Living by Revelation

This afternoon I am reminded that as children of God we live by revelation. Living by revelation requires that we operate in the realm of faith and not sight. It is natural for us as humans to live corresponding to our circumstances and surrounding conditions. So often we find that we limit ourselves to the boundaries that are dictated to us. And so often we find that we respond to God by presenting Him with those boundaries and expecting Him to adhere to them. We limit His power in our lives.

Have we forgotten that we serve the God of the impossible? Have we forgotten that we worship a God that loves us even in our sin and our unworthiness? Have we neglected the power of the Holy Spirit in us, that raises the dead to life, that restores broken souls, turns all things intended for evil into good? Have we ignored the voice of the Father that continually speaks through His Son the Word by distracting ourselves with the cares and worries of this world and allowing these things to overwhelm us instead? One Word from His mouth can turn a life around, can transform darkness into light, reveal secrets so unimaginable and unthinkable that we have no choice but to fall on our faces and worship! One moment in His presence can alter the course of our lives forever! Oh have we lost sight of what is necessary and replaced it with inessential and dispensable idols?

It's time to live again by revelation. It is time we stir up our faith and return to our first love in Christ. It is time we, the Church, the Bride of Christ, prepare ourselves to welcome Jesus Christ our Bridegroom. It is time to seek the Father's face with relentless fervour so that we can hear that beautiful voice and behold His glorious holiness. We must do this, even if it means the sacrifice of food, the refusal of earthly pleasures, even to the death of our selves.