In Matthew 14:28-29, when Jesus said come to Peter in regards to walking on the water, the Word manifested under his feet to allow him to walk on the H2o.
In John 14:21 Jesus says, “Whoever has My commands and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I too will love them and show Myself to them”.
The word ‘show’ in this passage is translated as ‘manifest’ in many other translations and texts of the Bible.
John 14:21 was the first scripture that I remember coming alive to me. I had an inkling in my heart about things pertaining to God while driving home from church one Sunday.
When I arrived at home, the TV was on a Christian channel and the Pastor was saying the exact thing I was pondering about in John 14:21.
I had confirmation about the things of God, through the Word of God, by a Godly minister.
Jesus is manifested through Godly people and by the Spirit! Amen!
In 1 Corinthians 2:10 we see this truth, “but it was to us that God revealed these things by His Spirit. For His Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.” Amen!
Having a revelation and conformation from the Word of God through the Spirit of God to our spirit is one of the grandest happenings we can have this side of heaven.
God reveals deep secrets to us to either strengthen us in the Gospel or help us in our weaknesses.
But the fact that we have a glimpse of the manifest presence of Jesus is astounding to me and should be our daily quest.
I am not saying these manifestations will occur daily, but if we stay continually in God’s Word, day by day, we open up greater opportunities for a foretaste of life with our Heavenly Father! Amen!
You talk about joy unspeakable, when we have a manifestation of Jesus in our lives, 1 Peter 1:8 says, ” Jesus whom having not seen, you love Him, though now you see Him not, yet believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of Glory!”
“By faith” we receive the Word of God about the Christ. “By faith” we believe in Him, “by faith” we love Him (Who we haven’t seen, but have perceived), “by faith” we keep His commands and by this, the Father then shows His love for us and Jesus manifests or shows Himself to us! My, My, My.
You talk about power when the manifest presence of Jesus comes to you, and the Holy Spirit is moving in you, the power of God is present to do whatever is necessary in our lives and sometimes we don’t even have to ask! He just does it because of our faith and His love!
When His love finds us in faith, Godly explosions happen. These Godly explosions can knock lack, right out the door, blow sickness and disease right off of us and clear the way for the light of God to manifest in our lives, and allow victory to always come.
1 John 5:4 says, “For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.” Amen!
This scripture came right after God was telling us to love Him and keep His commandments.
So to become a whosoever that John 14:21 started out with, and to become a whatsoever that overcomes the world as in 1 John 5:4, we must know and keep God’s Word. Amen!
You see His manifestations will be in direct relation to His Word. I can say from experience, “Stay in His Word daily, love Him, and His manifest presence will take your life to levels you haven’t even imagined.”
The good news is that we don’t have to accomplish a set of guidelines to receive from the depths of God’s love.
Although we do need to believe in our heart that God raised Jesus from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in Glory, we must love God’s Word, and stay under God’s authority by obeying what He shows us.
Then faith starts coming by hearing and hearing more about the Word of God, He manifests Himself in our open and willing hearts and we see more and more about the future. Amen!
We must keep our Bible open and the right things going in our eyes and ears. When we do this, Jesus shows Himself strong on our behalf in every area of our life.
I’m a whoever – He’s talking about me. I’m a whoever – it must be me!
This is a song that we sing sometimes at church, it’s very heartfelt and amazing when Jesus taps you on the shoulder and calls you by name, He changes us from whomever to forever. Amen!
Jesus loves us and when He manifests Himself in our lives, our water opportunities also become, walkable.
Let the Word of God dwell in you richly and look for Jesus to manifest Himself in your life. He loves us with an unexplainable love.
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Scriptures of encouragement and content, Matthew 14:28-29, John 14:21-23, 1 Peter 1:8-12, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Isaiah 65:24, all of 1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 5:4, Romans 10:17,Psalm 27:13-14, and, 1 Corinthians 2:10-12 in the Passion Translation, “But now God unveils these profound realities to us by the Spirit. Yes, He has revealed to us His inmost heart and deepest mysteries through the Holy Spirit, who constantly explores all things. After all, who can really see into a person’s heart and know his hidden impulses except for that person’s spirit? So it is with God. His thoughts and secrets are only fully understood by His Spirit, the Spirit of God. For we did not receive the spirit of this world system but the Spirit of God, so that we might come to understand and experience all that grace has lavished upon us. Amen!