Luke 10:21-24 "At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, 'I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure. All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.'" The will of God is always manifested to the humble ones, but hidden from those who think they are smart and prudent, for only the humble ones will receive grace and guidance from God. Little children represent humility, because they need to completely rely on the assistance of someone else and cannot solve any of their own problems. Similarly, we need to learn to completely rely on God, to come before God everyday to seek His guidance and help. Without revelation from God, people cannot know God at all or to understand anything spiritual. In fact, the entire Christianity faith is never about people seeking God, but rather God seeking people. God revealed Himself to people so that people can know Him and be close to Him, otherwise there is no way for people to know God. There are two types of revelation from God in the Bible: - Revelation through the nature created by God. Roman 1:20 say that "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse." When we witness the beauty of nature, we would praise in our heart, "how beautiful!" This praise is to give glory to the Lord of the creation, to know that there is a creator in this universe. A person with a humble heart can understand the revelation of God.
- Revelation through God's Word, the Bible. The Spirit of God wrote the Bible through its authors, and God's Word ultimately points to Jesus. Through God's Word and specific revelations, we may begin to understand things in the Spirit and our sins, understand God's will, and to turn back to God.
May God forgive our sins, let us once again come back to Him, and accept the grace of God. We must humbly come before God and acknowledge that we need revelations from God; we need to have a humble heart in order to understand spiritual matters and be prudent in spirit. Dear Lord, I thank you! Please give us a humble heart to accept your revelations. Let our spiritual mind be opened so that we may understand spiritual matters and understand your will. Please give us a courageous heart to follow your word. I thank you and I pray in the victorious name of Jesus, amen!
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