The Power Of Revelation

Hello everyone, trust you have been well and walking in the blessing of the Lord. If you have been with us at Faith City Church, we started on another awesome series this month (The Power of Revelation) and have been building on it over the weeks.

For those who have been unable to join us we will, as always, unpack the message here so that you can walk with us and be blessed by the word.

The bible has alot to say about the issue of revelation and today we will merely get into the basics and continue to build on it.

The word of God says:

"The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law" -Deut 29:29

That just means simply that if you have found it in the scriptures, and have received the "revelation" then it belongs to you.

Lets start by giving a few definitions of the word "Revelation"

• It is access to the mind of God regarding an element or facet of the kingdom or your life
• Revelation is the ability to see beyond the veil/façade/horizon/natural
• Revelation is not of the head, it is not of the soul either. It is of the spirit. It emanates straight from the innermost being and permeates into the soul.

This is important to understand because as you begin to walk with God you will notice that the kingdom of God is based on revelation.

From 1Peter 2:24 we read that we were healed and in 2Peter 1:3, we see that we have been given all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of Him............... It is a settled issue, however what hinders most from walking in that is a lack of knowledge as well as the lack of revelation. (walk with me we are headed somewhere)

We have to note the importance of the 2 words highlighted here Knowledge and Revelation.

Ephesians 1:17, Paul says that he prays that God would grant unto the people at Ephesus a spirit of wisdom and revelation IN THE KNOWLEDGE of Him. In simple words revelation comes where there is already knowledge of Him (see why we always say read the word, so that you may grow in knowledge of Him and give the Spirit some seed for revelation).

All the promises of God are yes and amen, but as the word says my people perish for a lack of knowledge, and a lack of knowledge will lead to a lack of revelation.

When revelation has come into your life you will begin to walk in the fullness of the promises, and miracles will begin to manifest in your life. Consider The 3 Hebrew boys in Daniel 3, they had clear knowledge of Who God is and that regardless of what the outcome He will still be God. This revelation allowed them to be thrown in the fire and not be burned (even though it burned those who threw them in the fire).

Or consider Daniel in Daniel 6, He knew he served the true God and would continue to pray to Him even if it put his life in danger. See how even though he was thrown in the pit of lions, nothing happened to him.

Think of Elisha II Kings 6:15,16 – Surrounded by an army but he had a revelation on the protection he had.

That is why the scripture in Daniel 11:33 is so amazing, The people that know their God shall be strong and do exploits. Child of God, get knowledge of God from his written word (the bible) and pray for a spirit of wisdom and revelation to reveal more based on that knowledge and see great things happen in your life, see manifestation of the promises in your life.

Next week we will as always expound deeper on the power of revelation and lay a case for revelation and finally give you ways to walk in divine revelation.

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The Under 20 Generation

Imagine being born and raised in a quarrelsome neighborhood. One where the people clearly and directly oppose God and stand up to leadership. They say men of God are fake and ultimately they reject Godly authority in their lives.

This must be the situation the young people of Israel found themselves in. Their elders wrangled with the Lord until the Lord had no option but to disinherit them. They were cast out of the blessing. It’s so cold outside the blessing; never go there, not even for a brief visit.

They went to wars, but they were routed and defeated – outside the blessing.

They created internal strife, and God sent a plague, in a moment in time, 14000 people were killed by the anger of God (Number 16)…

Now think of these under 20s, tagging along. Being fed the poison of propaganda. Imagine how much more their parents would be complaining and murmuring in their own homes, if the word says, after the plague, the people complained and said Moses had caused innocent people to die, how much more would they have spoken in the privacy of their homes (Numbers 16)…

God took a decision to immediately start a process of elimination, until they were all to be finished.

Now think about this Under 20 generation. As they grew up, all they knew was that God was unfaithful, God had failed his people, God had killed his people in the wilderness. Their parents would never openly admit that it was they who had failed God instead, never!

I believe the only profession and skill they learned besides complaining was being undertakers. Think of it, 3million people were to die in a space of 40 years. This means on average 206 people were to be buried everyday…

Who did the burying, the under 20 Generation!

Now you think you have had a difficult childhood or life! Look at these kids, they did nothing wrong but they were in wilderness, suffering. On the surface it would seem that these kids had nothing going for them…

Allow me to show you that although it looked like they had nothing good going their way, they infact had everything they needed; a prophetic word from the Lord and  3 Covenant promises from the Lord.

He said through Moses:

Say unto them, [As truly as] I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: Your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness…

But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. Numbers 14:28-31

The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye [are], and bless you, as he hath promised you! Deut 1:11

They had a word of promise from God and we know that God watches over his word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:12).

 

May I speak to the church now…

What is your background, what is your situation, what are the circumstances of your life? Do you sometimes feel like you are a home grown, unpaid undertaker yourself? Have you had to bury everyone that matters to you? God still has a destiny appointment for you and according to His word it is a good plan (Jer 29:11) .

You may have been born where there is absolutely no family, or no love, or no hope, or no whatever. On the surface it may look like there is nothing good that can come out of your life. Here is the great news God is here and His word is all you need. His word is a sure foundation (Heb 11:3). 

A few steps, which worked for the Under 20 Gen in Israel

1. Take Heed
1. Pay attention to the word of God
2. Prepare to do the word at all times
3. Disregard every other message from anywhere or anyone else

Remember the word says  Joshua 1:8, Psalm 1 and John 6:63

2. Remember

This speaks about speaking to yourself and reminding yourself what the lord has done in your life but also what He has promised to do. … (See how Moses reminded them of the promise in Deut 31)

Malachai 3:16,17 & 1Cor 14:26 and Heb 10:25 Show why it’s important to attend church, so that you can be taught the word but also so that you can remind others and be reminded of the word.

3. Internalize that you are great and you belong to greatness

Make the word a part of you!

Deut 4:7,8,9(a)

We are so great because we have a great God

We are so great because this great God is so near to us

We are so great because we have great statutes or life instructions. Our life has come with a manual…

Success is therefore guaranteed, failure is a choice.

Our greatness is not of our might and power but it is of The God we serve, therefore get to know His word and meditate upon it and do what it says.

4. Remember that there is always help

Deut 4:29-31

If you get into the Promised Land and sin, and depart from God, bad things will befall you, but if you repent and come back, he will accept you and change your story.

-          Its not God who took you down there! It’s either yourself or the devil. But it is God who will take you out, and you aint coming out empty handed…

Therefore keep in mind that there is always recourse. 1John 1:9 and Heb 4:16

Your God is merciful

There is thus hope, there is support in the kingdom! 

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People with a “Different Spirit”

When the nation of Israel would not obey God, when they would not do his will or proceed to take up the land promised of God, the Lord had to disinherit them. But in that process he immediately prophesied to Moses a new nation:

Numbers 14:12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they

MSG v12… But I will make you into a nation bigger and stronger than they ever were!

Similarly when the 10 spies brought an evil report, God condemned the 10 and said they won’t see the Promised Land. But he gives a special exception to Caleb and Joshua, saying, “But my servant Caleb—this is a different story. He has a different spirit; he follows me passionately. I’ll bring him into the land that he scouted and his children will inherit it. (Numbers 14:24, MSG)

We thus see two kinds of people who qualify eventually to enter the Promised Land, that is, the children who were below 20 at the time of the rebellion and two gentlemen – Caleb and Joshua, because they dared believe in the midst of all unbelief in the camp.

For the under 20s children, the Lord allowed them into the Promised Land because they said nothing! Isn’t it funny! The older people shouted, yelled, complained and created strife in their hearts. This became totally incompatible with God’s nature. But when the little children said nothing, the word of God could still work in their lives. The promises of God which are yes and amen in Christ, which were already activated by the prophetic could proceed and obtain result for the little children. But not so for the elderly because they actively frustrated the word of God. But we will look more at this on our next blog. Lets look at the other group that entered the Promised Land.

Only two attributes seem to have qualified Caleb and Joshua:

i.                    They had a different spirit

ii.                  They followed God fully or passionately (MSG)

A lot of times success and prosperity are not products of many great things, but a positive and strong spirit… Where your current IQ can't take you, where your certificates can't take you, where your education, connections, physical strength can’t take you, the positive and strong spirit will. In fact the scripture calls it “confidence”! Faith is confidence nothing more or less! If you are confident in the Lord, in the ability of the word of the Lord, then you are in the faith that is of God. It is not confidence in your own self, but in God! The 10 spies wanted to rely on their own abilities and quickly realized the limits thereof and this hurt God. But Caleb and Joshua realized they had to primarily lean on God’s ability and hence it was easy for them to say, “let us go up at once and possess the land for we are well able"!’

Isn’t it amazing that the bible never refers to Joshua and Caleb as extra ordinarily gifted soldiers? It simply states that they believed. Sometimes we have over exaggerated the importance of our own abilities. The ability of God will place you much higher than your own abilities ever will. Let us rely on him. David says in Psalm 34:2 “my soul shall make her boast in the Lord.”

The second element is a passionate pursuit of God. The MSG version said Caleb followed God “Passionately”, while the KJV says “Fully”. I am not sure how many people do get to fulfill the plan of God 100%. I know that our God is a God of just, he judges people’s hearts rather than physical actions.

He approves David for his ‘perfect’ heart though he had faults in the natural. This verse does not demand perfection, it demands an excellent, passionate and surrendered heart! Because we are all not perfect. God is not demanding perfection all he seeks is a perfect heart. He is demanding a total yield to his spirit and his leadership. He has given you his spirit. He is our guide and counselor.

I believe that God is still looking for a generation that would rather be silent than offend God. A generation that would rather be innocent or novices in disbelief and mature in faith! The camp of Israel became so sensitive of their slavery and suffering that even when an opportunity to live life free from bondage in a land flowing with milk and honey, their negative experiences clouded their judgment.

  

My simple encouragement to you today is to stay in faith. Stay in scriptural confession. Guard your heart and endeavor to keep a positive and faithful heart. At all times, seek after the heart and purpose of God! The Bible says in Psalm 8:2, “out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength”. There is power in keeping your heart pure and clean. Don’t allow fears, failures and negative experiences of life to contaminate your heart and ability to trust God. 

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