Vision of the Car Race
(through Heidi Cummins <7 Mar 2002)
In the vision, I saw a professional racing event. (This shouldn’t have surprised me, when He showed me the connection). This event was much like one you would see televised on TV. The stands were full of spectators. All the professional race cars were lined up and ready to go. Naturally, all the best racing cars were out of the starting block first. Each of these cars represented prominent companies and organizations, backed by lots of money and prestige. These cars looked slick and professional. All the latest technology and best equipment went into making these cars the best. They also had the backing of the very best pit crew teams that were highly trained and organized.
Not surprisingly, all these cars were out in front early, zooming around the track at very high speeds. They were driven by highly trained and skilled drivers. They were all trying to outdo each other and they were jockeying for position as they sped around the track. They were all going as fast as they could, not giving up an inch to anyone.
But there was also another race car in this race. It was # 40. In contrast to all the other expensive, slick race cars, this one was rather dingy looking, with scratches and rust. It didn’t have the polish and big money spent on it to make it look presentable. But it was in the race nonetheless. It seemed to run out of gas frequently, and had to make frequent pit stops. It also had a less than professional looking pit crew. It was a rather small team and not that highly trained in the traditional sense. But it was all this race car had and it was still in the race.
The end of the race was approaching and all the professional race cars had completed their laps. They were naturally all trying to come in first, so the competition was fierce. As each one passed the finish line, surprisingly, no checkered flag was waved. This was unusual. There were no cheers for these cars as they crossed the finish line.
At last, the dingy looking race car finally crossed the finish line. It was the very last one. All the spectators in the stands started to cheer and rejoice. This car was declared the winner over the loudspeakers. The champagne bottles were opened and the driver was hoisted onto a person’s shoulders. All the people were rejoicing over this winner!
Then the Holy Spirit spoke to me. He said, “the first shall be last, and the last shall be first”.
I recognized all the slick professional race cars to the big money ministries in the christian world today, that have millions of dollars at their disposal. They are in competition to see who will get to usher in the kingdom of God first. They are highly trained in all the latest skills for soul winning and have all the state-of-the-art techniques for bringing in the harvest. Each one expects to be successful and be the one to come in first and herald the Lord’s return. But the Lord has other plans.
The dingy, run down car, on the outside, looks, by appearances, that it just doesn’t have what it takes. It makes it around the race track at much slower speed. It has to refuel several times. By all appearances, it doesn’t have a lot going for it in the natural. What it does have is endurance. It may not be swift, it may not be slick, but it has something that is not visible to the eye. This is the one that the Lord has chosen to “win” the race. It has been beaten down. It hasn’t had all the resources that the big names have had. But it has the backing of the Holy Spirit. It has been declared the winner in God’s kingdom. The Lord said that the first shall be last and the last shall be first in His kingdom. This is what the Lord will be using in the last days for his glory. This is His plan. It is not man’s plan..... This is God’s race. I have now made the connection.
Reprinted on http://prophetic-word.org