Supernatural

​​“And Jesus answered him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.” 
Matthew 16:17 (NIV)

How can you know God and understand His Word better?

Getting to know someone takes time, curiosity, and self-disclosure. You cannot know a person unless they’re willing to share themselves with you. The Lord gives you two supernatural gifts to help you know Him more and understand His Word better:

First, He gives you His very own Spirit and reveals His truths through the Spirit’s presence.

In Matthew 16, Jesus asked His disciples about who they believed Him to be. Peter declared, “You are the Christ, the son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:16) Jesus then told Peter the words of today’s verse: it was God who had revealed that truth to him. Your Heavenly Father wants to reveal His truth to you.

The word used in this verse for “reveal” means to uncover or bring to light. The Holy Spirit of God illuminates truth in your life. When you come to Him, He uncovers the revelation you are looking for.

Second, you can experience His supernatural revelation every day by opening His Word. Let the Holy Spirit open the eyes of your heart. And your Heavenly Father will give you the power to see Jesus for who He is. When you see Jesus for who He is, He will tell you who you are. 

What truth would encourage you today? Do you need to hear the promises of God in your heart? Take this moment to recognize the miracle of your relationship with Jesus, and the supernatural presence of the Holy Spirit in your life. Recover the awe of what God has done and what He is doing now.

And you will see everything else with a supernatural perspective.  

Prayer: God, thank You for opening the eyes of my heart to believe You. Thank You for giving me Your very own Spirit. Continue to show me Your truth through Your Word. Help me to follow the leading of Your Spirit as I share with others who You are, and what You have done for me. In Jesus' Name, Amen.