*LIVING SEED DEVOTIONAL*
(Life Transformning Word )
Day:139|Friday|May 21st |21
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**BY REVELATION*
And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
Galatians 2:2
Revelation is light In accessing destiny. In life we need revelation, revelation is what birth light, and lights birth destiny. When you access into Gods word by revelational insight , you gain divine light because Gods word is birth divine inspiration. Show me a man who is running with a vision and I will show you a man who has contacted revelation. Revelation is a powerful tool for moving in the dimensions of Gods word. Any time a man lacks revelation, lights becomes difficult to access. And I went up by revelation, Paul did not go to the Jerusalem Council because of pressure from the apostles in Jerusalem. He went there because God told him to go. Paul did not go to Jerusalem because the leaders had called him on the carpet. The church at Antioch had sent his delegation there.
Antioch was the third-largest city in the Roman Empire and 500 kilometers from Jerusalem. Going up even though Jerusalem was south, the New Testament refers to it as up to Jerusalem by revelation does not contradict the Antioch church sending his delegation to Jerusalem, for both can be true.
The word communicated means to set forth, to lay before. Paul laid his case of the gospel of grace before the leaders in Jerusalem(Galatians 2:9). But privately to those who were of reputation, Paul took the precaution to deal with the issue privately because he did not want to surprise those in leadership in Jerusalem, such as Peter, James, and John, by dealing with the issue in public first if he came in like a bolt from the blue then his mission to the Jerusalem Council would have been in vain.
Paul used discernment in the way he handled the doctrinal crisis at the Jerusalem Council. He took the precaution to present the facts to the apostles privately before the issue came to public debate. He did not want to offend the leaders there unnecessarily and stir up opposition against his position before he could objectively present it to the Council. The word “run” stresses strenuous running. Paul ran strenuously in his cause at the Jerusalem Council. He viewed his presentation as a footrace in a stadium. If the Judaizers won, he would have lost a lot of territory in advancing the gospel. Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it” (1 Corinthians 9:24). Discernment is very important in successfully advancing the gospel. By revelation has to do with receiving the leading of the Holy spirit. As Christians, we should use discernment in the way we fight for doctrinal positions. If it requires going through private meetings, then so be it. It is not wise to embarrass publicly those we attempt to persuade.
A priority of Christian living is to keep our eye on what we want to accomplish. By using unwise approaches, we can undermine what we try to accomplish.
holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain” (Philippians 2:16). May God opens us to divine revelation and be led in Jesus name.
SHALL WE PRAY...
Father, in the name of Jesus grant me access into divine revelation
Read The Bible Through
1Chronicles 1-3
MEDITATION
Eph 2:1-10
Sure Prophecy
I pray for you your destiny is release from captivity into breaking through in Jesus name.
Gifted hands
Pastor Thomas Adegbile
Senior Pastor
Revealed life Christian centre Akure
www.rlcc.org.com
