Revelation

I was studying about revelation this morning. I've never thought of myself as someone who receives constant REVELATION. I do receive answers to prayers, I do feel God's guidance, I feel the influence of the Holy Ghost and I know I have received some very sacred revelations of my own. But I had never taken that to mean that I am guided by constant revelations.

However, as I studied this morning, I came to realize that every answer to prayer, every whisper of the Spirit, and every new thought I receive as I study scriptures is in reality a revelation.

“The Holy Ghost is a revelator,” said Joseph Smith, and “no man can receive the Holy Ghost without receiving revelations.” I received the Holy Ghost almost 60 years ago and I sure can't deny that He has guided me throughout my life. That guidance is real and constant revelation.

What led me to post about revelation on this blog was this scripture: Proverbs 29:18

In English it is "Where there is no vision, the people perish."

In Spanish, "Sin profecía el pueblo se desenfrena," actually means "without prophesy, the people break themselves loose, like people took off their own breaks and are now out of control.

I like that in Spanish it says 'prophesy', instead of 'vision', because we might not realize the scripture is not just talking about having a vision of the future or a vision of our purpose on earth. It is talking about prophesy - or revelation.

And I also think it adds to the meaning to say the people remove their breaks without prophesy. We need prophesy, or the spirit of revelation to help us keep the breaks on the things of the world, and keep us in the right path. Also, in Spanish it is a reflexive verb. It is something we are doing to ourselves. In English, it just says the people perish, but in Spanish it clearly says we break ourselves off. We are responsible to keep the revelation flowing in our own lives.