the dream for a generation

“the dream for a generation”

04.25.08  l Kona, Hawaii

I am so incredibly encouraged and totally blown out by the Presence of God right now. I’ve felt that the last few days have been a mere glimpse into the dream of God for a generation. Its almost like my life has come full circle in so many ways and I question if its truly my life playing out or I’m caught in some weird trance. I am totally wasted and have no clue what time zone I’m even in any more (that definitely plays into the “trance” idea!!) but know that I am right where I need to be in this season.

I’ve been venting to the Lord the past few days that my life is hectic and things are out of control. I’ve explained of how quickly this BURNING tribe has expanded all over the world…how overwhelming it is currently to just keep up with all the relationships, cities, trips, missions, music, accounting, and the other million things that run through my mind when my head hits the pillow at night. I told God “The fire is out of control!! Its chaotic!! Its uncontrollable!! Its a mess!! Its crazy!! I feel like I have no control or grip on anything!!” He then spoke the most powerful words to me that are have shifted my entire thinking the past few days. He simply said “I know…I like it that way!”

I was overcome with so much emotion and yet a sense of relief that its no ones job to “manage” or keep things “under control”…but to let the fire spread violently and swiftly all over the earth!

So let me move back a few weeks now to when I was in Tyler, TX at an incredible weekend conference of fire with Bob Jones, Bobby Conner,  Brad McClendon, and lots of the blazing BURN crew. I got a word in a dream that I needed to visit the gravesite of Keith Green. So I thought it would be good to see if this was a “bad pizza” dream or really a God dream. I asked the crazy accurate prophet Bob Jones what he thought and he said “You need to go visit there…God has something for you.” So on our way out of town…a bunch of us drove out to the country cemetery where Keith and his two kids were buried. I was surprised to find out that Keith was only 28 years old when he went to be with Jesus!! WOW!! How much God did through him in those years! His legacy lives on as stories of his life still impact millions today! I also was blown away to see that another great hero of mine and revivalist Leonard Ravenhill was buried right next to him. I felt the Spirit speak to me and say “Just ask.” I responded back saying “ask what?” I heard the Spirit say again “Just ask.”

So..standing over the lifeless graves that Sunday morning…I prayed “God, any of your dreams in these two great men that were not accomplished in their lifetime…I WANT THEM on behalf of an entire generation!” I could totally feel the Presence of God in the moment and actually believe something shifted in my heart.

Fast forward to three days ago when I arrived in Kona, Hawaii on the largest YWAM base in the world. This place has a very tangible OPEN HEAVEN over it. I was completely blasted by God here when I was 13 years old with my family and was laid out in the spirit and speaking in tongues and prophecying. The last time I was here walking on the beach…the Lord told me audibly that it was time to ask my wife to marry me. So..I have an inheritance here and KNOW this place is in my future. I’m speaking with Darlene Cunningham (founder with her husband Loren of the mission - largest Christian organization in the world) explaining the heart, vision and reason for BURN 24-7 and how I see God a covenant relationship is being birthed with YWAM to see this collision of the missions and prayer movement walked out. I suddenly remembered that I heard something about Keith Green meeting with her and her husband before he died to dream together. So in the middle of our conversation…I asked them what they met about and what happened that day.

She began to tell me that they met with Keith and Melody a few days before his death. They stayed up praying, dreaming, and talking about how this radical call of prayer and worship that Keith carried was made to clash with the missions movement the Cunningham’s birthed to see RADICAL FIRE unleashed on the nations. Their strategic plan was interrupted just a few days later with Keith’s untimely death and a dream was laid dormant…until now.

I was totally undone when I heard these words and realized that  I HAD ASKED GOD FOR THE DREAM A FEW WEEKS EARLIER AT THE GRAVESITE!! I began to see how this dream has been Gods since before the foundations of the world and its been carried by many people. We are humbly walking into the greatest hour in humantiy while the eyes of the world and history are upon us. Jesus longed for it when he released the call in Mark 16:15-20 before He was taken up to Heaven to the right hand of God.

He dreamed that we would take this radical BURNING PRESENCE of God out of our prayer rooms and into the darkest parts of the world.

I had the incredibly and humbling opportunity to share with the YWAM leadership in Kona and then again to the Campus wide meeting on thursday to a massive crew of ravenous missionaries from over 45 nations around the globe about this very thing!! I poured my heart out about why NOW IS THE TIME to see “the Word become flesh and dwell among us” (John 1:14). So many people are talking about this beautiful marriage of prayer and missions…but WE ARE RESPONSIBLE for walking it out and seeing it become FLESH!  Its happening in our BURN cities around the globe and I shared incredible testimonies from our directors and what God is doing with their communities around the world!!

This is our only hope to see the great end time harvest unleashed!!!  I firmly believe that…

Unless the missions movement becomes centered on the fiery Presence of God and we take “these signs” of Mark 16 with us…it will quickly die. Unless the prayer movement begins to spill out of the prayer room and invade, infect, and shift culture in our cities, regions, and nations….it too will quickly die.

These were NEVER created to be separate and the time is coming where they are joined together again to see ACTS 15:16-17 come to pass.

I WILL REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID WHICH HAS FALLEN,
AND I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS,
AND I WILL RESTORE IT,
SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD”

That is the true purpose of it all!!! WE ARE FINALLY REALIZING IT!

So on thursday night…Gods presence DROPPED LIKE A BOMB in Kona, Hawaii…and we experienced the TRUE BURNING…God got us all HOT, SMELLING GOOD, and FULL OF THE PRESENCE!!

People were completely overcome and overwhelmed with the glory and goodness of God…some were stuck to the pavement…others were laughing…crying…and soaking it all in…It was an incredibly amazing time with God.

So much is in store…I could keep going…but the most exciting stuff of our lifetime is headed our way. We are “fleshing out” this covenant relationship between YWAM and BURN 24-7 and are committed to walk together forever to see this happen!! Incredible dreams, words of knowledge, and desperation is birthing something huge between us…my time is Kona was simply one massive prophetic word from start to finish.

EXCITING STUFF IS COMING OUR WAY IN JANUARY 2009 REGARDING THIS!!! YOU’LL HEAR MORE SOON!

GET READY… “NOW IS THE TIME OF GOD’S FAVOR…NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION.” - 2 COR. 6:2

do it Lord.

_sean