If we want to be prophets, then we also need to be seers. The ability to see what God is doing is an important aspect of our intercession and spiritual warfare. And so we pray, “Lord, open our eyes to see what you are doing. Teach us how to effectively wield the powerful spiritual weapons you have given us to tear down the strongholds of satanic influence in this age.”

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Show Notes:

We read in Psalm 2 that the kings of the earth take their stand against the Lord and against His Anointed. This reality is confirmed by 1 Chronicles, which records that satan took a stand against Israel and influenced David to sin against the Lord. Today as well, satan has taken a stand against our nation and others, influencing governments and politicians to come against the Lord. Many are being influenced to blatantly attack Jews and Christians, to war against righteousness and the laws of the land, and to tear down the Judeo-Christian values that are the cornerstone of our society.

We know that we are the good seed planted by the Lord. But we live in a world surrounded by the tares, which are the sons of the wicked one. And it is easy to get focused on what we see clearly as the evil influence coming from the tares. But do we see what God is doing in bringing His sons to the level of maturity where judgment can happen? If we are aware of spiritual warfare, then we should be aware of what God has given us to win that war. We read that our spiritual weapons are powerful and can bring down fortresses. But do we know exactly what those weapons are or how to use them?

We have a need for spiritual sight. Job told the Lord, “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; but now my eye sees You.” And we can experience seeing what God is doing rather than simply hearing about it or knowing about it with our minds. Prophets like Elisha were originally called seers because they saw God moving. And Elisha’s servant received that same spiritual sight when Elisha prayed that the Lord open his eyes. This is our prayer today. Lord, open our eyes to see what You are doing and how You are doing it, that we might be your servants in the establishment of Your Kingdom and the bringing down of everything satan has built.

Key Verses:

• 1 Chronicles 21:1–7. “Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel.”
• Psalms 2:1–8. “The kings of the earth take their stand … against the LORD and against His Anointed.”
• 2 Corinthians 10:4. “The weapons of our warfare are … divinely powerful.”
• Matthew 13:37–41. “Just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age.”
• 1 Samuel 9:9. “He who is called a prophet now was formerly called a seer.”
• Job 42:1–6. “Now my eye sees You; therefore I retract, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
• Isaiah 6:1. “I saw the Lord.”
• Isaiah 6:9–10. “Render the hearts of this people insensitive, their ears dull, and their eyes dim.”
• Daniel 7:13–14. “I kept looking … and behold … one like a Son of Man was coming.
• 2 Kings 6:15–17. “The LORD opened the servant’s eyes and he saw.”
• John 14:11–12. “Believe because of the works themselves.”
• John 5:19. “The Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing.”

Quotes:

• “In the seeming lack of God moving, people have been willing to expose themselves: what they think and what they’re looking for. And God is getting ready to respond and to answer.”
• “Lord, deliver us from fear. And the way You can deliver us from fear is let us see, Lord, what You’re doing—not what satan is doing, not what the enemy is doing, not what’s happening around us with the tares of the field.”
• “Lord, make us seers in this hour, that we might stand and proclaim and prophesy and impart and release the weapons of our warfare that are mighty through You to the tearing down of these strongholds.”

Takeaways:

1. In this day there is a boldness and an overtness to satan’s determination to make a stand against God, against His Kingdom, and against His anointed. In all areas of society, there are blatant attacks against Jews and Christians, against Judeo-Christian values, against the laws of the land, and against righteousness itself.
2. We know by faith that God has given us powerful spiritual weapons that can tear down satan’s strongholds. Yet we still lack the awareness and understanding of how to use those weapons.
3. You cannot know how to do something simply by hearing that it is being done. You need to see it. We are supposed to be more than hearers of Christ’s teachings. We are supposed to be witnesses of them. We are supposed to see them and do them.

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