Seeing that which is life within our day is seeing future for tomorrow! What we receive in our hearts determines whether we receive God's truth or man's words and dark wisdom! Will we see with the eyes of faith or that of unbelief?
What will we see in this day?
Luke 24:13-35 NKJV 13 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 so it was while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were restrained, so they did not know Him. 17 And He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk are sad?”
18 Then, the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to
Him, “Are YOU the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You have not known the
things which happened there in these days?” 19 And He said to them, “What things?”
So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a
Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 “and how the chief priests and our rulers
delivered Him to be condemned to death and crucified Him.” 21 “But we were
hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this,
today is the third day since these things happened. “ 22 “Yes, certain women of
our company who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us.” 23 “When they did
not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angles
who said He was alive. 24 “And certain of those who ere with us went to the
tomb and found it just as the women had said: but Him they did not see.”
25 Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe
in all that the prophets have spoken!” 26 “Ought not the Christ to have
suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” 27 And beginning
at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the
things concerning Himself.
28 Then they drew near to the village where they were going,
and He indicated that He would have gone farther. 29 But they constrained Him,
saying “Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” And
He went into stay with them. 30 Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table
with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 31
Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their
sight.
32 And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” 33 So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “ The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” 35 And they told about the things that had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
The resident in our heart is the Lordship of Jesus. An entire Bible gives the Beginning and the End! Jesus came to spread the Word: Him manifested to declare God and His glory. And present is the Holy Spirit given in Acts 2:4. Those present within that prayer time were filled and spoke in languages they had never spoken before. Holy Spirit is the "Breath", the air we breathe. The same God who breathed into Adam is the same God who raised Jesus from the dead. And is He Who breathes into us and activates us when we speak His words! There are several appearances of Jesus. And who saw Him, who experienced His presence after the crucifixion?
It was Mary who told of seeing Him in the garden: John 20:11-18 NKJV 11 But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 13 Then they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." 14 Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, "Woman why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, "Sire, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away." 16 Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him, "Rabboni!" ( which is to say Teacher). 17 Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to Me for I have not yet ascended to My Father, but go to My brethren and say to them. "I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God." 18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, that He had spoken these things to her. There are several appearances of Jesus that occurs. Other women, either on their way back to Jerusalem or on their way to Bethany tell the disciples that they too met Jesus on the road. Their response was that of wonder and yes of a joyful worship! Will we see Jesus on the pathway today?
We have seen that of Luke 24 where Jesus taught the two disciples and brought revelation where the Scripture had to be fulfilled. Here in Matthew 28, Jesus is seen, and gives instruction to rejoice!
Matthew 28:9-10 And
as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice”!
So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. 10 then Jesus said to
them, “do not be afraid, Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there
they will see Me.”
Yes,
instruction is important to us. And when we are active in receiving the Lord’s
instruction, we see Him! For instruction is seeing Him and hearing to obey:
Marks 16:17 And these signs will follow those who believe: “In My name they
will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues, 18 “they will take up
serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them;
they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover.”
I had thought of this passage in Ezekiel. It speaks of when there is no hope as when our bones are dry, when all seems lost and there the people are cut off! Ezekiel 37:11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!
Let us look at: Ezekiel 37:1-14 NKJV The hand of the LORD came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 Then He cause me to pass by them all around, and behold there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry.
Yes, these bones were so dry, the
man or woman would not rise to live. They are in pieces!
3 And He
said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So I answered, “O Lord GOD, You
know.”
The prophet is telling God that it is only He can know if they will
live!
4 Again He
said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, “O dry bones, hear the
word of the LORD! 5 ‘Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones, “Surely I will cause breath to enter
into you, and you shall live. 6 “ I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon
you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you
shall know that I am the LORD.
& So I
prophesied as I was commanded and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and
suddenly a rattling; and the bones
came together, bone to bone. 8 Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh
came upon them and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.
9 Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man and say to
the breath ( breath of life), ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Come from the four
winds, O breath and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” 10 So I
prophesied as he commanded me, and breath (breath of life) came into them, and
they lived, stood upon their feet, and exceedingly great army. 11 Then He said
to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say,
‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost,
and we ourselves are cut off!” 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, “Thus
says the Lord GOD: “Behold, O My people I will open your graves an cause you to
come up from your graces and bring you into the land of Israel. 13 Then you
shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people and
brought you up from your graves. 14 “I will put My Spirit in you and you shall
live and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the
LORD have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.
God the
Father told Ezekiel to prophesy to the dry bones. He commanded them to listen
to the Word of the Lord! Creation is moaning and groaning and waiting for the
Word of the Lord to bring forth what God purposed in Jesus and in us.
But
manifestation cannot appear till the sons declare the Word of the Lord! It's
time for YOU to arise and declare what God is saying to this generation!
Ezekiel prophesied and the faith was released. There was a great noise. When
faith rises, things shake loose in the heavenlies and in the earth! The Holy Spirit is in action moving!
As the
Bible says in Haggai 2:6, "For thus saith the LORD of hosts; 'Yet once, it
is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea,
and the dry land...'" As we look throughout the world, things are being
shaken, but don't be afraid! It is all a part of God's plan to bring forth
restoration, restitution, and revival for His people! Look to your nation and people and do they not need some shaking? We need to be awakened to God, awakened to His Word and allow the Holy Spirit to breathe in us and that which we have created for His glory and His praise.
The word
that Ezekiel began to declare brought forth God's manifestation, but it was
incomplete because there was no breath in the regenerated bodies. You can see
this in much the same way of that creating and visions of churches, of
ministries, of families and even in
businesses, but they will not be complete until they are filled with the breath
of the Spirit!
It was God
who thought of this land we live in. It was God who has purpose for it. We
speak His divine word of life over it. We release the wind of the Holy Spirit
for future. From Moses to Elijah, even to the Day of Pentecost, the winds of
God have all played a part in bringing God's will into the earth! The wind of
the Holy Spirit is destiny for that purpose, power, prosperity, and passion! Habakkuk
2:4 “Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live
by his faith.
That “
shall live” is (chah-yah) to live …to stay alive; to be preserved, to flourish, to enjoy life, living in happiness,
to breathe. To recover health.
Be the “prophet” in your life and family. Prophesy God’s words. God speaks through pastors and teachers. He brings what is needed in that week and within that moment. Are we hearing and obeying what the Holy Spirit reveals to our hearts from the passage that is given to us?
We must understand that there are
times the prophetic word is for correction and confirms that God knows what we
have been doing in secret. Scripture tells us that what is done in darkness
shall be brought into the light, and that which is done in secret shall be
shouted from the rooftops (Matthew 10:27,
Mark 4:22). It is the prophet's place to speak when God calls upon him or her to
minister in a prophetic word of correction. If the prophetic word is received,
the rebuke can bring comfort, exhortation, or edification.
Of God in you will be made known. What is not of God will also be made known. Sin certainly wants to hide and stay quiet so as not to bring anything about the Lord, but they will certainly display all kinds of pics of their parties and adventures to places angels would dare to go!
What
part will you play in these end days? Holy Spirit can bring His wind to have
change come. Jesus is our Cornerstone to set the right
foundation. We must have the Scriptures opened to us. We must see them as
representing purpose for God’s glory and praise. Because we can organize and
order certain projects or plans we are the "busy ones", but without the breath of God on them, they
will lie as in a coffin. We must have Holy Spirit movement that is rising and
doing: the alive, the hopeful, the fruitful. Because without God, we are
without hope. For this nation and others around the world, the only hope is
from the breathe of God and the power of His written word spoken over it! Amen!
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