The Happening

Once afar off. Now up close.

What’s happen’n.

What’s happening?

What happened?

For this is the place where it happened!

For this is the place of the happening?

In the former day, a withdrawal of water, so as to make a way, to establish the path of the crossing, the place to cross, the way of the crossing.

Exodus 15:6-17 Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power; Your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy. In the greatness of Your majesty You overthrow those rising against You. You send forth Your fury; it consumes them like stubble. With the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up, the floods stood fixed in a heap, the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. You Lord blew with Your wind, the sea covered them; clad in mail they sank as lead in the mighty waters. Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, doing wonders? You stretched out Your right hand, the earth’s sea swallowed them. You in Your mercy and loving-kindness have led forth the people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength to Your holy habitation. The peoples have heard of it; they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia. Now the chiefs of Edom are dismayed; the mighty men of Moab renowned for strength, trembling takes hold of them; all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away—little by little. Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of Your arm they are as still as a stone—till Your people pass by and over into Canaan, O Lord, till the people pass by whom You have purchased. You will bring them in to the land and plant them on Your own mountain, the place, O Lord, You have made for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.

In this day, the deposit, the pouring out, the filling, the great washing, the way upon the water.

Joel 2:21-30 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things! Be not afraid, you wild beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness have sprung up and are green; the tree bears its fruit, and the fig tree and the vine yield their full strength. Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord, your God; for He gives you the former or early rain in just measure and in righteousness, and He causes to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, as before. And the threshing floors shall be full of grain and the vats shall overflow with juice of the grape and oil. And I will restore or replace for you the years that the locust has eaten—the hopping locust, the stripping locust, and the crawling locust, My great army which I sent among you. And you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord, your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you. And My people shall never be put to shame. And you shall know, understand, and realize that I am in the midst of Israel and that I the Lord am your God and there is none else. My people shall never be put to shame. And afterward I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. Even upon the menservants and upon the maidservants in those days will I pour out My Spirit. And I will show signs and wonders in the heavens, and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.

For what happened? What happened? What is happening?

For this is the happening place!

This is the place of the suddenly, the unexpected, the downpour, the outpouring, the pouring out.

“This is the moment everything changes”

This is the place of reversal, what was withdrawn shall now be deposited. The place of the drain, now the place of the fountain.

All those who come looking for the lack will return with fullness.

For they come empty, coming to obtain fullness. For the empty tank shall be filled.

No need to look for the bowser, no need to select the right fuel.

For this is the place to party, this is the place of power, this is the place of celebration, this is the place of light, this is where I am preparing the stage, I’m putting on a show.

For you need no water feature, you need no water view, no pool. For I shall provide the flow, the overflow.

Invite them to come to a pool party, invite them to experience the refreshing, say come and be refreshed. For they shall downcast, despondent, depressed, withdrawn, isolated. But I have drawn them in.

For the tide has turned!

What was drawn out, shall now be drawn in.

What was pulled out, taken out, stolen, robbed, shall now be put back, returned, deposited.

For you shall go to withdraw and pause and wonder what was deposited.

For the season of lack is over!!!

For the withdrawn shall deposit, for that which was taken shall now be put back.

For the chair, the table that was withdrawn, had no use. For there was no one to come. For I wanted you in, for this was the place of elevation. This was the place I wanted you to look out.

Now the place of possession. This is the place you will possess. This is the place of the promise.

For I have led you up the garden path.

For you shall be like a well watered garden.

For it shall be as I have promised.

Now set the table, prepare for fullness, many to come.

You will need a bigger table!

Extend the table. Put more seats out.

Now put the table outside, prepare to get wet. For this shall be the place of overflow.

For the dry shall be wet, the empty shall be filled, the hungry shall be fed.

Return to the pantry, for I have upgraded the ingredients, look and see what we shall make together.

Behold I am doing a new thing, so you not perceive it, will you not embrace it?

For I am wrapping you with the new, you shall be wrapt in my wrapping!