Pastor
Chris
While
we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen:
for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen
are eternal (2 Corinthians 4:18).
The verse above shows us
a vital principle of faith; you’ve got to see the unseen! You should be able to
visualize what you desire; see it inside first. This is important because you
can’t possess what you can’t see. Any change you desire that hasn’t first taken
place in your spirit, or which you haven’t yet seen on the inside, will not
manifest outwardly.
Abraham, the great
patriarch of faith, had to first see the vision of God’s promise to him of
becoming a father of many nations: "And he (God) brought him (Abraham)
forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be
able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be…" (Genesis
15:5-6).
As Joshua planned to
attack Jericho, the Lord said to him, "…See, I have given into thine hand
Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour" (Joshua 6:2).
Jacob, when he was being cheated by his uncle, Laban, used his imaginative
power to get plain coloured lambs to reproduce spotted, speckled, ringstraked
and grisled (read the inspiring story in Genesis 30:25-43, Genesis
31:1-13). He tells the spiritual side of what happened in Genesis 31:10:
"And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted
up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the
cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled."
These examples show how
important it is for you to have the vision of your desire with a positive
attitude, for the extent of your vision is the boundary of your blessing! Your
imaginative power is your creative ability; you’ve got to "see the
unseen"; you’ve got to see the way God sees. Picture yourself living in
the reality of what the Word says about you. Contemplate the level of success
and victory you want to attain and see yourself functioning at that level.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you
for enlightening the eyes of my mind and spirit to see, understand, and
apprehend spiritual realities. I live the extraordinary life of victory,
triumph, and glory, being metamorphosed by the renewing of my mind, through the
power of your Word, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
f u r t h e r s t u d
y: Genesis 13:14-15; Ecclesiastes 3:11
Daily
Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan :
John 10:22-42, 2 Kings 8-9
2 Year Reading Plan :
Mark 12:13-17, Numbers 25
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