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When Jesus went up the mountain with three of His disciples, he was transfigured or altered from His human state to a glorified one (Matthew 17:1-9). It was a fearful moment of splendor as the Son of Man revealed His heavenly identity and manifested His glory in human form.

Jesus declares to His discpiles "Tell the vision to…

John 5:39 - You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.

This says clearly that revelation is meant to bring us into an encounter with God, and if it doesn't, it only makes us more religious.

Re-newing the mind is not merely reading words on a page and having a moment of revelation about a particular verse. Renewal comes as revelation leads…

1 John 2:10 - Whoever loves his brother abides in the Light, and in It or in him there is no occasion for stumbling or cause for error or sin.

1 John 3:1 - See what an incredible quality of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be named, and called and counted the children of God!

1 John 3:23 - And this is His command: that we should believe in, put our faith and…

Psalm 37:4 ^{4Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.}

Our heart is the incubator of dreams.…

Psalm 16:11 - You will show me th path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 36:8 - They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, and You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.

Psalm 5:18 - And do no be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the…

Philippians 3:12 - But I keep going on, trying to grasp that purpose for which Christ Jesus grasped me.

Psalm 63:1 - O God, You are my God, earnestly will I seek You: my inner self thirsts for You, in a dry and thirsty land where not water is.

Affirmations…

1. Lack of vision – because of our lack of vision God cannot work through us.

Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.…

Matthew 5:4 - Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted

Jesus was talking about the mourning of the intercessor. He was teaching about the comfort that comes to the intercessor when he is assured by the Holy Spirit that he has prayed through.

To pray through means to break through the barriers that have stopped the work of God in the lives of others. It means using your…

Revelation 3:7 - "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, 'These things says He who is holy, He who is true, "He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens."

TAKING HOLD OF THE KEY OF DAVID

The key of David is entering into the most holy place where the glory dwells. The tangible presence and glory of God is accessed through intimate Throne Room…

Dear heavenly Father, You are my peace, You make me dwell in safety; you compass me as with a shield. My defense is from you Lord, who saves the upright in heart.

O Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth; You have set your glory above the heavens. I praise Thee with all my heart; I will show forth all Your marvelous works Lord.

You are a refuge in times of trouble…

John 1:47-51 ^{Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said* of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!" 48Nathanael said* to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him,…}

1 Chronicles 29:16,18 - O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build Thee a house for Thine holy name cometh of Thine hand, and is all Thine own....keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of Thy people, and prepare their heart unto Thee.

The Hebrew word that was translated "imagination" in the Old…

John 5:19,20 - "Then Jesus answered and said to them, 'Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel."

We see that God shows Jesus ALL things that He Himself does. The more Jesus saw of and…

Matthew 12:28 - "If I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you."

THE UNSEEN WORLD HAS INFLUENCE OVER THE VISIBLE.

THE KINGDOM IS HERE AND NOW.

Observation…

Dear Heavenly Father, arouse my inner man to press in to You out of a place of desiring to be in your presence. Awaken my ears to hear your voice. Stir me up, hover over me and carry me on your wings. (Deuteronomy 32:11)

Dear Lord, initiate hunger in me as you stir up my spirit, and then I respond by calling out to You. You answer me by showing me great and hidden inaccessible things I did not know. (Jeremiah…

We have recited it in private and also prayed it publicly in unison with others; we have even sung it in reverence on select Sunday mornings. It's been a familiar prayer at somber cultural events.

What was in Jesus' heart when He gave His disciples the words to "The Lord's Prayer?"

Remember, they…

Revelation 1:11,12 - "Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band".

Here we see Jesus in the midst of the seven golden lamps.…

Luke 4:18,19 - "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has anointed me;

He has sent me to announce good news to the poor,

to proclaim release for prisioners and recovery of sight for the blind,

to let the broken victims go free,

to proclaim the year of the lords favor."…

2 Corinthians 11:3 -- "But I fear...your minds may be corrupted from the simplicitity that is in Christ."

The problem is that we mistakenly strive for information when in reality we need revelation.

Ephesians 1:17,18 -- "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being…