How to Receive Answers From Heaven by Rick Renner

Author:Rick Renner [Renner, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: How to Receive Answers from Heaven
Publisher: Harrison House Publishers
Published: 2016-09-29T01:19:10+00:00

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Remember the Days

Gone By

When we have to wait for the Lord’s response to our requests and prayers, two opponents of faith can pay us a visit — despair and doubt. We may wonder, Will God ever help me? But when those kinds of doubt-filled thoughts come to mind, we are to follow His admonition: “But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions...” (Hebrews 10:32).

This verse was written to believers who were so discouraged that they were tempted to give up and throw away their strong position of faith. They had been waiting a long time to see God’s promises come to pass, and they had begun to feel like their answer would never come. And right at that moment, they read this verse that reminded them about the time when they were “illuminated.”

The word “illuminated” comes from the Greek word photidzo, which means to lighten up, to shine, to illuminate, to make visible, or to radiate. We get “photography” from this word. This word is used here to help believers put their present hardships “on pause” for a few minutes so they can remember what they experienced when they heard the Word of God for the first time and were “illuminated.”

Maybe you can remember a time in your own life when it was as if someone suddenly flipped the light switch and turned on the light, removing the darkness from your eyes so you could see things clearly. That’s exactly how I felt when the Spirit of God finally revealed the truth of the baptism in the Holy Spirit to me. I saw it! I understood it! I was illuminated by that truth. The Holy Spirit’s brilliant flash of light upon my mind was so strong that it made a permanent and lasting impression on my life. In fact, I’ve never been the same since!

Can you think of a time in your life when the Holy Spirit “illuminated” you regarding some truth? Perhaps He illuminated you regarding healing. Did it feel like your eyes were finally opened and you understood the work of the Cross in a new and different light? Or perhaps you were illuminated about the power of giving. After struggling with giving for all those years, it was like someone pulled back the veil that blinded your understanding — and boom! You saw it! You were illuminated about giving, and the light of that truth made a permanent and lasting impression on your life!

Do you remember the first time the Word of God shot through your being like a bolt of lightning? You saw the truth, and it brought perfect order out of the chaos in your life! How about the first time God spoke to your heart about His dream of greatness for your life? Do you remember the joy you felt?

When you get discouraged and are tempted to give up, you have a choice on how to respond. Times may be tough, and your faith may not be finding its fulfillment as quickly as you desire.

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