Today's "Grace Inspirations" by Joseph Prince is another invaluable lesson for those who desire to grow up in the things of God!
NOW MY EYES SEE YOU, LORD!
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Job 42:5 “I have heard of You by
the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You.
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You may have heard of God from a
friend or colleague. Perhaps you continue to hear of Him in church services on
Sundays. Like Job, you say to God, “I have heard of You by the hearing of the
ear.” But God also wants you to be able to say to Him, “But now my eye sees
You.”
When Job told the Lord, “My eye sees
You,” he was not saying that he saw God physically. He was referring to the
moment when he had a personal revelation of God.
Why was it so important for Job to
have a personal revelation of God? You see, God wanted Job to know that without
a personal revelation of Him, the devil could easily steal from him. But from
the moment that Job had a personal revelation of God, things got a lot better
for him, with God restoring to him double of everything that he had lost. (Job
42:10–16)
There was a lady who was separated
from her husband because he had an affair with his colleague. But when she came
to our church and began to have a personal revelation of God’s personal love
for her, she believed God for the restoration of her marriage by the end of the
year. She did not just hear of a God who “so loved the world”. (John 3:16) She
came to know the God who so loved her!
Not long after that, her estranged
husband started dating her and was soon falling in love with her all over
again. God also “took care” of the other woman—she resigned from the company.
And on the first of January the following year, the couple moved back into
their matrimonial home, their marriage now built solidly on God!
My friend, when you are reading your
Bible or hearing God’s Word being preached, and suddenly you exclaim, “I see
it, Lord!” that is when your personal revelation of God has come. And you are
now in a position to receive all that He has for you!
Thought For The Day: When you have a personal revelation
of God, you are in a position to receive all that He has for you!
AMEN! Joshua 1:8 is an excellent instruction for us because it reveals to us the vital necessity of meditating on the Word of God UNTIL it becomes so real to us that doubt does not have room to grow!
8 This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success. AMP
When we meditate on the Word of God that reveals just Who JESUS is, THEN we will be able to say "I see you Lord"! Then we will have the understanding of who WE are - IN HIM! There are no shortcuts to learning and knowing the Word. BUT, we have Holy Spirit as our personal Teacher! He delights in making the Word come alive to us so that we CAN be DOERS of it, receiving the benefits of that obedience! Let's make a new determined purpose to focus on knowing HIM more than any other person in our lives. THAT knowledge will positively affect our relationships with every other person in our lives! THAT is a very GOOD thing! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Closer":
Shalom in Him!
