Today I want to encourage you with Kenneth and Gloria Copeland's "Faith To Faith" devotional!
The
Hidden Things of God
Blessed
art thou...for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father
which is in heaven. Matthew 16:17
Remember
when you went to school and learned your ABCs? You learned them by using your
five senses and your logical abilities to gather information and sort it out.
That kind of knowledge is called natural knowledge and it's the only kind most
people know anything about.
But
in the kingdom of God, there's another kind of knowing. One that works its way
from the inside out instead of from the outside in. It's called revelation
knowledge.
Jesus
spoke about this kind of knowledge in Matthew 16. He'd just asked the
disciples, "Who do you say I am?" Peter had answered Him by
declaring, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
"Blessed
are you, Simon," Jesus responded, "because flesh and blood has not
revealed this to you, but My Father which is in heaven."
In
other words, Jesus was saying, "Peter, you didn't learn this information
through your physical senses. You received it another way. You received it directly
from God."
If
you've ever had a revelation like that, you know that when it comes, it changes
things. It makes you see old things in an entirely new light. It gives you such
unshakable confidence that, as Jesus said to Peter, "The gates of hell
can't prevail against you."
But
revelations like that don't come easily. You have to meditate the Word and
search the Spirit of God for them because they are "hidden" in Him.
The Bible says God has hidden His wisdom for the saints (1 Corinthians 2:7-9). Notice,
He's hidden it for you, not from you. He wants you to have
it.
Don't
think, however, that God is just going to drop great revelations into your lap
while you're watching television. You have to seek Him.
If
you're hungry for revelation knowledge, get yourself in a position to receive
it by meditating the Word, praying and fellowshiping with the Lord. Begin
to receive those revelations from Him. It's the most exciting kind of learning
there is.
AMEN! There is really no such thing as "Name it and claim it", as some unbelieving believers have accused us of saying. What there IS available to us is the wonderful Word of God with all of the promises to born again believers. We won't know what those promises are until we diligently study the Word. Study until it becomes real and alive to us! How long does it take? As long as it takes! As long as it takes for the Word that YOU meditate on to be revealed by Holy Spirit, your Teacher within! Faith COMES when we get God's Word IN us, and faith WORKS when we understand how to put it to use! How to be DOERS of that Word! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Say The Word":
Shalom in Him!
