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Lift Up Your Eyes

1. Introduction:

· New Year - new challenges, new things – need vision.

· Mark 10:46-51  “What do you want me to do for you – Lord – my sight”.

*  Dissatisfied with current Situation.               • Personal - character

      *  Cry of Faith – reached out to Christ.          • Family

      *  Cast weary garment – beggars cloak.     • Finance

      *  Bold expectancy of miracles from God.  • Nation

2. Lift Up Your Eyes:

(i) New Opportunities:

· Genesis 13:14  “Lift up your eyes from the place where you are – all you see I will give.”

· Land = Promises of God.

· Your vision is your future – need to see/hear what God wants to do.

(ii) New Refreshing of The Holy Spirit:

· Genesis 21:19  “God opened her eyes and she and she saw a well of water”.

· Well => waters => Holy Spirit life flow.

· Life of God flows to those that are thirsty and expectant.

(iii) New Obedience and Provision:

· Genesis 22:4  “On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place”.

· V 13  Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, he saw a ram.

· Rachael’s obedience  - where does heart really lie?

· Obedience is a choice of faith.

(iv) New Relationship with Lord (Bridegroom)

· Genesis 24:64 “And Rebecca lifted up her eyes, when she saw Isaac”.

· Isaac => Jesus Christ

· Fresh call to intimacy – love for Jesus, depending on Him.

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New Breakthrough from Past invernesses  (Esau)

· Genesis 33:1  “Jacob lifted up his eye and behold Esau came”.

· Jacob gripped by fear – wrestled for breakthrough.

· Touch of God.

(vi) New Authority through Surrender:  (Man with Sword)

· Joshua 5:13  “And he lifted up his eyes and looked and behold a man with sword”.

· Called to yield to purpose – not use God for our purpose.

(vii) New Harvest of Souls:

· John 4:35  “Lift up your and look at the fields – white to harvest.

How to lift up your eyes:

· Focussed time with the Lord.

· Assess where you are currently at.

· Bring cream of life before God.

· Ask Him to give you a vision – show what he wants.

· Set some goals – clear achievable steps of growth.

                                 -  build your future, not want from it.