Many times, I have found myself in a difficult spot because of what I say. I find myself in trouble not because I said anything wrong, but rather because I said something that is difficult to prove.
In such cases, I am usually left with two options: either to explain what I said or to run.
Oftentimes, I choose to run away because it is easier.
That is a dilemma you have to deal with whenever you share revelations that you receive while praying in tongues. Some of the revelations are basic knowledge that everyone agrees with. However, others are a bit deep.
Just like any other person, I was not born receiving revelations. I had to learn how to receive revelations and verify that they are actually from God. For simple revelations, one or two scriptures will usually confirm them, but for deep revelations, it takes more than a few scriptures to verify them.
Today, I’ll explain how I verify those deep revelations and how you can verify them as well. This is a crucial step in learning to receive revelations when praying in tongues.
If you don’t know how to verify revelations, God will refrain from giving them to you so that you don’t get confused. But if you know how to verify them, God will have no problem revealing more revelations to you.
Verifying deep revelations
I’ll use a real example to help you understand better. Recently, I was thinking of a video to make. While in the process, I remembered a scripture that had been on my mind for some time.
Eventually, I decided to make a video about a revelation I had received regarding that scripture. The scripture was from the book of 2 Kings, chapter 5.
It was the story of Elisha healing Naaman of leprosy. But even before I began making the video, I knew there was a lot of information to share, more than I could capture in a short video. As a result, I decided to compress the information and bring out the main point.
However, while doing that, I knew it might leave some people questioning how I arrived at my conclusion. Sure enough, someone raised that concern, and I will be giving an explanation to elaborate on a few important things.
The main concern was how I concluded that Elisha dying of sickness was a punishment for how he bragged about his ability to heal Naaman.
Well, here are a few things you need to understand.
God’s nature
First, God’s nature is constant, as Hebrews 13:8 tells us: ‘Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.’
God maintains a consistent nature to make it easier for us to believe in Him. There are two main aspects of His nature: His merciful nature and His judging nature.
His merciful nature is described in one of my favorite scriptures, Psalm 145:8: “The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.”
His judging nature is described in many places, but one key scripture is Psalm 97:2, where we are told that righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
Anyone who claims to know God must acknowledge that He is both gracious and compassionate, but at the same time, He judges all creation to maintain righteousness and justice.
Even Abraham, the father of our faith, understood this, as seen in Genesis 18:25 when he said, “Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
This is a fundamental principle in verifying the revelations you receive when you pray in tongues. Regardless of the nature of the revelation, it must reflect the revealed nature of God.
Tying revelations with God’s nature
This brings me to the second point: how do you verify that a revelation aligns with God’s nature?
I’ll use a practical example. In the revelation I shared about Elisha dying of sickness as punishment for bragging about his ability to heal Naaman, I focused on God’s judging nature.
God’s judgment is always precise and fair, so that no one can accuse Him of being unjust. In God’s book, every good deed must be rewarded, regardless of who did it, and every ungodly deed must be punished, regardless of who did it.
God’s mercy
However, things become more complex when you consider God’s merciful side. Because God is merciful, His punishment carries a measure of mercy equal to the mercy the offender shows to others. This is where scriptures like Matthew 5:7 and James 2:13 come in.
Matthew 5:7: ‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.’
James 2:13: ‘because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.’
If the offender shows 100% mercy to others, God, by His law, will show the offender 100% mercy, and he won’t be punished. If the offender shows zero mercy to others, God will respond with judgment without mercy, just as we see with evil spirits that torment people without mercy.
In this way, God incorporates mercy into His judgment without compromising justice.
This also explains why Jesus taught the parable of the unmerciful servant in Matthew 18:21–35.
Another important point is that God often prefers to punish righteous people for wrongdoing while they are still alive, so that after death they have no more punishment.
On the other hand, He may reward the wicked for any good they do while they are still alive, so that after death they have no reward remaining.
This explains why God can be strict in correcting those He loves, while appearing to go easy on the wicked.
At the same time, He may withhold the reward of the righteous until after death so they can receive a greater reward, just as He may also delay the punishment of the wicked until after they die.
When righteousness meets mercy
In the case of Elisha, he was a righteous man, but he exalted himself. In God’s law, exaltation is punishable by humiliation. Because Elisha did not plead for mercy, God was obligated to judge him. The humiliation matched the nature of his exaltation.
In this case, the very sickness Elisha claimed he could heal became the sickness that led to his death. That was God’s judgment.
However, God also showed great mercy to Elisha. First, He did not punish him immediately. God still healed Naaman through Elisha, so that Elisha would not be put to shame.
Secondly, God executed the judgment at the end of Elisha’s life, reducing the burden of the punishment.
If you are a keen reader of the Bible, you will notice a similar pattern with Moses. When Moses struck the rock instead of speaking to it, God set his punishment. But in His mercy, God allowed Moses to live out his life before the punishment was fulfilled.
In contrast, many Israelites who disobeyed God died instantly in the wilderness.
Receiving deep revelations from the Holy Spirit
When the Holy Spirit reveals something to you, He often gives you the conclusion first and leaves you to seek the explanation. If you accept the conclusion and begin seeking the explanation, He will reveal how it connects.
But if you reject the conclusion or demand a full explanation first, the Holy Spirit may not reveal more, because you would have failed the humility test.
As you can see, trying to explain this revelation has required me to quote many scriptures. That is what happens with deeper revelations. They draw from multiple scriptures to form one conclusion.
On the surface, such conclusions may seem like speculation, but they are supported by sufficient scriptural evidence.
Lastly, note that how quickly you believe a revelation depends on your level of faith, which is shaped by your knowledge of scriptures. To verify any revelation, always check whether it is consistent with God’s nature.
God bless you.
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