Abba’s Promise: The Veil Will Be Lifted
(6 minutes)
But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the veil is lifted and they see. Now, the "Lord" I'm referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever he is Lord, there is freedom. We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:16-18)
"That means anytime you have not turned to the Lord about something, you have a veil on your heart. Think about it, it's not a bad thing, it just means you don't know everything. The scripture is telling us that we don't know everything. I think we kind of already knew that, right? But sometimes we get into situations that we're familiar with and we think we know everything." (Pastor Tim)
This is literally the first step to turning your heart to the Lord: admitting that you don't know everything there is to know about a certain situation. This can be a big hurdle for some people, especially when we get into familiar waters that we think we already know how to navigate. This is when we start responding the same way we always respond, instead of relying on the Lordship of the Spirit to direct us. Coming to grips with the fact that I may not be seeing this correctly is our initial act of yielding to the Spirit. What area in your life are you responding to out of the place of familiarity, instead of the direction of the Holy Spirit? What areas have you already made judgments about just because you thought you already knew?
Abba is inviting us into turning our hearts. His promise to us is that the moment we turn to Him with an open heart (that's important, an OPEN heart), the veil will be lifted and we will see.
"This is a promise. If you are in a situation, not talking about on a Sunday morning, this is talking about at work on a Wednesday night... if you'll stop for moment and turn your heart to the Lord, a veil will be lifted. Why? Because God's got something to tell you about the situation you're in. He's got some instructions for us. He's telling us that there's some wisdom that you can have that can change the situation you want to see changed. You don't have to keep doing the same old thing, expecting different results. You can actually have different results!" (Pastor Tim)
You've been given the Spirit of Yahweh. He's not just around you and with you...He's in you. You have access to the presence of Abba at every moment of the day because His Spirit is dwelling in you. What's keeping us from stepping into the Lordship of the Spirit? What's keeping us from going to Him for direction? Why would we continue to lean on our own understanding when the Spirit of Yahweh is inside of us?
On the walk today, Abba may ask you to revisit some areas that you already thought you had an understanding of. The area that you were so familiar with that you responded out of that familiarity instead of yielding to the Spirit. Let Abba take your hand and walk with you through those areas. Open your heart to Him with a willingness to unlearn what you thought you already knew. His promise to us is that at that moment, the veil will be lifted and we will see.
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