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| Revelations and Glory series |
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God’s Glory Concealed
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Revelations that Change Us
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We Need Spiritual Hunger
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Why Am I in a Dry Season?
“It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.” Proverbs 25:2
Last time we began to see the truth in the first part of this verse about the glory of God. This time let’s explore the way that we are changed as we search out what God has concealed.
The Power of Revelation
Truth in the Bible is profound and full of mystery. When we read a verse, it often tells us a simple truth that is helpful to us. But, as we behold that same verse, meditating on it, God begins to reveal a deeper truth that agrees with the first, but provides a fuller understanding of its eternal meaning. It goes something like this:
The first glance we take at the verse is like looking at a picture, flat and still. It tells us something, but we don’t always understand the context. As we stare at it longer, it begins to take shape and we see there’s more than just a surface meaning, but a depth to the truth. It’s like looking at a sculpture, still motionless but now more comprehensive in its significance. As we meditate on it, we see that this truth isn’t static and inert, but alive and breathing. It is filled with the power to change us, and it is still unfolding today, awaiting its fulfillment in nothing short of eternity.
This is a process that depends on Him entirely. While we can read the Bible without Him, we can only receive revelation through Him. Moreover, it is only through the experience of revelation that our hearts are moved to be more like Him. If we had merely read the truth then it might affect our minds for a time, but it would never reach our hearts and it is from the heart that true, consistent change flows.
He Is the Source
So, the truth is not something we simply find, but something that must be sought. In His divine wisdom, He chose not to tell us everything plainly. Instead, He leads us to the truth as He slowly reveals it to us when we seek. This process of revelation, it surprises us, it inspires us. We see Him in a new light; we see how glorious He really is, and it inspires us to be more like Him.
This is the reason this leads to our glory, not because we have any glory on our own, but because this process of revelation inspires us to be like Him, and He is glorious. Paul explains this, how revelation relies on Him and how His glory affects us when we see it, in 2 Corinthians 3:
