#214 | FEAR OF MAN: THE BANE OF SERVANTS

While we started praying with the song, “The river is flowing”, I saw a vision of us worshipping on the third floor. The lights were blue, and the room looked darker. Shortly after, I saw the glass door slide open very quickly, but there was no physical hand opening it.

I looked to see what was coming through, and I saw a group of angelic-looking beings walking in a straight line into the hall. As soon as they entered, they scattered into different spots in the hall, standing in front of specific people to deliver messages. Some had cloaks on, so they looked hidden, while some had their faces exposed.

I sensed one of them stand in front of me, then I heard (in my mind) Him ask me,
“What area should the river flow to? Where do you need assistance?”

When I heard the question, I realized that I was wearing a huge black jacket. Without responding with words, I quickly opened my jacket to point at the area I needed God’s river to flow to. As I opened my jacket, I was shown a huge plot of land which looked very dry, almost like a desert. I got that this represented the portion of my heart/life that I was showing the angel in response to his question.

I looked at the desert land and saw that there were areas that looked like small ponds with water in them, but few people were drinking from it. Eventually, the water became stale and stagnant.

It wasn’t a good sight to behold because the plot of land was large enough to accommodate many people, but few were on it and they weren’t drinking as they should.

I still asked the angel why this area of my life was like this (although I was the one that exposed it to him, I didn’t know it was this bad), as opposed to other areas that were in a good state.

When I asked, I was taken to the boundaries of this land and shown that there was a large black metal gate that was locked up and guarding the land, alongside a metallic fence. I saw through the gates that there were a number of people outside waiting to come in but couldn’t because of the heavy barriers of the gate and fence, which for some reason seemed to get larger and higher with time.

I was wondering what the gate and fence represented, then I heard,
“THE FEAR OF MAN.”

I also heard,

“The fear of man is and has been a bane in this house, the resistance in obedience, the doubts and lack of trust, this has built up walls around you preventing the people that are sent to you to drink freely. Your unwillingness to speak when I say speak, to go when I say go, to run when I say run, is the cause of the stagnant waters in your lives. Few drink from you, but I’ve given you much. A few are refreshed from you, but I refresh you consistently. A little boldness, as Peter was and your walls of fear will break down, a little boldness and the lost will be found. A little boldness and the dead will be raised. Just a little boldness.”

After I heard this, I was willing within my heart to repent and I prayed that the Lord would help me be bold.

It was at this point I believed that I was given what looked like a fire extinguisher, but this particular device was used as a source of fire. I got that it represented “BOLDNESS.”

Once I started using it (the fire device) on the gates and fences, the metals melted like candle wax. I was quite shocked at how quickly something that looked so powerful could easily disappear by a little boldness.

I heard,
“It’s the illusion that comes with the fear of man, your mind is first weakened so your hands can follow, the battle is lost even before it starts, for an enemy that can easily be overcome.”

I saw that this was the state of many in the church of God, especially leaders, which makes them have stagnant waters in their lives and in areas that God had taught and trained them in, such that no one is able to learn or drink from them because of the fear that has guarded their hearts.

I got that if we want to qualify to be faithful servants, the fear of man will be an enemy that we should not give room to. It seems this would make the difference between the servants of men and Servants of God amongst us. We were to aim to be servants of God and serve as men as the Lord directs us to. Servants of men aim to please men above God; this is what we were to be watchful of.

While I was seeing this vision, I got distracted in my thoughts for about a few seconds. I quickly regained myself and tried to hurry back into the experience. As I tried to, I saw the face of the angel standing in front of me, and he looked very angry and his hands were raised (I felt I was about to be slapped literally and go dumb). I started to plead to God for mercy. Although I wasn’t slapped, I was horrified at the thought and sight of the angel being angry.