God puts His secrets at our disposal through His Spirit which dwells in us. Through the interconnections between our spirits and the Spirit of God, we access the deep things of the Spirit. The scripture is clear that no man knows the secrets of a man except the spirit of that man. In like manner, no one knows the secret things of God except the Spirit of God. In giving us His Spirit, God enabled us to share in His divine truth, for we have received of His Spirit so that we may know (1 Corinthians 2:11-12).
The whole essence of the ministry of Jesus was to communicate the deep truths (mysteries) of God in the simplest of human languages. Truth is truth only when it is simple and naked. Truth loses its power when it becomes embellished in complexity and sophistication. The more garnished truth becomes, the closer it approximates falsehood.
Jesus knew so much about the deep things of God and yet no man ever preached a sermon as simple as His. He knew that for man to comprehend, God must be communicated in human language. So, it was common to hear Him talk of a sower going to sow, a fisherman catching fish, a shepherd and his flock and so on and so forth. The ideal message must unveil God and not make Him more mystical. Contrary to what might be trendy today, the goal of Jesus’ ministry was never to impress but to impact. Inherent in His very simple message was life itself. The conflict between the ministry of Jesus and those of the religious leaders of His days stems in part from the fact that He had oversimplified religion. In the complexity of their theologies, the scribes and the Pharisees had missed God out and in their pursuit of deep religion, they had left behind the simple truths about God. The same is true today, the more complex we became, the farther we have moved away from God.
Paul maintains that the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the sight of God. He is unambiguous that the intent of divinity is to reveal Himself in elements as simple as the things God has created all around us. God wants us to see Him in the beautiful flowers around us, in the roaring sea, in the amazing blue sky and indeed in everything nature has placed around us. We often find it hard to see God because we often look too far away, for the invisible things of God from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that we all are without excuse (Romans 1:20).
When we talk about the deep things of God, we may be tempted to focus our attention on some deep theologies. But on the contrary, the deep things of God often constitute the simple often neglected and despised principles of life; the same principles by which God keeps all of creation in place.
For instance, it is deep truth to know that in giving away we receive, and in scattering we gather (Proverbs 11:24). It is unfathomable to the minds of men that the best way to respond to hate is to love and that feeding our enemies is a higher way of living than seeking the path of vengeance (Matthew 5:44). It is deep insight knowing that rest and faith deliver more to us than anxiety, worry and toil would (Matthew 6:25-34). It almost always seems that the ways of God are the exact opposite of human operations.
Clearly, God doesn’t see the way we see (I Samuel 16:7); He does not think the way we think nor walk the way we walk (Isaiah 55:8-9). It takes a heart full of the Holy Ghost to see God in everything and in every situation. Nothing can be more true than the reality that God is everywhere and yet even this is hidden from the eyes of the very wisest among natural men. In every situation and at all times, God is involved. Nothing works except God works them behind the scene. In good times and in seemingly bad times, God is at work and only time reveals the infallibility of His divine counsel.
Remain blessed!
Pastor Jerry Orhue
Senior Pastor, Gracevine Chapel
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