Oceans in the Desert

By Kathi Pelton

Many years ago, on a different February 22nd, God took me into one of the most beautiful encounters I’ve ever had with Him. February 22nd always reminds me of this moment.

During that time period we had a weekly house of prayer in our home. On that particular night as we worshipped together the presence of the Lord was both powerful and so sweet. He presence began to rest upon me so powerfully that I began to cry and tremble. As this happened the Spirit ushered me into a vision.

In this vision I was sitting in a wooden chair. As I sat there, our Heavenly Father came and knelt down at my feet. I could not see His face but I knew it was my Father. When he knelt down I began to shake and weep even harder— His love and affection overwhelmed me. I wondered why He would kneel at my feet when I should be kneeling at His? Then, to my surprise, He picked up a beautiful jar, it was like what I’d pictured the alabaster jar that the woman broke and poured over the feet of Jesus looking like. To my great surprise, the Father broke this jar open and as He did, His Son began to be poured out. Just as Jesus was broken and poured out for each of us. The Father was washing my feet with His Son and I was completely undone. As this was happening, I heard the Lord speak theses words,

“I make all things new.”

I felt washed of everything I had recently gone through (we had come out of a very difficult season). I felt a flood of His presence wash over me and wrap around me that filled me, renewing and the cleansing of every part of my soul. His presence was filled me and His love overtook and removed the pain from the previous season.

This experience was not only for me— but it is for you. This is how much your Father in Heaven loves you and how He poured out His Son for you— to wash you and make all things new.

Immediately following the vision, I heard the words,

“When you cease striving to enter into stillness and rest it makes room for my power and presence to move on your behalf.”

I began to hear the prayers and cries for help that His people were lifting to Him and I saw the Lord and He was wrapping them in His presence and power. I also saw His people being wrapped in His presence and power— this was healing them and setting them free from past pain and trauma.

At the end of this 2/22 encounter— I remembered these words,

Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” Revelation‬ ‭21:5‬ ‭

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