You know how to be a priest, Now it is time to be a King!

 I was in a season that the Lord called a "season of recovery," and I had just finished the roughest three years of my life at that point. I had emotional scars and trauma from my past that I suppressed for years, and I had to learn to overcome them. I was part of a prayer-intercessory deliverance group that I considered like family and fought the Kingdom of Darkness by their side for three years. Now, I was totally shunned away by them, or another word for this is "ghosted." Oh, believe me, it gets worse, and looking back on it, it's truly astonishing what the Lord has done in my life. I had "friends" in my young adult ministry group saying things about me that just were not true. It pained me and broke my heart because when everything was going well, everyone was saying the following: 

"You are so anointed"; "You are truly chosen and blessed by God," and "Simba, we need your help here.

How quickly time changes a person I went from hearing people saying beautiful things about me to now, I was hearing this: 

"Simba, you are causing confusion. "Do not talk to Simba because he believes in weird things." Simba, we should distance ourselves from you. And my personal favorite: "You can still come to the group. You just can't talk even after the group."

I felt defeated and confused because I was a young prophet, and I admitted I had no training or anything. I would only communicate what I saw and heard; I had no intentions of deceiving or harming anyone in any way. I felt betrayed, and my heart was broken because people were treating me as though I was just the worst person. I wanted to give up ministry, and the "season of recovery" was just making me feel worse because I believed God was punishing me for failing so much. I felt like God benched me, for those who understand sports, and I felt like there was no way for me to get back in the game to make things right. However, little did I know that this "season of recovery" was part of my training to take me to a new level with the Lord.

Jesus in my car

I had just gotten off from work, and I was parking my car in the driveway at home. I parked my car, and I saw Yeshua (Jesus) appear to me in the passenger seat of my car. He was glowing white and gold, he had on a white robe, he had a mantle over his head like a hood, and I could see his beard and his nose, but the angle he was sitting was hiding the totality of his face. I saw him, and I was just stunned. He had never appeared to me like that before; now granted, I had seen Him in visions; however, this was totally different, and the light radiating from Him brought a peace that I never even knew could exist. Yeshua (Jesus) turned to me, and He said in a calm and still voice:

"Simba, you know how to be a priest, but now I got to show you how to be a king."

After Yeshua (Jesus) said those words, He just disappeared. I was in my car in shock and confused, like you would not believe. My mind was racing because I was trying to understand the words that Yeshua (Jesus) had just communicated I never heard anything like that in all my years in the church or being a follower of Christ. Me a King? I was lost because I knew what I heard and saw, but this was too much to handle. Thankfully, the Lord directed me to two ministries led by great men of God: Apostle David E. Taylor and Kevin Zadai. I had friends who served in Apostle Taylor's ministry, but I really did not care what he had to say at the time. One day I was listening to Apostle Taylor, and then he mentioned the gospel of the kingdom and to be a king. I could not believe what I was hearing; not only was his teaching outstanding, but his revelation of the scriptures was unlike anybody I had ever heard or witnessed. 

After that teaching, something in me sparked because I could not deny that Yeshua (Jesus) came to me and told me something that this man of God was preaching. I learned that God will sometimes come to you, but then He will use another man or woman of God to confirm or explain what you just experienced. The Lord will also pique your curiosity and give you a hunger to learn what He really wants you to learn.

"It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out" (Proverbs 25:2 TLV)

You see, you study to show to God that you are a king or that you are ready to become one. I did not just want to rely on a man's teachings, so I wanted to search this out. I asked the Lord to come and show me because I wanted to know how to be a King. I wanted Him to explain it, not just a man of God. Well, ask, and it shall be given because the Lord started appearing to me and teaching me the Kingdom and His Holy Blueprint.

Rise and Shine for Training

The next few days, after the Lord appeared in my car, I would always wake up at the same time, constantly and consistently. I would wake up at 4:00 am or 4:30 am; even if I went to bed at 3:00 am, I would always wake up at 4:00 am or 4:30 am. I did not understand why I would always wake up around that time until I learned that God was trying to get my attention. Waking up at those times in the morning was an ancient and powerful thing God was trying to do with me. I realized God was waking me up to fellowship with Him during that time to get what I was praying for and looking for. 

"If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty." (Job 8:5)

"Betimes" means early in the morning, so God was waking me early so I could receive and put in my supplication unto the Lord. I finally understood what the Lord was doing, so I told the Lord that I would wake myself up and do whatever He wanted me to do between the glorious time of 3:00 am-6:00 am. 

The following day, I woke up, got my stereo, and started playing worship music as I spent time with the Lord. He did not appear to me at first, but I could hear His voice, and I knew that I had to walk by faith, not sight. I knew that I was with Him, and every morning, He was waiting for me. I would spend that time worshipping him, expressing my Love for Him, surrendering my life before Him, praying for people, or just expressing my desire to be His friend like Abraham was. I kept going until finally, the Lord appeared to me again, and this time, it was in my room. The Lord did not say much, but He appeared and just said this:

"You know what, Simba, I like you; you have a great sense of humor."

I cried right there because, during that time, I felt so hated and so unlovable. The Lord saying that to me picked me up out of despair. It was like when He said that He was saying I enjoy being around you, I love your quirkiness, and I have a good time being with you. At that time, I heard people say they "loved me," but I could not receive it. I had people say they "loved me," which is churchinese. Everybody said that, but I did not know who liked me. When Yeshua (Jesus) said those words, it meant the world to me, I was loved and accepted by the ruler of Heaven and Earth. I now understand what that old song I used to sing in church meant, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." I was having fun, but I still wanted to understand, so I asked the Lord to please teach me what He was saying to me. You must understand when Yeshua (Jesus) comes in a visitation, He loves to teach, so you must be very teachable and have your heart ready to receive what He has to offer. I was a hot mess from Him telling me I had to learn to be a king. My brain almost exploded. Now, I felt I was ready to learn directly from Him. He offered it to me, so there was no way I would turn it down. In the next few days, I would learn what Yeshua was talking about when He visited me in my car.

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