Yesterday a mature pine cone, fell quite suddenly and swiftly while just nearly swiping my face and landed on my right foot. I was not standing directly under the pine trees, though I was nearby. While I’m not an expert on directional ‘air travel’, it seemed quite unusual, at least to me because of my distance from the trees.

Regardless if that was a normal place for the cone to land, I decided to look up their meaning. The Cambridge Dictionary defines a pine cone as a “hard, oval fruit from a pine tree that opens and releases seeds”. I also found in my research that the cones we see are females. Mature pine cones become hard and woody and help protect the seeds inside – without the pine cone the tree can not reproduce and spread. In the human body, the pineal gland in the brain is named after the pine cone because of its shape, it controls our bodies perception of light and has long been considered the epicenter of our spirituality, our connection with God. It is also considered the biological “third eye”, perhaps the center for the lamp of the body! “The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭22‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Symbolically I do believe the Lord is saying it is a time for the seeds of the mature sons and daughters to be released for their planting. Just as the baby “drops” right before labor, the female cone dropped. This cone landed on my right foot while I was standing up which symbolizes our righteousness, our “right standing with God”. This is another sign that it is time for the birthing of the mature sons and daughters; time for the sons of righteousness to appear and shine brightly reflecting the glory of our risen Lord.

The date of of the dropping pine cone was 9.3 which symbolizes birthing by the Spirit; nine meaning birthing and three meaning the Spirit. Today, Labor Day, falls on the date of 9.4; nine meaning birthing and four meaning complete seasons, dominion, ruling, four corners of the earth. When a baby is birthed, it comes out of darkness, mystery and hidden-ness. This is a time of revealing! “Behold, a King will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry land, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them]. Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen attentively. The heart (mind) of those who act impulsively will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭32‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭AMP‬‬

The pineal gland is also in control of our wake and sleep patterns. Nearly a year ago I dreamt of a baby that represents revival. In the dream the Church was not ready to safely care for her so I had to kiss her and put her to sleep. This baby in the natural will soon turn three years old. In a recent dream I was walking up to her with my father to greet her though there had been delay, and we were celebrating her birthday! Her age now matched both the spiritual and the natural after a sequence of four dreams regarding this baby over the last year.

I believe the Lord is saying it is now time for the spiritual awakening, of promise in the natural and spirit, for individuals and corporate worship, it is time for the foundations have been stripped and soon this revival baby will not only walk but will speak. May we care for and steward her well! A time of Great Awakening and Spiritual outpouring is upon us! Let any remaining seeds of the old nature die, for now you are a new creation in Christ. The old has gone the new has come, it is the now time to fully walk in this revelation. “Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬ ‭AMP‬‬

“For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [live as those who are native-born to the Light] (for the fruit [the effect, the result] of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn [by experience] what is pleasing to the Lord [and letting your lifestyles be examples of what is most acceptable to Him—your behavior expressing gratitude to God for your salvation].” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬-‭10‬ ‭AMP‬‬

“Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is valued as a forest. Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness will live in the fertile field. And the effect of righteousness will be peace, And the result of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever. Then my people will live in a peaceful surrounding, And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭32‬:‭15‬-‭18‬ ‭AMP‬‬