The contrast between what religion preaches and revelation releases is so obvious it causes us to question the revelation we are hearing because it does not match the religious preaching we have heard. God is releasing revelation in order to remove the doctrinal infrastructure inside of you, so the river of revelation can flow freely. Revelation sounds like common sense, it is simple, yet profound and it makes us ask, how did I not see that before? Revelation is uncomplicated truth that sets us free, disentangles us and gives us a new sense of movement in all our relationships. Oh the word of God, there is truly nothing like it.

Two practical ways to get revelation from the word of God is one, to pray the word. If you set up a pattern of praying the word every day, you have no agenda for you do not know what the word will invite you to pray that day and the revelation you will receive will be pure and powerful. Two, read a different translation. We get so familiar with the word, it no longer speaks to us, not because it is not alive, but because we think we know too much about it. Unbeknownst to us, we hear preachers when we read the Bible and we say, I already know that, so skip over it without digging into it. Just some practical tips this morning.

Now to Psalm 46 and what the Lord said this morning. I was praying verse 6 when God began to speak to me about us. “Trouble is on the horizon for the outside nations; not long until kingdoms will fall; God’s voice thunders and the earth shakes.” Here is what I learned from Holy Spirit…The Lord’s voice is like thunder, it roars, and your power is like lightning it strikes. This type fo power is incomprehensible to us. Yet You minimize Your power so we, in our frail humanity, can hear your voice and obey your commands. Your gentleness has causes us to become complacent, but you are not not tamed by us, you have chosen to relate to us so we can know you. This does not diminish who You are, for all of creation knows You, fears You, and honors You. But people think they are in control, not You. Forgive us for seeing Your gentleness as weakness and disrespecting You with our disobedience to the voice that whispers thou is a thunder that rolls and lighnining that strikes.

Psalm 46:9-10 “God can stop wars, anywhere in the world. He can make scrap of all weapons; snap bows, shatter spears and burn shields. Be still, be calm, see, and understand I am the True God. I am honored among all the nations. I am honored over all the earth.”