“HOW TO REACH THE LEVEL GOD WANTS YOU TO BE”
Daniel 10:19 “y me dijo: Muy amado, no temas; la paz sea contigo; esfuérzate y aliéntate. Y mientras él me hablaba, recobré las fuerzas, y dije: Hable mi señor, porque me has fortalecido.”
INTRO:
I. YOU WILL HAVE A REVELATION / TENDRÁS UNA REVELACIÓN – Dn 10:1 “In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war. The understanding of the message came to him in a vision.
A. It will be true
B. It will concern spiritual warfare
C. You will understand it
II. IT TAKES MOURNING TO APPLY IT TO YOUR LIFE / SE TOMA AFLICCIÓN PARA APLICARLA A TU VIDA -VS. 2 “At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks”
A. Your spirit need to be afflicted
B. No puedes continuar siendo la misma persona
C. Añoras mas de El y menos de ti
III. FASTING IS APPLIED FOR THIS / SE APLICA AYUNO PARA ESTO – VS. 3 “I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.”
A. Submitting the body to the Spirit
B. Fasting is very rare in today’s Christianity
IV. LIFTING UP OUR EYES IS VERY IMPORTANT / LEVANTANDO NUESTROS OJOS ES IMPORTANTE – VS. 5 “I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of the finest gold around his waist”
A. We need to lift up our spiritual eyes
B. We need to see things in the spiritual realm
V. CELESTIAL VISITATION / VISITACIONES CELESTIALES – VS. 6 “ His body was like chrysolite, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.”
A. Heb. 13:1 “Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.”
B. We should be experiencing angels visiting us concerning the things of the Lord Jesus Christ
i. Heb . 1:14 “Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?”
VI. EARTHLY MANIFESTATIONS / MANIFESTACIONES TERRENALES – VS. 7 “I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves.”
A. Sometimes those around you will not see what you see
B. Sometimes those around you will not hear what you hear
VII. PHYSICAL WEAKNESS / DEBILIDAD FÍSICA – VS. 8 “So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless.”
A. Physically, sometimes you will think that something is wrong with you
B. Physically, you will not be able to do the things you used to do
VIII. SLAINED IN THE SPIRIT / POSTRADO EN EL ESPÍRITU – VS. 9 “Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.”
A. How many have been critical of something so Biblical
B. Let the Lord Jesus minister to your spirit in moments like that
IX. EXPERIENCING THE TOUCH OF HEAVEN / EXPERIMENTANDO EL TOQUE DEL CIELO – VS.10, 18 “A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.; 18 Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength.’
A. Acts 17:27 “That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:”
i. It’s about touching God and letting him touch us!
ii. When was it the last time you let God touch you?
X. IT’S ABOUT HEARING HIS VOICE / SE TRATA DE ESCUCHAR SU VOZ – VS. 11 “He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.”
A. You are highly esteemed
B. Consider carefully the words
C. Stand up
XI. IT’S ABOUT NOT FEARING / SE TRATA DE NO TEMER – VS. 12 “ Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.”
A. God doesn’t want us to fear
B. He heard us since the first day we called upon him
C. From the moment we humbled ourselves to Him
XII. THIS INVOLVES SPIRITUAL WARFARE / ESTO ENVUELVE GUERRA ESPIRITUAL – VS. 13 “But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.”
A. Not many believe in spiritual warfare but since the first verse he was told it did
B. Eph. 6:10 “12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
XIII. THE ASSURANCE OF A VICTORY / LA SEGURIDAD DE UNA GRAN VICTORIA – VS. 19 “Do not be afraid, O man highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, since you have given me strength.”
A. We are told that again that we are “highly esteemed”
B. We are told that we should have “peace”
C. We are told that we should be “strong”
D. We are told again to be “strong”
E. We will be strengthened
CONCLUSION:
