[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.
The Power of the Truth
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. As he spake these words, many believed on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:29–32
I read of a sociologist who was a committed atheist and hated religion. He traveled deep into the jungle in hopes of finding a tribe that had not been exposed to the outside world. He finally reached a group living in isolation. To his dismay, he found that a missionary had been there before him, and that the chief and many members of the tribe were Christians. Seeing the chief reading his Bible, the professor said, “That book is a worthless collection of myths.” The chief looked at him for a moment, then replied, “If it were not for that book, we would have killed you, and you would be in my cooking pot right now.”
The Bible changes lives because the Bible is the truth of God given to direct our lives. God never leaves us as He finds us. His purpose and plan is to mold and shape us into the image of His Son, and it is the power of the Word that works in our hearts and minds to bring about that transformation. It is not a one-moment event, but an ongoing process that lasts for the rest of our lives for us to be renewed and changed by the truth. Paul wrote, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). We do not hear the Word once, but over and over again, and in that process our faith is built and our lives are transformed.
John 8:29–32
I read of a sociologist who was a committed atheist and hated religion. He traveled deep into the jungle in hopes of finding a tribe that had not been exposed to the outside world. He finally reached a group living in isolation. To his dismay, he found that a missionary had been there before him, and that the chief and many members of the tribe were Christians. Seeing the chief reading his Bible, the professor said, “That book is a worthless collection of myths.” The chief looked at him for a moment, then replied, “If it were not for that book, we would have killed you, and you would be in my cooking pot right now.”
The Bible changes lives because the Bible is the truth of God given to direct our lives. God never leaves us as He finds us. His purpose and plan is to mold and shape us into the image of His Son, and it is the power of the Word that works in our hearts and minds to bring about that transformation. It is not a one-moment event, but an ongoing process that lasts for the rest of our lives for us to be renewed and changed by the truth. Paul wrote, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). We do not hear the Word once, but over and over again, and in that process our faith is built and our lives are transformed.
Today’s Growth Principle:
Without the Word of God being active in our hearts and minds, we cannot become more like Jesus.
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by Joyce Meyer - posted March 26, 2017[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.
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