New Year's look at decisions short

At the stroke of 12 midnight all of the year past shall be ushered into history. All of it's joy, sorrow, pain, exhilaration, good times and bad times will become nothing more than memories. Looking back on them are you encouraged by what you see? Remember they are but the shadows of our decisions that we made.

Will we repeat them again this upcoming year?

Are we going to "reap" this coming year what we "sowed" yesteryear? Of course we will. There is no avoiding that fact.

So how will that help/direct our decision making starting tomorrow?

This year I think I will start by thinking things out a little better before I commit to "words or deeds" that carry "longevity" to them.

I'm going to "guard my heart" closer because "the issues of life are in the heart."

One of the best decisions I made last year was to realize that I didn't have to say everything that came to mind quickly. A little fore thought has proven prudent in this area. Especially in conversing with, or answering, the Love of my Life, then anyone else that I break conversation with.

Thoughtful communications are the product of restraint and respect, and is the undeclared witness that we need not prevail in every subject noted.

Wisdom teaches that "as much as we claim for ourselves" others have the same right to opinion. In this case silence can be the glue that holds a friendship together tighter than making a point or arguing a point. In the long run Love covers a multitude of disagreements.

I would rather be that "friend" who is haply embraced aside from our differences, then the friend that is tolerated because of our differences.

Well the clock is ticking to set some of the foot work for the start of the year.

Think about that.

Life is good,

Love is better,

Life with Love is best!

Love

J&E in Tn.

A short thought on Christmas

Christmas:

I am glad that we set aside one day a year to celebrate/remind us of this great history changing event, even though it's sorely abused with commercialism.

Being that I mimic the benevolent big fat guy I can bring Love, joy, Truth, good news, gifts (both spiritual and physical), and hope all year around.

This way Jesus can be seen, represented daily, lifted up, worshiped and adored, His reality lived out in us/me, those who profess His Lordship.

Christmas is celebrated daily by us who "believe."

Love

J&E in Tn

Thoughts on life.

Life consists of 3 components.

The past.

The present.

And the future.

The past:

Consists of all the decisions you made both good and bad.

All the efforts both successful and unsuccessful.

And are the base of all your memories.

The one sure thing about the past is that there is no changing it!

It is set in the concrete of time. Past time. Joy or regrets it cannot be changed.

This part of life gets longer with each day that passes.

The present:

This is the shortest part of life, and it gets shorter by the minute as we live it out.

The present (today) starts with, and is full of "decisions".

These decisions can be good or bad, bring blessing or curses, and shapes tomorrows memories for the past and consequences of the future. This is the only part of life that we have "rule" over or holds any variables.

The future:

In reality we are never in the future and for the sake of argument it never arrives as when it comes it's called "today".

We are told/taught to "prepare" for the future, a wise practice.

The future is a compilation of all the sowing and reaping of both the past and the present both good or bad. Successful or unsuccessful.

Even though we never get into the future it is as fluid in existence as our decisions made in the past and present. It can manifest it's self with joy or sadness.

That's life!

It's always in your hands only. There is no one to blame for any of these 3 parts of it but you. It's what you make of it every day. You can build a great past with wonderful memories, live wisely in the present to add to those memories and mold your future.

Any poor part of life can be mended by present decisions, and any poor "sowing" for the future can be mended by good present day dicisions.

Think about it.............

God bless and keep.

Love

J&E in Tn

Health vs Affliction

The days of decisions are upon us!

There are many "things" before us presented as "truth" that beg attention and distract us from our present responsibilities. Because we "live" in this physical dimension called now, (this present carnal state), we are often "taken over" by our emotions of: fear or anger and are blinded to the bigger picture.

Many people "protect" their own actions of hate by blaming others of hate just to feel justified for their hearts of malice.

This brings about a radical increase of afflictions to the God designed body. As history has shown as man has become increasingly sinful, (more wicked toward others by rejection of God's Word), disease and physical calamities increased to the same portion. But following the Word of God is blessing and health as shown below.

The Bible says: " A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones." Proverbs 14:30 AMPB

This is but one of many verses that show both sides of what your "heart condition" will reap when "thoughts, words and actions" are sown.

We can see that in today's application of person to person communications, both face to face and over the world open internet, where no responsibility need be shown, people are free to let fly the Dogs of War with opinions of disdain, blame, and hate unrestrained.

Believe it or not, like it or not, a lot of your health is only a decision away, for health or for affliction. This applies to all mankind believer or unbeliever, one Word for all people. God's Word!

Where insult or "lack of agreement" back in my youth would of brought forth a bloody nose now it results in the most ignorant statements from people who consider themselves intellectuals. Jesus said that what comes out of the mouth defiles a man because it comes from the heart. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine."

What kind of heart would you rather have? A merry one? Or one filled with envy, jealousy, and wrath? One of health or one of affliction?

My Dad used to say : "put your brain in high gear before you drop your mouth in low gear." Believe it or not you don't have to "enforce" your opinion with reckless abandon and hate to be sure you are heard. "A kind word turneth away wrath." Will vulgarity really make your point more official?

It won't take much to see (if you look) what side your responses field on.

I will finish with this stern warning from James:

James 3:2-6

2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.

5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

The Scriptures also say "guard your heart for the issues of life come from the heart."

What sort of issues of life are coming from your heart? We will find out as soon as you open your mouth or put to pen what you are thinking for your next comment.

Love

J&E in Tn

A thought, an expression, Love

Consider this:

Passion can be used to edify or it can be used to tear down.

It's easy to find on fb both sides of this issue.

Rights, politics, freedoms, practices, ect.

Both sides of each issue have good and bad to them.

So lets look at an issue that needs to be addressed on a personal level:

Your wife......................

Being that the man is the leader in the family as designed by God, we will start and stay with him to be the initiator of the rules of engagement.

For this short post we will focus on "the love between" man and woman in a marriage.

Love!

Love is a verb as it takes action to prove it exists. Love must be unconditional to truly be experienced by the object of that love.

Love is shown in our (men) thoughts, words, and actions.

The relationship that started, started with Love, and led to marriage.

That marriage builds on love or dies on the lack thereof.

To the point:

Walk in love, continue in a growing love relationship, express that love in every instance you are together.

How?

Start with a passionate kiss every morning, then throughout the day. What kind of kiss is that? One that stirs the blood. One that lets her know that your love is alive. Several of these a day out to do........5-15?

Hold her in an embrace that lets her know that you are both one and you want to keep it that way. Hug often.

Look into her eyes as this will prove to her that your enamored with her.

Make time to express all the ways a husband and wife can be intimate (not just physical) including a "listening ear", a non condemning or belittling reply, a "gentle look."

The Bible says to "Honor her". I hope I don't need to explain that one.

Do these things and "life will be blessed."

God bless.

Love

J&E in Tn

My King.....Powerful recital

This is my God and I am humbled that He found me redeemable as He did all mankind.
Profound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzqTFNfeDnE


Listen, lift your hands, worship with joy and brokenness.

Did God "create" evil or wickedness?

Questions like this prove the need for revelation and not just a carnal understanding.

Most Bible studies are based on the understanding of man, not the unchangeable Holy nature of God. God's Word is spirit and only the Holy Spirit can reveal the Truths of His Word. When we study God's Word with the carnal mind few can stray from the application of narrowness to make a point. Many times this "focus" eliminates or avoids all the supporting Scripture that makes Him divine. We get the "seemingly" right answer for our efforts but leave the floodgates open to questions that would contradict. 
Let me assure all who will read this that there is no contradiction of Scripture on any wise or level in His Holy Word. Even as the "life of Christ" seamlessly matched the Word of God, (as He is that Word in the flesh), so His written Word is without contradiction or variance. 
Now we know by His Word that He created all things as show in Colossians:

Colossians 1:16-17King James Version (KJV)

16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

This Scripture states that God created all things including principalities and powers. All principalities and powers. Does this mean that He created the wicked principalities and powers as they stand today. No. There is a difference between creating and Omniscience. So then how does James 1:13 if in here "seamlessly."

James 1:13

13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

So whats the seamless fit here? Simple. God knew about the wickedness of all those He created because He is Omniscient and wickedness came by free will to both angels and mankind. Remember that before He created anything Christ "the Redeemer" was there with Him, and through Him (Christ) were all things created that were created. So Scripture states that He who was to "redeem" all creation was present before it was created through Him so that "all things consist by Him". Before "free will" existed God provided a way to defeat evil and wickedness, the very thing that he did not create but that He "fore knew in the beginning." Omniscient!

Mind this: "in the beginning" all things created were perfect, God didn't create a flawed environment even though He knew that we would "decide" to become wicked do to temptation. 

Note: At first even the angels in heaven were perfect in spirit body and  tasked to give worship and serve God. The angels had to, "through free will" decide to rebel against God and His Word, by whom all were created. Understand. Wickedness was in the heart of all the living creation both angelic and mankind, it was just a "decision" away. That's why all things were created through Christ so that He would be the redeemer of all things.

So "free will" brought in temptation to wickedness and sin (disobedience to God.) Another way of putting it is that "in the beginning" only two decisions existed: serve God or rebel against God. We were designed to do the first (serve) but we also (because of free will) had the choice opened to us to rebel. 

Being that "nothing is new in all the earth" all of us "choose" to rebel (our choice by nature) as did our first predecessor Adam. Lets make sure that we consider the Truth of the nature about "Adam's sin". Adam took responsibility for the first sin not by committing it first but by failing to instruct Eve as warned of God the way he should of. He is sighted with being the founder of sin because he didn't obey God in teaching Eve the "Garden Rules", so when she was tempted and "ate of the forbidden fruit" he became complicit. He could of said "No" when she offered it to him but he wanted to "please" his wife, as Paul says so many centuries later:

1 Corinthians 7:32-33

32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

So did evil or wickedness exist in practice up to that time with mankind? No! Until Adam and Eve agreed with temptation and decided to agree with disobedience to God's Word, sin did not exist in mankind (even though it was already practiced among the angels.) Keeping this in perspective then, mankind was pure and innocent from sin/evil/wickedness in the practice of it but was already in agreement with it in the heart. Hence the Redeemer was already in place "before creation." God created the perfect creation in design but by His Omniscience knew of it's fall to sin/evil/wickedness and so before "in the beginning God" became a reality God, already provided "His Christ the Savior" to "redeem" His  creation from there own "free will" decisions.

Here is a clear view of how deceiving temptation is and how wicked the heart of man and some angels are. Lets start out before creation! Angels were created by God and were blessed to be "in His presence", surrounded by His glory, serving the One True God. Then Lucifer "looked upon himself" (Isaiah 14:12,13) and thought himself to be more glorious and powerful than God. So the thought to "exalt my throne above the throne of God",  (the first sin for the angels: vanity), and take over. This was the first action of "agreement to wickedness/rebellion against God's Word and it was also the first "free will" decision in favor of sin. Any "transgression" of God's laws (His Word by which and through all things were created) in heaven or on earth brings the commensurate discipline meet for the sin. Notice here that "free will" was also practiced by all the angels because being presented with the same choice some chose to "obey God" and stay in His service.

 Now a look at mankind! Just like the angels mankind started in an environment that God deemed suitable for him in creation. It was called the "Garden of Eden". He too (man) was in the presence of God and was instructed by Him, taught by Him, and given "rules to live by". Then God blessed man with a "help meet", a woman to nurture her and instruct her in the ways of God's will. She too spent her days with her husband walking and talking with God in the "cool of the day." Yet having that as a norm they still made the decision to disobey. I would find that almost impossible to imagine, having been in God's presence to make a "free will" decision to rebel against God's commands. But I have been in the presence of God/Jesus (whether in the flesh or in the spirit I know not), and being there was an incredible and indescribably remarkable experience. Yet I can truly understand the "nature of man's heart" because having that experience more than a couple of times I still sin. I have no excuse and neither do you, regardless what your intimate relationship with your Father in heaven consists of on a regular basis.  

So free will is good as it allows us to "maintain an intimate relationship with God our Father" provided our hearts have been prepared by the Holy Spirit to honor Him, the very thing that He has been sent to do. 

So what are the steps to receive "grace through faith" that this chain/bondage of rebellion should end? First "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Second "be filled with the Holy Spirit. Third "walk in the ways of the Lord. If these Scriptures be followed, strengthened with prayer and engrafting the Word, you will receive the grace needed to resist the bad decisions allowed by free will and successfully serve the Lord God.

Note: I find that Omniscience is a great aid into the Revelation of Jesus Christ. As I have said before that Scripture never contradicts Scripture. If our "study's" are carnal many arguments will arise that will leave us and Scripture unable to be explained, but if our studies be "taught by God" then nothing is unclear or contradictory. 

Both the church and unbelievers need to know that "God's Word is True" and able to deliver. Mankind needs to know that it suffers a stain called sin that cannot be cleansed but by the Blood of Jesus.

We, the faithful need to have answers in our hearts and in our mouths to be a witness for our Savoir being armed with the "Truth that sets free." Not just words but with "power from on high." 

God didn't "create" sin or evil or wickedness that was the product of free will. But God did provide the "cleansing flood of blood" to redeem and set free those who "decide" to "stray" from His Word. Free will is a "test" for all that draw breath that they might "freely" choose to come back into a relationship with our Creator which He has provided "a fore time", even before He created anything either angel or man.

Love 

J&E in Tn

Q. "What's wrong with our nation?"

Not to all, but to whom it may concern: A thought worth making. We are in the 11th hour

Q. What's wrong with our nation? What is the root cause?
A. Psalm 4:29
"But from there (a place of discipline), you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. 
30 "When you are in distress and all these things (reproof's) have come upon you, in the "latter days" you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.…
Case dismissed.
Think about it.
To all you liberal, politically correct christians (small c), (if there is such a possible practice), repent and stop worshiping the idols of society. Come back to the living and True God for salvation and Truth that sets free. Not the abomination that transgress's God's Word with lies and whore mongering, compromising Truth for "feel good" allowances brought through political correctness and secular humanism. No doubt that you have not the "backbone of the faith", the Holy Spirit, to "lead you into all Truth". Repent, I say again repent. You are misleading many and causing the Good name of God to be blasphemed by your treacherous lies. God have mercy on your souls. Regardless of who supports you (as they promote lies too), you alone will be recompensed for your false teachings before the throne of God.
Without apology
Love
J&E in Tn

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Revelation still for today.

The question about revelation is sorely argued on the basis of "are we adding to God's written Word?"
Here is a good point on why we need "continuing revelation" both personal and in the church. The word "revelation" means something hidden has been revealed. When it comes to God's Living Word, (Jesus Christ), we get confused on how to interpret the meaning. At first "mention" of having a revelation most Christians react with "oh, so now we are adding to God's Written Word?" Let me be very blunt here..........that's the carnal mind thinking. Anyone that is "spiritually minded" would know the difference between true revelation and carnal thinking.
God's Word is a deep spiritual mystery, "God breathed by the Holy Spirit", the meaning of which is to be sought out "diligently" by faith so as to gain the "promised rewards" guaranteed by Scripture. This is the pure revelation that God want's us all to enjoy and participate in while we "tread this vale", The more He reveals Himself to us the closer we draw neigh to Him with the outcome of Him drawing neigh unto us. This is that fellowship that Jesus talked about "two becoming one", that blessed intimacy that we have with God our Father. Jesus said "I and the Father are one" and we are to be one with the Father as He (Jesus) was. When He reveals Himself to us, through His Word with power, others (believers and non believers) see these manifestations and either seek to believe or are encouraged to believe with more faith.
That aside we look to "participate in the Word" in a way that allows our Father in Heaven to reveal the Truth of His Word so that it gives us "spiritual understanding" or Wisdom or Knowledge, these two also being "gifts of the Spirit."
I dare say that this action of having the Scriptures "revealed" to us gives us and the church "vision" and True direction which keeps us from perishing. "My people perish for lack of vision." With all the "doctrines of man" in our churches today this Scripture is certainly true. We avoid His revelations by the Holy Spirit and we loose the "discernment of Spirit", I feel, one of the most needed of gifts for today.
1 Corinthians 14:6,26,30
6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.
All the gifts of the Spirit are meant to bring vision, passion, and power to the church to set believers apart from non believers, and believers of faith from those who are not.
So to me "revelation" from God is still happening and necessary for today in it's proper context which is "God revealing His Word" by His Spirit so that we can "see clearly" it's intent and meaning. Clearly that is spiritual revelation. Not receiving something "extra" to the Word, but having our spirits and hearts open up to the "real" Truth of the Word, that has the power to set free, dispelling old wives tales and the doctrines of man.
Scripture needs to be seen as a whole not in segregated blocks divided up for studies or subjects for preaching. Scripture is as whole, finished, and complete as a human body, "and the Word became flesh." As doctors today are finding out that a greater knowledge of the total human body's function gives greater insight to specific problems that can exist. Scripture is the same on the spirit side, a greater knowledge of the whole of Scripture gives us superior understanding on any subject as it pertains to what needs to be addressed. 
Here's how it works for me:
My personal habit/practice is to "engraft" by hearing and reading large amounts of Scripture over short periods of time. I don't "look" for anything specific just consume as much as possible seeking Him to reveal to me what He wants me to see at that specific time. He knows what I need to know for "today" and He is capable of "guiding" me through His Word so that I do not miss it. I believe by faith that God is capable of showing me what is needed each and every moment of the day as long as I am "one with Him." He has never failed me to date. Instead of me wasting my time trying to find what I want to know I just wait on Him to show me "WHAT I NEED TO KNOW." He gives me and you all we need one day at a time, through instruction in His Word, and that is always the day that we are in. So again I remind all: the past is the past it cannot be changed just learned from, today is the only time we have to be effective in, ("for today is the day, if you hear my voice"), and the future never comes as when tomorrow comes it is called today. Jesus said: "why worry about tomorrow? Today has enough problems of it's own."
Now to show the difference between daily revelation and a prophetic Word.
Do not confuse revelation for prophesy. Prophesy is a type of revelation that can have future events to come in it. The New Testament has prophesy of upcoming events in it but this is not adding to the Word of God because it's God's will for us to know certain facts ahead of time. As Solomon said "there's nothing new under the sun", so these events are repeated through out this creations time line, so in essence some of the same warnings are forwarded to now because they are repeating themselves. Specific personal prophesies about specific people are shown to be in both NT and OT. Don't for the sake of carnal argument destroy the "gifts of the Spirit" just because you haven't experienced them or you just eliminated them from your faith in Christ. Just because you don't believe it doesn't mean Jesus has stopped these gifts to "those of faith." Jesus cannot change and neither does God the Father. "It is written" is all that is needed prove that "it still is!" For all that is written "became flesh and dwelt amongst us for a while."
So God is revealing Himself to us by His Spirit through His Word both written and by revelation in that Word/Spirit. (God's Word is Spirit.) Just the thought of the word revelation should bring excitement to our spirits because God is "enjoining" Himself to us to expose His plans for our day, and empowering us to "preform" them for His glory.
In fact every believer in Christ has already received the most important revelation of all: Jesus Christ! The Holy Spirit revealed Christ to us for salvation both a work of faith and grace by revelation. You could not have known Christ with the carnal heart, He had to be revealed by Spirit to the heart that has been prepared to receive Him by that self same Spirit of God. Our first "revelation" or "divine intervention" started with faith in Jesus Christ. That being said we all have had revelation from God the Father, believe it or not.
If you have read much of this blog you would have come across the many miracles and revelations, dreams and visions, that I have had, (and I will log then in this blog as I continue to have). Miracles, signs and wonders, tongues, healing, and all the other gifts and administration promised in the Bible have been a fairly steady part of my walk in Christ. Why? Because I believe every Word written in His Word regardless of the modern day teachings which chose to abandon them. If one reads the Word of God, confesses the Word of God, walks in the Word of God, they will "experience" the Word of God just as it states with all it's promises and blessings. The only thing that holds of back from "receiving" these blessed promises is the sin of unbelief. We alone are the only ones who can "claim God's redeeming grace through Jesus Christ" and at the same time call Him a liar by denying that these promises are still true for today. 
Romans 3:4
4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
Believing that God's Word is True justifies our preaching (because of God bearing witness through signs and wonders), and when we are judged we can overcome because the proof of our words are backed up by God's manifestations.
Certainly the Word of God is meant for salvation to start, (milk), but then to move us on to "real meat" for maturation. To many preachers today bring only milk to the pulpits and not real meat. Let me clue you in on a spiritual secret: When "real meat" is preached salvation is a natural selection for "those who believe not" because who wouldn't want to have "what follows"? Oh, what follows is the promised gifts providing that the church also "allows" and preaches them, so they can be manifested (time needing to be given for such), during the service. So by "our faith" in both the pulpit and peoples in attendance, we either "prove" God or we deny Him! Another foot note here: our weekly (or weakly) service is only a "corporate" meeting of what those who participate experience in their lives all week long at home. No worship, no seeking, no praise, no signs and wonders in the house, then none in the corporate meeting during the church service. Remember to that we "begat" what "we" are when it comes to reproducing God's heritage, (those being saved). If you see a "weak" salvation experience without any participation in other than milk then we must check our preaching and practices in the church. What we "begat", either strong or weak, is in our hands only. No one else's. God gave us the Word and the Spirit to guide us........read the instruction manual, believing it's content so God can glorify Himself and His Word in all the earth. God never forces Himself or His salvation on anyone. Neither does He force spiritual maturity on any one. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all these shall be added unto you." That doesn't mean pink Cadillac's or wealth untold (in other words carnal things) He already promised us "His kingdom" and food and raiment. Everything else is "exceeding above and beyond our imagination".  It means His precious promises stated in His Word, gifts, ministrations, signs and wonders, spiritual things. So put this in perspective, we are all blessed beyond imagination as we own houses, cars, and many other items, but along with these we must also "own" His promises. Promises first then carnal necessities.
Most of the Apostles owned nothing of this earth but had the Holy Spirit with power as they wondered this vale, putting the Word of God before anything else in their lives and turning the wold upside down.
Many had powerful revelations in a continuing ministry to prove that what they said was "agreed" upon by God. Paul said that when he came to visit the church's he didn't want to just hear their words but "see the power". Power by God's hand is always of sign of "proof" that His Word was preached with "anointing". I believe that this is why time must be made in the service to seek God through prayer for Him to "manifest" His presence and meet the needs of the congregation.
Needs met= congregation encouraged to seek God on a deeper level.
Oppression's being delivered= more hope and faith for others.
What a great service! When God's people come together and God meets them there with Word and power. Now that church will grow.........in spiritual maturity and also, if it's the Lords will, in numbers. God giving the increase. Not the charisma of man, but the humble and contrite presenting of the Scriptures that brings about the expectation that with such a presentation God will be there and meet the needs of those in attendance. Again: now that's an exciting service!
"We have not because we ask not," how can one ask if one doesn't believe? Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. You must BOTH hear and believe for Scripture to come alive as promised in it. Hear, believe, and "tarry" on it's manifestation is the only way to "obtain" it's promises so that the congregation (being that the family or the church service) can be encouraged and challenged to receive more, thereby maturing and desiring more "real meat."
So revelation is necessary for:
Vision, maturity, manifestation, guidance, proof, and closeness to God. Every time we experience a "divine intervention" from God we are humbled and blessed desiring more of Him and being prompted to "continue in the faith." 
I go to bed asking God for "dreams and visions", and awake each morning praying that God would give me "those things" that would empower my day to make a difference for Him. I always ask Him to "fill my mouth that I may open it wide" in every situation that I might speak in to "glorify" His name in all the earth. 
I hope this has challenged you to a greater level of faith and expectation in Him who has "bought us with His precious blood", that we might be a light to this dark and dying generation/world.
God bless and keep in Jesus name.
Love
J&E in Tn