TheArtOf

MEDITATION

By
Tai
woAk
inyemi
 TheAr
tOfMEDI
TATI
ON
DearHo
lySpi
ri
t,hel
pust
ounder
standandt
omas
tert
hear
tofmedi
tat
ion.

Thefir stt hingmydadt aughtmeabo utmeditati

onisthatyoumu stbe
spec
ifi conwhatyo uwantt ome di
tateon.
Hesaid, whe nr e
ading,studyingorli
steni
ngt oame ss
age,Imu s
ts e
emymi nd
asac anv asandp icturethosewordsasifanar ti
stispai
ntingorins
c r
ibing
themo nt het abletofmyhe art.
Hesaidat eac herisli
keanar ti
stpai
ntingap ict
ureinyourheartthroughhis
teac
hi ng. Hes ai
difyo udo n'
tseeitthatway, youhavenothi
ngtome ditateon.
Youwi l
lju stl i
stent otheme ss
age,gete x
cit
edatt hemo mentthenfo rget
abouti timme diatelytheme eti
ngisover.
Heno we x plainedJames1: 22-25tome

Butbeyedo er soft heword,andnothearersonly,decei

vingyo urowns el
ves.
Forifanybeahear eroftheword,andnotado er,heisli
k euntoaman
beholdinghisnatur alfaceinaglass
:Fo rhebeho l
dethhims elf,andgoethhis
way,ands traightwayfo rgettet
hwhatmannero fmanhewas .Butwho so
l
o o
ket hintotheper fectlawofliber
ty,andcontinueththerein,hebeingno ta
forgetfulhear er
, butado erofthework,thi
smans hal
lbebl essedinhisdeed.
James1: 22‫‮‬-‬25KJ V‬‬‬

Hes aidt hedifferencebetweent hos

ewhohe ardbu tdidn'tdotheWo r
da nd
thosewhohe ardanddi dtheWor dwasthato nebe heldtheWo rdwhil
es t
u dying
orli
s t
e ningtoat eachi
nganddi dn'tretaini
ti nthec anvasofhisheart.So
afterawhi l
ehefo rgotaboutit
.
Butt hedo ersre t
ainedtheWordi nthec anv
aso ft heirheartsandconti
nu edto
beholdt hepicturedaysafterthe yfirs
the ardit.Themo retheybehol
dt he
pic
tu re,thec l
eareritgetsandt hebetterthe i
rcomp rehensi
o nofwhatt hey
havebe e nbeholdi
ng.
HesaidGodto
ldJoshuat
omedit
ateco
nti
nual
lyont
hebo
okofLawandasa
re
sultofhi
sconsi
ste
ntmedi
tat
ion,
hewou
ldbeco
meadoer.
Let’
sloo
kat1John1:1

Thatwhi
chwasfr
omthebegi
nni
ng,
whi
chwehavehear
d,whic
hwehaveseen
witho
ureyes
,whi
chwehavel
ook
edupo
n,ando
urhandshavehandl
ed,
ofthe
Wordofli
fe;
1John1:
1KJV

Hetoldmet hatJohnandPaulex
cell
edwheni
tcome
st omedit
atio
n.Thenhe
tol
dmet hattherein1John1:1l
iesthese
cre
tofsuc
cessfu
lme di
tati
on.
Heshowmefo u
rke ysi
nthatoneverse
.
Heard
Seen
Lookupon
Handle

Itist hepathwayfr o
mi nt angibler ealityt otangiblerealit
y.
Hes aids uccessfulme ditat ionbe ginswi thHEARI NG. ManyBe liever
ss t
op
thereandt heywo nderwhyt hey'reno te xperi
encingwhatt he y'vebeen
hearing.
Theydo n'
tk no wt hathear ingisj ustt hebe gi
nningo fthet hep rocess.
Likeafo urye arc ourseint heu nive r
s i
t y,100Lisjustthebe gi nningandi fa
stude ntstopsatt hatlevel, hewi l
lno tk nowmu chabo u
tt hec o urseandc anno
t
gradu ate.
Hear ingshou l
dt ak eustot hene xts tagewhi chisSEEI NG.
Howdowek no wt hatwehav emo v e
dfr o mHEARI NGt oSEEI NG?
Hes aidHe aringi syo u
rhe ad( headk no wl edge).
ManyBe l
ieversonl yhavehe adk nowle dgeo fspiri
tualreali
t iesbe causethey
stoppe datt hehe ar i
ngle vel.
Foryo utomo vefr omhe ar i
ngt os eeing, yo uneedt oli
stent ot hesame
me ssageo rreadt hesames cri
ptu reo ve rando veragain.Thi sc onti
nues’unti
l
youge ttothep o
intwhe r eyo us ayt oyo ursel
fNOWICANSEE’ .Whenthat
hap pens,yo uhav er e ache dt hes econds tagewhi c hi sSEEI NG.
ManyBe li
ev ersthinkt hati tisbo ringliste ningt oap ar ticul
arme ssageo r
readingo nes cri
pt ureo ve rando veragai nandt he ywo nde rwhyt heyar en ot
seeinganyt hingfr o mt hats cr i
p turee vent hou ght hey' vehe ardit.Bu tt he
sameBe l
ieversc anl iste nt ot he i
rfav or i
temu sico v erando v eragainandno t
getbo red.
Funnye no ugh,anyt imet heyl is tent othemu s
ici ti nflu encest he i
re mo t
ions
andfe eli
ngsde spitet hefac tt hatt hey'v el i
st ene dt ot hes amemu sic
count l
esst ime s.
Thes ignt hatwehav emo ve dfr omhe aringt os ee i
ngi sj oyande x
citeme nt.
Whe nwes e e,webe c omee xc i
te dandfe ellik es ho uting. Infac t,wer espondby
shou t
ingmo sto ft het imeandbe comes oe xc i
te dwes tar tloo k
ingfo rs ome one
tos haret her eve l
at ionwi th.
Bu tthati swhe r
emanyBe lieve rss topbe cau set heydo n'tkno wt hats eeingis
diffe rentfr omhandl i
ng.
Sowhe nt heybe gi nt os har et he i
rr evelatio nt he yc o mei nco ntactwithp eo
p l
e
whowi l
la skthe m" Si r,hav eyo uex perienc edt hi st hing?"
Whe nwes e e,wege te xc i
t ed, bu twes houldno ts t opatt hat.Aft erwe 'redo ne
rejoici
ngandc elebr ating, wes houldp roce e dt ot hene x tleve lwhichis
LOOKI NGUPON.
Thisiswhe reo urimagi nat ionn owc o me sin.
Wel ookupo nwitho uri magi nat ion.
Manyp eo plewhoar es tillatt h el evelofHEARI NGwhohav eno tmo vedt o
SEEI NGwantt oe ngaget he iri magi nationt oLOOKUPONandt heyge t
discourage dwhe nitdo e sn'two rk.
Youc an' tlookupo ni fyo uhav eno ts een.
The yar et heo neswhou sual l
ys ays ome thingl ik e" It riedt oengaget hose
thingsbuti tdidn' two r k"
Funnye no ugh,somep eo plear es ofl exi
blet hatt heyc anmo v efr omhe aringt o
seeingandl ook i
ngu pont hes ameday.
Whilet heyar ehe aring, t hey' rebu syr eplayi ngwhatt he y'rehe ar i
ngi ntheir
mindso verando ve randbo om!The yse eandge te xc i
te d. I
mme diatelythe
me etingi so v
e r,the ybe gint ol o oku ponandt he yhav et hee xpe ri
ence.
Thisi
snormalforchi
ldr
enandnewbel
ie
ver
swhosemindshav
eno tbee
n
stocke
dwithrel
igi
on.
ThatiswhyJesuss
aidwhenpeo
plebe
comel
ikel
it
tlec
hildr
en,the
ye nt
eri
nto
Kingdomexper
ienc
e s
.

MyDads aidthosewithst ronglovewal

kc anj
u streadas cr
ipt
ur eorreadabou
t
acertai
ne x
peri
e nceanddi me ns
ionandimme diatel
ymo vefro
mhe ar i
ngto
se
eingtolooki
ngu ponandhandl ing.
Hesaidwhenyo uwalkinl ov
eyo uwalkinthelight,andreal
mse asi
lyopenup.
Loveisl
ikeadivineeyes alve.
Hesaidthosewhos eeothe r
swi t
ht heeyesofl ov
eandc ompass
ione nt
erint
o
sp
irit
ualexper
ienceseasily.PaulandJohnhads tronglo
vewalk.

Le
t'sl
ookagai
nat1J
ohn1
:1

Thatwhi
chwasfr
omthebegi
nni
ng,
whi
chwehavehear
d,whic
hwehaveseen
witho
ureyes
,whi
chwehavel
ook
edupo
n,ando
urhandshavehandl
ed,
ofthe
Wordofli
fe;
1John1:
1KJV

Hear i
ng
Seeing
LookingUpo
n
Handl i
ng

Howdoweloo
kuponwhatwehaves
een?
Welo
okwit
ho urI
MAGINATION.
Weseti
tbeforeus,
andfi
xourgaz
euponi
twi
thu
ndi
vi
dedat
tent
ion.

Butweal l
,wit
ho penfac
ebehol
dingasinagl
asst
heglo
ryoftheLo
rd,are
changedintothesameimagefr
omgl o
rytogl
ory,ev
enasbyt
heSpir
itofthe
Lord.
2Co ri
nthi
ans3:18KJV
MyDads ai
dwhatPau lwast alkingaboutin2Co ri
nt hi
ans3: 18i sthisstage
thre ewhi chisLOOKI NGUPON.
Pau lwasno ttal
kingabo utc asual,hal
f-heartedgaz ehe r
e .
He ' stalki
ngabo ut
fullc oncentrati
on
Thefi r s
tt imeMo sessawt hefi reo fGodinEx o dus3att hebu rni
ngbu sh,he
behe lditc asual
lyouto fc urio
sityandt hatGl o
r ydi dn'thav ee ffectonhi s
body.
Butl at erwhe nhebe he l
dt hesamefi reintenselyandwi thfu llconcentrati
on
forfo rtydays ,i
thadgr eatimp actonhisbo dyandal teredt heage ingp r
ocess.
Whe nIas kedhimt ot eachmeh owt olo
okwit hinte nsi
tyandu ndi v
ided
atte ntion,heu s
edt hec hame l
eo nt oe
xpl n2Co
ai rinthians3:18t ome .

TheChamel eo nanal ogy

Mydadt ookmet oo u rneighbor '
sho usewhe r
et herewasaChame l
eonliving
ins
ideani ronc age .
Onge tti
ngt her e,heas kedmet ostandatt hefr onto ft hechame leo
nand
observewhatwo uldhap peninfe wse conds.
Ididandi nfe ws eco ndst hec hameleon'sbodyc hange dt othec ol
oro fmy
clo
thes.The nheas kedmet omo vetot hebacko ft hec hame l
eonwhe reIwas
outofitssightando bse r
v ewh atwouldhap pen.
Ididandi nfe ws eco ndst hec hameleon'sbodyc hange dfr omt hec o
loro fmy
clo
thestot hec oloro ft heo bjectatt herangeo fit ssight.Het henaske dmet o
holdanobje c tinmyhandst hathasac olordiffe rentfr omt hato fmyc l
othes
,
ands t
andbe foret hec hame l
eonagain.
Ididandt hec hame l
e onto okup oni
t s
e l
ft wodi ffer entc ol
ors;thecoloro fmy
clo
thesandt hec oloro ftheo bjectinmyhands .Thisi ssimil
art owhatJ acob
didwithLaban' sfl ock ,
p utti
ngt hes pottedstick sinfr ontoft hemwhi l
e
mat i
ng.
MyDadt hendi ds ome t
hings trange.Het ookal ongs tickandbe gant opr i
ck
andp i
ncht hec hame le o
ni no r
de rtodi st
ractt hec hame l
eon.Het henas kedme
toobservet hec hame l
eont hemo mentitbe come sdi stractedandbr eaksi ts
focus.
Whe nt hec hame leo ns hift e di tsfo cu sandi tsgaz efr ommet ot hes ti
c kan dmy
Dad, itt oo ko nt hec oloro ft hes tick.
Lastly, myDadt oo kar agandu sedi tt oc o ve rt hee yeso ft hec hame leo nand
askedmet os t andi nfr o nto ft hec hame l
e on. Idi dbu tt hec hame leonc o uldn't
changet ot hec ol
o ro fmyc lot hest hist ime .
Heas k edmei fIk newwhyi tc ouldn' tp uto nt hec oloro fmyc l
o the st histime .I
tol
dhi mi twasbe cau sehehadc over edi tse ye swi thar ag.
MyDadt he nt ol
dmet hatal t houghIwass ta ndi ngatt hefr onto ft he
chame leo n, itc ouldn' tp u to nt hec oloro fmyc lot he st hist imebe c ausei twas
beholdingmewi thav eiledfac eandc ove re de ye s.
Hes aidr e li
gi on, wr ongt e achi ngs, wr ongbe l
ie fs, p re judic e,strifeandbi asar e
li
kev eils.Themo me ntwes hi
fto urfo cu sawa yfr o mt he set hingsandfo cuso n
Christ, thev e i
lswi llber e mo v edandwec anno wbe ho l
dt hegl oryo fGo dwi t
h
unveiledfac es .
Heas k edmei ft hec hame le
o nl abor edbe fo rep u t tingo nt hec o l
o ro fmy
clo
the swhe nIs too dbe fo rei t.
Isaidno .
Hes aidt hec hame leonne edsn otlabo ro rs tr uggl et oc hanget ot hec oloro ft he
objecti tfi xe si t
sgaz eu p on. Ito nlyne edst obe ho ldwi t hu ndivide dat tention.
Thent het r ans for mat io nwi llhap p enwi tho uts tru ggl e .
ManyBe liev ersar es tru ggl ingandl abo ringt ohandl et hes p i
r i
tu alr ealities
theyhav er eadandhe ar dabo ut.Allt he yhav et odoi st ofi xt he irgaz eo n
thoser eal itieswi t hint e nsityandu ndivide dat te nt ion. The nt heSp irito fGo d
wil
le ffe c tt het r ans fo rmat ionandp ro du cet hee x pe ri
e nce .
Aswel ooku p onwi tho u rimagi nationandr efu s et obedi stracte d, theHo ly
Spiri
twi l
le ffe ctt hec hange sandmak et het hingswear ebe holdingt obeo ur
experienc e s.
Thee ye so ft hec hame le onar ei t
smo stp o we rfu las se t.Ifi tbe co me sbl ind,
nothingwo uldhap p ent oi tss k i
ni fIs to odbe fo r ei t .
Mydads ai di fIwantt ohav eac e rtains p iri
t u ale xpe ri
e nce ,Is hou ldlo okfo r
scri
pt ure swhe ret hos ee xp erience swe reme nt ione d, r eadt hemo v erando v er
againu nt ilIc ans e et he mi nmymi ndasi fIwast he rewhe nt ho set hings
happe ned.
Fo rins t
anc e,ifIwantt oe xp eriencet ranslati
o n/trans l
oc at i
on,Is houl
dr eadall
thes c ri
pt urest hattal kedabo utitandbr i
ngt omyme mo ryal lthep eopleI
hav ebe ent oldhadt hee xpe rience.
The nIs ho uldc onti
nu et ot hinkabo utthe mu ntilIc anac t uallyseet hemha vi
ng
thee x perienceasi fIwast he rewi t
ht he m.That ,isHe aringandSe ei
ng.
Hes ai difIwantt ohav emyo wne x
pe r
ienceo ft rans lo
cat ion,ther eis
some t hi
nge l
seIne edt odo .
Hes ai dIne edt ofirstho nort hosewhohade xperienc e
di nmymi nd. Hes ai
d
whe nweho nort hem, thene x tst epbe c
o mese as i
er.
Hes ai dbyho nor i
ngt he mwea resimp l
yt elli
ngGo dt hatwedono tde sir
et he
exp erienceo uto fe nvyo rc omp e ti
tio
n. Afte rho noringt he m, wes houldno w
rep l
ac et hemwi thour selves .
Insteado fs ee i
ngEno ch, Elijah, JesusandPhi lipbe ingtr ans l
at e
d, wes hould
useo u rimagi nat i
ont os eeo urse l
vesdo i
ngi t.
Thes amep ri
nc i
p l
eisu s
e dfo rmi nist
e ri
ngt ot hes ick.
Wefi rstr eadbo o
kso nhe alings, l
istent ome ssage so nhe alings,wat chhe al
ing
video sandat tendhe ali
ngandmi racleme e
t i
ngs .The nwebe gintor eplacethem
witho u rsel
v esino urimagi nat ion.
Insteado fBe nnyHi nn, Pas to rChr i
se tc,webe gant os eeo ursel
ve sdoingitin
ourmi nds .
Aswec ontinuet ogi veo uru ndividedat tent i
ont oit, webe gintoac t
acc ordinglyandwes t arthav ingt hee xperi
e nce s.

Butasi tiswr i
tten, Eyehat hno tseen, no rearhear d,neit
herhav eenter ed
intothehear tofman, thethi
ngswhi chGo dhathpr eparedforthemt hatl ove
him.ButGo dhat hrev eal
edt hemunt ousbyhi sSpi ri
t:fortheSpi ri
t
searchethallthings, yea,thedeept hi
ngso fGo d.Fo rwhatmank nowet hthe
thingsofaman, s avet hespir
ito fmanwhi chi
si nhim?ev ensot hethingso f
Go dknowet hnoman, buttheSpi ri
to fGo d.Nowwehav erec
eived,nott he
spiri
toft hewo rld,butt hespiritwhichi so fGod;t hatwemi ghtk nowt he
thingsthatar efr eelygi v
ent ouso fGo d.Whi c
ht hingsalsowes peak,no tin
thewo rdswhichman' swi s
domt eacheth, butwhicht heHo l
yGho stteac heth;
1Co ri
nthians2:9‫‮‬-‬13KJ V‬‬‬
In1Co r i
nt hians2: 9-12wear emadet ou nde rs tandt hato neo ft he
res pons ibil
it ieso ft heHo l
ySp iriti st os howu st het hingst hatbe longt ousin
Chr ist, whic hi nc l
u de se veryt hingt hati sp oss iblewi t hGo dandi nGo d. ButI
wantu st os e ewhatPau ls aidwear et odowhe nt hos et hi
ngsar er e vealed.
Inv er se1 3a, hes aid“ whi cht hingsweal sos pe ak( de clar e,proclaim) ".
MyDads aids piritu alt hatr e alitieswep e r
s onifyandc onstant lyde clarewi th
ourmo ut hswi llinnot imebe comeo ure xper i
e nc es.Ifwep uto ur selvesi nthe
plac eo fEl ijahandPhi lip, pe rso nifi edt he i
re x pe rienc eso ftrans l
ocat ionand
cont inu allyde clar ei twi t ho u rmo u ths, wewi lls u relye xp eri
enc eandhandl ei t
.
Jes usChr i
stwasal waysi magi ningandde clar ingHi sr esurrec ti
o nandHe
eve nt ual l
ye xpe rienc edi t.
Padr ePi oasal itt lec hildp er soni fiedt hema r kso fnai l
si nJe s
u s'handsan d
me dit at edc onsist e ntlyo nt he mu ntilthe ys ho we du pi nhisbo dy.
Ik nowo fas iste rwhop erso nifi edPhi li
p 'strans latione x peri
enc e ,me ditate dso
mu cho ni t, andc o nt i
nu allyde clar edi tu ntilo nedays hec all
edmet hats hehad
juste xpe ri
e nc eds u pernat ur al trans locat ion.
Fe wye ar sago ,Ihe ardo famano fGo dwho s ec arwass t
o l
enfr omhi sgar age
whi l
eheandhi sfami l
yt rav e ll
e d. Onr eturningt ot heho use,saidt ohi swife
thathec anno tl os eanyo fhi sp os sessionst ot hiev es.Hee ntere di ntohi sro om
andme ditat edo nt rans latio n,imagi ne dandde c l
ar et hathi scars ho uldbe
trans lat ed, andbo om, t hec arap p ear edi nhi sgar age .
Ano the rmano fGo dhadhi sp ho nes tolenatas ocialfu nc ti
on. Het oldt he
peo plet hathi sp ho nec ou l
dn' tbes tolen. Hewe ntbac kt ohisho u seandfo und
hisp ho neo nhi sbe d.
Ano the rc ou pl
ehadt he i
rl ittlegi rlo fabo ut1 0k idnap pe dandt he yc al l
eda
mano fGo d.
Themano fGo ds wi tche dt ot rans lationi nhi si magi nat ion,de clare ditand
ask edt hep are nt so ft hec hildt ogoandc he ckt hegi r l
'sr o
om. Thep ar ents
fou ndt he i
r" kidnap ped"dau gh t ers l
ee pingp e ac efu ll
yo nhe rbe d.
Is tar tedme dit at ingo n, p er soni fie dandbe gant ode c l
aret hes amee xperi
enc e
.
The no nedayIwe ntfo rap er sonalr etr eatataCamp .Ifo rgotmywal l
etint he
hallwhi ler et urningt ot heho ste lo neni ght .
AsIwast hink i
ngabo uthav i
ngtogobac kt othehal
ltop i
ckit,t
hewall
et
materi
ali
ze dbe si
demeo nt hebe d.
Thesethi
ngsar eou rinheri
tanceands houldbeournormalexperi
ences
.
Somepe o
p lehav edifficult
yo rne ari
mp oss
ibi
li
tycre
atingp i
cture
sintheir
i
maginati
o n. Thepe rs
o nshoul
dt alktohismindandcommandi ttofocus.Then
wecanaskt heHo lySp i
ri
tt oputt hepic
t ur
einourmindandhe lpusfocu
s .
Thenwes hou ldrebukedis t
racti
o nandco mmandourimaginati
ontofocus.
 Beho
ldi
ngTheGl
ory
Ther e aso nitt akest imefo ru st ot r anslates p i
ri
tu alre al
it i
e st oe xperienc e
hereo ne ar thi sve rys i
mp l
e.
Itisdu et ot hel imi tat i
onofo urfl es hands o ul.
Wefi r sthav et op ro ce s
stho set hingsi no urmi ndss othe yc anp as sthrou ght he
gate wayo fo urs ou lintothep hys ic al.
Bu tat i
mei sc omingt hatwewo u ldhav ebe comes ode ve l
op edandmat ur ed
thati two n'tt ak et imeatal lfo ru st omo v
es p i
ri
tu alr ealitiesint op hysic al
exper ienc es.
Allwene edt odot he nisjus tthi nko ns o me thingandi tmani fe sts .Inhe av en,
youj us tt hinkabo uts omethingandyo use eo rhav ei t.Weal readyhav et his
veryabi li
t yi nu s,andt hatist hewayGo dac tual
lys eesu s,bu twear ele arning
andmat ur i
ngands o onwewi l
lbefu nc ti
oningatt hatl ev el.
Themo rewee xpos eo ur
selvest ot hel i
ghto ft hegl oryo fGo dwi thinu s,t he
mo reo u rmi ndsands ou
lsar eimp ac t ed.
ManyBe l
iev ersbe lie vethatbe ho ldingt hegl o ryofGo do nlyaffe ctsou rs piri
t.
That 'sno tt r ue.
Itaffe ctso ure ntir ebe i
ng, bu tbe c au seweBELI EVEt hati to nlyaffe ct so ur
spiri
t ,wedo n'tc ons ciousl
yc hanne lt hel i
ghtt oourbo dyandi nte ll
ec t
.
Ont hemo unt aino ft ransfigur at ion, wear et oldthatPe t
e r, Jame sandJ ohn
wer es l
e ep i
ngwhi leJ esuswash a vingac o nversationwi thEl ij
ahandMo se s.
Whilet he ywe r esle ep i
ng,thel ighto ft hegl o ryofGo dwasi mp ac tingt he ir
body, so ulands pi
r i
t .
Allofas udde n,the ywo keu pfr omt heirs l
ee p,sawt wome nt alkingwi thJ e sus
andk ne wi mme diat elywhot heywe rewi tho utanyo net ell
ingt he m.
Whe nMo s esbe heldt hegloryo fGo d, hei nstant l
ys awi ntot hee t ernityp ast
andi mme diat elyk ne wwhathap p ene datt hec reat ion.Whe nwebe come
consc i
o uso ft hefac tt hatt hegl oryo fGo daffe ct snoto nlyo urs p i
rit,bu to u
r
soulandbo dyaswe ll,wewillbe gint oe xp eri
e ncet hat .
Itwast h elighto ft hegl o
ryo fGo dfl owingfr omt hep e rsono fJ e s
u s
, tha t
kepts i
ck nes sanddi seasesawa yfr omt he1 2Ap ostles.Weal lk nowt hatfo r
that3ye arst heywe r
ewi thhim, noneo ft hemne e dedtobehe aled.
Thegl oryo fGo di smu ltidime nsi
onalini tsoper ation.Butwet hinki tonly
affe ctsou rspiri
t, andt hati swhywehav en otbe e ntaki
ngadv ant ageo fiti
n
otherar eas .
Whe nMo se swasc au ghtu pi nthegl oryo fGo do nt hemountainfo rfo rt
ydays ,
Hes awt hehe av enlyTabe rnacleandk newho wt omak ethebluep r
intwithout
himbe inganar chitect.
Thel i
ghto fGo d'sgl o
rys upernatu ral
lyqu ic
ke ne dhisintel
lect
.
Manyo fu sonlyt hinko ft hefac tt hathisbo dywasaffe ct
e dandhi sfacewas
glowing,wes eldomt akei ntoc onsiderati
o nthathi smindwasgr e atlyimpacte
d
also.
Hek newt hetr ut
habo utt hec reat i
on,withouthi mbe i
ngtherewhe nt he
creationt ookp l
ac eandheal sokne who wt orep l
icat etheheavenlyTabe rnacl
e
ont hee arth.

Manyye ar
sagowhe nIwasal ittlechil
d, myDadwast e achi
ngmeabo utthe
differe ntfo rmt hatthep owe ro fGo dcanas s ume .
Het oldmet hatt hep owero fGo dc anlitera l
lyc omeo uto fusasfi r
e( l
iteral
fire,r
ealfi re ).
(Iho p
eyo uk no wt hatthefi ret hatfe llwhe nEl ijahp raye dwasn'tfigurative?)
Whe nmyDadt ol
dmet hatt hep owero fGo di nsi
deu s(TheBe li
evers)can
actuall
ymani fe s
tasfi re,
Idi dn' tunde rstand.
The nadayc amet hathep rac ticall
yde mo ns trate dwhathehade arl
iert aught
me .
Wewe reatt hefar m,andwe reabo u ttoro astyams .
The r
ewasap arti
cu l
ar
spotint hebar nt hatweu su all
yk eptthefi r el i
ght er.Het oldmet ogoand
bringt helight er,bu tIcouldn'tfi ndt heligh t ero nthisp arti
cul
arday. Aft er
some ti
me ,
het oldmen ottobo ther.
The nhep o
int edo neo fhisfi nge rstowardst hefi rewo odandt hedr ygr asson
whicht heyamswe replaced....andashep ointe dhisfi nge r,
li
teralfirecame
outo fhi sfinge randl ightedt hewo odsandt hegr ass. Sowee ndedu pe ati
ng
roastedyamst hatday.
Tho s
ep e opl
ek news omet hingst hatwene edt okno w.
Oneday, manyye arsago , myDadbe cames osickands owe akthatwet hought
hewasgo ingt odi e.
Hes udde nlys toodu pfro mt hechai rands l
owlywal kedi ntohisroom.Hege ntl
y
cli
mbe dh isbe d,andl ai
ddo wno nhisbac k. Istoodt herel o
ok i
ngathim, and
honest l
yIwass os caredhewa sgo ingt odi e.
Seeingmyfe ar ,het oldmeno tt owo rryt hathewo uldbeo nhi sfeetinnot ime.
Ilefthi sro omt ot hel i
vingr oomands atdo wn,waitingt ose ewhatwo uld
happe n.
Afte rawhi l
e, myDadc ameo utofhi sroo m, glowi
ngal lo v
er ,hi
sclot
he sloo
k i
ng
verybr ightandc l
ean.
Hel ookedyo unge randv erys t
rong.
Iwass osho cked.Ias kedhi mwhathap pene d,andhet henp roceededtot each
meabo utt hegl oryo fGo dandi t'se ffecto nt hehu manbo dy.
Thesep eoplek news omet hingsthatwene edt or e
co ver.Butasl ongaswe
remai nar rogantandc ontinuetode spi
set ho sewhohav egoneahe ado fu s
,
therear et hingswemayno tuncove r.
Godr e vealsHi swayst ot heme ek .
Psalm2 5:
9.

TheI
mpac
tOfTheMani
fes
tGl
oryOfGo
dOnHu
manBo
dy.

15.AndMo s
eswentupi nt
ot hemount ,
andac l
oudco v
eredt hemo unt.
16.Andt hegloryoftheLORDabo deuponmo untSinai
, andthecloudc o
vered
itsi
xdays :andtheseventhdayHec al
leduntoMo s
eso utoft hemidstoft he
clo
ud.
17.Andt hesighto
ft hegloryoftheLo rdwasl i
kedevo uri
ngfireo nthetopof
themo untintheeyesoft hechil
dreno fIs
rael.
18.ANDMOSESWENTI NTOTHEMI DSTOFTHECLOUD, andgathi mupi nto
themo unt:andMoseswasi nthemo untfortydaysandfo r
tynight s.
Exodus24:15-18.

29.
Andi
tcamet
opas
s,whenMo
sesc
amedo
wnfr
ommo
untSi
naiwi
tht
het
wo
tabl
esoft esti
mo nyinMos
es'hand,whenhecamedownfr o
mt hemount,t
hat
Moseswistnott hatTHESKINOFHI SFACESHOWNWHI LEHE( GOD)TALKED
WITHHIM.
30.AndwhenAar onandal
lthechil
drenofIs
raels
awMo ses,BEHOLD,THE
SKINOFHI SFACESHOWN;andt heywereafrai
dtocomenearhi m.
Exodus34:29-30.

ANDIHAVELEDYOUFORTYYEARSINTHEWILDERNESS:YOURCLOTHES
ARENOTWAXENOLDUPONYOU,ANDTHYSHOEISNOTWAXENI SNOT
WAXENOLDUPONTHYFOOT.
Deut
ero
nomy29:
5.

WhenMo s
esgazedint
ensel
yatthegl
oryofGod,i
thadsomuchi
mpac
tonhi
s
body.
TheBibl
esaysthatJesu
sChri
stwasthep
hysi
calmani
fest
ati
ono
fTheFat
her
andTHEBRI GTHNESSOFHI SGLORY.
Hebrews1:3
.

Littlewo nde rwhyno neofHi sDisci

ple
sfe l
lsi
ck.Theywe r
ec onstantl
y
beho l
dingt hegloryo fGo dint hei
rmidstinthepe rso
nofJ e
s us.MyDad
taughtmet hattheBe l
ie
v e
rsar etheglor
yo fGodt hesamewayJ esu s-1
si
John4: 17; andt hato urspiri
tisfullofglor
y.Hes aidifwewillacknowl
edge
thisre al
ityandl earnt obeholdthegloryofGodt hroughme ditati
on,i
twil
l
haves e r
iou si mp
ac tono urbodies.
Themo rewegaz eatt hegloryo fGodinourme ditati
on,t
hemo reourbodi
es
wil
lr eflectt heglory.
2Co r
inthians3: 17-18.
2Co r
inthians4: 6-7.
1J ohn5: 11-12.
Romans8: 11.
1Co r
inthians6: 17.
Philemo n1: 6.
MyDads aidthereas
onEli
jahbroughtthefiredo wnfromHeavenwasbe c
aus
e
theglo
ryo fGodWASNOTi nsi
dehim. Butitisins
ideusnow.Hal
lel
ujah!
Thi
sme ansthatwecanbri
ngforthlit
e r
alfirefromwi t
hinus
.
Weallknowthatthetwowi
tness
esinRe velat
ion11:3-5wil
lbr
ingforthfi
re
fromwithi
nt hemandrel
easei
tthr o
ught hei
rmo uths.

Iwasgi venar eedlikeameas uringrodandwast o

ld,“Goandmeas uret he
templeo fGo dandt healtar,withit
swo rs
hiper s
. Butexcl
udet heouterc ourt;
dono tmeas ureit,becaus
eithasbeengi vent ot heGentiles.Theywi l
ltrampl e
ont heholyc i
tyfor42mo nths.AndIwil
lappo intmyt wowi tnesses
, andt hey
wil
lpr o
phes yfor1,260days ,c
lothedinsackcloth.”Theyar e“thetwoo l
ive
trees”andt het wolampstands,and“theys tandbefo retheLo r doft heear th.
”
Ifanyo net r
iestohar mthem, fireco
mesfr o mt heirmouthsanddev ourst heir
enemies .Thi
sishowanyo newhowant stohar mt hemmus tdie.
Revelation11:1‫‮‬-‬5NI V‬‬‬

Wec ans eet hatthegloryo fGo disli

t eral
lywi thinusandi fwewantt obe hol
d
thatgl ory,al lwehavetodoi stoj ou
r neyinside. Whenwemat u reinthese
things,wec anbr i
ngfo rthlit
e ralfirefr omwi thinusands eti dolsands hri
nes
onfi r
e ;altho ughwewo n’thu rthu manbe i
ngs.AsGo d'schi
ldre nar enot
permit tedt ok il
lhumanbe ingsfo rno wbe cau s
ewear egivent hemi nis
tryo f
reconc i
li
at i
o n.
InLu ke9 :51-5 6Jesusrebu kedHi sDis c
ipleswhoas k
e dforHi sp ermis
sionto
calldownfi r eo nthepeoplewhor ejectedHi m. Jesusdiedfo rt hemandt h
e
ministryGo dgav eust owardst hemi st hemi nis
t ryofr e
c o
nc i
liati
onno t
condemnat i
o nandj udgme nt.
2Co rinthians5 :17-21.

ThegloryofGodcanimpacthumanbo di
es.Butthi
ssameglorycanaffectou
r
spi
rit
,mindsandi
ntel
lectaswell
.Itcanevenaffectourcl
othes
,shoesand
el
ectroni
cdevi
ces
.
Abr o
therwhosel
apto
p '
sscre
engo tcracke
dt oo
kittoame eti
ngwheret h
e
glo
ryo fGodwasinheavymanifestat
ionduri
ngworshi
p,andthetimethe
me et
ingwaso verthebr okenscreenhadbe ensupernatu r
all
yfixed, wi
thouta
si
nglemar korde nt.
Ons o
meo ccasio
ns ,
Ihav eseenmyDad’ sc l
othesdu eforlaundrysu ddenl
y
becomec l
eanandbr ightasGo d'sgloryfil
ledhisroom. Itwasthegl oryofGod
i
nt hec ampo ft heIsr aeli
testhatpreventedtheirc l
othesandshoe sfrom
wearingo utandt hes amegl orywass tret
chingthe i
rc l
othesandsho esasthey
growt alle
rp hysic
ally.
Whenwet akebe holdingGo d'sgloryinourspiri
tse ri
ouslyanddot hat
consi
ste ntl
y,wewi l
lbe c
o meawo nderandamaz eme ntt oourworl
d.
Thegl oryandt hefi ret hatMosesbehe l
disrightinsideus.

ForGo d,whos ai
d,“Letli
ghtshi
neouto fdark
ness
,”madehisl
ights hi
neinour
heartstogi v
eust heli
ghtoftheknowledgeofGod’sgl
orydi
splayedinthe
faceofChr i
st.Butwehav ethi
streas
ur ei
njarso
fc l
aytoshowt hatthi
sal
l-
surpassi
ngpo werisfromGo dandnotfromus.
2Co ri
nthians4:6‫‮‬-‬7NI V‬‬‬

Ifthelighto fthegloryofGo dcausedAaron'sdryrodtobu dovernight,what

dowet hinkwillhappe
nt oourbodiesandmindsaswec onstantl
ye x
pos ethem
tothegl oryofGo dthatisins
ideu s
?
Thewaywebe hol
dandgaz euponthatgloryisbyint
entional
lyconcentratin
g
ourimagination.
Wek no
wt hatheali
ngsandmi r
ac l
eseasil
ymanifesti
nt heatmosphereo fglory,
butwear eye ttograspthefa ctthatintheglor
yandt hroughtheglo ry
ANYTHI NGI SPOSSI BLE.

Inournextmeeti
ng,wewil
lexp
lor
ethepowerofimagi
nati
onfromGod'svie
w
andhowwec anbegi
ntouseitforou
radvantageandHisgl
ory.
Iti
sav er
y
deepands e
rio
usmatter
,soIwantustot
ak eourti
meandreall
yex
plor
et he
subj
ect.

Questi
on:Aaaaah!Pl
easeSi
r!I
nt hep
roce
sso
fu s
ingou
rimaginat
ion,are
ther
eanyp ract
icalt
ipsi
nprac
tic
ingGod'
sgl
orypri
vat
ely?Tothep o
intwhe
re
wec anhav er esultss i
mi lart oco ngregat i
onalglory.
Answer :Ye sma. Thek eyi sfo cu s.
Whenwear eint hec ongr e gati
o n,wet elloursel
vest hatwear enow" inGo d's
presence"andi mme diate l
yo urat titudec hangesfr ombe ingindiffe rentt o
thato fho norandr eve renc e.
Thatp ostureo fho no randr ever encet owardsGo di nourhe artsmak e siteasie
r
foru stobe holdandr el
e as ethegl oryo fGo dino urmi dst.Bu tthep roble
mi s
thatwefai ltocu ltiv
at eandmai ntai
nt hats amep ostu
r eofho norand
reverencet owar dsGo dwhe nwear ei no u
rho usesandwhe nwegoabo utour
normalac tivit
ies.
Also
, wec ande cidewhate xactl
ywewantt omedit ateon.
Forinstanc e
-Go d'sLo ve.
-Rai si
ngPe opl
eFr omTheDe ad.
-Mir acl
eOfMu lt i
pli
cat i
o n.
-TheCl ou dOfWi t
ne sses .
-TheThr oneRo o m.
-Cr eativ
eMi racles.e tc.
Afte rwede ci
dewhatwewantt ome ditateon,wev oi
ceo fde si
ret oGo da nd
thent el
lt heHo lySp iritt oo pent hatdime nsio
nt ou s.
Afte rthatwede claret hatno wIamu s
ingmyGo d-givenimagi nati
o ntolook
upont hi
sv eryt hing.
Thenwes imp l
yr e l
axandbe gint oimagi newhatwewantt oe xplore.Ando f
course,eithero ft heset hi ngswede cideo naredi me nsi
onso fe xpr
e ssi
ono fthe
Gloryo fGo dinu s.

Questi
on:Howdi
dthechurc
hloo
set
his
???????
Answer:Mammonandr
e l
igi
on

Prayer
Fatherwearegrat
efulforal
lwehaverece
ivedi
nt hi
ssect
ion.
Wer ec
eiv
egraceandwisdomtokno
who wprac
tic
all
yap p
lytheseknowl
edge
forourgood,
thegoodoftheChurchandforYourglo
ryinJesus'Name.
Ame
n

TheRo
leOfI
magi
nat
ionI
nMEDI
TATI
ON
Thefi
rstthingIwantust
oknowist
hatGodtake
sman'
simagi
nat
ions
eri
ous
andwemus talso
.
ToGod,i
magi nati
oni
sass
eri
ousasther
ealac
t.

Genesi
s6:5-6TheLo rdobser
vedtheex t
entofhumanwick
ednessontheear
th,
andhesawt hateverythi
ngtheythoughtorimagi
nedwascons
ist
entl
yand
tot
all
yevil
.Sot heLordwassorryhehadev ermadethemandputthemonthe
eart
h.Itbrokehisheart.

Thep rimar yfo cuso fGo dwasman' si maginat i

onbe causeHek newt hatman' s
actswi l
ll i
neu pwi thhi simaginat i
oni namat teroft ime.
Jesuss aidago odmanwi thgo o
di magi nati
o nwillbringfo rt
handp rodu cego od
deeds .Th es amewi thamanwi the vilimaginat i
on
What eve rthei magi nat ionwillmanife stinamat te roft i
me .
FromGe nes i
s6 ,Go dk newt hatmanwo uldco nti
nu etoac twickedlyi n
accordan c
ewi tht heirwi ckedimagi nations.SoHede c
idedt owip et hemo ff.
Iask edHi mwhyhedi dn'tjustc hanget heiri maginationfrome viltogo o d
ins
te ad. Hes aidit'so nlymant hatc andot hat .Hehasgi v
ent hei magi nat ionto
manasagi ftandHec annott akeitawayfr omhi m.
Beingagi ft ,the yc ande cidet odowhat evert heyl i
kewi t
hi t
.The yc anc hoose
tous et heirgi fto fi maginatione it
he rfo rgo odo rfore vi
l.
Thebe s tthatGo dc andofo rmani st oshowmant heconseque nce so ft he i
r
imaginat ion.
Hedo esn'tt hinko ri magineFORman. Hec ano nlyinfluenceyo uri magi nat i
on
bys howi ngyo uHisp l
anandde sirefo ryo us othatyo uc anbegi nt oimagi ne
them.
InGe nesi
s11:6Godsaidwhat
evermenimagine,
theywou
ldeve
ntual
lyachi
eve
i
t.ThatwaswhyHedi dsomethi
ngtosto
pt he
mfr omachi
evi
ngthegoalo
f
buil
dingat o
we rt
hattheyhavei
magined.
Iwantu stoseesomethi
ngin2Cori
nthi
ans10:4
-5

4 
(Fort heweapo nso fourwarfarearenotcarnal
,butmight
yt hro
ughGodto
thepullingdo wno fstronghol
ds;)
5 
Castingdo wnimaginatio
ns,
andev eryhi
ghthingthatexal
tethit
sel
fagai
nst
thekno wledgeo fGo d,andbringi
ngintocapt
ivit
yeverythoughttot
he
obedienc eofChr ist
;
2Co ri
nt hians10:4-5 KJV

Inthatp assage, Go ddi dn'tc astdo wnp e opl

e'simaginations,mandi d.Al
lthat
Go ddidwasp rovidingmi ghtywe aponswhi chisthek nowledgeo fthet ru
th,and
whe nmanDECI DEDt oagr eewit ht het ru thofGo d'sWo rd,hisfaulty
imaginat ionands t rongho ldsdisap pe ar e
d.
Manc anc hoosewhatt oimagi neandwhatno ttoimagineatanyp o
intintime.
Eve nwhe naBe lieve rcho osestoi magi nes omethingungo dly,theHolySpiri
twil
l
noto verridehiswi l
l,rathe rHewi llsimp lyt el
lhimt ostopbe causesuchisnot
consis
te ntwi thHi snat u reasac hildo fGo d.
Isaide ar l
ierthatGo dt ake sman' simagi natio
ns eri
ouslyandi tisvery
powe r
fu l.
InMat thew15: 19-20, Jes uss ai
dev i
li magi nati
onsdefileaman, evenwhent hey
haveno tac tuallyc ar r
iedo uttheac t.
Hes aidt hes amet hingi nMat t
hew5: 28t hatamanwhol us tsafterawo manin
hishear tHASALREADYCOMMI TTEDadul t
erywi t
hher .

ThewayGodc hangesouri
maginati
oni
sbys ho
wingu ssome thi
ngsowecan
focuso
urimaginati
ononthat
.Go ddoe
sn'tsto
po urimaginatio
nbyforcebut
Hecaninfl
uencewhatweimaginebyshowin
gu sorinst
ruc t
ingu so
nwhatwe
sho
uldfocu
so urimagi
nati
onon.
Genes i
s15: 1-6So met i
mel ater, t
heLo r ds pok et oAbrami nav i
sionands aidto
hi
m, "Dono tbeafr aid, Abram, forIwi llpro t
ec tyou,andyo urrewar dwillbe
great."ButAbr amr eplied, "
OSo verei
gnLo rd, whatgo odar eallyourbles sings
whenIdo n'tevenhav eas on?Si nceyo u'vegi v enmenoc hil
dren,Eliezero f
Damas cus ,
as ervanti nmyho useho l
d,wi l
linher itallmyweal th.Youhav egi ven
menodes c
endant so fmyo wn, sooneo fmys er vantswil
lbemyhei r."Thent he
Lords ai
dt ohi m,"No ,yo urservantwi l
lno tbeyo urheir,foryouwi l
lhav eas on
ofyo uro wnwhowi llbeyo urheir."Thent heLo rdt o
okAbr amo utsi
deands aid
tohim, "Lookupi ntot hes kyandc ountt hes tar sifyo ucan.That'sho wmany
descendant syo uwillhav e!"AndAbr ambel i
ev edt heLo r
d, andtheLo r
d
countedhi masr i
ght eousbec auseo fhisfai th.

Abramsai
d,Lo
rdGod,whatwi
lttho
ugiveme,s
eeingIgoc
hil
dles
s,andt
he
st
ewardofmyhous
eisthi
sEli
ezerofDamas
cus?
Genesi
s15:
2KJV

Didwes eet hefo ll

owing"SEEINGIGOCHI LDLESS" ?
Abrahamwasal readys eei
nghimselfchil
dless
.
How?I nhi simagi nation
Andwec ans e
et hatt hewayGo dalteredhisimaginationi
sbygivi
nghima
wordofp romis eands howinghi
mt hestarsandt hesands
AfterElijahc all
e ddo wnfi r
eandde featedthep rophetsofBaal
,whowoul
d
havethou ghtt hatt hismightypro
p hetcouldrunfr o
mas i
ngl
ewoman?
Ifyou'rede fe atedi nyourimagi
nat i
on,youwillbede feat
edinreall
ife
.Your
acti
onswi llalwaysl i
neu pwithyou
ri maginati
on
Letuss eewhyEl ijahr anawayfromJ ezebel

1Ki ngs19: 1-3AndAhabt oldJezebelallt

hatEl ij
ahhaddo ne,andwithalhow
hehads lainallt
hepr o
phetswiththes word.ThenJ ez
ebels entames s
enger
untoEl ij
ah, sayi
ng,Soletthegodsdo[ tome] ,andmo realso,i
fImak eno tthy
li
feast hel i
feofo neofthembyt o
mo rro
wabo utthi
st i
me. Andwhenhes aw
[that],hear ose,andwentforhisli
fe,andc amet oBeersheba,whic
h[ bel
ongeth]
toJ udah, andlefthisserv
antthere.
Didwes eet hewords"ANDWHENHE( Eli
jah)SAWTHAT"?
Notic
ei tdidn'tsaywhenheheardt
hat.
Aftertheme sse
ngersenttohi
mbyJ eze
be lfini
she
dtel
li
nghi
mt hatJ
eze
bel
sai
ds hewo uldki
llhi
m,ELIJAHIMAGINEDHI MSELFBEINGKILLEDinhi
s
mind.Het hereforeranaway.

YearsagoIr eceive
dac al
lfr omadi stress
edfami lyt e
lli
ngmet hatt heirt wo
teenagebo yswe reo nadmi ssi
onandgo i
ngthr o
u ghdi al
ys i
satt hes amet ime .I
askedt hatt he yshouldallowmet otal
kt othe mo nt hep hone.Itol
dt hosebo ys
thatGo dhasap lanfort heirliv
ese achandt hatt heys houldstops eeing
thems elvesdyi ng.Itoldthe mt oseethems el
vesfu l
fill
ingGo d'splanfo rt he ir
li
ves.
Ithe nas ke dt hemt oimaginet hems el
vesbe i
ngdi scharge dfromt heho spi
tal ,
li
vingan or mall i
feandfu l
fi l
li
ngGo d'spurposefo rt heirli
ves.
Whe nt heyt ol
dmet hatt heyc oul
ds eethems el
v eslivi
ngi nhealthandgr owi ng
upt ofu l
fillthe i
rpurpose,Ias kedthemt ode clarewhatt heyhadi magi nedand
thankGo dt hatitiss o
.
Twodaysl ater ,
thetwoo ft hemwe r
edi s
charge dandal lthetestsc onducte do n
themaft erwar dsnegat edt hepreviou
sme dicalr ecords.Thet wooft hema r e
gradu at esandar emar riedno w.

Thereaso
nmanyBe l
iev
ersarenotbol
dtominis
t ertomadpeopl
eont hestr
eet
andpeopl
eonthewheel
chai
rsismainl
ybec
au s
et heyarenotsee
ingthembe i
ng
heal
edinthei
rimagi
nati
on.
Ephesi
ans3:
20saysGodrespondst
oourprayersandourthou
ghtsthes ame
way.

J
esuss
aidwhatsoev
eryoudes
ire(IMAGINATION)
,whenyo
upr ay
(
PRAYER),
beli
evethatyo
uhavereceiv
ed(IMAGINATION)
,thenyous
hal
lhav
e
i
t(MANIFESTATION)Mark11:23

Thewo
manwi
tht
hei
ssu
eofbl
oodSAWhe
rse
lfbe
inghe
ale
dinhe
rimagi
nat
ion
ifshec oul
dt o uchJ e
s us
'garme nt.Sheactedo utwhats hehadi magine dand
gott heresults hede si
red(ima gi
ned).
Prophe tKobu ssaidt herewasat imehes aidtohimse l
fandhi swifet hath e
wouldbe gintop u
llpe o
pleouto fthewhe el
chairsandc o
lle
ctc rutchesfr omthe
people.
Hes aidwhe nhiswi feas ke
dhi mho w,hesimp l
yt o
ldhiswifet hathewo ul
dgoto
thei
re mp tyau ditoriumatnight ,l
ockhimselfinsi
deandI MAGI NEp ull
ing
peopleo u
to ft heirwhe el
chai
r sandas k
ingt hemt odropthe i
rc ru
tchesand
walkinJ esus'Name .
Hes aidhedi dt hatfo raboutawe ek
,thena nnouncedahe ali
ngs ervi
ce ,and
whent hep eoplec amehep ull
e dthemo utoft hewhe el
chairsinJesus'Nameand
hec o l
lec
tedc r
u tchesfromt hecrippl
esandas k e
dt hemt owalkandt heydid.

Thequ e st
ionnowisho wc anweuseo uri
maginat i
one ffecti
vel
yinme ditati
on.
Wellthefi rstst
epi stode ci
dewhatwewantt ome di
tateonandthep arti
cular
experiencewewantt ohav e.
Let'ss ayforinstance,wewantt ohaveane xperiencewithame mbero fthe
clo
udo fwitnesse
so rc re
ativemiracl
es,orbecau ghtu ptotheThro
neRo o
m,
thefi rstthi
ngist ode ci
dewhatk indofexperi
e ncewede si
re.
Thenwei magineourselveshavi
ngt hatexper
ience. Webegintomeditateon
thatp articu
larexperiencecons
istentl
y,decl
aringwi thourmouththatwehav e
thep articul
arexperienceinJesus
'Name .

Iknowo fas i
ste
rwhode siredt oex peri
encehavinge ncounterwi ththeclo
udof
wit
ne sses
.
Sheimagi nedhe r
selfhavi
ngt hee x peri
ence,
k e
e pde cl
ar i
nghe rimaginati
on
andk eeps eei
nghe rs
elfhav i
ngt hee xperi
ence.Forse v
er alni
ght s,shewoul
dli
e
downqu ietlyonherbe dandi magine dbeingvis
itedbyt hec l
oudo fwitness
es.
Ando neday, RuthWar dHe fl
ins udde nl
yappeare dinherr oom.
Ididn'tkno wwhatwasgo ingo n,bu tIfeltl
ikecalli
nghe rt otellherthatIjus
t
hadav isi
o ninwhichIsawRu thHe fli
nstandi
ngbe hi
ndhe r
,shes houtedonthe
phonewhe nIt ol
dhe rthatandt ol
dmet hatRuthHe flinwasp re sentl
yinher
roomp hysical
ly.
Ru thHe flinwasi nhe rr oo mfo rabo ut3daysandt aughthe rs omes ongsand
shar eds omet hingswi thhe r.
Ouri magi nationisas ignali nt hes p i
rit.
Go d, Ange l
s,Saint s,Sp iritBe i
n gs, andmat er i
alt hingsr e s
pondt oo ur
imagi nat i
o n.
Wemu stle arnt ode cr eeo u rimagi nat i
o nt ohas t ent hemani fe statio
n.
Amano fGo dbyt henameJ effJ anse nhadabe au ti
fu ldiamo ndp oppedo utof
hishe ado nedaydu ringap e rsonalt imeo fwo rshipal one .Onedayhewasgo i
ng
tomi nis teratame etingal o ngs ideI anCl ayt on.
IanCl ayt o ntoldhi mt oc omet ot heme e tingwi tht hatdi amo ndt hathewant ed
tos eei t,s ohec ouldhav ehi so wn.
Whe nt he yme t,be foret heme et i
ng, IanCl ayt onas kedJ effJ ans entogi vehim
thedi amo nd. Jeffgav ehi mandI anCl ayt onhe l
di tt i
ght lyinhi shand, closed
hise yesfo rafe wmi nu t est he ngav eJ e ffJ ans enbac kt hedi amo ndand
aft erwar dsI anCl ayt o nbe gant olau ghandt ol
dJ e ffJ ans ent hathewi llsoon
hav ehi so wnge ms t o
nebe fo ret heme et i
ngi so ve r.
The ywe res it
t i
ngbe sidee ac ho the rwhi les ome o nee ls
ewasmi ni
s t
e r
ing,an d
sudde nlyabe autifulge ms ton ep o ppedo uto fI anCl ayt on'sp alm.
The sep eo pleareno tgambl ing!The yk no wt heme chanic s.Wehav egambl edt oo
mu ch
JeffJ ans enwass os ho cke dhes hou tedandas k
e dI anCl ayt onho whewass o
surehewo ul
dhav ehi so wnge ms tones os oon.
IanCl ayt o nsaidwhe nhes awJ effJ ans en' sge ms tone, thatwashi mp u
ttingan
imagebe fo r
ehi se ye.
The nwhe nhec oll
e ctedi tfr omJ e ffandhe l
di ti nhishandandc l
osedhise yes,
hes aidhewasi magi ni nghi ms elfho l
dinghi so wnge mst onei nhi shandandno t
Jeff' so wn. Whe nhes a whi ms e lfho ldinghi so wnge msto ne,hede claredt hatit
wass o,thank edGo dfo rhav inghi sownge ms toneandwai tedfo ri ttoman i
fest
.
Hes ai dt hr o
ughyo uri magi nat ionyo uc anfr amet hek indo fe x perie
nceyo u
wantt ohav e.

Onedayaladyc
all
edmeandto
ldmethatthe
r eisabe
ingwi
thl
ock
so nhi
s
headshek
e p
tsee
ingr
ece
ntl
yinavi
si
on.Shesaidshek
newthep
ersonwasan
ancientpro
phe t.
Iaskedherifs hehasbee nstudyingtheBookofEz eki
el
latel
y.Sheshoutedandas kedhowIk newt hatshewasc ur
rentl
ystudyingthe
Bo o
ko fEzeki
e l
.Itol
dhe rthatthebe i
nginhe rroomi sPr
ophetEzekie
land
askedhe rt
or eadEzekie
l8:3ands hewo u
ldc onfi
rmt hatEzeki
elhaslock
son
hisheadinhisearthl
yap pe
ar ance
.
Andbe caus
et hatistheways hesawhimi nhermi nd,heappear
edt oherin
thatfo r
m.

Thefoll
owingar efourp racti
calstepswhe nwewanttoe ngageouri
magin
ation
effecti
vel
ydu ringme ditati
on.
1
.De cidet hee xpe
r i
ence.
2
.Pu tt heimageo ft hee xperi
encep hysi
cal
lybeforeyouifposs
ibl
e(l
ike
whenI anCl aytonas k
edJ effJanse ntoshowhimhisge ms
tone).
Ina
si
tuat i
onwhe ret hatisnotp o
ssibl
e ,yo
uc ans
til
lseeitinyour
i
magi nation.
3
.I magineyo uhavi
ngt hee xper
ience.
4
.De claret hatyouhav et heexperie
nc e.
5
.De cre ether esul
tyo uimagine.
6
.Ex pec tthemani festati
o n

1
.Dav
idde ci
dedthathewo uldkil
lGoli
at handcutoffhisheadwithasword
(
andtheBibl
es p
ec i
fic
all
ystatedthatDav idhadnos wo
rdinhishand)
.
2
.Dav
idimaginedhimselfkil
li
ngGo l
iathandc ut
tingoffhishead.
3
.Dav
idde cr
eedt heresul
theimagined.
4
.Heacted,exp
ect e
dit,expe
r i
encedit
, andglor
ifie
dGo dwiththeres
ult
s.

1
.IanClaytonde c
idedtheexper
ience.Hewantedtohav eagemst
one.
2
.Hep uttheimagebe for
ehiseyes.
3
.Hehe l
dt heobjecti
nhishand,cl
osedhiseyesandI MAGINEDhimsel
fhaving
i
t.
4
.Hede creedwhathehadi magi
ne danddeclar
e dthathewoul
dsoonhavethe
e
xperi
ence.
5
.Hee x
p ec
t e
dt hemanifest
ati
on,hadt hemanifes
tatio
nandglor
ifi
edGo d
wi
thi
t

Dower e
aliz
et hatwhatwec al
lPr ophecyisGodactuall
yde creei
ngHis
IMAGINATION?
Decl
ari
ngandde cre
eingourimagi nat
ionisve
r yi
mp ortant.
Inou
rne xtsessi
onwewi l
ldis
cu s
swhyi tisimport
antt odecreeourimagi
nat
ion
andwewillseethispri
nci
pleplayingoutthroughoutthes c
ript
ures.

TheI
mpo
rtanc
eOfDec
ree
ingOurI
magi
nat
ion
Thefi
rsts
cri
ptu
resIwantu
stol
ookati
sPs
alms1
15:
16

Theheaven,ev
entheheav
ens
,ar
etheLo
rd'
s:butt
heear
thhat
hhegi
vent
o
thechi
ldrenofmen.
Psal
ms115:16KJV

Accordingtot hissc ri
pture,Go dhasgi venmanr i
ghtt oruleont hee arth.In
Genesisacco unto fc r
eation,whe nGo dwant edtoc reatee veryt
hing, Hefi rs
t
IMAGI NEDt he m, thenDECREEDt hemi ntomanifestation.
Hefirstimagi ne dli
ght ,t
he nde creed"LightBe "
, andt herewasl i
ght .
Butthemo me ntHec reatedmanandgav emanther ightt oexerci
s edomi nio
n
onthee arth, Hec easedt ohavedi rectimp ac
tont hee arthandwhat everHe
wantst odoo nt hee arthfro mt hatmo me ntmustbet hro
u ghman' sc o
op erati
on
andpar ti
cipat i
o n.
Beforet hec re ationofman, Godal oneimaginedandde cre e
dHi simaginat io
n,
anditwo ul
dhap pen.
Butaft erHec r eatedman, what ev
erGo dwant stodoo nthee arthhast obe
reve
aledt oamanbyGo dandhast obede cr
eed(s po
k en)byme n, beforei t
t
ake
seffe
ct.

Amos3:7s
aysthattheAlmi
ghtyGoddoesnothi
ngintheeart
hwitho
utfir
st
rev
eal
ingHist
houghts
,pl
ansandi
ntent
ionst
oHisserv
antsthepr
ophets
.

Why?
SothatthePro
phets(
man)cancomeintoagr
eementwi
thHimanddecr
eeHi
s
i
maginat
ion.
Jesu
ssai
dHehadt heri
ghttoex
erc i
sedomi
nio
nontheear
th,no
tbec
auseHe
's
theSonofGod,bu
tbe c
auseHei
st heSonofman.

Andhathgi
venhi
maut
hor
ityt
oex
ecut
ejudgmental
so,
bec
aus
ehei
stheSo
n
ofman.
John5:
27KJV

Jesuswass howingu st hatmanh ast reme ndou sau thorityont hee ar t h.Kn owi
ng
thiswi llcau seust ot akeo uri magi nat i
onandc o nfessionseriou sl
y.
Ther e aso nfo rt hep ropheticmi nis
tryi ssot hatGo dc ansho wman( t he
prophe t s
)Hi sp lan, fo rmant oc omei ntoagr ee me ntwithitands peaki t.
AllofGo d'sp l
anande veryt hingHede sir
e stoc ar r
yo utont hee art hMUSTbe
prophe s i
e dbyman.
Unt i
lt he y'res poke nbyme n, the yhav enol egalr ightt omani fe st
. Thati sthe
reaso nGo dt ake sman' simagi nationandwo r
dss eri
ou s
;andwhe nHehadt o,He
tooke x trememe as uret ost opt he mfr ombr i
ngi ngfo rththe ire vi
limagi natio
n.
Theo nl yr ightHehast odos uc hisbe cau s
eHei sTheCr eato ro fHe av enand
Ear th.
Thatwaswhyi nGe nes i
s6:7whenHewant edt ode s
troyme n,Hehadt oc la
im
Hisr i
ghtasTHEI RCREATOR.
AndPau lwhe nde fe ndingGo d' sr i
ghtt odowhat everHel i
k est omani nRo mans
9:20-21, usedt heanal o
gyo faPo t
ter( Cr eator)andac l
ay( cr eati
o n)
Andi nPs alm24: 1-2wher ewear etoldt hatt hee arthandt hefu l
lne sst hereof
belongst ot heLo rd, there as ongi venwasBECAUSEHECREATEDt hem.
Bu tGo dr arelyu s
e st hatr ighto fHimbe ingTheCr eator,bec auseHewant s
mant oe njoyl ibertyande xercisedo miniono nt hee arth
InGe nes is11: 6, meni magi ne da nds po ket heirimagi nati
onandi fGo ddi dn't
confuset heirl angu age, t
he ywo u l
dhav eac hievedwhatt he yhadI MAGI NED
andDECREED.
Job22: 28s aidt hatwhe nwede c reeo uri magi nati
o n,theywi llcomet op ass.
Whileins i
det hebe l
lyo ft hefi sh, JonahSAW( i
magi ned)hims e l
fc omingo ut
ali
veandhebe gant odecr eet hatandGo dc ommande dthefi sht ovomith i
m.
ManyBe li
e v
e rshav ei magi ne dhav ingal lmanne ro fe ncounter sbutthewo rds
ofthe i
rmo uthsandwhatt he y'rebu syde c reei
ngar enoti nagr eeme ntwith
theirde sire, sot heyar elik eaho usedi vide d.
Youwi l
lhe arGo d'sc hi
ldre ns ayings ome thinglike, Ihavebe e nde si
ri
ngt o
experienc et hiso rthat ,bu tIh av eno tbe enabl et oe xperiencei t
.
Thosewo rds" Ihav eno tbeenabl e"ar eo ppo s
ingt he i
rde si
r e.
Ther i
ghtwo rdst osayar e" Ides iret ohav es uchands uchex periencesand
encount ers ,
ANDIHAVETHEMI NJ ESUS'NAME. "
IfIwantt os eeAnge l
sfo rins tanc e,whatIdoi stofi rstimagi nemys elfs eei
ng
them, the nde creet hatIs eet he mi nJ esus'Name .

Ionceha dac o nvers

atio nwithamanwhot ol
dmet hathehadde siredtospeak
i
nt ongu esfo ro vertwe ntyye ars
, buthehadbe enunabletodos o.
Hes aidhehadp rayed, faste d,didv igil
s,andat tendedmanyp r
o grams,yethe
wasu nablet os peakint ongu es.
Afte rhefi ni
s hed,It o
ldhi mt hather ecei
vedt heHo lyandt heabili
tyt osp
eak
i
nt ongu esthemo me nthebe c amebo r nagain.
Iaske dtor epe atthefo l
lowingwo r dsaft erme :
"Ide si
ret osp eakint ongue sandIs p
e akinto nguesinJesus'Name .
ThankYo u
Fathe r"
.
Her epeate dt hosewo rds,imme di
at elyHes aidt hankYo uFather,hebe ganto
speakint ongu e s
.
Hewass othr i
lledhei nv i
tedmet ohisho uset hefoll
owingday, camewi thhi
s
cart opickmeu phimse l
fanda skedmet ot eachhimmo reaboutt hesi
mp l
ici
ty
thatisinChr i
s t.
Dower emembe rthatafterIanClaytonimagi
nedhimsel
fhavi
ngage msto
ne,
thene x
tthinghewasl au
ghingandt el
li
ngJeffthathewil
lhav
ei tbe
forethe
meetingwaso v
er.
Jesu
s'wo r
dswe realwaysinagre
eme ntwithHi
sde s
ireandi
maginati
on.

Mark11:
24Therefo
reIsayuntoyo
u, Whatt
hingssoeveryedes
ire,
whenye
pr
ay,bel
iev
ethatyerec
eive[t
hem],andyeshallhav
e[them]
.

Whatt
hingsyoudes
ire
,whe
nyo
upr
ay,
BELI
EVETHATYOURECEI
VETHEM,
andyo
us hal
lhav
ethem.

Whatar
etheac
tio
nst
hats
howt
hatwebe
li
eve
?

1
.Wespe
akwo rdsinagr
e e
mentwi
thourde
sir
e.
(
2Cor
inthi
ans4:13)
2
.WethankGodfo rhav
ingou
rdesi
re.

WhenPr ophetKo busdec i

de dtos tar texperi
enc i
ngpeop l
eco mingouto f
wheelc
hairsanddr opp
ingt heircr utches,Hebe gantoi magineandde c r
eeingit
.
Hes p
okewo rdst hatwe reinagr e eme ntwithhisdesi
reandi maginati
on.
Hewo ul
di maginet heexper i
encehede si
red,thensayt ohims el
fandhi swife"I
pul
lpeopleou toft hei
rwhe e l
chair sandIc ol
lectcrutchesfr omthep eoplein
Jesus
'Name "
Didweal lreadTheFo ur t
hDi me ns ionbyDav i
dYo nggiCho ?
Dowes til
lreme mbe rhistestimo nyo fho watt hebeginningo fhisminist
ryhe
neededac hairandar eadingt able ?Thefi r
stt hi
nghedi dwast ode sir
et hem,
thenheas kedGo dfo rthemi np r aye r,
andaft erwardsheI MAGI NEDhi ms e
lf
havi
ngt hem, THANKI NGGODFORTHEMandwasbu syte l
li
nge veryonethat
henowhadac hai
randat able, wit habicycle.

Iti
sveryi
mport
anttoletou
rwordsbei
nagr
eementwit
ht heex
per
ienc
ewe
desi
re.
Jes
uswoul
dsaytotheFathe
r"Idesi
ret
hatt
heseone
sYo uhav
egiv
entome
bewit
hme "
, andafterwardsHewoul
dturntoHi
sDisci
plesandsay"Youshall
bewit
hmeo nt hatday".
Soifwewantt ohaveanexperi
enc
e,wes
ho u
lddes
ireit
,imagineit
,decr
eet hat
wehavei
t,thankGo dforitandexpe
cti
t.
Thewomanwitht hei
ssueofblo
odIMAGINEDhersel
fhe al
edandde c
reedthat.

Mark5: 27-29Whens hehadheardofJ es

us,cameint
hepressbehi
nd, and
touchedhisgar ment.Fo
rshesaid,I
fImayt ouc
hbuthi
sclo
thes,Ishallbe
whol
e. Ands trai
ghtwaythefountai
nofherbl oo
dwasdri
edup;ands hefelti
n
[her
]bo dyt hatshewasheal
edo fthatplague.

Shedesi
redheal
ing,sheimaginedhe
rse
lfhe
ale
d,s
hede
cre
edhe
rhe
ali
ngand
shehadtheex
p e
rience.
Let'
sloo
kattwomo r
es c
ript
ur e
s.

Habakkuk2:1-2KingJamesVersion(KJV)
Iwills
tandupo nmywatch,ands etmeupont het
ower,andwil
lwatchtosee
whathewi l
lsayuntome,andwhatIs hal
lanswerwhenIamr epr
oved.
2Andt heLordansweredme,ands ai
d,Wr i
tethevi
sio
n,andmakeitplai
nupon
tabl
es,thathemayr unthatreadethit.

Dower eali
zet hatitwasHabak kukthatde c
idedhewant edt oseeavis
ion?
Hede s
iredit,hei magine dit,hedecreedt hatGo dwouldshowhimav isi
onand
thathewo ul
ds e eav i
si
o n,heexpectedt oseeav isi
on,ANDHEENDEDUP
SEEI NGAVI SI ON.
Likewisewec ande ci
det os eeJesus
,Clo udofWi t
nesses,TheSe v
enSpiri
tsOf
God, TheThr oneRo om, TheRi v
e r
sofLi feandanye xper
iencewewantt ohave
.
ItwasI anClayt onwhode cidedtohav eage mstone,notGo d.
Therear eexpe riencesthatGo dgi v
esp eoplesoverei
gntybu tifwewaitonl
y
fort hat,wewi l
lmi ssouto nmanyadv entures.
Tohav ep l
entys p i
ri
tuale xperi
ences,wemu s
tmo vebeyonds overei
gnt
yt o
i
nt e
nt io
nalengage ment.
Goddi dn'tmanu facturer obot
s ,
Hegav ebirt
ht osons.
Sonsini ti
at ethings.
Ifweo nlyp raywhe nweareledbyt heSpirito rcal
leduponbyGo d, wewi llno
t
domu c hi np r
aye r.
Likewise ,i
fweo nlywaitforsoverei
gne xp
e riencesandencounter
s, wewi llnot
havemany.
Lastlyl et'slookatt heli
feofJ ob.
Inhise ar l
yl i
fe, J
o bwasimagi
ning,decreeingande x
pec
t i
nge v
il
st obe fallhim
andhi sfami l
y.
Job3:25-26.
Andbyt hathebr okethehedgeo fprote
ct io
nar oundhi
mandgav es atan
opportu nityt ostrikehi
mandhi schil
dren.
Butint hemi dsto fhiscal
amiti
es ,
afterhisfl eshhadstarte
dde cayi ng,he
change dhi simagi nati
onandrefu s
edt oseehims elfdyi
ng.
Let'su ss eewhathei maginedandde creed;

ForIkno wthatmyr edeemerli

veth,andthatheshalls
tandatt helatterday
upontheear th:Andthoughaftermys ki
nwo rmsdestroythisbody,yetinmy
fles
hshallIs eeGod:WhomIs hal
lseeformys el
f,andmi neeyesshallbeho
ld,
andnotanot her;t
houghmyr ei
nsbec ons
umedwi t
hinme.
Job19:25‫‮‬-‬27KJ V‬‬‬

Pl
easeletusno
tic
et hefoll
owi
ngwor
dsinv e
rse26
THOUGHWORMSDESTROYTHI SBODY,YETI NMYFLESHISHALLSEEGOD.
Noti
cehedidn'
tsayt hathewoul
dseeGodwhe nhedi
ed.
Andals
ot hefo
ll
owingwo r
ds:
WHOM( God)ISHALLSEEFORMYSELF, ANDWHOMMYEYESSHALLBEHOLD.

Jo
bi magine
dandde cree
dande xpe
ctedtwothi
ngs.
1.Therestor
ationo
fh i
shealt
h.
2.Havi
ngav isi
onofGodands pi
ri
tualenc
ount
er.
Di
dhee ndupwiththo
see x
peri
ences?Yes.

J
ob38:
1Thent
heLORDans
wer
edJ
obo
uto
fthewhi
rl
wind,
ands
aid,
Thewo rds“ thent heLORDans wer edJob"indicat edthatitwasJ obt hat
i
niti
at e
dt hee ncounterno tGo d.
Godap pear anc ewasar esp onse.
Formet oans we rsomeone ,hemu sthaveini
tiatedac onversati
o n.
Reme mbe rJ obhade arlierIMAGI NEDandDECREEDt hathewo ul
dhav ea
vis
ionofGo d?
Reme mbe rHabak kukalsoDECI DED, IMAGI NED, DECREEDandEXPECTEDa
vis
ionfr omGo d.
Andt hene x
tt hingthathap pe
ne dwasGODSHOWI NGHI MAVI SION.
Godwas n' ttheOnewhop romise dHabak kukandJ obencounte
rs .
Theyinitiatedt hep roc
e ss.Theyi niti
atedthep rocessandGo dr esponded.
Manyo fu sarewai ti
ngfo rGo dt ogiveusen co
u nterswhenint her ealsens
ewe
shoul
dbei niti
at i
ngt hem. Reme mbe rJesussaidt hateveryonet hatse ek
sfinds
.
Lookersal waysendupasSEERS.

Habak
kuks
ai IWI
d" LLWATCHTOSEE"andHeendedupSEEI
NG.

Jo
b19:
26And[t
hough]aft
ermys
kin[
wor
ms]des
tro
ythi
s[bo
dy]
,yeti
nmy
fl
eshs
hal
lIs
eeGod:

J
ob42:
5Ihavehear
doft
heebyt
hehear
ingo
ftheear
:butno
wmi
neeye
s
eet
hthee.

Didwes eetheconnecti
onbetwe e
nJ ob'
sima gi
nat i
on,
hisdec
r e
eandhis
expe
r i
ence?
In19:26Hes ai
dhes hal
lseeGo d,andin42:5hes ai
dIs eeGod.
Ibel
ievethatwehav eallse
enho wimp o
rtantitistodecreeourimagi
nat
ioni
n
ordertohavethee x
p er
ience.

Prayer
Fatherwearegratefu
l.
Thankyoufort
hep r
ivi
legeofSons
hip,andknowi
ngthatasSo
nswecan
i
niti
ateenco
unter
sande xpe
rie
nceswit
hYo u
.ThankYouJes
usforl
ovi
ngus
enoughtoc
allusbret
hren.
ThankYouprec
iousHol
ySpiri
tfo
rbe
ingo
urTe
ache
randGu
ide
.
Wear es
ograteful
.

TheEnd