A Little Child Shall Lead Them

My son, Bryan

Last night I woke at 3:00 AM with an overwhelming desire to read the last few chapters of Revelation. I had this crazy need to know and understand what that obscure book had to say and how it applies to what is happening today. It seems nobody understands it. Why should it be any different for me? All I could do is pray that if God had something to show me, and it was time, that I might understand.

I think there are times or seasons of revelation and I think we are in one now. I don’t know exactly where we are in God’s timeline, but I do think the “seals” that were opened at different times, correspond to the times of revelation from God down through history. He does not open a seal until it is time for man to understand what God wants him to.

I found some very interesting things that I will share with you in future blogs, but that is not what this blog is about.

A very odd and exciting thing happened today when I came home from work. My wife and I had spoken this morning about what I discovered in the book of Revelation, and because we were excited about what the Lord was showing us, we also called each other on the phone several times during the day. When I got home, I was very relaxed and asked Julie to sit on the couch beside me and talk about what we were learning. Our six children were all clustered around hanging off the sides and back of the love seat, eating pretzels and enjoying our conversation when Julie got up to go do something.

Bryan, my 15 month old baby boy in just a diaper and a dirty face plunked himself down where Julie had been sitting, grinned at me and said “Ehhh!”. (He only says 2 real words we know for sure he understands; “hot” and “nanna” {banana}.) He then reached over and grabbed Julie's Bible. Since I didn’t want him to rip it, I reached over, put it on his lap and started flipping pages to show him it didn’t have pictures. He didn't mind, he was fascinated. I think he felt special from the attention I was giving him.

After about five or six random page flips, he laughed and pointed to the beginning of a chapter. So, like a good daddy, I started reading it for him where he put his finger. That’s when I realized what it was.

It was Joshua 6, where God explained the plan to defeat Jericho,

the stronghold of the Amorite!

That wasn’t coincidence, that was a confirmation. Its time. Time for

The First Battle for Our Promised Land

My mind instantly thought of the promises in Isaiah 11 of which verse 6 is a part.

… and a little child shall lead them.