Revelation is not something you can dig out of a theo- logical book or study guide.

Its not even something you can unravel in the Bible all by yourself. The Holy Spirit was sent to earth to be our own personal study guide through life. Jesus told us that when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth (John 16:13). No book on earth, even the Bible, can substitute for our relationship with the Holy Spirit. My book, The Supernatural Power of a Trans- formed Mind, and this devotional and journal are designed to point more denitely to the fact that living the normal Christ- ian life ows from a growing intimacy with Him. With that in mind, I urge you to talk to the Holy Spirit each day before you use this devotional and journal. Invite His pre- cious Presence to guide you into truth as you read and meditate. Have a journal where you can write down prayers and revelations that come from Him as you study. Ask Him to reveal Christ to you in greater measure. Ask for the grace and boldness to be not merely a hearer of His word, but a doer, that you might truly be wise and build your house upon Christ, the rock (see Matt. 7:24). One of the primary purposes of The Supernatural Power of a Transformed Mind is to call believers back up to the wisdom of hearing and doing Gods Word. There is an insidious and widely
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spread belief that knowing all about God constitutes true faith. To recognize this fallacy we have only to be reminded of James admonition: You believe that there is one God.You do well. Even the demons believe and tremble! (James 2:19). So be vigilant in your study to take a posture of willingness to hear and obey God. Scripture tells us that seeking knowledge for its own sake only leaves us with fat heads (see 1 Cor. 8:1), among other things. This is not what will renew our minds. But the heart that seeks to please the Father and treasures the relationship with Him above all will not only receive revelation that renews the mind, but will pursue the purpose of that revelation and partner with God to see His will done.

The main principle behind the process of renewing our minds is that we become like that which we behold. We are not renewing our minds to have good thoughts; we are seeking to see Him as He is so we can become like Him. When we become like Him, we will do the things He is doing and say what He is saying. Beholding Jesus is not intellectual; it is spiritual. It does not inform you; it transforms you. It is not an idea; it is an experi- ence. It is not something you can have if you only read about it or study it. We can only behold Jesus by having a living encounter with Him. It is tragic that many believers understand that sharing your testimony of meeting Jesus merely means telling the story of how you got saved. Although that is glorious, our rst meeting with Jesus was simply the doorway to a life of meeting Him, hearing His voice, feeling His love, and becoming like Him through the working of His indwelling Spirit. We can have a testimony every day of personally experiencing Gods supernatural work in and around us. My prayer for you is that by the end of this study, you will have as many testimonies of Gods power and work in your life as the days it took to complete it, if not more. May Habakkuks prayer be birthed in your heart: Lord, I have heard of Your fame; I stand in awe of Your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known... (Hab. 3:2, NIV).