[Things are hidden temporarily only as a means to revelation.] For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed, nor is anything [temporarily] kept secret except in order that it may be made known.
—Mark 4:22
The Word has tremendous treasures, powerful life-giving secrets that God wants to reveal to us. They are manifested to those who ponder, study, think about, practice mentally, and meditate on the Word of God.
There is no end to what God can show you out of one verse of Scripture. You can study a scripture one time and get one thing, and another time you'll see something else you did not even notice before.
The Lord keeps revealing His secrets to those who are diligent about studying the Word. Don't be the kind of person who always wants to live off of someone else's revelation. Study the Word yourself, and allow the Holy Spirit to bless your life with truth.
Power Thought: Revelation is available to me when I study God's Word.
PS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFjVXrRKwsU
What Happens When We Ignore the Truth
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.”
Luke 9:7–9
There is an old joke about a man who ignored an evacuation order given because of a coming flood. As the water began to rise, a rescue officer in a boat came by his house and told him to get in or he might drown. The man replied, “I’m fine. God will take care of me.” When the water continued to rise, he was eventually forced to the roof of his house. A helicopter flew over and lowered a ladder, but he again refused. “God will take care of me.” After he drowned, he asked God why He hadn’t rescued him. “I sent you a boat and a helicopter,” God responded. “What else did you want?”
Herod is a prime example of what happens when we choose to ignore the truth. Because John the Baptist preached against his sin, the evil king had the fearless prophet beheaded. But then he was very interested in meeting Jesus. Yet when Jesus was brought before Herod just before the crucifixion, their encounter did not turn out the way Herod had planned. “Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing” (Luke 23:9). There are times when we do not listen to what God has said because it convicts us or would require us to do something we do not want to do. Until we obey what we already know, we should not expect further guidance from God.
Luke 9:7–9
There is an old joke about a man who ignored an evacuation order given because of a coming flood. As the water began to rise, a rescue officer in a boat came by his house and told him to get in or he might drown. The man replied, “I’m fine. God will take care of me.” When the water continued to rise, he was eventually forced to the roof of his house. A helicopter flew over and lowered a ladder, but he again refused. “God will take care of me.” After he drowned, he asked God why He hadn’t rescued him. “I sent you a boat and a helicopter,” God responded. “What else did you want?”
Herod is a prime example of what happens when we choose to ignore the truth. Because John the Baptist preached against his sin, the evil king had the fearless prophet beheaded. But then he was very interested in meeting Jesus. Yet when Jesus was brought before Herod just before the crucifixion, their encounter did not turn out the way Herod had planned. “Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing” (Luke 23:9). There are times when we do not listen to what God has said because it convicts us or would require us to do something we do not want to do. Until we obey what we already know, we should not expect further guidance from God.
Today’s Growth Principle:
If we ignore what we already know is true, we have no basis for asking God to give us guidance and direction.
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by Joyce Meyer - posted March 26, 2016[Things are hidden temporarily only as a means to revelation.] For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed, nor is anything [temporarily] kept secret except in order that it may be made known.
—Mark 4:22
The Word has tremendous treasures, powerful life-giving secrets that God wants to reveal to us. They are manifested to those who ponder, study, think about, practice mentally, and meditate on the Word of God.
There is no end to what God can show you out of one verse of Scripture. You can study a scripture one time and get one thing, and another time you'll see something else you did not even notice before.
The Lord keeps revealing His secrets to those who are diligent about studying the Word. Don't be the kind of person who always wants to live off of someone else's revelation. Study the Word yourself, and allow the Holy Spirit to bless your life with truth.
Power Thought: Revelation is available to me when I study God's Word.
PS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFjVXrRKwsU
Happy Easter! =)
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