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By
Pastor Joseph Prince
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Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual
blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
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I remember going
through a terrible time of depression when I was 18 years old. Believing that
I was demon-possessed, I sought out a great man of God to have him cast the
devil out of me. But when this man of God laid hands on me, he began to
prophesy over me. He said, “Joe, I see you preaching to thousands and used by
God to impact thousands of lives. Joe, you are called by God and the devil is
attempting to stop you.”
“What? I came here for
deliverance! I am only interested in saving my own life, not preaching nor
impacting lives,” I thought to myself then.
You see, what happened
was that at that moment, God allowed this man to step into the timeless zone
He exists in to bring my future before me. As far as God was concerned, my
future had already happened, though I was only 18 years old then. Today, I am
a pastor of a church which has more than 19,000 members. Today, I am seeing
what was told to me long ago.
God does not see as we
see. Abraham was a childless, 100-year-old man. His wife, Sarah, at 90 years
old, was doubly dead in her womb. (Genesis 17:17) Yet, God saw him and talked
to him as if he were already the father of many nations.
My friend, God wants
you to see the way He sees. Right now, you may see yourself going through a
trial in your marriage, work, finances or health. But God sees a blessed
marriage, success at work, supernatural increase in wealth and a healed body
because He tells you that you are already blessed with every spiritual
blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.
You see, God sees you
in Christ. So when you see yourself in Christ, who is outside time, you step
into the timeless zone. In that timeless zone in Christ, whatever needs and
trials of yours are already removed, repaired, restored or resurrected! In
that timeless zone in Christ, you are already blessed with every spiritual
blessing in the heavenly places!
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