Spiritual Senses

There is much parallel between the five physical senses and the five spiritual sensing. As many of you know we have gates or openings where the enemy can come in if we allow him. There are seven gates to the body, which have to do with our senses.

Ear Gate-  Hearing-2
Eye Gate- Seeing-2
Nose gate- Smelling-1
Mouth Gate-Tasting-1
Feel Gate- Feeling-1

There are seven GATES IN THE PHYSICAL BODY

Deuteronomy 28:7; Isaiah 54:17; 59:19

Deut. 28:7 “The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out

against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

Is. 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment ; You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.

 Is.58:19 So shall they fear ;The name of the Lord from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun;

When the enemy comes in, like a flood The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.

The good news is that yes, there are seven ways the enemy can come in, but there are also seven ways he must flee, if we submit to God, and resist the enemy.

There are also five spiritual senses:

Five Spiritual Senses

1.     Spiritual Hearing- Matthew 11:15 “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

2.     Spiritual Seeing-  ^{Hebrews 4:14}Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession Matt. 13:14-15 Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive; ¹⁵For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears. John 6:36 “But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe. 

3. Spiritual Smelling- Song of Solomon 2:13 The fig tree puts forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grapes; Give a good smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away! 2 Cor. 2: ¹⁵For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perisish

4. Spiritual Tasting-  Ps. 34:8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him.

5. Spiritual Feeling/Sensing- Acts. 27:9-10 Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over, Paul advised them, ¹⁰saying, “Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives.

SOME OTHER SCRIPTURES FOR SPIRITUAL SENSES

1. SEE:

“But we SEE Jesus” (Heb. 2:9; Proverbs 20:12; Isaiah 6:1; John 20:29).

“LOOKING unto Jesus” (Heb. 12:1,2,14,15).

See also: Hebrews 3:9,12,19; 10:25; 11:13; 13:21.

2. HEAR:

“we give earnest HEED to the things HEARD” (Heb. 2:1; 4:7).

HEARING by and with FAITH (Heb. 4:2; Romans 10:17).

See also: Hebrews 1:1-13; 2:1-12; 3:1,7,13,15; 4:4,7,12; 5:9-11.

3. TASTE:

Eat and Drink (Heb. 5:13,14; 6:5-7).

Taste Grace instead of meat (Heb. 13:9; Psalm 34:8).

4. SMELL:

“Bearing His Reproach” (Heb. 11:26; 13:13; 2Corinthians 2:15,16).

A Sacrifice of Praise or Sweet Smelling Incense (Heb. 13:15-18).

See also: Exodus 29:18,25,41; 30:7; Revelation 5:8; 8:3,4).

5. TOUCH:

“Lay Hold” (Heb. 6:18; 1John 1:1).

“Embrace” (Heb. 11:13).

“The man who has ears to hear must use them” (Matthew 11:15, J.B. Phillips).

As I have said. Let us not be led by our five physical senses, but our five spiritual senses.

Do Not Be Led By Your Five Senses

1.) Don't look to the bigness of your need, look to the bigness of Your God.

2.) Your circumstances are hindrances to seeing His abilities.

3.) If you keep your eyes on your circumstances, the devil will use your circumstances to defeat you and accuse The Word of God-The Written and the Living Word.

4.) Your Victory is in keeping "Your Eyes" on the "Bigness of Your God and His ability."

5.) He has promised to take you Step by Step by Step, not all at once, but Step by Step by Step, and each step will be a "miracle."

6.)  The enemy knows if you keep your eyes on your circumstances, you will be trapped in this cycle of defeat."

7.) If you look to God and believe His Promises, you will endure and be Victorious over them!