Revealed Word of the Spirit
Throughout the Scriptures, God revealed Himself through the Holy Spirit. As mentioned earlier, the Bible tells us that no mind can conceive or imagine what God has prepared for those who love Him. Paul then reveals something very wonderful in the next verse:
“...these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God” (2 Cor. 2:10).
We come to know the things of God by His Spirit. When the Holy Spirit opens the eyes of our hearts to perceive His word in its fullness, this word brings understanding to our minds.
This spirit-revealed understanding is called “revelation!”
"We also have the hope of our lives being forever changed."
Not all who lived during the time of Jesus understood who He was; they were spiritually blind. Only those to whom the Spirit was given received revelation. For this reason, Jesus asked His disciples who they believed He was in Matthew 16:15-18:
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.”
The Holy Spirit revealed Jesus Christ to Peter, and “on this rock,” or upon this revelation of the Word, Jesus would build His church. The Church living in the Spirit-revealed word of God has and always will prevail against the gates of hell.
The Word became flesh when Mary was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit and empowered to conceive Jesus, and her life forever changed. God’s character, will and heavenly kingdom were revealed in the person of His Son.
Before that time, only the Jews were God’s chosen people, destined to inherit eternal life with God. The birth of Jesus brought hope of salvation to the Gentiles. Now we also can be overshadowed by the Holy Spirit. We also can conceive Jesus. We also have the hope of our lives being forever changed. When the Lord Jesus is revealed to us, He becomes the Hope living inside of us, the hope of salvation for all who believe.
What is this hope? To escape the damnation of hell and to live with God forever, to dwell in His glory for eternity. This is what the Scripture means when it says in Colossians 1:2,
“To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
In this way, we become God’s letter. We become His Scripture as we carry the glorious riches of Jesus Christ within... walking, living, breathing the abundant life of His revealed word.
