The Results Of Revelation

THE RESULTS OF REVELATION
Now I want to ask you a question. It is the question that you should ask at the end of any Bible study. It should be asked of any teaching and after any sermon. What are the practical applications of this teaching of revelation? Or to put it in plain language: So what?

We now have a higher perspective of the world in which we live. We can see it from a new point of view. The humanist seeks to do one of three things when he is confronted with the question of God.

He denies the existence of God.

He claims that God cannot be known.

He tries to regulate God to a little storage cabinet among the other details of life. But the truth is that God has spoken. It is foolish to deny the existence of someone who is standing there talking to you. The fact that God has spoken means that you can know real truth about the world in which you live. It means you can look at this world and see it as God's handiwork.

God can be known. He can be known because He has made Himself known. He has revealed Himself to us. We do not have to play guessing games to know what God is like or what He wants of us. God has spoken and told us what He wants us to know about Himself.

God wants to be known. God not only can be known; He wants to be known. He is not playing a game of cosmic hide-and-seek. He is in the business of making Himself known to His people. This means that, if we are doing the work of God, we will necessarily be making Him known to others.

God has given us commands to be obeyed. Our lives dare not remain unchanged by the fact of revelation. It should make all the difference in the world. If God has revealed Himself to us, then we are called to live differently.