Religion can replace revelation. Which do we want to live by- revelation or religion? We need greater revelation, not another system, methodology, or focus on the world’s ways. Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2 Corinthians chapter 2:
14 God always makes HIS grace visible in Christ, who includes us as partners of HIS endless triumph. Through our yielded lives HE spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere we go. 15 We have become the unmistakable aroma of the victory of the Anointed One to GOD—a perfume of life to those being saved and the odor of death to those who are perishing. 16 The unbelievers smell a deadly stench that leads to death, but believers smell the life-giving aroma that leads to abundant life. And who of us can rise to this challenge? 17 For unlike so many, we are not peddlers of GOD’S Word who water down the message. We are those sent from GOD with pure motives, who speak in the Sight of GOD from our union with Christ.
There are many popular ministries who have watered down The Word thus they have become “peddlers” of GOD’S Word. I have attended meetings in the past where I have observed the watering down and left disappointed. I suspect you have too.
My wife and I attended a meeting where an outside speaker was advertised to have a prophetic ministry. After a short message, he began to compel people to come forward and “receive” from The Lord. We were sitting in a section where we simply stood up but didn’t expect to be ministered to by the speaker. After much individual “ministry”, he walked over to our area but bypassed us. In the meantime, my wife was worshipping and suddenly she began smelling a “new car” smell. Immediately she knew our departure from that church was at hand. Normally, when she has been in such a state of worship, she smells roses.
FATHER wants us to experience HIS Goodness as we yield ourselves to HIM. This is intended to be at a personal level so as you and I go before HIM daily, HE will show us HIS Goodness. It is our choice to be yielded vessels or choose a multitude of alternate paths. However, the choice we make is truly black or white for there is no grey where HE will overlook compromise.
Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in his 2nd Epistle chapter 1:
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of GOD and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as HIS Divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of HIM Who called us by glory and goodness, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the Divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
FATHER’S goodness is based on HIS unending Love for us and HE refers back to the books HE wrote about each of us before we were formed in the womb. HE sees us in light of HIS Divine Intent of what we are intended and designed to accomplish as we mature IN HIM.
Moses experienced FATHER’S goodness and wrote by THE SPIRIT in Exodus chapter 34:
5 Now the LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. 6 And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and Truth.
FATHER abounds in goodness and as we mature, we will take on HIS attributes as well. Rather than just revelation or visitation, we will experience habitation by FATHER and Jesus. We will truly walk in HIS goodness as yielded vessels. Revelation will flow without hindrance throughout the day.