John, 13:7, “Jesus answered and said unto him, what I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.”

Today I want to talk about a deeper revelation or a fuller revelation.

Have you ever wanted to know God more? To know more about him at a deeper level?

What is revelation?

In its broad meaning, revelation is divine guidance or inspiration; it is the communication of truth and knowledge from God to His children. God speaks to us in a manner we can grasp and understand. A deeper revelation simply means to uncover something not yet known. 

God opens our understanding to himself or things concerning our lives to a level we had not previously known.

For example, we all thought we knew what love was – on a rudimentary level – until we met God. We were born to love our family. We love our children. We love our pets, etc. But as we walk with God, we begin to see and grasp deeper understand of love. We are exposed to so many levels of God’s love toward us. We see the love God had when he was on Calvary’s cross. He could have called down a legion of angels at any time. But his love for us caused him to see the crucifixion through to the end. This is a deeper meaning of love. Deeper than anything we have ever seen in our life.

A deeper or fuller revelation can be gained about anything when it comes to Christ and our walk with him. Deeper levels of peace, of understanding, of kindness, of selflessness, of joy, and of our purpose or God’s plan for our lives. Many of us have been in the place where we were/are hungry to know God better. We must prepare ourselves in patience. Because the road to this deeper knowledge is crafted by God and is specific to the individual. We cannot compare our road to the person standing next to us. We must run the race that is set before us.

6 keys – How we gain a deeper revelation of God and from God by the following:

– We must persevere (Hosea 6:3). We cannot give up.

– Through intimate fellowship with Christ (Matthew 13:11). 

– We must have a true and real relationship with him.

– We must abide in the word of God (John 8:31-32).

– We must be led by the Spirit of God (John 16:13).

– Promised to the Disciples (John 16:25). To be a disciple of Jesus means to serve like him. To be a follower of him.

We are only given a small piece of the picture puzzle.

God has a way of showing us a glimpse of a thing, and then pulls us to go after that thing with our whole heart. This is the faith part – we understand we only have just a small piece of the big picture. But the piece we do have is enough to sustain us and start us on our journey. God is just that good.

I Corinthians 13:9-12, “9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”

Let’s take a deeper look at those keys:

1. Persevere: We cannot give up – we must keep going.

This requires faith and trust in God.

It always seems easier to give up. But then we must also deal with the feeling of defeat that comes with giving up. If you have ever been there you know then you know the drama to keep going is better than dealing with defeat and guilt.

2. Intimate fellowship with Christ. Real Relationship!!

This is that Philippians 3:10-14 relationship. It is real and it requires sacrifice and obedience to maintain. It requires salvation (Acts 2:38), and true worship (John 4:24).

3. Abide in the word of God. We must have that “In Him” experience.

This requires us to live a life of walking in the Word (applying the word to our life and living according to it). A life that is rooted and grounded in the scriptures. See Psalms 91.

4. Revelation will come in due time. 

This requires diligent work. We must keep working the work of Christ – through everything. 

Have you ever had to keep working in the midst of that feeling that you don’t really know what you are doing? Where you question your qualifications AND your calling? Do not give info that. Keep going. You will understand it better by and by!

5.  The guidance of the Holy Spirit. 

This requires obedience. See Acts 1:8. We must allow the Holy Spirit to have control. We must not fight against where God leads. We must trust him and lean on him.

6.  Promised to the Disciples.

This requires us to truly be followers of Christs. A true disciple goes wherever Christ instructs. We cannot choose to go our own way. We must submit to the will of God.

Our ability to accept the keys and use them effectively will make the difference in experiencing that deeper and closer relationship with God.

But we all should strive to know him more.

Have a blessed day.