You Are Exempted
When difficulty falls upon a person, the praise they once carried and the hope they once held can slowly give way to complaint, sourness, and bitterness. Instead of seeing through the struggle, we become blinded by it. Yet the Bible speaks directly into this reality. In Psalm 82:5, the psalmist declares that "they do not know, nor do they understand; they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken." Notice that the foundations of the earth are already shaken, yet the reason they continue to walk in darkness is not because of the condition of the world but because they lack knowledge and understanding.
This raises an important question: could it be that many of the struggles we face are not only the result of a broken world but also the result of what we do not know? The world is broken because of sin, but our ability to walk through it victoriously depends on the revelation we possess.
God reinforces this truth in Hosea 4:6 when He says, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." He is not speaking about the world in general; He is speaking about His own people. The One who owns the silver and the gold, and who says that the cattle on a thousand hills belong to Him, declares that His people are being destroyed. Why? Not because He lacks power to deliver them, but because they lack the knowledge necessary to walk in what He has already provided.
This is not to suggest that spiritual warfare is not real. Scripture clearly teaches that it is. However, the question remains: could our ignorance be giving power to what God intended us to overcome? Could our lack of understanding be keeping us from experiencing the freedom that Christ has already made available?
Deuteronomy 29:29 tells us that "the secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law." God's revealed truth belongs to us. Yet how do those revealed things become our experience? Is it enough simply to know them, or is there a deeper dimension that brings transformation?
There is a difference between information and revelation. A person can know they are a child of God and still fail to walk in the authority, wisdom, and victory that belong to that identity. Knowing who you are is important, but identity alone does not teach you the principles of the Kingdom or the rules of engagement that produce victory. Revelation is more than information stored in the mind; it is truth received in communion with God, embraced by faith, and demonstrated through obedience.
That is why James 1:22 exhorts us to be "doers of the word, and not hearers only." Faith is never passive. It is not merely agreeing with God's Word but living as though what He has spoken is already true. It is a posture of trust that produces corresponding action.
I remember ministering in Zimbabwe when the Lord brought Job 22:29 to my spirit: "When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up." As I meditated on that Scripture, I realized that although many experience being cast down, the believer has been given a different confession. There is a position of faith that refuses to agree with the circumstances and instead agrees with the Word of God. There is also a humility that submits to God's will, even when everything around us appears contrary to His promises.
Could it be that many believers have not yet occupied the position God has called them to—a position of faith, obedience, and revelation? Could that be why we sometimes fail to experience the grace, favour, provision, and victory that God has already made available to us?
Walking in revelation is not about striving harder; it is about living differently. Knowledge must become revelation. Revelation must produce faith. Faith must be expressed through obedience. As we walk in what God has revealed, we move from simply hearing His Word to becoming living expressions of it.
The world around us may continue to shake, but we do not have to walk in darkness. When revelation governs our lives, our circumstances no longer determine our perspective. Instead, the truth of God's Word becomes the light by which we walk. True freedom is not found in information alone; it is found in revelation received, believed, and lived.
