“God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.”
It is for us to seek God and to understand what He is doing and partner with Him. Be prepared for our healing.
Through faith we empower and unleash what He has to release but if we are still not ready, are with eyes, ears and hearts closed, we bind up His hands to deliver the action.
Our faith is our choice and it will open and unlock what has been closed as proclaimed in Isaiah, Matthew and Acts.
We have to fix our eyes on things unseen to know what is of eternal importance.
“as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”
We are not ready to receive the power of the kingdom and all He wants to give us until we have recognised the enemy as not humanity but as Satan and his dark influence.
Past moves of God have been sovereign moves but we cannot contend for the same moves of revival as yesterday.
This era of co- labouring depends upon us and our level of faith will dictate how this goes.
“For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.”
It is by corporate prayer and petition, the loud voice of the body that faith will arise. We are the hands and the feet and the voice that have responsibility .
We are the embodiment of Christ. We need the mindset of Christ to bring His kingdom.
It is God’s timing even if it doesn’t seem like good timing to us.
In God’s timing it did not look good that Lazarus died for Four days but out of it came a deeper understanding and faith because He didn’t just heal him, He raised him from the dead.
He enabled those who were witness to it to see Christ’s tears of compassion for those concerned and for the plight the enemy puts on mankind.
We have to trust God to leave us for a while in a bad place if it is necessary.
We have to work to God’s agenda not our own decisions though it may be uncomfortable.
Our discomfort keeps us dependent on God and not ourselves.
God’s eye scans the earth searching for those who have some understanding and wisdom of what He is doing.
A door is opening for a remnant of those who are full of the spirit and wisdom and ready to stand firm in the place of persecution if necessary as Stephen did.
“But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.”
Humility and teachability, passion and lack of fear of awareness of the supernatural are credentials.
The spiritual realm is evidenced in the OT and early church and it opened a door to the revelation of heaven and the kingdom.
It is in that knowledge that God will bring heaven to earth in His time. It is not all about eschatology and just awaiting the rapture.
It is about kingdom life here on earth first and that will be brought about by the co partnering of the body, the church, the Ekklesia who are to be the perfect bride awaiting the bridegroom.
The illustration shows an awaiting God watching for those ready in faith to co partner with His desires and intentions to bring Light into the darkness in the world and push it back.
Eight Scriptures that come to mind:
“God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. ”Psalm 53:2 ESV
“as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”2 Corinthians 4:18 ESV
“praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,”Ephesians 6:18 ESV
“And he said, “Go, and say to this people: “‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.””
Isaiah 6:9-10 ESV
“For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’”Matthew 13:15 ESV
“Go to this people, and say, “You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’”Acts 28:26-27 ESV
“For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.”Amos 3:7 ESV
“But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.”Acts 6:10 ESV
The song The Truth. Belonging
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