{"id":16079,"date":"2017-04-24T08:25:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T12:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/?p=16079"},"modified":"2021-10-13T13:30:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T17:30:50","slug":"revelation-or-repackaged-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/revelation-or-repackaged-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Revelation or Repackaged Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Revelation Beyond the Veil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paul prayed in Ephesians 1:17 the we would receive a spirit of revelation and revelation in the full-knowledge of Christ.\u00a0 Paul even stated in Galatians that he lived according to revelation from Jesus Christ, not the teaching of others (Ref. Galatians 1:11-12). \u00a0 I think is important to learn from others for it shortens our learning curve.\u00a0 However, NOTHING can compare to fresh revelation.\u00a0 Revelation comes from a direct encounter with the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 It\u2019s something God\u00a0shows YOU; something that you see for yourself\u2026first-hand.\u00a0\u00a0 When revelation comes, ALL doubt flees.<\/p>\n

Revelation is an unveiling of something that was previously hidden.\u00a0 When revealed, it comes as a flash of light.\u00a0 Not a natural light, but a light from heaven that flashes in our spirit and impregnates our heart with an image that will never go away.\u00a0 People of revelation are solid, steadfast, and firm.\u00a0 They are unmovable.\u00a0 People who depend on others to constantly teach them are like a house built on sand.\u00a0 A strong storm will take them out because what the learned was not directly revealed to them.\u00a0 Knowledge learned from others is great, but revelation makes it YOURS.<\/p>\n

I have set under teachers with awesome teachings and as I mused upon what was being spoken, the Holy Spirit infused me with a revelation of what they were teaching. \u00a0As a result, my life changed.\u00a0 I have seen others, many others, sit under the same teaching and continue to live the same as they always have. \u00a0What is the difference?\u00a0 The difference is a personal encounter with truth\u2026revelation.\u00a0 You can change your mind about a teaching, but revelation will change YOU forever.\u00a0 Revelation is permanent.<\/p>\n

Revelation is available to all believers.\u00a0 For the most part revelation comes to those who are seeking the Lord.\u00a0 Seekers, hungry or God, end up with revelation.\u00a0 They end up enjoying the reality of what the Bible says.\u00a0 Seekers are occupied with knowing God and His kingdom.\u00a0 They are not content with the norm.\u00a0 What they read in the Bible they desire to show up in their lives.\u00a0 They feel that “it” MUST show up in their lives.<\/p>\n

Living a life based on the teachings of men will cause you to live a form of godliness, but without its power.\u00a0 However, when the Holy Spirit ignites the word you are hearing, revelation comes like a bolt of lightning!\u00a0 Like a camera impregnates an image on film with the millisecond opening of a shutter, letting light in, so it is with revelation.<\/p>\n

Paul was full of revelation.\u00a0 He spoke FROM revelation.\u00a0 However, he knew that unless those who were hearing him had revelation themselves, there would be no lasting effect.\u00a0 I remember going to church meeting after church meeting, listening to awesomes teachings, but never changing.\u00a0 My life was boring and didn\u2019t match the Bible.\u00a0 This is the kind of life most \u201cgood\u201d Christians live.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t until I became desperate and earnestly sought after the Lord for revelation that revelation came.\u00a0 My wife and I struggled under these teachings:\u00a0 Every company was a bankrupt-to-be company and there was no need to pursue wealth.\u00a0 Wealth was worldly and taking a vow of poverty was a virtue.\u00a0 We believed tongues was childish and that there was no need to pursue after that gift.\u00a0 We were taught that healing ended with the Apostles.\u00a0 Thus, we lived in lack and depended on doctors and drugs for our healthcare.\u00a0\u00a0 We were exactly like the unbelievers in many visible ways.\u00a0\u00a0 But due to God\u2019s mercy and my desire for more, the Lord began to lead me to ministries that believed the whole <\/em>Bible, which included prosperity, healing, tongues and all.<\/p>\n

I can remember getting up early every morning and spending one or two hours in the Word (I still do).\u00a0 As I did, revelation came.\u00a0 My life changed so drastically it\u2019s amazing.\u00a0 Over time more and more revelation came.\u00a0 It came through ministers.\u00a0 It came through my time in His Word.\u00a0 It came as I was driving or taking a shower.\u00a0 Revelation after revelation changed and IS changing everything in my life.\u00a0 My income shot through the roof because of the revelation of kingdom laws regarding tithing, sowing, reaping, and forgiveness.\u00a0 I begin to pray in tongues, also known as praying in the spirit.\u00a0 I experienced healing and healing others.\u00a0 I learned about true worship.\u00a0 This learning came from one thing: REVELATION.\u00a0 Though a lot of what I learned was spoken through men, God took their words and blessed me with personal revelation.<\/p>\n

I will be forever grateful to my God for His mercy and grace for not letting me languish in nominal Christianity.\u00a0 God wants to REVEAL Himself to you too.\u00a0 He wants you to SEE.\u00a0 He wants to burn the things of heaven into your heart.\u00a0 Only then will you truly and forever change.\u00a0 The Bible calls this transformation.\u00a0 Revelation transforms us into the very image of God\u2019s firstborn Son, Jesus.\u00a0 Transformation makes us just like Him!<\/p>\n

Today, I get up every morning and spend a lot of time in the Word and reading books.\u00a0 As I do, revelation continues to come and I continue to change.\u00a0 I look forward to every day because I know God has MUCH MORE to reveal to me.<\/p>\n

I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will also give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full-knowledge of Him.\u00a0 Amen!<\/p>\n

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