hi it's Jennifer LeClaire you might know me from my books like the spiritual
warriors guide to defeating Jezebel or the making of a prophet
maybe you've read my columns on charisma magazine I want to talk to you today
about a spiritual warriors cry that we all have to let out at one time or
another the spiritual warriors cry to open my eyes Lord it's really important
that we see what God wants us to see and sometimes hey you know we just don't see
it for better or worse whether it's an enemy coming against us we can't see it
whether it's a blessing coming down the pike we don't see it we don't always see
it you know it's been said that we don't know what we don't know
have you ever heard that you know of course you don't know what you don't
know because you don't know it well it's just as true that we can't see what we
can't see we don't see what we can't see if we can't see it
we can't see it and we don't know that it's there because we can't see it so
you know sometimes the enemy has so clouded our vision that we just need God
to break in with light amen and to open up our eyes wide so that we can see in
the supernatural realm the things that are unfolding behind the natural because
you probably heard it said that you know in that this natural realm you know is
one thing but the supernatural realm is is more real than the natural realm and
there are so many things going on in the realm of the Spirit that we don't see
imagine if you could see what was really happening it would either scare you or
would really build your faith and maybe a little both I mean there is a war in
the heavens there are principalities and powers
fighting against arch angels that there are is just a plethora of things going
on in the spirit realm that we're not even aware of even the most spiritually
sensitive people are not always aware of what's happening behind the scenes and
sometimes we need to cry out ask the Lord to open our eyes so you know I've
been there you know I'm sure you have to Balaam has been there Elijah's servant
Elijah's servant has been there you know you might be saying right now well
sister you know by faith and and not by sight happens
you have a red second Corinthians five and seven yes I've read Corinthians
second Corinthians five and 17 yes we do walk by faith and not by sight but
sometimes God will open our eyes and choose to let us see something
supernatural sometimes he'll pull back the curtain and allow us to see what's
going on in the spiritual realm either to bolster our faith because we need to
see it or maybe just to get our attention and shake us up a little bit
because hey we're heading down the wrong path like I said you know I've been
there before and so has Balaam and so has Elisha's servant elisha servant so
now when you ask God to open your eyes you know maybe coming in the form of a
prophetic dream a vision a trance or even you know maybe what feels like an
out-of-body experience maybe you know going to the third heaven may be an
experience and he'll I've know people and that have had these types of
experiences where they've gone to hell in a vision I've never had that
experience and I don't want to but I know those who have and you can read 23
minutes in Hell by Bill Weiss it's a great book that gives you a glimpse into
that but you know although we should not listen although we should not seek
supernatural experiences for the sake of seeking supernatural experiences because
when we do that we're opening the door for the enemy to come in and really you
know rock us and really shake us we shouldn't be seeking the supernatural
just for the sake of seeking the supernatural but we should see we should
see God right and trust him that if we need to see something he's gonna show us
the Bible says what seek you first what supernatural experiences shaking my head
here no the Bible does not say seek ye first supernatural experiences the Bible
says seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these
other things will be added to you so as we seek God we can be assured that if we
need to see something behind the scenes that he's going to show us and we can be
assured that when the cry of our heart is open our eyes God open our eyes Lord
show me what I need to see he's going to show you
what you need to see I always say God is not trying to hide the truth from you
the Holy Spirit leads us and guides us into what all truth well you know Jesus
isn't trying to hide it from you you make he may cause you to search it out
he may cause you to seek it out to study it out you know I mean ended always just
deliver it to me she wants us to put forth an effort he wants us to partner
with him he wants relationship with us more than anything but he's not trying
to hide it in other words he's not trying to hide it in the sense that you
know he's just you know I'm just gonna keep this hidden and there's no way
you're gonna find it no if you seek the truth you will find it you might not
like it all the time but you'll find it so there's nothing wrong with crying out
to God to open your eyes when when you sense that you know what maybe you have
not seeing everything here maybe there's something that I need to see and I'm
just not getting it there's nothing wrong with crying out to God to open
your eyes okay so let's look here at Balaam it's a sort
of the negative example in numbers 22 we read about Balaam you've probably read
this many times did he move in prophetic circle this is a story that we tell a
lot this is a a historical account that we rely on a lot to put forth this
principle you know of the stubborn prophet of that the false prophet the
deceptive prophet the one who just is you know will not obey God now this this
Balaam this prophet he was misguided you know he saw it riches and honor over
God's will and there are prophets today who seek which is an honor over God's
will okay and and she God help them I'm praying for you know I see a lot of this
out there but I digress don't get me started on that one right I know so you
know King Balak here's the story in a nutshell King Balak wanted Balaam to
curse Israel and he offered of a bountiful booty for this false prophetic
curse okay Balaam asked God about it and God said
no you know don't go do that but then Balak screw came back and up the offer
offered a more money more honor more riches more whatever and Balaam of
course and subject is saying no I mean God already said no right they all
decided he just wait on the Lord see what the Lord had to say about it as
if God was going to change his mind all right
so seeing the idolatry in Balaam's heart the Lord said Oh Campbell you know go
ahead and go and you know the Prophet a row is he saddled his donkey and he took
off on this journey with Balak smen and of course you know it was never the Lord
the Lord's will the Lord just let him pursue the idolatry in his heart and
there's a whole long lesson than that that I don't have time to get into but
sometimes you think you've got the blessing of God or the green light from
God and no God is just allowing you to follow the idolatry in your own heart
sometimes you'll get a prophetic word from a prophet and it's not a real
prophetic word the Prophet is just prophesied out of the idolatry in your
own heart so one of the things I'd suggest the to cry right about now is
Ward show me open my eyes if there's any idolatry in my heart because we don't
want that it causes us to stray from him okay so here we are you know was it the
Lord's will for Balaam to curse yet who is realized God got angry with Balaam
because his heart was for riches and otter and more than for him and he sent
an angel to take a stand in his path so the dog can you know start rearing up
and some key won't move and he starts beating the donkey and you know the
donkey could see the angel so he starts talking to the donkey the donkey starts
talking to him basically you know you've heard it said you know if God can use a
donkey to prophesy you know you can use me well you know that God used the
donkey to prophesy essentially to this prophet to the soothsayer to this false
prophet and you know he sort of got the message across and here in numbers 20
numbers 22 let me read this to you 31 verses 31 and 32 is said then listen
then the Lord opened Balaam XY's and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in
the way with his sword drawn in his hand and he bowed his head and fell flat on
his face I guess I guess he did and the angel of the Lord said to him why have
you struck your donkey struck your donkey three times behold I have come
out to stand against you because your way is perverse before me my goodness
lord have mercy his way was perverse before him why because he was following
the idolatry in his heart I already told them this isn't what I
want to do and he was just bound and determined to do it anyway so the Lord
let him go up to a point and I thank God that the Lord does let us go up to a
point because his love always prevails his love will always beat us where we
are and trying to cause us to turn back to him okay and of course you know we
know that the story Balaam ultimately continued to buck the will of the Lord
he he helped the Midianites come against Egypt he he gave them a strategy to
entice and the Israelites into sexual immorality and and they fell at the
sword of the Midianites now woe to the Prophet woe to the one who deliberately
deliberately opposes the Lord's will after his eyes have been opened to the
supernatural realm can you imagine seeing what he saw knowing what he knew
and then going around trying to be slick and say okay I'm not gonna prophesy on
this curse but yeah I'm gonna tell you how you can defeat him that is just pure
wickedness I mean that's just that's just wicked and of course we know that
we read in Joshua 13 22 that the soothsayer does Balaam he fell at the
edge of the sword of the Israelites now but there's there's a positive side to
this as well I want you to be scared thank you ask the Lord to open your eyes
you're gonna start seeing all this bad stuff necessarily most of time we're
trying to see what's what's good in it and the gods thoughts towards us are
good so let's look here at Elisha's servant an Elijah's day that king of
syria was warring excuse me against the king of israel and the prophet elisha
gave the Israelites a market advantage he could hear what was going on in the
king of sirius bedchambers and he went and reported that back to the king of
Israel and so he could hear what was going on in his bedroom and he sort of
gave the battle plans away that was in second Kings 6 and 12
now this Syrian King when he found out that Elisha was you know sort of tapping
in supernaturally to what was going on in his bedroom he said okay you know
what no we're not gonna have this they'll go fetch him and so we sent out
horses and chariots and yet this great army sent out to go again
you know and when this when he saw the Syrian army surrounded the city Elijah's
sermon was kind of well he was a little fearful I mean you know you're
surrounded what are you gonna do and so we see here in second Kings 6 to 15
through 17 and his servant said to him alas my master what shall we do so he
answered do not fear for those who are with us are more than those who are with
them and then Elisha prayed this powerful Lord I pray open his eyes that
he may see then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man and he saw and behold
the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha can
you imagine I mean what confidence Elisha's servant must have gained by
seeing what he saw when God opened his eyes to the spirit Rob I mean not just
for that moment I'm sure bolstered his confidence his faith in that moment but
for his entire walk with the Lord I mean after you see something like that come
on at least you should be more faithful I mean I know you know the Israelites
right they saw God part the Red Sea and they went out in the wilderness and kept
complaining anyway but you would think that these sorts of things I know and
bolster my faith you know I'd love to see that that'd be awesome so here you
know that in let me just circle back around to the New Testament because I
don't wait a while you're pulling off these old you know where's the new you
know this brings me to the Apostle Paul's prayer in Ephesians and this is
something that I would recommend that you pray over yourself every day all of
the apostolic prayers are great to pray over yourself and this prayer Paul asked
Lauren essentially to open the eyes of the believer for a specific purpose a
purpose that is sure to sparks faith in your spirit and I want to read this to
you and you can print put this in the first person so whether where they say
you you know you can put I and you can write that out for yourself and make it
to where you can pray that over yourself but it's here in Ephesians 1 15 through
19 and the Bible says therefore I Paul also heard after I heard of your faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ and your love for all the saints
I do not cease to give thanks for you making mention for you in my
so what's he praying that the god of our Lord Jesus Christ the father of glory
may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation and the knowledge of him the
eyes of your understanding being enlightened in other words open my eyes
flood my heart with light that you may know what is the hope of his calling
here's here's what Paul is wanting the believers eyes to be open to the hope of
his calling what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance of the saints
and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe
according to the working of his mighty power yeah we need that revelation we
need the eyes of our heart opened to this in the name of Jesus that's
powerful so now again although we should not listen although we should not seek
supernatural experiences for the sake of seeking supernatural experiences because
what we know could very well meet up with something demonic we should seek
God with all our heart seek him first and he will open our eyes to what we
need to see and again especially when we cry out God open our open my eyes
there's nothing wrong with that cry there's nothing wrong with asking that
you know they either like to show you something or you won't but he has the
opportunity to respond to the cry of your heart and he will lead you and
guide you he will order your steps he delights in your prayers here's the deal
we all have blind spots right I mean either stuff that we don't see in
ourselves or stuff with spiritual warfare how many of you ever been
blindsided yeah I mean you know it happens to the best of us sometimes you
know sometimes we let our guard down but here's the thing we've got to keep
crying out to God to open the eyes of our heart to flood our heart with light
to open our eyes that we can see what we need to see and then we need to be
vigilant we need to be watchful we need to be prayerful and that's how we stay
seeing what we need to see all the time right because more vigilant when we're
looking at when we're watchful we're gonna see right it's when we become
complacent or lazy or apathetic or just weary sometimes god help us you know
that sometimes we don't see what we need to see
so let me pray for you before we go I've got to get off to the prayer room and if
you're in Fort Lauderdale come by we have our every nation prayer room and
we're there about 14 hours a day at this point praying so come on and check it
out a lot to meet you in person but again let me pray for you before I go
father I thank you right now for the anointing on your word for the anointing
of your spirit and I ask you God in the name of Jesus to open the eyes of our
heart open our eyes god help us to see what we need to see help us to know what
we need to know we can't see what we can't see God we can't see what we can't
see and we ask your father and I just reveal to us what you would have a see
and know in the season or take the blinders off where there's been blinders
erected help us to see through that fog the enemy may have put over some of us
god help us I ask you Lord to bless everyone listening in the name of Jesus
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