PROPHETIC DREAM: BRING THE LOST FACE TO FACE!
In a dream this past weekend, I saw someone who had been deeply cut and wounded. This person needed immediate help or she might die. I saw several others who had suffered similar wounds, but they had received help and been saved.
But this young woman was afraid. She couldn’t believe she could be saved. I kept urging her to trust me as I explained how she could be rescued. But her eyes were frantic, filled with doubt and unbelief. No matter how hard I tried, she couldn’t seem to comprehend the truth.
We told her about someone else who had experienced everything she had and understood exactly what she was going through. Just like her, he had been deeply cut and wounded, but had overcome and received life. Yet she still couldn’t understand.
And then, HE suddenly appeared, and their eyes met.
It was sudden and dramatic. Her eyes were bulging, almost crazed, as if some poison had distorted her vision and she was desperate to see. But now, the One who had experienced the same pain and agony stood directly before her. They were suddenly face to face—eye to eye.
And what she saw changed everything.
As she looked into His eyes, it was as if she were looking into deep wells of endless Love. Up to that point, she had been repeating over and over, “I don’t trust them! I don’t trust them!” But the moment she looked into the eyes of the One who had suffered as she had and emerged victorious, she suddenly cried out, “I trust Him! I trust Him!”
That one look, face to face, broke the spell that had held her captive. As I continued helping her, I realized the battle against her was still raging, and the enemy was actively seeking others just like her. They, too, needed this face-to-face encounter to break the spell and set them free.
Upon waking and considering the significance of what I had seen, I believe this was more than a dream about salvation. We already know our commission to preach the gospel and lead people to the truth. But what Holy Spirit is highlighting through this night parable is the call to bring the lost into a personal, face-to-face encounter with Jesus.
The woman in my dream was not rescued by persuasive words or a compelling message. The enemy had so blinded her to the truth that she couldn’t comprehend what was being shared. It was only when she looked deep into the eyes of the One who KNEW what she had been through that everything changed. When she came face to face with Him, the spell of deception was broken.
In the dream, I could tell she wasn’t merely looking AT His eyes, but INTO them. What she saw, by revelation of Holy Spirit, was a depth of Love that could only be KNOWN in His presence. No one needed to convince her anymore. She saw Him for herself and immediately surrendered her heart to Him.
Our charge in the days ahead is to bring people into a personal encounter with Jesus. Not merely talk ABOUT Him, but lead them TO Him. We must prepare a place where His presence is welcomed and made known—a place where the lost and broken can “see” Him and be transformed by a single encounter.
This is not about manufacturing some subjective spiritual experience. It is about inviting the Holy Spirit to open the eyes of those lost in darkness, breaking the demonic spell of deception and unbelief so they can behold the One who alone can save them.
Scripture declares that the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel. But God has commanded His light to shine out of darkness! And where is this light revealed? “In the face of Jesus Christ” (2 Corinthians 4:6).
Church, we must recognize that people need more than words ABOUT God. They need an encounter WITH God. We must never diminish the power of His Word, but neither can we substitute our knowledge of that Word for the transforming power of His presence. The truth we proclaim must lead people to the One who IS Truth!
The days ahead will require more than convincing arguments and compelling sermons. We must become a people who carry His presence, reveal His heart, and make room for His glory. Our assignment is not simply to tell the lost who Jesus is, but to bring them face to face with the One who can open their eyes and set them free.
One look into His eyes can accomplish what a thousand words never could.
