FISHING IN THE MIST OF THE STORM! Snuggled
deep beneath a warm comforter, I am sound asleep in my bed in Moravian Falls, North
Carolina. The covers are pulled tight around my shoulders because of a sudden cold snap as
the first prophetic event begins to unfold. I was
awakened by the sensation that the covers were being pulled away from my shoulders. Half
asleep, my first impression was that my wife was trying to rearrange the covers. However,
she lay quietly sleeping by my side. Quickly I turned to the other side of the bed, and it
was at this point that the Lord spoke to me in a very firm yet gentle
voice, “Get up! It is time to go fishing!” STANDING IN THE
STORM The
time was exactly 2:22 A.M. In this prophetic experience I was transported by the Spirit of
the Lord from the comforts of my bed to an enormously large body of water. The
waters were extremely stirred, with waves mounting high with white caps and foam. The
raging wind caused the rain to sting against my face. As the lightning flashed and the
thunder was crashing, the sound rolling across the waves seemed to be amplified. I
shivered as the wind drove the rain deep into my clothes. It was one of the most
tempestuous times I’ve ever experienced, but I could feel that this storm was more
than just a natural storm. I could not explain it, but I could sense that this was a very
unnatural disturbance I was beholding. MEAT FOR THE MASTER A PLACE OF PERFECT PEACE Then
I looked more closely at Him and noticed that His hair was not being blown about by the
wind. Neither were his clothes wet and flopping wildly in the wind, as mine were. Christ,
knowing that I was now observing Him, said, “Come closer to ME.” As I
moved ever closer to Him, the winds became calmer. When I came near to His side, there was
a place of perfect peace and protection from the storm. He smiled, saying in a most
comforting tone, “Yes! I am still the PRINCE OF PEACE.” Even
though the situation with the wind and weather had not changed, there was a quiet, calm
confidence in the Lord’s presence. I wondered why I didn’t come closer sooner.
Looking deep into my eyes, I knew that He was expecting more from me than just standing
by. I could sense that He expected me to get busy obeying His command. THE HEART OF THE LORD I was
extremely ill-prepared to fish, so I said to Him, “I don’t have anything to fish
with...I don’t have any bait.” He
said, “You still don’t understand. I AM the bait.” He then slowly
placed His right hand over His heart. Holding it there a moment, He extended His hand out
from His bosom. I was not prepared for what I saw. There in His hand was a part of HIS
HEART, and it was the deepest crimson red, almost purple. He placed it in my hand. I was
overwhelmed with the immense worth and value of just a tiny piece of HIS HEART. I could
feel its eternal worth and value, and I knew at that moment that what I had in my hand was
most precious. The statement of 1 Peter 1:18-19 filled my heart: Forasmuch as you know that you were not redeemed with
corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain lifestyle but with the precious
blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. Truly
God gave His very best to ransom and redeem fallen mankind. Christ Jesus is the ETERNAL
LAMB without blemish or spot. He is the sinless perfect sacrifice. Words cannot express
the worth of one single drop of the precious blood of the Lamb. I
could not think of casting this portion of His heart into the dark, troubled waters that
were raging and roaring at my feet. Yet He instructed me, saying, “Cast this upon the
water.” Now I was openly weeping, saying, “No, Lord, no! This is far too precious to cast away.” He
said, “What you feel is right. Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy!” He
filled my heart with the promise of Psalm 126:4-5: “Those who sow in tears shall reap
in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless
come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” I
looked at the part of the Lord’s heart in my hand, and it now appeared to be a very
bright orange, almost illuminated or glowing. He said, “Cast it out upon the
water.” This
portion of the Lord’s heart was attached to His heart through my hand by a very thin,
yet bright, scarlet line. I knew that I was to throw this as far as I could, with all my
might. THE HUGE SILVER
FISH I
released it into the air. Because of its bright orange glow, I could see it clearly as it
flew through the gusting wind. At the instant it came in contact with the water, an
extraordinarily large shiny silver fish leaped out of the water, taking the object in its
mouth. This was a magnificent, brilliant, beautiful fish, and the lightning flashed
against its shiny silver body. There was no fight or pulling against the line in my hand,
but this enormous fish quickly swam to the shore at our feet. This
huge fish was extremely beautiful—solid silver. However, as I looked closely at the
fish it appeared almost transparent. You could see into the fish, and it was filled with
untold numbers of smaller precious fish. I
gazed into the face of Christ Jesus, and His face was radiating the most satisfying,
pleasant, joyous smile. He spoke with great compassion saying, “For this cause I
came into the world: the seeking and saving of lost mankind. This is the reason I’ve
established my church on the earth—to reach mankind with MY HEART.” THE MULTIPLYING
FISH He
questioned me, asking, “Do you know how big this fish is?” I
somehow knew this was a 55-pound fish. I said, “Yes, it weights 55 pounds.” “Yes,”
He replied, “but it is 55 X 55.” At these words, the fish would
multiply in size each time it was touched. THE MASTER’S
MEAT He
said, “Pick up the fish and place it into MY HANDS.” When I placed the
fish into His hands, Christ placed the fish into His heart, saying, “This is the
meat I have to eat of.” I was
thrilled and sad at the same moment—thrilled because of the immense pleasure the Lord
was having, yet sad at the thought that I didn’t have any more of the “special
bait.” Knowing my every thought, He said, “You will always have MY HEART
from MY HAND if you will come to Me. The more you give away, the more you receive.” Words could not describe the
contentment I felt as I stood on these shores with Christ. I could see, without a doubt,
that bringing people to Christ is the highest calling one could ever undertake. Nothing we
do will bring more pleasure to Christ than presenting to HIM the souls for which He died.
These are the most brilliant crowns that we will one day lay at His feet. Now is harvest time! Only as we
follow Christ can He make us to become true "fishers of men"! This is the
greatest task one could ever give himself to. What you have just read is a
small part of Bobby Conner's Shepherd's Rod 2002. You can order the complete prophetic
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