OK, I admit it. I
don’t have all the answers. No one does, except the Omniscient One. That may
sound obvious, but it’s a daily quandary for many.
Mysteries abound
for mankind, particularly when we consider divine questions.
Here are a
few of my favorite examples.
- How can God be everywhere at one time?
- How can Jesus be fully God and fully man?
- How can one God have three Persons?
- How does the character of the Old Testament God fit His New Testament revelation?
- How was the Bible penned by humans under divine dictation?
- Is salvation predestined or left to man’s own choice?
- Will the faithful be raptured before or after the Great Tribulation?
- Why was evil allowed to exist in the first place?
Theologians
like to call such questions paradoxes.
However you label
them, these are the hidden secrets of faith. Maybe some of these answers will
be “both” or “and.” The supernatural explanations may boggle the mortal mind.
They are the
wonders to be revealed in eternity, the questions we tuck away to ask someday
in Heaven.
Most of all, these
are the proverbial leaps of faith. We love to think we have things all figured
out, but will we believe God, even when we do not fully understand Him?
For the wisdom of this world
Is foolishness to God.
(1 Corinthians 3:19a, NLT)
Could the existence
of these seemingly inexplicable issues actually be an indicator of God’s might
and His mercy? Personally, I’m glad God holds the answers to our every
question, even if He has chosen to reveal the truths on His own timetable.
Behold, I will bring it
health and healing;
I will heal them
and reveal to them
the abundance of peace and truth.
(Jeremiah 33:6, NKJV)
In the meantime, I’m thankful for marvelous mindbogglers.
These mysteries may
drive us to depend more fully upon God. If we cannot yet see the entire picture,
we may be more likely to recognize our need to trust Him with our lives.
Still, I can hardly
wait to see the missing pieces.
For what
are you thankful?
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