The Reveal

The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. - Isaiah 40:5


The room was a wreck. Mismatched furniture. Faded paint. Ugly light fixtures. Knick-knacks crammed into crowded spaces. The homeowners tried to take some improvements, but the room kept getting worse.

Thus begins a home-improvement TV program. After interviewing the owners, the designer draws a plan to maximize the room's potential. Program producers create suspense by building up to a moment referred to as "the reveal." Viewers watch the progress and ooh and aah with the homeowners when they see the new room.

Over time, the world has become like a neglected room. People bring in things that don't belong. They arrange priorities in ways that hinder potential. Lives become dull, overcrowded, and ineffective. Self-improvement projects offer little help.

The Bible is God's plan that shows the best way to live. God builds suspense throughout the Old Testament. Then, - at the appointed time, comes the great reveal - Jesus! Upon seeing Him, Simeon exclaimed, "My eyes have seen Your salvation..., a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel" (Luke 2:30-32).

We become part of God's great "reveal" when we follow His design and Christ's example. - Julie Ackerman Link


O send Thy Spirit, Lord, now unto me
That He may touch my eyes and make me see;
Show me the truth concealed within Thy Word,
And in Thy Book revealed I see Thee, Lord. - Lathbury

All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine Book.

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Luke 2:25-35

Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law, then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said, "Now you are releasing your servant, Master, According to your word, in peace; For my eyes have seen you salvation, Which you have prepared before the face of all peoples; A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of your people Israel."

Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him, and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against. Yes, a sword will pierve through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."

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Do our own part... for one day we will be part of the reveal... may God bless us to have a good testimony... People love to use their own way to do something... and always forget about God's planning... or they don't even know about it... Over the time, many miracles and bless were shown... yet not all the people believe... and it still happen today... shall we stop it? by praying to God our Lord?...