Quotes about Revealing

Temptations and occasions put nothing into a man, but only draw out what was in him before.

A prophet's task is to reveal the fault lines hidden beneath the comfortable surface of the worlds we invent for ourselves, the national myths as well as the little lies and delusions of control and security that get us through the day. And Jeremiah does this better than anyone.

People reveal their true character when they're off center.

Christmas is God lighting a candle; and you don't light a candle in a room that's already full of sunlight. You light a candle in a room that's so murky that the candle, when lit, reveals just how bad things really are.

The conspicuous absence of the lynching tree in American theological discourse and preaching is profoundly revealing, especially since the crucifixion was clearly a first-century lynching.

Of course, there is a much older notion of "revelation," according to which God is continually revealing himself to and within the world he

God does not reveal information by communication: He reveals Himself by communion. Revelation is a personal meeting of God with man. It is a meeting of mind with mind or person with person.

I shift my focus from trying to fix the other person and the situation to allowing God to reveal some tender truths to me.

Crises always reveal a person's true character.

The law was given to reveal what real sin looked like. When God gave the 10 commandments to Moses, his purpose wasn't to show us how we can be perfect and make it into heaven. God knew we could never live up to it. He did it so we can could see how bad we really can be.

Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.