Revelation cycle

Matthew 13:10-12

Jesus taught and described the kingdom of heaven through stories and parables.  When His disciples asked Him why, He gave a startling response.  His disciples were granted knowledge to the parables and their meaning, but it was not granted to the nation of Israel.  “For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”  The context is the knowledge and revelation of the things of God.

When Jesus called each of His disciples, they left everything and followed Him.  Whatever knowledge they had of God, it resulted to simply choosing Jesus above everything else.  It was a similar choice to the message of John the Baptist, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”  Turn from whatever you are doing and choose God.  As those in the crowds truly received this revelation, they repented and turned their eyes toward God.  Receiving the revelation of John the Baptist led to the revelation of Jesus as the Christ, the salvation of the world.  As the Pharisees rejected John the Baptist, their hearts were hardened, and they were unable to receive the greater revelation of Jesus. If we harden our hearts to the word of the Lord, we begin to lose even the revelation that they once had.  Spiritual eyes and ears begin to grow dull.
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Revelation and obedience is an increasing cycle.  As each of us receive even the smallest amount of revelation from God, we must choose to soften our hearts.  As we receive instruction from God with simple faith and repentance, greater revelation is granted.  Those that have, receive more.  The bedrock of revelation begins with the knowledge that God sent His son, Jesus, to the earth to save sinners, of which we were the worst.  Today, may you soften your heart to what the Lord is saying, fully surrender to Him, and may He grant you an increase in revelation.