The Crow Chronicles #2
‘Waiting Upon the Lord’
By Stephen Bennett 2/3/2024
Waiting upon the Lord
Here we are! ‘Crow Chronicles #2’… The second in our series exploring how God is pouring ‘out of His Spirit on all flesh’ in these last days (Joel 2:28), and what He’s been saying in this new era of history post pandemic (You can read blog #1 ‘Prelude to Calamity’ previously posted…).
Since 2020 much of what the world system is shifting toward is proving to reveal many lies. However, people are speaking out and have a new hunger for what is real and true; physical, spiritual, and all that life’s about. It’s time to intelligently question and enquire “What have I given my life to? How do I navigate this time? Where is it all heading?
We are now in a new era of history; the End-Times / the Last Days. The world as we know it will not only radically change 2024+ (politically, economically, & spiritually), but there will eventually be an ending, as clearly stated in the Bible. It precedes the return of Jesus Christ to the earth, where He will redeem what and who belongs to Him.
As the Holy Spirit will continue to be poured out on earth people are also experiencing an awakening, young people and old alike, being activated to see, hear, dream, and prophesy with vision and revelation. This includes strategies in what to do, prophetic warnings, specific events that will happen, and the needed direction, in how to respond to what God is saying with all that is coming on the earth. This is why king David, 3000 years ago, pleaded with us to wait upon the Lord! To strengthen our hearts in difficult times, give us courage, inherit the land, run and not get weary, and be in positive hope for our coming salvation in Christ.
‘Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!’ Psalm 27:14
‘Wait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.’ Psalm 37:34
‘But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.’ Isaiah 40:31
‘It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord.’ Lamentations 3:26
The Crow Chronicler
Is a good friend, an older believing man; strong in faith for decades, and, a highly professional businessman and creative all his life, and solid family man. The past 8 years, he’s been captured by the Spirit of God in his dreams and visions at night, with such clarity, about things he knew nothing about previously. He’s faithfully written down what the Lord shows him, and it has even been fearful at times to share with church leaders, people, family and friends, as it can sound strange. As God shakes the nations in these last days, many will experience the ‘invasions of God’s Spirit’ in our lives. So indeed we need to explore. ‘I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations (Jesus)’ (Haggai 2:7).
My friend’s experience is not unlike a prophet of old; the Spirit of God invades his life and he has no choice but to listen, and diligently write what the Lord says. We are partnering with him with this series of blogs named, The Crow Chronicles. Why? We want to reach out and encourage the many in the world that will also be experiencing the newness of a growing outpouring of God’s Spirit. At this stage we choose to honor the privacy of this God fearing gentleman, and see where Holy Spirit leads.
The perspective in this prophetic piece is the future importance of intimacy with God and Waiting upon the Lord, (received at the start of the pandemic, written on 3rd of April 2020). In a rushed world, it’s not easy to wait, however, in these Chronicles the emphasis of waiting is very important to God at this time of history. The following is the full unedited text written by the Crow Chronicler; let it speak for itself…
Chronicle original text:
2020 04.03 ***** 9:48pm
His Church- waiting and MUCH more- the hidden Church
He wants to teach me about “waiting upon the Lord”- I just felt it. So, please Lord, reveal it to me now. Amen
Later:
I kept trying to think- in advance of His telling me- what I would even write down or say if someone just asked me about this- about “waiting upon the Lord”- but I felt completely blank and with NOTHING at all to say. Then, out of nowhere, He began speaking with me and reminding me of things He had shown me before. I heard Him tell me part of this verse, so I looked it up- it describes a typical life situation, and WHY we should “wait”:
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6)
Later: I fall asleep, but am awakened to Him speaking to me again:
“We are like anxious cookies in the oven, or a baby in the womb- kicking to come out, and wanting her freedom. But the Lord knows HIS timing - and His timing is perfect. So wait- for you are not NOT yet ready for My purpose.”
So how do we wait without anxiety? Same Book and Chapter as above- it describes HOW to “wait”:
“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4:8-9)
1:32am:
I’m awakened again from my sleep to His words. This is exactly what I heard:
“It is as us, under this pandemic attack. We are to isolate ourselves -for the “virus”, and its attack, cannot live without its host- it surely withers and dies. We become stronger as it becomes weaker. Victory comes thru death. Something must die. And THEN we arise from our “slumber” into a new tomorrow. A rebirth. A resurrection from death.”
“We are to ‘wait upon the Lord’ from the womb of our isolation. From the death of our rebirth- our resurrection. We “wait upon the Lord” as in war- when you are “isolated” in your home during the heat of battle, and you await the news of “All clear!”. THEN , you emerge stronger than when you went in- having “meditated” upon the “good things” and the “just”. For the “womb of waiting” is a silent, and separated place of growth. A growth that can ONLY occur in isolation from the world. A womb, or a desert place of wandering- led, however, by the Holy Spirit to the defeat of the enemy. “Waiting upon the Lord” is like hiding within your home and peering out between the drapes of your windows at the calamity occurring around you. The death and destruction of lost souls. Hiding, though, in complete safety and within His secure care.”
“Hidden for a greater purpose and for a greater good- as your Father wars for you outside - you silently and patiently await His return. We are isolated for our strengthening and for our protection. For our death would come quickly if we were to follow our OWN leading. So we “wait” upon His return- His return to claim us- His bride and His greatest joy - and we await. We wait within the cloistered security of the church, arrayed as a bride before her wedding with her Groom- but within the hidden “Church” of His protection and of His concealment. We wait.”
“But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)
BUT ...... we are to “wait” with the giddy anticipation of children on Christmas morning. Safe within our beds and awaiting the Lord’s returning with gifts wrapped and adorned for His giving. We “wait” for our Father who loves us. Selah
Waiting upon the Lord, is praying and then awaiting with “giddy anticipation” for His answer that you KNOW will come to you. For you are His beloved child whom He adores and Who ALWAYS answers His children’s call. For you are a child of the King- the MIGHTY King Who hides you within His court as He wars for your safety, already within His walls, and for your victory within Him. You wait with loving anticipation as a child waits for his Father.
You wait as baby Moses within his basket, or Noah within the Lord’s ark of protection and salvation. As a butterfly within its cocoon awaits the sunshine and blooming flowers of spring, you are to await a new life of a new unexplored freedom. And we are to await in patience- not “anxious for anything” - we “wait upon the Lord”.
1:57am:
I keep trying to sleep, but He won’t let me.
Before, (his wife) and our battles were SO large in my eyes that they blotted out the sun- as an eclipse. Now, the SON (Jesus) is SO magnified in my eyes that He dwarfs our petty skirmishes. They become insignificant in comparison to His majesty. As He told me years ago, I have not gotten smaller, but He has grown larger in my perception, to where NOTHING compares with Him, or can distract me from Him now. Nothing.
And THIS reality gives me peace. The peace that I had previously battled with (his wife) to obtain - against “flesh and blood”.
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12)
3:02am:
I go downstairs to read, and immediately read Derek Prince quoting Ephesians 6:12 (directly above), in his book “Pulling Down Strongholds” on the first page of chapter four. It reads EXACTLY as He just spoke to me. God is confirming right now what He JUST revealed to me minutes ago. Exactly.
3:37am:
“Waiting upon the Lord” is like firemen in a firehouse, awaiting the call to battle. We await in peace, but within the anticipation of the impending battle. Equipped and prepared to be used by the Lord for HIS purposes - we wait.
Blog Writer:
As we know now in 2024, it is clear from this prophetic piece given to the Crow Chronicler 4 years ago, that staying in step with the Holy Spirit’s plans and strategies in the last days, is an essential shift in the future end-time Church. It requires our complete trust, and surrender to the will of God to walk by faith in every facet of life. We are in a spiritual war unlike any time in history, and the ‘hidden Church’ has been formed and curated in the crucibles of testing and chaos in the world over many years. To the point that we cannot just rely on the paradigms of religious church as we’ve known it. The last days Church is mighty because it knows how to wait for the timing of God in everything. Not the worldly formulas and religious ways of men be it modern-contemporary or old and traditional.
My friend has had many rigorous encounters with the Lord at many unplanned times, and now it is obvious that his prophetic writings and voice has been made ready with revelation for these days.
Final Thought
Blog Writer: I am glad as mature believers that we have to ‘wait upon the Lord’ in this hour, because none of us have been in the end of the end-times before! The last days requires us to be true sons and daughters of God, ‘led by the Spirit’ (Romans 8:14). It makes so much sense in the journey of trying to navigate the chaotic and pressured times we now live. Times that are accelerating unlike never before.
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As we say: More chronicles to come… as the crow flies…
Epilogue: It’s a New Era
In 2021, I wrote a blog stating; ‘we have now transitioned in this time of immense change, into a New Era of History, both in the world and in the Church.’ Things have never been the same, and unlikely to be so, ever again… Slowly… a ‘New Awakening’ has emerged in the world, but now in March 2024, it is also accelerating.
Not just in spiritual awareness, but millions of people are informed and awakened to the lies, deceptions and agendas of this world, that were, and are still being enforced upon humanity.
(read the blog at the following link)
(https://www.endtimewriters.com/blog/a-new-era-of-history-begins)
End Time Writers
In 2021, after a time of waiting upon the Lord, God said to start endtimewriters.com to help encourage a new breed of bold writers and creatives in this time. In the process, I embarked on a 15 part blog series on the last Bible book of Revelation, which is now a full book on the website, called, Revelation - The Terrible and the Good. (Written in a creative, movie style, in the first person of John. See website with my 12 books, 8 available as FREE pdf-ebook DOWNLOADS as at this time we choose to ‘sow them’ to you). Also check my previous blog relevant to this piece; ‘Crow Chronicles #1’&‘Wake Up! New Normal? Really?’
Yes! We are in the Midst of Great Change
If you are in a church / religious situation, and are experiencing or struggling in these following things: control, rejection, various abuse, not safe, not happy, being shut down, shunned, needing to conform to a culture without questioning. You can’t have an opinion that goes against the protocols of the movement or organization. To be truly involved and accepted you need to go through a series of conforming steps, that will change you to the culture’s ways. If it feels wrong and uncomfortable, be awakened, and use your critical thinking; intelligently question things, and seek answers, don’t put up with the situations. Explore new possibilities, study and know the word, learn to navigate your spiritual life and relationship with Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit, relevant to the world we live in now. If you lack wisdom ask God and He will make a way liberally… (James 1:5).
Always ask for wisdom in every circumstance. (Proverbs 8:9-11)
Always trust in the Lord first (Psalm 37)
The Holy Spirit, expressly says these things are for our time; take heed. ‘For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived’ (Rev 18:23).
World Deceived
The whole world will eventually be deceived by world leaders all connected of one mind and purpose, who eventually give all their power and control to the demonic beast satanic system of world government (Rev 17:17). We cannot stop this from happening, as God Himself will actually allow it all; to get the attention of mankind and give last opportunities for salvation, and to ultimately fulfil all His words of prophecy, then Jesus will return to earth to claim all that are His. It’s clearly time to wait upon the Lord, to learn how to navigate life with purpose, in the onslaught of a crumbling world system who’s time is short.
What is Your Life Worth?
Ask yourself, “What am I giving my life to?” “How do I navigate the future positively, in an ever changing world?” “Do I really know the Lord Jesus Christ?” “Am I waiting on the Lord and following the Holy Spirit?” “Did He really talk about an end of all things?” In answer to the last question… a loud yes… Jesus spoke much in the gospels about the end. If you are a Christian, the Bible says to be diligent, sober minded, prayerful, and watchful, knowing what is coming in the last days (Luke 21:36, 1Peter 4:7, 5:8, Rev 3:2). You can’t turn away, it is important to be keenly aware, not living in fear or worry, but secure in faith; anticipating that our salvation draws near, when Jesus does actually return to earth (Romans 13:11).
Your life is inherently wonderful and valuable to the Lord and for impacting this world. If you ignore this truth about the end of these days we live in… you are ignoring the word of God. The words of Jesus about these end days, are in scripture to wake us up; give us signs, wisdom and understanding. Is ‘normal’ coming back on earth? I seriously don’t think so now. Follow the words of the Lord and you will find out… stay awake! (Joel 2:1, Matt 24, Luke 21).
Do you Believe?
I have heard Christians say, “I don’t believe in the end-times,” or “We don’t go there, it’s too negative and doesn’t help people’s lives in living their ‘best life.’” or “God is about love and He wouldn’t do that.” Oh really…? So we just read and believe the bits of the Bible that suit us, as if only some of the words are true? That is unintelligent, illogical, ridiculous and deceptive.
Ask yourself the question: “What type of Christian am I?” Here is a statistical fact; there are over 50,000 versions of Christianity on earth! No wonder people are confused; there is only supposed to be one… If you were the devil, where would you hide out the most? In your red suit with a pitch fork and horns? No, but in religion… as a false light, ‘and no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light,’ (2 Corinthians 11:14).
Most false religions and cultic organizations with the demonic spirit that drives them, abuse (some brutally). They deceive, dilute, rob, steal, control, punish, blind, and grip the hearts of seekers, in an attempt to keep people away from truly knowing the Lord. Some are so subtle you can’t see it straightaway, others are obvious to the knowledgeable; the worst… look like Christian but they are not truly. The percentage of deceptive leaven may be low, but Jesus warns us to be completely aware of it (Matthew 16:6-12).
He saw right through the Pharisees Judaic hypocrisy, and the false doctrines of the day, and had no problem calling them out (John 8:44)!
The multi-religious confusion today, on every level, is a direct attack on humanity… for what is true and should be spiritually normal and powerful. If you understand the Bible (and you can), the end-times are greatly spoken of; prophesied from the beginning to the last page. It’s also a great inherent part of the New Testament gospel, for it’s the culmination of everything that God has always intended for humanity; the earth, the heavens and eternity.
It’s never too late to believe. Jesus said, “unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3,7)… that is your awakening! Now we are in 2024 and the years are flying by, the normal as we knew it pre-pandemic ended… (the world was already spiraling out of control until then). So what is our normal now?
New normal has emerged as not normal at all! Yes… really; and we still have to get on with life… The Holy Spirit is pouring out on all flesh; the question is, “What will you do?”
By Stephen Bennett & The Crow Chronicler 2/3/2024
After-thought
“But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers” 1 Peter 4:7. Jesus said; ‘For the things concerning Me have an end’ (Luke 22:37b).
‘He (Jesus) who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”’ Rev 22:20.
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PRAYER OF FAITH: The Call to give your life to Jesus Christ.
No matter where you are in your Christian walk, Jesus is with you; in your triumphs and trials, to the end! If you have never known God; know this;
“Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world (ages)” Amen’ Matthew 28:20. ‘But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And the gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come’ Matthew 24:13-14.
Pray this prayer from your heart and your spirit will come alive to God, for with him there is hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).
“My Father in heaven, I give you my life, I repent of all my sin, recreate me brand new. I give you my heart. Fill me Lord Jesus Christ with Your Holy Spirit. I believe You died for me on the cross, and by Your shed blood, you washed away my sins once and for all. Raise me from my deadness of my life to live a new life, just like you Jesus, when you were raised from the dead; I believe you did that. Make my spirit reborn, and let me come alive too, filled with Your Holy Spirit.”
“I believe I belong to you Lord. Help me to know you well, teach me Your ways, that I become all that I am meant to be. Help me to love and find love. I thank you Lord that you will always be with me, Amen.”
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