Prayer: John 5:4 – Angels of power that troubles the water come and trouble our water today
Message: COME UP HITHER! ASCENSION THROUGH PRAYERS!
Text: Acts 10:9-11
Date: 22nd June 2023
Welcome to Transfiguration conference 2023, it is a time when we gather at the mountain top to pray and ascend into realms of immortality to hear the mind of the Father – Isaiah 2:2-3
There are higher realms and dimensions we must experience if we want to be God’s end time armies these last days. When we enter such realms, we know beyond the letter and written word and receive revelations from the Father to teach this generation. This was the realm Moses entered in Ex 24:12 and he came down with the laws of God!
Come up hither! – It is an invitation to the upper echelon! No matter the level you are in God right now– there is more!
In Rev 1:10 – John said I was in the spirit on the Lord’s Day and heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet. In verse 14-15 He said His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow and his eyes were as a flame of fire and His feet like unto fine brass and they burned in a furnace and his voice as a sound of many waters.
But in chapter 4 another higher encounter happened – Rev 4:1 After this, I looked and behold a door was opened in heaven and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking to me which said – COME UP HITHER, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter!
This is another realm and dimension of God because if you look at verse 2-3 as soon as the door opened, he saw a throne and the Father seated in His full glory and authority! (Sing: He who dwells in the midst of cherubim – shine forth!) – To seat speaks of authority!
HOW DO WE ASCEND INTO THESE REALMS?
Through genuine heartfelt prayers! – There 3 dimensions of prayer (Wilderness dimension, Transfiguration dimension and Agonizing/God’s will dimension)
Wilderness Dimension/Prayer – This is the first dimension – it comes with a lot of prayers and fasting but also with a lot of temptations. This is where a lot of us are right now, at the wilderness where we are asking and seeking the face of God for one miracle or the other.
Now hear me: This is a very delicate place to be – It is a wilderness experience! It is not a pleasant place to be, it is where men are hungry and desperate for a change. Guess what? satan is aware of this so he takes advantage of the situation and offers you what you are praying for on a platter of gold.
This is the first dimension every prayerful man or woman goes through like Christ did. (Caution! When you are praying in this dimension be mindful of your motive – because it determines the spirit you may attract). Let Christ be your focus and center of prayer otherwise strange spirits will vent your motive and give you an offer you can’t reject!
At this level, satan comes as an Angel of light to tempt and offer men the glory of this world like he did to Jesus and many can’t resist this temptation because they are in the wilderness of needs, shame and hunger so they bow down and worship sometimes unknowingly.
TEMPTATIONS OF THE WILDERNESS
- Your Identify – If you are the son of God – Luke 4:3
- He questions your authority in Christ & uses your wilderness situation against you – Turn these stones to bread – Luke 4:3
- He questions God’s protection & security over you – If you are the son of God throw yourself down and your angels shall catch you – Matt 4:5-6
- Since your God can’t offer you these things – worship me & I will give you more than you have been asking Him in the place of prayer! – Luke 4:5-7
This was the same temptation Adam & Eve went through in the garden – Comparison:
- Both started with a question – Has God said? If you are the son of God? – Gen 3:1
- Both temptations were with food & eating – You shall not eat any fruit from the garden – turn stones to bread
- Both were about Identify and security – Gen 3:4-5
Now watch this – If you can pass these temptations, you become qualified and enter into Luke 1:14 (Power & Anointing & Fame) but this is where a lot of people miss it not knowing it isn’t over because this is where satan sets another trap for God’s people.
Since you didn’t fall for his temptations he uses the anointing, power and fame you have received to invite the spirit of pride and Babylon into your life.
So, you see an anointed man or woman because of the fame and relevance, he is now very proud, feels untouchable and falls into immorality because fame has brought in Babylon into his life and he is now worldly instead of GODLY.
The greatest magnet of women is the anointing. It pulls them! – satan uses this to get God’s people to fall into immorality
When you pass this power, fame and anointing test – then you ascend to the mountain of Transfiguration!
Prayers:
Father tonight help me not to fall into the traps and devices of satan no matter how great they look
Holy Spirit, vent my heart and motives and pray through me
Ascension – Listen! Angelic visitations are great but it is the appearance of Jesus that makes the difference! – The man was by the pool for 38yrs stranded until Jesus showed up
Call His name – Jesus!!!!!
