THE MYSTERY OF GOD

“As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all.” Ecclesiastes 11:5

 

Since the days of old when men first walked on this earth and schemed together to build a huge tower that would reach the Heavens, man has always tried to understand God mentally. Yet time and time again, the story repeats itself until the truth is spelt out that God’s ways are not our ways, His thoughts are not our thoughts.

 

Where we desire vengeance, God pursues mercy. Where we encourage pride, God exalts the humble, where we focus on the outside, God looks at the heart. That is the greatest mystery of all – the God who created us now dwells not in temples built with human hands but within us by faith in our heart. (Acts 17:24)

 

Each embryo is a miracle of divine life, life that starts with the breath of God – life that will one day come to an end, and the spirit will return to God. Tomorrow is the mystery. Whatever we have achieved or built today through our human effort or skill, no man knows by the present sign or situation what the future holds.  Only the present belongs to us and tomorrow belongs to God. Yes, God has chosen to keep us in the dark concerning future events so that we would reverence Him. In Exodus 3, God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” This is an expression of divine mystery: God is Spirit.

 

Since God is Spirit, how then can we know Him? We know God by the Word He speaks and the Word He speaks represents His heart desire. It is God’s Word that teaches the believer how to please Him.

 

God’s Word clearly tells us that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Mystery can only be discerned by revelation. Take a moment to reflect on the mystery of God, and pray this prayer:

 

Lord Jesus, increase in me the spirit of the fear of God, reverence for Your ways and commitment to Your Word, in Jesus’ name.  

GOD FIRST

18 April 2024

“Let’s take a lesson from David who was ready to be humiliated in his own eyes, so that God could be honoured. Ask yourself: Where does honouring God appear in your list of priorities? Do you thank Him for all that He has done in your life, all the way long? While men look at the outside, God looks at the motives of the heart. Instead of worrying about the opinion of others concerning you, let the motive of your heart each day be to honour God before yourself.”

THE SACRIFICE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

6 April 2024

“There is no time to do what is right. We must set our heart to obey the Word of God, all the time. God’s kind of lifestyle calls us to do what is right in the sight of God at all times, even though it is contrary to what we naturally want to do. Choosing to do what is right is a great test to the flesh.

What is the sacrifice of righteousness? Choosing to do God’s will rather than our own. When our flesh says hate, God says love. It takes sacrificial love to love your enemy and to pray for them. These are the weapons of righteousness. This is the sacrifice that Jesus looks at and rewards. Even though that might not be a grand, or outward sacrifice, it is what Jesus values.”

LIFE ANEW

1 April 2024

“When we talk of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are talking of the rare opportunity He has given to all believers to experience a new beginning – a situation in which every dead area of our lives receives life anew.

We are dead to our past and alive to our future. Sin’s power over us is broken and we now put on Christ’s new life: we live in Him, move in Him and have our being in Him. Herein lies the significance of resurrection.”