Something incredible that I think we don’t pause and consider enough is revelation knowledge. Let me give a simple example first: think about a cloudy day.

I’ve been in Savannah, Georgia, this week and the first few days were cloudy and rainy (which I didn’t mind since my area doesn’t typically have a lot of rain). But on day three of our trip, the clouds dissipated and revealed a beautiful blue sky. And that’s one definition of revelation: to cause or allow (something) to be seen.

An ah-ha moment.

My favorite understanding of revelation is to make something previously unknown or hidden known. In other words, an ah-ha moment. When your heart suddenly sees something that it didn’t see or perceive thirty seconds before! When the light turns on and what was in the dark or in the shadows is suddenly visible — plain as day.

Now think about what Jesus said. “All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal Him” (Luke 10:22).

Jesus is the bridge to our relationship with the Father.

It was God (our Father) who “so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son that whosoever would believe on Him would have eternal life (John 3:16)dis. And Jesus spoke of Him often for this reason. In fact, the scriptures record a whole conversation about this.

Jesus told His disciples, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you know Me, you will also know My Father. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” “Lord,” said Philip, “show us the Father, and that’s enough for us.” [I can only imagine the look on Jesus’ face when He replied] “Have I been among you all this time and you do not know Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?” (John 14:6-9).

Revelation knowledge.

This is the perfect example of what I’m talking about. And, the perfect reason we need revelation knowledge. Some things can be right before you and yet hidden from you.

Salvation was received by revelation knowledge. The Bible says “through the revelation of the Anointed One, [God] unveiled His secret desires to us– the hidden mystery of His long-range plan, which He was delighted to implement from the beginning of time” (Ephesians 1:9 TPT). Another translation says He “made known to us the mystery of His will” meaning God never intended for spiritual things to be a secret.

All things were meant for discovery.

And that’s the fun part! Because once you see something, things change. When we walked out of our hotel to a bright blue sunny sky this week, we wanted to go exploring and see everything in Savannah. How much more should revelation knowledge (ah-ha moments of Jesus and His Word) do that for us?

We are invited into a wonderful world of exploration! A life of faith has so many rooms, spaces, and places to explore. And it’s so fun! But more than that, revelation knowledge will cause you to live differently because it’s meant to be applied.

“The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. When he found one priceless pearl, he [did something about it!] went and sold everything he had and bought it” (Matthew 13:45-46).

This is a great picture of salvation and revelation knowledge. When you discover the valuable riches of our life in Christ, you can’t remain the same.

So I hope I’ve nudged you to dig a little deeper, open your heart a little wider, and pray a lot more in faith– ask God to open the eyes of your heart and give you wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of HIM!