A Spiritual Kingdom
Our spiritual sight begins to function when we “see” into
another dimension, revealed to us by his Spirit (1 Cor. 2:9, 10). For spiritual
Christians, it’s a spiritual dimension:
1) We were at a prayer meeting
where the gifts of the Spirit (1 Cor. 12:8-10) and the five-fold gifting to the
church (Eph. 4:11) were welcomed, so we placed a “hot seat” in the center of
our group. Anyone wanting a word from the Lord could sit there and wait for the
Spirit to move upon the people to prophesy, give a word of knowledge, etc.
Though many had approached the hot seat and prophesied according to the gift of
the Spirit, a couple discerned that I had a word for this person, and urged me
to approach the seat. As I did so, a big white movie screen dropped down in
front of my eyes. I could no longer see the person sitting on the hot seat, nor
anyone else that the large screen hid. Then, a movie of his life began to play
on the screen before me. Not knowing what to do, I began to prophesy to him
exactly what I saw was happening on the screen. He broke down in tears and
praised God! How cool was that?
2) We had to study for college
finals. I studied and memorized and wasn’t sure I could call up all that info
on exam day. My brother suggested I study in a different way. He said, “When
you study, see what you’re studying. See moving pictures, not words, and not
still photographs.” I did as he advised. Nervous on exam day, I didn’t know how
all this would play out. I shouldn’t have worried though (Matt. 6:34). As soon
as I flipped the exam paper over and read the first question, I began to see a
movie playing inside my head—not on a white screen, but in 3-D. I wrote
according to what I saw as it related to what I studied. What a great visual
aid that was!
I’m persuaded that since most Christians dwell too much on
the devil, their fears prevent them from having the abundant life Jesus
promised us for today! That abundant life is waiting for us in Spirit.
Next time: When Sight
and Feeling Work Together
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by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing
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