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I wish I could take credit for the original thought that inspired this reflecttion, but I can’t. I was driving across town, and happened to hear part of a radio broadcast in which I heard an unknown preacher say, “You may have had an experience with God, but you haven’t had a revelation until He reveals Himself to you.” This got me to thinking…

Many Christians stop at their salvation experience and are satisfied with that life, a “saved” life where their eternal future is secured. Now don’t get me wrong – that is an incredible offering from God, an exciting, and profound, life-changing moment, but it is only a starting point, not the end result. On the other hand, a revelation takes time. A revelation occurs when someone, in this case God, chooses to reveal Himself to another person. That’s a process, an investment of time into a relationship.

God offers that – a revelation of Himself – to each one of us. We can choose to stop at our salvation experience, but why would we? With a life that is secure, why wouldn’t we invest the time in getting to know God more fully? I can’t think of a single reason. Yes, it takes time. Yes, it takes effort, but so does every good relationship. That’s the point.

In any relationship, getting to know the other person takes place over common experiences, shared moments, conversations and encounters. What are those common experiences with God that you have had this week? Today? If that is hard to answer, then perhaps you should ask God to continue to reveal Himself to you, but don’t forget that you have a part in this relationship as well. You need to reveal yourself to God, not that He doesn’t already know you, but that in sharing your thoughts openly with Him, you can begin the two-way process of a revealing relationship with God.

“But the man who loves God is known by God.” (1 Corinthians 8:3)