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Thursday, July
10, 2008
Above All
Deuteronomy 28:12-13 The LORD shall open
unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in
his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend
unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. (13) And the LORD shall make
thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou
shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD
thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: (KJV)
Stop and think for a moment where the
head is located on the body? Isn’t it interesting that it is located at the
top, and not say the foot area, or the tail section. By putting the head in
its proper place it gives one a better line of sight, a much better
viewpoint to see the path in front of them. As a hunter in the past I would
walk through a valley or coulee as they are referred to in Montana, and
would be limited to what I could see. However, if I was to climb to the top
I would get the total viewpoint and know what was there. You have access to
the total picture, a vantage point from above and not below so that
spiritually you can see and understand the total picture of God’s plan of
salvation and how to walk in it. Simply put, if you wish to get ahead and
move forward in your walk with the Lord then you need to go to the Head and
hear the message He has for you personally so that you can walk the path He
designated for you before the foundation of the world.
Ephesians 3:17-20 That Christ may dwell
in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, (18)
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length,
and depth, and height; (19) And to know the love of Christ, which passeth
knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. (20) Now
unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or
think, according to the power that worketh in us, (KJV)
Do you know why Christ is able to do
above and beyond what we could ever ask or think of? Because that is the
realm He operates in, above and beyond the fallen realm of man, one so much
higher and greater than our carnal minds could ever comprehend. Are you
operating in His realm today and tapping into the well of life, a dayspring
of living waters so that you can get results in your walk above and beyond
what you thought of? I know some of you are thinking “yeah right” not much
is happening in my life, why don’t I get these results? Well it starts with
verse 17, Christ dwelling in the heart by faith, not your head. Have you
taken the time to renew your mind today, letting the message of Christ take
hold in you, or were you to busy with something else that has taken hold of
you and what you claimed was a total commitment to our Lord? Were you still
long enough to know He is God letting patience have its perfect work, or
after you made your request to God through Jesus Christ you went out
chasing the answer instead of letting it overtake you? The only way He can
do above and beyond all that we could ask or think is if we hold the Head
to be true above and beyond all the lies and doctrines of a fallen mankind.
Again, where your treasure truly is there your heart will be also. So if
you desire something better in your life then you need to look above and
not below to get those results.
Deuteronomy 28:12 The LORD shall open
unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in
his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend
unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. (KJV)
When you see words like treasure or rain,
do you see the spiritual implications which go above man’s thinking, or are
you like so many that limit God and His blessings to just the carnal realm?
What we see in the outward realm mirrors, or reflects the spiritual one. So
the more one trains themselves with this thinking the more one is able to
see the total picture, like getting the view from above; above and beyond
all that we could ever ask or think of. Man’s thinking is limited and so
are his expectations; while the Lord’s people are renewing their mind on a
daily basis and able to see into an unlimited realm where the word
impossible is no longer a part of their vocabulary. A former life stuck in
the realm of the flesh and limited by words like ‘I can’t’ as well as
endless excuses and finger pointing, is now replaced with an I can do all
things through Christ who strengthens me. A life of so close and yet so far
is replaced by a new life of victory, because for once in your life you are
able to finish and bring to perfection things you started and were never
able to accomplish in your past. As a Christian, a Christ like person, you
need to continue to think and expect to be a winner in all things, as our
Lord promised we are more than conquerors, but that only works through Him
who loved us, that being Jesus Christ our one mediator that gives us access
into this realm above.
Isaiah 55:7-9 Let the wicked forsake his
way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the
LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will
abundantly pardon. (8) For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are
your ways my ways, saith the LORD. (9) For as the heavens are higher than
the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your
thoughts. (KJV)
Oh that stinking thinking of ours at
times! We start letting the mind drift off to the valley of the shadow of
death, then the next thing you know we are speaking all these negative
words, words which our Lord said should be spirit and life not carnal and
strife. The Bible says we shall have whatever we say; then you wonder why
you don’t see these results that our Lord said He was able to do which is
so much more above and beyond what we could have ever asked or thought of?
You want results in your life that are complete; then start thinking in
that realm and speak the words that will bring life and not more strife.
Words that should be opening the windows of heaven are now opening the
floodgates of the enemy to come in and drown people in destruction and
despair. Come on people, get out of this muck and get up to the higher
ground, and replace those thoughts of doubt and fear with truth, a truth
that will set you free and allow you to partake of what the Head has for
you and not what is coming out of the tail end.
Isaiah 55:10-13 For as the rain cometh
down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the
earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the
sower, and bread to the eater: (11) So shall my word be that goeth forth
out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish
that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
(12) For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the
mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all
the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (13) Instead of the thorn
shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the
myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting
sign that shall not be cut off. (KJV)
Without rain and snow there would be
drought, dry conditions, which are ripe for wildfires. Spiritually God has
opened the windows of heaven and is raining living waters on His people,
the question is, ‘are you partaking of it or has your field dried up’? Are
you going out today with the joy of the Lord letting His peace rule in your
life, or has doubt and confusion crept in? What does your field truly look
like; is it cultivated and the weeds pulled, or is it a breeding ground of
worthless weeds that look like plants? With all that is available in
Christ; with all the promises we have in Him; Church, don’t settle for
anything less than what He intended for you, a complete and total victory
in all things, not just some things or sometimes, but always expecting the
best because you truly serve the best who truly has your best interest in heart.
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