KINGDOM DOMINATION PART 11 (last one)
Matthew 5:1 - 2
1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying:
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT: “SEEING THE MULTITUDES”
eidó - eídō (“seeing that becomes knowing”); is a gateway to grasp spiritual truth (reality) from a physical plane.
Eido is a way of:
- SEEING BEYOND what we see.
- UNDERSTANDING beyond what we feel.
- COMPREHENDING beyond what we naturally should understand.
SURRENDER OF OUR SIGHT TO THE HOLY SPIRIT INSTEAD OF SURRENDERING OUR EMOTIONS TO THE SITUATION.
IN THE SPIRIT - HE SEES THE PEOPLE.
To get to that place:
WE HAVE TO REPLACE COMPLAINING WITH COMMUNION.
Complaining to the devil is what worship is to God.
Jesus overcame the wilderness by
How to practically do this…
- when you are tempted to complain… start asking the Holy Spirit to show you how He sees…
Old Testament Example…
Genesis 24:17 - 24 NIV
17 The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.”
18 “Drink, my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
19 After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink.”
20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.
21 Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful.
22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka[c] and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels.[d]
Verse 17
PLEASE - indicates a petition, not a command.
LET ME - reveals the Holy Spirit is God, but He is also a Person who has feelings.
DRINK A LITTLE - not a lot, not all of it, just a little.
FROM YOUR PITCHER - your calendar, your time, your sight, your job, your
Verse 18 - 20
QUICKLY - to QUICKLY see how the Holy Spirit sees.
- As SPIRIT LED individuals we are called to QUICKLY turn annoyance into ministry.
VOLUNTEERED TO WATER CAMELS
2 Corinthians 5:11 - 17 NLT
11 Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too.
12 Are we commending ourselves to you again? No, we are giving you a reason to be proud of us,[b] so you can answer those who brag about having a spectacular ministry rather than having a sincere heart.
13 If it seems we are crazy, it is to bring glory to God. And if we are in our right minds, it is for your benefit.
14 Either way, Christ’s love controls us.[c] Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.[d]
15 He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.
16 So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now!
17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”
King James Version:
2 Corinthians 5:16 KJV
16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
MERCY IS THE NECKLACE THAT LOVE WEARS WHEN IT MEETS WITH IMPERFECTION.
Proverbs 3:3 KJV
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
THE GOAL FOR ALL LEADERS =
To Become Sensitive To The Spirit and SEE THE MULTITUDE by HIS LOVE rather than to be seen.
God meets your faith and expectation with manifestation!
As we grow in listening and looking for what the Holy Spirit is doing, we can become increasingly more sensitive to the Spirit’s activity.
BE WILLING TO
- God is going to give you a Word for someone tomorrow.
- Most prophesy is GENERAL prophesy given for edification, exhortation and comfort.
BE WILLING TO MAKE
- You are going to one day tell someone something and it will never make sense to them.
- You may mess up. Be willing to say - I made a mistake there… but at least I was willing to TRY!
BE DISCERNING MORE THAN YOU ARE
- When you are greeting, pray in the Holy Spirit under your breath… what is the Holy Spirit telling you as you are greeting them?
- When you are teaching the kids be sensitive and see if the Holy Spirit wants to divert away from that and minister to the kids.
- When you are singing a song - pause… pay attention to what God is telling YOU and the CONGREGATION through this song.
::JESUS SAW THE MULTITUDES::
then… REALIZING THE RESOURCE: (JESUS WENT TO A MOUNTAIN)
Jesus was looking for resources He could use so the people could receive.
GET INTO A POSITION OF PEACE: (JESUS WAS SET)
The only reason He could minister from a place of peace was:
- He saw the multitudes
- He saw the resources were taken care of
- He DELIVERED WHAT THE HOLY SPIRIT TOLD HIM!
On the CONTRARY - we become anxious when we:
- THINK OF OURSELVES
- WORRY ABOUT RESOURCES
- DO SOMETHING IN OUR LIMITED SKILL
Philippians 4:6 - 7 NKJV
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
- Talk to God about your worry.
- Ask Him about what to do,
- THANK HIM FOR WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE
YOUR WISDOM WILL NEVER GROW FASTER THAN YOUR HUNGER.
STOP BEING
Eve:
She had the authority and she had the ability. However, she got so caught up in WHAT SHE WAS NOT, that she became disconnected from the environment of His presence and fell prey to being DECIEVED.
- RATHER THAN RELATIONSHIP WITH A HOLY FATHER, SHE LOST HER VOICE OF AUTHORITY.
Jeremiah 29:13
13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
WHAT HUNGER IS NOT - It is not feeling shamed into doing something…
HUNGER is an undeniable, insatiable need to be filled.
HUNGER = A DEEP, LONGING DESIRE FOR MORE OF GOD - whatever the cost!
HUNGER IS:
- that gnawing ache on the inside of you.
- that sense of need that is not content until it is filled.
HUNGER for God is the longing to:
- encounter Him
- to be with Him
- and to be filled with more of the Holy Spirit.
It is the desire that releases heaven’s fullness to overflow into your life.