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Thursday, April
2, 2009
A Secret Revealed
Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest,
enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father
which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee
openly. (KJV)
When looking at the scriptures one needs
to keep in mind that God is a Spirit, so those that desire to worship Him,
which means in lifestyle or walk not just some silly little song and dance
routine many do on Sunday mornings when the band strikes up, must do so in
Spirit and in truth. So in essence, a Spiritual God is revealing a
Spiritual secret to His people so that they can know and not have to guess
what His will is for them personally, and how to do those things that are
pleasing in His sight.
Amos 3:7-8 Surely the Lord GOD will do
nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. (8)
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can
but prophesy? (KJV)
The Lord is speaking and has been to His
people, revealing Himself to those who are truly His servants not just in
word but in their walk as well. The question is asked in verse 8 about what
the Lord has spoken, and only those that know His secret can truly speak
and prophesy in truth. Unless you know for yourself the secret of the Lord
and how to speak words that are Spirit and will bring forth life, then you
will be speaking according to your own interpretation, words that are
considered idle, vain and useless.
Luke 8:16-18 No man, when he hath lighted
a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth
it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. (17) For
nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid,
that shall not be known and come abroad. (18) Take heed therefore how ye
hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not,
from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. (KJV)
The things of God are no longer hidden,
but are now in plain sight, ready to be revealed to those that will enter
into the realm of the Spirit seeking the wisdom from above. Now it is a
matter of hearing on a daily basis how to walk in the Spirit, and no longer
being so influenced by the realm of the flesh. God lit a Spiritual candle,
a Spiritual light to enlighten us to the things of His realm by the
revelation of Jesus Christ so that we no longer have to walk in darkness,
but are now able to walk in the light of the glorious gospel of Christ.
Ephesians 3:1-4 For this cause I Paul,
the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, (2) If ye have heard of the
dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: (3) How
that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in
few words, (4) Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the
mystery of Christ) (KJV)
Thayer’s definition for
‘revelation’:
601
apokalupto-
1) to uncover, to
lay open what has been veiled or covered up,
to disclose, to
make bare
2) to make known,
to make manifest, to disclose what before was unknown
This revelation, making what was
previously unknown, a secret, or a mystery, is now uncovered and made known
to God’s people in Christ. If you notice all this week when dealing with
the topic of secret, mystery, hid, hidden, all these things that were
unknown are now made known by our personal knowledge of Christ. So
basically what it comes down to is, if you don’t know Christ and His name
for yourself then you won’t know the secret that God is revealing to His
people. Keep in mind the fact that only His people will be allowed access
to His kingdom, so it would be in your best interest to seek this out for
yourself personally.
Ephesians 3:5-9 Which in other ages was
not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy
apostles and prophets by the Spirit; (6) That the Gentiles should be
fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ
by the gospel: (7) Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of
the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. (8)
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given,
that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
(9) And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which
from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all
things by Jesus Christ: (KJV)
Paul’s own purpose and calling was to
make all see what is available by the revelation of this mystery, and only
by this knowledge can one be a fellow heir and a partaker with Christ. As
we see again, this secret, this mystery, was revealed personally to God’s
holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit so that we could have and keep in
fellowship with our Father through His Son.
1 Corinthians 2:9-11 But as it is
written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the
heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
(10) But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit
searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. (11) For what man
knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even
so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. (KJV)
You cannot and never will be able to know
the things of God and His plan of salvation personally unless it comes from
God through Christ, and you are able to see and hear it for yourself. You
can listen to tapes and sermons night and day, you can study the Bible
cover to cover, but unless you know the hidden meaning of the scriptures
and the Spiritual meaning of the Word you will never come to a working
knowledge of who you are in Christ, and how to operate effectively in His
Word.
1 Corinthians 2:12-14 Now we have
received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that
we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. (13) Which
things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but
which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
(14) But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for
they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are
spiritually discerned. (KJV)
The things of God, the things described
as a candle being lit for all to see are there for the taking for those
that take the time and make it a priority to hear and let His Spirit teach
them, so that they don’t have to fall for man’s cheap hoaxes and carnal
misinterpretations of His Word. So where do you stand today, do you know
for yourself the secret God has revealed through His Son? Although many
people use the term “revelations”, there is only one revelation that the
Holy Ghost is teaching, and that revelation is Christ.
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