The word of God can be seen in two dimensions which are: The written word of God known as Logos, and the Revealed word of God known as Rhema. We are in a generation of young
believers that are not ready to follow protocols, they love to skip it. I have seen so many young believers that also want their words to be quotable, they want to spit fire, they want people to sigh and be utterly amazed at their utterance but are not ready to pay the price to gain the prize. I have the opportunity to meet with several young people that need counseling on their unstable study life but from my experience, I found out that they are only running to a counselor to get a cheat that will take away the responsibility they ought to take. So many people are not ready to be disciplined and serious with their spiritual growth. It is good you have a spiritual father, it is good you run to a counselor but you’re the one that is accountable and responsible for your life, they are just there to guide you.

Are you looking for Rhema? Good; there are stages you have to pass through before obtaining them. They are what I call 3R’s Stages which are: 1. Reading Stage. 2. Researching Stage. 3. Revelation Stage.

READING STAGE

This is the initial stage of receiving Rhema, it is the basic, and you can’t boycott this stage. Your seriousness in this stage will determine your speed in getting to the revealed word.

At this stage, you read your Bible book by book, read about a character or about a concept in the Bible. You may create an operating system as I taught in chapter one but it must be flexible to the leading of the Spirit.

• By Book: Obadiah, Colossians, Nehemiah etc.

• By Character: Paul, Ahimaaz, Hadassah etc.

• By Concept: Healing, Holiness, Grace, Warfare etc.

At this Stage, you must get a simple version of the Bible to read. So many people use the old, archaic and complex King James Version and it is responsible for their inability to understand their Bible. I would suggest that you get other versions of the Bible alongside, such as the New Living Translation (NLT), The Passion Translation (TPT), and Easy to Read Version (ERV) etc.

A brother and I had a chat via WhatsApp sometimes ago, he asked me to explain a particular verse of the Bible to him. I told him to read that same verse from 5 other versions and he came back later, without explaining anything to him, he just smiled and confessed that he now understands it.

While reading too, get a dictionary with you. There are some words that you might not get their meanings from different versions of the Bible but the dictionary will help you out.

I will also suggest that you get videos of such books or characters from Google as you read, when you visualize it, you understand it better.

Deuteronomy 11:19-20

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

And thou shalt write them upon the doorposts of thine house, and upon thy gates:

While reading, you don’t have to restrict yourself to the passage for your quiet time alone. In fact if you are serious with your quiet time, you will notice that you will always thirst to read your Bible the more.

While you’re in the toilet, if you are with your mobile phone with you, read the Bible! You’re on a long queue in the bank? Read it! You’re waiting for someone? Read it! You don’t need to carry your hard copy Bible around when you have it on your phone. At any available time, keep reading it. This stage can be referred to as the BABBLING STAGE OF RHEMA.

Jesus, the word of God, had been dwelling, dining and wining with the disciples on the road to Emmaus (this is likened to the Reading), they told Jesus to tarry with them (Researching) and Jesus broke bread with them and their eyes were opened (Rhema).

RESEARCHING STAGE

At this stage, you’re pushing yourself forward a little bit. This is also called the Digging Stage; you dig into it spiritually and personally.

Digging spiritually is a spiritual exercise called Meditation, that is, you ruminate on it with the help of the Spirit of God for deeper understanding.

The Bible says blessed are those that find interest in meditating on the word of God.

Psalms 1:2

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Personal digging involves going the extra mile in getting the facts, it is also called STUDY. Here you study Bible commentaries, read books that pertain to the book or character you’re studying, get the Greek and Hebrew origins (To know more about this, download the message: “Greek and Hebrew Tutorial” by Pastor Ife Adetona on naijasermon mobile application or on telegram: t.me/sadozite .

The wise man says that when you search, research and find, those words will be life to you.

Proverbs 4:20-22

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

REVEALING STAGE

This is the Rhema Stage; this is when the voice behind the word, the spoken word, will be revealed to you. At this stage, the word of God bubbles to you and that’s why it’s called the BUBBLING STAGE. Here your eyes are opened and you see what ordinary eyes can’t see in the word of God.

Luke 24:29-31

But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

Jesus, the word of God, had been dwelling, dining and wining with the disciples on the road to Emmaus (this is likened to the Reading), they told Jesus to tarry with them (Researching) and Jesus broke bread with them and their eyes were opened (Rhema).

Don’t be lazy in the ministry of the word that God has placed in your hand. It is well with you in Jesus name!

POINTS OF ACTION:

⮚ Which of these stages are you presently? a) The Reading stage. b) The Researching stage c) The Revealing stage

⮚ Choose an option from the following and design your bible study around it; a) By Book b) by Character c) By Concept