NEWS An Act of God
It's been over 5 years since my revelation of Christ, and believe it or not, I'm still struggling to understand the profound nature of what happened to me on December 7, 2002 at 3:45 am. I've written about my experience on several occasions over the past year. Anybody that has read my blogs can easily see my struggle to understand the truth.
Today, the truth came into clearer focus as I was reading an essay by T. Austin-Sparks written back in 1953. Sparks had a revelation of Christ when he was in his mid-20s. Not surprisingly, it transformed his life. In his essay, "Keeping Christ in View," Sparks says:
When all has been said, the fundamental fact has to be borne in mind that the real seeing of Jesus is a Divine fiat, an act of God: the granting of a "spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him."
I have to admit I was momentarily stunned when I read that passage. Seeing Christ is an act of God. An act of God! I immediately thought of Paul telling the Galatians:
"God... was pleased to reveal His son in me." (Galatians 1:16)
Why is God pleased to reveal His son in certain people? This is still a mystery to me. I am certainly not going to argue with God about what he did with me on December 7, 2002. I trust that He knows exactly what He is doing.
I do know one thing: since my revelation, my life has been turned upside down and inside out. Steve Waite is history. He doesn't exist any longer. I am a new creation. The hardest part of this new new life has been dealing with my family and people that knew me before my revelation. They see my flesh, which looks pretty much the same, but they don't recognize my new heart. As a result, they don't really know who I am. I think this scares some of them. Many people are frightened by things they don't understand. All I can tell them is that I'm in the process of being reduced to love through a close, personal relationship with Christ.
God revealed His son to me on December 7, 2002. It was an act of God. I didn't ask God to do this to me. I was merely on a quest to know what true love is. He said "I Am Love." Since that day, my heart has been irreversibly and fundamentally transformed forever. I am eternally grateful for the knowledge the Lord has bestowed upon me. I couldn't ask for a more precious gift.
May God reveal His son to you and may you know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Agape,
Steve
Today, the truth came into clearer focus as I was reading an essay by T. Austin-Sparks written back in 1953. Sparks had a revelation of Christ when he was in his mid-20s. Not surprisingly, it transformed his life. In his essay, "Keeping Christ in View," Sparks says:
When all has been said, the fundamental fact has to be borne in mind that the real seeing of Jesus is a Divine fiat, an act of God: the granting of a "spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him."
I have to admit I was momentarily stunned when I read that passage. Seeing Christ is an act of God. An act of God! I immediately thought of Paul telling the Galatians:
"God... was pleased to reveal His son in me." (Galatians 1:16)
Why is God pleased to reveal His son in certain people? This is still a mystery to me. I am certainly not going to argue with God about what he did with me on December 7, 2002. I trust that He knows exactly what He is doing.
I do know one thing: since my revelation, my life has been turned upside down and inside out. Steve Waite is history. He doesn't exist any longer. I am a new creation. The hardest part of this new new life has been dealing with my family and people that knew me before my revelation. They see my flesh, which looks pretty much the same, but they don't recognize my new heart. As a result, they don't really know who I am. I think this scares some of them. Many people are frightened by things they don't understand. All I can tell them is that I'm in the process of being reduced to love through a close, personal relationship with Christ.
God revealed His son to me on December 7, 2002. It was an act of God. I didn't ask God to do this to me. I was merely on a quest to know what true love is. He said "I Am Love." Since that day, my heart has been irreversibly and fundamentally transformed forever. I am eternally grateful for the knowledge the Lord has bestowed upon me. I couldn't ask for a more precious gift.
May God reveal His son to you and may you know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Agape,
Steve
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