Definition and Context:
In the biblical context, "realizing" refers to the act of becoming fully aware or understanding something clearly. It involves a moment of revelation or insight, often brought about by divine intervention or spiritual awakening. This concept is deeply rooted in the transformative experiences of individuals as they come to understand God's will, purpose, and truth.

Biblical Instances and Themes:

1. Spiritual Awakening and Understanding:
Realizing is often associated with spiritual awakening, where individuals come to a deeper understanding of God's nature and their relationship with Him. In Ephesians 1:17-18, Paul prays for the believers, "that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints."

2. Recognition of Jesus as the Messiah:
A significant moment of realization in the New Testament is when individuals recognize Jesus as the Messiah. In Matthew 16:16-17, Peter declares, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus responds, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven." This realization is a divine revelation, not merely human understanding.

3. Understanding God's Plans and Promises:
Realizing God's plans and promises is a recurring theme in the Bible. In Genesis 50:20, Joseph, after being sold into slavery by his brothers, realizes God's purpose in his suffering: "As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people."

4. Conviction of Sin and Repentance:
Realization also involves the conviction of sin and the need for repentance. In Acts 2:37, after Peter's sermon at Pentecost, the crowd is "cut to the heart" and asks, "Brothers, what shall we do?" This moment of realization leads to repentance and baptism, marking the beginning of the early church.

5. The Role of the Holy Spirit:
The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in helping believers realize spiritual truths. In John 16:13, Jesus promises, "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth." The Holy Spirit enlightens the minds of believers, enabling them to understand and apply God's Word in their lives.

6. Transformation and Renewal of the Mind:
Realizing is linked to the transformation and renewal of the mind, as described in Romans 12:2: "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God." This transformation involves a continual process of realizing and aligning with God's will.

Conclusion:
The concept of realizing in the Bible encompasses moments of divine revelation, spiritual awakening, and the understanding of God's truth and purpose. It is a transformative process facilitated by the Holy Spirit, leading to a deeper relationship with God and a clearer understanding of His will.1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Realize.

2. (a.) Serving to make real, or to impress on the mind as a reality; as, a realizing view of the danger incurred.

3609a. oida -- to have seen or perceived, hence to know
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The Message Heeded
... Realizing the overwhelming magnitude of the work, Paul exclaimed, "Who is sufficient
for these things?" Who is able to preach Christ in such a way that His ...
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Paul and his Requests for Prayer
... habit of personal praying. Realizing this for himself, he pressed this
invaluable duty upon others. Intercessory prayer, or prayer ...
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The Position of Pre-Millennialism.
... Believing this, and realizing that a full obedience to their Lord's command will
require all their strength, time and talents, they (or, at least, an ...
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Mission Work
... anxiety. In the course of their travels other priests, realizing the greatness
of the work, asked to be enrolled in the little company. ...
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Victory Over the World through Faith
... and all-absorbing convictions do not necessarily convert the soul, and I have alluded
to them here only to show the controlling power of realizing views of ...
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Victory Found
... penalty of sin. And on this I rested. I left Niagara, realizing, however,
there was still something I had not got. I felt much as ...
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The Right to Feel Superior
... That's just it. You, and Ann, and millions more can't help realizing (or is it feeling?)
that your way is best. ... Most of us have it without realizing it. ...
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Describes the Hideous Appearance of a Soul in Mortal Sin as ...
... the soul's gaining merit.3. The soul compared to a tree.4. Disorder of the soul
in mortal sin.5. Vision of a sinful soul.6. Profit of realizing these lessons.7 ...
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This ChapterShows How, when God Bestows Greater Favours on the ...
... 9. The third reason is that, realizing the benefit reaped by others from witnessing
graces given it by God, such a one thinks that it is for their profit He ...
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Editor's Preface
... of resource without which the decipherment of ancient texts is impossible, and he
also possesses a sympathy with the past and a power of realizing it which are ...
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Realizing (7 Occurrences)
... n.) of Realize. 2. (a.) Serving to make real, or to impress on the mind as a reality;
as, a realizing view of the danger incurred. ...Realizing (7 Occurrences). ...
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Realized (33 Occurrences)

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Year (4027 Occurrences)
... bonds of physical servitude. Undoubtedly, they must have been the foremost
in realizing its beneficial effects. But the law was ...
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Kindness (295 Occurrences)
... 4. Christian Advance on Heathen Thought: Christianity succeeded in organizing and
realizing in intense and practical fellowship the ideal that remained vague ...
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Imperfect (6 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to a standard
or rule; not satisfying the taste or conscience; esthetically or morally ...
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Perdition (14 Occurrences)
... "To be lost" here signifies to have become estranged from God, to miss realizing
the relations which man normally sustains toward Him. ...
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Brotherly (8 Occurrences)
... 4. Christian Advance on Heathen Thought: Christianity succeeded in organizing and
realizing in intense and practical fellowship the ideal that remained vague ...
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Jubilee (25 Occurrences)
... bonds of physical servitude. Undoubtedly, they must have been the foremost
in realizing its beneficial effects. But the law was ...
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Love (703 Occurrences)
... 4. Christian Advance on Heathen Thought: Christianity succeeded in organizing and
realizing in intense and practical fellowship the ideal that remained vague ...
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Rehoboam (42 Occurrences)
...Realizing, for the first time, the seriousness of the revolt, Rehoboam fled
ignominiously back to Jerusalem, king only of Judah and of the adjacent territory ...
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