The Revealed Church

You may be aware of the time Jesus asked His disciples what the word on the street was about Him. Read it very carefully and see if God can show you something you may have overlooked or not understood until now.

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock, I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” – Matthew 16:13-19

Many have falsely speculated Jesus is saying Peter is the rock the church will be built upon. Jesus is saying Peter’s ability to know something straight from the Father – to have a holy revelation – is the bedrock of the church. Revelation knowledge is knowing or seeing something the way God knows or sees it. This is fundamental. It is “the view from above.”

The next time your heart is overwhelmed, your mind is freaked out, or you are at the end of your rope, let God show you your situation the way He sees it. Say, “Lord, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.”   When you get a download of revelation knowledge, and you see your situation the way God sees it, it is like climbing up to a higher place where things come into perspective. From there, you can loose yourself and bind the enemy. That’s a rock worth climbing!