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1 Samuel 3:1-10 NLT

Premise ⁃History shows that when The Lord invites one to the place of prayer it is not to just hear request, provide solutions and answer petitions but to cultivate and culminate conversation with the Almighty. The invitation to prayer suggest the opportunity to commune with the divine. 

Prophetic Insight 

1.Your position could determine the invitation. Being near the presence of God grants the opportunity not only to speak to Him but to hear Him.

1 Samuel 3:3-4 NLT

2.The invitation from God should graduate from the representation of the His voice to the actual voice of God. 

1 Samuel 3:5-7 NLT

3.The invitation to the place of prayer should be interpreted and delivered by a servant who desires for you to hear Him and not them.

1 Samuel 3:8-9 NLT

4.Listening is the proper response. There isn’t much to say to the one who knows all. It is what He knows, feels, and desires that we are in need of, therefore service to God is the posture that puts our ear to His lips.

1 Samuel 3:10 NLT

Prophetic Insight

1.The blood of Jesus spoke before you did

Revelation 13:8 

2.The blood of Jesus doesn’t just speak, it speaks better things than Abel. 

Hebrews 12:24 

Functionality of the Blood of Jesus 

1.The blood of Jesus justifies us Romans 5:9

2.The blood of Jesus atones for us Romans 5:11

3.The blood of Jesus sanctifies us Hebrews 13:12

4.The blood of Jesus reconciles us Colossians 1:20

5.The blood of Jesus testifies 1 John 5:8

6.The blood of Jesus redeems us 1 Peter 1:18-19, Hebrews 9:22

7.The blood of Jesus qualifies Hebrews 10:19 

8.The blood of Jesus penetrates John 6:55

9.The blood of Jesus conquers Revelation 12:11

10.The blood of Jesus liberates hearts that are responsive to the word of God.

11.The blood of Jesus exonerates 

Psalms 103:8-18 NLT

Premise ⁃Whether your natural father was present, absent, or partially in your life we have this assurance, that we have a Heavenly Father who is good no matter the circumstances, situation, or predicament that we may face or find ourselves in. He is good even we are bad.

Scriptural Insight 

1.The Lord’s mercy and compassion towards us is fueled by love causing His anger to be slow rather than expedient as we deserve.

Psalms 103:8 NLT

2.Although the Lord disciplines those He loves, He is not interested in pouring out accusation upon us as He could nor does He allow His anger to remain forever. Our Heavenly Father extends grace and mercy even we deserve punishment.

Psalms 103:9-10 NLT

3.God’s love towards us is more than we can ever imagine or even comprehend. This is why it is sometimes extremely difficult to believe that all the wrong we have done is forgiven. 

Psalms 103:11-12 NLT

4.The Lord understands the frailties, proclivities, and challenges of the human condition. This empathy towards us causes patience in order that we may repent and turn to Him with urgency considering our time here on earth is short.

Psalms 103:13-16 NLT

5.The responsibility of the grateful is to respond to the love of God by keeping His word, following His instructions, and staying put in His will. We do this not out of fear as we know it but honor and reverence. 

Psalms 103:17-18 NLT

2 Samuel 14:14 NLT

Premise ⁃The grace of God restores the past, brings purpose to the present, and solidifies to future of the one who is in need of redemption and reconciliation.

Scriptural Insight

1.Only the Lord knows the number of days we will live and because of this truth there must be urgency to return to Him and learn to live our lives dedicated to fostering and cultivating relationship with Jesus. 

2 Samuel 14:14
James 4:14 NLT
Job 14:1 NLT

2.God is not like human beings who struggle to forgive, hate to relate, and are slow to restore  after experiencing another person’s humanity. God doesn’t throw away His own, instead He pieces the broken parts of our life back together.

2 Samuel 14:14 NLT
John 6:37 NLT
Romans 11:11 NLT

3.While you were in sin, experiencing a major setback, drifting away from Christ, and even living in intentional rebellion God was mustering up a plan to bring you back to Him!

2 Samuel 14:14 NLT
Genesis 50:20 NLT
Romans 8:28 NLT

2 Samuel 12:1-13, 24-25 NLT

Prophetic insight

1.When the voice/word of God is sent to your life it is a sign of mercy. Receiving mercy is a gift considering not only has God withheld punishment but has chosen to give mercy to whom He chooses. You don’t qualify for mercy, He chooses it.

2 Samuel 12:1 NLT
Romans 9:15-16 NLT

2.Pride condemns to death while mercy convicts to change. The goal of God has always been to extend mercy to us in order for our sinful nature to be revealed and corrected. Authentic repentance is born out of unfailing mercy. Never allow pride to show you them because God used mercy to reveal you. Remember we are in need of mercy DAILY!
 
2 Samuel 12:5 NLT
Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT

3.God uses His word, our mistakes, different trials, and many test to reveal to us the necessity of mercy as well as why we are underserving of mercy. Truth is, we all NEED mercy because if sin has ever been committed which it has, you are just as guilty as the next person and must learn to be a recipient of mercy as well as a dispenser of mercy.

2 Samuel 12:7-9 NLT
Romans 3:23-26 NLT
James 3:2 NLT
1 John 1:8-10 NLT

4.When the Lord decides to show mercy He can turn what was a horrible situation to a beautiful blessing.

2 Samuel 12:24-25 NLT
Romans 8:28-29 NLT

Ephesians 1:17-19 TPT

Scriptural Insight

1.Intimacy with God creates the space and opportunity for spiritual wisdom and revelation to be deposited into your spirit as well as the treasures/riches of God not only being made known but made available. To be woke is to be made spiritually wise by Christ Jesus because of a constant pursuit of more of Him. Ephesians 1:17 TPT

2.You can only comprehend light if you’ve known darkness. Therefore your imagination is in need of the light of God in order to fully grasp the calling of God on your life as well as what He has for you to be revealed in its full measure. Jesus is the light! And He has given us light to shine in the world! Ephesians 1:18 TPT

3.Because you have experienced spiritual awakening (woke in Christ Jesus) you must understand that you are now the advertisement of God in the earth. The power of God is revealed in us as we submit to His voice and surrender to His ways in order to properly display His character and nature throughout the earth. Ephesians 1:19 TPT

Mark 8:22-26 NLT

Premise ⁃Your ability to see, understand, and perceive what God is saying and doing in the context of vision is predicated upon the notion that your environment, surroundings, atmospheres, and circles determine the level of your vision.

Scriptural Insight

1. It is imperative to be surrounded by those who have vision when you don’t. Their effort should and will ensure that you not only get to the source of vision (Jesus) but their desperation should invoke God to restore your vision. Why? Simply put, the vision around you could be the vision that saves you!  Mark 8:22 NLT

2. The goal of Christ is to lead you away and free you from what was blinding you. Take note of the moments when Jesus decides to draw you away from the normal and then  Mark 8:23 NLT

3. God isn’t looking for you to  settle for partial vision, rather He is expecting transparency and openness to receiving the full vision God has for you. Sometimes vision isn’t blocked because of a demonic influence, sometimes it’s just a phase. Mark 8:24 NLT

4. Be patient, understanding that God will sometimes give vision in parts, levels, dimensions, and phases. Mark 8:25 NLT

5. Never return to the environment, place, season, past, or even space that denied you of vision. Vision or the lack thereof heavily depends upon the environment you reside in. There is protection in remaining separated from what formerly blinded you.  Mark 8:26 NLT 

2 Kings 6:14-17

Premise: When your vision is blurred, it causes you not to see a true picture of what is in front of you. This can lead to making poor decisions and having misplaced emotions based on a misunderstanding of what you’re looking at. God will use leaders He’s placed in your life to help you open your eyes to God’s vision. Then, you will be able to see what was there the whole time.

Scriptural insights
1. Having blurred vision can cause you to have misguided emotions, unsolicited fear and premature panic due to seeing a reality that is false to the believer. Faith grants us the golden opportunity to see in the spirit rather than only seeing what’s physically before us. We walk by FAITH not by SIGHT.

2 Kings‬ ‭6‬:‭15‬ ‭NLT‬‬
Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬
II Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

2. Blurred vision produces fear. Clear vision produces faith. One of the benefits of having clear vision is being able to quickly notice the help of God.

2 Kings‬ ‭6‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬ 
Proverbs‬ ‭29‬:‭18‬ ‭KJV
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭29‬:‭18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

3. God strategically places leaders in your life who can see what you cannot, giving you the indication that your vision should be led by clearer vision. What is clear to your leader may be blurred to you. Therefore being open to the instructions and guidance of leadership can offer you access to realms and possibilities of vision when yours is blurred. You must decide if you will listen or choose to trust your skewed vision. 

‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭6‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬
‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭6‬:‭18‬-‭23‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Habakkuk 2:1-3 NKJV
Habakkuk 2:1-3 NLT

Premise ⁃ In the context of receiving vision from God concerning our individual lives as well as any corporate vision we are attached to, it is imperative that we comprehend that our vantage point is God giving us an opportunity to see, understand, and download His plans, purposes, and vision concerning our lives. Simply put, our vantage point is God giving us the chance to see the vision for our lives and purpose through His lens and perspective.

Vantage Point definition: a position or place that affords a wide or advantageous perspective; viewpoint
Vision definition:
• the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
• the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be: prophetic vision; the vision of an entrepreneur.
• an experience in which a personage, thing, or event appears vividly or credibly to the mind, although not actually present, often under the influence of a divine or other agency:
• something seen or otherwise perceived during such an experience: The vision revealed its message.
• a vivid, imaginative conception or anticipation: visions of wealth and glory.
• something seen; an object of sight.
• a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty

Scriptural Insight

1. Being in position to hear, see, and understand the vision or revelation from God concerning your life is vital not only to your development but to your purpose. While in position be cautious to pay attention not only to what God says but How He says it.
Habakkuk 2:1 NLT

2. Writing and recording the vision from God is just as important as receiving the vision considering that there are destiny helpers being groomed to assist what it is that God has given you in the form of vision. Not only has God given you an individual vision. You are also apart of and connected to a corporate vision. Habakkuk 2:2 NLT

3. Vision is for the future not present. Never allow the frustration from your developing seasons to overwhelm you and birth in you impatience. Every vision of God will come to pass in its correct timing. If it hasn’t happened, it isn’t time.
Habakkuk 2:3 NKJV
Habakkuk 2:3 NLT

2 Chronicles 20:15 NLT

Premise ⁃ Battle proceeds reward. The truth is, you cannot fight alone and expect to win this battle. You must relinquish your control, expectations, and trust over to God understanding that you may be apart of the battle but it doesn’t belong to you.

Fundamental Truths

1. God doesn’t need what you may think He needs to win the battle for you.
1 Samuel 17:47 NLT

2. The battle isn’t fought in the flesh, it’s fought and won in the spirit.
Ephesians 6:12 NLT

3. It’s not what you posses, what you can do, who you know or what you believe about yourself that will win the battle. But by the spirit of The Lord.
Zechariah 4:6 NIV

4. Learning to keep still and hold your peace in the middle of chaos is the secret to activating the movement of heaven to war on your behalf.
Exodus 14:14 NLT
Exodus 14:14 NIV

5. The weapons we use as believers are from above and not around. Learning to use the weapons of the spirit will dictate the outcome of the natural.

II Corinthians 10:4-5 NKJV

Scriptural Insight

1. Listening is essential in war. If you don’t know what the game-plan or instructions are then how will you know how to fight? Listening is seeing. Without listening you walk in to battle blind.

“He said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat!”

2. What you are facing may be huge and even considered mighty but never let it discourage you from trusting God. And never have more faith in fear than you do the Lord. Start telling your “big” (small) problems about your bigger (Huge) God.

“This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid! Don’t be discouraged by this mighty army…..”

3. The battle wasn’t yours to begin with. Why are you worried? Who cry’s over a fixed battle? We already won!

“for the battle is not yours, but God’s.”