RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST.
*FAITH AND KNOWLEDGE*.
PASTOR CHRIS
So then faith cometh by hearing, and
hearing by the word of God (Romans
10:17).
Faith is based on a promise, while
knowledge is based on revelation—spir
itual information. We all have faith
according to the Scriptures, but
functioning according to the revelation
knowledge that God has made available
to you through His Word is what puts you
over in life. That’s what makes the
difference. For example, David wasn’t
merely demonstrating faith when he
confronted and defeated Goliath; he had
revelation knowledge of God’s covenant
with Israel. It wasn’t that he had more
faith than everyone else in Israel; what
distinguished him was what he knew—
revelation knowledge.
When he asked about Goliath in 1 Samuel
17:26 “…who is this uncircumcised
Philistine, that he should defy the armies
of the living God?” he was speaking from
his knowledge of the circumcision. He
knew the implication and benefits of the
circumcision. He knew, on the basis of
that spiritual information, that he could
mince Goliath, the champion of the
Philistines.
Understand this: when you know the
Word, you don’t need to try to squeeze
out faith! That knowledge gives you faith.
What David did was a demonstration of
his knowledge; he knew the significance
and power of his circumcision. The Word
of God already gave the children of Israel
the clear information that they would not
fall before the uncircumcised. For David,
that wasn’t something he needed to try
to “believe,” but something he had come
to know; the knowledge was in his spirit.
You become effective in life as a Christian
when you function according to revelation
knowledge. In Matthew 22:29, Jesus said,
“Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures….”
He lets us know that the reason people
make mistakes, and go wrong in their
choices and actions, is that they lack the
revelation knowledge of the Word.
Have a burning desire for the knowledge
of God’s Word. Consistently inundate your
spirit and mind with spiritual information
from God’s Word. Your ability to live a
victorious, joyous, and prosperous life is
dependent on how much of God’s Word
you know and live by.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for your Word,
which I willingly open my heart to receive
today. As I study the scriptures, and
listen to your Word, my spirit is flooded
with light and faith in me to surmount
every adversity and live triumphantly, in
Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Acts 20: 32; (KJV)
And now, brethren, I commend you to
God, and to the word of his grace, which
is able to build you up, and to give you an
inheritance among all them which are
sanctified.
(AMP)
And now [brethren], I commit you to God
[I deposit you in His charge, entrusting
you to His protection and care]. And I
commend you to the Word of His grace
[to the commands and counsels and
promises of His unmerited favor]. It is
able to build you up and to give you [your
rightful] inheritance among all God’s set-
apart ones (those consecrated, purified,
and transformed of soul).
Ephesians 1:17-18.(KJV)
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of glory, may give unto you the
spirit of wisdom and revelation in the
knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that ye may know what is
the hope of his calling, and what the
riches of the glory of his inheritance in
the saints,
(AMP)
17 [For I always pray to] the God of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that
He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and
revelation [of insight into mysteries and
secrets] in the [deep and intimate]
knowledge of Him,
18 By having the eyes of your heart
flooded with light, so that you can
knowandunderstand the hope to which
He has called you, and how rich is His
glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-
apart ones),
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 9:1-17,
Joshua 10-12
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans
5:12-21,
Psalm 104