Revelation

 Take a look around you and you’ll be amazed at what you see. Nature is fascinating, from the tiniest seed to the vast expanses of space. Curious minds have for centuries gazed into the observable universe and discovered all kinds of laws, principles, and insights. But there are some things the human mind couldn’t possibly begin to discover, particularly things about God and His ways in this world. The telescope and microscope are inadequate tools for observing God. Instead, God must willingly make Himself known to us. 

In fact, God has disclosed much about Himself to us through a process we call “revelation.” Through His acts of revelation, God has made known to us certain truths that we could in no way discover on our own. For example, we wouldn’t know that God is all-powerful unless He told us so. We wouldn’t know that He exists as three-in-one without His self-disclosure about His triune nature. We wouldn’t know that Jesus is God in the flesh unless God made that truth known to us through revelation. We certainly wouldn’t know that our salvation depends on His grace alone and is received by faith in Jesus Christ alone. These are revealed truths, truths that we couldn’t discover on our own. Deuteronomy 29:29 says, “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.” 

God has revealed Himself in various ways down through the centuries. At times He has spoken through dreams, visions, angelic pronouncements, and even direct, verbal communication to certain individuals. He spoke to Moses at the burning bush. He spoke to Elijah in a gentle whisper. 

God’s revelation isn’t limited, however, to special people at special times. God has revealed Himself to the whole world through His written Word, the Bible. First Corinthians 2:9-10 tells us, “‘No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him’—but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.” Then in verse 13 Paul says, “This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.” God has spoken through His Word. God’s Word is His self-disclosure to the world. 

Aren’t you glad that God has revealed Himself to us? He has revealed Himself in His Word, the Bible. I hope that you’ll read your Bible every day in order to get to know God better. In addition, God has revealed Himself through His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus came to open the door for us to enter into eternal fellowship with God. He died on the cross so that we can live forever with Him in heaven. Why not turn to Jesus today? Put your faith in Him, and allow Him to help you understand God more and more.