Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Revelation Song


The Revelation Song is about how God has revealed Himself to us, not about some fresh understanding of God. We already have an understanding of who God is:

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD God Almighty. He alone provides salvation, through Jesus Christ, for fallen sinners like you and me.

If only people would not forget this.

He is Holy. He is Just. He is God. He is all we need.

There is nothing wrong with looking for a new revelation, a new understanding, a deeper, fresh understanding... as long as you are looking for it in God's Word.

That is called spiritual growth. Along with such growth comes an increased desire to please the Lord, to live for the Lord, to surrender to the Lord, to rely upon the Lord.

Unfortunately, too many people think they can find new understandings through men who proclaim new revelations, new insight, which God has revealed uniquely to them and only as they allow their mind to break free of the chains of the plain meaning of the text.

Such proclamations mock God. He was able to record His Holy Word for mankind to understand plainly. Mankind did not need to wait 2000 years before, suddenly through a fallen man, the Holy Bible could be understood.

"There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death." -- Proverbs 14:12

Surrender to Christ alone. Read the Bible. Do what it says. Repeat. Spiritual growth is no more complicated than this. Then, go and tell the gospel to someone who does not know the Lord.

As for the Revelation Song... I love this song because it recognizes the holiness of God. This always leads to true worship.