Revelation - something made known to us by God
For the last couple of mornings I have been reading through the book of Galations during my quiet time with the Lord. The word revelation kept standing out to me as I was reading, so I began to dig a little deeper into what the Lord was wanting to speak to me.
Paul said in Galations 1:12....."I did not receive it from any man, not was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ." Paul was talking about how he came to know the Lord.....that nothing any man said changed his life, but it was what the Lord showed him that brought him into relationship with Jesus. Then, in Galations 2:2 he writes....."I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles." Paul had a revelation from the Lord to go and preach to the Gentiles, so his response was obedience.
For my own life I have realized in that the Lord speaks to me often....He gives me revelations! He makes known to me what direction he wants me to go in life. He makes known to me the things he wants to bring healing to in my life. He makes known to me what he thinks about me and how much He loves me. These are all things the Lord is doing on a regular basis. Now, just like Paul, I get to respond. Will my response be obedience or will it be to go my own way? I would hope that it would be obedience, but sometimes I have to admit that I am a little stubborn and it takes me awhile to completely obey.
I pray today that you and I will be receiving revelations from the Lord. That as we draw closer to the Lord he will draw closer to us! I pray that as the Lord reveals things to us that we would respond in obedience. I also pray that when God reveals things to us, that we would be a people like Abraham....."he believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness." Galations 3:6
I pray that when God speaks to us we would believe his truth and declare it in our lives.
Thank you Lord for speaking to our hearts!
~ Kim ~
