VISION: THE SOUNDS OF CHANGE

VISION: THE SOUNDS OF CHANGE
25th December 2007

Many weeks ago, all over America, I heard a sound.

CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK

This was the sound of the caps of pens closing.

I saw many people, positioned to write out cheques to T.V. Ministries, T.V. preachers.
I saw a rich man, in a luxurious home, when suddenly as he started to put pen to paper, stopped, hesitated, changed his mind, and called to his wife, " Honey, bring me the other cheque-book, I don't think there's sufficient funds in this one."
The other cheque book was brought to him, he had his pen poised to make out a vast sum, when suddenly, he found himself not writing out the cheque but simply inclining his ear as if to listen.
" Don't write that cheque", is what the man heard.

Next:

I saw a man who looked like a film star, he had already made a big donation to a glamorous, prosperous ministry, and he wanted to give more. But every day he found that when he leaned towards the cheque, instead of writing on it, he'd look pensive, and then he'd place the cap back on the pen.

I saw him day after day, in a long black car, being driven by a chauffeur. Beside him was a briefcase with cheque-books in it, and in his hand a sleek expensive pen. I heard him open and shut the cap of the pen, he knew he wanted to give again to one of these prosperous ministries, but now I saw doubt on his face.

A couple of times I saw him lean forward as if to get the driver to stop the car so he could write the cheque, but soon he'd change his mind and tell the chauffeur to drive on.

He was puzzled. No matter how hard he tried, over a period of time, he just could not write the cheque , instead, when he'd take the cap off the pen to write, I'd hear the clicking sound of the cap sealing the pen.

Throughout America, and then world over, I heard the clicking sounds of the lids of pens shutting.

These people looked rich and generous. Previously they had written cheques out with a flourish without a second thought, driven emotionally to give give give. But now I saw these people pause, and wonder who they had been giving to. These people were rich, they did not give because they wanted to triple their money. They gave because they thought God's work was being done by those they gave to.

Now, like the actor, I saw pensive faces everywhere. They were wondering if they had been giving 'emotionally' to these high profile glamorous preachers. They had no peace about writing another cheque to these prosperity preachers. They had not given their 'giving' so much thought before, but now they were sensing that it was a divine intervention that was making them cap their pens, without writing the cheques.

Suddenly they understood that God did not want them to continue giving to those who walked not according to His Word.

This revelation caused the air to be filled with the sound of CLICK CLICK CLICK...........of caps closing on pens.

These people realized that their wealth was to be used for God's Purposes and they were to give to those God Wanted them to give to.

Suddenly, there was heard all over, a sigh of relief. These people with pens would gladly give, but now they would give according to His Leading, and not their emotions.


Isaiah 32: 8 KJV

But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.



Bombay-India

Swarna Jha

VISION: THE SOUNDS OF CHANGE

VISION: THE SOUNDS OF CHANGE
25th December 2007

Many weeks ago, all over America, I heard a sound.

CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK

This was the sound of the caps of pens closing.

I saw many people, positioned to write out cheques to T.V. Ministries, T.V. preachers.
I saw a rich man, in a luxurious home, when suddenly as he started to put pen to paper, stopped, hesitated, changed his mind, and called to his wife, " Honey, bring me the other cheque-book, I don't think there's sufficient funds in this one."
The other cheque book was brought to him, he had his pen poised to make out a vast sum, when suddenly, he found himself not writing out the cheque but simply inclining his ear as if to listen.
" Don't write that cheque", is what the man heard.

Next:

I saw a man who looked like a film star, he had already made a big donation to a glamorous, prosperous ministry, and he wanted to give more. But every day he found that when he leaned towards the cheque, instead of writing on it, he'd look pensive, and then he'd place the cap back on the pen.

I saw him day after day, in a long black car, being driven by a chauffeur. Beside him was a briefcase with cheque-books in it, and in his hand a sleek expensive pen. I heard him open and shut the cap of the pen, he knew he wanted to give again to one of these prosperous ministries, but now I saw doubt on his face.

A couple of times I saw him lean forward as if to get the driver to stop the car so he could write the cheque, but soon he'd change his mind and tell the chauffeur to drive on.

He was puzzled. No matter how hard he tried, over a period of time, he just could not write the cheque , instead, when he'd take the cap off the pen to write, I'd hear the clicking sound of the cap sealing the pen.

Throughout America, and then world over, I heard the clicking sounds of the lids of pens shutting.

These people looked rich and generous. Previously they had written cheques out with a flourish without a second thought, driven emotionally to give give give. But now I saw these people pause, and wonder who they had been giving to. These people were rich, they did not give because they wanted to triple their money. They gave because they thought God's work was being done by those they gave to.

Now, like the actor, I saw pensive faces everywhere. They were wondering if they had been giving 'emotionally' to these high profile glamorous preachers. They had no peace about writing another cheque to these prosperity preachers. They had not given their 'giving' so much thought before, but now they were sensing that it was a divine intervention that was making them cap their pens, without writing the cheques.

Suddenly they understood that God did not want them to continue giving to those who walked not according to His Word.

This revelation caused the air to be filled with the sound of CLICK CLICK CLICK...........of caps closing on pens.

These people realized that their wealth was to be used for God's Purposes and they were to give to those God Wanted them to give to.

Suddenly, there was heard all over, a sigh of relief. These people with pens would gladly give, but now they would give according to His Leading, and not their emotions.


Isaiah 32: 8 KJV

But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.



Bombay-India

Swarna Jha