Over the past few months I have become captivated by a particular term, “breakthrough.” Maybe it is due to the escalation of change that we are presently experiencing in the spirit. One thing is for sure, the Church is in a significant season of transformation.
It is important that we hear God and allow Him to adjust us so that we can be prepared to help bring His desired end in every situation.
Successive breakthroughs are necessary for God’s Kingdom to advance. Since my own personal understanding of the concept is progressively enlarging, I have arrived at a current definition:
“A breakthrough is an invasion of light into a place of darkness that results in the establishment of the Kingdom of God and the extended rule of Christ in that place.”
As I think about this statement I am bombarded with Scripture references. I see it everywhere in the Word from Genesis all the way to Revelation. It is like anything else that once you see it, even though it has been there all along, you now begin to notice it all around you.
Let’s cooperate with the subsequent breakthroughs that are occurring (both individual and corporate) so that together we can experience the provisions of heaven here on earth.
“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.” (2 Corinthians 3:18)
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1 Jonathan Greene // Jun 13, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Here’s an interesting thought along the lines of your definition of breakthrough:
From Isaiah 60:
1) Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the LORD rises upon you….
4) Lift up your eyes and look about you:
This is just a excerpt of what’s going on in the text, but it’s interesting to note that the light HAS come, not that it will come. I believe that verse 4 illustrates that our ability to have “breakthrough,” or increased light in our lives comes from our agreement with what has already been done. It’s not as if God would delay the His glory rising upon us, but rather that we fail to see it has already happened. Hence the reference to “lifting your eyes.” It’s a general exhortation to change your perspective.
Verse 20 is also cool:
20) Your sun will never set again,
and your moon will wane no more;
the LORD will be your everlasting light,
and your days of sorrow will end.
2 Greg // Jun 13, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Agreement with heaven on the earth is definitely the key. Even though the Light (Christ) has come and we who are in Christ are instructed to “shine as lights in the world,” there are still many areas of resistance that are strongholds where darkness rules. Praise God, the Kingdom is coming…
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