Crazy/Beautiful

Acts 4:12 (New International Version)

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.

Have you ever had a dream where you were also dreaming? I had one last night.

And it was scary.

I fell
asleep around 11 pm after texting some people about their orders and
confirming them. I had also half-read a chapter in Isaiah.

Then I
had a bad dream. I don’t remember what it was but I had a weird
feeling. Usually, I would have tried to wake myself up but like reading
a novel, I wanted to see what the ending would be like.

Then I
saw myself sleeping in my room with my bedside lamp on (This is the
part where I dreamt I was dreaming). I thought my sister had come into
my room as I had seen a hazy figure of a girl. But then the figure was
transparent. The figure went beside my bed and started murmuring. I
could not understand what it was saying. At this point, I really wanted
to wake up. I already knew that I should start to call on the name of
Jesus. So I did. But no voice came out of my mouth. I couldn’t say it
out loud but I kept saying it in my head until finally I managed to
whisper Jesus’ name. And I kept repeating, "Jesus", "Jesus".

I went
to my sister’s room to check on her. Somehow I had a feeling that this
was happening to her also. I shook her leg and tried to wake her up but
she wouldn’t. I started rebuking demonic forces in Jesus’ Name and
declaring verses:

"Every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord".

"The Name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and they are safe."

"Call upon the Name of the Lord and be saved".

All
this time, my sister was in deep sleep. I felt so much courage inside
me as I spoke these words. Then I whispered to my sister: "Call on
Jesus’ name". And she replied "yeah." Even in her subconscious, she
still responded in a call of the spirit. As I left her room, she
whispered, "Thank You".

I went back to my room and started singing.

No other Name but the Name of Jesus /No other name but the Name of the Lord /No other Name but the Name of Jesus /is worthy of glory /worthy of honor /worthy of power and of praise

Jesus,
what a beautiful Name/Son of Man/Son of God/Lamb that was slain/joy and
peace/strength and hope/grace that blows all fear away/Jesus, what a
Beautiful name.

For you are glorious/shining victorious/over powers and principalities/For you are glorious/shining
victorious/disarming all Your enemies/the rulers of this world/beneath
your feet are hurled/as You reign, Our Conquering King

I read my Bible again and was led to Acts 4:12.

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.

I
knew that it was a moment of spiritual oppression. I remember praying
to God before I went to sleep to give me a renewed fear of Him. I guess
this was an answered prayer. As I tried to fall back to sleep again, I
had a sense of God’s awesome presence and a revelation of His Holiness.
I also declared: "I will lie down and sleep in peace for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety". Psalm 4:8.

I admit that I have not spent much time with Him as I should this week
and last night’s experience was a reminder for me to be girded and
ready for battle and remain alert because the devil is "a roaring lion
waiting for someone to devour." (1 Peter 5:8) I was also glad that I
had confessed to him all my sins during the day. Otherwise, the enemy
would have used them against me during warfare. What went on last night
was a form of spiritual warfare although it is still going on right now
as I write. The challenge for me is to get the believers in my family
to get down on our knees more and not be lackadaisical in my personal
prayer life. Even more so now as I continue with the Glorious Hope
recovery program. My friends in my GH group mentioned before that they
have been oppressed similarly, through dreams. Last night was my turn.
Nevertheless, I know I am not alone. It was a scary experience but I
discovered once again how powerful the Name of my Savior is.