Bishop Alexis A. Thomas preached, "Come Up Higher!" Yes, he has preached using that topic for
several weeks now. But, you know
repetition is a powerful technique used in learning. Deuteronomy 6:7-10 says of the commandments of
God, "Repeat them to your children. Talk
about them when you’re sitting together in your home and when
you’re walking together down the road. Make them the last thing
you talk about before you go to bed and the first thing you talk about the next
morning. Do whatever it
takes to remember them: tie a reminder on your
hand and bind a reminder on your forehead where you’ll see it all the time, such as on the doorpost where you cross the threshold or on
the city gate." (Voice Translation)
Revelation can change your life and your
level! Think about it! Walt Disney had been betrayed by some of his team
members. With a few dedicated team members remaining, they came up with the
idea of Mickey Mouse and created a kingdom around him. Walt Disney later said,
"I only hope we never lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by
a mouse". Bill Gates didn't have a
definite plan for his life, but spending time around computers at Harvard he
got an idea to start a computer company. You and I both know, he has been
tremendously successful. The Wright Brothers dreamed of flying and worked to
bring that dream to reality. If you have ever driven cross-country I know you
will agree, "Thank God for the Wright Brothers!" Flying is so much
easier!
As Bishop was preaching, I
thought..."Revelation is the Insider Trading for the Kingdom of God".
God reveals secret things to us during
prayer, meditation, and study. That information allows us to excel and to
overcome our enemy. Now, don't get me
wrong there is nothing illegal or ungodly about us getting revelation. We won't
be going to prison like Martha Stewart because of the insight God gives us. But
we will be able to prosper and succeed in every area of our lives.
Jesus ministered what is called the
Parable of the Sower. Luke 8:8-14 says, "His disciples heard the words, but
the deeper meaning eluded them. Disciples: What were you trying to
say? Jesus: The kingdom of God
contains many secrets. They keep listening, but do not
comprehend; keep observing, but do not understand. I want you to understand, so here’s the interpretation: The voice of God falls on
human hearts like seeds scattered across a field. Some people hear that message, but the devil opposes the
liberation that would come to them by believing. So he swoops in and steals the
message from their hard hearts like birds stealing the seeds from the footpath.
Others receive the message enthusiastically, but
their vitality is short-lived because the message cannot be deeply rooted in
their shallow hearts. In the heat of temptation, their faith withers, like the
seeds that sprouted in gravelly soil. A third
group hears the message, but as time passes, the daily anxieties, the pursuit
of wealth, and life’s addicting delights outpace the growth of the message in
their hearts. Even if the message blossoms and fruit begins to form, the fruit
never fully matures because the thorns choke out the plants’ vitality. But some people hear the message and let
it take root deeply in receptive hearts made fertile by honesty and goodness.
With patient dependability, they bear good fruit." (Voice
Translation)
Bishop encouraged us with these four points;
Separation - Before we can receive revelation we
need a time of separation. God told Abram, "Abram, get up and go! Leave your country.
Leave your relatives and your father’s home, and travel to the land I will show
you. Don’t worry—I will guide you there." Genesis 12:1 (Voice
Translation)
Revelation - Matthew 11:25 says, "Abruptly Jesus broke into prayer:
“Thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. You’ve concealed your ways from
sophisticates and know-it-alls, but spelled them out clearly to ordinary
people. Yes, Father, that’s the way you like to work.” (Message Translation) God provides the revelation, the insight,
the ideas, and the inventions. We have to be willing to move forward with what
he has given us. We have to trust and obey.
Continuation - We live in a Microwave Society. We're
accustomed to getting things immediately. But in the Kingdom we have to be patient.
After God gives us the revelation it may take time for our vision to become a
reality. James 1:2-8 says, "Don’t run from tests and hardships, brothers and sisters. As
difficult as they are, you will ultimately find joy in them; if you embrace
them, your faith will blossom under pressure and teach you true patience
as you endure. And true patience brought on by endurance will equip you
to complete the long journey and cross the finish line—mature, complete, and
wanting nothing." (Voice Translation) Galatians 6:9 says, "And let us not be weary in well
doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." (King James
Version)
Elevation - God told Abram, "I have plans to make a great people from your descendants. And
I am going to put a special blessing on you and cause your reputation to grow
so that you will become a blessing and example to others. I will also bless
those who bless you and further you in your journey, and I’ll trip up those who
try to trip you along the way. Through your descendants, all of the families of
the earth will find their blessing in you." Genesis
12:2-3 (Voice Translation) God wants to bless you as well. He blesses us in order for
us to be a blessing to others. He wants us to prosper so that we can cause
others to prosper.
COME UP HIGHER!
Love and prayers, Cynthia
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