Sanctified Imaginations
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Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen.
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
deut 4:29
Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
Sanctified imaginations - to see with the eyes of faith
Sanctified imaginations - to see with the eyes of faith
SANCTIFY = To consecrate, to set apart as holy, dedicate to God, anoint, to free from sin
Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.
Thoughts = to plan, invent,
for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
eyes, ears, heart
4742 מַחֲשָׁבָה (mǎ·ḥǎšā·ḇā(h)): n.fem.; ≡ Str 4284; TWOT 767d—1. LN 30.15 thought, musing, i.e., the content of reasoning and thinking (Ge 6:5; Isa 55:8, 9); 2. LN 30.56–30.74 plan, plot, i.e., a scheme as a rational thought (Est 8:3); 3. LN 42.29–42.40 create a design, i.e., think and plan to create something (Ex 31:4); 4. LN 30.56–30.74 purpose, i.e., a plan implying a certain desire (Ps 33:10)
If we align our thoughts and imaginations with God’s thoughts and imaginations we start to align ourselves with prophetic revelation
Our imagination is a gateway that unlocks the spiritual realm
Behold
“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen.
rev 1:
The word epóptēs denotes one who had been initiated into the innermost secrets of his faith and who enjoyed the highest religious privileges; but now in contradiction to the secrecy of all pagan “mysteries” (Eleusinian, etc) the apostles would share with all the faithful every spiritual vision which they enjoyed (“we made known unto you”).
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
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Imagination has a transformation process
G;ory beheld in turn becomes glory imparted and therefor glory reflected
and the glory beheld becomes glory imparted to (and reflected by) the beholder
“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
see - to behold and be captivated
What you behold you become
Affections
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
to direct and set your thoughts on something
Creative
Our creative nature and imagination sets us apart from the rest of creation. This is where true worship comes from--the creative imagination, engaging body soul and spirit. When our imagination is sanctified and holy, we can choose to set our thoughts on God and use the creative process of our thoughts in worship. Our creative nature, when used with our imagination, actually has the power to transform our lives and bring the reality of God’s will into our present circumstances.
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
seek
But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen.
rev 1;
inner self n. — the part of a person (or animal) that thinks, feels, wills, and desires; perhaps an extension of the literal meaning throat.
Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
Gateways
Gateways
eyes, ears, heart, mind
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you.
ps 139:
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Imitate good
3 john
Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.