SEVEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF THE WORD OF GOD

There are two very important matter that will help you to know God and understand spiritual matters so that you can become all that God has destined you to be and that is the WORD of God and the HOLY SPIRIT. It is the Holy Spirit that teaches us the WORD of God [John 14:26] and inscribe it in our heart such that we can develop faith in the actualization of such God’s declaration, word, dreams, visions and prophecies by developing faith for its physical manifestation on planet earth.

“It is the spirit that quickens; the flesh profit nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life” John 6:63

The knowledge of the triune God is passed across through the WORD of Life and wisdom for manifestation of all God will to do in our lives and through us are also passed through the WORD to us as we read, study and meditate in it. In the very beginning it takes God speaking “Let there be” while the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters waiting to manifest God’s utterance or declaration for the earth to be created. Holy Spirit releases power for bringing to pass God’s word when backed up by faith.

“Where the word of a king is, there is power…” Eccl. 8:4

There are different forms of the word and they would impact as such according to their forms. The word of God, in whatever degree it is expressed, is more powerful than anything you can imagine. It is the word of God that God used to create the whole earth and to establish it in the very beginning. There is nothing that is made or formed that was not made by the word of God, Jesus Himself [John 1:1-2].

The bible talks about different forms of the word and we should understand the word to the extent that we know when to respond to criticism and when to keep quiet. For example, if the food we have been eating has been the “milk of the word” and someone preaches the “strong meat of the word”, it might be too hard to swallow and comprehend because you have not developed maturely to the point of ingesting and digesting such words. It is like giving a sandwich or fried chicken to a month old baby who has no teeth.

As a church we ought to grow and mature from milk to meat. Yet every new believer should be first taught the milk of the word no matter their age because they are baby Christians and they must grow to move to higher level of the Word of God.

“…desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby….” 1 Peter 2:2

But a contrast of this is seen below because our spiritual life is not supposed to be static but we go from one lower level to a higher level as we muse, read, study, ponder on and do the word of God that through it we can be transformed into the image of God from one level to another by putting on more of the image and likeness of Christ [2 Cor. 3:18]. Remaining a babe in Christ simply mean that we are not growing spiritually.

“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.” Hebrews at 5:12

Below is a list of the some of the forms of the word of God with scriptural examples and the bible provides us with much evidence on the authenticity of these types of Word of God.

SEVEN FORMS OF THE WORD OF GOD

1 Milk of the Word

2 Honey of the Word

3 Water of the Word

4 Wine of the Word

5 Hammer of the Word

6 Fire of the Word

7 Meat of the Word

SEVEN FORMS OF THE WORD OF GOD

1. MILK of the Word

“I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye

were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.” 1 Corinthians 3:2

In the physical realm, milk is essential and needful for babes. Likewise in the spiritual realm, “newborn spiritual babes” desire the sincere (pure, unadulterated) milk of the Word that they may grow thereby [as it says in 1 Peter 2: 2]. No matter what age you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you are considered to be a babe in Christ, having elementary knowledge of the Word and the ways of the Lord. This level is the foundational building stage that is very pivotal else when storms come, any Christian that does not go through this level will be shaken and fall from the way or unable to stand when storms of life comes. The understanding of deeper knowledge of the word belongs to those who by reasons of use have their senses exercised and through revelation knowledge of insight have the word unveiled to them by the Spirit of God.

2. HONEY of the Word

"And he said to me, “Son of man, eat whatever you find here. Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” So I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat. And he said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as honey. And he said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with my words to them” Ezekiel 3:1-4

Ezekiel declares the word of God to be like honey… Something that is naturally both good to us and for us. If you look up the benefits of honey in the natural you will find things like “boosts memory, treats wounds, provides nutrients, etc…” Honey is highly medicinal. Now imagine what the word of God as honey does for us?!

“My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste” Proverbs 21: 14

Honey is nature’s perfect food and is the only food made by insects and eaten by man. It’s natural sugar that need not be refined. It needs no chemical changes or additives. It’s the world’s perfect, natural sweetener and it’s still a mystery as to how it’s made. Honey is the only food that includes all the substances necessary to sustain life – it even has water. It has all the minerals, nutrients, vitamins, acids and sugar in exact minute amounts. There is no substitute for honey. Man can’t imitate making honey. Only God’s little bees can make this food. Do you eat honey? God says eat it. The Lord Jesus ate it. It’s good for your body and good for your soul.

“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” Prov.26:24

Yes, pleasant words, God’s words, are as honey – healthy for body and good for soul. It is especially healthy for the bones, the strength of body and the frame of the body holds it together. And the honey of God’s word will make you strong in the spirit. (Prov.24:5) says “A wise man is strong: yea, a man of knowledge increases strength.” Eat honey and also be saved and then get into the honey of God’s word.

Jonathan, a good man of God who loved the Lord ate honey after he finished his famous battle [I Sam.14:23-29].

“Then said Jonathan my father (King Saul) hath troubled the Land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.” 1 Sam. 14:29

Jonathan ate honey and could then discern between good and evil and know his father was evil. God ENLIGHTENED his inward eyes with truth. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” The honey of God’s word enlightens your soul.

“That the father may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. The eyes of your understanding being enlightened” [Eph.1:17].

The honey is used to make beeswax candles to enlighten. Can you see the truth here? Each bee has three eyes on the front of his head and two large compound eyes on the sides of his head with thousands of eyes. Do you want to be enlightened with the wisdom and knowledge of God? Then get born again by Jesus Christ and eat honey and study God’s word.

The message of Christ is sweet as honey. The words of Christ are pleasant words. They are the words of eternal life. Sweet to the soul. Receive the milk and honey of God’s word and enter heaven, the true Promised Land.

3. WATER of the Word

“… that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish” Eph. 5:26-27

The word of God is often referred to as water in the Bible because the Word acts as a cleansing agent which explains what Paul meant when he wrote concerning Jesus’ cleansing the church in the above scripture. The water here is not for supplying but for cleansing, that is, for the cleansing and washing of the church. What is washed away is not defilements or sins, but spots and wrinkles. Wrinkles are related to oldness.

You must let the water in the word, that is, the spirit and the life in the word, do a metabolic work in your organic being by adding new life elements into you to replace the old elements. This is a metabolic process and a discharging. We all know that metabolism takes place within us by which something new is supplied and added to us and something old is discharged and eliminated. This metabolism is the cleansing referred to [in Ephesians 5:26-27].

“I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you” Ezekiel 36:25

When the church is being sanctified, she is being cleansed, and when she is being cleansed, she is being sanctified by the Word of God [John 17:17]. We know that to be sanctified is to have the element of the Holy Spirit added into us, and to be cleansed is to have the old elements discharged from us. Sanctification is an addition, whereas cleansing is a subtraction, withdrawal or deduction of what is not good for our spirit being. What is added is Christ, and what is subtracted is our oldness – old carnal lifestyle. The combination of these two that is sanctifying and cleansing is what is called transformation in the New Testament [2 Cor. 3:18]. When this happens, the elements of the old creation or old carnal nature will be removed and replaced.

“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water” Heb. 10:22.

4. WINE of the Word

Jesus used the metaphor of new wine in His teaching [Luke 5:39] and John tells us that Jesus’ first miracle was to turn large vessels of water into wine, at the wedding feast in Cana [John 2:1-10]. In the Hebrew, the words translated ‘new wine’ mean freshly pressed, squeezed, expelled, and trodden out [2]. The grapes have come through the wine press, where they have been trodden underfoot and the juice “new wine” is the resultant benefit and extracted fluid.

The wine-skin is a type of vessel. Throughout Scripture, vessels are symbols for people. For Christians, there is an “old man” and a “new man.” The old man represents the life we had before conversion, and the new man, the new vessel, is the life that comes because of conversion. But if we take the expansive and dynamic new wine, and we attempt to put that into the old life, we can be sure that we will have a disaster on our hands. We do not put new wine in old wine bottle.

Our old lives, our old ways [old wine-skin], are entirely incompatible with the new wine. The new wine requires change, expansion, and steady improvement, while in the old life, there was no real desire or ability to change. Remember, the new wine is tied to the blood of Passover, the New Covenant, the receipt of God's Spirit, and the spiritual result that will be produced by those powerful factors. Trying to cram all that into a person who is unwilling to change will invariably result in his coming apart at the seams. The precious new wine is spilled on the ground and dreadfully wasted.

Wine is symbolic of the Holy Spirit and Jesus spoke of it in association with the move of God (Matt 9:17) [1]. In the New Testament, the infilling of the Spirit is compared and contrasted to drinking wine. There is a revelation and insight brought into play through the stimulation of the new wine that guarantees our ability to know better who we are in Christ and grace to react accordingly is relased.

“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit” Eph. 5:18 KJV [see also Acts 2:13]

What God has for us is distinctive for right now; it is a particular anointing that teaches and empowers Christians for this new dispensation. A new wine from Heaven! But let’s be aware that which is ‘new’ tastes different and much better than the old. New wine talks of renewed love and intimacy with God. God through His word is drawing us into the inner chamber for a continued fellowship and communion with Him. Jesus brought the new to supersede the old but the Pharisee and Sadducee rather stick with the old of sacrificing bulls and goats when Christ went to the cross and eternally paid the price for our former, present and former sins.

“Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. We rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. How right they are to adore you!” Song of Songs 1:4 NIV

New wine also signifies release of joy unspeakable and full of glory by its spiritual intoxicating ability whereby great knowledge unraveled gives us boldness in the sight of God by reasons of truth revealed. It’s the outpouring of spiritual verities at the time of spiritual harvest. This denotes gladness and celebration. It is the season of fulfilling God’s promises when fresh words are released from the Throne Room of Grace … “So Israel will live in safety; Jacob will dwell secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew” [Deut. 33:28 NIV]

5. Hammer of the Word

The word of God is a hammer which rouses and strengthens the life and conscience, crushing everything that is evil within the heart so that we can rise up in higher spiritual vigor. We use hammer for pounding, fixing or even breaking but also to drive home nails, and to clench and fasten them. So the Word of God in the hand of the Spirit is very useful to drive home and fasten (1.) the nails of conviction: (2.) To drive home and fasten precepts; (3.) To drive home and fasten promises. God is the great Master of assemblies, who fastens the words of the wise as goads and nails. [Ecclesiastes 12:11]

“Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?” Jeremiah 23:29

We all must examine ourselves if the word of God as hammer is working effectively in our lives. Has the word and Spirit of God fastened convictions so upon our hearts such that we cannot get free of them? Do they abide like a nail in a sure place taking a firm grip of our heart and causing positive and godly changes? Have the precepts of God in like manner been driven home so that you cannot rest till you have submitted to them and trash out the old? Have promises been so fastened, as that you do believe, and steadfastly apply them to your own souls in order to become more like Jesus?

God’s Word breaks the rock of “SELF” into pieces, so God can work his purposes out in our life, making it possible for us to use our time, talent, and treasure effectively for kingdom purposes and advancement.

“So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it” Isa. 55:11

Yes, it can accomplish anything, and, yes, it will accomplish

everything that God intends it to accomplish. It does not lie with our powers of persuasion or force of logic to change hearts, but the Word of God can. God is also declaring that false religion, no matter how impressive, ultimately will bow to the truth of His Word. God is asserting that every promise will be fulfilled and that every verdict will be executed. As impenetrable as the rock fortresses of unbelief, false religion, rampant sin, and weak flesh may appear to be, the hammer of the Word can break them in pieces, we will be set free and have a heart that want to please God at all times.

6. FIRE of the Word

“Is not my word like fire? Saith God” Jehovah Jer. 23:29

Fire ignites, and God’s Word sets light to men’s souls. Any gardeners will know what it is to clear up the dead leaves and weeds and place them in a pile for burning. The rubbish is heaped high, but it is only a dead mass until it is ignited - and then it goes up! By nature man’s soul is like the bonfire heap before the match has been put to it; it is dead, dry and an ugly mass! But God in His mercy and grace ignites man’s soul so that becomes aglow and alive with divine life and light. The Holy Spirit applies the ‘match’ of God’s Word, which is “like fire”, for it begins a blaze in the soul and sets it alive with the light and life of God. Has God’s Word set light to your soul, are you dead and lifeless?

Fire burns off all evil conscience [Eph. 5:25, 28], purifies our lives like refiners fire [Malachi. 3:3], it illuminates our minds [Psalms 119:105, 130], energizes the will [Psalms 119:29]; It warms, energizes, encourages and cheer up our hearts. And lastly it fuses fellowship among brethren [Acts 2:41-47]

7. MEAT of the Word

The word "meat" comes from the Greek word “Broma” and means the more solid, complete and deeper spiritual doctrines of the Gospel. The word solid food in the below scripture mean a strong or steadfast nourishment.

“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.” Hebrews at 5:12,

We are not left to guess what might be meant by the "first principles of the oracles of God" or as put in chapter 6:1, "the principles of the doctrines of Christ." We are given the list of those first principles which once having we are to move forward from, not casting off, or leaving behind to forget, but to go from that basic foundation and to then continue to build a STRONG house from that foundation. A house that is called "strong meat" in this case. Not some shack made from stubble or hay, but a spiritual house for us made from strong bricks or stones that can weather the storms that life as a Christian and life within the Christian community we call "the Church of God" can endure and remain standing when the winds that would come to destroy, do blow.

Yes, we are told that we must go on to perfection, to get passed the "babe" stage of spiritual growth, to move on to "full age" even to where we can be teachers, to be able to teach others who are yet babes in Christ, how to attain full age and perfection.

“But strong meat belong to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.” Hebrews 5:14

Babes are known to be “yet carnal” because they are still being weaned and not mature spiritually speaking but there comes a time when they will need to come into maturity having fed on elementary stuff for so long and God releases deep insight and revelation knowledge of the word to them. Believers must leave the unskillful stage and leave the basic principles of the doctrine of Christ into maturity.

“That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into Him in all things, which is the Head, even Christ” Eph. 4:14,15.

The grown up or spiritually adult Christians feed on the meat of the word in order to understand the mysteries of the Gospel; those which are more hard to he understood, received, and digested; such as the doctrines of the Trinity, of God's everlasting love, of eternal election and eternity bliss, of the person of Christ, and the abrogation of the law. The Holy Spirit gives understanding when He sees your yearning to know more of God and His word

EPILOGUE

In conclusion, God’s Word is also likened to: (1) A sieve to sift [Psalm 105:1]; (2) A light to search [Psalm 119:105]; (3) A knife to cut [Acts 5:33]; (4) A seed to sow [1 Peter 1:23]; (6) A sword to kill [Hebrews 4:12]. As serious and grown up believers, we must understand the below stated facts

1. The SOURCE of God’s Word. It is spoken of as “My word…” Notice also the words “declares the Lord”. The Bible is God’s Word. It is inspired and authoritative [2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21].

2. The FORCE of God’s Word. It is said to be “like fire or hammer”; which is active, energetic and powerful. What a mighty force it is when it is released through the lips of the preacher and when it is received into the heart! It is powerful when we read, study and meditate and we can say…I was spiritually blind or immature but now I know!

3. The COURSE of God’s Word. If it is a force, having energy and drive, how does this force operate and along what lines does it proceed? In other words, in what way is God’s word like fire or water? It is likened to the course of the river coming from the Mount of God that runs swiftly and removes everything erodible on its path and releases life to living things on its path [Ezekiel 37:1-12]

The source of the Word is God and Jesus Christ is the Living Word that propagates the Written Word. The Word of God is spirit driven. The Holy Spirit is the spiritual force that held the hammer so that it can drive it forcefully in our hearts and inscribe it there. Holy Spirit is what grip the word of God and use it to scrub clean all the unclean and dregs in our heart so that we might be spiritually clean. It takes the Holy Spirit to squeeze the juice out of the grapes so that new wine can be made available for the body of Christ. Embrace the twin tower of the Word and the Spirit of God and your life will go from glory to glory, power to power and from strength to strength.

POWER OF REVELATION

POWER OF REVELATION

"You are blessed … because my Father in heaven has REVEALED this to you. You did not learn this from any human being. Now I say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you lock on earth will be locked in heaven, and whatever you open on earth will be opened in heaven." Matt. 16:17-19 NLT

Revelation is the disclosure of things previously hidden that are mysterious in nature, such unveiling releases faith and power for actualization of what has been unveiled in the natural. It is God’s Sovereign self-disclosure to transform those who receive it, and to conform them to His image, in order to make them a revelation to the world. These things are being revealed to us by the Holy Spirit [1 Cor. 2:9-12].

Revelation is truth or knowledge that is disclosed through communication with God, communicating divine truth, something that is revealed by God to humans. It comes when God speaks to our spirit and we perceive as given in the word of God. The Shunammite woman declared to her husband by revelation that  “I perceive that this is a holy man of God passing by us continually” [2 Kings 4:9]. The woman at the well of Sychar said to Jesus “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet” [John 4:19] while Paul said “Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with damage and great loss…” [Acts 27:10]

Our faith in God is proportional to the knowledge of God that we have. We are actually empowered to know and serve God much more based on the knowledge of God that we possess or information of God that we are aware of or have accessed.

“The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law” Deut. 29:29

All secrets and the power to reveal them belong to God, and God has the power to give or to withhold as He will to restrain or disclose all truth, natural or spiritual, biblical or inspirational. And, when He gives a revelation, it affects believers positively, both personal and corporately. Natural men do not accept the things that the Spirit of God reveals because they are foolishness to him and spiritually evaluated or discerned[1 Cor. 2:14].

“Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount” Heb. 8:5

The plan of God is always to replicate things on earth as a type of heavenly things, so God opens our ears to hear and our eyes to see heavenly things just like Moses was shown the heavenly tabernacle to duplicate on earth. The glory of God that backs up His works on the earth is not released until we do things according to the heavenly pattern revealed unto us.

“And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose EYES ARE OPENED hath said: He hath said, which HEARD THE WORDS OF GOD, which SAW THE VISIONS of the Almighty, FALLING INTO A TRANCE, but having his EYES OPENED: How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters. He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted” Numbers 24:1-7

The Spirit of God came upon Balaam, his spiritual eyes were opened to see supernaturally, his ears were popped open to hear the words of God, and he fell into a trance and saw the visions of God in order to show prophetic revelation or insight that God gave concerning the immediate future blessings of God upon the Israelite. This is very similar to the prophetic trance that God showed to Peter [Acts 10] when he was to go to the house of Cornelius in order to inaugurate the ministry to the Gentiles.

“Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changes the times and the seasons: he removes kings, and sets up kings: he gives wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: He REVEALS the deep and SECRET things: he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast MADE KNOWN UNTO ME now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now MADE KNOWN unto us the king's matter” Daniel 2:19-23

God gives wisdom, knowledge and understanding and reveals deep and secret things in order to make known to us great and mighty things hidden before now. Wisdom is invariably released by making correct judgments and decisions, knowing what to know and how much and what to do with it.

Daniel was able to interpret dreams or sacred things written on walls by wisdom and understanding by revelation given to him by God. When Daniel unveiled the fact that Israelite were supposed to be in captivity for only seventy years and that the time of their release has come, he tarried and prevailed in the Presence of God and his petition was granted him such that the two most powerful archangel Michael and Gabriel had to be released to deliver the message and to confront the Prince of Persia on his behalf.

“Let me tell you, my friends, that the gospel I preach is not of human origin. I did not receive it from any human being, nor did anyone teach it to me. It was Jesus Christ himself who REVEALED it to me” Gal 1:11-12 GNB

In as much as Jesus Christ Himself declared that we should go and teach the nations [Matt. 28:18-20], it is safe to be taught by men who has been ordained and called by God. But here Paul is talking about a more excellent way of being taught the Holy Scriptures which is the revelation of Christ through the ministry of the Holy Spirit who inspires us through the spirit of wisdom and revelation so that the eyes of our understanding can be enlightened or illuminated [Eph. 1:16-19] and we all with open heart can be transformed by the renewing of our minds and through the workings of the Word of God and the Holy Spirit [2 Cor. 3:16-18] until we all behold the Lord Jesus as in a mirror and hereby be transformed into His own image in an ever increasing splendor. [Romans 9:22; 1 Cor. 12:3; 1 Cor. 15:1; 2 Cor.8:1]. We must read, study, meditate in the word of God; have continual fellowship with the Godhead and connect with the Holy Spirit to have access to hidden matters in the kingdom of God.

“In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knows who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them” Luke 10:21-24

Webster’s dictionary described transformation as: “A change of heart in man, by which his disposition and temper are conformed to the divine image, a change from enmity to holiness and love”. It takes greater insight of Jesus to achieve this. Remember those that know their God [in an ever increasing measure], shall be strong and do exploits [Daniel 11:32]. It is a continual process and the more we change, the more we behold and become more like Jesus.

Jesus Christ emphatically declared that babes in Christ denoting the humble and lowly were given access to divine truths unlike the Pharisees and the Sadducee who are supposed to be custodians of divine truth but only knows letters that kills for the Messiah came and they were not able to discern Him.

Had Paul’s teaching been "according to man", he might have consented to a compromise or will not stand with conviction when opposition arises; and he might reasonably accommodated Jewish idiosyncrasies. Paul declared ... "I am not at liberty to please men" affirmatively declaring … "for my gospel comes directly from Jesus Christ" he said. He gave formal notification to the readers of his gospel with all promptness and conviction knowing it came directly from Christ and without being tainted or mixed with the philosophies of men, indoctrination or denominational beliefs.

“It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows) such a one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows) How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter” 2 Cor. 12:1-4

God is always at the center of unveiling mysteries when it comes to season of revelation such that knowledge that draws wisdom to us is unveiled and where the word of God is, there is awesome release of power once we stand by faith believing that it shall be so as revealed by God [Eccl. 8:4].

There are many ways by which such revelation is effected; could be by vision, dreams; reading, studying and meditation in the word; or even angelic visitation like that of Daniel to make us know what has been previously hidden until then. Such words and visions are of superhuman character and origin. Praying in the Spirit, hunger for God, being expectant to hear from God and humbleness to learn from others will also help our quest for revelation knowledge.

For Paul, this simply mean that Christ was made known to Paul so that he now know who Christ is, what powers Christ had, the fruit and the gifts of Christ through the ministry of the Holy person, the personality of Christ as the first begotten Son of God and even much more who the believers are in Christ having made known to us the mystery which is Christ [Holy Spirit and His anointing] in us, the hope of manifesting the glory that Christ left behind for the saints [Coll. 1:27, John 17:21]
So Paul’s gospel was given to him by insight and deep spiritual perceptions. Jesus Christ dying for our sins, Jesus Christ living to save and to rule, and beholding "the good news" of salvation and deliverance! His advent in hell and subsequent victory over Satan! Apostle Paul from Christ received great insight to publish wide as the world the Good News. As the light of this revelation penetrated his spirit, he recognized, step by step, the fact of the resurrection, the import of the crucifixion, the divinity of Jesus, His human mediator-ship, the virtue of faith, the doctrine of Grace, the Glory of God given to us, the office of the Holy Spirit, the futility of Jewish ritual and works of law, and all the essential principles of his theology.

“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, To REVEAL his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus” Gal 1:15-17

Paul was so desperate to know God that he spent quality time in the Arabian Desert. Desperation has also brought multitudes to a place of seeking God. Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, and those who are persecuted.” He could have said, “Blessed are the desperate…for they shall see God”. We must have a “do not disturb” sign on our souls in order to lock in with God and desperately seek God until we see and hear things that deifies or spirit like Paul.

Revelation comes in a place of desperation and seeking God as if our lives depends on it. Desperation is when we come to a place where we realize the answers are critical and our spiritual stability, maturity and next level depends on greater insight and disclosures we get in the Presence of God. Remember that in the Presence of God there is fullness of joy and pleasures forever more [Psalms 16:11]

“And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink” Gen 21:19

The well of water was there all the while but Hagar did not see it, just like the ram caught in the thicket when Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac was there all the while on Mount Moriah, but when men obeyed God or press in deeper to know like Daniel pressed in, God will both reveal and provide what is needed per time to His beloved children.

The power and possibilities of the revelation of Jesus, by the Holy Spirit, provide the answer to discouragement, sickness, agony, harassment of demons and the likes. When spiritual vision grows dim, discouragement is a result; just like the days of Eli when two generations were wiped out because the knowledge of the word of God were scarce and there were no vision resulting in no insight or revelation. But when you dig deep in the word of God and in the place of waiting or panting after God as the hart pants after the water brooks, the water gate of insight will be released and we will know the truth that sets free.

Revelation knowledge changes our perspective of God, changes our perspectives of ourselves and the purpose of God for our lives and even the actions that we need to take based on the spiritual information that has been revealed unto us. The Shunammite woman and her husband built an upper room chalet for Elisha based on the insight she received through the Holy Spirit [2 Kings 4:9]. Greater faith, passion for God, spiritual works and focus on the mission at hand is also developed. With a word from God, nothing can stop us from pioneering and doing what God would have said to us to do like Paul putting his face like a flint going to Rome.

The story of Eli and his two sons is contrary to that of Samuel the prophet who had the testimony that ... “And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD REVEALED himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD” [1 Sam. 3:19-21]. Grace of God releases knowledge from the Throne Room that is powerful enough to break all forces standing against or militating against birthing forth the will of God at that time.

Elisha was able to pick in the spirit that the heavenly hosts of angels that were with them when the Assyrians came for battle were much more than the thousands of men of war that came against them and so faith in the deliverance ability of God was established in his heart [2 Kings 6:8-23].

Yes, we live in difficult times: natural catastrophes like tsunami, earthquakes, flood, tornadoes; changing culture, bad economics, negative news, and numerous personal challenges. But are these days more difficult than the days of the apostle Paul? Hardly not! The same power and possibilities that were open to the saints then in God are open to us now. It is the duty of God to conceal a thing but we as kings and priests must search them out and do exploits with it. Revelations are like gold and silver that is buried deep underneath the earth, we are to sell everything we have in order to purchase so that such revelation and insight will take us to the mountain top where we can see all the possibilities and possess our possessions in God.

“There is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor anything that has been kept secret but that it should come to light.” Mark 4:22

Jesus promised to reveal all of the hidden or concealed secrets regarding His Kingdom. Is it not amazing! Jesus told His disciples that He had many things to tell them, but they were not ready for those things [John 16:12-15]. Jesus continued to say that when the Holy Spirit would come, He would guide them into all truth and tell them on earth things that He, the Holy Spirit, was hearing in Heaven. He would take Jesus’ things and reveal it to believers. That season is now because the Holy Spirit has come!

What an encouraging promise! The Holy Spirit will reveal things that have been hidden in Christ and show them to us, as one who takes a trusted friend into His bank vault and reveals His secret treasures and riches. The apostle Paul prayed that the Ephesian church would have such an experience of the revelation of Christ’s rich inheritance [Ephesians 1:15-19], and also the fellowship of the mystery which will be revealed to and through the Church [Ephesians 3:8-10].

Revelation transforms, and that doesn’t stop with the one who sees or hears it! When we preach from past revelation of truth, it establishes those who hear, and that is good. But when we preach from current revelation of what the Lord is saying, it has a greater impact and brings dramatic change. It not only changes the one to whom God gives it, but it will affect others who hears it with a ripple effect!

True conviction is born out of revelation knowledge and it is not the finding of some dark, polluting deeds in our life; it is the feeling of the pollution, the godlessness, the self-seeking of our evil hearts and the great response of change to become more like Jesus by doing away with all superfluity of naughtiness and receiving with meekness the engrafted words of life that is able to save our soul [James 1: 21-25]. Invariably where there is this kind of knowing, we have the assurance of restraints against all ungodliness and the respectability of knowledge high enough to bring us up into a class of blessings, favor, grace and glory.

“But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them” Matt. 13:16-17

Joses Hizkiah

Unfailing Life Int’l Ministry

www.uliministry.org

joseshizkiah@gmail.com

NONE OF THESE DISEASES

Disease is gotten from two words “dis-ease”, the first part “dis” means against, while ease means comfort and freedom from any kind of restraints or constrains. Disease simply means anything be it natural or spiritual that takes away your easiness or comfort and hereby replace it with hardship, tension, distress, agitation, pain, trouble, discomfort, difficulty, infirmity or other constraints that negatively affects the wellness of our body, soul and spirit. They are infections, maladies, illness and ailments that cause a lot of discomfort in our triune state. It impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms foreign and painstakingly hazardous to our system.

“And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put NONE OF THESE DISEASES upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that heal thee” Exodus 15:26

As spiritual Israelites we can lay hold of the claim that God has set up a covenant of good health and sound mind for us because He has promised that none of these diseases that came upon the Egyptians shall afflict us because He is the LORD that heals us.

“And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?” Luke13:16 

Jesus Christ Himself certified that healing is the children’s bread and in the case of the woman bent over with infirmity for eighteen years declared that as a daughter of Abraham, she has a right to the healing power of God that sets free from all manner of infirmity.

“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hang on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith” Gal. 3:14

Using scripture to interpret scripture all believers has been certified as redeemed from the curse of the law and diseases is one of the curses that comes upon one who do not diligently hearken to walk in line with and do the commandments of God. One of the blessings of Abraham available unto the believers in this dispensation is to be made whole in our body, soul and spirit.

“Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” 2 Cor. 7:1 

Our whole body, soul and spirit must be preserved blameless, sanctified and free from pollutants or contaminants [1 Thess. 5:23] else what defiles and injurious and eventually cause infirmity will dwell there. We must be sanctified continually with the truth which is the Word of God [John 17:17] if we do not want to have diseased body, polluted soul or contaminated spirit. We are well aware of many of the diseases that dwells in the body but have little knowledge of the diseases that plagues the soul and the spirit.

Jesus speaking of His Curriculum Vitae in Luke 4:18 said He had been anointed to heal the brokenhearted, this is the disease upon a man’s soul that has to be mended or healed.  Such diseases includes anger, sadness, pride, unforgiveness, jealousy, glutton, greed, anguish, and emotional disorder like depression. It may lead to psychological disorders and mental illness. A sick mind lose the right aptitude to discern right from wrong and may have emotional instability, mood swings or even double personality.

A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones." A Hebrew Proverb

Down casting make some believers to seek respite in things that will get them into addiction and further keep them in bondage to things that depresses or causes fear and lead into addiction to chemicals, abuse of what is normal to human existence like sex or alcohol and become depravity that is controlled by narcotics or other form of demonic dependencies. This model believes that all individuals all started well but when exposed to the ills of the world some “turn to chemicals to fill the perceived void within or to ease their pain”. Whatever the void you are trying to fill yourself with only the WORD of God by the Spirit of God can fill it not alcohol, sexual promiscuity, pornography or other addictions

“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him” Act 10:38 

Jesus Christ was manifested that He may destroy the works of darkness [1 John 3:8]. Great grace and power of the Holy Spirit was bestowed upon Him so that all who were oppressed of the devil [diseases of the body, soul and spirit] can all be healed. Jesus has authority to let the captives go free.

“When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses” Mat 8:17 

Those who were possessed with devil often times are sick in their spirit man. The above scripture stated clearly that the spirits that caused the diseases were cast out of those they were oppressing, harassing and intimidating the sick! Jesus took our infirmities [“harpazo” meaning He snatched away] and bare our sicknesses. Jesus is still healing bodily, soul and spiritual diseases today

Do you believe?

The Sun of righteousness has arisen with healing in His wings!

Jesus is still … “healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease” today [Matt. 4:23]

Blessed are those that believes for there shall be a performance of those things that were told them from the Lord [Luke 1:45]

CHRIST HAS TAKEN AWAY OUR DISEASES! NO MORE SICKNESS AND DISEASES!