SEEK REVELATION
Memorise: That the
God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit
of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: Ephesians 1:17
Read: Acts 16:25-34, 25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang
praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that
the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were
opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his
sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have
killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do
thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and
came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I
do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and
to all that were in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and
washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
34 And when he had brought them into his house, he
set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
Bible in one year:
Psalm 40-44, Hebrews 3:7-4:7
MESSAGE!
There is a relationship between information, knowledge and revelation.
Information is a collection of known facts on a subject matter, particularly
those garnered from cumulative experiential knowledge. There are pieces of
information to help you in various areas of life. For instance, in marriage,
there is a lot of information that can help a couple with martial problems to
improve their situation, which can be found in books, tapes, CDs, DVDs,
seminars and so on. As long as a couple does not access such information, it
remains simple information, but the moment they take it, it becomes knowledge.
The knowledge you receive but fail to act upon cannot profit you. If anything,
it will lead to condemnation when the negative event that could have been
averted through the use of that knowledge finally occurs. However, getting
insight into how knowledge can be applied in solving a specific problem is dependent
on inspiration, which is closely related to wisdom. Having knowledge is good,
but having revelation in much better, because revelation tells you how to apply
your knowledge to a specific situation you are confronted with in order to get
the best results.
Take for instance the jailer in today’s Bible reading; by asking Paul
and Silas what he must do to be saved, it shows he already had the knowledge
that salvation was available, but he did not know how to get it. It also shows
that information was available on salvation at that time. Although he had
obtained the knowledge about salvation, he remained in the dark and joined the
authorities to punish and oppress innocent citizens, because he had no
revelation on salvation. When eventually he caught the revelation of salvation
through Jesus Christ, He received Jesus into his heart and restituted his ways.
He washed, fed and took care of the same prisoners whose beating and
imprisonment he had supervised. As long as you remain at the level of
knowledge, you are bound to make series of mistakes or take regrettable steps
concerning certain situations of life. Today, many people have information but
lack revelation. They acquire knowledge but do not know how best to utilise it.
Being religious is all about having knowledge. That is why you find out that
the most religious people commit the greatest sins. Beloved, knowledge is not
enough! You need revelation. This was the essence of Paul’s prayer in our
memory verse. Call on God to give you revelation concerning the things you
know. Revelation links you with the purpose of a thing, in order to optimise
that purpose.
Action Point
Religion fanatics
like Saul of old persecute other religious people, because they have knowledge
but lack revelation. Pray that God will reveal Himself to them.
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