Though she didn't live with them anymore, Sophia couldn't help noticing a growing warmth between her parents in the weeks following Mom's experience. It had made her happy to see from the beginning, but today it seemed like Dad was a new man, metamorphosing into something as beautiful as Mom now was, and that made it even better. His face had been seemingly full of unspoken questions at lunch, but that was a conversation she would have to let unfold in private. It brought a smile to her face, imagining what he might be asking Mom now. Whatever it was, she was certain that it boded well, judging by the service and by the bearhug he had given Mom afterward.
Though the music had clearly made the morning, there was still something about that sermon that tugged at her. Was she being called to greater things? Was there something God wanted her to do with the knowledge He had given her through Lazarus and his little heirlooms? Yes, she heard. Open your Bible. Ezekiel 3. There she read:
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel; ... Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears. And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
She looked up. What did this mean? Why Ezekiel?
Like Ezekiel, you are called to speak to those whom you know as your own. Indeed, I send you back to those who have elected you as a representative. Though you unwittingly served Satan in this capacity before, you are now perfectly positioned to serve Me in it.
You will go to them who are captive, just as you were, and you will show them the way out. Some will listen, some will not. As I did with Ezekiel, I have made your forehead stronger than theirs, so you need not fear them. The enemy will expect you to counsel forgetfulness, but you will counsel memory instead. You will show them how they have been deceived, and you will use history to do it, bringing attention to that which is forgotten.
Her breath caught in her chest. This was huge. And knowing the mindset that she used to have, it was also going to be hard. Very hard. Was she to do this alone?
No, My child, though it may feel like it at times. I will be with you every step of the way, with signs following, and your family will support you--especially your mother. Watch her closely as you transition to your new function. She will make prophetic reference to your mission without being aware of it, and she will help you recover your strength when the going gets hard. This message from Me is your first sign, your mother's encouragement will be your third, and if you open YouTube now, you will see your second.
Doing as she was bidden, she saw a song: "Light in the Darkness" by Margaret Becker. She clicked.
Once upon a moonless night / I dreamed my world was one small room / A thousand books of stories told / All were black but one was gold / I took the Book from off the shelf / And held it to my frozen self / A war within my spirit raged / Through drops of salt on every page
And my body was breaking / For the words He was saying
Be a light in the darkness / Be a heart to the heartless / When the world's lost its meaning / Be the one who will still go on believing
Then once upon a windless night / Another dream in black and white / A gentle man of flesh and bone / He says this world is not our home
And my body was breaking / For the words He was saying
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Though I was only dreaming / His words kept burning me / Over and over and over again
Be a light in the darkness / Be a heart to the heartless / When the world's lost its meaning / Be the one who will still go on believing...