The Basic Revelation We All Must Have

What is the rock upon which the church is built? (Matt. 16:18)

Jesus said, “Who do men say that I am? And who do you say that I am?”
Peter responded, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus said, "You are blessed Peter, for this was revealed to you by my Father in heaven."

Then He said, “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church."

Peter received the revelation concerning Christ. The word "Christ" means the anointed one. The anointed is the one who has been appointed and assigned by God to accomplish all of God's will. No one else has this assignment. Christ has accomplished redemption, sanctification and glorification. Not only that, He is the only one assigned to live the Christian life. You are not and I am not. Only the Christ has this assignment!

Your assignment from God and mine is different. It is to live and walk in spirit. To put it another way, Peter says that we are to participate in the divine nature. The apostle Paul says it even another way. He says rejoice in the Lord and always rejoice. The writer of the book of Hebrews said we are to look away from everything else unto Him. Others have said that our cooperation with the Lord is simply to enjoy Him.

Jesus Christ is the sum of all spiritual things. He is the All. Eventually He will become all in all. Every spiritual blessing is received and experienced through Him. We are to walk in spirit where Christ dwells in our inner being. All our focus is to be on Him. He is the beloved of the Father and we are beloved by God in Him. Nothing is obtained from God outside of Christ.

We all need revelation to see this wonderful Person is the center and circumference of God’s purpose. Obtaining Him is to receive the divine life. To gain more and more of Him is the process of transformation. Experiencing Him together with other saints is the way the church is built up. God approves of nothing that is outside of the realm of Christ.

Look at the way Paul writes his epistles. He always shows that everything God does and that we receive is through Christ and in Christ. We are not to attempt to please God or work for God independently from Christ. Christ is our life and our living with the called-out ones.

Does this mean that I do nothing? What about caring for others, etc.? Of course we love others and care for them but this follows being supplied with Christ's divine life and nature through our enjoyment of Him and as He leads.

Every morning we come to our dear Lord Jesus praying and reading His word. We participate in the divine nature through His precious promises. As we participate the divine life flows into our spirits and then our through our souls. This is the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Then out of that supply we are enabled to supply others with the very Person of our Lord.