Seeing the Invisible (John 4:23-24)
A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers.
God is a Spirit (a spiritual Being) and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth (reality). We must Focus on what is not seen rather than what is seen
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Introduction:
I recently watched a documentary on TV on plane crashes, and there was this big Boeing plane that crashed after hitting a small Cessna plane that caries only 2-5 people. When the control tower asked the pilot do you see him, he said no he must have passed by, laughing and immediately boom the planes collided and all on board died, in that crash” what was the problem? they thought what they could not see could not hurt them, after all it was a small plane we are piloting a jet, they were very wrong. !! There should have asked the control tower who could see both of them, the flight controller is the Holy Spirit he has the whole view, let him be your reference always.## When you don’t see anything in your view it does not mean there is nothing, ask daniel for 21 days he fasted and prayed and nothing was seemingly happening but there was a great battle in the spirit as the Prince of Persia blocked his answer till Michael the arch angel had to come… At times we fall because of small sins, what is small physically may be a giant in the spirit realm.
Song of Songs 2:15 “Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.” When you see the invisible the visible become less and less important and will affect you less and less. the more invisible you see the more you become like Christ and are able to see and judge even the intents of man.
To see the unseen you must do certain things:
- Raise your standard of walking, Isaiah 59:19 “So shall they fear The name of the Lord from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him. Notice you must fear God then the Holy Spirit will lift a standard for you!! ## change your glasses or lenses to see clearly. # so when the enemy comes at you physically shift the battle to the spirit, where you have more power in Christ. Remember the devil was thrown here on earth so if you fight him in the physical he is more likely to win. So that is why we must be in the habit of praying in the spirit,like Jude says!! so we can detect the enemy before he sees us. ## Like David when he fought Goliath he shifted the battle from the physical to the spiritual and a giant in the physical became like an ant that he could trample under foot. 1 Samuel 17:45-50 “Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.” So it was, when the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. But there was no sword in the hand of David.## so swing your spiritual sling to day and slay every giant standing before and stopping you!
- Open your spiritual eyes , by God’s grace like Gehazi. 2 Kings 6:15-17 “And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. So the servant saw what was invisible to him naked eyes . Pray that God opens your eyes too, today!! There are angels all,around your but to see them you must be in the spirit!! ##Ephesians 1:17-23 “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. ##when your eyes are opened you see who is backing you and become bold, as a lion.
- Shut out the other noises-and tune in the spirit!! ## like David, he began to tell his testimony and refused to hear the exploits of the giant. 1 Samuel 17:33-36 “And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.” But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it. Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.” ## it’s time to tell your testimony and stop listening to the devil’s exploits, or threats.
- Learn to be quiet, at times: Isaiah 30:20-21 “And though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide Himself any more, but your eyes will constantly behold your Teacher. And your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left. Our God is a gentle God, so when you pray have a time to listen to what he is saying. Even Jonah in the belly of the fish had to pray and listen to God. #Jonah 2:1-3 “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying, “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me. ##So even in th midst of the storm be quiet, in the midst of COVID19 seek God , and he will speak to you or to the storm with Jonah he spoke to the fish to vomit him on the shore. ## Psalms 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
- Recalibrate or reset your instruments regularly to Improve your senses, sharpen them by going before God in silence with your bible. The word so God sharpens us ?! Proverbs 27:17-19 “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored. As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. ## so be around those that are spiritual, when Jesus transfigured he took those more spiritual among the disciples, and those who appeared with him were man who were very spiritual in their lives who were not buried.. And went to be with God, so stop playing with chickens when you are an eagle, they will bring you down stay in the spirit! An eagle has very good eyesight and it soars in the sky and sees prey from afar. May God give you eagle’s sight today, to see things from afar and evade the enemy before he can see you. Psalm119:130. ##1 Corinthians 2:12-14 “Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. Calibrate by his word and being filled by the spirit continually.
- Be filled anew with the Holy Spirit repeatedly, pray in the Holy Ghost. Ephesians 5:15-20 “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. Acts 4:29-31 “And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. Jude 1:20-21 “But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life
Amen. Let’s declare: I am a child of God, I am a spirit, I live in a body, and I have a soul. In the year of establishment I shall walk in the spirit and will not fulfill the desires of the flesh, I shall fulfill the will of God all the days of my life. My spiritual eyes are open and I shall not walk according to sight but by faith. The spirit of the Lord shall raise a standard against my enemy in every area of life, and my family. Holy Spirit fill me anew daily that I may walk in victory all the days of my life, in Jesus’ name