Revelation is divine disclosure. It is the unveiling of that which is not previously known by an individual. In all aspects, revelation is given at the discretion of God. In other words, how God makes something known and to whom is totally at His discretion. On the way to Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked the disciples who the people thought He was. They supplied a wide range of answers, mentioning Elijah or any other prophet in the mix. He then probed to know what the disciples themselves thought about Him. Peter came up with the answer. “Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”” (Matthew 16:16 NKJV). Jesus retorted that flesh and blood did not grant that understanding to Peter, but the Father in heaven. There must have been at least 12 persons with Him on that occasion; yet it was Peter alone that had the rare privilege to say who Christ truly was. We cannot say why Peter became the beneficiary of that revelation; all we can say is that God used His discretionary power to convey the truth to him.
Just yesterday, we learned of the thick layers of unbelief that was in Thomas. Here in our text, we see Thomas come up with an amazing revelation given to him on the spur of the moment. After Jesus presented His pierced hands and sides as evidence, Thomas exclaimed, “My Lord and my God!” He called Jesus both Lord and God. This, perhaps, was the first occasion where Jesus’ divinity was expressly stated by a man. It came by revelation. Let us note that the deepest thing we can ever know about God will come to us by revelation. It is also good to note that those who nobody might give a chance to can actually be chosen of God for mighty things.