Seeing the Invisible
“For we walk by Faith, not by sight…” 2 Cor 5:7
“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen…” 2 Cor 4:18
“By Faith, he (Moses) forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he (Moses) endured as seeing Him Who is invisible…” Heb 11:27
“Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of heaven…” John 3:3
God calls His People into realms beyond the natural. We are birthed into a higher dimension when we get Born Again. According to Paul, “if any man be in Christ, he is a New Creation, old things are passed away; behold all things are become new…” 2 Cor 5:17. The New Creation is delivered from the “old things” and brought into the realm of “all things new”. The Word says “we are in the world, but not of the world…” We are citizens of “another country” and we have been raised up to sit with Jesus in “heavenly places…” The New Testament is the Believer’s Instruction Manual. It tells us how to Live in the realm of the Supernatural. It gives instructions about how to live Heaven’s Life here on earth. It provides Revelation regarding our Position in Christ and our Purpose on earth.
In the New Creation provision, we are called to See the Invisible. The Word says: “while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen…” This is not some psychic phenomenon, or some fortune-teller foolishness, but a real Command to Look beyond what we see until we see what God sees. Until we are able to “see the invisible” we will never be able to do the impossible!! If we are living in the realm of the possible, we are just like all the other natural, “mere” men on the earth. You know and I know that we are not called to be “mere men” but New Creation Men!! We are Born with Heaven inside us!! We are called and commissioned to take the world away from the devil and lay it again at the feet of Jesus. We are a New Breed. A New Species. We are Aliens on earth because we are Born to Live in Heaven. We are a generation of Jesus People, equipped with the Word and empowered by the Spirit. We must See the Invisible!!
The Church is living far below the full potential God has birthed in it. Most who make up the Church do not know the hidden forces that are in them. The very Forces that make God God are inside every Believer!! There is great and awesome potential inside every New Creation in Christ. Why do you think the Word tells us that we “can do all things through Christ…”? Why do you think God tells us that “nothing shall be impossible to you…”? Why do you think God promises us that “if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven…” We are called to be “more than conquerors…” and we have been equipped with mighty weapons of warfare that are “not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds…” God is calling LIFE CHURCH to SEE THE INVISIBLE and DO THE IMPOSSIBLE!!
Look at Moses. He FORSOOK Egypt. He saw beyond the Natural and the Immediate and into the Spirit and the Future. He left what everybody thought was a “sure thing” because he saw the Invisible. The world held no attraction for him. Money, power, rank, station, reputation, future…. all these were weighed against the “Invisible” things he saw by faith and the promises of God were much better than the wealth of the world. Hallelujah!! He left the world, the world system, and the things of flesh behind and he “endured” (kartereo: to be strong, steadfast, patient) because he saw the invisible. Seeing the invisible is preceded by Forsaking and Enduring!! Faith has a flip-side!! It is not all just “believing with the head and heart” it is believing with a DETERMINATION to Do the Word and Obey God!! “Faith without works is dead…”
How do we “see the invisible”? How can we penetrate the Dimension of the Supernatural? How do we get “raised up” so that we can sit together with Christ in Heavenly places?
I. OPEN YOUR EYES.
“Except a man be Born Again, he cannot see…” John 3:3
Get saved. Stay saved. Resist the attractions of the world and live for God. Get Baptized in the Holy Ghost and submit to the Spirit of God. Walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.
You may not be able to “see” because you are not right with God. You can never see the Invisible until you are Born of the Spirit. The natural man cannot discern the things of God because they are Spiritually discerned. You cannot walk by faith and not by sight unless you are Born Again. The natural world burdens your heart and the problems load your soul. You can only see things as they are and you cannot look beyond the natural and see the invisible.
Nicodemus was religious. Nicodemus was educated. Nicodemus was righteous. Nicodemus was seeking God. Nicodemus was moral. Nicodemus was LOST, he was BLIND, and he could not SEE the INVISIBLE. He would have made a GOOD CHARISMATIC, but he was limited by lack of sight. Jesus said, except a man be BORN AGAIN he cannot see…
If Jesus said it, it must be important. He wants you to be able to SEE the INVISIBLE and DO the IMPOSSIBLE. Without the NEW BIRTH this is will never happen.
Many who are saved have difficulty “seeing” and “forsaking” and “enduring”. They are continually knocked down and drug through by the enemy. They are overcome more often than they overcome. They are subject to worry, fears, doubts, and discouragement. They are depressed and done in. They are unhappy and continually victims of violent mood swings. One day is good. Then 10 are bad. One victory is won, then 15 are lost. Ground that has been gained is constantly being lost and retreat is the only way out. You need to receive Power from on High. You need an encounter with the Holy Ghost that gives you the ability to resist the devil and win the battle!! You need to be Filled with the Spirit and Baptized in the Fire of God!!
Seeing the invisible and doing the impossible. The first priority is to GET BORN AGAIN and BAPTIZED with the HOLY GHOST!!
II. REALLY BELIEVE
“If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth…” Mark 9:23
Faith Vision is seeing THINGS AS THEY CAN BE instead of seeing things the way they are!! Faith vision is seeing THINGS as GOD SAYS they can be instead of seeing things as the WORLD SAYS they will be. To believe is to abandon all REASON. To believe is to hold to TRUTH instead of being moved by FACTS. To believe is to hook up to the WORD and to plug into GOD. To believe is to resist all doubt, negativism, and pessimism. To believe is to TRUST IN and RELY ON and DEPEND ON and ADHERE TO God and His Promises.
Faith believes when there is NO HOPE. Faith trusts when there is NO FEELING. Faith relies on when there is no ENCOURAGEMENT. Faith adheres to when ALL ELSE FAILS. Faith holds on when everybody gives up and everything falls apart. You can see the INVISIBLE when you look beyond the NATURAL. When you resist every symptom and rebuke everything that contradicts the Word of God. Faith sees. Even in the dark. Faith sees over the horizon and beyond the natural. Faith is really believing.
David BELIEVED.
Joshua BELIEVED.
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego BELIEVED.
Moses BELIEVED.
Abraham BELIEVED.
Paul BELIEVED.
Jesus BELIEVED.
Because they BELIEVED, they SAW THE INVISIBLE and ACCOMPLISHED THE IMPOSSIBLE.
Jesus Christ is the SAME, yesterday, today, and forever!! God is no respecter of persons. What God did for others, He will do for you and me. And he will do it NOW!!
III. DO IT NOW.
“Today is the day of salvation…”
“Now is the accepted time…”
Some here today will continue to live and look and see only in the realm of the natural. Some will leave here and fall right back into the same trap and same bondage and same defeat. Some will stay sick and stay whipped and stay depressed and stay lost. Some will continue to be harassed and vexed and tormented by the devil and demons. Some will say “next time” or “later” or “not today”. Some may slip away and never be so touched by the Holy Ghost as you are today. “Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call on Him while He is near…” He is Here. He can be found right where you are. He is near. He is calling you and prompting you to DO IT TODAY.
You have intended to. You have planned to. You want to. DO IT NOW. You need healing. You need forgiving. You need peace. You need to know that you are loved. You need power over the devil and habits and weaknesses. You need to SEE THE INVISIBLE so that you can DO THE IMPOSSIBLE.
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