LT Batersea Bible Teaching Tues, 23rd September 2014

Topic: Revival Starts With Your Vision

Declaration: Micah Chapter 7 verse 7 (NKJV)
Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation;
My God will hear me.
Background
As Christians we have to be mindful of what we see as they shape our direction,
our vision, goals and future. The power to go forward and gain victory is only
operational when we exercise our faith in what we perceive. How do you see your
future? How you see your future will determine what actions you take now or
tomorrow?
My people perish for lack of vision Hosea 4:6

KEY TEXTS
Isaiah 6:1-9 Prophet Isaiah saw the Lord after the death of the king and his
own brokenness
1 - In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne,
high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
5 - Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips,
and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the
King, the Lord of hosts.

Three Visions The Vision of the Sovereign God, The Vision of Sin and The
Vision of Service

Isaiah saw
the Lord first, his glorious and awesome majesty, his holiness then he
himself as he really his. Reject sinner without hope then he saw
the grace of God that cleanses and makes whole, then he
heard the voice of the Lord and the need in the world then he
gave himself for service and was commissioned

Isaiah 42:16-18
16 - I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths
they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, And crooked places
straight. These things I will do for them, And not forsake them.
17 - They shall be turned back, They shall be greatly ashamed, Who trust in
carved images, Who say to the molded images, You are our gods.
18 Hear, you deaf; And look, you blind, that you may see.

Matthew Chapter 9 verse 29 (NKJV)
29
Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith let it be to you.
Faith is the same as what you see. What you see is what you get
LT Batersea Bible Teaching Tues, 23rd September 2014
The way you see will determine your future
What is your faith based on. It must be based on something concrete,
something trustworthy
You must believe in your faith and that your faith has power
Jesus said Have faith in God. Then you can say things and they will happen

What you see with your faith has power. What you believe has power
and as such its powerful to come to pass.
Job 3 verse 25 What he dread came upon him

What you see must be directed. You move towards what you believe.
What you believe in is producing what you believe
You must decide what you want to see. Then your confession will follow.
Follow your faith eye with direction.
Gen 18:5 Abraham saw Gods plan before he realised it
Gen 13:1 God told him to look alright
No vagueness in your outlook to your future
If you want to direct your future then you must set goals

See Jacob and Esau story in Genesis 25
What you see requires action. Every goal you set will require something
of you to be accomplished. Jacob had to pay the price to get the birth right
of Esau. He didnt just dream about it but acted to bring it to past
Abraham had to walk the Promised Land for him to possess it

Hebrews 12:1 and 2 Run and look unto Jesus the author and finisher of
our faith

What you see gets results Your decision releases the power of your faith
and this brings action

Mark 8 verse 22 25 There is restoration through the Lord when you do
not see clearly

Your faith has power to bring to pass what you see. Have faith in Gods word
as it has power to bring to pass what you believe and confess or act on.

You must guard your faith.

Study these Scriptures on Vision and see how it relates to our future and direction
1. Number 21 verse 9
2. Joel 2:28- 32 The Holy Spirit outpouring is related to seeing vision
3. John 3 verse 14 15
4. Matthew 14 : 29 30
5. Acts 7 : 55 We must see Gods glory to know we are on the winning side
6. 2 Chronicles 16:9
7. 1 Corinthians 13 verse 12