03/01/2018
Power for Living (Bible Study) , February 28th Recap: "The deception of perception" 2 Kings 6:11-18. Apart of growing up is recognizing the attack's of the enemy. You should not be stumbling over the same blocks that you were last year and next year you should not be stumbling over the blocks from this year. Each experience is meant to teach you and mature you. One of the greatest tools that the enemy uses on the saints is what we see. We are visual beings and if you are honest you have been often affected by what you have seen whether it has been good or bad. In our text we see the comparison between someone who is on the milk of the Word and someone who is on the meat of the Word. The young servant goes out and becomes anxious because of the enemy that he sees surrounding himself and the Prophet. Elisha on the other hand, is not deceived by what the servant sees because he knows there is a greater army that is with him. This story teaches us about how the enemy uses tactics to scare us and deter us from moving forward. It is imperative that we are not deceived by what we see in front of us and know who is over us and in us. I want to suggest that the young servant didn't see the heavenly army not because they weren't there the first time but because he wasn't looking high enough. David talks in psalm 121 about lifting your eyes to the hills from whence cometh your help. Could it be that you don't see your help because you are looking in the wrong place. I encourage you to not allow the enemy to distract you or deceive you. Keep your eyes on God because they that be with you are greater than they that be with them. I pray like the prophet did in the text that God would open your eyes so you would see how God is with you even now. So you will not give ear to the devils message of hopelessness and helplessness. God is only testing you so he can elevate you. You can only move up after you've been tested and in surgery, healing only comes after you've been cut. Stay focused in a few days you will see all this Pain has a purpose. I speak life, prosperity, and purpose to each of you today. LIVE! Please Review the lesson and I hope to see you all next week. Love you!