Revealed Mysteries
Pastor Bruce Hines
Matthew 13:11-12, Jesus desires to speak to His people; He longs for
us to see His mysteries manifest. Yet when I ask a believer, what are
you called to do, and what are your gifts and talents that you are
operating in? Almost all of them say that they are not sure what they
are called to do for the Lord, and as far as operating in the gifts
and talents, they say they have never done that. A lot of the
believers say that their Pastor’s don’t move in the gifts of the Holy
Spirit.
Jesus says to His disciples, “It has been given to you to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them [the unbelievers] it
has not been given.” Mysteries of the kingdom are revealed as the
believer studies the word of God, and he or she moves in the
supernatural power of the Holy Spirit. As I watch the supernatural
move of the Holy Spirit, I often receive deep spiritual knowledge from
scriptures in the bible. My point is that the word “mysteries” is
translated “secrets” and it refers to the “hidden” revelations of God.
Who did Jesus say would reveal spiritual truths to those who believe,
the Holy Spirit? Mathew tells us that the one, who has an intimate
relationship with the Lord, will be the one who He shares the
mysteries with.
In Mark 9:14-29, the father of a demon possessed boy meets the
disciples, and they try to cast it out. Most Christians would say that
the disciples did not have the faith to cast it out. Those believers
forget that in Mark 3 and in Mark 6, Jesus gave them power and
authority to do that very thing. They also fail to see the
supernatural promotion from Mark 3 to Mark 6. Remember, James 2 says
that faith without works is dead. In other words, the disciples were
trying, but lacked spiritual knowledge and application, not faith. I
wonder how many times people have failed praying for the sick, not
understanding the spiritual dynamics involved. Like cancer, I’ve seen
3 people healed just this year because of revelation. The disciples
began to question Jesus, which means they interrogated Jesus until
they understood why they had failed. No one interrogates unless faith
leads. Jesus points out that they ran into a class of evil that they
never have seen before, so they lacked the spiritual knowledge to cast
it out. If you read the passage carefully, it is only this kind that
the believer must pray and fast, not demon or unclean spirit.
The question left to ask now is, do you have an intimate relationship
with the Lord that the power of the gifts of the Holy Spirit come out
of you in such away, that secrets or mysteries are made known to the
body of Christ? If we call ourselves a disciple of Christ Jesus, then
we will operate in the miraculous. Miracles, healings, and the casting
out of devils happen every Friday night at the Spiritual Freedom
Church Waco.
In Jesus name these signs shall follow,
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