
Earth is not thy goal.
Come, lay down thy burden,
Come, come unto Me.
I will not forsake thee.
I will not forsake thee.
I will not forsake thee.
Though all others flee.
Though all others flee.
2. I realized then as the Lord began to give me the meaning of the dream, that of course the house represented the spiritual house of the Family, and the older man represented one of the Family builders. It seemed like we were building the house for safety because it was such a dangerous world outside, like things were really getting bad.
3. I was reminded of some of the prophecies that one of our units had received, how things were going to get a lot worse this year, but that is going to turn a lot of people to us. The Lord said we were going to have a great harvest this year. And I think it's probably going to be people, like other Christians, whom the Lord is going to turn to us because of all the horrors going on outside.
4. From what I gathered from those prophecies, it's going to be a terrible year for the world. The world is going to get worse, and of course that's the way the Antichrist wants it. He wants people to be so broken and the economy so bad, crime and everything else so bad, that they'll do anything to get some guy to solve all their problems--the "superman," the AC. But as a result, it's going to turn a lot of people to us.
5. Some of our folks have suffered a lot with persecution in the last year. They're getting tired of it, and I'm tired of it too, but that doesn't mean that is going to be the end of it. So this man was worn out from building the house, and he sat down and the Lord gave me this song to comfort him.
6. The Lord said, "I have given this to comfort your father in his darkest hour, just before dawn." I'm sure that means He gave it for all of us, because you're all part of me, to help encourage us through these difficult times when our dear Family is going through some very rough things, like these five major court cases [Argentina, Melbourne, Sydney, Spain and France] as well as other investigations and media battles. It may seem pretty dark right now, so this will be a comfort to them.
7. Hallelujah! Thank You Jesus! Praise the Lord! Thank You for that beautiful song of comfort in life's darkest hour! May Thy whole Family be comforted through that beautiful song that You gave me in the darkest hour just before dawn! Amen. When the Lord comes, He will erase every sorrow and wipe away every tear. There's a song that says something about that, too. (Dad sings:)
When your heart is aching, turn to Jesus,
He's the dearest Friend that you can know;
You will find Him standing close beside you,
Waiting peace and comfort to bestow.
Heartaches, take them all to Jesus,
Go to Him today, do it now without delay;
Heartaches, take them all to Jesus,
He will take your heartaches all away!
8. Praise the Lord! Hallelujah! Thank You Lord! (Prophecy:) "Many will come back to thee in that hour that is to come." Hallelujah! Thank You Jesus! That sounds like many backsliders will return to us in that hour, saying, "To whom shall we go? For Thou alone hast the Words of Eternal Life" (John 6:68). Some have said that to us. Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus! Even when sometimes it seems that some of our dearest have fled, forsaken us, the Lord will not forsake us. Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus! Hallelujah!
The House Is Almost Finished!
9. The house is almost finished, Honey! (--The Family!) Don't worry! It'll soon be done. Jesus is going to put the finishing roof on it with His Coming! And even if we feel like we haven't finished the house, He is going to come and take us out through the roof! (Maria: I guess we're sort of the last builders of the house that has taken generations to build.) We're amongst them! Thank God there are other builders! I'm sure there must be many saints who are suffering even now, like in China and other places where they're suffering persecution and have churches in the home.
A Year of Great Harvest!
10. God bless those sociologists who are studying us, they're really getting out the message! Every one of them mentions our doctrines of the Last Days. I'll tell you, people are going to be without excuse!
11. Though the Earth is covered with darkness, gross darkness, there shall be light yet shining on the Earth!--Our lights! And the people will come. Praise the Lord! The Lord said it will be a year of great harvest, in spite of great darkness!
12. What a song for this Last Day and our almost finished Family House! The only part not finished is the roof, and the Lord is going to come through that hole in the roof to lift us out of the darkness! Thank You Jesus! Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!
Songs of Comfort!
13. What a beautiful dream! But, Honey, we must go to sleep now and rest. In my dream, the man sat down and he looked so tired! He sort of symbolizes the church, too, our Family building a house. We don't have to wait until we get There, like the song, "They're Building a Mansion for Me Over There"--we're building our mansion now! Praise the Lord!--The Church of God, the people of God, God's children! (Sings:)
We're building a mansion for us over There.
Oh, won't that be glory when we get There.
In the sweet by-and-by,
In the sweet by-and-by,
When the battle is done and the victory is won,
In the sweet by-and-by!
14. In the Last Days, I think a lot of those songs are going to be a great comfort to our people who are suffering. Thank You, Jesus, for those wonderful, sweet songs of comfort and Thy love. Thank You Jesus! Praise the Lord!
15. When it can't get any worse and the Lord knows we need rescuing, He's going to come in the sky! Praise the Lord! Thank You Jesus! Hallelujah! (Dad sings "Some Golden Daybreak.")
16. How could we see Him coming if there wasn't that hole in the roof? (Maria: That's right!) It won't be quite finished until He comes! Praise the Lord!
17. "For yet a little while, and He that shall come will come, and will not tarry" (Heb.10:37). Boy, what a day that will be! (Maria sings:)
What a day that will be,
When my Jesus I shall see.
And I look upon His face,
The One Who saved me by His grace.
When He takes me by the hand,
And He leads me to the Promised Land,
What a day, glorious day that will be!
18. Praise the Lord! "In the sweet by-and-by!" Thank the Lord! These are going to be songs of comfort for us right up until He comes!
19. We have to go through gross darkness, great darkness, before we reach the light of the Coming of the Lord! But the Lord said that the darkness will drive people to our light, and that's why we are going to get such a great harvest, thank the Lord!
Later Thoughts and Jewels!
20. I see a light winking from outside through the curtains. The whole world lieth in darkness, but there are all these little lights out there. That's like us! We may not be very big nor very bright, but we shine! And we're some of the few lights there are out there!
21. I was looking for the dawn and I didn't see all those little lights out there, but the Lord showed them to me through the curtain, the dark curtain of night.
22. "All that live Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution" (2Tim.3:12), and if they're not suffering persecution it's a pretty good sign that the Church is not living Godly! Or rather it's a pretty bad sign that the Church is not living Godly.
23. The prophet is like one who draws aside the curtain and looks out at the darkness, waiting for the light. The Lord is so good to us to give us such a nice place to live. How could we ever complain about things? Honey, I love you! You're so wonderful and so precious!--The Cherisher of the Word and the Keeper of the Flame! You never let one Word fall to the ground! Peace be unto thee. The Lord be with thee. (Dad falls asleep.)
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