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DAY THREE — INTERPRET THROUGH THE WORD

Receiving revelation is one thing. Understanding what it means is another.

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
— Psalm 119:105

Here is where prophetic maturity becomes important.

A picture can be genuine.

A dream can be genuine.

An impression can be genuine.

And we can still misunderstand it.

That is why we need Scripture.

The Word becomes our plumb line.

We don't bend Scripture around revelation.

We bring revelation underneath Scripture.

Suppose someone sees fire.

Does it mean judgement?

Purification?

The presence of God?

Passion?

Revival?

We cannot simply choose the interpretation we prefer.

We pray.

We examine Scripture.

We look at context.

We wait for confirmation.

And above all we ask:

Does this interpretation reveal the character and purposes of Jesus?

The Holy Spirit will never contradict the Word He inspired.

REMEMBER

REVELATION: What did I actually receive?

INTERPRETATION: What might God mean by it?

These are not the same thing.

And sometimes the most prophetic thing you can say is:

“I believe God showed me something, but I don't yet understand what it means.”

There is no weakness in that.

There is wisdom.

TODAY

Take yesterday's revelation.

Now prayerfully ask:

“Lord, what does this mean?”

Search Scripture.

Don't force an answer.

And don't be afraid to leave something unresolved.

Sometimes revelation comes today and understanding comes later.

Gordon Whyte

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