“In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight” (Lk.10: 21). Repeatedly, God revealed His Word fresh from His throne and opened the eyes of His people. Revelation causes us to rejoice and praise the God of heaven for all He has done. “...For flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father, who is in heaven” (Mt.16: 17). The entire plan of salvation is based upon spiritual revelation, which results in the true faith in the One True God. Abel had the revelation, that it took the shedding of the blood of the lamb and not the fruits of the field to be reconciled unto God. By faith he brought a more excellent sacrifice than Cain.

The true children of God have always been under the impact of revelation and have recognized their “today”, and hearkened to the voice of God. In Heb.4: 7 we read, “Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” There was a “today” in the time of Noah, Moses, Abraham, etc. Jesus Christ made reference to the “today” of His time by saying, “Today the scripture is fulfilled in your ears” (Lk.4: 21). Seemingly, people are acknowledging what God has done in the past and are looking forward to what He will do in the future, but are bypassing what He is doing “today”. The Scripture does not say, “If you have heard His voice yesterday, or if you will hear His voice tomorrow”, it clearly states, “Today, if ye will hear hi voice...”

Generally, everyone likes to keep pace with the scientific advancements of our time, but what about the spiritual progress? Too many Christians are living in the past, dating as far back as the reformation and other revival movements, as if God has done nothing since. They have missed the connection linking them to the next move of God. Jesus said to those not bearing the fruit in that age, “Therefore say I unto you, the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof” (Mt.21: 43).

The hour is late –the coming of the Lord is at hand. We cannot afford to have our own conception of the things of God at such a serious time. As we are faced with the revealed Word for “today”, we must be alert and take heed to the signs of our time. We must recognize and find the connection to what He is doing “today” –lest He comes to remove the candlestick not showing forth the light (Rev.2: 5).

In each revival, it was the spiritual minority that embraced and cherished the next move of God, which led them into a deeper understanding of the Word. The carnally-minded were satisfied with the state they were in and formed new denominations, because they failed to recognize their “today”.

At the turn of the century, the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the remnant of the believers. The carnally-minded, who were not going along with the move of the Spirit, declared that the gifts of the Spirit and the results thereof were not of God. Thus, the fires of revival were quenched again. New denomination was organized by men, who thought to be spiritual and did not realize that they had fallen into the same trap they had come out of. Thus, they were cut off from the very lifeline, the source of the oncoming blessing of God. As a result they are opposing the promises of God’s Word for our “today”. Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me” (Jn.10: 27).