Laying The Foundation for 2026 (Part 18): Revelation Requires The Courage To Go
Today, we continue our focus on “THE YEAR OF DISCOVERY,” and we are embarking on a journey of growing in grace and in the knowledge of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Key scriptures for this year:
(2 Peter 3:18 GNT)
“But continue to grow in the grace and in the knowledge of our Savior, JesusChrist. To Him be glory now and forever.”
(Luke 10:20 Mirror)
“It’s time for you to rediscover who you are from Heaven’s perspective.”
(1 John 3:10 Mirror)
“There is a very visible and vast difference between living one’s life from your God identity or from a fallen man’s mindset.”
(Proverbs 25:2 NKJV)
“It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.”
(Jeremiah 29:13 NIV)
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
Scriptures we will study today:
(Genesis 12:1 NIV)
“The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.'”
(Hebrews 11:8 TPT)
“Faith motivated Abraham to obey God’s call and leave the familiar to discover the territory he was destined to inherit from God. So he left with only a promise and without even knowing ahead of time where he was going, Abraham stepped out in faith.”
Setting the Stage:
Last week, we addressed the Grasshopper Complex and the need to upgrade your internal self-image to match the God-sized discoveries awaiting you in 2026. We established that you will possess what you do not believe you are qualified to manage by grace. Today, I want to address a critical aspect of this Year of Discovery: In the Kingdom of God, revelation requires the courage to go.
Think about Abraham. When God spoke to him in Ur of the Chaldeans, everyone around him was worshipping idols they could see, touch, and feel. But Abram was called to believe in a God he could not see and to go to a place he did not know. God didn’t show him the full map of the Promised Land while he was sitting comfortably in Haran. The revelation was tied to his movement. God said, “Go… to the land I will show you.” Notice the sequence: the going preceded the showing. Abraham had to launch out, in faith, with his family, before he could discover his destiny.
As we lay the foundation for 2026, you must understand that your divine discoveries are progressive. Many people don’t receive the fullness of the revelation that God wants to provide them because they are stuck analyzing, theorizing, hypothesizing, and strategizing. This is something I have learned: God can do more with you once you actually get started! Many believers wait for a full explanation before taking a single step, but God often reveals the “next” only after you have obeyed the “now.” To see what you’ve never seen, you must be willing to go where you’ve never been!
So, what does this mean for you today? A few things.
1. God Reveals as You Go.
God did not reveal the details of the destination to Abram until he actually left his father’s house. In the Kingdom, revelation is progressive. The more you walk with God by faith, the more He will reveal to your spirit. If you stay stationary, your revelation remains stagnant.
How this applies to you:
— Stop asking God for the whole blueprint when He’s only given you the next step. God gave you enough light for the next step because He expects you to take it. And once you take it, then He will give you enough light for the next.
— Your obedience to the last thing God said is the key that unlocks the door to the next discovery.
— God can do much more with you once you get started; momentum in the Spirit creates an environment for more revelation.
— Deployment doesn’t mean you have it all figured out; it means you trust the guide more than the map. You may not know where you’re going, but you know who you’re following.
— In this Year of Discovery, expect God to give you “just-in-time” revelation as you move forward in faith.
— I have told you before that there is a certain level of mystery to walking with God. If God gave you all the answers, you would not need faith. To walk with God, you have to be comfortable with a certain level of discomfort.
— The discomfort of the “unknown” is often the birthing room for a God-sized breakthrough.
2. Discovery Requires the Courage to Leave the Familiar.
Abraham had to leave his country, his people, and his father’s house. He had to leave his comfort zone to enter his calling. You cannot discover the “new” while you are clinging to the “old.” In other words, you cannot lay hold of what God is revealing if you refuse to let go of where you are.
How this applies to you:
— Your comfort zone is often the greatest enemy of the discovery of your destiny.
— Don’t let the fear of losing what you have keep you from discovering what God has prepared for you.
— Abram had to believe in a God he couldn’t see, while everyone else was worshipping gods they could see; your faith will often look strange (or foolish) to those around you.
— To find your God identity, you may have to stop identifying with the limitations of your past or your family’s history. In other words, you cannot judge your future by your past. When God reveals something to you about what He’s calling you into, don’t immediately start bringing up excuses because of your family history.
— Discovering who you are in Christ often requires you to distance yourself from voices that only know who you used to be.
— When I got born again in August of 1995, one of the first things the Lord started to deal with me about was my circle of friends. He showed me Proverbs 13:20, and I learned that both wisdom and foolishness can be transferred by association. I had to disconnect from people who were not leading me down the path to my destiny and connect myself to people who were already at the level that I aspired to be. I gleaned things from them that God used to prepare me for my purpose. This sounds great, but to be clear, it was not easy. As a young believer, I had to have the courage to make some tough decisions. Walking with God and living by faith requires courage.
— Since we are talking about Abraham today, it is worth noting that God did not give him the fullness of the revelation until he disconnected from Lot. When he left Haran, he disconnected from his family, but he took his nephew with him. And it was not until he and his nephew parted ways that God truly opened up his eyes to his destiny. Elevation often requires separation.
3. The Virtuous Cycle of Faith and Discovery.
The life of faith is not a one-time event; it is a virtuous cycle. You see a glimpse of what God has (revelation), you believe it (faith), you leave the familiar (deployment), and you receive the manifestation (grace). Once you receive, you see more, believe more, and launch out for more!
How this applies to you:
— Every step of obedience increases your capacity to see what God is doing in the earth within your sphere of influence.
— When you launch out for “more,” you are signaling to heaven that you are ready for the next level of assignment.
— Abraham didn’t get the promise of the stars until he left everything familiar. Many times, God will require you to leave behind everything holding you back (limitations) before He reveals the magnitude of your future.
— The more Abraham walked with God, the more intimate the secrets God shared with him; proximity breeds discovery.
— Faith is your mode of transportation in the Kingdom. God’s way is: from faith (starting point), to faith (destination), by faith (mode of transportation).
— Your faith creates a “pull” on the grace of God to manifest in your daily life.
— Stop trying to “think” your way into your future; you must walk your way into it by faith.
— Discovery is the reward for the courage to step out when you don’t have all the answers.
— In the Kingdom, movement is a requirement for manifestation.
— You are Living #TheGraceLife when you can step into the unknown with a “Yes” in your heart and rest in your soul.
4. You Discover Your “Grace Capacity” Under Pressure.
You don’t know how strong your faith is until it’s the only thing holding you up. You don’t know how much grace is on your life until you are deployed into an assignment that is bigger than your ability.
How this applies to you:
— You discover that you can do all things through Christ only when you attempt things you can’t do without Him.
— Deployment reveals the anointing; you discover what God has placed in you when you are in the middle of the work. If you never attempt something you can’t do, how will you ever know how anointed you are?
— In 2026, God will deploy you into rooms where you feel “un-qualified or under-qualified” just to show you that His grace is more than enough.
— Your God-identity is forged in the fire of life experiences, not in the library of theory. In other words, you can’t study your way into your destiny. You must deploy into it.
— The “weight” of the assignment is designed to make you rely on the strength of the Father living in you.
That’s enough for today.
Declaration of Faith:
Father, I thank You for deploying me into my destiny!
I declare that I am not afraid to leave the familiar to discover the territory You have for me!
You are a God I cannot see, and I believe that you will show up in my life in ways I can see.
My “going” is opening the door for Your progressive “showing” in 2026!
I am entering a virtuous cycle of seeing, believing, leaving, and receiving!
I see every challenge as a hands-on assignment where I discover Your limitless grace!
I declare that my obedience to Your “now” is preparing me for the “next” You have planned!
I am living #TheGraceLife in 2026, and I know GREATER IS COMING FOR ME!
I declare this by faith. In Jesus’ name. Amen!
This is Today’s Word. Apply it and prosper!
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