Fresh Revelation - My God My Everything

Come closer and listen to the words of the Lord your God. Joshua 3:9

I was reading a devotional the other day about receiving fresh revelation from God. It mentioned that we often rely on what others have received through their studies of God’s Word, a sermon on Sunday, or a quick word of encouragement online. All of these are helpful, but do we desire to have our own fresh revelation from God? Do we take the time to dig deeper and discover what God has to say directly to us? Do we want to hear from God? I do.

I prayed about the next bible study that God would want me to do and He led me to the Battlefield of The Mind. In each chapter I read I hope that the material doesn’t specifically apply to me and each time I discover that it does. No wonder this is the study He chose for me. I have a lot of things to work on, but He reminds me that He is right there with me, revealing issues that I overlook or dismiss that are keeping me from living the victorious life that He has for me.

Saturday morning I woke up in the guest room with a grumpy attitude. I slept there because my husband was snoring loudly all night. In my mind, I was justifying my bad feelings until I saw my new spring coffee cup and the sunshine that was flowing through my bedroom. It was God’s invitation to join Him for some much-needed God time.

The chapter in my bible study was on self-pity, how fitting. As I read I came across a statement that caught my full attention. It said, ” You cannot entertain demons of self-pity and walk in the power of God at the same time.” I had to read it over a couple of times and was sickened at the reality of what I had been doing, entertaining demons.

The study went on to say that the enemy assigns demons to whisper lies to us about how cruelly and unjustly we have been mistreated. In those moments we can choose whether to believe the lies and wallow in self-pity or lean into God and receive truth from His Word.

The last thing I want to do is entertain demons and I was so grateful for God’s invitation to receive fresh revelation in a way that spoke truth and created a desire to change.

I was reminded of a song by Mercy Me called “Word of God Speak”. It’s about desiring to hear God’s voice above everything else. I used it as my worship song today to thank the Lord for caring so deeply about me that He will reveal areas of my life that need refining, even if it hurts. His desire is for me to live a victorious life in Him. What a privilege it is to hear God speak!

I’m finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it’s okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what You would say

Word of God speak
Would You pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You’re in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In Your holiness
Word of God speak

I’m finding myself in the midst of You
Beyond the music, beyond the noise
All that I need is to be with You
And in the quiet hear Your voice

Word of God speak
Would You pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That You’re in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In Your holiness

I’m finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it’s okay