Although we cannot snap our fingers and force ourselves to have a revelation, we must still thirst for it and seek it. Jeremiah 33:3 says:

“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.“

The word “mighty” is an Old Testament term similar to the word “mystery” in the New Testament. It represents something out of reach, inaccessible, behind fortifications. God has hidden mighty and mysterious things for us, not from us. He has already assigned this mysterious domain of the Kingdom to us, but it doesn’t come to just anyone. It comes to those who are open and hungry for it.

Jeremiah used the word “call,” which means “to cry out to the Lord with a very loud voice.” Imagine a person desperate enough to fully open their heart and release a deep cry from the spirit. This deep part of man calls to the deep part of God.

This openness of heart determines the level of revelation we receive. Few people I know receive substantial revelations or visits from God without reckless pursuit. Most of the people I know who receive revelations cry out day and night for the fullness of the Holy Spirit.

Casual prayer brings casual revelation. Deep cries make God “hear you,” “answer you,” and “show you great and mighty things which you do not know.” This is the Old Testament equivalent of the promise in Ephesians 3:20 when it says:

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.“

1 Corinthians 2:9 says, “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.“

Prayer – the desperate cry of man’s heart – initiates the beginning of revelation to your heart and mind. 2 Peter 1:2-3 expresses it this way:

“Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue.“

The spirit of revelation opens our knowledge of who God is, and from that comes the release of the power of heaven. This power gives us access to all things that pertain to life and godliness. This encounter with God will not only shape the world around you, but it will also shape the world through you.

The most revered people in the Old Testament were the prophets because of the spirit of revelation that overwhelmed them. Kings feared them. They knew they could do anything in secret, and the prophets would know. The Bible even says:

“Surely the Lord God does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7).

And now, this spirit of revelation is not limited to people with unique gifts. It is generously given to anyone who will pursue and ask, including you. Hosea 6 says that we continue to know the Lord, indicating that we seek an encounter with God, a revelation that propels us into a new awareness of how life should be lived.

Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord (Hosea 6:3).

Hosea’s cry was: “Let us go on, track down, and chase after the encounter with God that changes our understanding of reality.” This is the kind of relentless pursuit every believer should have regarding the things of God. We need revelations to renew our minds, to help us prove God’s will on earth as it is in heaven.

I cannot live my life knowing that there are realms of mystery and keys to these realms available to me but that I have not yet discovered. I cannot sit back and say, “If it is God’s will, He can drop a revelation into my lap.” I need more, constantly. My spirit is hungry for things I have not yet known.

Sometimes I meet people whose gifts and personalities are so different and yet so complementary to mine that I receive such quick revelation in conversation that I wish I had a tape recorder with me at all times. I gain insights that connect 15 other things I’ve thought about and tie them all together. These are wonderful moments.

And yet, I know that as Christians, we will always live in tension between what we understand and what remains a mystery. Years ago, a famous author commented on a series of books he had written, saying, “I don’t know what’s wrong with them, but they’re too perfect.” They answer all the questions and remove the realm of mystery. So, I know something is wrong.

We cannot accept living solely within what we understand because then we no longer grow or progress; we merely travel the same familiar roads we’ve walked our entire Christian lives. It is important that we expose ourselves to impossibilities that force us to ask questions we cannot answer. This is part of the Christian life, which is why the Christian life is called “faith.”

The normal Christian life is perfectly balanced between what we currently understand and the unfolding revelation that comes to us from the realm of mystery…

This text is an excerpt from the book “The Supernatural Power of a Transformed Mind” written by Bill Johnson.

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