Everybody
wants to hear from God. But that's just the first step. What do you
do after you get the revelation? There are 4 phases to hearing from
God: Revelation, Interpretation, Application/Wisdom, and Timing.
Interpretation
answers the question, “What does it mean?” Often, revelation from
God comes packaged as a mystery. Dreams are a great example of this.
It's not enough to hear from God; you need to understand and
intentionally seek out what he's saying. Tune into his frequency, ask
him, and wait.
Proverbs
25:2 says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search a
matter out is the glory of kings.” (NIV) Every do a treasure hunt
with your kids? God loves it.
Ezekiel
saw a crazy vision in Ezekiel 37:1-10. This valley of dry bones
reassembles itself and comes to life, bone by bone, sinew by sinew,
and becomes a mighty army. God interprets the vision himself in
Ezekiel 37:11-14. Israel is currently in bondage to Babylon and
discouraged because they think their nation is destroyed forever. But
God gave them this powerful illustration that, no matter how hopeless
it seems to them, he will restore them. It's a great picture of hope
for us even today, but only if you know the interpretation.
Revelation
without interpretation is just cool special-effects.
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